Week in Review: Fires, Shootings, Trials Dominate News
Across the nation a string of calamities and rumors unfold. A Wisconsin village bears near total wreck from fire while a Portland bartender admits murdering three relatives and wounding others before surrendering. The Johnstown mine disaster toll climbs with 143 recovered and 600 workers underground. Outlaw Tracy evades pursuers amid rapid shifts in location as a large manhunt continues. International matters include Panama canal treaty prospects and Hay pressuring powers over Tientsin. Labor and political notes touch on coal miners, strikes, and public defense funding.
Deadly blast strikes Cambria Rolling Mill mine
Johnstown Pennsylvania reports a terrible explosion at the Cambria Steel Company Rolling Mill mine under Westmont hill. The death toll is unknown and could reach over 200, with rescue efforts hampered by noxious gases. Initial survivors returned to aid others as rescue pivots to the Mill Creek entrance.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
Westmont Hill
Cambria Iron Company
Westmont
Mill Creek
Flood Sufferers Face Harsh Night Amid Iowa Floods
In Des Moines many homeless flood victims slept in schoolyards and parks without blankets. Officials report slow river declines and fear malaria and typhoid once waters recede. Damage may reach 1 million dollars as railroads are washed out and depots supply meals via alderman signed orders.
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Dee Moines
Smallpox Hospital
Des Moines
Racoon
Great Western
Keokuk & Western
Nts
Commerce and Industrial Upswing in Oregon Hints
A statewide brief notes hop prices in Salem at 18 cents for 1902, a 100000 foot daily Astoria sawmill, grain and hay prospects in Linn and Prineville, fish prices in Astoria at 8 cents per pound, and 1902 prune contracts. It covers timber sales to foreign capitalists, a Grants Pass mineral land act protest group, a Baker City irrigation project for 6000 acres, rising Nehalem timber values, and the Hood River fruit fair setup for October with new Ashland Iron Works and Interocean Mining Company filings. Judge Moore sits on chief justice bench as court convenes.
No Royal Procession for Coronation Day in London
London reports no royal procession will occur the day after the coronation. The king will likely be crowned on Saturday, August, to avoid extra bank holiday disruption. Officials cite doctors' confidence in King Edward's rapid recovery and prefer a Saturday ceremony.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Edward
Mount Pelee Erupts Again In Martinique Morning
Fresh eruption at Mount Pelee on July 14 in Fort De France Martinique. Eyewitnesses report ash plume and lava activity near the volcano, with authorities monitoring seismic signs and warning residents to stay clear of danger zones.
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Fort de France
Island of
Martinique
Mount Pelee
Five Toronto Firemen Killed In Major Blaze
Five firemen died in a disastrous blaze in Toronto. The fire began in a building occupied by P. McIntosh & Sone and spread to the hay and straw warehouses of Gade by & McCann. A brick wall buried the men as they operated. they were dead on extraction. Loss valued at $550,000 with $100,000 insured.
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Toronto
P. McIntosh & Sone
Gadeby & McCann
Porto Rico Exports Rise Amid Trade Gains
San Juan July 12 exports from Porto Rico to foreign countries for the fiscal year ended June 30 rose 54 percent from the prior year. Exports to the United States increased 48 percent. Sugar, tobacco and hats led the exports. Customs receipts for the last fiscal year reached 900000 dollars and the balance from the gee revenues grew by 20000 dollars.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Portland Market Prices for Wheat and Commodities
The Portland market lists wheat values for Walla Walla bluestem and valley ranges, barley prices by use, flour and millstuff rates, oats and hay, potatoes, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, mutton, hogs, veal, beef, hops, and wool with varying regional figures. Notable notes mention rising New York hotel plans, borax research, Carnegie gifts, the Liberty Bell move, a long‑serving bank president, and South African cattle shipments.
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Burbanks
Oregon
Young America
Hope
Wool—Valley
Eastern
Compromise Reached In Chicago Freighthandlers Strike
Chicago July 11 The freight handlers strike ends as President Curran reports a settlement accepting railroad wage offers averaging 20 percent. Union officers failed to secure broader recognition, and managers held firm against officers negotiating for workers. Ratification by the men is expected, with shippers able to move freight normally.
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Chicago
Curran
Freighthandlers’ Union
Teameters
Chicago Federation of Labor
Rate of Indian War Pension Expanded to Veterans
Washington reports under the Blackhawk pension act of 1892 new Indian war veteran pensions at eight dollars per month, payable from June 27, limited to US citizens and widows not remarried. Applicants must prove right to pension. perjury penalties apply. The act does not cover those already receiving eight dollars or more or less than eight with certain adjustments. Forms will be scarce next week, with supplies to Oregon delegates and veterans on personal application.
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Washington
United States
Oregon
Government Printing Office
Commissioner of Pensions
Newell Travels West to Scout Reservoir Sites
Washington July 14 Chief Hydrographer Newell of the Geological Survey leaves for an extended tour of the Western states to cooperate with field parties examining feasible sites for reservoirs under the new irrigation law. He will visit Eastern Oregon and Washington among others, with a view to selecting a site for early construction and advancing Western irrigation interests.
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Washington
Newell
Geological Survey
Bee
Oregons
Oregon
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Department
Hitchcock
Walcott
Claim a Guano Island Off Hawaii Sparks Dispute
Honolulu July 5 via San Francisco July 14 A volcanic eruption on Kilauea subsided and the Mauna Lea reports the fire ended Captain A A Rosehill won a title to Marena island and plans a Marcus Island Guano Company venture he foresees Japanese trouble over the claim Rosehill heard of a 14 month earlier resistance by about 20 Japanese near San Francisco Captain Pierce landed with 1 800 men off shore and Japanese officials reportedly showed a title document Meanwhile the Mohecan training ship bound from Yokohama has not been heard from and Rear Admiral Merry suspects adverse winds delayed its arrival.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Kilauea
Mauna Lea
Hawaii
Empire
A. A. Rosehill
State Department
Marena Island
Marcus Island Guano Company
Rosehill
Captain Pierce
Sheridan
Pierce
Julia E. Whalen
Mohican
Yokohama
Here
Japan
Merry
Conemaugh Arrives Port Townsend and Sails for Seattle
Port Townsend reports the Conemaugh reaching at 7 AM and departing for Seattle. It left St. Michaels June 26 and Nome June 27. Meteor and Melville Dollar were at St. Michaels. Lyra arrived Nome June 27. No tidings yet of Portland or Jeanie. Nome residents fear both vessels are lost. Thetis continues a second search.
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Port Townsend
Conemaugh
Seatle
St. Michaela
Nome
Meteor
Melville Dollar
St. Michaels
Lyra
Portland
Jeanie
Thetis
Wireless telegraphy tested on French submarine Triton
A Paris dispatch reports Rear Admiral Fournier attended underwater wireless experiments on the submarine Triton. Messages were received without difficulty underwater, and the aim is to install the apparatus on all French submarines.
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New York
Cherbourg
Fournier
Triton
Paris
Herald
Destructive Cloudburst Destroys Mountaintop Farmland
A cloudburst in the Upper Bushkill district Northampton county caused extensive damage last night. Telegraph and telephone lines were washed out, a farmer was killed by lightning, and the Bushkill creek overflowed inundating fields of grain.
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Easton
Upper Bushkill
Northampton County
Bushkill
Drowning and Fire Hit Las Palmas Estate in Reservoir Burst
A reservoir burst at Claudio Vienna's Las Palmas estate caused thirty five drownings and the destruction of a house on July 14 in Valparaiso.
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Valparaigo
Claudio Vienna
Las Palmas
Officers push for warship names Constitution United States
Washington naval officers advocate renaming ships after famous vessels to boost crew interest. They cite the Oregon’s celebrated voyage around the Horn and its action at Santiago as key draws for officers and sailors to serve aboard more ships bearing revered names.
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Washington
Constitution
United States
Oregon
Wireless telephonic link planned from Yukon to Bates Rapid
San Francisco reports electrical engineer R Pfund arrived en route to Alaska to set up a wireless system between the Yukon Seer and Bates Rapid fort on the Tamana river 195 miles apart The project directed by Chief Signal Officer Greely aims to complete by October 1 with construction starting soon
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San Francisco
R. Pfund
Alaska
Yukon Seer
Bates Rapid
Tamana River
Greely
Basuto Treachery Trial Sparks Unease in Pretoria
In Basutoland, Joel, a leading Basuto chief, is summoned to Meseru to face treason charges after a wartime accusation. Paramount chief Lerothedi is expected to back Joel if he defies the summons as troops move to the frontier.
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Pretoria
Joel
Meseru
Basutoland
Lerothedi
Frontier
New York Floods Ravage Genesee Region and Towns
Reports from Medina and surrounding towns describe a cloudburst and ensuing flood along the Genesee and Black Creek with rail Lines washed out from Attica to Batavia. Word of widespread crop and property damage reaches Portageville Pike Mount Morris and other communities as floodwaters rise and infrastructure fails.
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Rochester
Medina
Genesee
New York
Pennsylvania
Erie
Attica
Batavia
Churchville
Black Creek
Ihs
Pennyan
Hammondsport
Mount Morris
Portageville
Pike
Lamont
Roseberg
Fillmore
Stafford
Ninth Week of Strike Quiet in Anthracite Coal District
Wilkesbarre July 10 with President Mitchell in New York and District No. 1 delegates at Nanticoke convention, the ninth week of the anthracite strike remains unchanged. About 400 delegates representing 75,000 miners gather as 3,000 coal and iron police keep order. arrests made quietly amid routine district business covering Forest City to Shickshinny.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
New York
Nanticoke
Forest City
Scranton
Shickshinny
Here
Fort Hall Lands Sale Moved to Pocatello Auction
Public auction of Fort Hall lands within five miles of Pocatello will be held in Pocatello instead of Blackfoot. Commissioner Richards will oversee the sale, offered in 40 acre tracts starting with township 5, R 34 E, with cash payments required for each tract.
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Washington
Fort Hall
Pocatello
City of
Blackfoot
Richards
Blackfoot Land Officers
Filipino official arrives in Louisville to send sympathy
General Huencamino ex-secretary of state in Aguinaldo's cabinet delivered a sympathy message from the Federal party of the Philippines to General Lawton's widow in a Louisville suburb. He left Louisville the same night for San Francisco to sail for the Philippines.
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Louisville
Huencamino
Aguinaldo
Federal Party
Philippines
Lawton
Buencamino
San Francisco
Strange Phenomenon Reported Near Tulsa Volcano
Great excitement follows surveyors discovery of orcke in mound sides north of Tulsa. Gas escapes from fissures and a continual hissing roars as a small volcano at the hill’s top lifts and tosses large boulders, suggesting pressure beneath the surface.
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Guthrie
O. T
Tulsa
I. T
Orcke
Houston railway shopmen strike over wage demands
In Houston on July 10 five thousand five hundred Southern Pacific shopmen walked out after rejecting a wage offer. The company initially proposed a 10 cent daily raise, then a 6 percent increase for those earning no more than $3.20 per day. Workers based their demand on concessions given to Algiers shopmen months earlier.
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Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific
Algiers
Penitentiary intruder spotted near wall in Salem
July 9 reports say a fourth man attempted entry into the Salem penitentiary Monday night. Guard Gambell described a stranger appearing on post No 5 along the south wall watching guards, then firing when a head appeared briefly. Police found no trace. officials declined details, citing secrecy to deter further attempts.
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Salem
Tracy
Merry
J. Wall Ang
Simpson
Tracy and Merrill
Twe
Gambell
Tracy Escapes Again From Seattle Pursuit
Convict Harry Tracy evaded Washington officers once more and heads toward Seattle. A Renton chase featured bloodhounds. cayenne pepper scattered on traces, dogs balked, then resumed pursuit. Anderson, aided by unknown partners, was rescued at Renton after being tied to a tree.
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Tracy
Seattle
Powse
Harry Tracy
Washington
Renton
Anderson
Tracy Made & Company
Meadows Point Starday
The
Outlaw
Paris Bourse Holds Calm As Finance Minister Plans 3 Per Cent Reform
Paris reports a stable financial scene with no threat in the air. The finance minister will introduce a bill converting ninety percent routes into three percent bonds, a move not seen as provocative. Bonds 6 and 3 percent edged up slightly, yet the market overall stayed steady.
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Paris
United States
Teachers in Philippines Accused of Religious Proselytizing
Washington reports complaints received by the war department allege that some teachers in the Philippines have been trying to convert Catholic children to Protestantism. Acting Governor Wright was instructed to stop the practice if possible. Government policy will keep religion out of schools.
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Washington
Philippines
Wright
Smelter Strike Declared Off in Helena District
Helena Mont July 9 The top level talks at East Helena between ASRCO workers and the company ended with a settlement. Strike declared off, men to work tomorrow with preference to old hands and no reprisals. About 600 workers affected as the union accepted the terms and the company agreed to continue operations.
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Helena
Mont
East Helena
American Smelting & Reforoe Company
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