News of the Week: Global Conflicts and Domestic Unrest
A week of dramatic events spans Europe to America with Allied troops leaving China. a London suburb plague case. a Florida lynching. a bank robbery in Ohio. legal actions against Mrs. Eddy. Manila fraud probes. deaths including Colonel Michler. oil finds in Sree. thefts and convictions in the Philippines. a dynamite freight disaster on the Missouri River. Cuban and Venezuelan tensions. labor unrest in New York. plagues in India. Platt amendment ratified. more indictments, naval repairs, and political developments worldwide.
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Florida
Grants
Ohio
Eddy
Christian Science Leader
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Manila
Michler
Miles
Washington
Sree
Castro
United States
Loomis
New York
India
Memphis
Tenn
Philippines
Balem
May Go Scot Free
Seattle May 30 There is danger condemned murderers in Washington will be released. Prosecuting Attorney Walter B Fulton of King County says a recent law changing executions to the penitentiary creates an ex post facto risk for those already condemned. He fears the law’s solitary confinement clause may free current prisoners and plans to urge a special session to fix the defect while preserving future executions.
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Washington
Walter 8. Fulton
King County
Fulton
Rogers
Machinists Confident as City Strike Spreads
In San Francisco on May 30 the striking machinists report 22 shops in the city signed to the union agreement. Several strikers opened small shops and started independent businesses. The Amalgamated Society of Engineers supports the strike and levies funds for strikers. Risdon Iron Works workers were paid off after returning tools, Union Iron Works pay due today. Five metal polishers report five union shops. ship painters have returned to work after a $3 daily raise. Sailors’ Union conflict with Ship Owners’ Association leads to sea service on association ships only.
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Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Risdon Iron Works
Union Iron Works
Ship Owners’ Association
Sailors’ Union
May Be Ramagnoli's Body Found in Danube
The Lokal Anzeiger, via Budapest, says a river dead body retrieved near Budapest is heavily chained and believed to be Ramagnoli the anarchist accused of plotting to murder the German emperor. Authorities worldwide have been alerted.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Budapest
Danube
Ramagnoli
America
Euro
Bear May Have to Give Up Trip
Seattle May 30. The revenue cutter Bear may fail to finish repairs due to a machinists strike and thus cannot proceed north to Siberia. If so the voyage will be abandoned and the herd of 300 reindeer awaiting the Bear distributed, forcing Lieutenant Berthioli to spend winter on the Siberian coast.
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Seattle
Siberia
Berthioli
Siberian
Withdrawal of Germans from Pekin and Marines move
Berlin May 30. A Cologne Gazette dispatch reports German marines withdrawing to Sing Tau and says the German quarter of Pekin has been temporarily handed to Chinese authorities for about two weeks.
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Berlin
Cologne
Sing Tau
Pekin
Growth and Happenings in Oregon Industries and Places
A broad sweep of commerce and rural activity across the state with notes on Yaquina bay cattle shipments and four whales sighted, Durkee Fourth of July plans, rail yard equipment at Pendleton, frost damage near Vale, Yaquina bay cattle movements, Marshfield to North Bend mail contract due July 1, and Oliver P. Kaubb’s death near Colburg. Bridges at Nashville and Elk River repairs, Lucky Boy mill upgrades at Springfield, Philomath Fourth of July, Roseburg Fourth of July funding, Wool sales at Blalock, horses shipped from Baker City, Sandridge barn fire loss, Huntington High School nine months, Washington County Sunday School Convention at Forest Grove, Inland Telephone stringing near La Grande Wallowa, and Deep Gravel Mining Company consolidation at Waldo.
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Yaquina Bay
Marshfield
North Bend
Oliver P. Kaubb
Colburg
Nashville
Badger
Susanville
Lincoln County Court
Big Elk River
Elk City
Yauina River
Pioneer
Blalock
Baker City
L. Brooks
Sandridge
Imber
Huntington High School
Price List for Wheat to Beef in Valley Listings
Market values across commodities include Wheat Bluestem 61 2e per bushel, flour $2.90 to $3.40 per barrel, oats white $1.35 to $1.40 per cwt, barley feed $17 to $17.50 per ton, hops 12 per lb, butter various grades, eggs Oregon ranch 12 1/2 per dozen, cheese full cream 13 1/3 to 14c, poultry chickens $3.50 to $4, hens $5, potatoes old $1 to $1.15 per sack, new 24 to 27c per lb, mutton lambs 4 5c, beef top steers $5 to $5.25, dressed beef 8 8 1/2c per lb, veal large 6 7c, and veal small 7 8c.
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Walla Walla
Graham
Oregon
Wool — Valley
Oregon Ranch
Young America
Washington Gossip on Troops and White House Roles
Instructions to General Chaffee confirm 160 troops guard the U S legation in Pekin with Major Edgar B Roberts in command. Supplies lasting to December 31 with 100000 rifle rounds and 100 revolver rounds per weapon. Also notes Mrs McKinley illness and possible impact on society, pension sharpers investigation, planned return of 10000 regulars after July 1, and other foreign and health updates from Surgeon General Sternberg.
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United States Legation
Chaffee
Temple of Agriculture
Forbidden City
Ninth Infantry
Edgar B. Roberts
Manila
Supres
Roberts
San Francisco
Far East
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Law Division
Bureau
Washington
Philippines
MacArthur
McKinley
Mexico
Canada
United States
Andrew Johnson
Seward
Niagara Falls
Kant
Charles H. Allen
Porto Rigo
State Department
English West Indies
Sternberg
Withdrawal of Allied Troops From Chinese Territory
Two British transports have arrived at Tong Ku to move troops to India. A second transport will take the Beluch regiment to Wei Hai Wei. General Voyron expects French countermand of troops held in China as evacuation is decided. General Lorne Campbell cites improved international situation at Tien Tsin since troop arrival.
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Tong Ku
India
Wei Hai Wei
Voyron
France
China
Lorne Campbell
President McKinley eyes possible extra session on insular case
Cedar Rapids May 29 President McKinley and his cabinet read and debated Supreme Court insular case opinions. They consider if Delima ruling on Porto Rico duties prompts refunds and free entry for Philippines goods until Congress acts, risking revenue loss and new ports open to Philippine merchandise. They await Spooner resolution impact and Downes case implications before any decision.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
McKinley
Supreme Court
Insular
Delima
Philippines
Congress
United States
Porto Rico
Spooner
Downes
Settlement in Peru Claim for U S Consular Agent
The state department reports a satisfied settlement with Peru for a US consular agent’s 1885 claim. Lima advised acceptance of 8000 silver soles offered by Peru, ending the case about the destruction of horses and property by armed men aligned with General Caceras in July 1885.
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Washington
State Department
Peru
Dudley
Lima
United States
Caceras
Coal for Army Transports in Puget Sound Contractawarded
Quartermaster Ruhlin authorized to award coal supply contracts for army transports loading on Puget Sound serving the Philippines and Alaska ports for the year starting July 1. Projected amount near $100,000 based on previous Tacoma and port activity. estimate of at least 30,000 tons. Kuhlin to finalize bids per earlier recommendations after bid opening weeks ago.
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Seattle
Quartermaster Ruhlin
Quartermaster General
Puget Sound
Philippines
Fined for Cheating the Government in Chicago
Albert Dow owner of Fertile Valley Creamery Company was fined 10000 dollars and sentenced to six months in county jail for defrauding the government of about 40000 dollars in revenue payments. It is the heaviest federal court fine to date.
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Chicago
Albert Dow
Fertile Valley Creamery Company
Dow
New York Chamber Guests Visit Windsor and Plan Conference
Visiting members of the New York chamber of commerce will visit Windsor Castle on June 1 and be received by the king. A conference between the New York and London chambers of commerce is set for June 3.
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New York Chamber of Commerce
Windsor Castle
New York Chamber of Conmimerce
London Chamber of Commerce
Cuban convention approves Pratt amendment by 15 to 4
Havana May 30 The Cuban constitutional convention accepted the Pratt amendment by a 15 to 4 vote. The decision followed a heated debate over the committee on relations majority report and its clauses. Deputies clashed and near personal encounters were reported as the vote neared.
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Havana
Committee On Relations
Ials
Boxers Again Active in All Districts Despite Foreign Troops
London May 30 dispatch reports Boxers resuming activity in areas without foreign troops. A missionary bound for Tulu on the Grand canal was forced back to Tien Tsin as a fierce fight rages between Boxers and Catholic converts. Four insurgents from Kwaichai are reported wounded, causing panic.
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Tien Tsin
Tulu
Grand Canal
Kwaichai
Tavilion
Seeohuan
Senator Hawley backs canal protection against any treaty
The report notes Senator Hawley favors safeguarding the Nicaraguan canal irrespective of international accords. A London police court rules no one may force entry into a full railway carriage. The item lists police counts in several cities and speculative price comparisons for poultry and beef. A brief mention of the Mexican army, dollars, and congress appears amid fragmented notes.
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London
San Franciscoo
Pittsburg
Providence
Washington
Louisville
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Mexican Congress
Africa
Freight Trains Smash at Edgecomb Grade No One Hurt
An extra south bound freight train was cut in two at the top of a two mile grade at Edgecomb. The rear half started down the grade and collided with another freight train, smashing two cabooses and three freight cars into kindling. Debris burned, but no injuries were reported.
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Everett
Wash
Edgecomb
Rough Riders Reunion in Colorado May 31
Rough Riders reunion may be held in Colorado with potential to align with the quadricentennial events in early August. The gathering was moved from late June after Vice President Roosevelt could not attend, with hopes he can adjust plans to attend August dates.
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Colorado
Leach
Washout on Great Northern Near Wenatchee Reported
A washout on the Great Northern main line two miles west of Wenatchee interrupted east and west bound trains. The track was disrupted for 150 feet, but passengers were transferred at the site with no delay in arrivals or departures.
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Seattle
Wenatchee
Trans
French Capture of Walled Town Near Ting Chau
A Geneaal Voyron dispatch from Ting Tein dated May 25 reports a reconnoitering party found a walled town 15 kilometers northeast of Ting Chau. The town gates refused entry, French artillery breached the wall, and the town was taken with one French infantryman wounded. General Baillaud leads a column and supports the pursuit.
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Paris
Geneaal Voyron
Tien Tein
Ting Chau
Geneaal Baillaud
SWEPT OVER A DAM AT SCHUYLKILL DROWNS SEVEN
A picnic party of eight youths, seven of them girls, were swept over Flat Rock dam in the Schuylkill river near Philadelphia. The boat capsized as the oarsman misread the lock, plunging 12 feet to rocks below. One boy survived. six girls perished.
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Philadelphia
Flat Rock
Schuylkill River
Rose Glen
Honolulu Bribery Grand Jury Rocks Legislature
Honolulu reports a grand jury inquiry into bribery in the territorial legislature drawing high officials including Gov Dole and Attorney General Dole. Acting Governor Cooper and Thurston were summoned to show cause why they should not testify as court questions privilege and confidentiality.
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San Francisco
Gov
Dole
Territory
Cooper
B. Dole
L. A. Thurston
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Humphreys
Grand Jury
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Thurston
Helen Gould Ordered to Take Long Rest for Health
Miss Helen Gould of New York is said to be overcome by the strain of her charitable work and ordered to take a long rest amid beliefs she suffers nervous prostration.
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Helen Gould
New York
Resignation of Alabama Auditor Accepted in Treasury
Washington June 3 Colonel Youngblood of Alabama auditor of the treasury department has tendered his resignation and it was accepted to take effect June 15. The president appointed B A Pierson assistant auditor to succeed him.
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Washington
Youngblood
Alabama
Treasury Department
B. A. Pierson
Payment for Turkish cruiser clears doubt over build
A cable to Willian Cramp & Sons states the Imperial Ottoman Bank has paid the first installment on the government contracted cruiser. This payment removes doubt about the project and bulldozes the work forward, marking a key milestone in the ship’s progress.
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Philadelphia
Willian Cramp & Sons
Government of
Turkey
Imperial Ottoman Bank
First American Named Chamberlain to the Pope
Reverend Dr Frederick Rooker has been appointed chamberlain to the pope, marking the first time an American will join the pontifical household. This historic appointment places Rooker in an esteemed position within the Vatican.
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Frederick Rooker
Pontifical Household
Boers Massing Near Queenston In June Tension
Boers are massing to the north of Bailey, Cape Colony, prompting local apprehension. The town guard stays in trenches overnight while traffic north is suspended and freight moves under armed escort. A noon halt is noted amid the rising threat.
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Cape Colony
Bailey
Lelose
Desperate fighting near Johannesburg on anniversary
London reports from Lord Kitchener describe heavy losses as General Dixon’s forces attacked near the Durban Johannesburg road. The engagement at Viggé left 174 killed or wounded, with Driggs Bottle and Maritz engaged in a fierce clash within 40 miles of the reef city. Windfontein troops, mostly yeomen, pressed by attackers, suffered heavy casualties.
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Lord Kitchener
Dixon
Durban-Johannesburg
Clement
Nagaliesburg
Crenery
Fear of an Invasion Reported in Panama News
San Francisco June 32 steamship City of Sydney arrives from Panama with a mixed news budget. Reports mention a Colombian invasion threat, Nicaragua defenses at Corinto, and General Bruise arrested on a criminal charge after returning to Nj soil. President Zeleya may visit the Pan American exposition in Buffalo. A Panama Bay coal yard fire on the Pacific Mail line is recalled, with Say to be renamed Sal and assigned to a cruiser at Acaj. details incomplete.
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Panama
Colombia
Nicaragua
Corinto
Bruise
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Buffalo
Pacific Mail
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Na Island
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San Salvador
Ama
Sal
Acaj
Mrs McKinley’s Condition Remains Grave in Washington
June 3 report from Washington states Mrs McKinley, fatigued from travel, remains very weak and not out of danger. Three physicians attend her. progress expected to be slow, with no major improvement yet.
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Washington
Kinley
Rate War at an End in Alaska Steamship Lines
Seattle June 3 The Alaska ship rate war is at an end tempora rily. An agreement by managers of the steamship companies sets former passenger rates of 8 dollars for class and 16 dollars for second class to be in force for days. Canadian lines pressured for a halt, insisting American steamers stay away from Vancouver on north trips.
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Seattle
Alaska
Ily
Vancouver
Ex-Congressman Price Dies in Washington at 76
Washington June 3 HK Price longtime Iowa Republican congressman and former Indian affairs secretary under the Cleveland administration died in Washington at age 76. He served many years in Congress and later led the State Bank of Iowa for several years.
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Washington
HK Price
Iowa
State Bank of Iowa
Discovery of Lubres Oil at Vine Springs Flows
Report notes a discovery at Vine Springs where an oil flow was observed by an observer returning from the Western Canal fields. The oil is described as a lubres type and the finding appears tied to operations in the fe sil oil fields region.
Brakes Fail On Steep Hill Kill Man In Wilmington Tram
A heavily loaded People's Street Railway trolley descended a steep hill in Wilmington Delaware. Brakes would not hold and the car ran uncontrolled striking a man and causing multiple injuries. Police and rescuers responded to the fatal incident with investigations underway.
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