Troops Seize Wallace Idaho to Restore Order
July 15 Wallace Idaho reports infantry arrival with 130 troops two militia two regulars occupying the town. Coroner summons jury over Frisco mine explosion deaths. Fort Keogh troops en route Spokane hears explosion near Cour d'Alenes. bridges blown between Mullan and Wallace.
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Sims
Frisco
Here
Mullan
Senator Palmer
Illinois
Sanders
Montana
Eae Ee Dixon
Sweet
Idaho
Watson
Regia
Cour d’Alene
Peter Breen
Butte Miners’ Union
C. F. Bushnell
Miners’ Union
Missoula
Mont
Fort Keogh
Mullar
Spokane
Cour d’Alenes
Wallace
Halved Huron town in ashes and other early 19th century items
Reports note Huron California left half destroyed by fire while Montana wool output is projected between 12 million and 16 million pounds. Also mention Halley Arkansas lynching, ex governor Newton Booth death in Sacramento, and Russian crop conditions along with a smallpox epidemic among troops. The Vesuvius gunboat ran aground near Sunken Meadow. Powderly calls for Homestead inquiry and Liberal party gains in Parliament.
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California
Montana
Halley
Arkansas
Julian Mosely
Newton Booth
Sacramento
St. Petersburg
Vesuvius
Long Island Sound
Navy Yard
Powderly
Harrison
Pattison
Charles Dicke
Michael Avitt
Joseph Arch
The
National Agricultural Laborers Union
Magnificent Display by the Ladies' Art League
The Ladies' Art League showcased a striking exhibition this afternoon with paintings and intricate art needlework. A 2 to 5 pm reception allowed each member to invite three friends, and the displays blended with litany decorations and cut flowers.
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Ladies’ Art League
Chicago
Liabilities and capital at National Bank
The balance sheet shows demand certificates of deposit 43,953 00 and certified checks 2,170. It lists amounts due to other National Banks 5,481 89 and due to State Banks and bankers 2,304 4, with capital stock paid in and surplus fund.
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Seraipase
U. S
Uw. Ry
Frick Ultimatum and Union Turn in Homestead Crisis
Chaos at Homestead as militia arrive and guards double amid rumors of non-union workers joining. Pirrspurc reports Lovejoy says returned workers must accept company terms, while Frick asks Beaver Falls mills to resume non-union work or lose the agreement.
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Frick
Beaver Falls
Homestead
Lovejoy
Carnegie Company
Pinkertons
Amalgamated
War moth predicts Louisiana carries for Harrison in electoral vote
Ex Governor War moth at the Arlington predicts Harrison will win Louisiana’s electoral votes. He argues sugar, rice, and lumber protection, and opposes free trade. He says the Democratic platform’s tariff plank weakens their standing and expects the People’s Party to gain about 25,000 votes.
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Washington, D. C
Harrison
Louisiana
Warmoth
Arlington
Henry Watterson
Watterson
Cleveland
People’s Party
Wi P
Foster
Sharp Criticism of Englishmen Sparks International Debate
London reports criticize English society as rotten amid Idaho troubles and Homestead unrest. A Chronicle article warns against social inequality, noting growing wealth gaps and the danger of social conflict in America. The Seized Steamer: Sitka appraises the British steamer Coquitlam seized for alleged U S violations. Bonds to cover appraisal to release the Coquitlam are being arranged by Union Steamship officials.
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Idaho
Homestead
America
Zola
The
Chronicle
Leon
Vancouver
B.C
Alaska
Sitka
Coquitlam
United States
Queen
Webster
Union Steamship Company
Train Hold Up by Dalton Gang Near Adair Oklahoma
Missouri Kansas & Texas officials attribute the Adair train robbery to the Dalton gang after they robbed the station and express car. A guard was killed in the crossfire and another man, Youngblood, was wounded. a posse pursues the robbers as estimates of stolen value range from a small sum to 75 000 dollars.
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Kan
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Dalton Gang
Adair
Indian Territory
Youngblood
Goff
Democrats Weigh Force Bill Tactic Before Adjournment
Washington reports a plan by Democrats to introduce a direct vote for senators paired with a force bill to spark national debate. The scheme aims to rally white voters against black rights while GOP rivals abstain from the issue.
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Congress
District of Columbia
John S. Davenport
Chipman
Michigan
Tucker
Virginia
South Carolina party fighting intensifies amid Tillman faction clash
A Columbia dispatch notes growing bitterness in the Democratic split as Tillmanites clash with conservatives backing ex Governor Shepard. In Union County the Tillman faction revives the Ku Klux Klan and warns conservatives to leave county or face death. Washington reports a net $961,913 increase in deficiency appropriations across several items, with large cuts for the eleventh census.
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Ontcaa
Columbia
D. C
South Carolina
Congressional
Washington
Senate
House
Court of Claims
Marble work certified as union cut for Reid residences
President Toben of the national association of marble cutters certified that all marble used in Whitelaw Reid's New York City and Ophir Farm residences was cut and polished by union men and no non union workers were involved.
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Toben
National Association of Marble Cutters
Whitelaw Reid
Ophir Farm
Pacific Coast Failures and Market Notes Across Regions
Bradstreet reports 497 Pacific coast failures in H1 1802 with assets 1.59M and liabilities 3.03M, vs 611 with assets 160k and liabilities 4.40M in prior six months, and 559 in H1 1891 with assets 2.13M and liabilities 3.80M. In Ireland priests join elections amid clashes in North Meath wounding four policemen and fifty others. Chicago Produce Market notes Wheat cash 78.14, Sep 77c. Corn cash 4.84, Sep 4.8c. Oats cash 30.5, Aug 80c. Pork cash 11.70, Sep 7.22. Lard cash 7.12, Sep 7.22. Short ribs cash 7.64, Sep 7.62. Barley 65c.
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San Francisco
Bradstreet Mercantile Agency
Pacific Coast
London
Ireland
North Meath
Chicago
Gladstone's Slight Majority
London reports election returns showing government ahead briefly at 1 p.m. with 294 to 304, then 2:30 p.m. 300 to 309, and finally 5:30 p.m. 300 to 316, indicating a slight government lead early but opposition increasing.
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Gladstone
London
California Grain Market grain report
San Francisco July 15 Wheat for September quotes at 1 42 44 cents per bushel in the interstate grain market.
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California
San Francisco
Col William Thompson Visits Tacoma from Washington State
Colonel William Thompson of Tacoma arrives for a week to ten days. He was formerly a resident of Bismarck Illinois and later grew with the country. He was the first congressman elected from Iowa after its 1846 admission and served as colonel in the First Iowa Valley during the war before retiring to Dakota and then Washington. The Singer sewing machine office moves to 416 Adams Street with B F Denton as agent.
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William Thompson
Tacoma
Wash
Washington
Bismarck
Oak
Thompson
Lowa
Dakota
Singer Sewing Machine
Adams Street
Fourth
B. F. Denton
Divorce over alleged flirtation with Bertha Denton shocks Camp Murray
Tacoma July 15 A National Guard encampment tale ends with Jennie Snell granted divorce from Colonel Marshall Snell for cruel treatment. Bertha Denton, once secretary to Laughton, is named in scandal as Snell’s favored companion. Court details reveal late night rides, insults, and Bertha escorted from Camp Murray. Mrs Snell wins half the property and $50 monthly alimony for her son.
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Tacoma
National Guard
Jennie K.snell
Marshall K. Snell
Troop B
Snell
Curry
O'Brien
Visia
Religion and Blood in Uganda Church War Amid Colonial Rift
Dispatches from Captain Lugard of the British East Africa Company describe religious conflict in Uganda sparked by a French bishop. Catholic factions clash with Protestants, Mwanga is captured then retaken, French forces attack, and Lugard claims he repulsed them with Maxim rifles. Protestants face a critical position as Catholics and other faiths align against them.
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Africa
London
Lugard
British East Africa Company
Uganda
Inganda
Mwanga
Pere
Budda
Brick Building Planned on Main Street
Charles Grainger contemplates a one story brick building on Main Street opposite Tae Taisune office. It will have three storerooms and be far more sightly than the penue now under demolition.
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Charles Grainger
Main Street
Tae Taisune
Penue
Electric Line Switch Completion Planned By Tuesday
The main street electric line switch from Fourth to Eighth streets will be finished by Tuesday. An electric car for the line is due to arrive Monday. Northwest General Electric, with Mr. Shock as representative, will not turn the line over to a local company for perhaps two weeks.
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Main Street
Fourth
Eighth Streets
Northwest General Electric Company
Shock
Olympia ladies vote on state flower poll results
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the vote stood Marguerite 31, rhododendron 23, clover 20, dogwood 4. Polls remain open and no Australian system is in force.
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Olympia
Marguerite
Clover
Triangular Politics At Columbia Hall Tonight
A public forum features Judge M. A. Root representing the Republican party, Judge Allen for the Democratic party, and T. J. Miller for the People's party. The event aims to rally supporters and gauge favored principles with a large attendance anticipated at Columbia hall.
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People’s Forum
M. A. Root
Allen
T. J. Miller Mill
People’s Party
Columbia Hall
New Cigar Store Opens in Front Shop
Beverly Botkin opens a retail cigar stand in the front part of the store once occupied by W. A. Botkin. A line of first class cigars will be kept and customers may enjoy a chance to reward themselves with a cigar.
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Beverly Botkin
W. A. Botkin
Bargain Flour Offer At One Dollar Thirty Five Cents
A fragment advertises flour sold at 1.35 a sack with a bold claim of best quality and market value. The wording suggests a limited time sale with emphasis on price and value to attract customers.
Olympia council elects Frisch second ward councilman amid quarantine plan
A special meeting named Olaf Frisch to the Second ward after Thomas Prather refused to qualify. Dr. Wm A Newell was elected health officer after seven ballots. The council authorized quarantine against Victoria and other northern cities. Mayor O'Brien presided with most members present.
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Thomas Prather
Wm. A. Newell
Hal M. Wyman
Callow
O’brien
Ford
Frisch
Murphy
Byrne
Ouncil
Mattter
Committee On
Victoria
Nat ural Gas stage show draws tears and applause
At the Olympia theater last evening the troupe presented Nat ural Gas. Donnelly and Girard showed witty timing while Miss Amy Ames as Kitty Malone drew uproarious applause. The company delivered clever acting and catchy songs that entertained the audience.
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Olympia Theater
Donnelly
Girard
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Amy Ames
Kitty Malone
Tacoma Manager Seeks Exhibition Game With Olympias
The Tacoma baseball manager plans a game in this city with the Olympias, amid rumors of delays. Tacoma now plays in Portland and will return next Tuesday via the Northern Pacific. Separate filings include Waterville Investment Company capitalized at 12000 dollars and other Seattle and Sedro firms listed for registration.
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Tacoma
Olympias
Cvor
Portland
Northern Pacific
Waterville Investment Company
Waterville
Capital
A Sound Theatrical Mechanic's Association
Seattle
Skagit County Publishing Company
Sedro
Northwestern Mining Investment Company
Elma
Chehalis County
Tal
Congregation of Beth Israel
Theosophy Tonight Lecture at Unitarian Church
Allen Griffiths will lecture on Theosophy at the Unitarian church. He is sent by the San Francisco Theosophical Society and has received favorable comment in Vancouver Seattle and Tacoma.
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Theosophy
Allen Griffiths
The
Unitarian Church
San Francisco
Obstructed Main Street Sees Fifteen Years of Trouble
An Olympia resident laments fifteen years of obstruction on Main Street between Fifth and Sixth streets. He says it has never been clean for a day and calls the case chronic, joking that only an old fashioned bonfire could clear it now.
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Olympia
Main Street
Fifth
Sixth
Unclear Pacific Northwest game scores shown for Seattle Spokane and Tacoma Portland
In Seattle the score read 5 to 4 with Seattle ahead Spokane. In Portland Tacoma led Portland 9 to 7. The record block then lists a mixed table of standings with vague abbreviations and numbers.
Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption and Coughs
A Million Friends proclaims Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds as a miraculous cure. It claims power to heal throat and chest ailments with a money back guarantee and a free trial bottle at Acme Drug Store run by Marr and Ross.
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Dr. King
Acme Drug
Marr & Ross
Keep Money at Home Davis' Best Flour Ad
Promotes Davis' Best flour as a homegrown product and urges supporting domestic industries. The fragment suggests reliability and market quality with a focus on keeping money circulating locally.
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Davis
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