Undertow Claims Two Bathers in Atlantic City
Two bathers drowned in heavy surf at Atlantic City as a gale whipped the undertow. Thomas C. Laswell of Princeton Indiana perished after a 15 minute struggle. an unknown Philadelphia excursionist is believed drowned later in the day. Lifeguards failed to reach Laswell, about 10 000 spectators watched the tragedy, and 25 to 30 others were rescued. Laswell's body was sent to Indiana.
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Atlantic City
Thomas C. Laswell
Princeton
Inn
Philadelphia
Laswell
P. M. Parrott
Parrott
Indiana
Bathouse
Elder Returns with News from the North to Astoria
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation steamer George W Elder arrived from Dyea with one passenger and mail. Officers report smooth seas, few illnesses, and strong livestock demand at Dyea. Whitepass is being repaired, two drownings noted, and a shooting for freight theft occurred at Chilkoot pass.
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Astoria
George W. Elder
Dyea
Eller
Skagoay
Linnton
Chilkoot Pass
Dwight Fowler
Seattle
Skaguay
Fowler
G. Thomas Wall
Nanaimo
Nana
O. R. Beavey
Theodore Lang
Sitka
Portland
Skagway
Whitepass
Lake Bennet
Linderman
Bennet
Scone
Astoriana
News of the Week Brief and Interesting Items
A wide range of late 19th century items are reported: a Klondike syndicate in New York. the St Paul liner lowering records. a Washington Arlington tragedy. Indian relief from Calcutta to San Francisco. drought and hail damage to Wisconsin tobacco. a Sparta Oregon gold find. pearls near Bald Knob Arkansas. Spokane shootings. Yukon governance decisions. Oregon and Washington labor disputes. armor contracts for Indiana. Spanish politics and Canovas assassination links. Lewiston fire losses. a fatal gun accident in Baker County. Armenian massacres near Turkey. Hawaiian port trade by American ships. Rizal and Philippine affairs. a Grand Rapids freight wreck. Atlantic coast freight rate war. Arctic voyage reports including a collapsed balloon near North Cape.
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C. A. Shorte
Arlington
New York
Calcutta
San Francisco
Wisconsin
Coon Prairie
Sparta
Union County
Oregon
Bald Knob
Ark
John Thomas
Fort Steele
Spokane
Toronto Globe
Ottawa
Dominion
Yukon
N. P
British Columbia Pointe
Seattle Coal & Iron Company
Issaquah
Wash
Government Armor Board
Washington
Indiana
The
New York Tribune
Spain
Lewiston
Idaho
F. L. Johnson
Pine Creek
Baker County
Constantinople
Persia
Turkey
Hayward
State Department
Hawaiian
Golli
Senor Canovas
Barcelona
Jose Rizal
Manila
Philippine Islands
Rizal
Philippine League
Portland
Ind
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Wabash River
Geneva
Barney Reid
James Gallagher
Gallagher
James Clifford
Atlantic Coast Lines
Galveston
Copenhagen
London
Mortensen
Ansager
Dublin
Onega
Onega River
White Sea
Northcape
Europe
Artic
Andree
Narrow Escape On Chehalis Railroad Trestle
A young woman walking on a rail trestle near Chehalis Washington narrowly escaped death when a passenger train approached. She fell as she ran to safety and was only scratched, while the engineer was praised for his quick action in stopping the train.
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Chehalis
Wash
Newaukom
Jones Warrely
Cotton Crop Seen Near Record With Nine Million Bales
New Orleans August 17 HF M Neill, the cotton statistician, issues a circular estimating this year’s crop at about 9,750,000 bales. He notes this promise rivals any prior year in all states except Texas, where a shortfall could still leave the total near 9.75 million bales, with upside if Texas surpasses expectations.
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New Orleans
HF. M. Neill
Texas
Creede Silver Mines Face Closure Over Rates
In Creede Colorado talks among mine owners and smelter and railroad officials aim to cut costs to keep mines open as silver prices stay low. Miners may accept wage cuts from three to two dollars seventy five and two dollars fifty for wet and dry work to avoid shutdown.
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Denver
Creede
Colo
Whitecaps terror in Kentucky region. citizens vow action
Reports from Ken sington Kentucky describe a three month siege by whitecaps who abducted Ward Bolan and beat him, then attacked O'Hara and a woman camping at Kensington lake. Authorities plan a stand amid rising fear as the terror spread.
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Cincinnati
Kensington
Ward Bolan
O'Hara
Kensington Lake
Duel Between Prince Henry of Orleans and Count of Turin Ends With Wounds
In Paris at Vacres son a private morning duel between Prince Henry of Orleans and the Count of Turin was settled after 26 minutes with Henry wounded in the right shoulder and abdomen and the Count wounded in the right hand. Doctors deemed Henry seriously injured but not fatally. The event drew onlookers as a formal prearranged engagement with strict rules concluded by mutual respect.
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Paris
Turin
Prince Henry of Orleans
Bois Marechaux
Vacresson
HH. Lentieff
Prince Henry
M. de Leontieff
Equatorial
Abyssinia
M. Raoul Mourichon
Avogadro de Quinto
Carlo di Ginove
Count of
Duc de Chartres
Prince Henry of
Orleans
Naples
Figaro
France
Lota
Leontieff
M. Monrichon
Monseigneur
Tiupet
Hartman
Carle
Torin
Wheat market reaches top price in Walla Walla
In Walla Walla on August 16 the wheat market opened firm at 75 cents for bluestem and 73 cents for club. Purchases moved to 76 cents briefly before easing to 75 cents at close with several thousand bushels traded at the higher level.
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Walla Walla
Treasury rules curb fig brandy distillation in California
Acting Collector Thomas reports a ruling from Secretary Gage that fig distillation is illegal. The Tenny Fruit Packing Company of Fresno produced fig brandy last May. The brandy will be released, but future distillations will face strict enforcement.
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San Francisco
Thomas
Gage
The
Treasury
California
Tenny Fruit Packing Company
Fresno
Treasury Department
Temporary injunction against United Mineworkers in Pittsburg
A county court grants a temporary injunction against the United Mineworkers of America led by Patrick Dolan and William Warner amid a coal strike. The New York and Cleveland Gas and Coal Company, with mines Plum Creek Turtle Creek and Sandy Creek employing 1200 men, seeks to restrain assembly and intimidation near mine properties. Hearing set for August 18. Dolan vows continued operation despite court action.
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Pittsburg
United Mineworkers
New York & Cleveland Gas & Coal Company
United Minneworkers of America
Patrick Dolan
William Warner
Pennsylvania
Plum Creek
Turtle Creek
Sandy Creek
Collier
Dolan
Allegheny County
Miners Defy Injunction with Daily Marches at Cannonsburg
In Pittsburg August 16 striking miners plan to press the injunction issue by continuous marches near the Mc Govern and Cannonsburg mines despite Judge Melliwayne's ban. Patrick Dolan says arrests will escalate until a new injunction is sought. Union leaders pledged support at a Columbus meeting led by Samuel Gompera. Meanwhile Bell Lewis and Yates Company mines idle, about 4000 workers affected. A cereal firm in Akron offered two tons of corn meal, and Astoria Fishermen's Protective Association sent 100 cases of canned salmon east for miners.
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Pittsburg
Cannonsburg
McGovern and
Melliwayne
Patrick Dolan
Columbus
Samuel Gompera
Bell, Lewis & Yates Company
Reynoldsville
Turtle Creek
Akron
Fishermen's Protective Association
Astoria, Or
Strikers Defy Injunction At McGovern Coal Site
Washington Pa August 16 J J Cook coal operator of McGovern files complaint of trespass by strikers led by Andrew Savage. Court issues another injunction including United Mineworkers of America President Ratchford Secretary Pierce and Pittsburg district mine workers President Dolan Secretary Warner.
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Washington, Pa
J. J. Cook
McGovern
Andrew Savage
United Mineworkers of America
Ratchford
Pierce
Pittsburg
Dolan
Warner
Train wreck near Caddo Mills kills Messenger Rawline
Dallas Aug 16 a north bound M K T train derailment near Caddo Mills caused by damaged rails. The rear sleeper stayed upright while the rest overturned. Messenger Rawline died instantly and several passengers were injured none seriously known. A wrecking crew reached the scene but details were unavailable.
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Dallas
Tex
Caddo Mills
Messenger Rawline
Greenville
Harvest labor shortage hits Eastern Washington and Idaho
Spokane reports an unprecedented demand for harvest hands across Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho with fears of insufficient workers to reap the large crop. The Dover New Hampshire jail uses circular cell blocks so inmates can view the country around the compass.
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Spokane
Washington
Idaho
Dover
N. H
Strategic Base of the Pacific Such Is Hawaii From a Military Point of View
Washington reports that Hawaii holds pivotal strategic value for the United States in naval logistics and defense. The islands’ location makes them a key coaling depot and supply center for Pacific operations, enabling faster reach to Asia and Australia and extending U.S. defense reach 2,000 miles from the Pacific coast. Honolulu could host fortified harbors and a strong fleet for defensive or offensive actions in the North Pacific.
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Washington
Smith
Bureau of American Republica
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
San Francisco
Japan
China
Australia
British Columbia
British India
Panama
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Isthmia
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Seaboard
North
South America
North Pacific
America
Asia
Mawaii
Pacific
United States
Honolulu
Still Has Faith In Andree Balloon Mystery
Captain John Windrow of San Francisco visits his brother in Chicago and rejects the sighting tale of Andree’s balloon in the ocean. He recalls Andree’s claim that if not heard in two months there would be little news for a year as they drift toward inaccessible regions. Windrow suspects a Siberian southwest wind may have carried the party, and insists a vessel would investigate a floating balloon. He trusts Andree will be heard from.
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Chicago
John Windrow
San Francisco
Andree
Windrow
Lasalle Avenue
Sweden
Profesor Andree
Stockholm
Siberia
Eo Inhoaman
Infant Nearly Strangled by Bicycle Pump Wind
Mrs George Ruthman of Beaver Falls reported a disturbing scene on her back porch as her seven year old son and an older sibling inserted a bicycle pump tube into the baby’s mouth and pumped air into the infant until unconscious. The wind escaped with a sharp hiss and the child later regained consciousness.
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Pittsburg
George Ruthman
Beaver Falla
Tobacco workers lose jobs as tax stamp shortage hits New York
New York on Aug 16 reports 2500 workers in tobacco cigarette plants laid off due to IRS failure to supply deputy collectors in the city with the new one dollar revenue stamp required by the tariff.
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New York
Internal Revenue Department
Washington
Thin City
President McKinley to attend Ohio fair in Columbus
The President has accepted an invitation to attend the Ohio fair in Columbus opening August 31. The event will draw attendees from across the state with McKinley expected to deliver remarks and tour exhibits during the fair week.
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Columbus
McKinley
Four Die in Summitville Mine Explosion
A powder explosion at the Little Annie mine in Summitville caused a cave in at 4 o clock. Foreman Robert Jones is among four men killed. other victim names were not learned. The men were suffocated before rescuers could reach them.
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Denver
del Norte
Colo
Saye
Summitville
Little Annie
Robert Jones
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