Ohio launches at San Francisco with President aboard
President McKinley attends the launching of the battleship Ohio at Union Iron Works. Aboard the Slocum, he witnesses cheers from 4,500 workers and a vast crowd as Miss Barber christens the ship, and Miss Deshler delivers the champagne. The Ohio, sister to Maine and Missouri, measures 389 feet, displaces 12,230 tons, and carries four 12 inch guns and a substantial secondary battery.
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San Francsco
San Francisco Bay
Scaccoes
Slo- Sum
Union Iron Works
Admiral Dewey
Hudson
Olympia
Pacific Squadron
Goat Island
Sheridan
Pacific
Philippines
United States ‘Volunteer Infantry
United States
Jackies
Marine Guards
Wisconsin
Admiral Casey
Towa
Philadelphia
Adams
Paragut
McCul
Lough
Dewey
Manilla
McCullough
Jack Tar
Oregon
Ohio
Union Ironworks
California
Harrison
Monterey
Nash
Deshler
Barber
McKinley
Army
Navy
Miss Barber
Maine
William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company
Missouri
Newport
Trade Report Highlights Stable US Markets and Strong Wheat
Bradstreet reports steady general trade with no major changes. Crop prospects are favorable, cereals bright, cotton growth improving slowly. Iron and steel show activity, mills busy for months. Leather trades show best demand. textiles weakest. Portland wheat markets steady at 59 to 62 cents. Tacoma wheat quiet with bluestem 61 cents and club 59 cents.
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New York
Bradstreet
Uaresc
Notavie
Portland
Walla Walla
Bluestem
Tacoma
Spokane Man Honored By Eagles Roster of Officers Elected
Spokane national election shared as Deloyar Spokane named grand president and Dr. Watka from Baltimore as grand vice president. Moses Eisenberg of Butte Mont named grand chaplain with George Fowler of Salt Lake as grand judge. S Lawrence named grand inside guard and T White of Texas grand outside guard. Meanwhile, coal oil drilling on Joseph Ward’s ranch near Grand Forks will start within two weeks.
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San Francisco
Supreme Grand Aerie of the Order of Eagles
Deloyar Spokane
Dr. Watka
Baltimore
Moses Eisenberg
Butte
Mont
George Fowler
Salt Lake
S. Lawrence
T. White
Texas
Joseph Ward
Grand Forks
Butte Copper Mines Dominate U S Output
The article notes Butte Montana mines account for 61 percent of U S copper production and about a third of world output. It states annual production value exceeds 50 million dollars and that all districts are being developed. Mining notes and personals accompany the piece.
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Butte
Montana
United States
Republic Mining Report Details Ore Shipments and Work Halts
Professor Samuel Aughey will visit the Hawkeye for a thorough mineral investigation. Quilp work suspended as over 400 tons have been delivered or broken in the mine. Preparations for sluicing new placer fields are under way with two miles upstream. El Caliph shipments to Grand Forks total 11 tons with first class ore averaging 150.93 per ton and second class at 97.70 per ton. J D Houston reports 60 pounds of fine ore from Aeneas Valley Mining Company near Republic, with a 22 foot shaft and five foot ledge, about half solid ore.
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Samuel Aughey
Hawkeye
Tate
Grand Forks
J. D. Houston
Aeneas Valley Mining Company
Republic
British Columbia Mining and Railway Developments Summary
British Columbia reports confirm five day start for Grand Forks and Republic railway construction. W M Desmond acquires Rambler stake at Pass Creek camp. Rambler’s surface shows strong, No 2 tunnel advanced 1000 feet. Mines at Rossland camp set a weekly record with 12,043 tons shipped to smelters. total yearly shipments reach 162,900 tons. Britannia Copper directors reject Bewick Moreing bid of 900,000 dollars in cash and stock for Howe Sound claims. Ymir mine reporting profits of 27,500 dollars from last month’s run of 80 stamps over 29 days 18 hours. Commodore group at Wild Horse creek resumes development. Maple Leaf is dewatered and prepared for vigorous development. Crosscut at R Bell, Summit camp, within 50 feet of ore. Winnipeg mine at Greenwood reports ore in second north vein at 400 feet, with recent trial shipment to Granbyemetter. Canadian lead ore bonus set at five dollars per ton, up to a cap of 100,000 dollars per year, administered like iron ore bounties.
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Grand Forks & Republic
W. M. Desmond
Cleveland
Ohio
Rambler
Pass Creek Camp
Eholt
Sondon
Crown
Deadwood
Rossland Camp
le Roi
Centre Star
War Eagle
Rossland Great Western
Iron Mask
Brittania Copper Syndicate
Howe Sound
Vancouver
Bewick & Moreing
London
Ymir
Commodore Group
Wild Horse Creek
Summit Camp
R. Bel
Jack Hanly
Winnipeg
Greenwood
Granbyemetter
Dominion
Canada
Mining News From The West And Idaho Mines
Reports from British Columbia miners and Spokane interests dominate. A strike near Latah Washington signals rising activity as Kendall group in Montana eyes dividends. Cripple Creek surges with 25 million annual output, while Butte’s 1882–1900 total nears 544 million in metals. A new Montana Mining & Development Co with 10 million capital forms in Spokane, naming Holter, Mason, Conrad, Daggett, and Cowley in key posts.
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Latah
Wash
Idaho Line
American Refining & Smelting Company
Colorado
Pitney
Jersey City
Boston & Montana
Amalgamated Copper Company
Grangeville
Finch & Campbell
Blue Jacket
Salmon River
F. E. Johnessen
Kendall Group
H. T. Kendall
Lewistown
Mont
Spokane
Butte Camp
Butte
Weiser
Idaho
Lewis Hall
Pacific & Idaho Northern Railway
Weiser Canyon
Baker City
Sumpter
Mineral
Silver City
Cripple Creek
Colo
Montana Mining & Development Company
Princeton Tigers Triumph In Dual Track Meet With Columbia
Princeton defeated Columbia 64.5 to 39.5 at Columbia Oval in a dual track and field meet. Dewitt of Princeton threw the hammer 156 feet 6 inches, breaking the intercollegiate record of 154 feet 4.5 inches but not the collegiate mark of 165 feet 0.5 inches, both held by Plaw of California.
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New York
Princeton
Columbia
Columbia Oval
Tigers
Dewitt
Plaw
California
Otto Wawara killed in Grangeville Idaho shooting incident
Edward Otto a prominent cattleman was shot and killed by William Dunkard a Pollock Idaho saloon keeper. The event, dated May 20, occurred after a dispute over payments to Otto's wife. Dunkard says he fired in self defense while resisting Otto's assault.
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Grangeville
Idaho
Edward Otto
William Dunkard
Pollock
Idaho County
Otto
Dunkard
Queen Draga Poison Rumor Stuns Vienna Society
A May report from Vienna claims Queen Draga of Servia took poison after conflicting statements about her health and that she remains dangerously ill, prompting fears over the royal situation and succession.
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Queen Draga
Vienna
Queen Draga of
Servia
Labor Strikes Grip Factories Across The Nation
A sweeping machinists strike spreads from San Francisco to Connecticut and New York as unions push for a nine hour day. Widespread plant closures, wage gains, and lockouts are reported in Butte Anaconda Syracuse New York City Dayton Connecticut Norwalk and other locales with a national strike taking effect May 21 under union leadership.
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San Francisco
Union and Risdon Iron Works
Butte
Montana
Anaconda
Colorado
Butte & Boston
Syracuse
N. Y
Seneca Falls Dispatch
New York City
New York
Dayton
Ohio
Connecticut
New Haven
Conn
International Association of Machinists
Bridgeport
White Lock Machine Company
Driggs-Seabury Gun & Ammunition Company
Planta
Norwalk
Waterbury
New Britain
Washington
National Association of Machinists
Duchess of Cleveland Dead in London the Fifth Duke’s Wife
Lady Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina, born 1819, widow of a died 1851 husband, died in Germany while seeking health. She married the fifth duke of Cleveland in 1886, after an earlier marriage.
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London
Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina
Eee Ioea
Lord Is
Germany
Duke of Cleveland
Government transport Seandia arrives at Seattle port
The government transport formerly Seandia, now the Warren, has docked in Seattle from San Francisco to carry supplies for the troops Michael and Nome, with a few soldiers likely aboard. It will begin taking on stores on Monday. High water does not necessarily raise milk prices.
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Seandia
Seattle
Warren
San Francisco
Michael
Nome
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