Cleveland Lays Out Democratic Revival Aims
In York on June 20 ex president Grover Cleveland addressed a new Tilden Democratic club dedicating its hall with a call for party rehabilitation. He urged open realignment, warned against purges and tariffs, and voiced loyalty to Democratic principles. Washington reports say the speech sparked wide discussion in Congress. Bryan adds a critical note slamming harmony with Wall Street factions.
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York
Tilden Democratic
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Cleveland
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Hill
Wall Street
Excursion to Walla Walla Sunday June 22nd
A special train from Pendleton to Walla Walla departs early Sunday morning with return from Walla Walla at 6 30 p m. Plenty of seating and orderly travel promised. The Pendleton Walla Walla ball game is billed as the season’s best and all are urged to attend. Round trip fare is one dollar.
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Walla Walla
Pendleton
O. R
N. Company
Chicago Doctors Question Postmortem Heartbeat Case
Chicago physicians are puzzled by a case in which a man’s heart beat after death. The report notes such postmortem activity remains exceedingly rare nationwide, leaving doctors seeking explanations and context for this unusual finding.
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Chicago
Wild Goose Chase Continues for Notorious Convicts Tracy and Merrill
Tracy and Merrill, sought fugitives, returned to the Torgenson farm on Whipple creek to eat and flee again. They posed as posse members to a peddler, and farmer’s questions betrayed their true identity. Sheriff Marsh resumed the chase with bloodhounds after news of their Lacenter reappearance, but terrain favors escape and posse efforts are silent.
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Tracy and Merrill
Torgenson
Whipple Creek
Torgenson's
Sheriff Marsh
Vancouver
Lacenter
Anthracite Strike Delays Explained and Trains Crash
Wilkesbarre leaders dispute southern and western reports on bituminous support for a general strike. They expect Indiana convention to show loyalty to mine workers. In Wilkesbarre no major trouble, non union and police leaving. At Staples Minnesota two NP passenger trains collided on a siding. Six killed, four injured including four train personnel and a tramp. Local officials report no further danger.
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Wilkesbarre
Indianapolis
Mine Workers’ Organization
Mitchell
Staples
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
George Rasmussen
Noble
Mueller
Ernest Schultz
Walter Scott
Harry Zieler
Anarchist Johann Most Sentenced in McKinley Case
New York on June 20 Johann Most the anarchist received a one year prison term for publishing an article on the day of President McKinley s assassination praising the act. After sentencing he proclaimed this as the funeral day of a free press in America.
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New York
Johann Most
McKinley
Most
Free Press of America
Olney declines Memphis address. not a presidential candidate
Richard Olney, backed by the Olney Club of Memphis, has declined to travel to Memphis to deliver an address saying he is not a candidate for the presidency and accepting the invitation would place him in a wrong light.
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Memphis
Tenn
Richard Olney
Olney
State troops arrive in Paterson amid silk strike standoff
Paterson New Jersey June 20 state troops requested by the mayor arrived this morning. Strikers show no inclination toward violence. Silk manufacturers say troops will have a strong moral influence on anarchistic strikers.
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Paterson
N. J
Shawnee race riot wounds three in armed mob attack
In Shawnee Oklahoma on June 20 a mob of about 200 men and boys attacked the negro quarters firing on residents. Three persons were seriously wounded as the mob's gunfire erupted in the night.
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Shawnee
King Reports Good Night and Stable Health
Windsor June 20 The king passed a good night and his health is now satisfactory. Official bulletin confirms stable condition as court reports indicate continued recovery.
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Windsor
Morgan to dine with King Edward in royal visit
J P Morgan is set for a royal dinner with King Edward as servants debate proper address. The planned encounter highlights Morgan's prominent status and the cordial relations between American finance and the British monarchy.
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J. P. Morgan
Edward
Forest fires threaten Washington towns under gale
Enumclaw Washington June 20 The worst forest fire ever known in the state is sweeping forward under a terrific gale. The town of Enumclaw is being wiped out along with Buckley and Boise where several mills stand. Many woodsmen and residents women and children fight the flames as water works fail.
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Enumclaw
Wash
Buckley
Boise
Senate Accepts Panama Canal Bill With Amendments
Washington June 20 The Senate approved the Spooner amendment and a bill for the Isthmian canal by 67 to 6. The House agreed to non concurrence with the Senate amendment and sent the bill back to conference. Amendments by Mitchell Fairbank and Spooner were laid on the table or adopted in votes ranging from 34 to 42 and 38 to 36. The issue centers on route choice and bond issuance for the canal project.
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Senate
Panama
Washington
House
Mitchell
Oregon
Spooner
Fairbank
Isthmian Canal
Panama Canal
Wheat Rises on Unsatisfactory East Weather and Threshing Returns
New York market notes wheat prices advancing as weather in the east disappoints and threshing yields lag. September opens at 78 3/4, July at 80 1/2, closing yesterday at 77 1/2. Today’s activity shows open at 78, range 78 1/8 to 78 3/4, closing near 78.
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New York
Color and Turbidity of Water Examined by Survey
The United States Geological Survey studies water color and turbidity to assess quality for industry and municipal use. Field methods involve comparing water against color standards and noting the depth at which a pin becomes visible, with circular No. 8 detailing full procedures.
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United States Geological Survey
Division of Hydrography
Immigrants Flood New York in May Record Surge
New York welcomed more than 88,600 immigrants in May, shattering the previous high of 73,000 set in 1893. The 1893 influx came mainly from Ireland and Northern Europe, while current arrivals are 70 percent from Italy Austria Hungary and Russia. An immigration commissioner notes at least 63 percent lack a trade or regular vocation.
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New York
Ireland
Europe
Italy
Austria
Hungary
Russia
Criticism in Commons Targets Admiralty Shortfalls
London June 20 Admiral Charles Beresford in the house of commons condemned the British admiralty for inefficiency. He said coal supply was inadequate and the reserve force should be 80 000 instead of 20 000. He charged that British guns were inferior to those of France and the United States.
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London
House of Commons
Charlies Beresford
Admiralty
France
United States
Portland Murder Suspect Sought In Robbery Killing
Louis Bogan, a recent arrival from Santa Barbara, Cal, was found dead in Portland. Police report a sandbag as the murder weapon and suspect a negro mechanic employed by the O R N company involved in the robbery motive. A later report says Louis Borgus may have been killed by knock-out drops and an autopsy planned.
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Portland
Louis Bogan
Santa Barbara
Cal
Louis Borgus
New metal in Oregon Josephineite found in Wells
June 20 Grant's Pass reports a new unknown metal named Josephineite from placers in the ancient Linoa river channel Josephine county. Nuggets vary in size and resemble nickel and platinum in appearance. Eastern mineralogists study its value and potential impact on Illinois river placers.
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Grant's Pass
Linoa River
Waldo District
Meredith
Meredith Hydraulic Mines
Illinois River
Josephine County
Llinola River
Oregon girl’s suicide in San Francisco lodging room
Adah Costello a Medford, Oregon woman about 20 years old, died Tuesday night by gas in a lodging house room on Eddy Street in San Francisco. Found the next morning, a farewell letter to Corporal George Brown and a letter to her mother from Medford were in her trunk. The distressed mother, aged and sick, had earlier visited the city seeking help.
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Adah Costello
Eddy Street
San Francisco
Medford
George Brown
Fool for Luck Witches Gold Dust Tales in Sumpter Placer
Ed Parks of Pine Creek reports large quantities of gold being taken from placers in Sumpter this year. He notes dust and gold dust as medium of exchange and cites the old saw about luck. A tenderfoot prospector found a rich gravel streak in spring and has panned four days but has little to show beyond the claim.
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Ed Parks
Sumpter
Pine Creek
Placera
Special train to Woodburn for Woodmen World meeting
Southern Pacific operated a special train to Woodburn at 7 30 Wednesday evening to accommodate attendees of the annual Woodmen World meeting.
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Southern Pacific
Woodburn
The
Woodmen World
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