Natives Murk Australian Miners Amid World News Clashes
A chaotic daily wire digest reports New Guinea natives killing Australian miners, Kansas faces clashes as authorities tangle over policy, and a 60 percent crop loss from heat. It cites Quay and Morgan discussions on Hawaii prospects, tobacco seizure orders, train stoppage by over 100 tramps near Omaha, and a Manila letter noting currency shifts and market turmoil.
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New Guinea
Sgmin
Kansas
Benatora Quay
Morgan
Sandwich Islands
Claims Are All Taken In Clondyke Gold Rush
San Francisco reports indicate most Klondike gold is claimed near Dawson City with claims within 60 miles taken. Prospectors rush north despite high costs and risk. winter supplies may be insufficient and mining regions face potential hardship and mine closures in California counties as workers depart for Alaska. An expedition from Brooklyn plans to join the Klondike search in February.
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San Francisco
J. C. Butler
Pullman Car Company
Asn
R. P Taylor
Beattie
Taylor
Cloudyke
Fins
Dawson City
Niebaum
Alaska Commercial Company
Hart Humber
Dawson
Ghilkoot Pees
Sonora
Jant Butter Creek
Calaveras
Amador
Teolumne
Amador County
Alaska
Bresklyn
New York
Dust Sprinkling for Dusty Tracks in New Jersey
A May's Landing dispatch reports Chief Engineer Nicholas of the West Jersey & Seashore Railway testing dust suppression along Camden to Atlantic City lines. Sprinkling, using water and oil, covers six feet on both sides, with plans for annual and possible double applications to reduce dust.
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York
May
Fragmented 19th Century News Snippet Amid Turmoil
A garbled dispatch reports multiple incidents including killings near Berlin and Scottdale Pennsylvania, a coal miner strike threat involving Trenton New Jersey potters and Phillipsburg iron workers, a Puritan era meal disruption in New York, and a drowning in Kanene City, with scattered references to Kobe Japan and Ridgeweed Park observations.
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New-Union
Scottdale
Potters
Trenton
N. J
Shiver Iron Worker
Phillipeburg
Puritan
New York
George H. Walker
Washington, D. C
Aesistant
Your
Kanene ‘City
Wia
Beaton
Eres
Kobe
Japan
Omar
Eames
Posei
Gillanes
Ridgeweed Park
Miner Diary Confirms Inlet Men Perished in Alaska Storm
Seattle August 9 Charles A Blackstone George Buatcher and J W Maligge missing since April were frozen to death on a Cook Inlet prospecting trip. Blackstone's body found with a diary detailing their death after a brutal march down a glacier. Remains buried two months later near the sunlit coast. Blackstone aged 80 native of Oregon.
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Seattle
Charles A. Blackstone
George Buatcher
J. W. Maligge
Anok’a Inlet
Bilackmoone
Lakme
Cook's Inlet
Alaskan
Blackstone
Batcher
Malique
Portage
Prince William Sound
Boly
George Butcher
J. W. Mallque
C. A. Blackstone
Sero
Sunries City
George Hall
Oregon
Portland
Centralia
Kaaisl
Séatthe
Estes
Hunkers Win Day in Tartle and Sandy Creek Dispute
Pittsburg reports 2000 strikers camped at Turtle Creek and Sandy Creek. By August 9 only about 800 remain at Camp Determination as clashes with New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company unfold. Plum Creek sees mixed activity as deputies face strain and hunger amid tight feeding.
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Pittsburg
Turtle Eresk
Camp Determination
Plum Creek
New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Turtle and
Sandy Creeks
Turtle Creek
Sandy Creek
DeArmitt
Five Firemen Die in Chicago Grain Elevator Blast
Chicago. Aug 8 five firefighters were killed and 51 injured when an explosion tore through the Northwestern grain elevator at Cook and West Water streets. Four of the dead were named Jacob Schnur Joseph Strikmas John Coogan and Jacob Stramer. One unidentified man was blown into the river.
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Chicago
Cook
West Water Streets
Rge
Jacob J. Schnur
Joseph Strikmas
John J. Coogan
Jacob &. Stramer
Slump in Silver Triggers Major Price Drop in New York
Silver prices in New York and London fell sharply amid liquidation by bullion holders. The New York bid dropped to 553 1/2 cents per ounce, down 13 1/2 cents from yesterday and 14 cents from a month ago, as buyers vanished and the bullion market saw its steepest slide since June 1668. London quotations also declined before recovering later. A vast tree in Tule, Mexico is reported damaged by a storm.
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New York
London
India
Londes
Flour on the Rise In Wartime Prices
Chicago reports Fleer serial price at 96 a barrel with April at 94.18 and steady advance in the trade. War time prices prevail as the rise continues. Potenburg notes a drowning incident during the recent events.
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Chicago
Battleship Sodhawrs Melidex Reported In Training Mission
An unclear wartime note from Aug 9 references the battleship Sodhawrs Melidex in a training or development task near Weshington. Details are garbled but indicate a naval operation or drill involving ships and observers.
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Weshington
Sodhawrs
Melidex
Tesla Announces Global Wireless Message Transmission
New York reports Nicola Tesla declares the completion of a latent discovery enabling simultaneous transmission of messages via the earth's electrical currents to multiple global points. He calls it his greatest achievement and has shown a dramatic demonstration to confidants.
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New York
Nicola Tesla
Mysterious Global Telegraphy Through Aether Waves
The passage describes an electrical disturbance created by instruments that can be felt anywhere on Earth without wires. It claims messages can be sent worldwide using these aether waves, enabling instant reception at any location.
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Madeg
Rioting Toll and Infrastructure Plans Across Cities
A Calcutta riot report claims artillery fired on a mob, with 1 500 natives killed, while a British official questioned in Parliament about higher claims. New York revives the Hudson River tunnel plan needing about 1 500 000 dollars to complete, with 5 916 feet already built. President McKinley cancels a Pacific coast trip for the year, and Rio Janeiro merchants report wheat trade tied to Argentine imports.
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Cannen
London
London News
Calcutta
Secretary of State For India
House of Commons
Relu
Nudeon River
New York
New Jersey
Jersey City
Denver Sees Heavy Rain Damage Across City
August 6 Denver reports heavy rains causing extensive property damage with many businesses and homes affected. Factories and streets flood as emergency crews assess losses and coordinate repairs amid continuing rainfall.
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Bérthes Colorade
Denver
Edicts from Madrid Urge Crush of Rebels in Cuba
Dispatch from Havana says Madrid ordered Weyler to Matanzas front while planning to entrap Castillo. Insurgents raid Esperanza Bolodron and outskirts of Havana. Spanish reprisals shock public opinion as raids, killings, and dynamite attacks disrupt Matanzas and Havana provinces.
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New York
Hersld
Havana
Weyler
Matensas
Madrid
Castillo
Matanesa
Lane Town
Wer Jer
General Weyler
Esperansa
Matanzas
Havana Province
Inaurgenta
Santiago de Las Vegas
Snyder Aids Schlatter Cure Claim In Canton
In Canton Ohio on August 2 a man reports T C Snyder once a state senator, who visited Schlatter and claimed recovery from a leg disability after Schlatter’s treatment. Snyder, who walked with crutches for 53 years, says he now walks unaided. A second alleged Schlatter cure involved John Kraves, who reportedly regained the ability to walk after treatment and watched from his home.
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Canton
Kchlatter
T.C Snyde
Mr. Snyder
Balilatter
Ruy
John Kraves
Schlatter
Four Girls Drown in Skunk River Near Lancaster
Sigourney Iowa reports four girls drowned while wading in the Skunk River near Lancaster. Three are Pierce Pansble daughters aged 7 13 and 18, and the fourth is a Miss Adams. The tragedy occurred in the river current this evening.
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Olie Drow
Sigourney
Skunk River
Lancaster
Pierce Pansble
Miss Adams
Weekly Market Letter Reviews Wheat Demand and Prices
Downing Meophins & Company notes strong foreign demand supports high wheat prices. July activity hints at larger buyers for September. receipts in Chicago are light, and Kansas exports have drawn foreign buyers, with prices showing a 10 cent weekly advance. Market mood remains cautious as old speculation fades.
Large cougar killed near Alen and other regional notes
A large cougar measuring across from tip to tip was killed near Alen last week. The Oregon Press Association will meet in Baker City on October 16 17 and 18. In Umatilla Indiana to Grand Ronde valley in Unica County workers dig in. Wheat harvest yields 16 bushels per acre. Roseburg school principal salary reduced to 70 dollars under teachers to 987 50. janitor salary cut to 618. A logging camp cut a 90 foot long timber 40 inch diameter at Saidun bears Olatakanie for the Astoria and Columbia River railroad. Astoria customs duty on coal paid 1200 for tariff change, 260 more than old law would have required.
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Chicago
Kanena City
St. Louis
Toledo
Detroit
Umatilla Indiana
Grand Ronde Valley
Unica County
Smnee
Roseburg
Saidun
Bear Olatakanie
Astoria
Columbia River
Washington News Highlights and County Reports
The report details Blaine county solicitor payments, Adame county owes $5,000, and John W. Trev faces possible out of court settlement in Olallam county. A new telephone line to Goldendale nears completion, with poles set and wire running to Winanea. General Electric surveys Kilikitat area for power from Lyle to Goldendale. Skagit county faces labor shortages impacting the shingle industry. farmers seek workers in Mount Vernon. Walla Walla debates cavalry relief for Fort Yellowstone, with a favorable department report. Mrs Eapey and daughter Clara complete a cross country trip to raise funds for a mortgage, earning wages as curios. The Peysting hae real estate sale approval, and fisheries data show Washington state annual catches. The Bemis staghe mill in Oran county plans to restart repairs. A. Williamson, Pierce county superior court, rules on a passage in the wenndamua proceedings. Sheriff Mille reports the new mortgage law validity in the legislature.
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Washington
Austin
Mote Bar Association
Blaine
Adame County
John W. Trev
Olallam County
Port Angeles
Skagit County
Mount Vernon
Bay Fields
Walla Walla
Eapey
Clara
Rockford
Spokane County
Spokane
New York City
Peystinghae
Sieh
Feheries
Washington State
Oran County
Iedee Williameon
Superior’ Court
Pierce County
Bes
BR. Swinberne
Sherif
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News of the World
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Oregon Press Association
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