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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1896
Page
1
London reports a momentous cabinet session as Britain readies for possible war with Germany amid Transvaal warnings and Armenian concerns. Emphasizing unity, ministers weigh demands from Kruger, while financial power brokers and press hint at covert plans and diplomacy shifts.
Washington D C June 12 A Senate inquiry into fish hatchery funding shows Willapa Bay Washington stocking costs totaling 1 060 914 hatchery payroll 460 travel 481 74 and maintenance 2415 00 plus other expenses bringing the total to 1 814 22 While no bill has been introduced for Washington lands the note explains proposed land conveyance and future surveys to secure a fish hatchery to supply the Columbia River and its tributaries with men and other needs.
Omaha records show ex-treasurer Henry Bolin charged with embezzlement and grand larceny over missing city funds. Investigators say $116,000 vanished from city accounts after March 1803. paperwork lacks stubs or proof of checks, raising questions about the schoolhouse fund handling.
Tense scene in Perry Oklahoma as schools plan to admit both white and Black students. Court records note a three month conflict with threats of violence from some white residents who vow to block and keep children from attending. Colored residents press for equal access, with the school board forced to reconsider and schedule a mixed admission public school tomorrow.
A military court martial has been ordered to investigate Captain Healy commander of the Bear. The board is expected to report adversely and remove him from command. Captain Francis Tutti, noted for Pacific activity and Puget Sound presence, is also involved in discussions surrounding the case.
A letter from Corbett received in El Paso Texas states he will challenge Fitzsimmons after defeating Peter Maher. The missive hints Corbett may travel to Las Cruces New Mexico if Maher wins and the Adiatraiian bout proceeds, outlining possible moves ahead of the fights.
Fragments of a Seattle period article recount the wreck of the four-masted Jeanette Cowan off Vancouver Island. Captain Thompson and several crew members perish. others are rescued or die in days of exposure. Tug Dye rescues remaining survivors near Barclay Sound as the ship strikes New Year’s Eve in a violent gale.
A representative gathering of men and women in Detroit on January Wrought a substantial start toward aiding Armenian sufferers with a gift exceeding $500. The meeting adopted memorials to the U S government and the British queen urging action to end atrocities. A letter from Chauncey M. Depew urged greater Armenian concerns, as noted by speakers including Bishop and other pastors and Horant M. Kirotech Jap, general secretary of the Armenian Relief Association.
A garbled report notes the Owners Breeders and Trainers Association meeting in Lexington. It states that all parties agreed except the St Louis association, which was accused of noncompliance with requests. President Muffitt reportedly wired President Woodford to refuse consent, amid tensions at the meeting. An Abyssinian attack in London is cited with 10,000 killed or wounded.
Jan 1 evening edition reports Mrs Alva E Vanderbilt’s divorce from William Vanderbilt and marriage to Oliver Hazard Belmont in New York. They travel to Belmont's Newport estate for a private ceremony. Separate item recounts Dolly Miller’s controversial marriage to a Chinese laborer in Walla Walla amid local scandal and police intrigue around an unrelated murder case involving Avery Murray.
Legal notice outlines next steps for Northern Parish receivers with Washington and St Paul in line for court appointment. Attorneys Miller and Sporner file motions as trust reorganization proceeds. Citations mention Caldwell court and judges Jenkins, Foulford, McHenry, Digatown, and Birtetet as proposed receivers awaiting further action.
In Sew Ort New Grlewsis a white railroad man Patrick Mor ta and his wife died after a mob attacked their boat at midnight. They were set ablaze at the hull and riddled with bullets as they sought refuge, the woman killed instantly and the man crippled before both burned with the vessel.
A sensational London dispatch portrays German press as saucy amid revived tension over Transvaal and Jameson raid. Reports claim secret talks, royal visits, and safeguard measures by British naval authorities. arrests in Johannesburg and Pretoria tied to the alleged plot to incite uprisings and target white settlers.
The article surveys German press reaction to the Transvaal crisis and Anglo German relations. It notes Bremen and Hamburg papers debating BritainFrance ties, Germany's stance toward the Armenian question, and claims of lingering British suzerainty over the Transvaal alongside Franco Prussian alliance tensions. It cites Tageblatt, Westminster Gazette, and Hamburger Correspondent on shifts in friendship with France and Britain.
Report from Washington notes Cincinnati figures and supporters pressing for a convention bid. Key figures include Hinckburn, Lindesy, and Kontocks allies in the Senate and House committees, with active lobbying by Cincinnati representatives to secure national backing. The effort centers on a $50,000 pledge or arrangement and aims to mobilize Indian and local members.
A Nebraska county beet grower group plans to demand enforcement of a law requiring 4 percent payment per ton for beets. They accuse a local mill of underpaying growers and vow legal action to challenge the practice. The dispute centers on the term of the act and its application to the beet trade.
Reports say a woman identified as Moms Unrath was found dead on the Southern Page trestle in Gipps trout. Police investigate claims she was murdered and that the track was chosen to conceal evidence, with notes of possible suspects and ongoing inquiries by officers.
Secretary Lamont approved the recommendation of the engineers to create a separate district for the state of Washington with headquarters in Seattle, announced on the eve of Senator Sunley's retirement.
A Foreign Affairs sub committee chaired by Draper of Massachusetts has taken charge of Cuba recognition tensions. Members debate a commercial phase and await a formal report to the House, with Spain blamed for delays and Cuba’s revolution raising mounting financial stakes amid calls for expedient government action.
The text describes ongoing fighting near Managua with volunteer and Popular troops involved. It notes an uncertain attack on Managua, reports looting and arson in Hanon, and plundering in Cidrm Laila Ann and Cardenas district. Civilian harm alleged including burned stores and a child casualty.
A lone highwayman held up a streetcar near Portland in the overnight hours, robbing several passengers of jewelry and watches while leaving other valuables untouched. A second holdup, targeting a coachman for a local family, occurred around the same time but without harming any riders. Police report multiple sightings suggest an organized gang at work, with no robber yet traced.
Omaha June 10. W J Bryan addresses rally urging free silver democrats to unite with populists to push measures, opposing the president's veto on tariff revision. Mentions figures Sparky from Wires and the Steamship Paris arrival with gold consignments to New York banks. Old era politics and legal and financial name drops frame a brisk nation's call to action.
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