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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1894
Page
1
A chaotic dispatch from wartime correspondents details Japanese and British positions in East Asia. News from Hong Kong and Yokohama notes scarce intelligence, while China battles retreat and mobilization along the gulf, with Li Hung Chang mentioned for possible naval command as Britain and Japan shape treaties and economic adjustments.
A man around 40 registered as M A Bell of Cleveland at a New York hotel, found dead in his room from a self-inflicted gunshot. Money and jewelry valued in thousands were found on him. a telegram and a garbled note accompanied the scene. Relatives in Cleveland notified.
Reported incidence of typhoid like illness among Ninth Regiment soldiers after drinking polluted water at Gettya ure. Several privates, including lives and Hurley, are not expected to survive. In a separate match near the city, Billy Parks of Montreal was knocked out in the seventh round by Eimer Miller in a crowd of about 1,000 spectators.
Major Maroney, sent by Governor Peck to investigate fire losses in the burned district, reports progress. Refugees will need aid through winter as heads of facilities and families plan to endure the season.
Passengers aboard the steamer Italia faced, 1600 miles from land, a sinking fear as a mid ocean storm raged. The vessel ached with extensive damage yet reached port with most lifeboats damaged and crew injured. captain Craigg and several officers sustained serious injuries but all aboard survived a miraculous escape from certain disaster.
International deep waterways convention opening in Toronto promises a milestone project. Deepening St Lawrence canals could shift Western freight to seaboard ports, affecting Western Canada and inland lakes. U.S. involvement urged. Canada seeks American cost sharing for joint highway benefits.
Sept 1 report from Loxbox notes Gov O'Brien of Newfoundland expressing that Newfoundlanders might favor joining the United States rather than Canada if confederation arose. He stresses no weak loyalty to Britain and identifies loyalty as strong regardless of future options. Separate item mentions Mexico's Congress opening with President Wilson on silver issue and China Japan war affecting conference plans.
In Boston September 15 a wave of major strikes is planned across New England. Unions endorse a wage standard and abolition of sweatshop practices, with a key meeting deciding next steps. If employers concede, a nationwide strike may be averted. if not, strikes will proceed. Local manufacturers worry over tariff impacts as talks loom with unions. In Mississippi, thirteen men are indicted for complicity in a six Negroes lynching near Millington, with 10 jailed and three to be arrested. grand jury condemns cold blooded killings and urges vigorous prosecution.
The Olinta Bee reports a Republican party revolt in Nebraska led by E. Rosewater against state ticket head Thotian J. Majors. The piece notes alleged forged congressional records from Majors exposure during his reapportionment bid, including indictments and a dropped case tied to a committee chaired by Thomas B. Reed.
Charges arise over the Lucania’s course on Sept 1 as Cunard managers dispute a wireless report claiming the Cunard steamer Tucania bound east was 50 miles north of its proper path. The New York liner set a eastward record to Southampton and sighted the Lucania 50 miles north of the eastward route amid westbound traffic. The Lucania and New York both broke records, with explanations awaited as the line adherence to routing agreements is emphasized.
A runaway vehicle at a funeral near Anatawem Ohio, twenty five miles south of thin city, wrecked the procession injuring fifteen. Names mentioned include Jas Mise Annie Barnaide and younger sister, with others seriously hurt. reports say some may die. Simultaneous TV and other accounts note a murder verdict in a state senate case and a cholera death aboard a Baltimore vessel.
Lexington dispatch reports a bitter but orderly race between Owens and Breckinridge for the Democratic congressional nomination in the Havana district. Owens led by about 1,000 votes with a substantial female support base shaping the outcome amid vigilantly observed polling. Returns from multiple counties suggested Owens ahead though precise totals varied, while Breckinridge supporters grappled with a surprising defeat and ongoing recount expectations.
A military court of inquiry led by Governor McGraw found Spokane Tekoa and Brhrague militia guilty of mutinous conduct during a strike. Company G of Spokane was disbanded and most members faced discharge, with Captain J. W. Blesias blamed for missteps and General Curry criticized for actions seen as harming National Guard discipline. Private Ammond’s substitution case sparked questions about command decisions.
Sept 16 report from the central labor union of the city denounces a campaign described as unworthy of organized labor’s endorsement. It claims attempts to unite labor with religion aim to make workers easy prey to capitalists and votes to delegate to the Union of Practical Dissenters.
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