12 Aug 1897
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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1897
Page
1
A cache of items reports Klondyke gold talk, Bryan debates, and Cuban debt, with Mexican silver fallout and Arizonan statehood push. Reports note frosty crops in Texas, nine years of drought, and the Grand Army encampment while a Phoenix tragedy prompts cautions on desert travel and a tonic cure.
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From Yokohama reports Japan will issue gold currency from October 1. The Bank of Japan will exchange gold for notes, the Osaka mint works busily striking twenty yen coins. Substantial coinage and export duty abolition are outlined, with avoidance of a budget deficit. Press commentary notes Japan’s stance on the Hawaiian dispute and calls for arbitration. Public alarm reported at Kobe over unrest and foreign troop reactions. No-To-Bac tobacco cure ad closes.
Aug 7 reports two steamers Taasteamernaeen and Willamette left for Alaska crowded to capacity with Argonauts. Crowds lined the wharf as ships loaded for the gold fields. Aug 9 notes Umatilla and South Coast bound for southern gold fields with hundreds of passengers, and transfer plans. New York Aug 21 fleet ship to Kin dyke gold field sails carrying 1200 passengers and 15000 tons freight around Cape Horn, aiming for Juneau in 50 60 days. Willamette described as largest single steamer passenger count to Alaska, with 115 passengers and 2000 tons freight.
August 7 reports from Porrsnene describe rising tensions as three mining camps face possible violence between strikers and armed African American workers. Deputies may clash with both sides, while Dearmitt claims gains at the Plum Greek mine. Pay schedules and troop movements add to a volatile situation across nearby towns and mines.
A powerful political shock grips Madrid as Spain's prime minister is killed by an unidentified assassin. Police launch an intensive manhunt, with international leaders calling for stability amid the political crisis and a nation in mourning. The attacker remains at large as authorities investigate the motive and potential links.
In Madrid the Italian anarchist Michele Angeline Golli shot and killed Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo after Mass at the Baths of Santo Agueda. He claimed vengeance for Montjuich but later said his name was Rinaldi. Canovas died at 1:30 pm as the Cab inet met to name a provisional premier. The murderer was seized by bystanders and guarded by civil guards.
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