Shafter's Army Arrives as Sampson Fortifies Fleet
Special to the Californian notes General Shafter's force reaching Cuba aboard thirty five ships and set to land soon at Santiago de Cuba. Escorts Indiana Detroit Montgomery Bancroft Helma Ericson join Sampson's fleet. health is excellent and shore access hoped for this week. A controversial Echo trial and odd local commentary follow, with remarks on Mr. Shortridge and others, plus a curious Graham water-compression claim.
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Nichoas
Hayti
General Shafter
Compressed air talk and local wartime clashes in Fresno
The piece discusses compressed air as a power source and refrigeration aid, lists Company C of Fresno and Company G of Bakersfield in Benicia, and mocks local baseball rivalries. It notes a Red Cross belly band effort, jests about men’s dress and clothing flaws, and corrects a Bakersfield city ordinance confusion involving C. P. Howard.
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F. M. Graham
W. J. Graham
Graham
Fresno
Bakersfield
Benicia
Company G
Guildhall
America
Ambrose Bierce
Sisters of and Not of the
Red Cross
C. P. Howard
Howard
Howar
Albion battleship launch sinks scene at Blackwell
Massive water displacement at Blackwell during the Albion launch submerged the staging and trapped hundreds. Twenty seven bodies recovered with about thirty feared still beneath the water. Another report claims the staging collapsed prematurely.
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London
Albion
Blackwell
Tulare county bounty on squirrel tails sparks grain savings
The Hanford Journal argues Tulare county paid 89,000 bounty tails meaning 89,000 sacks of grain saved at $1.50 each totaling 133,500. It questions the arithmetic claiming the overall county grain value is minor compared to optimistic estimates and jokes about prosperity from McKinley era.
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Tulare County
Tulare
McKinley
Hanford Journal
Social for Valentine Lodge No 78 in Kern City
Valentine Lodge No 78 AOUW invites Bakersfield and Kern residents to a social in Library hall Kern City on June 24. Admission free with refreshments sold at a reasonable price to benefit the lodge. The planned play The District School was postponed due to absentees. ticket buyers may return tickets for refunds.
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Valentine Lodge
Library Hall
Kern City
Bakersfield
Kern
Fourth of July Round Trip Rates from Southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific Company announces July holiday fares for round trips. To Hanford and back costs 2.40, Fresno 3.15, San Francisco 6.90. Other points within 125 miles cost one fare and one third, 125 to 200 miles one fare and one fifth, over 200 miles one fare. Tickets on sale July 2 to 5. Going trip limit July 5, return limit July 6.
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Southern Pacific Company
Hanford
Fresno
San Francisco
Bowen Jailed After Disturbing Peace in Kern City
Joseph Bowen fired his pistol several times last evening in Kern City. A spontaneous posse surrounded Bowen and turned him over to authorities, leading to his arrest. Justice O' Boyle sentenced him to thirty days in jail for disturbing the peace of several persons.
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Joseph Bowen
Kern City
Bowen
O’ Boyle
Superior Court Votes
Jupe MAnon presiding on Tuesday June 21. People vs Rameriz continued. Connarty vs Shortridge on trial. In re estate and guardianship of O B Stanton Jr and H H Stanton minors first account settled. In re estate of Ernest Metzer ceased distribution ordered as prayed for.
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Superior Court
Jupe Manon
Rameriz
Connarty
Shortridge
O. B. Stanton, Jr
H. H. Stanton
Ernest Metzer
Grand Fourth in the Valley with Bands and Fireworks
The valley hosts its grand Fourth with five bands, a daytime parade and park music, all day exercises and a concert. Brilliant fireworks cap the celebrations and a grand ball follows with patriotic reminders including Remember the Maine.
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Maine
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Sampson
Echo Force
Chas
M. Shortrdge
Sam
Henry Miller
The
Echo
Jim Hunter
Brat
ROYAL
Woer CO
NEW YO
Dinkelspiel Bros
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