Tragic Nanaimo colliery blast roils city with 176 feared dead
A gas explosion in Vancouver Coal Company No 1 shaft at Nanaimo on Tuesday blasts left over 150 miners trapped and 176 listed as dead or missing. Rescue attempts fail. one rescuer Samuel Hudson dies from after damp. Fire rages as hopefuls abandon saving the imprisoned workers.
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Nanaimo
B. C
Vancouver Coal Company
No. 1
Samuel Hudson
Jules Michel
No. 2
Michel
John Lynch
Presbyterian pastor in Lafayette quits church under cloud
Synacust New York May 7. Rev G E Mc Ardle pastor of Lafayette Presbyterian Church has left the church amid charges of falsehood. He was examined by the presbytery. His preaching styles were eccentric including staged organ cues during sermons and dramatized depictions of mankind in graves awaiting the spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Synacust
N. Y
G. E. McArdle
Presbyterian
Lafayette
Gabriel
Louisville Doctor Narrowly Escapes Arsenic Poisoning
Dr J A Maxwell physician and Holiness Band Church pastor in Louisville Kentucky survived a near fatal arsenic poisoning incident during a church service after drinking lemonade from a pitcher on the pulpit He took an emetic and says this is the fourth attempt on his life and he fears death during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville, Ky
J.a.maxwell
Holiness Band Church
Boston Entertains a Queen
Queen Kapiolani of the Sandwich Islands visited Boston warmly welcomed by city officials. She attended Trinity Church service, hosted a reception, toured the city, and was entertained at a mayoral breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Kapiolani
Sandwich Islands
Trinity Church
McGlynn Lectures on Henry George in Boston Theatre
Dr. Edward McGlynn lectured at the Boston Theatre last Sunday defending Henry George’s land theory and asserting strong commitment to the new economic program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward McGlynn
Boston
Henry George
Clergyman Refuses War Duty Over Priest Reinstatement
The article notes a Christian clergyman aligning crusade principles with Catholic doctrine and explains his refusal to go to men until he is reinstated as priest. He hints at delaying any action while pursuing priestly reinstatement.
Halstead Defends Wolseley Against Davis on Fredericksburg
Murat Halstead of the Commercial Gazette will print a critique of Jefferson Davis for misstating facts about Fredericksburg. Halstead argues that Lord Wolseley was correct in saying Burnside's army faced a tight situation and that Davis errs in claiming two separate federal forces existed.
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Murat Halstead
Lord Wolseley
Lee
Fredericksburg
Cincinnati
The
Commercial Gazette
Jefferson Davis
General Wolseley
Halstead
Wolseley
Davis
Mr. Davis
Burnside
Nationa
Hooker
Franklin
Sumner
Humphrey
Stone Wall
Stonewall Jackson
Peter White Plans US Tour to Boost Irish Exports
Peter White, managing director of the Irish Woollen and Export Manufacturing Company, arrived in New York aboard the Adriatic and aims to promote Irish woollens and dress materials in the United States. He notes Ireland’s water power advantages, will study U S imports, and visit cities including Houston Montreal Toronto Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Washington Philadelphia before returning to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter White
Irish Woollen and Export Manufacturing Company
White
Adriatic
Michael Davitt
Dublin
United States
Kite
England
Scotland
Ireland
Irelan
Houston
Montreal
Oronto
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinna Pittsburg
Washington
Philadelphia
Bank of Ottawa loses $10000 in transit to Carleton Place
In Ottawa on May 7 the Bank of Ottawa dispatched $10000 in new $10 and $20 bills by express to its Carleton Place branch. The parcel was checked and the train messenger was believed to have taken it, but at Britannia the money was missing. No suspects among express staff.
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OtTawa
Ont
Bank of Ottawa
Express
Carleton Place
Temenacy
Britannia
Betrayed His Trust Refiner Arrested for Theft
Thomas C. Perkins aged 43 a refiner at Potter & Buffington jewelry makers is jailed for stealing by false stock returns and disposing of surplus. He carried 18 ounces of gold when arrested. losses estimated at about 5000 dollars, a breach of trust said to be unmatched in the local jewelry trade.
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Providence
Thomas C. Perkins
Potter & Buffington
Indicted Asylum Officials in Manslaughter Case
Buffalo New York May 5. The grand jury found indictments against Henry Nuhu John Sharkey and Edward Somers insane asylum officials for manslaughter in the second degree for causing the death of inmate C. W. Brown. The three attendants were arrested this afternoon.
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Burralo
N. Y
Henry Nuhu
John Sharkey
Edward Somers
C. W. Brown
Tunnel blast kills twelve in Alabama railroad work crew
A premature explosion in the Coosa tunnel on the Georgia Central railroad in Bremerton Alabama kills twelve black workers and injures others as a white foreman and seventeen laborers were present.
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BremMrncuam
Ala
Coasa
Georgia Central Railroad
Train's Secretary Seeks 6000 Omaha Lots Title Suit
H C Bemis arrives claiming a court suit for title to 6000 Omaha lots valued at about 10 million dollars in the densest city area. Herman Kountze holds a large share and asserts his title is valid. Train is in Tacoma, Washington.
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Omaha
Neb
George Francis Train
H. C. Bemis
Herman Kountze
Tacoma
W. T
Three Herders Die Suspected Fright After Earthquake
Arsuquirgues New Mexico May 7 three herders found dead at Cumberso Mesa seventy miles west of here. No violence or injuries visible, presumed to have died from fright following Tuesday's quake.
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Arsuquirgues
N. M
Cumberso Mesa
Here
Massachusetts and Maine regiments honor president at White House
Representatives of Massachusetts and Maine regiments visiting Virginia battlefields called at the White House and were received with a special reception in the East room by the President.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Maine
Virginia
White House
Anarchist Paul Grottkau Sentenced in Milwaukee Incident
Paul Grottkau the Anarchist who spoke incendiary words at Milwaukee Garden last May was sentenced this morning to one year at hard labor in the house of correction.
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Min Wavkeree
Paul Grottkau
Milwaukee Garden
House of Correction
Smallpox Spreads in Cuba City
SanTraco de Cuba reports rapid smallpox spread with 40 cases among the Black community. locals say they refuse vaccination if it is God’s will, risking wider contagion.
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Cuba
SanTraco DE Cuba
Blaine Buys a House Lot on Meridian Hill
James G. Blaine purchases a large Meridian Hill lot in Washington for 4500 dollars. The purchase marks another entry into the city’s real estate market.
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Blaine
Washington
James G. Blaine
Meridian Hill
Desperate Efforts to Dodge Trial in Courts Abroad
A wide survey notes pressures over coercion acts and the Parnell letter amid home rule and Times libel debates. It covers Irish questions, parliamentary tactics, royal commissions, and trials involving the Times, with scattered international items on Italy, Russia, France, and British politics.
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Parnell
London Times
Court of Justice
Times
Home Rule Party
League
Mat
Home Rule
John Brenon
William Ridgeway
Pblisher
Piainy
Eonga Fenian
Vincibles
Winituts Assnes
Pillon
Smith
Legation
Charles Lewis
Ward Clarke
Aparnallites
Parnelline
Civil service amends rules to require competitive promotion tests
The Civil Service Commission approved amendments to rules 4 6 19 and 21 effective immediately. Rule 6 introduces compulsory competitive examinations for promotion where practicable, with possible non competitive cases in special circumstances. The commission plans to apply the new regulations to the War Treasury and later all departments.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Executive Civil Service
Customs Office
It Office
Customs
Post Office
Cop Muaios
Customs District
New York
War Department
Treasury Department
Commission
Fraudulent Pension Case of Mrs Maria Smith Arouses Interest
In Providence on May 7 a former Butler of Woburn Massachusetts Mrs Maria Smith wife of Andrew J Smith faced arrest for pension fraud. She allegedly obtained a widow's pension of 96 dollars yearly totaling about 1000 dollars. She later surrendered drafts causing detection. She was bonded for trial in Boston and disappeared after an officer took her into custody. Penalty could range from six months to three years imprisonment or a fine of 100 to 5000 dollars.
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Dillon
Times
England
Bayard
Italy
Abyssinia
Amphylla
Isand
Dufein
Messina
N. F
Lord Salisbury
France
New Hebrides Islands
London
Chamber of Deputies
Dublin Corporation
O’brien
Marquis of Lansdowne
Liverpool
Eng
America
Czar
Gnell
Paris
Oeoar Diskeon
Oscar
Sweden
Baron Dickson
Ihe
Providence
Maria Smith
Andrew J. Smith
Clifford Street
United States Treasury
Virginia Debt Talks Stall Over Bondholder Demands
Ricamonp Va May 5 The debt commission submits a preliminary report as English bondholders push for terms beyond Virginia’s net revenues. The council of foreign bondholders influences a majority of consuls and ten forty bonds, and any agreement with their commissioners will bind the bondholders. No agreement yet due to excess of English demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricamonp
Debt Commission
Council of Foreign Bondholders
Virginia
Man Dies At Forest Steel Works Wheelbarrow Load
Moses Nelson aged 55 employed at Forest Steel Works was killed instantly in Brinccroft Connecticut when wheeling a grindstone over a tramway a plate gave way causing the load to fall ten feet and crush him.
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Brinccroft
Conn
Moses Nelson
Forest Steel Works
Honoring Confederate Dead in Elmwood Cemetery
In Memphis Tennessee on May 7 the graves of the Confederate dead at Elmwood cemetery were decorated with a visual ceremony. Colonel Luke W. Finley delivered the oration.
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Memphis
Tenn
Elmwood Cemetery
Luke W. Finley
Bradstreet Report Details April Labor Strikes Across U S
Bradstreet records 123 strikes and lockouts in April, led by building trades with about 14,000 workers, stove molders over 6400, iron workers about 2300. Total workers involved around 82,000, nearly double March, with year to date totals rising 14 percent to 148,000 across January to April.
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Bradstreet
United States
Bradstreet’s
Darling
Knights of Labor Boycott Roils Philadelphia Trade
In Philadelphia, boycotts by Knights of Labor officials target Philadelphia Clothing Exchange goods and Philadelphia Lager Beer Brewers' Association beer. Rumors say a conspiracy test case may reach court, involving General Officer Powderly and Secretary Litchman. Knights hint at counter-charges if employers conspire against them.
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Generalaster Pokman Powderly
Litchman
Knights
Coal strike looms as miners press 10 percent wage rise
The Shanandoah Pennsylvania scene shows miners largely backing a 10 percent wage increase with a strike planned for May 16 affecting colleries from Carbondale to Williamstown. Other unions report similar actions as steel workers in Chicago and various trades seek shorter hours and wage gains.
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Shanandoah
Penn
Carbondale
Williamstown
Injunction Granted Over Tilden Will Trust Clause
Judge Donahue of the New York Supreme Court temporarily forbids executors Andrew H. Green John Igelow and George W. Smith from transferring rest residue or applying it to the Tilden Trust or any other party until they appear to show cause. Delos McCurry represents George H. Tilden in the suit to set aside the clause directing the residuary estate to the Tilden Trust, with proceedings set for Thursday at 11 o'clock.
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New York
Delos McCurry
George H. Tilden
Samuel J. Tilden
Tilden ‘Trust
Donohue
Supreme Court
Andrew H. Green
John Igelow
George W. Smith
Mr. Tilden
Cojaine Executed After Legal Trial Says Telegram
A telegram from General Torres of Sonora confirms Yaqui chief Cojaine was tried according to law and found guilty, ending doubt about his fate. The report notes previous uncertainty and states the execution has occurred.
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Nocaues, Ari
Cojaine
Torres
Sonora
Avalanche blocks westbound Intercolonial Railway train
In Moncton on May 6 the westbound accommodation train on the Intercolonial railway was blocked by an avalanche of snow toppled from a high bank, delaying the engine movements and prompting a response from railway workers.
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Moncton
N. B
Intercolonial Railway
Firemen tackle blaze as brakeman dies from scald injuries
A train yard accident left four firemen and a brakeman named Ard hurt. Ard later died from severe scalding. The incident occurred amid the blaze, with rescuers working to control the flames and save others.
Buckner Nominated for Governor by Acclamation
The Democratic convention in Louisville nominates General Buckner for governor by acclamation. The platform, drafted by John G. Carlisle and Henry Watterson, voices support for Grover Cleveland, calls for honest money, a restrained civil service, strict party responsibility, and tariff reduction.
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Louisville
General Buckner
John G. Carlisle
Henry Watterson
Grover
Yeveland
Aatypa
Otsons
Mos
Trelan
Stories From the Sea: Wrecks and Plague on Voyage
London reports the steamer La Champagne ran aground near Avranches after a collision. 20 Italian emigrants drowned while attempting lifeboat escapes. Albana from Manila arrived with most crew sick. three dead and six fit for duty. British bark Lucy Pope survived a 12 hour cyclone after a 563 day voyage, oil overboard helped steady the vessel.
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London
Havre
New York
Avranches
Manilla
Albana
Grouucester
Mass
Lucy Pope
McDonald
Trapani
Neophrio
Meteoric Event Aboard Dutch Bark En Route To Quebec
Captain Swart reports that on March 19 the J P A in latitude 37 39 and 67 West encountered a violent storm. A bright meteor traversed the sky, hit the sea causing huge breakers and a warm sulphurous atmosphere, followed by hail and ice coating the deck and a collapsing barometer.
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New York
Swart
Quebec
Celoe
Fne
Demen
Silke
Gael
Maharajah Survives Wreck of Tasmania Off Corsica
The Maharajah of Jodhpore was aboard the steamer Tasmania which wrecked off Corsica on April 18. He left at Suez, with six jewel boxes still aboard in the captain’s room. The captain, two officers, and 22 stokers perished saving 180 passengers. The jewels, valued at $200,000, are claimed by the Maharajah from the company.
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Maharajah of
Jodhpore
Tasmania
Corsica
Suez
Maharajah
Marseilles
Pearl boat losses cut by Perth despatch
A Perth despatch reports several pearl fishing boats blown out to sea during the recent hurricane have since returned to port, reducing the loss tally to 27 boats and 250 lives.
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London
Perth
Australia
Detroit Stove Works Shut Down Amid Mass Layoffs
Detroit May 8. Last evening the Michigan Peninsular and Detroit Stove Works informed workers there will be no work until further notice. The public believes manufacturers precipitated cutbacks to pressure a strike and quell labor unrest. About 23 thousand men and their families face loss of income, with thousands more affected indirectly as Detroit households rely on the factory’s output.
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Ryder
Scott
Wellington
Chicago
Furniture Workers
Boston
Messrs. Maguire and
Barry
Knights of Labor
New York
Brooklyn Knights
General Fund
Montauk Assembly
Union Steel Company
Bridgeport
Central Labor Union
District Assembly
Board of Walking Delegates
Cazano, Pendas & Co
Earl Street
Detroit
Mich
Michigan, Peninsular and
Detroit Stove Works
Bayard Taylor's Daughter Engagement Reported
A private letter from Haile, Germany, notes the engagement of the daughter of Bayard Taylor or a Young, linked to Otto, a medical figure in Haile. The message mentions a genuine rematch and a noted summer event, with Kiliani as a fortune or family connection.
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Younastown
Haile
Germany
Bayar Qayh
Otto
Kiliani
Thoroughbred Yearlings Sold at Elmendorf Farm
At Elmendorf Farm in Lexington Kentucky 442 yearling thoroughbreds sold for 49930 dollars averaging 89 dollars each. D Swigert conducted the sale yesterday detailing strong demand for young stock and solid prices across multiple pedigrees. Strong buyers from Kentucky and neighboring states participated and records were set for per head price in certain lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexineton, Ky
D. Swigert
Elmendorf Farm
Early Salvation Army Converts Mrs Westbrook in Atlanta
In Atlanta on May 7, among the first Salvation Army converts was the young wife of John Westbrook a noted meat dealer. He recalls Mrs Westbrook returning home late from shopping while pursuing religious fervor during the campaign here.
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Atlanta, Ga
Salvation Army
John Westbrook
John
Protests and Defiance Referenced in Unclear Text
Fragmentary OCR notes mention protest, defiance, and references to a speaker claiming a soldier of the cross. No clear names, dates, places, or events are discernible to establish a coherent summary.
Earthquake and Aftershocks Hit Huachuaca and Albuquerque
Despatch from Fort Huachuaca reports a severe earthquake in the Huachuaca range on Tuesday afternoon with two lighter shocks forty minutes apart. A smoke column rose from the San Jose mountains as lava claimed the Whetstone peaks. No further results yet. Albuquerque lay near the wave’s edge while Sabinal felt stronger tremors.
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Wasuiwatoy
Miles
Forsyth
Fort Huachuaca
Huachuaca Range
San Jose Mountains
Tys
Acsuqumrquez
N. M
Albuquerque
Sabinal
Here
Paso
Tex
Terrific storms strike Parrasone and Maxquerrre regions
A severe thunderstorm with hurricane like winds and heavy hail swept eastern Somerset and western Bedford counties near Parrasone. Trees were twisted, some lifted hundreds of feet, a barn was destroyed, and lightning struck a farmhouse. Separate reports note a powerful wind across Michigan's upper peninsula causing telegraph outages, unroofed buildings, and fatalities.
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Parrasone
Penn
May
Alleghany
Somerset
Bedford Counties
M Teast
Maxquerre
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Ishpening
Escanaba
Fort Howard
Iron River
Norway
Sault St. Marie
John Coleman
Masonic Hall
Seat Area Mountain
Noth
Narrow Escape as Express Train Skirts City
An Atlantic express on the New York Central narrowly avoided wrecking in Rochester New York. The 17 coach train due 6 15 p m carried Irwins circus cars and a Corinne opera company party plus a Prussia prince and a San Francisco private party. a journal car burned and a truck swung onto an elevated track but the train was stopped in time.
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Rochrster
N. Y
Atlantic
New York Central
Hudson River
Irwin
Nee Frederick Leopold
Prussia
San Franciso
Corinne Opera Company
J. K. Emmet Company
Alliance of Sherman Hawley shapes Ohio politics
Crvcknatt Ohio May 7 An Alliance emerges between Senators Sherman and Hawley for first and second place. Hawley's presence at a Loyal Legion banquet prompted meetings with Murat Halstead and Lincoln Club figures. A conference discussed influence for residency and a possible Ohio backing to secure Hawley’s position.
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Crvcknatt
The
Loyal Legion
Senator Hawley
Murat Halstead
Lincoln Club
Jane Ron
Ohio
Hawley
Aiea
Kerman
Wiley
Judge Schoonmaker Comments on Interstate Commerce Investigation
Judge Schoonmaker of New York, en route from Memphis to New York, discusses the Interstate Commerce Commission probe in the South. He notes mixed evidence and signals the need for protection for business interests amid debate over long haul clauses and water competition affecting railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Schoonmaker
New York
Prrissuxo
Penn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Schoonmaker
Memphis
President imposes Alaska import rules on liquor and breechloading rifles
The executive order restricts importation of intoxicating liquors into Alaska and bans breech loading rifles and ammunition except for personal use by temporary visitors. A customs officer destination approval is required to certify liquor for sacramental, medical, or scientific purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alsake
Alaskan
Faulkner Elected U S Senator in Harteston
Charles James Faulkner of Martinsburg was elected United States senator on the first ballot in Harteston West Virginia. He received fifty votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
inHarteston
W. Va
Charles James Faulkner
Martinsburg
United States
Simon Pure Honesty Story of George W Williams
Charleston South Carolina May 8 The remarkable tale of financial integrity centers on George W Williams of this city and his partner Mr Hand The war era events trace Hand’s Southern business efforts and Williams rescue including shipments to England and Richmond, Libby prison and eventual recovery of funds.
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Charleston
8. C
New Haven
Conn
George W. Williams
Williams
Gitbia Ty
Daniel Hand
Willis
Entencory Sia
Gr Ta
William
W. Williams & R
Fand
Han
New York
Yes
Se Sarces
Beeng
Paola
Gloaer
Eas
South
Atlanta
Vigilance Committee
England
Liverpool
New Orleans
Louisiana
Hand
Richmond
Stephens
Toom
Augrusta Maail
Federath
Augusta
Rinta
Libby
Henry F Nist
Mavis
Centennial Masons Celebrate Grand Lodge Milestone
Baltimore May 8 The centennial of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Maryland is celebrated this week with planned programs led by Thomas F Shryock The event draws fraternity members from across the country and Europe A formal greeting has arrived from dignitaries including Earl Carnarvon Lord Wirschell and other Grand Officers of Ire many other countries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baalimore
Grand Lodge of Masons of Maryland
Europe
Thomas F. Shryock
Qantegay
Eer Navigations
Aies
Earl Carna Lord
Wirschell
Otonss
Enatis
Vandalism at Washington Raises Prospect of Monument Closure
The Washington monument commission met to consider closing the monument after June due to ongoing vandalism. Marble chips appear on the structure and bronze letters on the Swiss tablet have been stolen or damaged, along with other monument ornamentation.
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Washnctox
Wi Monument Commission
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