Weekwide Summary of Notable Happenings and Disasters
A presidential appointment names J B Brady to Alaska governor. Miner George J Hackett dies in Brown Bear mine accident at Deadwood California. James P Harlan killed by train in Louisville. Indian War Veterans encampment meets in Portland Oregon. Rock and mud slide near Kicillawaet tunnel BC kills five and injures one. Chittagong post office in India affected by earthquakes. thousands homeless. Washington Oregon report heavy rain easing wheat danger. crop yields up 25 percent. Oregon senator McBride seeks higher lumber duties to protect regional industries. Universal Postal Congress ends in Washington DC. Rome to host 1908 session. Yellow fever outbreak confirmed on City of Para at Angel Island. Ellis Island migrant station burned but no deaths. Sir Henry Irving unveils Sarah Scott Siddons statue in London. Flying trapeze accident in Los Angeles. two men injured fatally. Dayton house fire kills Rose and Albert Prestel. Grand Rapids and Indiana derail near Riggeville. engineer killed. Salt Lake Tribune reports Robbers Roost bandits in Wyoming. Henry L Buehler dies in Baltimore the oldest Odd Fellow.
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J. B. Brady
Alaska
George J. Hackett
Deadwood
Cal
James P. Harlan
Harlan
Louisville
The
Indian War Veterans of
Portland
Ilecillewaet Tunnel
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific
India
Chittagong
Washington
Oregon
Cascades
Senator McBride
Senate Committee On Finance
McBride
Universal Postal Congress
D. C
Rome
Corea
Orange Free State
Poetal Union
Congress
Howard A. Scott
Sing Sing
N. Y
Santa Fe
Elma
Briega
Canton
Valais
Switzerland
Sir Henry Irving
Sarah Scott-Siddons
Raddington Green
London
Marksburn
Richards
Fiesta Park
Los Angeles
Grant Prestel
Dayton
Rose Prestel
Albert Prestel
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Riggeville
Ind
Pacific Mail
City
Para
San Francisco
Mid- Pacific
Buckhurst
Nicaragua
Punta Arenas
Backhurst
Cubans Take a Fort In Fierce Cuban War Action
Havana dispatch reports Fort Mogales near Santa Clara attacked by insurgents. Most of the garrison died defending the fort or were captured. Mantua in Pinar del Rio saw Spanish troops outnumbered and forced to retreat with heavy casualties. Gomez is suspected to lead insurgent forces approaching the Curacoa trocha. Weyler plans to command from Santiago de Cuba with 40 000 troops. Local suppliers refuse hospital provisions over unpaid bills totaling more than 100 000. Sixteen thousand sick soldiers occupy government hospitals amid reopening of Regla warehouses.
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Havana
Fort Mogales
Santa Clara
Mantua
Pinar del Rio
Curacoa Trocha
Trocha
Gomez
Weyler
Santiago de Cuba
Alejandro Gonzales
Denouncement and ejection at Presbyterian church scene
In New York on June 22, Nerman Warszawiak faced public denouncement as an immoral person and gambler by the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian congregation. He was suspended from communion while his wife Mrs Warszawiak protested his innocence and was escorted out as the service resumed after a hymn.
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New York
Nerman Warszawiak
Presbyterian Church
John Hall
Fifth-avenue Presbyterian Church
Ile
Wuarezuwiak
Dragoon Airships Tested by Kiel Naval Experts
Berlin reports Kiel naval experts test dragon shaped airships for onboard use in war and reconnaissance. Balloons hover about 600 feet while torpedo boats move at 14 knots, sending observations by telegraph to deck crews to steer vessels. Experiments lasted two weeks and proved successful.
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Berlin
Kiel
Robber Jumped From Trees In Oakland Narrowly Robs Bookkeeper
Edward Eliason a bookkeeper was grabbed from behind in a tree-shaded area near his home in Oakland about midnight. A tall man robbed him of money and valuables then released him and warned him not to cry out as he walked away through a well lit, densely settled neighborhood.
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Oakland
Cal
Edward Eliason
Queen Victoria Opens Jubilee Devotions in Windsor
Queen Victoria began the jubilee celebration with services across London, the United Kingdom, and the empire. She attended a service at St. Georges chapel, Windsor, offering devotions and thanks to God.
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London
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
Empire
Church of England
St. Georges Chapel
Windsor
Gord
Window Glass Factory Destroyed Near Muncie
The window glass factory at Orestes eighteen miles west of Muncie caught fire tonight. The plant employed 400 men and the loss is about 100000 dollars.
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Muncie
Ind
Winsow
Orestes
Lowe
Boston Man Dies After Bullet Removal Operation
Franklin B. Born of Medford died at Massachusetts General Hospital following an operation guided by X ray photographs to remove a bullet from his brain. The procedure occurred after he sustained a gunshot wound, with physicians reporting the operation successful though he did not recover.
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Boston
Franklin B. Born
Medford
Massachusetta General Hospital
California Shaken as Severe Earthquakes Hit Multiple Cities
A series of powerful earthquakes struck California on June 22, causing damage in Monterey Hollister Gilroy Decoto and Del Monte. No casualties were reported though buildings and adobe walls suffered and residents fled as aftershocks followed the noon shocks.
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Hollister
Cal
McMahon House
Two Severe Earthquake Shocks Reported in California
Visalia felt a strong quake at noon with west to east vibrations. Lamps trembled for 15 minutes, houses shook and residents rushed outside. It cracked a Newman Brick Building. Modesto also reported a noon quake with many in upper floors fleeing. A one story brick building in Newman County cracked slightly.
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San Francisco
United States Weather Bureau
Visalia
Cal
Newman
Modesto
Hatchet Attack Sparks Fatal Struggle in San Francisco
John Shinick, an ex convict, lies injured after a hatchet blow from peddler Paul Jenkins during a confrontation with Jenkins and his wife Mia Jenkins. Jenkins released Shinick then struck, fracturing the skull. Shinick fought back and was seized by police. Five children died after a blaze in South Buffalo, New York. Sophie 10 died. Roy 12, Brown 7, Verona 3, Cecilia 8 injured. father Mataneki burned while trying to save them.
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San Francisco
John Shinick
Paul Jenkins
Shinick
Mia Jenkins
Jenkins
Jenkine
Ageault
Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph Metaneki
South Buffalo
Sophie
Roy
Brown
Verona
Cecilia
Metaneki
Government to contest cattle discrimination abroad
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson leads a broad push to overturn discriminatory measures on American cattle in Britain Germany Belgium and France. The effort includes diplomatic outreach and formal data showing U S cattle products enjoy fewer disease risks, with a warning that rights of American exporters must be recognized or foreign privileges will be withdrawn.
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Washington
Bellamy Storrer
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
France
Wilson
Sherman
Agricultural Department
State Department
Northwest items of interest from Oregon towns
Astoria opens a paid fire department and Pendleton weighs buying its own paper as funding. Cascades locks opened for the season due to high water. Baker City hosts visiting firemen praising the tournament. Dynamite fishing on the Umatilla noted by Indian Agent Harper. Winans Bros shipped 1,200 pounds of salmon to The Dalles. run light but quality high. Seven emigrant wagons pass through Lakeview. three bound for Indiana, others for Nebraska from Rogue River valley. Astoria cyclists discuss a county aided bicycle path to John Day’s and Knappa. Lane County jail empty since March term. County contracts a 100 foot strain beam truss bridge at Salmon Creek for $890 with seven bids. Grasshoppers damage Lexington area crops. Gardena fields ruined. Corvallis college graduates 17, down from 48 and 61 in prior years due to four year course. Northern Morrow County projects no grain, little hay. grids shopkeepers wreck crops elsewhere. Weaton Leader notes pioneer relics at reunion. Thomas Spence brings a 100 year old pocket rifle used by his father to chase Indian horse thieves.
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Pendleton
Funda
Cascades
Baker City
Harper
Umatilla
Winans Bros
Dalles
Lakeview
Indiana
Nebraska
Rogue River Valley
Astoria
John Day's
Knappa
Lane County
Lane County Court
Salmon Creek
Lexington
Gardena
Corvallis College
Morrow County
Weaton
Thomas Spence
Massachusetts
Mr. Spence
Kilgore slain in Paris Texas by Jackson family
Ed Kilgore contractor and builder was shot to death at Laconia station Paris Texas by Fanny Jackson and her three brothers. Kilgore fled along the tracks as Bud Jackson shot him in the back and Mike Jackson fired two more rounds. Nine shots struck Kilgore but the motive remains tied to alleged slander.
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St. Louis
Paris
Texas
Ed Kilgore
Fanny Jackson
Kilgore
Laconia Station
Miss Jackson
Brode Jackson
Bud Jackson
Bud Jackon
Mike Jackson
Bandera Forces Ambush Spaniards. Heavy Losses Reported
In Sabana a large Bandera force ambushed a Spanish patrol after luring them into an ambush. The fight shifted from musketry to hand to hand with machete armed insurgents. Ten Bandera men were killed and the pursuing Spaniards were wiped out. At Alguisa hunger and destitution caused 178 deaths last month.
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Havana
Quentin Bandera
Sabana
Bandera
Alguisa
Law Ends Polygamy for Cheyenne and Arapahoe Wives
In Perry Oklahoma Territory on June 21 the Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribes protest a July 1 polygamy law. Forty men with multiple wives must choose one wife each and cast off others, while many of over one hundred squaws seek to remain with their husbands under the new rule.
Drowning of Three Prominent Citizens in Pool Near Greenville
In Greenville Texas on June 21 Cashier King of First National Bank Mies Austin of the city and Ida Scheneeck of Sherman were drowned while swimming six miles from town. King and Mee Austin got beyond depth and King called for aid. Fred Norsworth with Miss Scheneck tried to rescue but all perished before help arrived. Scheneck nearly drowned Norsworth by climbing on his back. All victims were prominent locals.
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Greenville
Tex
King
First National Bank
Mies Austin
Ida Scheneeck
Sherman
Mr. King
Mee Austin
Fred Norsworth
Miss Scheneck
Steamer Virginia Collides With Schooner Eveline Near Milwaukee
The Goodrich liner Virginia struck the schooner Eveline off Milwaukee with about 200 passengers aboard. Eveline’s cabin was shifted forward and her yaw demolished as a panic spread among passengers. the Virginia continued to Chicago and Eveline was towed to the Milwaukee drydock.
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Milwaukee
Virginia
Goodrich Line
Eveline
Menominee
Mich
Chicago
Milwaukee Drydock
Free Textbooks Defeated in Walla Walla and Seattle
Mount Vernon voters rejected the free textbook proposition. In Walla Walla the school election also defeated free textbooks by 81 to 14. Seattle deaths for May reached 88 with eight children and two drowning. Spokane hires Winfield Scott Rich as high school principal at 1200 dollars yearly.
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Mount Vernon
Gray's Harbor
North River
Lana
Seattle
Walla Walla
Our Trade With Cuba Declines Sharply Under War Strains
Washington reports a foreign markets study shows Cuban trade plunged from 1893 highs to 1896 value of 47.55 million, with nine months of 1897 at 14.93 million. If trends continue, 1898 trade may fall to about 20 million, keeping the balance of trade against the United States.
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Washington
Cuba
Hitchcock
Agricultural Department
Wilson
United States
Woodford to Spain faces three part mission on Cuba
Washington dispatch: General Stewart Woodford, named minister to Spain, meets President McKinley to hear three tasks. First seek reparations for Dr Ruiz’s death, second prepare Spain for Cuba’s loss, third present U S proposal on Cuba’s disposition. McKinley stresses non hostility to Spain, no aim to annex Cuba without Spain’s move, and possible intervention if needed.
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Chicago
Times-Herald
Washington
Spain
Stewart L. Woodford
McKinley
White House
Cuba
United States
Woodford
Madrid
Tornado Hits Logan County Farm Barn Buries Refugees
A tornado swept central and southern Logan county destroying property and demolishing the state institution farm barn. Twenty six refuge seekers were buried. four boy pupils from Chicago died, five were injured including the farm superintendent who may die.
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Lincoln
Til
Logan County
State Institution
Chicago
Parisian clash leaves two French workers dead
In Bar can district a fight between Italian and French workers yesterday killed two Frenchmen. Authorities fear further disturbances as police move to quell unrest. A separate incident near Arles involved French and Italian workers with troops deployed to the scene.
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Paris
Barvine
Cyclones and Floods Wreak Havoc Across Spain and Philippines
Madrid reports a string of cyclones and hail devastates crops in Valladolids and Guadalajara. Newcastle district floods wash houses away as cattle drown and lives are lost. In Manila a battle with Aguinaldo leaves Spanish losses over 100 killed and wounded.
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Spain
London
Madrid
the Mail
Valladolid
Guadalajara
Newcastle
New York
Herald
Manila
Philippine Islands
Aguinaldo
Ellide Posts Fast Trial Speed Over Measured Mile
Nyack Ny The steam yacht Ellide built for E Burgess Warren of New York completed a trial trip on a measured mile in one minute 80 seconds. The time equals 40 miles per hour the fastest on record.
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Nyack
N. Y
Ellide
E. Burgess Warren
New York
Accident Delivers Severe Injury to 17 Year Old Girl
Mary Avery aged 17 dropped a loaded shotgun in Htreelf Nevada Cal last night and the hammer struck a step causing a discharge into her right shoulder. The arm was amputated and she will probably recover. A remark notes Greenland whales may reach ages up to 400 years.
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Nevada
Cal
Mary Avery
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