Year 1897 Chronology of World Events and Disasters
A compact chronological digest lists major happenings of 1897 from Greece-Turkey war to Cuban insurrection, Ohio Pennsylvanian coal strikes, floods, fires, plagues, and political changes. It notes notable incidents by month and region, including earthquakes, drownings, bank scandals, inaugurations, and disasters across the United States, Europe, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Greece
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
John W Mackay Tomb Near Greenwood Cemetery
The Mackay mausoleum near Ninth Avenue in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, is near completion after a costly construction. Built in the fashion of other prominent New York men who prepared tombs before death, the structure is among the noblest in the necropolis with an estimated cost of around $800.00.
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Brooklyn
John W. Mackay
Mackay
Ninth Avenue
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooks
Mackay Hias
New York
Murkay Mausoleum Hinted as Miniature Church Auditorium
The fragment describes Murkay mausoleum as a lit, heated space likely fitting about fifty people, resembling a miniature church auditorium. It notes marble lining and a black Belgian chin shelf with Connemara green, a granite roof of two great slabs from Maine, 22 feet square and 3 inches thick, weighing fifty tons, with no clear evidence of its true nature.
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Murkay
Gwass Said
Maine
Rebellion Gain Reported in Santa Clara Province
The correspondent wires that the insurrection in Santa Clara Province is triumphing and resisting engagement with Gen. Gomez as Spanish troops suffer hunger. Havana reels after Cel. Ruiz’s execution. Cubans threaten to execute emissaries favoring autonomy. Forty-three concentrados captured and executed, including women and children, amid Spanish forces near Manzanillo facing starvation.
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Gomez
Parrade
Sen Blanco
Santa Clara
Havana
Cel. Ruiz
Blanco
Aranguren
Concentrados
Maroto
Manzanillo
Pando
Bianco
Samia
Linea land man accused of kissing faces alibi
A man named Charles Ewetd, aged 65, faced an alibi dispute after an incident on a rail yard in Daggett Michigan. He was involved in switching cars when a wheel passed over him, killing him. Damages from a ship collision with the Yantic are reported near 10000 dollars. A London bankers firm will reorganize on June 1 with Rose retiring.
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Trelow
Charles Ewetd
Daggett, Mich
Morton, Rose & Co
London
Rose
Fem
Morton, Chaplin & Go
William C. Woodward
Big Hayg
Jes
New York
Samuel W. Brigham
Maine
Government facts and proposals dominate late 19th century Washington
A fragmented summary notes government literacy holdings with 7.6 million volumes and 3,320 daily readers at the Congressional Library, plus 700 borrowers. It surveys proposed laws to curb gambling and sensational media, cabinet tensions over New Year receptions, Hawaiian treaty opposition, post office savings banks advocacy, copyright growth, and other federal notes on currency, pensions, and monuments.
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United States
Washington
Congressional Library
Congressionalbrary
Sompers Re-elected President of American Federation of Labor
In Nashville Tennessee Sompers was reelected president by a 1 545 to 407 vote over Ernest Wrest of Philadelphia. James Duncar M Lands and others named as vice presidents and officers. Andrew Furuset of San Francisco chosen legislative committeeman. Meeting site race between Kansas City and Detroit settled 180044 for Kansas City and 2064 for Detroit. Federation urged aid for striking English engineers with a $500 appropriation and backed immigration restrictions modeled after the Lodge educational test. Endorsed postal banking bill by Mason and Lorimer.
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American Federation of Labor
Nashville
Ena
Sennie Gouipers
Ernest Wrest
Philadelphia
J. McGuire
James Duncar
Robert Askew
M. MM. Garlands
Geo. B. Lennon
Frank Morrigok
Andrew Furuseth
San Francisco
Keesis City
Detroit
Kansas City
England
John ¥. O'Sullivan
Boston
Mass
Mason
Lorimer
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Slack Ruler of Hayti Republic Leader Sam Lum Survives Upheavals
Hartian republic president Dresias Augustus Simon Lum known as Sam Lum faced numerous challenges after succeeding Hippolyta. He arrested or exiled rivals including Manigat, offered amnesty to prisoners, and dissolved the cabinet amid tensions with Ponchard embezzlement charges. He clashed with Emperor Wilhelm in a bid to assert authority.
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Germany
Dresias Augustus Simon Lum
Hartian
Wackmann
Hippolyta
Sam
Menigat
Hippolrte
Manigat
Jeanetce
Bayt
France
Hayti
Muanigat
Faure
Ponchard
Fouchard
Willieu
Reindeer Needed to Aid Klondike Supplies
Secretary Alger cabled to the Arctic chief for 600 reindeer to transport food and medical stores to Dawson City miners. The plan routes via New York railhead then across the continent and Pacific coast, with possible Canadian passage to base expeditions. Condensed foods and vegetables are prioritized. Salmon output on Puget Sound totals 5,500,000 fish with 407,000 cases. Miss Maggie Kirkpatrick of Philadelphia is reported missing from Atlantic City with about $30,000 in bonds. Judge Springer rules a Cherokee citizen who married a white woman forfeits Cherokee rights after the death of his Indian wife.
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Long Island
Chicago
Isaac Pitman
London
Northwestern Stove Repair Works
O. J
Barnes
Brent Paris
Lyman T. Gage -of
Harpton
Princéon
Ind
Martin Ball
New York
O'Maley
Randolph Tucker
Lexington
Jo O. Shelby
Adrian
Canes
Grete
Jos
St. Dunlop
Supreme Court
Millionaire Duestrow
Union
Peter Schmidt
Sam
Foster
Clarion
Powers of Europe
Ae Toa
Greece
Nebraska
Dawson City
Alger Hus
Wiiliare Akelbann
Alten
Nor- War
War Department
Klondike
State Department
Maggie Kirkpatrick
Philadelpha
Atlantic Ciry
N. J
Springer
Indian Territory Supreme Court
Hints On Varnishing Furniture And Polish Care
Guidance on varnish repair using linseed oil and turpentine in equal parts with a soft rag to restore color, a stiff brush for carved work, and priming stone wash for old finishes. Warnings about glove-free hands from polish contact highlight domestic care notes.
Pollishing device promises effortless stove care
A brief description of a patented small polisher illustrated by a picture promises easier stove maintenance. It uses a bottle of polish and is self feeding, claimed to work effectively and thoroughly, overcoming previous difficulties.
Chicken Hash and Related Cookery Notes
A collage of kitchen tips and recipes from the Boston Cooking School era. Instructions cover chicken hash from leftovers, grease stain removal, onion toast, hashed mutton, cream of celery, lemon sauce, and a saffron-scented dessert, with assorted household guidance and biographical remark on Hamla’s accession.
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Boston Cooking School
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