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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
7
Philadelphia Aug 21 a vast blast at the Atlantic Oil Refining plant Point Breeze wounded and killed several firemen as they fought a blaze among benzoine and petroleum tanks. Twelve tanks burned and the loss is placed at about 8500000 with many more injured or missing amid the heat and falling debris.
A laborer in Pullman Washington suffers a crushed hand with possible amputation after the steamer City of Golconda capsized six miles above Cromwell’s landing during a squall. Sixteen drowned near Paducah and Elizabeth ton. In Rossland, Thomas Beamish is jailed two months for intimidation linked to a nonunion smelterman attack. appeal bail set at $1100. Colombia’s minister Dr Silva meets Secretary Hay over Isthmus traffic. In Cleveland, two trapped Lake Erie waterworks workers are rescued and improving. In Baker City a gang robs Log Cabin saloon, stealing $400 total. News on Rossland mines and plans for future work under Bernard MacDonald, with Al Geiser planning contracts and lime rock shipments for Northport smelter.
Northwest items report Colfax will gain a free reading room and a waiting room for ladies along with a free drinking fountain for country people and teams. Nearby, Walter Chambers meat packing plant four miles east of Olympia burned, loss about $10,000 with $5,000 insured.
In a long running confrontation Constitution defeated Columbia again at Larchmont New York on August 10. The latest race ended with Constitution winning by 58 seconds corrected time and 2 minutes 18 seconds in elapsed time. This was the fourteenth meeting and Constitution's eighth victory in the series.
Meyers is slated as president with the next convention scheduled in Victoria. Details remain sparse as the item appears in a brief update from an events column. The note confirms leadership and location but lacks further dates or participants.
Officials announce that 4600 feet of stabling will be required to house livestock on exhibition at the Spokane Interstate Fair, detailing measures to accommodate additional animals and ensure efficient layout for the event.
Mobile reports telegraph service restored in the central area as the gulf coast from Pensacola to New Orleans comes into view. Damages are limited to wharves bathhouses and vessels with no known loss of life. Several ships are in distress or wrecked near Pensacola and Mobile including the Evelyn, Asa W Stowell, Foster Rice, a five mile offshore schooner, an unidentified three masted craft, and the Julia. Warnings helped prepare coastal towns across the region.
Pendleton August 20 A. Sam R. Thompson of Hansford and Thompson hardware fell victim to an accidental shooting by his plumber William Keller during a hunt in the Blue mountains about 40 miles south of Pendleton. Thompson bravely rode the 40 miles home for medical care after the incident.
Powell Phlacepka, a saloon operator at 55 West Twenty-first Street in Chicago, fired six shots at a crowd of boys after one guest cut up a pool table. Three boys were wounded and two are expected to die. Police surrounded the saloon as investigators began work on the case.
C B Wade of Pendleton Oregon will bring his celebrated Shorthorn herd to the Spokane Interstate Fair on September 10 contesting with C E Ladd of Portland W O Midor of Heppner and other Shorthorn leaders for top prizes in the cattle show.
Chicago reports a trolley car on Forty seventh street collided with a fast Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train. Eleven injured and four killed including Frederick Edwards Harriet Sutcliffe Ida Osler and an unidentified woman. Conductor Fulton and motorman Bowman among injured. Brooklyn crash at Kensington crossing kills motorman Lee and injures 20 to 25 passengers. three expected to die.
Berlin reports after the Dowager Empress Frederick funeral show criticism of Field Marshal Count von Waldersee for remarks at Hanover. Papers accuse his speech of poor taste and inflating the China campaign, with speculation that he meant Britain. Some praise his frankness but urge brevity or silence.
Harrisburg Pa August 20 General Joseph F Knipe a hero of two wars is dead at his home in this city He fought in the Mexican war with General Scott and in the Civil War he participated in all battles of the Twelfth corps from Chattanooga to Atlanta He later served as heir of the cavalry in the Army of the Tennessee and was post master of Harrisburg during the Johnson administration at present connected with the state department.
A profile of General Maximo Gomez, Cuban revolutionary and potential builder of Cuba's republic, noting his background in Haiti, his guerrilla prowess, prudent yet controversial stance, and the distrust he faces from both radicals and conservatives as Cuba ponders universal suffrage and future leadership.
The article explains that collar initials date to Napoleonic times with partisans sporting General Moreau’s emblem. It notes the coat collar cut forming the letter M and describes two back buttons as relics from feudal days used to support the sword-belt.
The article cites Th. Bentzon describing strict social rules for French girls. It outlines control over leisure, reading, theater, and jewelry, with girls kept under parental guidance, silent submission expected, and early apprenticeship in the drawing room. It notes modest allowances, limited conversation, and deference to married women.
A dramatic tale of the Marquis de Vaudmont and his daughter Helene amid the Terror. Elise and Rosine plot a daring escape, Rosine sacrifices herself to save Helene, and years later Helene's fortunes are restored by Louis XVIII. The story follows love, loyalty, and devotion across exile and memory.
A restaurant scene reports a man plagued by hiccoughs who tries several old remedies. Friends suggest nine sips of water and holding breath, then bread, then ice cream. The hiccups vanish after the ice cream, with a claim the remedy never fails.
An excerpted moral discussion argues poverty shapes character and drives achievement. It cites Edison, Hay, Franklin, and Lincoln to illustrate how early hardship fostered invention, leadership, and diplomacy, concluding with cautions about flattery and youth perceptions of wealth.
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