Foreign trade growth and civic plans in Seattle era
The Seattle Star reports a surge in U.S. agricultural exports in 1898 reaching 858,507.04 against 683,471,199 in 1897, with a rising share of total exports. It notes war interruptions lowering imports, and discusses local support for a Washington volunteers return celebration led by Mayor Humes and city council, plus broader commentary on peace congress tensions and cultural topics.
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United States
Agricultural Department
Ucta
the Star
Washington
Manila
Humes
Dewey Prefers Action Over Talk, Noting He Will Do
The article lauds George Dewey for rarely discussing plans and instead reserving the right to act. It emphasizes his habit of letting results speak, portraying him as decisive and determined without boasting about upcoming deeds.
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George Dewey
Spain’s View of U.S. Size and Resources Marked One Year
A note recalls that exactly one year has passed since Spain began assessing the size and resources of the United States, marking a shift in perspective and understanding.
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Spain
United States
Rules for Keeping Well Prize Winners
A Paris publishing house offered a prize for ten rules on mental and bodily health. Dr. Decornet of Perte-sur-Aube won with rules covering general, respiratory, gastrointestinal, epidermal, clothing, house, moral, intellectual, and professional hygiene.
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Paris
Decornet
Perte-sur-Aube
Tragedy Strikes Manafield Prominent Young Woman
Miss Anna Bishop, a respected Manafield resident near Champaign, shot in the neck by an accidental revolver discharge from her youngest sister. The promi nent high school senior, due to graduate this spring, is not expected to survive the night.
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Champaign
Ill
Anna Bishop
Manafield
Bishop
Ethel
Harold
Mystery of Charlie McComase’s death solved after Apaches uprising
Phoenix May 1 1889 The disappearance of Charlie McComase in 1885 is explained. Judge MeComas and his wife were killed by Apaches from the San Carlos reservation during the uprising. A hunter, Chatto, later located bones and recounted the capture and murder of the boy. The killer Indian is identified.
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Phoenix
Aria
Little Chariie McComase
San Carlos Reservation
Judge Me Comes
Charlie
Silver City
Lordsburg
Charlee RK. Montgomery
Arigona
Gen
Crook
Chatto
Hermit Dewees of Lafayette Committed to State Insane Asylum
Old Joseph Dewees a famed Lafayette hermit in the Schuylkill valley was found nearly frozen near his cave and brought to town for hospital care. District Attorney Straseberger ordered his commitment to the State Asylum for the Insane to receive proper care. He had lived for years among rocks above Lafayette subsisting on local charity and avoiding direct offerings.
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Joseph Dewees
Lafayette
Schuykill
Indians Are Quite Ugly
Prospectors on the Chilkat river near Haines Mission fear renewed clashes with armed natives. Reports say about twenty Indians arrived at Rocky Point on April 23 forcing four blasting miners to flee to Haines Mission. The new Rocky Point trail shifted travel, while Jack Dalton is cited as influencing native sentiment.
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Rosalie
Skagway
Chilkat River
Haines Missions
Rocky Point
Haines Mission
It Ie
Jack Dalton
Alton Trail
Dalton
Itle
Hon Bellamy Storer Named Minister to Spain
The United States selects Bellamy Storer of Cincinnati to serve as Minister to Spain as war winds down. Storer, current U S minister to Belgium, is praised as a capable diplomat and probity filled lawyer. A Harvard graduate and former congressman, he enjoys presidential friendship and ample private means. Spain’s agreement signals expected effective work in Madrid.
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Bellamy Storer
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Storer
United States
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Congress
Storer Sewell
Madrid
McKinley
Storer Jaw
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Stanley Matthews
Bellamy Storer Jr
Echoes of a Murder and a Renegade Apache Alliance
The account recounts post crime meetings between Montgomery and Chatto the renegade Apache, details a claim about the McComas killings, and describes Dewees living a secluded life near Schuykill with a brass ring scented by legend as he watches the river for a gold laden ship.
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McComas
Montgomery
Chatto
Crook
Indian Scoute
Black River
Arizona
Charley McComas
Doane Completes Examinations at Cheney Church
Cheney Washington May 1 Congregational church installation services held yesterday. Rev Doane passed a splendid examination and will vacate his pulpit next Sunday. He will conduct services Sunday morning at Pleasant Prairie church and evening at Hillyard both in the same day.
State road survey under way for Columbia to Republic road
State road commissioners survey the San Pall road from the Columbia River to Republic. Preparations for immediate highway construction include division into sections for dirt work rock work and bridges with bids to be received until May 10.
Mission Tensions Prompt Army Deployment in Dyea Area
Authorities move to quell trouble between natives and whites near a mission. United States Marshal Tanner and Judge Geehrede influence Captain Yeatman to dispatch soldiers from Dyea. Officials believe serious clashes are unlikely.
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Haines Mission
United States
Tanner
Geehrede
Yeatman
Dyea
New Oriental Style Bracelets Featured in Gold Ring Designs
The Kansas City Star notes a new bracelet craze with a heavy gold ring that slips on and off, adorned with a jade stone, amethyst, and coral. A second heavy gold hoop bracelet displays animal designs featuring pigs, goats, dogs, and horses, popular as watch charms.
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Kansas City Star
Airship deemed a useful daily life factor debate
The exchange notes skepticism about airship usefulness with a quirky remark about longevity. The Washington Star records a citizen asking to see airship integration into daily life while another speaker questions feasibility and time.
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Washington Star
Injured Miners At Badger Mine Avoid Amputation
William de Witt, engineer at the Badger mine in Susanville, went to Long Creek for surgical aid after a severe hand and arm injury while tending his engine. Oregon Harris, who accompanied him, endured a similar accident. Both men are seriously hurt but will not require amputation.
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Long Creek
William de Witt
Badger
Susanville
Oregon Harris
de Witt
Prisoner In a Pipe At Barry Port
A boy named David James Francis crawled into an iron pipe at Barry Port to retrieve a penknife. He became wedged as his leg bent, and after three hours and a half his friends and rescuers disembedded the pipe to free him. The incident ended without reported serious injury.
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Thad
Qhatto
Judge McComas
David ‘James Francis
Barry Port
London
David James
Earthquake Recounts Across Transport and Towers
A fanciful comparison of earthquakes across ships trains and offices. It notes the shocks feel different by context and by person with women often more alarmed and seasickness common while some remain calm in disasters. The piece cites L Appinccott's observation on women's demoralization in quakes.
Original Paris salon joke and art intake note
The piece presents a lighthearted original joke about a marriage proposal and notes on decorum in Paris salon selections. It mentions 1300 accepted pictures this year, with hors concours entries totaling 1024, contrasted with the usual 2000.
Daily counsel on harmony and forgiveness
The text urges self denial as daily discipline and urges resolving anger before sunset. It promotes mutual care and avoiding harsh remarks, yielding to others, expressing loving words, and confessing faults and seeking forgiveness promptly. It emphasizes forgiveness as a constant practice in relationships.
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