News of the Week Short Take
Lake navigators opened at Duluth on Thursday. The Panama canal commission approves a marine barracks at Anacon Panama costing 65000 dollars. The war materials captured at Mukden valued at two million dollars. Albany woollen mills burned, loss fifty thousand. The battleship Minnesota to launch April 5 at Newport NewsShipbuilding.
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Panama Canal Commission
Anacon
Panama
Minnesota
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Rose Marie Schaller
Hastings
Minn
No Convention Pool Collapses Among Western Railroads
The Chicago bureau reports the proposed Western railroad pool for convention business between Chicago and the Pacific coast has collapsed. Roads will operate separately this summer without a cap on free tickets, ending plans to limit tickets and divide business evenly.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Census completes in Philippine Islands election to follow
Secretary Taft informs President Roosevelt the census of the Philippine islands is complete and published. A general election for delegates to a popular assembly will be called two years from now once peace prevails in the non Morol territory. The Moros exclude their population from the popular vote. Two resident commissioners will be elected with the legislature.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Philippine Commission
Philippine Assembly
United States
Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Board Eyes Pacific Coast Terminal
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul board considers a Pacific coast extension with Seattle as the terminal. An expenditure of 100 million dollars is planned, and a decision is expected within weeks.
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New York
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Seattle
Mrs Norrington Finds Shelter Ashore After Ship Life
In San Francisco aged Margaret Norrington who drifted between the steamship City of Pu ebla and port life finally gains a home ashore. The Little Daughters of the Poor offer lodging at their institution for as long as she needs it while steamboat officials welcome the shift away from their shipboard charge.
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San Francisco
Margaret Norrington
Puebla
Little Daughters of the Poor
Missouri oil firms face ouster via quo warranto suit
Jefferson City March 30 The attorney general filed in the supreme court an application for a writ of quo warranto to oust the Standard Oil Company Republic Oil Company and the Waters-Pierce Oil Company from Missouri franchises. The court issued the writ returnable on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Hadley
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
Republic Oil Company
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Missouri
Lane
Puget Sound Logs to Be Sawn in British Columbia Mills
Estimated 3,000,000 feet of Puget Sound logs will be sawed in British Columbia mills next season. Ballard votes May 6 on validating the citys outstanding indebtedness. Spokane Street Railway workers threaten strike over shorter hours. Pacific coast district Methodist convention met in Everett. Washington wheat planted area up ten percent. crops look good. John King convicted for habitual crime in Seattle. life sentence. Washington State College cadet battalion to lead Lewis and Clark fair opening on June 1. Col E Polk Johnson transfers to Twelfth special agency district, based in Cincinnati.
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Puget Sound
British Columbia
Washington State Agricultural College
Col. E. Polk Johnson
Treasury Department
Seattle
Department
Special Agency
Cincinnati
New Chinese Army Forms to Defend Peking Postwar
Victoria B C reports that China is recruiting and arming a modern army after the Russo Japanese war. By February end twenty eight battalions plus 7000 Manchus already equipped with Mauser or Manlicher rifles. Factories run overtime to supply 50000 more units at Peking. An army of up to half a million is expected to be ready to defend Peking before June.
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Victoria
B. C
China
Russia
Japan
Peking
Jane
Widow Ingersoll Wins $95,000 Judgment Against Davis Estate
In Boston on March 80 Judge Putnam of the U S circuit court ordered a judgment of 95000 dollars plus interest against the estate of late Andrew J Davis a rich mine owner of Butte Montana. Mrs Elvangersoll widow of Robert A Ingersoll of New York filed suit to recover fees for services she claimed were rendered by her husband to the estate.
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Boston
Elvangersoll
Roberta. Ingersoll
New York
Andrew J. Davis
Butte, Mont
Putnam
United States Circuit Court
German Yacht Fleur de Lis Competes for Emperor Cup
Washington dispatch says Commander Hebbinghaus announces the von German embassy entry Fleur de Lis a schooner owned by Lewis A Stimson enters the trans Atlantic yacht race for the German emperor cup.
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Washington
Hebbinghaus
Lewis A. Stimson
Seattle Market Report Shows Wide Range of Farm Prices
Local dealers list prices for grains livestock and dairy in Seattle and Puget Sound areas. Grain oats wheat and corn are priced per ton or per unit, with hay values by region, eggs and poultry rates, live stock bids for cattle hogs sheep and calves, hides pelts wool and timbered goods listed, and butter and oats figures noted with varying quality and delivery terms.
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Seattle
Washington
Paget Sound
Washington Creamery
Puget Sound
War outlook hardens as Japan rejects peace talks
Paris reports a shifted mood with officials saying no peace is desired now by Japan. Washington notes France’s ambassador doubts immediate Russia Japan peace. Tokyo confirms continued preparations for a long war and plans to crush Russia, with new war loans anticipated as the conflict aims to last years. Dawson notes spring thaw affecting overland travel and the fading Tanana trail.
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Tokyo
Russia
Mikado
Council of War
Japan
War Council
London
Dawson
Fire destroys Tumwater Crosby flour mill in 1861 landmark
A blaze gut the old Crosby flour mill at Tumwater during the night. Supposed fires set by tramps. Built in 1861 by Clenrick Crosby, it was the first flour mill on Puget Sound. Its burrs and machinery were shipped around the Horn by sailing vessel.
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Olympia
Crosby
Tumwater
Clenrick Crosby
Tacoma Waterway Completed as Dredge Pacific Finishes Work
The Tacoma city waterway is now completed after eighteen months of work. The dredge Pacific removed 1,200,000 cubic yards of sand mud and silt from the bay bottom at a total cost of 235000 dollars. The dredge will depart next week for San Francisco.
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Tacoma
Tacoma City
Pacific
San Francisco
Wickes of Pullman Palace Car Corp Dies in Chicago
Chicago March 2 Thomas H Wickes vice president of the Pullman Palace Car Company is dead. He was on his way to his office in this city. Wickes gained notoriety during the great strike at the Pullman works years ago.
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Chicago
Thomas H. Wickes
Pullman Palace Car Company
Wickes
Pullman
Everett Gets Terminal Rate For Portland Fair
Everett will be a terminal point for special rate tickets sold in the East during the Portland fair. The Great Northern office confirms the arrangement, and the chamber of commerce lobbied for this development.
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Everett
Great Northern
Portland
Chamber of Commerce
Stone and Yerkes Appointed to Great Northern Posts
Cal Stone becomes general passenger agent succeeding F. I. Whitney who moves to passenger traffic director. S. G. Yerkes is named assistant general passenger agent with a rapid rise from city passenger and ticket agent in 1903 to Western passenger roles. Yerkes will keep Seattle headquarters.
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Great Northern
Isus
R. C. Stevens
General Western
Yerkes
St. Paul
Seattle
A. L. C. Dennison
Ben Campbell
The
Novel Case Ordered Tried in Saloon Injury Suit
Supreme court reverses lower court to allow a new trial in a novel case where N R Judson sues saloon keeper W W Parry for injuries to Judson caused by a drunken spectator in a Tenasket Okanoogan county saloon. The action relies on section 2915 of the Bal linger code granting damages to dependents for liquor fueled injuries.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
N. R. Judson
W. W. Parry
Tenasket
Okanoogan County
Judson
Parry
Cattlemen Pledge Help in Beef Trust Probe
President W. W. Turney of the Interstate Cattle Growers Association releases a statement announcing that 99 percent of U S cattle growers believe an illegal combination aims to stifle competition and control 98 percent of cattle sent to Chicago Kansas City St. Louis Fort Worth Los Angeles and Omaha. They are ready to aid the government to break up the alleged monster.
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el Paso
Texas
Texas Cattlemen
United States
Beef Trust
W. W. Turney
Interstate Cattle G Rowers Association
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Omaha
Interstate Commerce reopen inquiry on refrigeration charges
The Interstate Commerce Commission reopened the inquiry into icing charges by Armour car lines under Michigan Central and Pere Marquette railroads on trust shipments from Michigan to interstate destinations. A hearing is set in Chicago for May 19, 1905 to examine duties on refrigeration services and the reasonableness of charges.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Armour Car Lines
Michigan Central
Pere Marquette
Michigan
Chicago
Pioneer mining man James I Wardner drew Idaho town name
Spokane April 1 James I Wardner a famed Northwest mining pioneer died in El Paso Texas His career began in Los Angeles in 1871 He joined the Coeur d Alenes rush in 1883 and amassed a fortune The Idaho town of Wardner was named after him
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Spokane
James I. Wardner
el Paso
Texas
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Coeur d’Alenes
Wardner
Idaho
Tacoma Rose Carnival Dates Set For June Festivities
Tacoma announces dates June 22 23 and 24 for its rose carnival with plans for the most elaborate event yet. The program remains under development but will emphasize a distinctive flower display as the central feature of the celebration.
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Tacoma
Fourth Cavalry to Sail for Philippines This Fall
A Fort Walla Walla letter from a general staff officer confirms a rumor of the Fourth cavalry sailing for the Philippines this fall. Orders are expected late May and the regiment is slated to sail from San Francisco on October 1.
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Duluth Thursdday
Mukden
Albany, Or
Bannockburn Manufacturing Company
Sportsmen’s Association of the Northwest
Multnomah Red and Aun Club
Philippines
Milwaukee
Mrs. Norrington
Standard Oil
Washington News
Ballard
Spokane Street Railway
Ministers’ District
Arrasmith
Itirst
Washington Regiment
Walla Walla
John King
NEW Chinese Army
Mrs. Ingersoll
Seattle Market Report
Paris
Ocfie
Legation
Jusserand
Yukon
Tacoma Waterway
Stone and Yerkes
Interstate Commission
Fourth Cavalry
Quinine
Hotel Northern
J.P. Nelson
Prop
East Wishkah St
Aberdeen, Wash
Banboo Furniture
H. A. Tereda & CO
St. Zelaska Block
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Transfer CO
A. Ingebrightsen
G Street
Harbor Belle
Montitesmie
Cosmopolis
Osmiopolis
Montesano
Cosmopeolis
Hoquini
Tontesaine
Marylin
Cossacqualis
Hoquiain
Westport
Kegive Pacific
Toronto
Montreal
Atlantic Lines
Phil S. Locke
J. W. Draper
F. C. Collins
A. B. Calder
Transcontinental Tiachine Company
W. W. Wrenn
N. E St
Harper Rye
Kentucky
Fred Hewitt
G. W. Ninemire, Pres
Tpos. Morgan
Ninemire & Morgan Co
Ninémire & Morgan Co
Patterson & Locke
General Insurance Agents
Nature
H St. Rione
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