Weekly Telegraphic News Roundup of 19th Century Happenings
Four lives lost in a Brooklyn tenement fire. Sehar Koch & Co. fails in Chicago for 65000 dollars. Iowa Elevator Co. burns at Peoria with 200000 dollars loss. Lt Etoff acquitted of slander against Queen Victoria. Train wreck on Houston and Texas Central kills one and injures several. Annie crushed by ice off St Johns eighty miles from shore with all crew endangered. Norfolk bank N Burris Son & Co. fails. Philippine insurgents remain 25000 strong, resisting Spanish rule. Hansard union of London printers settles debts with a quarter of a million pounds. Leadville mineowners pledge 50000 dollars to drain mines, 750 men to work. Democrats oppose tariff bill reporting in senate. Nevada senator to amend in committee. Valiant from St Malo sinks after iceberg strike near St Johns Newfoundland. Survivors in frostbitten condition face amputation. Oregon delegation backs H B Miller for Germany post. Oregon National Guard disbands Company G. Boundary commission report on Mexico-US line transmitted to Congress. Coulee City boating tragedy leaves two drown and one missing. private Stamm fatally shot during target practice. Oregon and Washington governors to select delegates for trans Mississippi congress in Salt Lake City July 14-15. W J Bryn named president. Actual names and places preserved as in source.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Sehar, Koch & Co
Chicago
Iowa Elevator Company
Peoria
Ill
Etoff
Kruger
Queen Victoria
Houston & Texas Central
Annie
St. Johns
N. B
N. Burris, Son & Co
Norfolk
Philippine Islands
Hansard Union of Printers and Publishers
London
Leadville
Col
Finance Committee
Senate
Nevada
Congress
Boundary Commission
Mexico
United States
Rio Grande River
State Department
Coulee City
Wash
Griff Jones
Charles Deeter
Ray Weaton
Crab Creek
Rocky Ford
Jones
Weston
Deeter
John N. Stamm
Walla Walla Barracks
Manes
Stamm
Oregon
Washington
Salt Lake City
Mississippi
W. J. Bryra
General Grant Tomb Dedication in New York A National Tribute
A vast New York ceremony honors Ulysses S. Grant with land and sea pageantry. President Cleveland and dignitaries join 50 000 spectators in a solemn dedication praising the Civil War hero and his legacy of peace.
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New York
United States
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant
Oval
Monument Oval
Porter
Cleveland
Strong
Frightful Portland Streetcar Crash Kills Three
A city streetcar on East Morrison Street jumped the track and plunged into a slough, killing three and injuring about twenty others. Firemen and rescuers worked amid chaos as passengers struggled to escape the water filled car.
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Portland
East Morrrison Street
City & Suburban Line
Mount Tabor
West Side
Stephen Guthrie
John G. Kieffer
Guthrie
Sunnyside
East Ninth Street
Kieffer
Des Moines River Flood Reaches Ottumwa Illinois April 28
Des Moines River rose from high water marks of 1892, breaking levees and flooding Ottumwa and nearby towns. About 500 Ottumwa families evacuated, with rowboats used in Bradyville and South Ottumwa. rail lines across Southern Iowa suffered extensive damage and several towns faced stranded travel while authorities race to shore up levees. No deaths reported but property losses loom as trains halted and waters rise.
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Ottumwa
Des Moines
Bradyville
South Ottumwa
Fairview
Courthill
Iowa
Burlington
Chicago
Denver
Galesburg & St. Louis
Hannibal & St. Joseph
Omaha
Rock Island
Keokuk
Cliffland
Milwaukee & St. Paul
West Ottumwa
Greece in turmoil as Ralli revelations trigger upheaval
Athens reports widespread protests after ex Minister Ralli exposes campaign conduct. 500 volunteers seized gunsmith shops and paraded before M Ralli residence while deputies urge calm. The royal palace hosts a pivotal meeting as opposition leaders press for a new ministry through a legislative vote.
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Athens
Ralli
Constitution Square
Greece
M. Ralli
Royal Palace
Legislative Assembly
M. Staloudis
Flood Threat Rises on Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
In St. Louis on April 29 the Mississippi and Missouri rivers rose to dangerous levels. Thousands of acres of farmland along both riverbanks are flooded, with crops destroyed and livestock drowned. Weather Bureau warns rivers will continue to rise.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Missouri
Disnais
Weather Bureau
Rivera
Risa
Mississippi River levels rise and fall across the region
The report from St Louis notes a river decline there while Keokuk and other towns report a rise of 1.6 feet. Kansas City shows a two foot advance in forty eight hours and Boonville a half foot. Water spreads eight to ten miles wide near Quincy as levees near peak levels but risk lies in rising interior surface water threatening the banks.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Hannibal
Missouri
Kansas City
Boonville
Quincy
Bluff
Memphis Camp Congo closes for flood refugees
The Memphis flood sufferers relief committee and the war department order the formal closing of Camp Congo, the refugee home, urging planters to send in transport for farmhands immediately as no further rations will be issued.
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Memphis
War Department
Congo
Hannibal Flood Reaches Dangerous Levels
A Hannibal dispatch reports rising flood conditions with the government gauge at 18 feet 11 inches, nearly two feet above danger. Water covers Front street and cellars on Main street are flooded.
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St. Louis
Hannibal
Front Street
Main Street
Drift wood buckles Northwestern bridge span at Kaw
A flood damaged section of the Northwestern railroad bridge over the Kansas River at Kaw is reported out of plumb by a large driftwood mass. Repair crews assess stabilization needs and potential closure of the span to rail traffic.
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Kansas City, Mo
Northwestern Railroad
Kaw
Red River Flooding Threatens Winnipeg and Surrounding Towns
The Red River continues to rise with a flood of crisis proportions. Emerson and St. John, along with other towns between Winnipeg and the Dakota boundary, are submerged under about four feet of water. Residents seek refuge in barns or upper floors as rail service halts and communication is cut. Winnipeg expects water within a day or so.
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Winnipeg
Red River
Emerson
St. John
Dakota Boundary Line
Regional notes show steady growth and local projects
News from Oregon towns reports improving industry, revenue and county finances. Coquille City awards a courthouse contract for 11 625 dollars while Crook and Klamath counties note high warrants and limited resources. Lambing success in Crook sheep herds and measles impacting schools in The Dalles accompany an Ashland ordinance restricting minors from gambling machines.
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Oregog
Coquille City
Multiple Rural Activities Highlight Washington Yearly Trends
A Columbia river rancher will plant forty acres to peanuts and sweet potatoes this spring. Work will begin on a larger stockyards at Garfield. Prosser sees 30,000 sheep to be shorn this season. Mining rush to Okanogan Methow and Reservation districts via Wilbur starts. A North Yakima cattleman sold a carload to Seattle at 42 dollars per head totaling 798 dollars. A Olympia to Tacoma bicycle record stands at 1 hour 58 minutes. Kittitas dairy cows fed 140 days this winter vs 90 usual. Tacoma rose carnival July 1 2 and 8 with a water pageant. Fire clay from Silver Lake Castle Rock tested for brick making. Cheney ministers plan a local union for united work. Walla Walla cattle market expects May shipments as remaining stock recovers. City council considers street meeting ban with mayor permit requirement. third reading advances.
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Columbia River
Northern Pacific
Garfield
Prosser
Okanogan
Methow
Reservation
Wilbur
North Yakima
Seattle
Olympia
Tacoma
Kittitas County
Silver Lake
Castle Rock
Cheney
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Miquelon
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N. F
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H. B. Miller
State Agricultural College
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Gerany
Oregon National Guard
Allan J. Walker
Lord
Myrtle Point
Coos County
Walker
General Giant's Tomb
East Side
Newton Hanson
Miers
Katherine Baile
Sue
Blanchard
Pacieg Coast
Northwest
Crook County
Circuit Court
Benton County
J. F. Nowlen
Umatilla County
Lindley
Jayyson County
Paulina
Wallong County
D. B. Kidder
Baker City
Long Creek Valley
Grant County
Coos Couunty
Klamath County
Lake County
Dalles
Academy Park
Union Street
Ashland
Walla Walla County
Walla Walla
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