Burning Temple Hammongi and stormy week abroad
Oriental advices recount the burning of the celebrated Temple Hammongi at ike gami on the night of March 9. Carries Nation visits St Louis in disgust at treatment. The Norfolk gale tops winter winds with 42 to 48 mph. Major General Young to command California, and Shafter’s successor departs Washington. Sinking fund bonds bought in New York total 9,072,000. Mine disaster at Jerome United Verde mine injures several. smallpox delays Manila voyage. Snowstorm cripples Pittsburgh. lines down, fatalities feared. Boers seek independence. Knox named attorney general. American troops hold Luzon. sugar warehouse fire in New Orleans. rail siding dispute at Tientsin. Pretoria shifts government seat. Red Cross medal controversy. tin plate plants busy. Milwaukee cruiser contract awarded. Vryheld guns found. Rhein carries 2502 passengers. Major Ammon A. Augur reassigned.
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Ikegami
Carrie Nation
Kanaas
St. Louis
Norfolk
Cape Henry and
Hatteras
Southern Athletic Club of
Louisville
Kid” McCoy
Peter Maher
B. M. Young
General Shafter
Military Department of California
Washington
Bmedburg
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Phoenix
Ariz
Genator Clark
United Verde
Jerome
James
Joseph Seifel
San Francisco
Manila
Kilpatrick
Angel Island
Megsieslap
Tn Arvet
Kelngeston
Samuel A. Brazeale
James J. Littleton
Pittsburg
Kruger
Knox
Iba
Morong
War Office
Luzon
New Orleans
Tientsin
Pretoria
Daily Telegraph
Petersburg
Lord Kitchener
Red Cross
Mme. Ferriers
American Tin Plate Company
Navy Department
Milwaukee
Union Iron Works
London War Office
Vryheld
Rhein
Bremen
Ammon A. Augur
Portland Daily to Publish New Morning Paper
Denver April 8 Portland receives news of a new morning paper to be published by Willis 8. Thompson and John W. Gates will resign from the Denver Republican. E. C. Griffith of Pascoag wins the grand American handicap shoot with 18 straight, earning $600 and the silver cup. General Cassius M. Clay leads a clash at Whitehall over a civil suit, with reports of a possible wound.
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Twentieth Infantry
Eugene F. Ladd
Denver
Portland
Island
Cuba
New York
New York Herald
Willis
John W. Gates
Denver Reoffice
American Publican
Steel & Wire Company
The
Examiner
Chicago
E. C. Griffith
Pascoag
R. I
J. L. D. Morrison
St. Paul
R. Rahm
Pittsburg
A. H. Fox
Baltimore
Northwest News Items Briefly Told
Idaho items report Weiser wool warehouse contract awarded Caldwell bans saloons after midnight Cambridge council stage line moved to Murphy and Silver City Julietta board of trade formed with McKay president and Porner secretary. Timber, wheat, dam projects, county appointments, and Spokane and Yakima business notes round out the regional roundup with various local developments.
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Idaho
Weiser
Caldwell
Cambridge Council
Murphy
Silver City
Julietta
Board of Trade
G. A. McKay
B. W. Porner
Tom Clark
Troy
Burnt Ridge
C. B. Simpson
University of Idaho
United States
Washington, D. Cc
Wages Raised for Lake Shore Firemen
Chicago April 8 firemen over the entire system of the Lake Shore road have been granted a material wage increase and the action by management has averted serious trouble.
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Chicago
Lake Shore Road
Rumors of Chinese rebellion authenticated under Tung-Fuh-Sian
Reports from St Petersburg and Pekin on April 9 describe an uprising led by General Tung-Fuh-Sian in Mongolia and Shen-si with about 11,000 troops near the court. Li Hung Chang and Prince Chang cite foreign ministers' views, while Prince Ching downplays the crisis as a teacup storm and the empress dowager commands broad popular support.
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St. Petersburg
Tung-Fuhuan
Mongolia
Shen-si
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Prince Chang
Fuh-Gian
Sian-fu
Tung-Fu-Sian
Prince Tuan
Tung- Fuh-Sian
Hsu-Sian
Prince Ching
China
Miner McGuigan Falls From Hotel Sill in Portland
John G. McGuigan, Spokane mining man, fell about thirty feet from a fourth story window sill at the Imperial hotel. He suffered a skull base fracture and was taken to St Vincents hospital, where doctors fear he may not recover though his condition later improved.
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Portland
Ore
Imperial Hotel
John G. McGuigan
Spokane
St. Vincents’ Hospital
John Seaton
Eli C.penter
Payne
William M. Hennessy
John
Frank Flint
John McGuigan
Seaton
Carpenter
Ainsworth
Noble Five Group
Last Chance
R. E. Lee
Northern Belle
Slocan Ae
Sagi
Jack McGuigan
McGuigan
Sandon
Kaslo
Loubet Accounted Safe Amid Assassination Fears
Paris dispatch warns of a planned attempt on President Loubet during his upcoming trip. French detectives report precautions doubled at stations and crowds, with ten thousand soldiers deployed for Nice security. Loubet reportedly mocks fears of danger.
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London
Evening News
Paris
Loubet
Nice
Wreck on Spokane Falls & Northern Near Deer Park
A recent wreck four miles from Deer Park between Deer Park and Clayton involved a defective switch. Two engines were ditched in a head end collision and eight coke cars damaged. No injuries. A track around the wreck now carries trains, with clearance expected after several days. London dispatch reports 21 Kharkoff students arrested for rioting at the railway station during departures of expelled peers.
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Deer Park
Spokane Falls & Northern Railway
Clayton
London
St. Petersburg
Reuter Telegraph Company
Kharkoff
Supreme Court Bail Motion for Captain Carter
Washington April 9 a motion was made in the United States supreme court by Jeremiah Wilson for the admission of Captain Omerlin M Carter to bail.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Jeremiah Wilson
Omerlin M. Carter
Arrest in Arlington jail break attempt in Everett
Everett officers seized a man in the act of battering the jail lock at Arlington to free five prisoners. The incident followed a report of iron ore imports valued at 44226 dollars from Spain by the United States for the quarter ending September 30, 1900.
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Everett
Wash
Arlington
Spain
United States
Bridge Gives Way on Syracuse Canal Crossing
A Syracuse Rapid Transit car with about 60 passengers fell 30 feet into the Oswego canal when the James street bridge on the East Side collapsed. About 40 people were injured, several seriously, as quartered bystanders and a horse and wagon loaded with lumber were crushed beneath the wreckage. Fire crews quickly responded, lifting survivors to safety and sending them to homes or hospitals. The 80 by 60 foot bridge broke at both ends and sank into the canal.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Old East Side
Syracuse Rapid Transit Company
James Street
Oswego Canal
Fire Department
Emperor's Speech Sparks German Press Uproar in April Toast
Berlin reports the German press remains excited over the emperor's recent utterances at toasts and reviews. Cologne Volks Zeitung notes the emperor praised the life guards regiment Alexander Grenadier stationed near the palace, criticizing the barracks placement. The toast on Russian German ties prompts claims of a hidden provocateur, naming Great Britain or Japan, and questions where the English allies have gone.
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Berlin
Cologne Volks Zeitung
William
Emperor Alexander Grenadier Regiment
Japan
Republic Road to Grand Forks Railroad Inks Mines Contracts
Spokane April 9 The Republic Grand Forks Railroad company appears set to proceed as mining firms sign or consider contracts. Mines named include Black Tail Quilp Tom Thumb San Poil Princess Maud and Ben Hur shipments. Work to start within days and finish by January 1, 1902 with standard gauge rail from Grand Forks to Republic and ore transport to the road for shipment or treatment at the Republic mill.
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Railway Company
Grand Forks
Republic
Shocking suicide in York Nebraska era
Guy Anderson of Waco Nebraska committed death by his own action in a peculiarly shocking manner. He wrapped barbed wire around himself and tied it to a post at a straw stack then ignited the straw and cut his throat causing death amid horrible tortures. The report notes this grim act and its aftermath.
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York, Neb
Guy Anderson
Waco
Neb
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Russia
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Mary B. Clay
General Clay
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Quebec
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Lake
Mary
Kinnikinnic
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London Daily Mail
Church of Christ Scientist
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Rockhill
Li Hung Ghang
Sudhaus Paper Box Company
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William Prime
Merrimac
Santiago de Cuba
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Moyer
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HEGON
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A. J. Johnson
J. H. Albert
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Hartman
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T. T. Geer
Edwin L. Mims
Charles Cunningham
Seattle Kennel Club
Seattle Internal Revenue Office
Tacoma
Supreme Court
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Stanford Club
Spokane High School
Yakima Valley
Washtuena
Adams County
Kahlatus
Laura Morgan
Colfax
Arizona
B. B. National Bank
Whatcom
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Carbonado Mines
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Paul Prosso
New Whatcom
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Cisco Bullivant
Pacific Coast
H. O. Delano
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Land Office
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A. H. Wethey
Woman's Club
Butte
Governor Toole
Howard F. Welsh
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Robert Walsh
Bozeman
South Africa
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St. Louis Exposition
An Mosher
Tung-Fuh-Sian
Northern Army
Prince Tean
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