08 May 1896
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1896
Page
1
Vmbistian Church holds services on the second and fourth Sundays at 10 40 AM with a brief morning worship and sermon announced for the local readers.
A leprosy case arises in California while Berlin mourns historian von Treitschke. Anarchist killings shake Lea Sanier. Crete and Hong Kong battles plague reports. Fires devastate Cripple Creek and Philadelphia. ship clashes, mine disasters, uprisings, and political intrigues fill daily wires with a wide arc of events.
A massive gasoline tank explosion at 450 and 432 Walnut Street-destroying a two story building and killing at least six people with eighteen injured. Among the dead are Adolph Drachs's daughter and others. search continues for missing residents and debris removal proceeds amid chaos.
New York reports a young Frenchman Eugene Vansevar found dead in Bois de Viennes. his father and cousin hired for the crime. The pair lured him to Charenton, where the father emerged from a thicket and strangled him, while the cousin assisted. Both suspects are in custody.
The navy department sent instructions for the Oregon trial to San Francisco. The test will follow the Indiana and Massachusetts pattern, on a 31 knot course in the Santa Barbara channel near the Olympia route. California builders hope to match Massachusetts speed of 16.2079 knots when the board receives the instructions.
The secretary of the interior reverses a land office decision in the Washington against Northern Pacific case. The 1994 ruling canceled state selection No 2 for agricultural college support due to indemnity conflicts. An indemnity list revision was ordered. failure to comply led to the new determination to submit valid selections for approval. In a separate derailment near Livingston Montana, an eastbound cattle train struck the fast westbound mail, killing Engineer Fanning and fatally injuring Fireman McClelland with several injuries.
A promoted liver medicine claims to cleanse the system, purify blood, and strengthen the body. It asserts liver regulation prevents biliousness indigestion headaches and constipation and markets itself as superior to pills with a red Z stamp on the wrapper by J H M Zeilin & Co Philadelphia.
Chester Rowe of Poweshiek county Iowa receives twelve years and two months in Belim prison after pleading embezzlement of $38,000. He sought Mexican citizenship to dodge punishment, but offense abroad remains punishable on Mexican soil. Case may be appealed. debt statement shows treasury cash at $45,287,670 with a $5,045,417 monthly increase.
sparse OCR note lists meetings for F AERSONS LD OM THURSDAY and other groups at Hank building. mentions Newher council meets Fridays, Masonic F&AM, U.W. meets Tuesdays and Saturdays, with references to O. F Hail.
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