Price Rise for Farm Crockery Tied to Tariff Change
A broad mixed column notes tariff effects on farm crockery and other goods. It reports Mrs. Hougen’s death by fire near Burlington Washington, plus salmon runs on the Columbia and flax harvest on Corvallis college farm. It includes Yukon mail logs, tariff inconsistencies, Greek indemnity talks, and Canadian Yukon royalty plans. Further items cover railway transfers, a German dearth, and various regional incidents and explorations.
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Mra
Hougen
Burlington
Bkagit County
Wash
Tate
Lower Columbia
Cor‘Wallis College
Rebels Attack Havana Suburbs Amid Fierce Firefight
A Havana dispatch reports rebels sweeping the city’s suburbs with rapid firing guns and dynamite after dark. Spanish troops reply as casualties mount and officials withhold full details. Rebel leaders Castillo and Aranguren are named near Mariano and Guanabacoa with Weyler absent in Matanzas.
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New York
The
Herald
Havana
Eays
Realat
Castillo
Mariano
Nestor Aranguren
Guanabacoa
Alexander Rodorigues
Minar
Aranguren
Colorado
Weyler
Matansas
Insurgenta
Piner-del-Ris
Matanneas
Turmoil in Scottdale as nonunion workers clash at station
In Scottdale Pennsylvania on August 2 a nonunion worker fired five shots at youths near the station after an insult. A second striker drew a revolver and was beaten by bystanders before police removed him. A crowd surged around the boardinghouse and hotel with strike leaders helping to cool passions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soottdale
Scottdale Works
R —Alon
Bargeas
Destructive halestorme hits multiple towns in Midwest
A Sioux Falls Republican special reports a massive halestorme crossing Dell Rapids to Galveston, destroying all in its path. Another branch split over Hermantown and Laverne Minnesota, widening ten miles and consuming about 1,000,000 acres of crops with widespread loss to farmers.
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Denver
Sioux Falla, & D
Dell Rapids
Galveston
Hermantown
Laverne, Minn
Laverne
Nobles County
Palmyra Island Claim Sparks British Annexation Debate
A Washington dispatch notes Britain annexed Palmyra Island in 1889. It cites British hydrographic directions claiming discovery by an American, with U S investigators reviewing rights of Hawaii and Britain. Senate members question Hawaii title while Britain’s Pacific military move prompts State Department scrutiny.
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New York
Washington
Palmyra Island
United States
Hydrographic Office of
Great Britain
Admiralty
Palmyra
Baule
Nicholas
Cormorant
Homeroon and McFarlane
New Zealand
State Department
Hawaii
Australian murder trial and hanging reported in Sydney papers
The Alameda arrives with Sydney papers detailing the Butler murder case. Butler, captured in San Francisco, was convicted after a three day trial and hanged in Australia. He claimed Weller’s actions led to the shooting during a failed shipboard plot.
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San Francisco
Alameda
Samoa
Honolulu
Sydney
Butler
Munderer
Australia
Fle
Weller
Navy faces gold rush delays in torpedo boat Rowan work
Moray Bros of Seattle building the torpedo boat Rowan report many workers leaving for Alaska amid the gold craze. They ask the Navy for an extension on completion time as Alaska fever grows. The land office sees many claims for public land copies by people intending Alaska travel. mineral laws apply but land laws not yet extended to Alaska.
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Japan
Peru
C. de Miranda
San Ee Eee
Republic
Mirinda
Aytha
Norma
Honea
Washington
Navy Department
Moray Bros
Seattle
Rowan
Department
Alaska
Decree Passed On In Omaha Foreclosure Case
In Omaha Judge Sanborn accepted an Amen decree with few corrections in a Pacific foreclosure dispute. A sharp debate arose over the government’s decree as lawyers for the reorganizing committee objected. Judge Carnish was appointed special master to set a date for the matter. Locomotives for Dagan: the Bel d Works ordered 30 locomotives for Japan, bringing the total to six for that empire. shipments have begun.
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Omaha
Sanborn P
Pacific
Carnish
Wreck on the Big Four near Thorntown injures few. two tramps killed
A Chicago to Cincinnati Big Four express wrecks near Thorntown Indiana when a switch is opened and fastened. Engineer Seth Winslow and fireman B C Rickmere die along with two unidentified tramps. Passengers escape serious injury as relief trains move in and investigators search for the culprits.
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Cincinnati
Thorntown
Ind
Chicago
Seth Winslow
B. C. Rickmere
Indianapolis
Remaining Americans in Cuban Prisons Listed
Washington Aug 2 General Leo reports to the state department that if Lewis Somelian is released from Havana, only five American prisoners remain in Cuba along with him Manuel Fernandes at Fort Cabanas Rafael Fernandes Dinas at Sagua la Grande Juha Thomas Sains and Frank A Gramont at Santiago All are charged with rebellion with arms and held under military jurisdiction The U S consul at Mansanillo disputes reports that Albert Slusser has been captured and says nothing is known of his arrest.
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Washington
Leo
State Department
Lewis Somelian
Havana
Cuba
Manuel Fernandes
Fort Cabanas
Rafael Ferninandes
United States
Mansanillo
Secretary of State
Albert Slusser
Sluaser
Seven Die as Cyclone Hits San Jose Farm
A cyclone struck A. McDowell’s farm two miles north of San Jose Illinois at 7 PM. The house and barn were destroyed and seven people were killed with three severely injured. Victims include McDowell’s wife Sam Nelson Brownlee and three children. Jessie Groves, a neighbor, was visiting. The storm then crossed to Mason City where lightning damaged the Presbyterian church spire.
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San Jose
A. McDowell
A. Gcee McDowell
Sam Nel Brownlee
Eer
Alec Deestatisoves
Mu. O. McDowell
Charlen
Mary
Mise Jessie Groves
McDowells
McDowell
Walnut Grove
Mason City
Presbyterian Church
Annexation certainty eyed by Hawaii leader Ellis Mills
Ellis Mills retired Honolulu consul-general said annexation is universally regarded as certain in Hawaii. He and wife expect to return to Virginia, noting near‑certain settlement when Congress meets in fall. Mills spoke amid other news from San Francisco and beyond.
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San Francisco
Ellis Mills
Honolulu
Islands
Alameda
Mills
William Hayward
Virginia
Hawaii
Aagresa
Mount Rainier party tragedy ends in climber's death
Professor E. L. McClure of Eugene, member of the Mazamas, fell about 800 feet while descending Mount Rainier after reaching Gibraltar rock. His body was found on a rock shelf near the cliff at dawn. Dr. Connell and others assisted in the search as a partial solar eclipse. The Mazamas camped in Paradise Valley before the ascent.
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Tacoma
Poofessor
E McClure
Eugene
Mazamas’ Society
Mount Rainier
Lulu
Campe
Paradise Valley
Gibraltar Rock
McClue
Baillie
Mitchell
New York
E. Dewitt Connell
Portland
McClure
Camp Muir
Dr. Connell
Porfcaror McClure
Oregon
Toome
Nunn
Dr. McClure
Profesenr McClure
Connell
North camp at Malakand abandoned in push to Kotal
Aug 3 dispatch reports North camp at Malakand abandoned as troops shifted to Kotal. Attack began yesterday evening and lasted to daylight with heavy firing, 13 tribesmen killed and 45 wounded. Punjab troops counterattacked with a series of charges, driving back enemy reinforcements.
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Bombay
Makakland
Catello
Madmullah Haa
Jimla
Malakand
Kotal
Local notes on county issues and industrial activity
Washington county court debates county building plans. A new wheat warehouse rises at Mission replacing a recent fire site. Grant county residents face bicycle costs. Astoria iron works cast a 1800 pound brass shoe for Manzanita’s stern gear. Pendleton foundry shifts to night work as production surges. Marshfield Myrtle Point and Coquille towns report sugar and staple shortages. Drain normal school issues its 12th catalogue with new class remarks. Pendleton Odd Fellows hall corner-stone box contents removed. La Grande land district reports 8.6 million acres total with 1.48 million surveyed and 0.88 million yet undisposed. Union county land details: 2.008 million acres total, 1.849 million disponed, 867k surveyed, 482k unsettled. Timber dominates Union land, with small shares of grazing and farming land.
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Astoria
Manzanita
Pendleton
Marshfield
Myrtle Point
Coosa County
Coquille
State Normal School
Drain
Lage County
Odd Fellows Hall
Dkt
Lot Livermore
la Grande Land District
Baker
Grant
Morrow
Umatilla
Union
Wallowa
Wren
Union County
Multiple Local Advances and Deals Across Washington Territory
T Jones named chief grain inspector for Spokane at 1300 dollars per year. Fishermen's Protective Association to run Aberdeen cannery. Whitman County veterans to meet next year in Pullman. Adams Hardware won revenue cutter supplies contract from Port Townsend. Wheat buyers in Pomeroy at 63 cents a bushel with few takers. one farmer sold 8000 bushels. Bank letters of credit issued in Juneau and other Alaska towns. Port Angeles school district validates warrants of 18000 dollars beyond legal limit. Port Townsend nail works sale postponed to August 24 by creditors. Walla Walla rail shipments bring 765000 dollars in four months. Berry-pickers near Whatcom bring 100 gallons nightly. price eight cents per gallon. Port Townsend logs to power Marrowstone fortifications and Pacific Bridge work. Eva James released from jail at Colfax after contempt denial. may not testify against her father. Le Rel Mining selects Northport for company location.
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Seattle Banka
Juneau
St. Michaela
Circleity
Alaska
Fort Cudahy
Dawson City
Northwest Territory
Port Angeles
Port Townsend
Walla Walla
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Notary Public
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Ries
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Weil
Pitome
Wa News of the World
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Germany
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Greece
Qepatcoh
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Yukon
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Dominton Wissher
Ban_Francisco
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William Bader
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Kan
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Weekly Market Letter
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