Grave desecration details shock Japan affair inquiry
Washington reports that Sea man Noras testified graves of Lieuten ant DeLong and Surgeons Ambler and Collins were exhumed by journalists and sketched before being replanted. The story follows earlier notice that money for return and indemnity was paid, with details from the Jeanette inquiry. Meanwhile Mormon proselytes totaling 330 travel via the Nevada to Salt Lake, accompanied by English Swiss Belgian and other nationalities, displaying rough peasant attire.
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Washington
State Department
Japan
Congress
McNeil
Jeanette Board of Inquiry
Seaman Noras
DeLong
Ambler
Collins
Noras
London Standard and Telegraph
Illustrated News
Nevada
Salt Lake
Belgium
Sweden
Norway
Russia
Scotland
Decoration Day Observances and New York East River Bridge Disaster
Nationwide Memorial Day observances mark Decoration Day with ceremonies in Washington San Francisco Cleveland Denver and New York. A fatal East River bridge crush in New York City crowds and a bridge collapse caused many deaths with police and ambulances rushing injured victims to City Hall station and hospitals.
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Washington
San Francisco
Grand Opera House
Cleveland
Garfield
Lakeview
Des Moines
Iowa
Denver
1St Regiment of Infantry
Silver Light Cavalry
Battery B Light Artillery
New York
Madison Square
Chandler
Folger
Brewster
Hancock
Dson
Upsher
Baron de Trobin
Ludlow
New Jersey
Weston
Spencer
Grand Army of the Republic
Fifth Avenue
Old Guard
Guard of
Brooklyn
East River Bridge
Disastrous Fire Ravages Lynchburg Va Including Major Businesses
A severe fire in Lynchburg Virginia began at 10 am and raged aggressively. Property worth over 500000 dollars was lost including the Daily Virginian building, Commercial Bank, Jones Watts Bros & Co hardware, Flood Peters tobacco works, and several homes. A strong wind hindered efforts and telegrams were sent to Richmond for aid.
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Lynchburg
Daily
Virginian
Commercial Bank
Jones
Watts Bros. & Co
Flood & Peters
Richmond
Skylight Yacht Capsize Fatalities Reported in Boston Harbor
In Boston on May 30 the yacht Skylight capsized in the harbor. Lost were David Butler and Matthew Henry of Forest Hills, James Wood and James Cleary of Boston, Richard O'Brien of South Boston, and an unknown man. A steam gauge on the Andrew Noster steam barge burst, scalding John J. O'Leary of Boston and engineer Edward Hart, who may die. Also severely scalded were Burt McNamara Henry McCarty of East Boston and Andrew McIntyre.
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Boston
David Butler
Matthew Henry
Forest Hills
James Wood
James Cleary
Richard O'Brien
South Boston
Andrew Noster
Point of Pines
John J. O'Leary
Edward Hart
Burt McNamara
Henry McCarty
East
Andrew McIntyre
Storm Ravages Ohio Indiana with Widespread Damage
Reports from Cincinnati and surrounding areas describe a severe storm with cloud bursts in the Little Miami valley. Bridges torn, mills damaged, barns unroofed, and several dwellings demolished. In Butler County a family near West Chester injured by falling walls. Lancaster Indiana reports multiple deaths from timber collapse.
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Cincinnati
Little
Miami
Freeport
Shelby, Decatur & Bartholomew
Butler County
Ohio
West Chester
Lancaster
Indiana
W. R. Williams
Tarred and Feathered Preacher in Franklin Nebraska
A Baptist preacher identified as Byerd was tarred and feathered by a mob in Franklin Nebraska on May 30. The attack followed his alleged abuse of his daughter who had told her mother about his adulterous relationships with other women.
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Franklin, Neb
Byerd
Burial of the Dead Miner Killed by Military
In St Louis on May 30 the funeral of William Anderson, a miner killed in a clash with the military, was held at eight in the evening with more than 1500 miners in attendance. The inquest resumed with Deputy Sheriffs Ragland and Anthony testifying. accounts conflict on who fired first. Belleville and other mines report quiet, with hopes to resume work next week.
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St. Louis
William Anderson
Ragland
Anthony
Belleville
Violence in Salida Ends in Shootings and Deaths
In Salida Colorado on May 30 a disturbance by two drunk miners led City Marshal Stingley to shoot Evans who lunged with a knife. Ninemeyer fired on Stingley and Deputy Bathurst, killing Gannon as he fled toward the mountains. Brown is dead, Bathurst dying, Stingley critical, and a lynching mood surrounds Ninemeyer.
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Salida
Colo
Baxter Stingley
Evans
Thomas Ninemeyer
Marshal Stingley
Jas. H. Bathurst
T. D. Gannon
Ninemeyer
William H. Brown
Brown
Gannon
Bathurst
Surrender Near San Carlos by Chiracuaha Band
A Wilcox dispatch says four teen women and six men surrendered to troops near San Carlos. The Chiracuahas group left the reservation over a year ago arriving from Mexico. They report that all hostiles are ready and eager to surrender.
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Tucson
A. T
Wilcox
San Carlos
Mexico
Northwest gale cripples moorings and stock panic in Montreal
In Montreal on May 31 a northwest gale forced ships to break moorings and drift the river. Scaffolding accidents and wall collapses occurred but caused no serious injuries. The weather turned cold and a panic hit the stock exchange as passenger railway shares fell ten percent.
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Montreal
Stock Exchange
Iron Workers reach wage agreement to avert strike
In Pittsburg on May 31 the iron manufacturers and Amalgamated association committees signed last year's 5.50 per ton puddling scale. The move, described as a victory without battle, ends a looming strike and keeps western mills running for at least a year. Cincinnati mills declined to sign, risking thousands unemployed, but Pittsburgh’s settlement is expected to end the Cincinnati puddlers' strike as well.
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Pittsburg
Iron Manufacturers
Amalgamated Association
Western
Jarrett
Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers
Puddiers
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