Interesting World News Snippets FromWires
A condensed roundup notes Portland plans a bicycle factory and Mauna Loa activity ending. Other items mention Santo Domingo rebels in New York, hop prices in Willamette Valley, trade changes in July, Carnegie’s donation, McKinley addressing scholars, a Sydney convict suspect, bubonic plague in Portugal, Labori’s recovery, yellow fever among Havana marines, Lily Langtry’s marriage, the Hooker ashore in Manila Bay, Yaqui Indian actions, Dewey praised by a letter, and various global political and trade developments.
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Havana
Lily Langtry
United States
Hooker
Manila Bay
Wind, storms hit Devorah and nearby towns in late news
Winds and rain cause heavy damage in Devorah Iowa and other sites. Reports note drownings near Detroit from the schooner Savidge incident. The piece mentions multiple international and domestic events including naval, military, and political items with a broad, rapid-fire summary style.
Red Bay Andros Sunk By 105 MPH Hurricane
Miami dispatch reports Red Bay on Andros Island 20 miles southwest of Nassau was swept away in a tropical hurricane. About 800 lives lost, with an eye witness estimating 600 dead on the island. Captain Dillon notes winds of 90 mph at Nassau and gusts to 105 mph.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Times-Union
Dillon
Cocoa
Red Bay
Andros
Nassau
Porto Ricans in Distress After Hurricane Strikes Island
A San Juan dispatch reports widespread devastation in Porto Rico with 265 houses destroyed, 175 severely injured, and 204 damaged. Many towns lack food and shelter as officials and mayors donate from personal funds while aid is delayed. two thousand people have perished in the district.
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New York
The
Herald
San Juan
Porto Rico
Caguas
Cayey
Guaymas
Mayaguez
Comcepcion
Samana
Arroyo
Umada
Explosion in Mexican railroad kills seven engineers
A Tampico special reports a boiler explosion on the Mexican Central railroad in Cardinas sidetrack fatally injuring three and killing seven men, including four American engineers Simon Fitzgerald Hosay and Gibson. Lokhart, nearby, was hurled 100 feet and fatally injured. three Texican firemen and woodpile workers also died.
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Chicago
Tampico
Mexico
Mexican Central Railroad
Cardinas
Simon
Fitzgerald
Hosay
Gibson
Lokhart
Illinois Society for the Prevention of Consumption plans state sanitarium
The Illinois Society for the Prevention of Consumption is preparing plans to establish a state sanitarium for tuberculosis treatment. It will ask the next legislature to fund the project to aid the poor disabled by the disease. Governor Tanner supports the plan and a 500000 appropriation to purchase the society and build the sanitarium is anticipated.
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Asylum For Consunwmyput Vos
Chicago
Ilinoia Society For the Prevention
Tanner
Shamrock Reaches New York Ahead of America's Cup Challenge
Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Shamrock arrived in New York with its tender Erin after a swift voyage from Fairlie on the Clyde. The Erin towed the Shamrock about 2,000 miles while Shamrock sailed roughly 1,200 miles, beating expected time.
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New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Erin
Fairlie-on-the-Clyde
Marine Diver Baldwin Drowns Deep Underwater In Andelana Rescue
William Baldwin, famed Seattle marine diver, died at 198 feet while attempting to reach the sunken Andelana in Commencement Bay Tacoma. The 90 psi water pressure halted his pneumatic suit as air supply failed. his death ends a historic dive effort and raises questions about depth limits.
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Tacoma
William Baldwin
Seattle
Baldwin
Commencement Bay
Morgan
United States
Charleston
Puyallup
Washington's Fine Regiment Praised by Returning Lieu tenant
First Lieutenant William E. Weigle of Company G declares the Washington volunteers in the Philippines endured rain and sickness better than Eastern units. He credits Colonel Whalley and General King for leadership and notes the regiment may soon sail home from Manila. In Angeles, an eight hundred strong insurgent assault was repelled by the Twelfth regiment with locomotives ditched and no American injuries. Reporter T Spencer was killed in the Angeles fighting.
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Peterson
Port Angeles
Wash
Mgr
Colorado Volunteers
San Francisco
Manila
Davis Gaya
Porto Rico
Portland
William E. Weigle
First
Washington
Philippines
Whalley
United States
Angeles
T. Spencer
Kentucky
Manila Times
Paris Mob Attacks St Josephs Church in Grave Riots
Paris reports a violent mob attack on the Church of St Joseph with hatchets and fire, desecration of sacred statues, and heavy clashes around Place de la Republique. Police arrested leaders Faure and Faberot, later defending other sites as rioters burned fittings and attacked parishioners.
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Paris
Paria
Peuple
Place de la Republique
Sebastian Faure
Faberot
Faure
Palace de la Republique
Henn d'Hom
Place de la Nation
M. Goullier
Fanborg du Temple
Rue Darberi
St. Mauri- Papincourt
Church of St. Joseph
St. Joseph's
Eacr Slege
Republcan
Poisoned lemonade sickens hundreds in Oregon Illinois
Two hundred people were poisoned at a picnic in Oregon Illinois from lemonade likely tainted with citric acid. No fatalities reported yet, with small children among the most affected.
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Rockford, J
Oregon
Private James P Young Killed by Freight Train Near Evanston
Chicago Aug 22 James P Young a private in company D Third infantry volunteers was killed by a freight train at Evanston while en route to Fort Sheridan to report after a day's absence. The body lay along the track for a block with only a brass button remaining from his uniform. He had served in the Fifteenth Indiana regiment in the Spanish American War.
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Chicago
James P. Young
Third Infantry Volunteers
Evanstom
Fort Sheridan
Young
Fifteenth Indiana Regiment
Arrest of General Jiminez on Havana to Cienfuegos voyage
Havana reports that General Jiminez, rival to Santo Domingo’s presidency, was arrested as a steamship neared Cienfuegos. Captain Stamper of the customs service intercepted him, denying a legal basis for the detention and allotting lodging at the Union hotel under police guard awaiting orders.
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Havana
Bavallao
Jimes
Santo Domingo
Iavana
Cienfuegos
Stamper
Jiminez
Menedez
Jimines
Jiminer
T Chief of Police
Union Hotel
Jiminex
Pummeled to Death in San Francisco Boxing Fight
: The death of pugilist Jim Franey after a fight with Frank McConnell led to manslaughter charges against McConnell and promoters J J Groom J D Gibbs and others. Autopsy cited severe contusions and preexisting illness, asserting Franey was unfit for competition and that blows caused death.
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San Francisco
Jim Franey
Frank McConnell
J. J. Groom
J. D. Gibbs
Hiram Cook
Seconds of
Beth
Libel
J. L. Zabala
Franey
Flooding Destroys Edmonton River Bridge and Fisheries
Edmonton dispatch reports the Saskatchewan river rising 40 feet in 20 hours with bridge piers four feet under water. Ferries broken away, mail undelivered, and lumber adrift as the Northwest steamer sinks after striking the bridge. Citizens flee riverside as heavy rain accumulates two and a half inches.
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St. Paul
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Hadeon
S Bay Company
Northwest
Hudson’s Bay Company
Two Oregon quarrel ends in duel injuring Pollard
Sheridan Oregon August 21 reports a serious street duel after a dance between Bud Pollard and a man named Miller. Miller fired a shotgun at Pollard nearly decapitating him. Pollard returned fire wounding Miller in the leg. Both escaped serious injury due to bold actions at close range.
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Sheridan, Or
Newa i
Wools
Bud Pollard
Miller
Pollard
Miler
Trade review highlights wide crop gains and market optimism
Bradstreet's Review notes corn crop forecasts at about 2.2 billion bushels, near the 1896 peak, while spring wheat appears weaker in July. It cites strong demand for wool and sugar, a price rise pact among Philadelphia shoe makers, and an overall bright canned-goods outlook. U.S. business failures total 156 that week, with wheat exports up from last year and 1897-98 levels.
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America
England
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Dewey
Deidrichs
Phillelphia
Seattle Market Prices For Fresh Produce And Farm Goods
The Seattle market listing shows new onions at 1.26 per sack, potatoes at 1. large per bag, various vegetables priced per sack or box, and fruits including cherries peaches apples and pears with multiple per unit rates. Dairy items include butter 23 cents per pound and cheese around 10 12 cents, while grains and hay list per ton or per barrel prices for flour, millet, barley, and Timothy hay. Local and San Francisco market figures for wool, meat, and poultry complete the price tapestry.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Graham
Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon
Atore
Young America
Mobair
San Francisco
Nevada
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News of the World
Portland, Or
Honolulu
Mauna Loa
Willamette Valley
Andrew Carnegie
Boston
McKinley
Lake Champlain
Augustus Howard
Denver
Sydney
Australia
Portugal
M. Labori
Navy Department
Europe
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Wilson
Albion
St. Michaels
Ager
New Columbia
Frank Reims
International Typographical Union
Detroit
William
Charles Tupper
Canada
Daneon
Schurman
Philippine Commission
Champlain
Tom Johson
Buckeye
Olympia
Leghorn
Naples
Admiral Dewey
Root
Boston Navy Yard
American
France
Russia
Rusia
James Brooks
McPherson
Kan
Cuba
New Orleans
Devorah
Michigan
Case Nome
Mich
Trnet
Nebraska
Philadelphia
Featile
Pacific Northwest Athletic Association
Astoria
Secretary of the Interior
Columbia River Boat Railway
Dawson East Wouth
Merritt
Soudan
Plattsburg
N. Y
Thirty-first Infantry
Fort Thomas
Prince Henry
Prussia
Pacific
China
Alc Kinley
Alex McDonald
Klondike King
Bering Sea
California Passenger Association
Missouri River
Wisconsin
Carbondale
Illinois
Gulf
Tampa
Sampson
North Atlantic
Ratchford
United Mine Workers
Wardner
Idaho
Miners’ Organization
New York Journal
Dreyfus
South
Northern and Western
James W. Bradbury
Maine
Senate
Webster
Calhoun
Clay
Island of
Washington's Fine Regiment
London
Daily News Telegrapha
Twelfth Infantry
Cole
Sixth Infantry
Negros
Americana
Laguna Dle Bay
Calamba
Typographical Union
International Typographical Union Convention
Milwaukee
Committee On
Executive Council
Clenfurgos
McConnell Meat Franey
Texarkana
Ark
Kansas City, Pittsburg
Gall Rai Road
Litte River
Boise
Placerville
Boiss County
G. K. Gilbert
United States Geological Survey
Bradstreet
Saya
Pacific Coast Trade
Seattle Marketa
Portland Market
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