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A new passenger steamer sinks in the mist of Puget Sound near Victoria, adding a somber chapter to a recent string of local disasters.
“The fact is vividly brought home to all of us that those who go down to the sea in ships, as well as those who travel upon the land by rail, take great risks.”
A rescue operation to right the sunken Umatilla ends in a gruesome accident when a diver is found dead after a communication line fails.
“They responded as quickly as possible, but the line failed when he was halfway up.”
When an Indian girl was fined by her tribal council for purchasing flour at a white-owned store, a legal crackdown by territorial authorities sparked a tense political standoff.
“The Indians are again discontented, and mutterings of manifest hostility against the authority of the Government are now prevalent.”
A minister faces serious criminal charges in Washington state as authorities move to detain him in British Columbia.
“A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Reams.”
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