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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1890
Page
1
A chaotic regional news item describes bands of "whitecaps" attacking homes, a fatal shooting of Louis Land, and injuries as mobs flare in Mississippi and Kentucky. Reports also cover a bridge disaster, a Phoenix Park murder discussion, a locust plague in Trans-Caucasia, Presbyterian voting results, and Chinese exclusion debates in San Diego with calls for treaties.
Captain Sweet’s garrison recovers three unburied bodies from the Jie 2 massacre site. One private of the Seventh U S Cavalry wears trousers in U S uniform. Skulls show blunt trauma. A boy’s boat is found with a relative killed in the ravine. Buttons marked M DB lie near four bodies. Search promises further discoveries at the Culyer battlefield.
On May 14 Barnes reports in the Reichstag the minister of war explains the military bill provisions. Moltke backs the European situation and warns that Germany needs a strong military system as part of a secure peace, noting no government alone can keep the peace and all fear possible upheaval.
Wisutseron and Macane advocate through the Ways and Means Committee a bill to create sub-treasuries for receiving farm products. They seek a certificate based currency, excluding imports, to stabilize prices and fund machinery. The debate centers on currency, enforcement, and broad product coverage. In Portanor, a knife fight ends in Matt's death as Spencer Huston attacks with intent to kill his mother and Matt. authorities consider insanity as a defense for Huston.
Ashland Woolen Mills idle since last fall prepare to resume operations. Local reports list a series of regional incidents including a fatal shooting sentence in Vancouver and lightning fatalities in Crook County. Also noted are camp meetings in Milton and a tragic suicide in Eugene, with fieldwork updates on the Umatilla reservation and a severe weather incident near Alder. Several local losses and accidents are described, including a sheep sale in Pilot Rock and a brutal assault on an elderly suburb resident. The district experiences a range of criminal, agricultural, and public notices from May.
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