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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1896
Page
1
A fragment mentions Leavis attached to a traffic event labeled trafive with unclear context and no full details available.
A harsh wind and rain storm battered Newark causing 250000 in damage. Russian engineers signed a 500000 machinery contract in Philadelphia. Annie Dyer the Rudbig baby farmer was hanged at Newgate for infant murder. The schooner Edward Allentrue sank off Job's Neck near Vineyard Haven with fears all aboard lost. Cloakmakers fled a Chicago fire and O F Tyler son of President Tyler was jailed in Richmond for shooting in self defense. Dynamite exploded near Lilly Pennsylvania, killing one and injuring seven. A war scare swirls from Cuba to Spain as a war of words grows louder. The brick market in Chicago collapses to 4.10 per 1000. Milwaukee enacts a four cent fare rule. A circus collapse in Ottawa injures many. Bodies found in the river near Tongue Point. The Chinese emperor honors US sailors for rescuing drowning victims after a collision near Woonsung. Lake City California devastates from a water spout. Union Pacific vows to offer Utah teachers a one way fare for a round trip. Teheran proclaims Muzaffer Eddin enthroned as shah.
The Grand Army of the Republic gathering in Independence Oregon draws crowds and decorates the town. Dispatches report a Greek vessel seized by Turkish officials and a French ransom mission in Valova. A British cruiser loses sailors to sunstroke. John Craig is hanged at Folsom for murder. A Pittsburg tenement fire kills Mrs Garbeiz and injures others. Masked men derail an express train near Charleston West Virginia before fleeing.
A member of a major Honolulu banking house travels to attract capitalists for refunding Hawaii government debt. The plan would replace 3,096,000 dollars of 6 percent bonds with new bonds at 4 percent. A separate report notes a mysterious death with a head wound found in the Columbia River near Wallace Island, origin unrevealed.
Trustees of the University of Illinois were arrested in Champaign and held on $200 bail to answer to the grand jury on charges of failing to fly flags from all university buildings. Governor Altgeld is a member of the board.
Except Savanah the capitals of the new states of Wyoming Montana and Utah receive appropriations for public buildings this session of congress. The house policy has been to report no bills for public buildings.
At a Pretoria executive council meeting the Johannesburg reform committee leaders John Haya Hammond Cecil Rhodes George Farrar and J W Leonard were released upon a 25 000 pound fine or 15 years banishment. In California Ben Dice killed his brother in law Grant Smith after a quarrel over an irrigating ditch water.
Three thousand Harvard men, buoyed by a Harvard victory, clashed with 100 policemen in Cambridge streets. The riot injured many and resulted in arrests as officers prevailed. A brutal murder followed as John Wolter of Chicago killed a stepdaughter and wounded another after an attempt on his wife. He faced accusations tied to property and alcohol abuse.
A substantial blaze in Hope Idaho centered on the Northern Pacific laundry spread rapidly across Main Street and Railroad Avenue. Many homes and businesses were obliterated or damaged, with only a fraction saved. authorities note losses near one hundred thousand dollars and the use of giant powder to halt the flames.
Mrs Robert Gresham is dead and Mrs Mollie Gaines dying after a duel near Clermont Florida. Gaines used a razor, Gresham defended with a hammer, then Gaines wounded Gresham and severed the jugular, with neighbors finding both combatants afterward. Both women came from good families and were noted for beauty.
The president signed the act approved by Congress at the American delegates to the international maritime conference. The State Department notified Britain of amended rules and hopes proclamation will start their operation soon. Germany’s prior proposals suggest adherence is likely.
An American citizen in Key West recounts outrages against Cuban women under Weyler. He describes an officer tearing clothing from a 15 year old girl and forcing her to march naked before troops. In response many Cuban women join the insurgents to avoid dishonor.
A Constantinople dispatch reports an American lady from Marash plans to relocate eighty Armenian orphans to Constantinople for homes and education. Turkish authorities refused their departure, granting only conditional permission after difficulty with the officials who deemed the children Turkish by birth despite American parentage.
In Center township Alexander Smith reports eighty acres of wheat eaten completely along with fifteen acres of potatoes and a large oats field. Nearby Niles Michigan notes peppermint growers across Southwestern Michigan report grasshoppers causing major crop damage and lower oil yields than last year.
Washington reports the Board of Battleship Batteries favors a modified hull and four 18 inch guns with a mix of 6 inch weapons. The plan includes partial use of superimposed turrets only after tests on the Kearsarge and Kentucky. Secretary approves general features and plans proceed.
A joint statement by Chairman Cannon and ex-Chairman Sayree criticizes total appropriations for the current congress and outlines the rise in bonded debt and interest costs since 1895. They note reductions and increases in various bills, call out treasury revenue spending, and estimate future contracts for rivers and harbors and other public works.
Four hundred quarrymen at the Cleveland Stone Company quarries walk out demanding all nonunion workers be discharged and several dismissed union men be reinstated. They seize loaded cars and refuse movement as talks unfold. The piece also notes Elks convention travel rates from Chicago for the Cincinnati meeting July 7 to 9.
Judge Collier of the United States court ordered the Atlantic and Pacific Railway receiver to stop blacklisting American Railway Union members who took part in the 190? strike, in Albuquerque.
Portland markets show limited activity across lines with strong terms: butter shipments to California boost confidence while prices stay steady, wool and local wheat trade remain subdued. Prices listed span dairy, grains, fats, meats, produce, and imported goods with multiple regional and farm-name references.
Historical market notes show varied pricing for cattle and beef products. Entries include dressed beef and sheep with per pound rates and volumes, noting weights such as 2.75 dollars per pound for some cattle and 4 cents to 8 cents per pound for others, with references to size categories and buyer terms.
Market notes list Fioca-Net cash prices for family ex tras at 3.75 to 5.55 per barrel and baker’s ex tras at 5.55 to 35.65. Superfine at 2.85. Basily-Feed ranges fair to good 7iye and choice 75',c. Shipping No. 1 at 1.0745 choice. Carpei Osre- ing hints and assorted feed quotes. Gray market items include 724 ATO RS and bar at 2 30 per pound plus 25 per sack.
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