News of the Week: Global Turmoil and Domestic Markets
Rear Admiral Schley arrives in Rio Janeiro as Chinese rebels renew Manchuria railway attacks. The Chinese slave trade crackdown begins in San Francisco while the Philippine tariff awaits insular case rulings. Notable deaths include Joseph Hume in Berkeley and Charles Brown of Vancouver. Gloom in Missouri from a severe blizzard and a deadly railcar incident near Portland.
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Ohio Valley
United States
San Francisco
Post Office Plans Cut Handling of European Mails
The article notes 120 languages in the Philippines and reports plans to obviate rehandling European mails at New York. It observes autographs by famous men will become rarer and that great men sign mostly with rubber stamps on typed documents, reducing personal sentiment in manuscripts.
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Post Office Department
New York
Transport Warren accident at Hunter Point drydock
At Hunter Point San Francisco the transport Warren lurched during float out from the drydock. Blocks slipped under the stern, moving the ship to port then starboard. Two men were badly injured Aaron Astill with a broken ankle and Ben Hall with a crushed hip. Over 400 workers refused to board and walked ashore. Warren remained undamaged.
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San Francisco
Warren
Hunter Point
Aaron Astill
Ben Hall
Hunter's Point
Avalanche Collapse Kills Four On Colorado Train
On the Colorado & Northwestern railroad a passenger train from Ward to Boulder was struck by a massive snowslide near Boomerville. Four trainmen died Engineers Hannon and Fitzgerald Fireman Miller Conductor Bair, others missing. bodies not recovered. The engines were attempting to clear deep snow when the avalanche struck, leaving the train largely untouched.
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Boulder
Colo
Colorado & Northwestern Railroad
Ward
Hannon and Fitzgerald
Miller
Bair
Boomerville
Plague Hits Australian Insane Asylum Inmates
Vancouver reports bubonic plague outbreaks in Bris bane and Perth with a severe surge at the Dunwich asylum on Stradbrook island housing about 1000 inmates. Inmates isolated as authorities fumigate cities and destroy vermin but rat-borne transmission continues to alarm officials.
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Vancouver
B. C
Sydney
Brisbane
Perth
Dunwich
Consolidation Planned for Major Engine Firms
Milwaukee leaders Charles Allis and William Allis would head a new merged group if pending talks succeed. The five largest stationary engine makers in the U S are to form one corporation with 25 million dollars capital, including E P Allis Company Philadelphia Gates Iron Works Fraser Chalmers Dixon Manufacturing Scranton and Philadelphia.
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Milwaukee
Wis
the Sentinel
United States
Charles Allis
William Allis
E. P. Allis Company
Pennsylvania Iron Works Company
Philadelphia
The
Gates Iron Works Company
Chicago
Fraser & Chalmers Company
Dixon Manufacturing Company
Scranton
Plague Reports Rise in Cape Colony With New Cases
Cape Town reports ten new bubonic plague cases including two Europeans and two more deaths. London dispatches to the colonial office indicate 41 cases among military and naval personnel in Cape Colony up to April 13.
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Cape Town
London
Colonial Office
South Africa
Cape Colony
Trains Collision Kills Brakeman in Cleveland Yard
In a head on collision between freight and construction trains on the Wheeling and Lake Erie line in Cleveland yards, brakeman William Thetls was killed, engineer Velsentrech fatally injured, fireman Hammond and Sylvester Bruggen badly hurt. The accident likely stemmed from a misunderstanding of orders.
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Cleveland
Wheeling & Lake Erie Road
Cleveland Yards
William Thetls
Velsentrech
Hammond
Sylvester Bruggen
Miller Farm Owner Shot Near Minerva Ohio
Andrew Miller, a wealthy farmer living half a mile east of Minerva, was shot in his barn and is not expected to survive. Bloodhounds from Canton are tracking the assassin, with Miller suggesting he may know the attacker. His farm lies near President McKinley’s property in the northwest corner of Columbian county.
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Minerva
Andrew Miller
Canton
Miller
President McKinley
Columbian County
Oregon State News Commercial and Financial Happenings
A nationwide brief of growth across industries in Oregon reports projects from Gold Hill to Crescent City including a proposed telephone line, new waterworks in Mitchell, a Lorane bridge bid, and a 2,000 gallon windmill tank for L. Bennett. Other items note a near 11 pound Pendleton salmon, a Summerville creamery start, and a 1000 foot bridge plan.
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Gold Hill
Crescent City
Council of Mitchell
Lane County Court
Lorane
L. Bennett
Medford
Main Street
Pendleton
Summerville
Stokes Mountain
Klamath Falls
Merrill
Roseburg
Deschutes Reclamation & Irrigation Company
Lawton
Grants Pass
Josephine County
Southern Pacific Company
Rogue River
Pilot Rock
Island City
Williams Bros
Kidle Bros
Portland Markets Report From The Wheat and Produce Market
Portland markets list prices for wheat, oats, barley, millstuffs and hay with per bushel and per ton figures. It covers hops, wool, butter, eggs, poultry, cheese, potatoes, mutton, hogs, veal and beef, noting varied regional prices and grades for 1899 era trading.
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Walla Walla
Graham
Bray
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Young America
Granite-The Climax group quartz claims acquired by C R Aldrin
The Granite-The Climax quartz claims three miles north of Granite were bought last week by C R Aldrin from former owners John Hardie B J Cross and Adam Christie. The vein is about ten feet wide. The Egyptian reed used for ancient pens grows as a hard variety about the diameter of a goose quill and pens made from it reportedly work well for one to two days.
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Climax Group
C. R. Aldrin
John Hardie
B. J. Cross
Adam Christie
Mustered Out Three Regiments Return From Manila
The Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth volunteer regiments, recently back from Manila, have been mustered out. The Twenty-eighth and Thirty-fifth infantry, in camp at the Presidio, expect muster-out by April 30. Transports will rush to the Philippines to bring home volunteers by July 1. The Thomas sails with 127 recruits and 20 casuals under Lt. W. A. Liebler. The Rosecrans arrives from Manila with 218 Thirty-seventh infantry and 260 casuals. Lawton released from quarantine after fumigation and three smallpox cases.
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San Francisco
Manila
Presidio
Philippines
Thomas
Warren
W. A. Liebler
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Rosecrans
Thirtyseventh Infantry
Lawton
Fire in Butte Smelter Delays Montana Ore Plant
A fire at the Montana Ore Purchasing Company smelter in Butte started by friction in a hot box near the engine house roof caused 75000 in damage. The sampling works and stacks were ruined while the new machinery remained intact. City firemen and the Butte & Boston Company brigade saved the plant valued at about 1 million dollars and workers pledged a week of free labor to clear wreckage. Operations expected to resume within 30 days.
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Butte
Mont
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Butte & Boston Company
New geyser erupts at Lake Echo New Zealand
Vancouver reports a geyser at Lake Echo Romtomahana in New Zealand described as a half acre boiling mass rising in a dome with a 300 foot water column and great steam emissions while stones are hurled far. A separate New South Wales blast near Tarawa moved 70 000 tons of rock using four tons of gelignite dynamite and powder.
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Vancouver
B. C
Lake Echo
Romtomahana
New Zealand
New South Wales
Tarawa
Gomez to Visit United States for Platt Amendment Awaited
General Maximo Gomez plans a trip to the United States with his son Urbana to await action on the Platt amendment before returning to Cuba. He aims to thank the American people for wartime aid and seeks public reception, with Senor Palma named as Cuba’s presidential choice.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
United States
Urbana
Cuba
Special Committee On Relations
Spain
Senor Palma
General Gomez
Consolidation of 10 Cereal Plants Form Great Western
Akron April 22 The project to consolidate all independent cereal plants is assured. Ten properties will be turned over to the Great Western Cereal Company of Chicago. The new concern will compete with the America Cereal Company known as the oatmeal trust.
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Akron
Great Western Cereal Company
Chicago
Ameraica Cereal Commpany
The
Oatmeal Trust
Cuban Leader's Son Arrives from Manila in Deported List
The Rosecrans brought five men from Manila including Santiago Maceo son of the Cuban leader. Maceo rose to prominence on the Pacific coast two years ago with Katherine Tingley theosophical leader, later clashing with her and becoming a first sergeant in the Macahebe scouts.
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San Francisco
Rosecrans
Manila
Santiago Maceo
Maceo
Pacific
Katherine Tingley
British report from Pretoria fronts details Boer losses
General Kitchener reports Plumer occupying Bathfont with 13 prisoners and rifles. Douglas' column in Dulistroom. six Boers killed. Leydeburg advance saw a Long Tom blown up and 13 rifles captured. Elliott's scouts bring in many cattle.
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London
Kitchener
Pretoria
Plumer
Bathfont
Douglas
Dulistroom
Leydeburg
Elliott
Steamship Ramona Disaster Kills Four in Midstream
Vancouver report says boiler explosion on the river steamer Ramona near Victoria killed four people and seriously injured six others. Two women passengers drowned, two deck hands missing, purser Power and mate Maynard badly burned and unlikely to survive.
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Marinduque
Cebu
Philippine Islands
Mexico
Nome
Ramona
Victoria
B. C
Milner
South Africa
Vancouver
New Westminster
Fort Langley
Baillie
Ald
Phipps
Mack
Purser
Mate Maynard
Knowell
Gold in Treasury Surpasses $500 Million Mark
The United States treasury reports its gold holdings have exceeded 500 million dollars for the first time. Total stands at 500,278,506 with most gold held against certificates, notes, or as free assets. International comparisons show major banks like Russia and France with varying peaks.
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New York
the Evening Post
United States Treasury
United States
Imperial Bank of Russia
Bank of France
Bank of England
Imperial Bank of Germany
Secretary Root explains Harrison discharge from army
Governor Durbin received a long letter from Secretary Root detailing the discharge of Colonel Russell B. Harrison. Root says he directed the discharge after a president's conference and Corbin acted officially. The error delayed effect from December 16 to December 1, and service ended because they were no longer needed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Durbin
Root
Russell B. Harrison
Army
Harrison
Corbin
Sheriff Beeler Ambushed and Killed in Apache County
In Phoenix on April 19 the death of Sheriff Ed Beeler of Apache County is reported. Beeler, long a Southwest figure, was mortally wounded by a volley from behind a stone wall during a fight more than a month ago. Initial reports blamed cattle rustlers, but investigators say the assailants were friends of a man Beeler had killed who vowed revenge.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Ed. Beeler
Apache County
Southwest
Beeler
Chilean protest looms after repeated Argentine incursions
In Vaparaiso Chile on April 19 the government awaits word from the Chilean minister in Buenos Aires before lodging a protest over repeated invasions of Chilean territory by Argentine citizens. Incursions reported at Seno de la Vitima and Esperanza near Port Arenas.
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Vaparaiso
Chile
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Seno de la Vitima
Esperanza
Purt Arenaa
Target to cost 50000 for battleship rifle test
Work at the Brooklyn navy yard will begin soon on a target costing about 50000 to measure the relative strength of the 124 inch rifle. It duplicates a section of the battleship Iowa, will be faced with Krupp hardened 12 inch armor, and will be moved to Sandy Hook for trials.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Iowa
New York
Lowa
Sandy Hook
Army officers attack Logan statue in harsh terms
Washington gossip notes officers criticizing the Logan statue for an unmilitary saddle pose and uneven leg. It also reports on homesteads in Oklahoma, veteran claim schemes, war department steamship bids, and shifting Cuba and Porto Rico trade figures with rising exports to islands.
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Logan
Secretary of War
Counnies
New York
Cuba
Porto Rico
Quartermaster’s Department
Marconi Seeks Navy Deal In Washington for Wireless Gear
Marconi visits Washington to offer wireless outfits for ships at $12,000 each. Congress must approve. weather bureau and signal service electricians also pursuing wireless telegraphy. Secretary of the Navy plans experiments at Newport as a competing effort develops.
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Marconi
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Weather Bureau
Signal Service
Newport
Dam Gave Way Near Chester Mass Flood Destroys Town
The Flood Hollow dam in Middlefield failed around Go'elock last night after signs of weakness in the morning. A torrent swept Flood Hollow into Weatfield river submerging much of Chester. No lives lost but extensive damage. electric station flooded and darkness. Bridges and tracks damaged. rail service may resume in two days.
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Chester
Mass
Middlefield
Go'elock
Weatfield
Flood Hollow
Weatfield River
Bancroft
Boston & Albany
Fire destroys Steamboat Springs hotel and bath houses
A blaze in Reno on April 23 consumed the hotel at Steamboat Springs and spread to the adjacent two story bath house, destroying both structures. The resort, once famed during the Comstock era, saw extensive losses in the historical complex.
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Reno
Nev
Steamboat Springs
Comstock
Aguinaldo Accepts U S Sovereignty in Philippine Peace Move
Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo appeals for peace urging acceptance of United States sovereignty as the best path for the Philippines. He cites war weariness and calls for unity under the American banner to attain promised liberties.
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United States
Manila
Aguinaldo
Philippine Islands
Philippine Archipelago
Stationary Engine Trust forms major industry combine
A Philadelphia special meeting of the Pennsylvania Iron Company stockholders approved amalgamation with four leading stationary engine manufacturers. The new group, to be launched soon, will have a capital of 25 million dollars. The Philadelphia firm is valued at 5 million, with 1 million in 7 percent cumulative preferred stock offered. About 20 stockholders attended, some opposing the price as below appraisal, but others noted the other firms would be valued under their appraised worth as well.
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Oklahoma
Land Office
Washington
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Iron Company
International bank planned for Havana with Morgan ties
In New York on April 22 a Havana bank with capital from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 is said to be formed by interests linked to the Morgan Trust Company and the Cuba Company.
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New York
Havana
Morgan Trust Company
Cuba Company
Tornado hits Hamlet of Biscayne destroying homes
In Biscayne seven miles north of Miami a tornado struck in the morning destroying several houses and seriously injuring two residents. Local responders reported damage and crews began securing the area. The storm's path crossed residential blocks, with power outages reported downtown.
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Miami
Fla
Biscayne
Here
Pearson Appeals to the President Over Mule Exports
General Samuel Pearson the Boer officer sent a petition directly to the president after a U S court refused a writ of injunction prohibiting further mule exports from New Orleans to South Africa. Judge Parlange noted the political nature of the matter and suggested seeking executive relief.
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New Orleans
Samuel Pearson
United Sates
South Africa
Parlange
Pearson
New Servian Constitution Promulgated in Belgrade
Belgrade April 22 The new Servian constitution is proclaimed and a royal ukase issued after cabinet ministers tendered resignations. State officials are reappointed and Georg Sines named president of the new state council. Of 30 senators named by the king, Radicals dominate, with four Liberals and five Independents.
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Belgrade
Servia
Ukase
Sefeh
Georg Sines
State Council
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Oregon State News
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Christian Endeavorers
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