Brief and Interesting Happenings of the Week
A wide roundup covers tariff effects on crockery, a fatal fire in Wash Wash. Mrs. Hougen, 75, died near Burlington. Yukon mail tally of 1633 letters from April. Flax fiber yields on Corvallis farm reach 63 inches. Yuk on royalty plan outlined in Canada. Peary aboard Hope sails to Arctic. Various deaths drownings and financings aboard on voyages and mines. Omaha World's Fair fund near 100 000 private plus 100 000 state. Japan to oppose Hawaiian annexation. Peru gold finds outshine Clondike. English control of small Pacific islands alleged. Immigration commissioner Powderly appointment signed by president. H C Grady sails through Golden Gate to San Francisco.
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Volo-Larissa
Turkey
Greece
Ottawa
Yukon
Hope
Campbleton
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Arctic
Peary
A. A. Fischer
San Francisco
Norma
Honolulu
South Seas
Rosehill
England
Globe
T. W. Powderly
Powerly
Senate
Pacific Coast
H. C. Grady
Denny
Golden Gate
Elder on the Ocean Cleare for the Eldorado
The Oregon shore steamer Elder left Portland with 383 passengers and 25 from Astoria bound for the Klondike. Passengers said farewell amid cheers as the ship vanished from view and the day included minor repairs and social scenes before departure.
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Astoria
Elder
Portland
Clonlyke
Tragic drownings and an injury in Indiana and New York
In Carlisle Indiana four people, Mr and Mrs Grant Ammond Abner Morris and Charles Hines drown at Hyatt's Ferry after being seen entering the river. Hines was found near the Evansville Terre Haute track with fatal injuries, likely from a train ride theft. New York reports a pantsmakers strike across 250 shops amid wage fights. shipwrecked sailors return home aboard Clyde liner New York. Potters in Kaleo Trenton seek restoration of 12 1/2 percent wage cut within 60 days citing tariff changes.
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Carlisle
Here
Hyatt’s Ferry
Wabash River
Evansville
Grant Ammond
Abner Morris
Charles Hines
Carlile
Hines
New York
San Domingo
Hall
Belle Hooper
Silvercape
Macors
Bratten
Macoria
United States
Trenton
N. J
American Sheet-Iron Strikers Reject Cut Wages Plan
At Phillipsborg New York Aug 3 the strikers report a conference with Superintendent Danby. The firm offered reduced wages but the men refused to accept and voted to stay on strike.
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Phillipsborg, N. H
Danby
Storthing Issues Tariff Across Nations Favoring Norway
Christiana reports the storthing has issued a maximum customs tariff against all countries with preferential treatment for Norwegian projects and ships, outlining unequal policy compared with others.
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Christiana
Drowning After Rowboat Capsize on Charles River
Boston August 3. Robert Stott 40 and John Peters 21 drowned when a rowboat capsized during an attempt to change seats on the Charles river tonight.
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Boston
Robert Stott
John Peters
Charles River
Seal Conference to Meet in October for Possible Permanent Agreement
A London paper reports the Seal Conference will meet in late October to draft a scheme of protection for seals and carry out open claims. Representatives include Sir Julian Pauncefote for Britain and John W. Foster for the United States with Canada, Russia, Japan, and others contributing. The conference aims for a referendum style agreement for the 1893 sealing season.
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Washington
United States
England
Mr. Foster
Ambassador Hay
Great Britain
Foster
Russia
Canada
Wilfred Laurier
Davies
Julian Pauncefote
D'Arcy Thompson
John W. Foster
Japan
Matens
University of St. Petersburg
Eame
St. James’s Gazette
Sherman
American State Department
Cleveland
Merchants discuss retaliation against Canadian tariff
San Francisco merchants hurt by Yukon supply boom plan to seek action from Washington. They estimate nearly 1 million dollars spent on Yukon outfitting, and expect support from chambers of commerce across Oregon, Washington, and neighboring states as talks of a meeting proceed.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Yukon
Chamber of Commerce and
Board of Trade
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Greece resists financial control amid European pressure
Berlin reports that Russia and Germany urged Greece to accept terms from the powers. Premier M. Kalli officially stated Greece would never accept financial control and would rely on itself. Morristown honors Christiana French on her 103rd birthday with a family reunion. London traffic notes estimate 12 000 vehicles pass the Strand daily, affecting 63 000 residents with lost time due to narrow streets.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Greece
M. Kalli
Bad Wreck on Big Four Trains Kills Four
A Big Four express from Chicago to Cincinnati derailed near Thorntown Indiana when a switch was forced open. Engineer Seth Winslow fireman B C Rickmere and two tramps died. Passengers were shaken but not seriously hurt. Indianapolis sent relief. investigators pursue suspects.
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Cincinnati
Thorntown
Ind
Chicago
Wagner
Seth Winslow
B. C. Rickmere
Indiannapolis
Imprisoned Americans in Cuba Listed After Release
Consul General Lee reports that if the American Lewis Somelian is released, remaining U.S. prisoners in Cuba include Manuel Fernandez at Fort Cabanas Rafael Fernandes Diaz at Lagona Grande Juha Thomas Laing and Frank A. Gramont at Santiago. They are charged with rebellion with arms and held under military jurisdiction. The Manzanillo consul disputes a report that Albert Slusser was captured by Spanish troops.
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Washington
Lee
State Department
Lewis Somelian
Havana
Cuba
Manuel Fernandez
Fort Cabanas
Rafael Ferninandesz Diaz
Lagon la Grande
Juha Thomas Laing
Frank A. Gramont
Santiago
United States
Manzanillo
Secretary of State
Albert Slusser
Ile
Slusser
Cyclone Destroys McDowell Farm. Seven Dead in San Jose
A cyclone hit A McDowell's farm two miles north of San Jose Illinois at 7 pm killing seven people and injuring three severely. The dead include A C McDowell his grandson and the wife of Samuel Brownlee and three of Brownlee's children plus Miss Jessie Groves who was visiting. Three injured are Mrs M C McDowell and her children Charles and Mary. The storm wrecked the house barn and walnut grove then moved over San Jose. Mason City saw the Presbyterian church spire struck by lightning and set afire.
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Ill
A. McDowell
A. C. McDowell
McDowell
Samuel Brownlee
Brownlee
Jessie Groves
M. CO. McDowell
Charles
Mary Misa Jessie Groves
McDowells
McDowell House
Walnut Grove
Mason City
Presbyterian Church
Exconsul Mills Reports Hawaii Annexation Sentiment
Retired consul-general Elis Mills returning to Virginia after Hawaii tour aboard the Alameda. Mills says annexation is universally regarded as certain by Hawaiians, with rising enthusiasm and belief Congress will settle the matter in the fall. He notes William Hayward succeeding him and comments on local political prospects.
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San Francisco
Lelis Mills
Onolulu
Islands
Alameda
Congress
Wreck of Cape Horn Pigeon in Japanese Sea
A message reports the whaler Cape Horn Pigeon wrecked in a furious storm in the Japanese sea. Captain Scullam and 18 crew members survived while 90 barrels of spermol were lost. Two thousand pounds of bone had been shipped home shortly before the disaster. The vessel was owned by J and K Wing of Bedford Massachusetts.
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San Francisco
Japanese Sea
Great Britain Renounces 1895 Treaty with German Zollverein
Berlin reports the commercial treaty between Great Britain and the German Zollverein is renounced and will cease to operate in a year. The supplementary conventions tied to the extension will expire earlier than the main treaty.
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Berlin
Great Britain
Zollverein
Reichsanzeiger
Mount Rainier Tragedy Narrows Mazamas Member
Professor E. McClure of Eugene, a Mazamas climber, fell 800 feet while returning from the summit of Mount Rainier on Wednesday. His body was found by a search party near Gibraltar rock and brought to Tacoma. Dr. E. Dewitt Connell of Portland remained on the mountain through the night to aid the search.
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E. McClure
Eugene
Mazamas’ Society
Mount Rainier
Paradise Valley
Gibraltar Rock
McClure
Baillie
Mitchell
New York
E. Dewitt Connell
Portland
Camp Muir
Dr. Connell
Connell
Oregon
Nuno
Dr. McClure
Professor McClure
Partial Solar Eclipse Observed by St Louis Astronomer
A partial sun eclipse was seen in St Louis with astronomer R Hicks describing a striking visual, noting large solar disturbances and predicting storms and electrical displays from the solar activity. Separate reports note a fisherman drowned near Ladners under liquor influence and Mary Lease elected queen of a harvest festival in Topeka with a $20,000 crown.
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St. Louis
Tra R. Hicks
Vancouver
B. C
Ibbotson
Green's Slough
Ladners
Mee
Leace
Topeka
Kan
Mary EK. Lease
Rebels Raid Havana Suburbs Amid Heavy Fighting
A Havana dispatch reports rebels sweeping into the city suburbs late last night before Spanish troops could rally. Casualties include wounded and dead on both sides as insurgents deploy dynamite and rapid fire, with leaders Castillo and Arangures directing forces near Mariano Guanabacoa and Colorado.
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Herald
Havana
Trme
Castillo
Mariano
Nestor Arangures
Guanabacoa
Alexander Roderiguez
Minar
Arangures
Colorado
Aranguren
Weyler
Matanaas
Pinar del Rio
Matanzas
Quintin Banderas
Turmoil at Scottdale as nonunion clash erupts after shootings
Wild excitement erupts in Scottdale Pennsylvania as nonunion workers clash with striking ironworkers and crowd at the station. Shots are fired injuring bystanders while officers intervene and leaders restrain the mob. A separate Sioux Falls dispatch reports a savage hailstorm near Galveston South Dakota destroying crops and affecting nearby towns.
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Scottdale
Scottdale Works
Burgess Porter
Arming Shortage Follows Attack at Camp Makakland
A second attack on the forts at Camp Makakland leaves thirteen British dead and twenty wounded while natives report about 40 000 tribesmen under Mahmullah. The garrison faces critical ammunition shortages as reinforcements are awaited.
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Bombay
Makakland
Catello
Mahmullah
Dam bursts flood Middleton factory district. workers flee
At 8 o'clock this morning a 40 foot wide dam in Middleton Conn burned and released a torrent that washed stones into William Wilcox's lock shop. The factory’s lower floors were flooded and workers fled for their lives as vast damage spread through the area.
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