Burglary and Business Notes From Across the West
Recap of weekly curios from outside Washington includes William Jordan’s $139 loss in The Dalles Oregon, a coal find near Havre Montana, Lake Mills Iowa safe-destroying robbery, and Porto Rico AG James N Harlan’s resignation effective April 30. The piece also notes diamond price rises, a seismic association conference at Strasbourg, and planning for a Cape May salt lake resort with yacht access.
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Havre, Mont
Lake Mills
Iowa
James N. Harlan
Porto Rico
Red Salmon Off Market Until Prices Rise
Independent Alaska canneries have decided to take all red salmon stock off the market until prices improve. The Pacific Packing and Navigation Co will do the same, and together they control all red salmon in first hands. Damage from a tidal wave in Bristol Bay and ten Southeast Alaska plant closures will leave this season's pack about 1,000,000 cases short.
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Seattle
Alaska Canneries
Pacific Packing and Navigation Company
Bristol Bay
Alaska
Corbett Resigns as Lewis and Clark Exposition President
Portland March 31 H W Corbett resigns as president of the Lewis and Clark exposition due to ill health and incapacity to perform duties. He cites inability to carry out office responsibilities and submits the resignation to the board of directors.
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Corbett
Portland
H. W. Corbett
Forged Louisiana Southern Ticket Forgery Found
Southern Pacific pursues a New York forgery case after a coupon from a ticket claiming to be issued by Louisiana & Southern. The fake road name misled travelers and was used to sell coupon tickets via Union Pacific and Southern Pacific networks.
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New Orleans
Southern Pacific
New York
Louisiana & Southern Company
Louisiana Southern
Union Pacific
Lake Shore road to four track Chicago to Buffalo
The Lake Shore road will quadruple its system from Chicago to Buffalo creating a four track line to New York. About 400 men are already at work and 2000 more will be employed soon. Freight congestion over the last six months prompted the project.
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Chicago
Lake Shore Road
Buffalo
New York
Bishop Spalding backs arbitration over strikes stance
Peoria Illinois March 30 Bishop Spalding returning from the anthracite commission interview says the era of strikes in the United States has passed forever and arbitration will settle all capital and labor disputes ahead. He credits the commission for shaping this hopeful precedent.
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Peoria, Ills
Spalding
Anthracite Commission
United States
Fire Chiefs Move Annual Meeting From Seattle to Atlantic City
The next annual gathering of the International Association of Fire Chiefs will be held in Atlantic City, not Seattle. Chief Cook of Seattle’s department received a New York letter from Chief Croker noting the executive committee’s initial plan to switch to Seattle but rules prevented the change.
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Seattle
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Atlantic City
Seatttle
Cook
Fire Department
Croker
New York
Reichstag Elections Set for June 6 in Berlin
An imperial decree fixes Reichstag elections for June 6 in Berlin. The notice outlines election timing and official procedures for voting and candidate participation.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Everett Knights of Pythias to Build Temple in Everett
Washington state notes report a handsome temple planned by Everett Knights of Pythias. Also listed are a Spokane police commissioner appointment, Vancouver opera house and hotel project, Molberg mill accident injuring two workers, secret service efforts in Spokane, Washington divorce alimony rulings, and railway improvement including 185000 yards of earth removal on the Portland Vancouver and Yakima line.
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Everett Knights of
Pythias
Portland, Vancouver and
Yakima Railway
Northern Pacific
Trans-Canada Railway Granted Charter by Dominion
The Dominion grants a charter for a new transcontinental line to run from Port Simpson to Quebec. The route will lie north of the Canadian Pacific, crossing the wheat and wood pulp belt. Prominent British and Canadian capitalists back the project as Canada expands its rail network.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
Quebec
Port Simpson
Canadian Pacific
Dominion
Great Britain
Grand Trunk-Pacific
Trans-Canada
National Packing Company Licensed to Do Business in Illinois
Secretary Rose grants the National Packing Company a Illinois license under New Jersey law with a capital of 4 million dollars. The New Jersey corporation has 15 million dollars in stock. Illinois offices will be in Chicago as the company gains control of packing interests in Chicago, Omaha, and other cities.
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Mgr
O’connell
Catholic University At
Washington
New York
Celtic
John W. Gates
James Taft
Middle Western
Salvation Army
Omaha
Sweden
Toft
Springfield
Ills
Rose
National Packing Company
New Jersey
Illinois
Chicago
Miss Barton to Quit Active Red Cross Role
Miss Clara Barton will retire from active head of the American National Red Cross Society and serve as honorary president for life. The active president will be Rear Admiral William K. Van Reypen, retired former surgeon general of the navy.
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Red Cross Society
Washington
Clara Barton
American National Red Cross Society
William K. van Reypen
Navy
Strange Fall of Ashes High Salt Lake Report
A Weiser Idaho dispatch describes a heavy shower producing white alkaline deposits that covered surfaces and windows. The substance tasted salty and prompted speculation of volcanic ash from an unseen source.
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Salt Lake
Utah
the Tribune
Weiser
Idaho
Logging boom to clear burned Lewis river lands
The Weyerhaeuser syndicate plans a four year program to log and market burned timber in Southern Washington. George Long and M L Rice map 15 to 20 miles of logging railroads near Vancouver and target 100 million feet per year with 700 loggers, opening vast Lewis river valleys.
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Tacoma
Northwest
Washington
Weyerhauser Timber Syndicate
Georges. Long
Portland
M. L. Rice
Seattle
Lewis River
Long
Vancouver
Mr. Long
Mr. Rice
Lewis
Immigrant Arrival Records Shatter Ellis Island Sunday
New York reports a record Sunday at Ellis Island with 4,565 arrivals aboard the Philadelphia Campania Savoie and Graf Waldersee. Commissioner Williams notes the start of the rush season and a expected yearly total well above 64,000 by month end.
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New York
Ellis Island
Harbor
Williams
Philadelphia
Campania
Savoie
Women to Launch Daily Paper Led by Mrs Blount
Chicago plans circulating a women owned daily newspaper that will print everything as it really is. A company is formed with Mrs Alice Blount at its head to operate the venture.
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Chicago
Alice Blount
Reforms Underway in Russia Peasants Relief Authorized
London reports the czarist decrees already implementing relief for peasants. Tax arrears totaling 57.777 million dollars are cancelled and overdue taxes exceeding 15 million dollars are assumed by the central government. Noah Raby set to turn 131 on April 1, with frail health dampening birthday observances in New Jersey.
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London
Daily Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Portland Man Appointed Inspector of Land Offices
Washington March 30 Edward B Linnen of Portland Oregon has been appointed inspector of offices of surveyors general of land offices in a government posting.
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Washington
Edward B. Linnen
Portland, Or
Surveyors General of Land Offices
Seattle Market Report Prices For Farm Commodities
Seattle market report lists producer offers for oats at 24.25 per ton barley 24 per ton wheat 25 per ton chicken feed 25 per ton bran 17 per ton shorts 18.50 per ton hay 8.11 per ton Puget Sound alfalfa 10 per ton eggs strictly fresh ranch 16c per dozen live hens 14c per lb old roosters 8c duces 13 14c spring chickens 13c per lb geese 9 per lb beef cattle cows 4c per lb steers 41 43 4c per lb sheep 4c per lb hogs 63c per lb calves 5 7c per lb earing lambs 4c per lb.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
Wheat and livestock prices in Tacoma market listing
The Tacoma Quotations list shows Wheat Bluestem at 60, cattle steers at 4.75 per ox, cows at 3.50, hoges at 6.50, vealae at 7.00 and 9.00, oats 25.50 to 26.25, rolled oats 26.50, barley whole grain 26, timothy 117.18 per ton, clover 15.60, east of the mountains.
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Timothy
Frederick Bosco Vitz Dead at 67 Noted Pianist and Chopin pupil
Frederick Bosco vitz a Hungarian pianist and last living pupil of Chopin has died in Denver at age 67 from general debility. Born in Budapest he had lived in America for 23 years and achieved prominence in concert circles.
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Denver
Frederick Boscovitz
Oscovitz
Chopin
Budapest
America
Tests With 16 Inch Guns At Fort Flagler Draw Crowds
Port Townsend reports the first round of a series of trials with half charges of powder and small projectiles from the 16 inch disappearing guns behind Fort Flagler. A wooden pyramid towed by the steamer Enterprise served as target as fifteen shots landed near the mark, hinting at potential damage to vessels the size of warships. The test sequence will move next to Forts Casey and Worden, with Fort Worden looming as a water scare for the city which relies on cisterns for its supply.
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Port Townsend
Fort Flagler
Enterprise
Flagler
Forts
Casey and
Worden
Fort Worden
Quimper Peninsula
Everett Declares Closed Town to Gambling and Dance Halls
Everett authorities announced a city wide closure of gambling houses and dance halls effective April 1. Marshall Kraby aims to purge boosters and grafters, enforcing the ban strictly. The move shocks the red light district as operators flee, with many already leaving town.
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Everett
Marshall Kraby
Red Light
San Miguel Killed Near Mariquina in Filipino Fight
Manila reports confirm Filipino leader San Miguel was killed in Friday’s skirmish near Mariquina after abandoning the fort with 30 guards. Surrounded by Macabebe scouts, he died after mortally wounding his assailants. about fifty insurgents’ bodies were later moved to Catapan for burial.
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Manila
San Miguel
Mariquina
Catapan
Reese
Dedicatory Exercises Set for 1904 St Louis World Fair
The three day dedicatory program for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to open in 1904 has been adopted. Ceremonies run April 30 to May 2 with the centennial cession anniversary on April 30. President Roosevelt and former President Cleveland will speak among others as fireworks promise to be the grandest yet.
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St. Louis
National Committee
Louisiana Territory
France
United States
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Attorney General approves Spokane site for federal building
Washington March 380 The attorney general has approved the Spokane site for the federal building after the district attorney reported clear titles. Two of the lots on the Tacoma site are involved, requiring condemnation actions, which the attorney general says are feasible and will be started soon.
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Washington
Spokane
Tacoma
Widespread Warehouse Fire Hits Cayuse in Oregon
Three wheat warehouses totaling 600 feet were destroyed by fire at Cayuse near Pendleton. The 18,090 bushels of wheat were lost and the damage is estimated at $20,000. Owners are Pacific Coast Elevator company, Interior Warehouse company, and Kerr, Gifford & Co.
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Pendleton, Or
Cayuse
Here
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
The
Interior Warehouse Company
Kerr, Gifford & Co
Gustavus Franklin Swift Dies After Operation
Gustavus Frank lin Swift president of the Swift Dock ing Company died at his Chicago home Sunday from internal hemorrhages following a recent operation. He was 63, and his death came as a sudden shock to his family and doctors.
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Chicago
Gustavus Franklin Swift
Swift Docking Company
Cuban Senate Ratifies Treaty After US Amendments
The Cuban Senate approved the reciprocity treaty with the United States by a 12 to 4 vote. The agreement, amended by the US Senate, will be exchanged at once by cable. Secretary Hay’s message secured the dispensing of a time limit clause and President Roosevelt’s pledge to call an extra session before December 1. United States Minister Squires cited this promise as key to Cuban confidence in American friendship.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
United States Senate
Senate
Hay
Roosevelt
Congress
Bustamente
Capote
Dolz
Foreign Relations Committee
American Senate
Sanguilly
Tamayo
Reclo
House
Squires
Associated Press
King and Queen to Visit Ireland in Summer Tour
New York March 31 The Tribune London correspondent says the king plans an Ireland tour in July or August. It notes the monarch's long wish and credits royal visits with reshaping British policy toward Ireland. The change from coercion toward peasant proprietors is praised and Wyndham’s bill is linked to improved sentiment.
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New York
Ireland
the Tribune
London
Mr. Wyndham
W R Dunbar Dies Pioneer Official in Vancouver
Vancouver Washington March 30 Hon W R Dunbar register of the United States land office at Vancouver died at his home after a long illness from Brights disease He came west in 1846 settling in the Waldo hills near Salem Oregon at age seven He was born in Illinois April 7 1839 and was known as an honored citizen with a large circle of friends
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Vancouver
Wash
W. R. Dunbar
Register of the United States Land Office
Bright
Waldo Hills
Salem
Dunbar
Mr. Dunbar
Illinois
Gold in Reefs at Sawmill Yale Bar
Mining excitement in Yale British Columbia as Fraser River runs low exposing Sawmill reefs opposite Yale station. Ore rockers yield up to 70 dollars a day and a stake is on. Madison Wisconsin assembly bill to curb political lobbyists is favorably recommended.
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Vancouver
B. C
Yale
Fraser River
Yale Station
Madison, Wi
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Cape May
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H. L. Lilenthal
Molberg
Roy
Elmer Locke
Tom Arnt
W. B. Bell
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Trans-Canada Railway
Miss Barton
New York Harbor
Women's Newspaper
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Raby
Eatonton
N. J
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Middlesex County
Coupeville
Thos. Delaney
Triday
Tozier
Grant
Seattle Market Report
Poscovitz
G. F. Swift
Senate of the Republic
Ate
Emerald Isle
W. KR. Dunbar
Register of Land Office
Vancouver, Wash
Fraser
Pontinental
C. Vammen
Heron
Aberdeen
Humbolt
Fred Hewitt
Propr
Heron and Fats
K. Bowes
Heron Street
Fashion Saloon
J. M. Bowes
Prop
Bantboo Furniture
H. A. Tereda & CO
Zblasko Block
Abef
F Street
Aberdeen Livery
ASA Transfer CO
W. T. McBride
Cuy
Fish Market
Michael Finn
All
Wiehkeh
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F. R. Granger
Billiards
Aberdeen, Wash
Viaa
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