Week in Review States Morrow Named Circuit Judge
The president sent to the senate the nomination of William W. Morrow of California for the United States circuit judge for the ninth district. William J. Bryan will speak at Gladstone Park July 12 on Bimetallism. Yerkes telescope lens discs shipped from Cambridge in a special parlor car, insured for 60000. War department funds for Spokane transportation total 196000. two companies likely moved from Fort Sherman as barracks rise. Local dispatches cover Weyler mail tampering protests, a daylight mail scandal, 100000 salmon left over at Astoria, Tombs prison demolition, and a lightning injury in Walla Walla. Portland plans Fourth of July celebrations. Adolph Luetgert arrested for wife's murder. Philippine pacification seen at a standstill. California rainfall impacts crops. grain rate cut may save farmers. Mount S.J. Elias expedition launches. strawberry poisoning cases reported in Oakland.
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Chicago
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Manila
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Cuba
Washington
Idaho
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Omaha
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Mount S J. Elias
Alaska
America
Oakland
Cal
Paris Green
Fire in West TwentyThird Street Brownstone Kills Two
A four story brownstone at 149 West TwentyThird Street caught fire shortly after 4 AM. Two people died and three were seriously injured, including Mrs Mary Bowles who leaped from the third floor to escape flames. A child Beatrice Mossway perished from suffocation. Fire origin unknown but believed accidental from a discarded match.
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West Twenty-third Street
Catherine Mossway
Beatrice Mossway
Mary C
Carrie Bowles
Hollis Street
Boston
Miss MacDonald
Phaps
Lamont
Tragic Collapses At Newcastle Furnance and Coal Mine Accident
At Newcastle Penn May 25 the Resena furnace owned by Senator Mark Hanna and ex Senator Cameron exploded debris burying about 30 men. Manager Reis and others suffered severe injuries. A second accident followed with a 70 foot cut cave in burying Michael Kordy dead and Peter Herinsky severely injured but alive. In Ritzville Washington Dan Sinclair 24 drowns in Cow creek during a party outing causing shock after the prior death of Mrs Vehra Yav. Giant powder will be used to recover the body.
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Mark Hanna
Cameron
Reis
Newcastle Traction Company
Cascade Park
Michael Kordy
Peter Herinsky
Ritzville
Wash
Vehra Yav
Dan Sinclair
Cow Creek
Sinclair
Deadly Shootings Plague Two Towns In May Night
In Denver near Joe Lewes roadhouse a quarrel over an irrigating ditch led to shots injuring John McKenna and Samuel McCall with Samuel Kisthard surrendering to police after his son shot them. In Snowden mining town George Douglass killed Albert Grier during a poker dispute then fled and was captured.
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Joe Lewe
Lewe
Jacob Kisthard
Kisthard
Samuel H. McVall
John McKenna
Samuel Kisthard
McCall
McKenna
Pittsburg
Snowden
Albert Grier
George Douglass
Douglass
James Smith
Camden youth commits suicide over cigarette habit
A Camden boy, M. Ross, son of Mr and Mrs Ross of Stockton, hanged himself today, after being chided for cigarette use. Police say he was in good spirits before his parents left for church and found him lifeless upon returning, with addiction cited as the likely cause.
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Camden
N. J
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Stockton
Indemnity Amount to Be Reduced in Turkey Greece Talks
London reports the peace talks push toward a reduced indemnity of eight million dollars with two million cash to Turkey and six million to be credited by Russia. Turkish and Greek commanders clash as hostilities pause, with Greek forces attacked near Arta after a long ten hour engagement.
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Standard
Constantinople
Turkey
Russia
Arta
Greeks Deport Volunteers After Arta Disorder
Athens dispatch says gendarmes recalled from Arta due to unrest caused by large volunteer groups many of whom are anarchists. Berthel column members were sent to Scavarda and then to Italy. clashes left one Italian dead and six wounded as Greeks escorted them by sea.
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Termes
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Berthel
Italy
London
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Arta
Scavarda
Bringzie
FOUR GHOULS IN JAIL. Ladd Conspiracy Unfolds
The body of William Ladd, exhumed from Riverview cemetery, was recovered. D Magone and three Oregon City men are jailed for the removal. Montgomery’s confession links the others as the crime details emerge. In Tacoma a stagecar robbery ends with the robber killed and two officers wounded.
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Portland, Or
William Ladd
Riverview Cemetery
Chief Burns
Oregon City
Welsh and Simmons
Portland
D. Magone
Charles Montgomery
Ed Long
William Rictor
Montgomery
Magone
Penitentiary probe hears star witness on brutal treatment
Philadelphia witnesses allege false prison reports and brutal care. Senator Gagerdorn cites 10 insane patients in November and 9 in asylums now with one dead after a beating. He details 36 insane convicts remaining in cells and cites cases of McCue and Prentice as evidence.
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Philadelphia
Gagerdorn
McCue
Northtown State Insane Asylum
Prentice
Representative Tongue Injured in Cable Car Accident
Representative Thomas H. Tongue of Oregon is hurt after a cable car collision at Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street. He suffers facial cuts and bruises but no serious injuries. hospitalized at Providence. A separate note says Republican senators plan a Monday tariff caucus to speed debate and align positions. Democrats to follow with their own planning.
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Washington
Thomas H. Tongue
Oregon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sixth Street
Tongue
Charlottville
Monticello
Providence Hospital
Aeander
Oregon appoints Thompson to state university regents
Salem May 24 Governor Lord appointed D P Thompson of Portland ex minister to Turkey as a regent to fill the vacancy created by the death of LL Mc Arthur Gambier. Spokane May 24 Chief Hawthorne orders gamblers and confidence men to leave the city before sundown.
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Lord
D. P. Thompson
Portland
Turkey
Board of Regents of
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LL. McArthur
Gambier
Spokane
Wash
Hawthorne Tolay
Northwest Tidbits From Oregon and Adjacent States
A postal inspector will visit Salem to establish rural mail in Marion county. Cherries drop in Southern Oregon. Linn county hops show promise. Coos Bay creamery milks 12 000 daily, expected to rise. Vale flour mill purchased. grasshoppers swarm Umatilla. Harold Parker to drive 90 000 sheep to Nebraska in five months. Floyd Sanderson announces big ditch near Flick Bar Mining completes. No new Coos courthouse before season. Jackson County sues to restrain $18,000 tax collection involving Oregon & California and Southern Pacific. Long distance telephone reaches Asotin. Whatcom county issues salary warrants at 8 cents. Masons meet June 8 in Seattle. Bellingham rock shipped for Grays Harbor lighthouse. Olympia Fruitgrowers organized. Ellensburg Brickyard to produce 100 000 bricks. State Teachers Association meets in New Whatcom June 28–July 38. Stanwood creamery sets milk record. school text books vote June 12. Elma area has five sawmills and five shingle mills nearby. Walla Walla directors extend school term to June 18. Everett city deficit of 2 897.94 in four months. Seattle mayor urges licenses and district sex regulation. merit system praised. Shamokawa creamery yields 1 608 lbs butter last month. Garfield market absorbs last year’s crop. 5 000–10 000 bushels unsold in Garfield territory remain.
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Malheur County
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Huntington
Gibson, Foss & Co
Nebraska
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Whatcom County
Grand Lodge of Masons
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Grays Harbor
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Olympia Fruitgrowers’ Association
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Ellensburg
Stanwood Creamery
Washington
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Chehalis
Seconda
Walla Walla
Everett
Shamokawa
Garfield
Wall of Water Destroys Orchards in Asotin Wash
A cloud burst along Asotin creek sent a muddy wall of water through the valley at 4:30 PM damaging houses and five bridges between Asotin and four miles up. The chief loss was to orchards and gardens with stock drowned and no lives reported. Estimated damage around 100000 dollars with bridges alone about 2500 dollars.
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Asotin, Wash
Asotin Creek
Robert Campbell
John Dill
John Miller
Asotin
Spain Hopes McKinley Won't Be Pressed Toward War
Madrid May 24 Spain's government faces a U S senate belligerency report as Senor Morelly Prendergast pressed questions in the chamber of deputies. Premier Canovas said the issue would be resolved by President McKinley and Secretary Sherman despite tariff politics.
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Spanish Cruelty Report From Santa Clara Province
A Havana despatch cites a Cuban leader Charles Aguirre captured after wounding. U S consulate verified cruelty by Spanish troops. Aguirre killed as officials promise interment after reprimand to Obregon officials. Also reports fatal gasoline explosion in St Louis and death of Senator James H. Earle in Columbus.
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Port Tampa
United States
Santa Clara
Charles Aguirre
Obergen
Sancti Spiritu
Aroyo Bianco
Obregon
Miner Edward Callahan Hurt in Mexico Bandit Fight
St Louis May 24 Edward Callahan owner of the Barranesa silver mine in Mexico 1000 tons of ore daily en route to New York for treatment after injuries from a bandit assault. Rumors of his death circulated at the time. Cambridge England May 4 Cambridge University votes 1718 to 662 against granting degrees to women.
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Edward Callahan
Barranesa
Mexico
New York
Bandit
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