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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1897
Page
6
Pacific Coast items show steady growth across industries from Oregon to Washington. Highlights include new water systems for Oregon towns, a rebuilt Bandon lighthouse, large wool and livestock movements, fruit drying expansion at Roseburg, and archival notes on historical military canons.
Reports include Frank Shipman drowned in the Skagit near Mount Vernon and Mark Conkling aged 19 drowned while bathing at Greenlake Seattle. Logs in Shelton Bay estimated at 12 million feet. A large cannery may open in Blaine by an English company this fall. Jute bag manufacture at the penitentiary nears 8 000 daily. Kittitas wool clip about 600 000 pounds. State fair commissioners in Yakima vote not to hold a fair this year. A state law declares Saturday afternoon a legal holiday for newspapers. Lamont Shingle Company dryhouse burned with 400 000 shingles. O R N Company sues Whitman county officials over taxes. Mason county cherry tree measures 10 feet in girth. limb spread 66 feet. Tacoma mayor Angelo Faucett formally recognized by supreme court. Farmer Mr. Carpenter of Pomeroy commits suicide. Colfax courthouse fumigated with sulphur causing a half holiday for staff.
Colonel GUERREAS with troops and local guerilla forces attacked insurgents led by Arangueren entrenched in Sierra de Grille near Madruga. After four hours of fighting from 3 to 7 PM the Spanish drove the enemy from Abro del Cafe and destroyed the camp. Casualties reported: 10 insurgents killed. Spanish losses 1 lieutenant and 15 soldiers killed, 1 major 1 captain and 134 soldiers wounded.
The Princess of Wales and the royal party visited the People’s Palace in the East End Center Hall Holborn and the Western Schoolhouse for a dinner serving about 3000 slum residents. At the People’s Palace cripples were carried in and the princess helped make ice cream. The Holborn banquet drew 17,000 attendees as the royals offered encouragement to ragged waifs.
A massive Humboldt County redwood slab, cut near the giant sequoias, measures about four feet by four inches and three feet thick. Bound with heavy wire and cables for transport, it was loaded aboard the German ship Maria LHackseld after leaving the National City steamer. The tale includes William Waldorf Astor facing English skeptics at a London dinner who wagered on a California cross section large enough for forty guests. Also noted are descriptions of sequoias, stage-road passages, and a visit by Kasadian officials studying American farming and forestry practices.
A collage of jumbled quotes and jokes from various 19th century periodicals. The excerpt threads witty lines about relationships, manners, and everyday life, mentioning names and places in a patchwork of humor and social observation.
Washington June 28 the senate finished the wool silk and tobacco schedules of the tariff bill and prepared to review the rest on a second reading. Much debate centered on carpets and silk fabrics with Teller and Mantle joining Democrats in opposition to silk duties. The tobacco schedule passed with minor changes to wrapper and leaf tobacco.
In Calistoga California on June 28 a deadly confrontation occurred at W R Coburn's property. W H Coburn was killed and Deputy Sheriff Storey fatally wounded. G W Coburn son of the deceased, escaped from jail last year and was pursued. The elder Coburn appeared with a gun as the posse closed in, prompting return fire and a chaotic retreat.
London reports that in the house of commons the parliamentary secretary for the foreign office said a proposal to annex Hawaii to the United States had been submitted to the senate but no decision had been reached. The government intends to safeguard all rights under international law for Britain and British subjects.
Washington reports Congressman Edward Dean Cooke of Illinois sixth district was found dead in his Cochran hotel room this morning. He retired late last night in apparently good health, suffered nausea at 2 am, declined help, and was found dead around 5 am. Cooke, an Iowa native, aged 48, had served in Congress since 1890. The Hawaiian Islands posted a surplus revenue of 93,627.26 for the last year.
An excerpt notes the unfamiliar eastern African coast to Marco Polo and recounts his travels toward Avia and the southern reaches of Africa, where he heard reports from local sources about distant lands and peoples. The text reflects exploration era curiosities and geographically distant knowledge.
The article recounts Harry Fenn's visit to Lebanon's cedar region famed for silk. It describes mulberry cultivation on ledges, hanging gardens, and the worms that spin silk, plus a curious practice of fattening Syrian sheep by feeding mulberry leaves and stuffing the meat for winter jars.
The narrative describes Peter the Great traveling in a palanquin carried by horseback servants after spotting a body in Calais. He ordered the corpse slung from a pole to ride with him, amusing spectators and provoking fascination during his journey to meet Lois XIV.
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