Weekly Review of Post Week Happenings and World Events
Eleven hundred butchers strike in San Francisco while the Cuban convention endorses the Platt amendment. The battleship Helena fastest in class sails, and Americans win again in the international trap. Fraud probes hit San Francisco commissaries as disaster at Port Royal mine deepens. Mounting political maneuvers include Congress and state legislatures addressing capital punishment and appointive disputes. The Philippines, China, and South Africa wars dominate headlines with naval moves, briberies, and arbitration chatter.
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Nation marks Illinois class battleship trial in Boston
The Illinois, fastest in its class, completed a 66 nautical mile round trip from Cape Ann to Cape Porpoise with an average 17.31 knots for four hours. Rear Admiral Sampson and Rear Admiral Evans led a pleased Newport News crew as the ship demonstrated speed and maneuverability, including a full circle within 300 yards at full speed.
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THREE MEN IN A BOAT
In a daring 15 day voyage, Mr Mathie and two crewmen set out in a lifeboat from the Border Knight after its mast broke 300 miles northeast of Bermuda. They signaled for help and the Duranca, bound for Bilbao from Philadelphia, answered on June 7, guiding the British vessel toward safety at Sheet Harbor after a 450 mile tow. Captain Spratt and crew were landed there.
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Fire at West Baden Hotel in Indiana News
Fire swept West Baden Springs Hotel in Indiana destroying the building and belongings of hundreds of guests. Reports suggested possible loss of life, but details remained unconfirmed as communications failed and nearby fire departments struggled with transport limitations. The hotel valued at about 1 million dollars had only 100 thousand dollars in insurance.
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Journal
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Four Lives Lost In Newfoundland Schooner Disaster
The schooner Czar bound for Labrador with 70 people ran ashore on Cabot Island in fog and gale. Four men drowned and six were injured, while women and children survived after two days without food or shelter. A passing vessel later rescued the group, who will return home on a mail steamer.
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Shipyard Disaster Tolls Italian Laborers at New York Dock
A New York dock accident during repairs led to a vessel sinking and many workers injured or killed. About 30 Italian laborers were aboard or near the ship when it capsized, with several pulled from the water and rushed to hospital. The incident raised questions about the vessel’s hold and the scale of damage, with repairs estimated around $80,000.
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New York
United States
Martin
Rae
Ferry Boats in New York Collision Causes Heavy Loss
A damaged OCR report from New York describes the Northfield, a steel-hulled ferry boat of the Ferry Company for the years, rammed by a steel propeller near the ferry slip at the foot of a street on the East River. Over 160 passengers aboard, with many rescued and several lives lost. Captain Daniel Gully of Mutual reports many passengers drowned and the river crew responded quickly to the emergency.
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