Diverse 1906 wires snap trends from worlds and courts
The Farmers National Congress meets in St Paul. Oregon Supreme Court restricts Sunday juries. Actress John Drew dies at Larchmont. Glove factories strike in Gloversville for wage gains. Penn Dem committee votes vacant Harri tts seat. Spain plans 90 000 reserves for Cuba and the Philippines. Northern Pacific tunnel landslide delays trains. A "dying machine" sighted over Sterling Colorado. Navy plans armor plate plant progress reported. Kansas City saloon raid seizes liquor. Buenos Ayres reports 10,000 bale Santa Fe wheat crop. Beattie burglary nets 10,000 theft. Honolulu orphans shipped. bonds required. Manyon volcano disaster reports confirm villages destroyed and bodies recovered. Rio de Janeiro says fanatics attack convoys. Brazilian troops suffer wounds. Tariff debate on 10 percent duty and treaty issues continues.
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Farmers’ National Congress
St. Paul
Supreme Court of Oregon
John Drew
Larchmont
N. Y
Gloversville
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Tunnel No. 4
Northern Pacific
Cascades
Sterling
Colo
G. A. Newstein
Kansas City
Kan
Buenos Ayres
Banta Fe
Evangelina Cisneros Visited in Havana Prison Frame
A World correspondent訪 to Evangelina Cisneros notes visit days at the Havana women's jail, describes her appearance and manners, and reports her hopes for a fair court and a possible interview with General Weyler. Witnesses mention other inmates and political tensions surrounding the case.
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New York
Havana
Evangelina Cisneros
Evangelina
Ashe
Berris
Isle of Pines
Austria
Spain
Tomy
Berrin
Weyler
Madrid
Faland
Eight Succumbed to Fever in South American Mines
George W. Adama of Cripple Creek arrived in Denver after eleven months in gold fields near Georgetown. He was among nine Americans attacked by a deadly fever. eight companions died, and he fled after witnessing the final deaths in a perilous South American mining venture.
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Denver
George W. Adama
Cripple Creek
South America
Adame
Georgetown
Japan moves to seize Nicaragua canal plan
A Washington Herald report claims Japan seeks to negotiate with the Greater Republic of Central America to build a Nicaragua canal independent of U S interests. It notes possible U S protest, England collusion rumors, and Nicaragua’s president Zelaya denying direct contact with Tokyo.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Japan
McKinley
Nicaraoga Canal
Nicaragua
Greater Republic of Central America
Balgador
United States
Republic of Central American
Costa Rica
England
Dickering
Nicaragua Canal
Hitchcock
Canal Company
Diet
Sanor Zelaya
Central America
Republic of
Balvador
Honduras
Senor Rodrigues
State Department
Increase in Exports in July Tops Prior Year
Washington reports July exports at 549 043 879 dollars, up from 500 572 050 the prior year for the first seven months. Agricultural exports dip while manufactured goods rise. gold exports fall from 11 071 438 in July last year to 5 463 809 this July. seven months gold exports are 30 569 071 versus 54 936 948 last year. Silver exports for seven months total 33 860 204, down from 36 083 660.
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Washington
United States
Postmaster General sued over Woods mail superintendent bid
Washington September 6 John Q Woods superintendent of mail at Louisville postoffice sues Postmaster General Gary and the Post Office Department to prevent removal from service A temporary restraining order protects his rights Woods refused to resign The department says the superintendent of mails post is usually filled by railroad mail service details Judge Bingham issued the restraining order serves on Gary and First Assistant Postmaster General Heath
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Washington
John QQ. Woods
Louieville
Woods
O’donnell
Bingham
Gary
Firet
Heath
From Preacher to Prospecter Shifts in Chicago Churches
Rev. Frank Vroo, once a preacher in the Presbyterian church, says he has been frozen out of the Presbyterian church and carved out of the People's church within a year, signaling an end to his preaching career.
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Prospecter
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
People’s Church
Rev. Frank
Vroomean
The
People's Church
Alleged Spanish Victory Reported in Cuba and Elsewhere
Dispatches recount a Spanish force of 200 infantry under Captain Cassaro Ponton surprising insurgents near Joro in Pinar del Rio, killing 26 and capturing prisoners. Other Spanish units reportedly killed 34 insurgents in Ruby and La Guana as Weyler moved 1500 cavalry from Madraga, while fines and arrests followed in San Nicholas for rations failures.
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Havana
Cassaro Ponton
Surnrise Yeaturday
Joro
Pinar del Rio
Ruby
la Guana
Weyler
Enco
Madraga
San Antonio
San Nicholas
Amintead
Gamnes
Sean
Santiago de Cuba
Boundary dispute over Yukon line stirs international tensions
A letter from John A. Smith US commissioner warns that US officials may claim parts of the Yukon, including Dawson City, provoking complications with Britain. The claim rests on an unsettled boundary and a Canadian survey placing Dawson in Alaska. Separately, a gunboat crew desertion from the Concord is reported from Juneau.
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Yukon
Alaska
Port Townsend
John A. Smith
United States
Dyea
Skaguay
British Territory
Dawson City
Daweon City
Aeronaut Stevens Tests Balloon Generator in Toronto
Toronto reports that aeronaut La Stevens has successfully tested a new gas generator for balloon manufacture. He plans to depart for the Klondike later this month and says he will head to Andree's rescue if his remaining experiments succeed.
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Toronto
la Stevens Hae
Klondike
Andree
Alaska's Silent City Seen From Glaciers
Beattle reports Alaska's Silent City appearing July 18 during a journey from the ocean. Five party members, led by Prince Lelgup Mount Bliss, observed a distinct mirage-like city from Malaspina glacier over 100 miles away. The image lasted about 80 minutes before fading into a rocky ridge.
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Minor W Bruce
Muir Glacier
Thornton and Company
Malaspina
Brooklyn Bridge jumper in critical condition after plunge
New York reports William Orton leapt from the Brooklyn bridge amid a crowded promenade while riding a truck toward Brooklyn. He stood on the rail, jumped, struck the water, and was rescued by a tug crew in a exhausted state declaring I did it before sinking again.
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New York
William Orton
Brooklyn Bridge
Fies
Marine Hospital
Brooklyn
Orton
European crop prospects grim says weekly market letter
The Orange Judd syndicate reports a grave European food crop outlook. Wheat imports may total 300,000,000 to 100,000,000 bushels while rye and potato prospects are weak. United States and Canada urged as favored exporters with large wheat surpluses. Prices on Wheat, oats, hay, butter, cheese, and meat across regions listed.
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Orange Judd Syndicate of Agricultural Papers
American Agriculturist
New York
Orange Judd Farmer
Chicago
New England Homestea
Springfield
Mars
Europe
England
United Kingdom
Hungarian Department of Agriculture
United States
Canada
Great Britain
British India
Oate
Vertland
Walla Walla
Valley
Bivestein
Graham
California
Oregon
Young America
Oregon Burbanks
Callifornia
Hope
Wool—Valley
Growth in Pacific Northwest Noted Across States
News notes broad economic gains in Oregon and neighbor states with 1,280,000 prunes shipped from The Dalles to Chicago, mining sales rising in Baker County, and grain crops in Grant County expected to boost farmers’ finances. Civil issues include tax assessments on church parsonages in Lane County and a shift of Indians to summering areas near Umatilla.
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Dallas
Pendleton
Albert Geiser
Pyr
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New York
Ely
Sprague River
Klamath County
Hayricka
Bileta
Congress
Grant County
Lane County
Umatilla
Craig Blankenship
South Salem
Mr. Blankenship
Oregon
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