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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1899
Page
3
Delicious hot biscuits made with Royal Baking Powder are described as most appetizing and nutritious, while biscuits made with impure powder are not. The ad warns indigestion from poor baking powder and urges using Royal, a pure cream of tartar powder, for healthier results.
Report of July 10 clash between guards and strikers at the Eilers Smelter in Pueblo Colorado. Several men injured in bid by strikers to confer with workers. Other items include ads for Hall's Catarrh Cure and various patent medicines and notices.
Market notes list wheat prices at Spokane mills with bulk and sacked rates for Bluestem, No 1 club and red, plus hay and alfalfa values. Other items include vegetables, potatoes, onions, cabbage, celery, wood, coal, poultry, meats, and regional grain quotes from Portland Tacoma New York San Francisco and London. Also mentions Moscow bell size and various ads and notices.
The report surveys 1898 and 1899 mining output in Transvaal and across British Columbia Idaho and Oregon. It notes high gold and copper potential, development work in many claims, and local industry movements including unions, eight hour shifts, and forthcoming exhibits. A case of a man injuring himself on a train in California is also noted.
San Francisco July 12 death comes to Dr. Mary C Edmonds a renowned city physician from an accidental burglar alarm incident at her home 918 Bush Street She blew a whistle after a window alarm sound and collapsed dead just as she opened the door General J B Babcock reports Oregon volunteers mustered out in Oregon transports may delay at port and will not unload here Citizens hoped to honor returning troops and they may travel north by water
Two men entered the Chicago store in Lewiston Idaho knocked down head clerk W E Markell bound him gagged him and stole about 800 dollars in cash his watch and other possessions. In New York coat tailors threaten a strike with wage increases and shorter hours involving 10 000 to 12 000 workers including 2600 women and girls.
An advertisement proclaims Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health giver and herald of an era of good health, promising a reliable cure for blood, stomach, and liver troubles.
Brigadier General Joseph Wheeler to report to General Otis in Manila for service in the Philippines. The War Department orders 10 new infantry regiments to be raised for two-year enlistments with strict examinations and single men preferred. Regiments will include 50 officers and 1309 men, recruiting across multiple districts including Vancouver Barracks and Fort Logan.
A freight train and a passenger train carrying N E A convention delegates collided at Newman. Mrs. Thomas of Seneca Falls New York and Mrs. Harris of St. Louis Missouri were killed, with five others slightly injured. The freight train was taking water when the passenger train met it on the same track. The crash was heavy.
Herbert Harriman of Meadow Brook Golf Club Hempstead Long Island defeats Findlay Douglass 3 up 2 to play at Owentsia Lake Forest in a dramatic final. Crowds roar as Harriman hoists the title, the first American winner since the championship began in the U.S.
Belgrade reports a Sofia uprising with a mob in streets and troops in demonstration. Prince Ferdinand allegedly fled, telegraph wires cut, but Vienna doubts the claim and calls it unconfirmed.
Heavy rains have fallen for two days across southeastern Kansas and Indian Territory. Elk City, 12 miles west, is under water with about 20 families forced to flee. Elk River has overflowed into nearby wheat fields.
Citizens' National Bank of Niles Miss was closed by National Bank examiner Seldon as temporary receiver. The bank failed from poor loans and an unpaid capital stock assessment levied by the comptroller of the currency. A return from Alaska notes congressional party arrival in Seattle with focus on boundary questions.
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