Idaho News: Southern Idaho Fruits Grew and Jobs Rise
Reports say 40 acres of fruit in Orchard will yield a fair crop with good prices. Plans seek a large mineral exhibit for Idaho Intermovntaio fair. A Lapwal store fire caused $14,000 loss. Wallace to get a $14,400 sewer system. Idaho regimental officers re-enlisted. Grand View Land Co. incorp. in Grangeville with $96,000 stock. Telephone improvements near Boise City progress. Palouse damage reports exaggerated. Alfalfa and grain crops strong along Oregon Short Line corridor. 800 warrants to be taken up in Nes Perces County with $51,000 bonds. St Anthony Idaho Falls railroad grading employs 150 men and 100 teams for 48 miles of road. Bears shot near Hally. mountain lion sighting near Ketchum. Elberta peaches praised. 17,000 acres in Welser to Blue Lakes area in orchards. Fire at Haily Hot Springs destroys structures. loss around $100,000.
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Lapwal
Wallace
Perth
Boise
Payette
Idaho
Oregon Short
Washington
Bingham Counties
San Francisco
Boomer
Badger Creek
Boise River
Twin Springs
Tenassaya
Nes Perces
Wey
St Anthony
Idaho Falls
A.P. Taylor
Joseph Bergier
Ed. Cameron
Hally
Little Wood River
Ketchwm
Nampa
Welser
Rilue Lakes
Orcharda
Haily
Robert Bire
Montzerrat Devastated by Wide Caribbean Hurri cane Toll
A late 19th century dispatch from New York details the hurricane that struck the West Indies. Montzerrat in the British West Indies was almost completely leveled with nearly 100 dead. Neirs, Le Pointe a Pointe Guadeloupe, Pitet Canal, Lamentin, and St Louis de Mare Tortellant saw fatalities and widespread destruction. St Thomas Antigua St Kitts St Croix Virgin Islands reported heavy damage and homeles sness across multiple towns.
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New York
Wenger
Montzerrat
British West Indies
Neirs
le Pointe-a-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Pitet Canal
Point Louis
Crippon
Lamentin
St Louis de Mare
Tialante
British Antilles
St. Thomas
Antigua
St. Kitta
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
Chinese Soldiers Drown Amid Robber Invasion News
Vancouver Aug 12 A steamship report from Empress of Japan describes dire conditions in Won Chow prefecture where 1850 houses burned, thousands left homeless, and a robber band ravages the countryside. A battalion of soldiers was captured, arms seized, and many drowned while others joined the robbers.
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Vancouver
B.C
Won Chow
West Indian Winds Devastate Puerto Rico Cities
A hurricane struck San Juan and surrounding regions killing dozens and leaving hundreds homeless. The storm damaged the port, destroyed houses, and disrupted communications for hours. Across Humacao, Caney, Bayamon, and other towns, fatalities, injuries, and extensive property loss were reported, with crops ruined and up to millions in damages. The steamer Slocum rode out the gale with passengers and crew saved by a heroic officer.
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San Juan de Porto Rico
Com
San Juan
Pence
Albonito
United States
el Caney
Casino
Standard Oil Company
Bayamon
Carolina
Caguna
Humacoa
Single
Otis Criticized by British Captain Over Philippine Campaign
Commander P. B. St John of the British warship Peacock arrived with the Impress of Japan and sharply assailed General Otis. He called Otis a silly old man lacking knowledge and urged recall. He warned of 5,000 American deaths and predicted a drawn occupation with rebels controlling most of the countryside.
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Victoria
St John
Peacock
Japan
General Otis
Otis
Alan
Manila
Iloilo
Intrigue and Edict Ripple Through Pekin Palace
Reports from China on the Empress Dowager reveal a palace full of power struggles among princes ministers eunuchs and favorites while an imperial edict promises reforms across state departments. The Pekin Tien-Tsin railway shows profits but no new lines until the Lu Han system is finished and found profitable.
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Vancouver
B. C
China
Japan
Pekin
Lessua
Empire
Pekin & Tien-Tsin
Go Over to Enemy in Haiti Force Abandons Front at Dajabon
Aug 11 in Cape Haytien reports General Francisco Luriano sent from Monte Christi to attack General Pacheco. Troops deserted upon reaching the front and joined Pacheco, isolating Monte Christi from the interior as revolutionists under Don Juan Istiro Jiminez grow stronger.
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Cape Haytien
Hayti
Francisco Luriano
Monte Christi
Baron Pacheco
Dajabon
Pacheco
Las Aguas
Yaque
Interior
Utah Volunteers Return Home By Special Train
The Utah volunteers vote unanimously to return home in a body. They will be brought by special train, reaching Salt Lake City on August 19 with stops in Ogden and other towns for greetings. In Salt Lake City they will march to Liberty Park for a program. Final discharge is targeted for August 16.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Ogden
Liberty Park
Presidio
Wes Schek
Woman Shot Filipinos in Vancouver Venture
In Vancouver on August 11 Mrs Beveridge accompanied Senator Beveridge from Manila. While a firing squad escorted the senator, she reportedly fired five shots from her revolver toward Filipinos seen at a distance as bullets whistled around their carriage. A hasty retreat followed as soldiers stood nearby.
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Vancouver
B.C
United States
Beveridge
Manila
Aguinaldo Appeals for Filipino Independence Recognition
Aguinaldo appeals to foreign powers for recognition of Filipino independence in a July 27 document from Taride, received by Manila consuls. He argues Spain lost sovereignty before Paris, cites 7000 Spanish prisoners, and says Dewey and foreign consuls showed support. The text asks Washington to end the war devastating the country.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Taride
Buencamibia
Spain
Paris
United States
Spanish Commission
Admiral Dewey
Washington
San Juan Hero Slain as Fort Douglas Fight Ends
Private William H. Carter, who killed desperado Jack Thomas at the Duchesne strip, assassinated First Sergeant John Jackson at Fort Douglas after refusing orders. A pursuit by fellow soldiers led to a pitched battle in which Carter was fatally wounded, the sergeant dying from a heart wound.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
William H. Carter
Desperado
Jack Thomas
Duchesne Strip
John Jackson
Fort Douglas
Jackson
Carter
Battle Report Manila Clash How MacArthur Won
Manila Aug 10 General MacArthur's forces with 4000 men pushed five miles past San Fernando and clashed with a 6000 strong Filipino force. The enemy retreated leaving many dead and wounded. American losses were twenty killed or wounded. London Aug 11 Daily Mail reports Johannesburg dispatch on martial law powers and Boer preparations amid wartime tensions.
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Manila
MacArthur
San Fernando
London
The
Daily Mail
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Republic
Victoria
Beubuanaland
Dewey Eyes Manila Duty in 1873 Letter Found
Historic note from 1873 shows Admiral Dewey then commander of the US steamer Narragansett on the Asiatic Station. He requested assignment to capture Manila if war with Spain broke out, a plan discussed long before the 1898 conflict. A letter search may yield the document for a souvenir at the Admiral's arrival reception.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
United States
Narragansett
Asiatic
Spain
Navy Department
Manila
Riots at Poe cotton mills leaves five wounded
A race riot at Poe cotton mills near Greenville South Carolina wounded five black workers and left Ben Odom injured. A mob gathered after leaders were captured and a gun battle followed, with authorities moving to restore quiet.
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Greenville
S. C
Poe Cotton Mills
Greenberg
Ben Odom
Saintly healer tied to Yaqui rebel outbreak in Mexico
El Paso, Aug 9 Santa Teresa a Mexican woman revered as a healing saint among Chihuahua and Sonora natives is believed linked to the Yaqui uprising. Captured rebels carried her portrait with prayers on the back. she evaded capture and has lived under Yaqui protection.
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el Paso
Tex
Santa Teresa
Chihuahua
Sonora
Palomas
Saber Duel Leaves Wolf Wounded. Several Dead in Trolley Crash
Vienna reports a sensational saber duel between Herr Wolf and Herr Krzekep ending with head wounds and Wolf carried home in a dangerous state. Bridgeport notes 29 killed in a trolley crash at Oronoque. coroner and experts find guard rails too low but car parts intact. Bar Harbor mentions Mount Deseret ferry slip disaster, twenty victims confirmed, others ill with pneumonia, several recovering.
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Herr Wolf
Reichsrath
Herr Krzekep
Wolf
Bridgeport
Conn
Oronoque
Bar Harbor
Mount Deseret Ferry
Southard
Bangor
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