Review of weekly events and global notes
A digest of diverse items from politics to disasters, including claims about battles, diplomacy, and crime. Notable entries cover Mrs. McKinley’s health, Gompers versus Shaffer, Simon measures in Asia, Samoa tensions, Miss Stone rescues, labor unrest, and financial notes on gold shipments and bank loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Naples
Rio
Brazil
McKinley
Gompers
Mitchell
Shaffer
Corbin
Philippines
Sierra
Australia
Miss Stone
Assassin Czolgosz Arrives Vividly Guarded in Auburn
Leon F. Czolgosz arrives in Auburn at 3 15 am under Erie county sheriff and 21 deputies. The crowd of about 200 stares as he collapses from fear near the depot. He is moved to the condemned row cell, guarded by multiple keepers and doctors. He declares remorse for Mrs McKinley and says no accomplices. He writes to his father sorry for the bad name. He remains in normal condition later, with five condemned cells now occupied.
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Auburn
N. Y
Leon F. Czolgosz
McKinley
Erie County
Czxolgosz
Czolgosz
St. Louis
Temple of Music
Growth and Improvements Across Oregon Industries
A broad review highlights Wheeler county tax figures, Malheur oil lands, Woodburn school expansions, Yamhill treasurer indictment, Roseburg fire at a steam laundry, Baker City placer mine royalties, Nehalem coal progress, Forest Grove stone for Weston normal, Anthrax impact on livestock, Astoria grand jury order, Oak Grove chicken gold in gizzards, Southern Oregon Oil drilling results, trout plantings in Ladd Creek and Grand Ronde, La Grande sugar factory run, Philomath housing shortage, Umatilla crushed rock plan, Pendleton harvest festival dates, Dalles camp meeting, extensive Eastern Oregon mining investment, Wheeler Crook Wasco Sherman woolgrowers, Dalles race track progress, and Athena wheat sales near 30,000 bushels.
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Roseburg
Baker City
Forest Grove
Normal School
Weston
Marion
Klamath
Southern Oregon Oil Company
Ashland
Ladd Creek
la Grande
Grand Ronde
Island City
Philomath
Umatilla County
Salvation Army
Pendleton
Dalles
Oregon
Wheeler, Crook
Wasco
Sherman
Mitchell
An Athena Company
Club
Bluestem
Germans prepare warm reception for unknown American whaler
From the Caroline Islands the John D. Spreckels reports German authorities on Ruk plan a stern welcome for a homeported American whaling bark. They recall last year when knives and guns were sold to locals and a gun was set to guard the harbor while a 15 man detachment watched for smugglers. A Japanese schooner seized for smuggling is cited as proof of firm action by German officials.
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San Francisco
Caroline Islands
John D. Spreckels
Ruk
Tragic Cinnabar Prospectors Drowned in Alaminto Ravine
Thirteen men sleeping in two camps along Alaminto creek in Presidio county near the Rio Grande were killed when a sudden cloudburst sent a 20 foot high wall of water down the ravine. Six bodies recovered. seven more believed washed into the Rio Grande.
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San Antonio
Texas
Presidio County
Rio Grande
Alaminto Creek
Alaminto
Capture of Miss Stone by Turkish brigands
A letter to the American Board recounts the September capture of Miss Stone, an American missionary, and her helper Mrs Tsilka by Bulgarian-speaking brigands in Turkey. The party of 15 to 18 faced a river crossing and mountain ascent before being separated. captives were relieved when the guard withdrew, after surrendering watches money and jewelry.
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Boston
Miss Stone
Turkey
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Sanokoo
Mrs. Tsilka
Wabash passenger train wreck near Council Bluffs
Omaha dispatch reports Wabash No. 30n from St. Louis to Omaha wrecked on a curve seven miles southeast of Council Bluffs. Nearly 100 aboard. no deaths. Three feared fatally injured, 16 seriously hurt. Train left 18 foot embankment. engine upright. Injured aided at farms, then moved to hospitals in Omaha and Council Bluffs. Speed about 30 mph at impact.
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Omaha
Neb
St. Louis
Council Bluffs
Indian Creek
Firing by Special Policemen Wounds Two Men at Folsom
In San Francisco on September 30 bullets hit Herman Kamlade seriously and John Wilson slightly after a clash between special policemen and strike sympathizers near Fourth and Folsom. The officers say they were attacked and acted in self defense. both victims deny any wrongdoing and call themselves innocent bystanders.
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San Francisco
Fourth
Folsom
Herman Kamlade
John Wilson
Wilson
City of Seattle Brings Record 14 Passengers to Season
Vancouver Sept 30 The City of Seattle arrived from Skagway with 14 passengers, a season record, carrying $300000 in gold. Dawson crowds wait for 200 more due in Skagway as Seattle heads south. Consul McCook of Dawson travels to Washington on government business for the winter. Atlin district reports excitement over a possible mother lode discovery. Six Dawson cases of smallpox reported. Glenora sails from Wrangle to Dawson via St Michaels.
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Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
Skagway
Dawson
South
Consul McCook
Washington
Atlin
Glenora
Wrangle
St. Michaels
Salmon River Railroad to Open, Inaugurate Service
Salt Lake City reports the Salmon River Railroad, a 90 mile branch of the Oregon Short Line, will be completed September 30 and train service started soon after. The line runs from Blackfoot Idaho northwest to Mackay through lava beds to the copper district around Mackay.
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Salt Lake City
Salmon River
Idaho
Blackfoot
Mackay
Fire devastates blocks in Chiuayaquil South End
A Wednesday night blaze in Chiuayaquil Ecuador destroyed about 1,000,000 sucres worth of property across 1 blocks in the south end, sparking relief efforts that opened a fund yesterday now totaling 12,000 dollars. The commercial district suffered no damage.
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Chiuayaquil
Ecuador
Bear kills hunter from Nelson in remote Vancouver hunt
Vancouver reports the death of Dan Rice, a Nelson B C hunter, killed by a bear while he hunted with George Adams. Rice disappeared after they split up to hunt and was found two days later with his remains horribly mutilated at the camp area.
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Vancouver
B. C
Dan Rice
Nelson
Rice
George Adams
Pioneer merchant Bernard Loeb dies in Helena at old age
Helena Montana September 30 Bernard Loeb a pioneer of Montana and California argonauts died here today at an advanced age He was among California and Montana early merchants burned out in Sacramento moved to Portland and Placerville before Montana statehood and later settled in Helena in its early days
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Helena
Mont
Bernard Loeb
Montana
California
Sacramento
Portland
Placerville
Idaho
President Roosevelt Likely Pacific Coast Tour Next Year
President Roosevelt plans an extended Pacific coast visit next year. He has told coast residents of the movement and may start in Ashington and Oregon before touring California and returning via central western or southern states. He has never before visited the Pacific slope.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Ashington
Oregon
California
Pacific Slope
Market prices and historical notes across commodities
The clipping lists grain and produce prices such as flour, oats, barley, hay, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, mutton, beef, wool, and potatoes with varied rates. It also notes historical curiosities including Westminster’s perquisites claim, libraries allocations, Killarney eagles’ extinction, and 19th century wage gaps and child labor limits.
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America
Wool — Valley
Oregon
Mexican scientist Batres studies Mancos canyon ruins
Durango Mexico observer Senor Leo pold Batres concludes cliff dwellers of Mancos canyon are of Asiatic origin based on baskets and artifacts. He distinguishes mound builders and cliff dwellers as separate races and links elite rooms to Toltecs. He urges U.S. action to protect ruins from vandalism and tourist damage as a link to prehistoric civilization.
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Durango
Colo
Leopold Batres
Government of
Mexico
Mancos Canyon
Senor Batres
Arizona
United States
Pullman divorce granted with alimony set at $1000 yearly
Judge Bishop in Chicago grants Mrs Linn Pullman the divorce from her husband, son of the late palace car magnate. Alimony fixed at $1000 annually with later option to seek increased alimony and attorneys fees. Defendant Mr Pullman now in California let the suit by default.
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Chicago
Dark ways of Chinese evading restriction act
The San Francisco Chronicle reports Chinese travelers exploiting transit privileges to depart for Mexico or foreign ports and reenter the United States. Since July 1, 758 Chinese have arrived en route to foreign countries, 259 allegedly bound for Guaymas.
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San Francisco
The
Mexico
Guaymas
Battle loss heavy on both sides claimed by Colombian troops
Mobile Alabama Sept 30 Captain Tor restadt of the steamer Banes from Bocas del Toro reports the battle of Sept 12 and 13 is claimed by Colombian troops but the losses were heavy on both sides.
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Mobile
Ala
Torrestadt
Banes
Bocas del Toro
World of the Student to Debut in Empire
A dispatch from Odessa reports students petitioning for permission to publish a periodical named The World of the Student. It aims to cover student interests across the empire and seeks approval from the Minister of Education to publish.
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London
Odessa
The
Times
Mrs Roosevelt preps for Washington trip at Oyster Bay
New York Sept 26 Mrs Roose velt wife of the president is busily preparing at her home in Oyster Bay for departure to Washington She expects to leave for the capital Wednesday William Loeb Jr former private secretary to Roosevelt and future Cortelyou assistant helps in the preparations at Oyster Bay
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New York
Packer Kirkland B Armour Dies At Home
Kansas City Missouri reports the death of Kirkland B Armour a prominent packer. He passed away at his residence at 6 o clock in the afternoon after a two year illness from Brights disease and a weak heart. He had sought treatment in the east and south and recently returned from Glen Falls New York where he relapsed and was sent home to die.
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Kansas City
Kirkland B. Armour
Packer
Armour
Glen Falls
N. Y
Venezuelan Government Faces Financial Crisis and War Talk
In Caracas circles it is asserted that President Castro may declare war on Colombia by month end. The government lacks funds and plans to raise money by force, a tactic used by South American dictatorships. Widespread lack of confidence is noted across Venezuela.
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Willemstadt
Caracas
Castro
Colombia
Venezuela
Rose grower Thomas J Slaughter dies in New Jersey
Thomas J Slaughter a retired millionaire and leading rose grower died of heart disease at his Dellwood home near Madison New Jersey He was born in Green River county Kentucky and moved to St Louis in 1851 where he became a traveling salesman for a grocery firm Ten years later he bought the business In 1863 he moved to New York and started Norton Signghter firm
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New York
Thomas J. Slaughter
Dellwood
Madison, N. J
Green River County
Kentucky
St. Louis
Norton & Signghter
England Must Borrow Again
New York reports growing belief in further British borrowing due to South African fighting. News notes Kitchener’s gains, Botha’s losses, Boer ammunition stock, Cape Colony unrest, pillaging commandoes, armored trains, and the Bloemfontein waterworks tied to recent gun captures.
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New York
South Africa
London
the Tribune
Lord Kitchener
Koch
Brigade
Lerando
Lewis Botha
Cape Colony
Orange River
Cape Town
Worcester
Scheepers
Oudtshoorn
Duke of Cornwall
Pretoria
Bloemfontein
Strike Nears End For Iron Trades in San Francisco
San Francisco news reports the Iron Trades Council believes the iron trades strike will end soon. Two molding shops settled with the Molders' union and 20 men returned to work on a nine hour day. President McCabe said settlements with smaller shops should follow within a week or ten days. Draymen’s association notes several union teamsters are also returning to work.
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San Francisco
The
Iron Trades Council
Iron Trades
the Council
Molders’ Union
McCabe
Draymen’s Association
Quaker Oats Incorporation in New Jersey Reported
The Journal of Commerce notes the Quaker Oats company is incorporated in New Jersey with 12 million dollars capital. It will deal in cereals and cereal products and is described as a reorganization of the American Cereal company, with no change in stock or cash capital, now 3,341,700 dollars in common stock.
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New York
New Jersey
Quaker Oats Company
Journal of Commerce
Great Western Cereal Company
American Cereal Company
Turkish troops recover empty village in Helen Stone case
A dispatch from Constantinople reports Turkish forces rushed a village believed to hold the abducted American missionary Miss Helen Stone. They found it empty as the brigands had fled into Bulgaria with their captive.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Constantinople
Helen Stone
Emly
Bulgaria
Spain Iron Firms to Merge Under United Steel Line
The Westminister Gazette reports that three Bilbao iron producers plan an amalgamation modeled on the United States Steel Corporation with a 7,000,000 peseta capital. The merged works would output about 1,000,500 tons annually, creating the largest steel trust in Spain.
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London
The
Westminister Gazette
Bilboa
Spain
United States Steel Corporation
Fire at Dreiskes coal yard causes $250000 loss
A blaze at Dreiskes coal yard on Mendal Street and Armitage Avenue in New York destroyed property valued at $250,000. Two firemen sustained severe injuries.
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New York
Dreiske
Mendal Street
Armitage Avenue
Elevator Fire Destroys Port Huron Grand Trunk Facility
A large blaze at the Grand Trunk elevator and mill across the St. Clair river at Point Edward Ontario, in Port Huron Michigan, burned today causing an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. Fire crews fought the flames but the structure was destroyed.
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Port Huron
Mich
Grand Trunk
St. Clair River
Point Edward
Ont
Native Nome natives face starvation after season of drink
Reports from Nome via the steamer Oregon warn that a drought of provisions and widespread intoxication among arriving natives threatens starvation in Nome and in distant villages. About 300 natives visited Nome this season to trade furs and ivory for supplies, but whiskey peddlers corrupted the trade, leaving the Indians poor and without winter provisions. If not helped by the government, hunger and hardship will spread from the beach camps to their home villages.
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Port Townsend
Nome
Oregon
Destitute miners reach Nome from Kotzebue sound
18 penniless miners were landed at Nome by the Bear on August 31 after being stranded on the Kotzebue shore for months. They subsisted on fish and game while joining the 1898 Kotzebue rush and report failing to sing more than a few colors of gold in three years.
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Bank of Spain
Bank of Austria- Hungary
Nome
United States
Bear
Kotzebue Sound
Kotzebue
Cable breaks cripple Oregon line. nine breaks found
Passengers report a failed cable between s Michael and Nome with nine breaks. Two breaks lie 19 miles apart. A newly laid segment is damaged and likely abandoned. A surveying party is in the field surveying a land telegraph route.
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Oregon
S, Michael
Nome
Joe
Man’s body found on beach near Safety
An unidentified man, likely Swede and about 170 pounds, was found dead on the beach near Safety on September 1. He wore only underclothes and was believed to have jumped from a vessel or been aboard a wrecked ship during the night, leaving no identifying clothing or items.
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Safety
Nome Banks Estimate Gold Output for Season
Banks in Nome and nearby districts estimate total gold production for the season at five million dollars, a gain of five hundred thousand dollars over last year. The report reflects current mining operations and market conditions affecting the revenue outlook for local miners and associated businesses.
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Nome
Call for Militia Over Mine Strike Turmoil
Madisonville Kentucky September 26 The governor is urged to curb coal mine strikers who opened fire on Reinecke mines from a nearby grove. A squad of 20 to 30 men approached the main road and peppered the street while the guard retreated. Sheriff summons all county men to guard the mines and protect property as the strikers show the most determined resistance yet.
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Madisonville
Reinecke
Cottage City Brings Alaskan Gold To Seattle
The steam ship Cottage City arrives from Skagway with about 200 passengers. Purser Bree says the treasure aboard, including gold left with him and that carried by interior passengers, could total around 100000. Interior passengers report continued Yukon bustle and anticipation of the last boats down river in two weeks. The Yukon was navigable when the ship departed Skagway.
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Seattle
Cottage City
Wallace
Skagway
Bree
Dawson
Yukon
Treasury Bond Purchases Reported in Washington
The secretary of the treasury bought 191000 long term 4 percent bonds and 112000 of 1007 and 1.9 of 1908. Since April total purchases reach 33 604 960 at a cost of 40 399 807 this fiscal year the expenditures exceed the year’s surplus by 9 644 197. Washington.
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Retary of the Treasury
Washington
Argentine Deputies Approve General Conscription Bill
Buenos Aires reports the deputy chamber has passed a military bill establishing general conscription. The Argentine Consul mentions the measure amid talk of regional military reform. A Brazilian report notes a plague affecting Rio de Janeiro as context for regional tensions.
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Buenos Ayres
Rio
Fragmentary Times item on September notes and fainting remark
A damaged dispatch from London dated September 25 mentions the Times and Queen Henriette in relation to a satisfactory assessment and a fainting incident referenced from last spring. The garbled text leaves key names and events uncertain.
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Eugene Weekly Guard
Pbell Beog
Frepricters
Natal
Fairfield Wash
Samoa
Anaconda Mining Company
Pekin
Kruger
Emma Goldman
Duke of York
Ottawa
West
Coumbia
Shamrock
Imperial Yeomanry
England
Missouri
Yangtse
Jere Wilson
Admiral Schley
Buford
Alaska
Edward J. McIntire
Olequa
Wash
Arbitration Council
Chehali
John W. Ferrier
Bramon Holcomb
Treasury Department
Duke and Duchess of York
Admiral Sampson
Boston Navy Yard
Colorado
Columbia
Buffalo Exposition
Czolgoss
Harry de Windt
Behring Straits
Duke of Roxburghe
Miss Astor
Royal Horse Guards
London Lancet
News OF the
Portance
Commonwealth
Wheeler County
Malheur County
Portland Syndicate
Woodburn
Yamhill
Astoria
Oak Grove
Milwaukie
Oregon Short Line
Guayaquil
Cumming West
Portland Markets
Walla Walla
Valley
Graham
Westminster
Bibliotheque Nationale
British Museum
Bibliotheque Sevigne
Killarney
Eagle's Nest Mountain
Ministry of Finances
Ing
Mrs
Kirk B. Armour
New Cereal Corporation
Iron Trust
Ty Reay
sTaRvar
Lo Mas
Argentine
Qeen Henrietta
Pont
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