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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1897
Page
10
A massive hail storm struck Topeka Kansas after 6 PM causing extensive damage. Hailstones from hen egg to ostrich egg size shattered windows injured people and horses. Telegraph lines, streetcar service and electric lights failed as runaways and injuries mounted. Rescue crews treated wounds while repair costs ran high.
The Senate advanced the tariff bill with changes on hides and ad valorem duties. Key amendments set hides duty at 20 percent and 0 percent ad valorem, while iron ore and glass window duties were adjusted. The session ended after a party line vote on the revised paragraph and a late substitute for belt leather.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local market notice for veterans event and weekly gathering. It references attendees, age groups, and a schedule at a Mesmpane venue with Meade as organizer. Details are unclear due to transcription errors but indicate a community market week for veterans.
A June report notes a general bill to amend and increase pensions for survivors of the Cayuse Indian war and Oregon Washington territory campaigns. It outlines survivor counts, widow shares, and mortality estimates, with figures from the Mexican and Civil War eras.
New York June 28 Cubans living in the United States may vote in the forthcoming constitutional assembly election to be held in Camagüey September 2. Eligible voters include those over 16 who contributed to the patriote cause, with nominations not yet set. A commemorative souvener coin will be sent to sympathetic bankers for distribution.
A cyclone 15 miles north of Salina Kansas killed five members of the Geesey family and injured several others. The dead include Anna Geesey 84 Nola Geesey 18 and Ida Geesey 9. Neighbors found bodies among debris near the destroyed house. Heat hinders harvest work across Central Kansas amid reports of more casualties.
Hannon and Bohannon escaped custody and shot Deputy Fahey mortally wounding him. They were captured two miles above Granite by Deputy Sheriff McDonnell with ranchman John Gilbert and deputy Eli Shaul. A large crowd at Granite depot fought to reach the prisoners but was driven back as officers secured them. The city guards remained tight tonight.
A Redbed Illinois incident reports Lilian Biais a 31 year old resident awakened by a masked intruder searching her father's clothes. The assailant fired a pistol striking her just above the heart as bloodhounds search for the burglar.
A Deadwood special reports an attempt to rob the Batte County bank at Bellefarche at noon was repelled. robbers fled after the daylight assault failed, details remain sparse as the event unfolds near Omaha with local investigators on the case.
In Rosaland B C a Columbia opera company member reports his wife Pauline Williams killed in a mine shaft at Koesland during a wedding trip two weeks after a San Francisco marriage. The husband, Jack Williams, seeks confirmation of the victim’s identity.
Wool-Choice foothill prices show 8 10c to 9c per pound in six to eight month ranges. Oregon offerings list 10 to 19 cents. Millenuia-Middlings and California bran quoted per ton. Wheat and oats advance with oats around 6 14 6.56. Potatoes priced per hundred or ton in hoses.
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