Forces enlarge garrison leaves England and Canada
A Victoria dispatch reports Britain and Canada plan a major build up of regular and militia forces at the Pacific coast depot near San Juan de Fuca. First squad is 320 officers and men, with barracks to be expanded. half funded by Canada, half by Britain, cost about 125000 dollars. A depot ship Femeraire to be sent from Chatham in September. A second item notes a deadly Stratford streetcar wreck near Bridgeport killing dozens and injuring many. lists victims and injured, with few survivors.
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Victoria
B. C
Regula
Pacific Coast
Canada
United States
Laurier
Britain
Alaska
Canava Ly
MacAuley Point
Straits of
San Juan de Fuca
United Service
England
Halifax
Audi Fion
Femeraire
Chatham
Illicit distilleries raided near Chickamauga park
U S revenue officers raided two moonshine stills within three miles of Chickamauga park on a Saturday night. Officers found copper stills, about 170 gallons of beer and 30 gallons of low wine at the first site run by Moses, who sells chickens locally. The second raid, near a mile distant, targeted G W Lanham. he escaped as similar quantities of beer and wine were seized.
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Dubin Reanton
Dublin
Tex
Stephenville
Dick Wynne
Fort Worth
Ion
G. N. Jenkins
Brownwood
Judge Catis
Gran Dury
W. T. Lanham
McD. Bell
G. A. Beamon
Comanche
John Hyatt
J. A. Fletcher
Chattanooga
Tean
Aus
United States Revenue
Chickamauga Park
Chang A Park
Moses
Chattarooga
G. W. Lanham
Lanham
First sale of new cotton at Na Varro courtly
The first ale of new cotton at Na Varro courtly has been received at Gor sitana.
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Gorsitana
Diplomatic reception honors Admiral Dewey in Naples
Tewis M. Tddigs, secretary of the United States embassy Hidare Idinga welcomed Admiral Dewey with a hush reception at the Lintel Royal in Naples. Eighteen guests attended including Lieut. Gen. G Beglio, Vice Admiral Gonzales, and US consuls at Rome Nat ple, Messina, and Naples. Toasts honored King Humbert, President McKinley, and Admiral Dewey.
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Naples
Tewis M. Tddigs
United States
Hidare
Iddinga
Dewey
G. Beglio
Sabre
Gonzales
Police of
Killing of 9 equatable by prisoner in Leslie county
News from Leslie county reports a prisoner shot and killed Beltzer after a chase near Middlefork. Howard, named by Beltzer as the assailant, fled after a 45 Colt discharge, with authorities still seeking him days later.
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London
Leslie County
Dim Beltzer
Middleforke
Howard
Twarlan County
Welter
Hloward
A. Beltzer
Fred
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Formed
The bubonic plague era claims Caleta and Pittsburg as the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke company is formed after oversubscribed stock. Whitney and Stephenson finance the venture with $10,000,000 preferred, $20,000,000 common, and $10,000,000 in fifty-year gold bonds. First payments on par preferred stock start Aug 1 at Union Trust. remaining 90 percent due Sept 21. final transfer Oct 21. John B. Floley is anticipated as president.
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Stephenson
Big River Coal Combine
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Union Trust Company
John B. Floley
WIM
City council orders election for ward vacancy and school levy
Sulphur Springs Texas in special session Friday ordered an election for the 29th to fill a ward No 2 vacancy caused by Alder man K T Denton resignation and considered a 25 cent special school levy. If approved the city would have ten months of schooling. In Marshall Jewish citizens plan to build a synagogue. Plans are under consideration.
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Sulphur Springs
Tex
Tght
K. T. Denton
Marshall
Gov Wheeler pushes Aransas harbor project progress
From Beeville Texas Gov T B Wheeler president of Aransas harbor reports conference with Capt Riche on harbor plans at Aransas Pass. Plans forwarded to Washington for approval and bids to follow. He expects channel work to begin by early November and $69000 appropriated to yield at least twenty feet of water on the bar with further funding likely from next Congress.
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Aransas Pass
Aransas Harbor
Beeville
Galveston
Capt
Riche
Aransas Pays
Gov
Washington
Aransas Base
Aratsas
Gulf Coast
Chilly Canadians Decline Chicago Post Office Corner Stone Invite
Washington reports that W. G. Fitzpatrick returns from Ottawa after Chicago committee seeks Canadian participation in the October cornerstone laying for Chicago's post office. Sir Wilfrid Laurier declines any social invitation beyond the border, citing frayed relations and Alaska questions. Mobile storm notes describe wrecks, unroofed homes, and extensive damage along Carrabelle harbor with railway and naval stores losses.
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Chicago
Washington
Treasury Department
Ottawa
Committee of Citizens of
McKinley
Governor General
Cabinet of Canada
Prexa
Witzpatrick
United States
Nhis
Tennet
Fire injures child. mother in critical condition
Denison Texas August 11. A toy stove accident caused a child's clothes to catch fire while playing at 831 West Tesna street. The child was severely burned and the mother, already ill with typhoid fever, sustained serious injuries trying to save her. She remains in critical condition today.
Texas Quartermaster Receives Funds for Brazos Flood Rations
Quartermaster R. R. Stavens of the Texas department received a check for 2214.98 from Good D. Sayers for payments of 20,000 rations supplied to Brazos flood sufferers by the government. The amount covers the cost price of the rations and freight charges will be paid later.
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San Antonis
Aug
R. R. Stavens
Texas Department
D. Sayers
Brazos Hood
Jealousy Tragedy in Cleveland Ends in Widow’s Death
In Cleveland on August 5 a man named John Schlenber shot his wife four times after noon, then sent a bullet through his heart. The woman died an hour later at St Alexis hospital. The tragedy was prompted by jealousy.
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Cleveland
John Schlenber
Wil
St. Alexis’ Hospital
Child is cut by swing in Ennis incident
Aug 5 Ennis Lex. A little daughter of Mr. M A Belcher fell from a swing and struck a sharp corner of a feed box, inflicting a long deep gash in her thigh. A physician stitched the wound with several stitches.
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Ennis
Yellow Fever Rumors Quieted by Washington Action
Washington Aug. 5 The Marine hospital service reported no new cases by noon near Lampton and officials kept strict quarantines. Surgeon Donaldson was ordered to conduct town to town railroad inspections from Newport News to Richmond to observe residents from the unequipped arva area for potential exposure and suspicious activity.
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Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Lampton
Wyman
Surgeonu Donaldson
Newport News
Richmond
Admiral Dewey Visits in Naples After Olympia Arrival
Admiral Dewey arrived in Naples from Trieste aboard the Olympia and was hosted by Rome embassy officials Lewis Morvis Sedlings and Bishar C. Parsons, along with U S consul general here Hevtor D. Castro and Vice Consul Charles Wood. The Olympia is expected to stay about a month.
Drexel Heir Considered Move Toward England
In New York on August 4 reports claim Anthony Drexel, son of the late A W Drexel of Philadelphia, will imitate William Waldorf Astor by aligning with Queen Victoria. Drexel's father built wealth in honest American enterprise, and his son now seeks to spend that money in England.
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Athony Drexel
A. WF. Drexel
Philadelphia
Wm. Waldorf Asters
Queen Victoria
AL Drexel
Ifis Senis
England
Freight Conductor Injured in Train Accident
Beaumont Texas August 6 J T Younger a freight conductor for the Southern Pacific was injured last night near Sour Lake when an air hose burst causing the train to stop suddenly throwing him violently. The extent of his injuries is not known.
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Beaumont
Tex
J.T. Younger
Southern Pacific
Sour Lake
Younger
Mysterious illness drives vet to Eagle Pass
Galveston Texas August 5 Dr Jo Burkey veterinary surgeon has gone to Eagle Pass to investigate a serious outbreak of a mysterious disease sweeping cattle numbers.
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Galveston
Tex
Jo, Burkey
Eagle Pass
Care of Working Teams For Spring Board Work
A Country Gentleman contributor argues for lighter harness and better horse care. He favors hip straps for wagon work and warns against heavy gear in plowing. Pads add weight and heat. zinc pads under collars help prevent chafing. Watering at harvest and hot spells is recommended to keep teams comfortable and productive.
Mkat of Haven Cattle Treated For Gas Bloat Advice
A reader is advised to prepare a trocar and canula to relieve cattle bloat when clover is scarce. Instructions specify locating the correct left-side spot between ribs and head bone, inserting the canula, and letting gas escape. If instruments are unavailable a goose quill may be improvised, then proper tools obtained. Also notes potato stalks may substitute for paper material in Holland.
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Wallace
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