Week of Happenings Clipped Across Global Events
Review highlights assassination attempt on the Portuguese queen dowager and peace terms in steel disputes. Reports note Lord Roberts receives £100,000 for services in South Africa, shelves of Spanish actions at Santiago, and Boer pressures near Mafikeng. Weather and drought effects pressure farm prices while transport and labor unrest ripple across the continents.
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Portugal
Lord Roberts
Tas
South Africa
Castro
Navy secretary issues general order restricting public statements
Secretary Long directs naval personnel to refrain from public statements on the Behley court of inquiry. He notes any official precept from Rear Admiral Behley could be reviewed and language adjusted if necessary.
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Behley
Long
Rehley
British Run near Mauta in July clash details emerge
Reports from Lourenco Marques recount an all day engagement near Mauta on July 28 between Boers and a British column. Four hundred Boers attacked the British position at Brisiel. one British officer and five men died. the gun belonging to the Sisty Seventy field battery was saved.
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Durban
Natal
Mauta
Growth and Happenings Across Our Thriving Commonwealth
A wide review highlights improvements in Baker and Wasco counties, dairy and farming challenges from drought and rust, new corporate filings in Curry and Nehalem counties, and transportation and public works progress. Timber, real estate, and wheat markets show varied activity with regional weather affecting outputs. Major legal and civic notes mention Marion County peaches, Ophir post office changes, and Sumpter district plans.
Open Reservation Survey Bids for Quinal Reservation
Olympia August 1 General Kingsbury to advertise bids for surveying the Quinal reservation in Chehalis county. Survey will cover about 225 400 to 250 000 acres in 1 to 2 townships and then be opened for settlement likely as homesteads after approval. About 200 likely allottees will receive 40 acre homesites. survey and approval may take up to three years.
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Olmypia
Wash
Liveyny
Kingsbury
Binger Hermann
Washington
United States
Obytopan
Anguet
Five masked men rob Baltimore & Ohio train near Chicago
A B and O passenger train from the Fast was halted by five masked men between Edgemore and Grand Calumet Heights, Ind, 31 miles from Chicago. They dynamited a mail car, but no money was taken as the express car was in an unusual location. Only the engineer’s gold watch was carried away. no injuries were reported among crew or passengers. The New York at Washington vestibule limited was involved.
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Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Grand Central Station
Edgemore
Grand Calumet Heights
Ind
New York
Washington
Reward for Lord Roberts in House debate
In Parliament Aug 2 a resolution to award Field Marshal Lord Roberts £100,000 for his South Africa service was adopted 281 to 73 after arguments from J Balfour and Campbell-Bannerman. Opponents Libs and Irish Nationalists blasted his methods as cruel, while supporters praised his daring and strategy.
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London
House of Contiaous
Lord Roberts
South Africa
J. Balfour
Teader
Kimberly
Mafeking
Ladysmith
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
John I ]Len
Lond Roberts
Labouchere
Kier Hardy
Swift MacNeil
Cape Town
Balfour
General Wood on Cuba and its future prospects
General Leonard Wood, then military governor of Cuba, spoke aboard the Kenawha about Cuba's undeveloped potential, a future sugar crop share, and fiscal stability. He noted no yellow fever cases in Havana this summer and in Eastern Cuba for two years, and highlighted Cuban health and welfare advances including schools and orphan asylums.
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New York
Leonard Wood
Cuba
New England
Tonfay
Havana
Walier
Battle With Filipinos Near Manila Report
Manila reports Lt Croft of the Nineteenth Infantry led a mounted Celery scouts detachment in a clash with about 60 insurgents. Several attackers were killed, prisoners taken, and two privates lightly wounded. The Philippine commission passes a civil charter for Maula with property tax changes and tax rates. Tomorrow military cable and telegraph lines open for commercial use.
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Manila
Croft
Insnr
Fente
Philippine Commission
Unclear dispatch on naval arrivals and Pekin evacuation
Fragmentary report from London dated Aug 5 references a Chinese vessel arrival and a British plan for evacuating Pekin with military coordination. It notes officials naming Prince Henry of Presta and Henry of Prussia in a formal ceremony context and mentions possible delays depending on circumstances.
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Berlin
Pekin
Cadiz
China
Prince Henry of
Presta
Henry
William
Prussia
London
Labor Strife and Peace Efforts Reach San Francisco
In San Francisco today, Augik ences seek to end a strike affecting shipyard and maritime workers. Mayor Phelan works toward peace terms with unions and employers to restore total employment within a week. The dispute touches Oriental labor and Chinese crews, with federal actions influencing shipboard work and harbor operations.
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San Francisco
Phelan
Phelan Haa
Pabot
Aud
Taylor
Todey
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