Diverse Postwar Updates and Local Notices
The army will be maintained at 00,000 men for some time and excess troops discharged. Wool stores at The Dalles mostly sold at about 18 cents. The hospital ship Olivette sank at Fernandina after a water leak, forcing escape by patients and nurses. Pacific Coast Company raises wages by 10 percent at Gilmore Franklin mines, effective Sept 1. Peace commissioners announced: Day, Davie, Frye, Reid, and White with Moore as secretary. Skagway and Dye, Alaska, decline as mining towns due to new Windy Army diggings. Dye collapses, Skagway loses residents but clings on. Judge Bellinger rules United States vs Coos Bay Wagon Road Company. homestead rights affect grant lands, overruled demurrer.
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Olivette
Fernandina
Florida
Seattle
Pacific Coast Company
Gilmore Franklin
Day
Senatora Davie
Frye
Whitelaw Reid
Justice White
Supreme Bench
Moore
Skagway
Dyen
Alaska
Windy Army
Dye
Bellinger
Csee
United States
Coos Bay
Bald Hill Notes: Neer Finds Spring Value Near Gravel Ford
K H Neer a North Fork gardener reports a fruitful spring nearby and gains from late year work. Gravel Ford residents share a cheerful tale of crops and community. Ed Larkin’s chickens perch above the road as a wagon passes, prompting a fall and injury. A local incident follows with a disturbance during a sermon.
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K. H. Neer
Ular
Gravel Ford
Ed Larkin
Larkin
Spanish prisoners sent home from Sutre estate dispute
Orders from the president direct Admiral Cervera and his officers to return to Spain at once. The officers welcomed the news with enthusiasm as they prepared for departure.
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Sutre
Dreyfus Not Guilty Rumors Stir Paris
Paris reports a possible release for Alfred Dreyfus as new disclosures surface about his imprisonment. The arrest of Col Henry fuels speculation that the famous prisoner’s conviction may be overturned and could also aid Colali as new evidence emerges.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Col Henry
Devil's Island
Cola
Heirs contest Adolf Sutro estate will in San Francisco
Four heirs Mrs. R. V. Norble Mrs. K. Nesbaum Edgar Sutro and Miss Clara Sutro contest the will on grounds of mental incompetence alleging the ex mayor could not validly execute the instrument dated August 81 in San Francisco.
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San Francinco
Adolf Sutta
Feader
R. V. Norble
K. Nesbaum
Edgar Sutro
Clara Sutro
Garcia Relieved of Command by Cuban General Gomez
New York reports General Garcia has been relieved by General Gomez under the provisional government. The action follows disapproval of his conduct during the Shafter incident and Garcia being persona non grata to the American government. Cuban officers were ordered to obey the American commander, and Garcia’s letter to Shafter was deemed a breach of discipline.
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New York
Garcia
Gomez
Shafter
Garvia
Thousands of Spaniards Drown in Dewey Navy Action
The Hong Kong Daily Press reports that about 900 Spaniards including 16 priests died after the Spanish gunboat Leyte was captured by vessels of Admiral Dewey's squadron. The Leyte tried to tow three transports toward Manila Bay where survivors hoped to surrender if escape failed.
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Tacoma
Hong Kong Daily Press
Leyte
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Dewey
Lawling
Manila
Oak Grove Fir member wins elusive event match
W Beapett of Oak Grove Fir captures a rare victory amid a tense, competitive meeting as residents witness a notable moment in local sports.
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W. Beapett
Oak Grove
Esnrien
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