Explosion Sinks St Charles Crew Rescued Near Oregon
The St Charles blew up off the Oregon coast on May 17. Nineteen crewmen escaped in three boats, reaching land two hundred miles from shore after a flame fueled explosion possibly from coal gas ignited by a lantern. Captain Chapman died, Lenberg and Flynn were rescued and expected to die.
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St. Charles
Oregon Coast
Willamette Valley
Nanaimo
Mike Flynn
Charles Lenberg
Louis Strandberg
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Flynn
Strandberg
Ned Riley
Chapman
Cape Foulweather
Newport
Oregon
For Sale or Exchange of Olympia Trading Co Stock
The entire stock of the Olympia Trading Company at the corner of Sixth and Washington streets is offered for sale without reserve. The owners will close it out at once and will exchange the entire business for acreage or other property or sell to a businessman on extra reasonable terms.
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Davis Best Flour Offers Value and Warranty
A local ad touts Davis Best flour as a home made quality alternative to shipped product. Every sack is warranted and priced at $1.35. Separately, women preparing for the war concert show strong drill, with a second rehearsal planned for this evening.
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Flood Damage Exaggeration Noted By City Resident
Cutcaco May 26 Reports from Sioux City say flood damage is greatly exaggerated. A city resident doubts the loss, noting higher past floods and a larger population now, with estimates around 400000 dollars for property but no outside relief sought.
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Three Tennessee Boys Convicted of Pillaging Malls
Three juvenile offenders were brought from Chattanooga to Washington and jailed after being found guilty of robbing malls there. Ages 12, 10, and 13, they led a gang, stole mail sacks, and a diamond ring sold for 50 cents though later valued at 100 dollars. The leader guided skimmed information from reporters.
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Tenn
United States
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Hail Damages English Fruit Crops and Local Scams Reported
Fruit crops in southern England suffer heavy hail damage described as large as bantams eggs with strawberry beds washed out by rains. In Indiana an elderly resident swindled by an old gold brick scheme lost 7 000 dollars. California grain market notes wheat at 1 42 per bushel for the buyer season.
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George W. Swygart
Noted Tacoma Fall Won’t Deter Lena Saunders
Miss Lena Saunders of Tacoma is rapidly recovering after falling four stories into an elevator shaft. The Puyallup ladies prepare for a grand flower festival in the city next Saturday evening. Fremont Milling cuts great ship timbers for San Francisco, logs from Bryant on the Lake Shore road, shipped on the schooner Courtney Ford.
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Letter Found on Train Robber Reveals Sentiment to Wife
Two express robbers were killed near Palatka Florida during a train hold up at Buffalo Bluff bridge. One gunman died after a pool of blood and a note addressed to Susan Blood Arabi Georgia was found in his pocket. The note asked his wife to kiss the children and to do better than he had.
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Dooly County
Georgia
Trial of Dr Briggs Open Hearing At Presbyterian Assembly
Portiano Ore May 26 An immense audience fills the church as the trial of Dr Briggs proceeds in open appeal before the Presbyterian assembly The hearing by appellants Dr Birch and colleagues argues constitutional procedure under section 102 of the book of discipline and the general assembly powers in doctrine and discipline The case follows the dismissal of charges against Briggs by the presbytery of New York.
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Fatal steamer accident near Plumper's Pass claims two
Near Plumper's Pass the steamer R P Rithet halted to take on passengers but went astern amid rough seas. A small boat carrying Mr and Mrs Pope their 18 month old child and Adolph Deacon was drawn under the wheel. Deacon rescued. Pope and Mrs Pope died from injuries.
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B. C
Plumper’s Pass
R. P. Rithet
Village Bay
Mr. Pope
Farmer loses 100 to confidence men in Cal scam
A. M. Holland of Yusa California was duped by two con artists posing as a judge and an agent of the Louisiana lottery. After being drawn into a rigged game they replaced his winnings in a tin box with iron, leaving him with nothing. The swindlers fled and have not been located. a neighbor suffered a similar loss last year.
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Chico
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East Corrall
Madison
Tensas
Concordia Parishes
Gunnison
Flood Claims Lives and Wrecks Farms in Ohio Village
A cloudburst at Kinsman Ohio on the Pymabining river caused a flood after the dam broke, killing at least six people including J. B. Robbins and his family and K Stewart and son, and destroying extensive property and stock. Physicians race to the scene as the floodwaters rush through the village.
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Kinsman
Ohio
At Leatt
J. B. Robbins
K. Stewart
Sunday closing of World's Fair debate in Senate action
Washington notes describe the House committee of the whole on the sundry civil bill with debates over Sunday opening for the World's Columbian Exposition and proposed bans on liquor sales nude exhibitions and games near the fair. The record covers currency bills, a three-commission bureau of loans, and Chinese exclusion funding debates.
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Indiana
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Iowa
Geary
Noted French Explorer Joseph Martin Dies and Other Global Notes
Joseph Martin the noted French explorer is dead. The Germany Mexico postal treaty has been signed. In St Petersburg buyers are scarce for Russian oats freed by export prohibition removal. Foreign buyers are already supplied and seek other markets. Leon and Vital Conault Paris bankers have been arrested with liabilities of 2 000 000 francs. The London Times praises the AT S F for cabling income bond conversion details to London and calls the offer fair. Sir Charles Parker Butt of London dead. Governor Buchanan of Tennessee has twenty two delegates to the Nicaragua canal convention in St Louis. Ottawa reports cabinet authority that Newfoundland Canada federation is highly probable.
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Old Pioneer Captain J H Swift Dead in Coupeville
Port Townsend notes the death of Captain J H Swift on May 28 in Coupeville. A veteran whaling captain on the Brutus of Warren and the Anadir of New Bedford, he retired in 1858 and settled on Penn’s Cove. He served Puget Sound as pilot commissioner from 1868 to 1881 and died after a long eye illness.
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Warren
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Penn’s Cove
Democratic Delegates Named for National Convention
Vancouver Washington May 26 delegates chosen to the Democratic national convention include John Collins King County W Griggs Pierce F P Md Spokane H J Snively Yakima Maloney Whatcom Bland rd Walla Walla W H Bumphy Whit ace J A Mundy Clark Aler eeane Clallam L n Ross Kin ae Maher Lincoln Shelton Mason Stars King it Dillman Spokane J D Maddock Clarke and A Macdonald Columbia.
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King County
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Pierce
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Yakima
Maloney
Whatcom
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Walla Walla
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Whitace
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Clark Alereeane
Clallam
L. N Ross
Kin Ae Ma
Bank President Shot at Breakfast in Lincoln Hotel
Charles E. Montgomery, president of the German National Bank, was shot and killed at breakfast in a Lincoln hotel. W. H. Irvine, a real estate broker and former partner, surrendered to police claiming a motive involving Irvine’s wife and daughter. The incident occurred during Nebraska’s quarter centennial celebration.
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The
Bee
Lincoln
Charles E. Montgomery
German National Bank
W. H. Irvine
Irvine
Montgomery
Nebraska
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