Escape of Black Diamond Sparks Pacific Coast Turmoil
Victoria B C Aug 4 excitement over the schooner Black Diamond arrival from Behring Sea after a US revenue cutter seizure. The crew refused papers, Captain Shepard cited, 105 sealskins and gear seized, prize crew put aboard, then Black Diamond sailed to Victoria. Washington reports mixed reactions and plans for further action as Ottawa notes widespread relief.
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Germany
Malietoa
Samoa
Charles Russell
Grenfell
Toski
Black Diamond
Victoria
B.C
John Hawkins
Sitka
Hawkins
Ounalaska Island
Hammley
Washington
Sprcran
Vancouver
United States
Treasury
Navy
Revenue Marine Service
Shepard
The
Kush
Revenue Cutter
Bear
Point Barrows
Harbor of Refuge
Blaine
Que
Victoria Harbor
Windsor Hotel
Post
Montreal
Ottawa
Montreal Herald
B. C
Behring Sea
Ont
Spectan
Bowell
Canadian Sentiment Pins Diamond Deal on Vessel Surrender
Canadian authorities refuse to surrender the diamond, arguing the step would clash with national feeling. The vessel would be liable to seizure if found in American waters.
Sitting Bull Defies Signers Stampede at Vinal Council
In Vinal Dakota Aug 4 a final council convened with most chiefs, excluding Gall and Running Antelope. Sitting Bull entered on ponies, demanded talk, was refused, and ordered a stampede. Police restored order as John Grass Mad Bear Big Head Deer Face signed the treaty and the crowd dispersed, then the signing continued.
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Stanpina Rock
Dak
Gall
Antelope
Grass
Mad Bear
Wolf Necklace
Sitting Bull
John Grass
Big Head
Deer Face
McLaughlin
Two Young Women Drowned in Horn Pond Incident
In Woburn on August 4, Percy Thompson and two visitors, Etta O Parr and Jessie Croucher, capsized their sailboat on Horn Pond. Thompson survived, while Parr aged about twenty one and Croucher twenty seven drowned as the sail trapped them underwater. Parr's body was returned to her Boston mother. Croucher's body was recovered and identified by local authorities.
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Standing Rock
Oak
Sitting Bull
Etta O. Parr
Jessie Croucher
Horn Pond
Woburn
Percy Thompson
Thompson
Miss Croucher
Tremont House
Boston
Miss Parr
Central House
Shawmut Avenue
Croucher
James H. Connolly
George Reynolds
Tripp
J. W. Croucher
Stoughton
New England Conservatory of Music
Died While Swimming in Mystic Lower Pond
Arlington mason Roach, 32, disappeared while swimming with a companion at Mystic Lower Pond in West Medford. His body was recovered by Officer Smith. no water in lungs, death due to another cause. Body sent to Arlington.
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Roach
Union Street
Arlington
West Medford
Mystic Lower Pond
Medford
Smith
Pembroke
Silver Lake
Fred Allen
Brockton
Marcus Howe
East Bridgewater
John Tyler
Temple Street
Whitman
Mass
Allen
Howe
Bipperorp
Falida Lavigne
Notes From Salem Cadets Camping at Centennial Grove
The Second Corps of Cadets under Lieutenant-Colonel J. Frank Dalton will camp at Centennial Grove Essex for five days starting tomorrow, with about 200 men. The camp mirrors last year’s layout and they return next Saturday at noon. Frank Whittier, released from Salem jail, was jailed again for drunkenness and attempted self harm. he was stopped by Officer Miller. McKean & Appleton’s shop is expected to restart Wednesday to finish ongoing manufacturing. A court appeal between Marsh & Co. and the Lynn Board of Health settled, so a special Superior Court session planned for Salem tomorrow will not be held.
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Satemm
J. Frank Dalton
Centennial Grove
Essex
Frank Whittier
Salem
Miller
McKean & Appleton
Marsh & Co
Lynn Board of Health
Superior Court
Army orders list officers and leaves at NY retirement board
Washingvon Aug 4 Special Army orders Captain Michael Leahy First Infantry to appear before the army retiring board at Governor's Island New York Colonel Charles Sutherland surgeon president Second Lieutenant Herbert G Squires Seventh Cavalry relieved from duty at St John College Fordham NY Leaves of absence granted Second Lieutenant William H Hoy Third Cavalry one month Second Lieutenant Charles C Walcutt Eighth Cavalry four months from Oct 1 Captain Jerauld A Olmsted Ninth Cavalry three months at end of summer encampment
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Jerauld A. Olmsted
Ninth Cavalry
Extradited Cronin Suspect Burke Moved to Chicago by Train
Chief Hubbard of Chicago with Officers Collins Ross and Broderick left by the Manitoba for Chicago carrying Martin Burke the Cronin suspect extradited after the trial witnesses who had been kept here were also sent south. Burke was removed from jail early this morning and hidden in the train to avoid a crowd of curious citizens.
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Winnipeg
Man
Hubbard
Chicago
Collins
Ross
Broderick
Manitoba
Martin Burke
Cronin
St. Paul
Burke
Electric Car in the Hands of a Mob
In Lowell, Aug 4, the Lowell and Dracut street railway faced chaos on its new electric branch to Willowdale. Crowds hindered trips, power was intermittently cut, and at one point a car remained in mob control for about an hour as Lowell police restored order.
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Newcastle
N. H
Little Rock & Memphis
Commander Chadwick
Yorktown
New York City
Fall River
J. Purvis Bruce
Westboro
Lowell
Lowell & Dracut Street Railway
Wiliowdale
Middlesex Street
No Duty on Canadian Cars in Transit Trade
Washington reports Treasury backing down on taxing Canadian railway cars entering the United States. Secretary Windom letters Detroit’s collector stating transit traffic cars are not subject to duty and may continue moving as before. The long standing practice since 1889 treats foreign built cars in transit as transportation, not imports, and remains continued with limits to prevent free importation.
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Washington
Speciau
Treasury Department
Windom
Detroit
The
Treasury
New England
Post
Hepburn
Batchellor
Tichenor
Customs Division
the Treasury
Department
Unite States
Canada
United States
New York Central Railway Company
Port Huron
Burlington
Senators Dawes and Stockbridge Reach Alaska Inquiry
Senators Dawes of Massachusetts and Stockbridge of Michigan arrived in Curiaco after five weeks in Alaska as members of the committee to investigate Indian affairs. Dawes said reports of Indian outrages had been greatly exaggerated while they declined to discuss the probable report.
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Curiaco
Dawes
Massachusetts
Stockbridge
Michigan
Alaska
Tevuce
Oil Discovery At Head Of Creek In Portland Mich
Great excitement spread in Portland Michigan on August 4 as oil oozed from the head of a creek in large quantities, drawing curious crowds and speculation about a potential new oil source.
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Portland, Mich
Accident to the Boston cruiser at Newport Harbor
The new Boston cruiser struck Half Way Rock near Rose Island in Newport Harbor during speed trials and flooded inner compartments. Returned to Newport for inspection, authorities expect dry dock repairs and assess the damage while warning that pilots should learn coast navigation using less costly ships.
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New York
Boston
Half Way Rock
Rose Island
Newport Harbor
Narragansett Bay
Goat Island
Newport
Navy Yard
Navy
Appily
Navy Department
Naval Establishment
Rev Dr George Zabriskie Gray Dies at Cambridge Dean
The Rev Dr George Zabriskie Gray dean of the Protestant Episcopal School in Cambridge died in Sharon Springs New York after a year of ill health Brights disease of the kidneys. He was born July 14 1838 in New York City and earlier served in Vernon New Jersey Kinderhook and Bergen Point before becoming dean in 1876. He published several works and leaves a widow a daughter and two sons with a comfortable fortune anticipated.
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George Zabriskie Gray
New York City
University of New York
Alexandria
Horatio Potter
Vernon
N. J
Kinderhook
N. Y
Bergen Point
Protestant Episcopal School
Cambridge
New York
Boston
Bright
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Bermudas
Wellesley College
Europe
Egypt
Holy Land
Spain
Fifth Avenue
Judge Gray
Newberg
Kate de Forrest
George Zabriskie
George
Arthur
Albert Zabriskie Gray
Chicago
Racine
Wis
Gray
French writer Felix Pyat dead after exile and politics
Other deaths note Felix Pyat a French writer born 1810. Condemned in 1873 for incitement to civil war, fled, returned in 1884. Also obituary items for Dr Charles W Spofford of Groveland, Ludovicus Wilde of Holbrook, Dr Henry S Otis of Hartford.
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Felix Pyat
Paris
Charles W. Spofford
Jeremiah Spofford
Groveland
Merrimac Academy
East Bradford
Philadelphia
Lowell
Boston Custom House
Ludovicus F. Wilde
Holbrook
Fires Burn Across Cities Reported Losses
The Fire Record notes multiple blazes on August 4. Ingalls & Co. in Ithaca and L A Burritt dry goods suffered $26,000 in losses. Barker's livery stable in Rome, Georgia, faced $25,000 damage. A Dracut, Massachusetts barn burned in a storm with about $1,600 loss. Pratt mines slope No. 1 fire near Birmingham was extinguished after six days, with many thousands in losses. Stolzerbacks & Sons bakery in Zanesville, Ohio, burned for $30,000, $25,000 insured. A separate 8:30 p.m. still alarm for a 48 Leverett Street fire, caused by a kerosene lamp explosion, damaged property $50. false alarm at 11:27 p.m.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Ingalls & Co
Boots
L. A. Burritt
Rome
Barker
Lowely
Gaton N. Hall
Dracut
Leverett Street
James Shields
Simon Goldstein
Engine 6
Butters
Boston Woman Struck By Narrow Gauge Train
Mrs. Lizzie O'Neal of 39 Wall Street Boston was struck by the 7 24 train on the Boston Revere Beach Lynn line, hurled about ten feet and bruised in arms and shoulders last evening.
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Lizzie O'Neal
Wall Street
Boston
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Rattan Exhibit Showcases Wide Range of Chairs and Finishes
Our summer display highlights rattan furniture from leading makers. Finishes include Mahogany Cherry Antique Ash Light Oak Black Walnut Ivory and Gold. Varied shapes sizes and styles cover chairs from Shape and Lawn to Reading and Reclining plus Bamboo Willow Cane and Rush specialties. Free illustrated catalogue of rattan goods mailed.
Seizure of American Schooner Vidette at Guysboro
A despatch to the American consul general reports the seizure at Guysboro of the American schooner Vidette. No further details are provided.
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Guysboro
Hautrax
N. S
Weather Forecast for New England and Nearby States
Washington reports forecast through 8 p.m. Monday. Maine and New Hampshire fair cooler with northwesterly winds. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut fair with interior showers and cooler. coast steady temperature. westerly to variable winds. Eastern New York fair with showers. cooler north, steady south. variable winds. Vermont fair cooler with northerly winds.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Vermont
Steamers Arrived in New York and Other Ports
Shipping news lists multiple steamers arriving or en route on Aug 2 to Aug 4. Vessels include La Bretagne Rucia Delphi Neptune Pontiac La Normandie Auriana Glen Tanar Ohio Noreeman Parisian Minnesota City of Chester Pressey Helvetia Servia Furnessia and others from Havre Hamburg Calcutta Port Spain Mediterranean ports Liverpool Boston Baltimore Montreal New York and Gow.
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New York
la Bretagne
Havre
Rucia
Hamburg
Delphi
Calcutta
Neptune
Port Spain
Pontiac
Mediterranean
Philadelphia
Indiana
The
Lizard
la Normandie
Queenstown
Wieland
Augusta Victoria
Newark
Rotterdam
Ohio
Baltimore
Liverpool
Noreeman
Boston
Parisian
Montreal
London
Minnesota
City of Chester
Rio Janeiro
Pressey
Helvetia
Servia
Furnessia
Gow
Ariste
Edam
Tram
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Ce Xare
F. D. Flagg & CO
Boylston Street
Austin
Wellington Coal Company
General Office
Water Street
Thompson & Baker Coal Company
South Boston
Cambridgeport
Federal Street
Brighton
Peepee of General Office
Télephone
Fred W. Wellington
F. M. Holmes Furniture CO
Washington ST
Vro Kon
Columbus Water Works Co
Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co
Columbus
Han
Nas
Life Ins. CO
J. ST. Phelps
Dev
Fuller’s Block
Springfield
Mich
Detroit Amateur Athletic Club
John Owner, Jr
Owen
Tracy
War Departments
Municipal Signal Company
Groff
Omaha
Neb
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harrison
Louisiana
Grand Army National
S. W. Larton
Comptroller’s Office
Congress of American Nations
Brower
Postmaster-General
Lowry
Sullivan
Meade
Constitution
Portsmouth
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati
Kansas
New England Bunting Company
Cleveland
Saratoga
Monmouth Park
Brackett
New Bedford Statesman
Portland
Theological School
Sharon Springs
Peirce
Democratic State Central Committee
Alton
Atchison
Detroit, Bay City
Alpena
San Francisco
Mexican National
New Jersey Central
C. P. Huntington
Chattarsi Railroad
Corinthian Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
Beverly Yacht Club
Quincy Yacht Club
Hiereah
Emperor William
Newton
C. C. Dame
Newburyport
Internal Revenue
Custom House
Horticultural Society
Pedes C. Spear
Professor Thomson
E. W. Rice
Young’s Hotel
Sporting News
John E. Hieegergis
Martin
Albion
Joseph Engel
Vinal Council
Army and Navy Gazette
George Z. Gray
Theological Seminary
Cambridge, Mass
Paine
Canal ST
Tuitbant
Cotton Region Bulletin
Atlanta
Augusta
Charleston
Galveston
Memphis
Menileerene Evens
Montgomery
New Orleans
Savannah
Vicksburg
Wilmington
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Nantucket
Block Island R
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Norfolk
Jacksonville
Ala
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Fort Smith
Ark
Galveston, OX
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Stee
Tenn
Knoxville
Eeree
Cincinnati, O. Weer
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Penn
Evens Lake
Rockliffe, Cob
Sangeen
Cam
Oswego, N
Buffalo
Sault de Ste. Marie
Marquette
Green Bay
Grand Haven
Iil
Duluilh
Mion
Mississippi Valley
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Helena
Mont
Fort Custer
Rapid City Oak
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Wyo
Denver
Col
Dodge City
Kan
North Platte
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