County Road Status Under State Supreme Court Ruling
Okanogan County case Cheetham holds roads across public lands may be declared county roads by commissioners even if not ten years used. If such roads were made and generally used before homestead entry, they remain county property. The ruling reverses a lower court dismissal and clarifies prescription criteria.
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Olympia
Supreme Court of the United States
State Supreme Court
Okanogan County
Edith M. Cheetham
Supreme Court
Teasons
Klose Crew Rescued After Derby of Sea Tragedy
The captain and eight crew of the schooner C. A. Klose were rescued by the Polaris near San Pedro after the derelict capsized off Port Canby. The C. A. Klose sprang a leak then turned turtle. the Chehalis failed to tow, and the Dauntless searched before reporting the loss. The Polaris saved all hands, who suffered only mild discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
San Pedro
Oregon
Port Canby
Columbia River
Portland
Wagner
Miller Denies Massive Milwaukee Road Expansion Plan
Roswell Miller, chairman of the Milwaukee Road board, denies reports that the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad will spend 100 million dollars on sweeping improvements. He says at most 600 thousand dollars will be used to extend the system in the Dakotas and no further expansions are planned, including no talks of Pacific coast extension.
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New York
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
Roswell Miller
Dakotas
Miller
Milwaukee Road
Pacific Coast
Harriman Lines Plans Entry to Puget Sound Confirmed
Rumor in New York that Harriman lines will gain access to Puget Sound by using Northern Pacific tracks between Portland and Seattle is confirmed. Harriman related lines, Northern Pacific and Great Northern, say they are aware and do not deny the deal. Occupancy of part of the sound country is expected to begin within ninety days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harriman
Puget Sound Territory
Northern Pacific
Portland
Seattle
Sound Country
Great Northern
Roosevelt Accepts Dominican Financial Control Proposal
President Roosevelt agrees to the Dominican government’s plan for financial control via Minister Dawson. The Dominican officers collecting revenues will be appointed locally, with names submitted to Washington for approval, to set aside funds for the republic’s debts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dawson
Republic
Norway lower house rejects women public office rights bill
Christiana March 29 the storthing lower house voted 48 to 83 against a government bill granting women equal rights with men to hold public office in Norway.
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Christiana
Norway
Storthing
Armour executive indicted for witness interference in beet trust probe
Federal grand jury in Chicago returns an indictment against Thomas J. Connors general superintendent of Armour & Co charging he interfered with witness John Edward Shields who testified before the panel investigating the beet trust. Shields was watched and offered use of Armour offices and a private wire to influence testimony. The indictment also covers attempts to influence additional witnesses and carries potential penalties.
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Chicago
Fedeal Grand Jury
Thomas J. Connors
Armour & Co
Beet Trust
Mr. Connors
J. Ogden Armour
United States
Grand Jury
John Edward Shields
Brooklyn
Connors
Shields
la Salle Street
Mr. Shields
New York
Secret Service
Mattter
Great Northern Announces Freight Rate Cut
The Great Northern plans a major freight rate reduction for the coming year possibly totaling 3 to 4 million dollars if extended to traffic through June 30. The policy aims to boost business by keeping rates low and offset costs with efficient operations, forecasting higher traffic and record average train loads for a road of its type.
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New York
The
Central News Agency
Great Northern
Secretary Hitchcock Names Indian Irrigation Chief
Secretary Hitchcock designates William H. Code of Los Angeles as chief engineer of Indian irrigation to oversee irrigation construction on reservations across the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hitchcock
William H. Code
Los Angeles
West
Secretary Hay Improves Daily Says Cable Message
Washington March 380 A cablegram to the state department from Secretary Hay dated Gibraltar says that he is improving daily.
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Washington
State Department
Hay
Gibraltar
Sayn
Charm of aging and spring fashion for women
Virginia Lee writes on embracing every life stage with poise and dainty style. The piece urges women to color choices, grooming, and attitude that honor age, paired with practical tips for skin care and wardrobe trends for 40s to 60s.
The Best Life Partners And Marriage Aims
A Home Monthly reflection argues men seek a true partner over fleeting beauty noting that a wife should be loving and sympathetic a helper who complements him rather than a social centerpiece. The piece ends with fashion notes detailing a reception gown and a new embroidered novelty fabric with rosette trims.
Care of Hands in Winter Focuses on Dry Skin
The article notes winter air dries skin and roughness increases when hands are not dried promptly after washing. It emphasizes careful drying and skin care to prevent irritation during cold weather.
Fashion and Fancies From Old World Ladies
A survey of customs shows Siamese noblewomen cut hair to stand one and a half inches high. A Parisian woman left $200 to a policeman who aided her daily. Italian earrings signal origin, longer earrings mean farther south. The Netherlands queen admires tulips and bulb farms. Empress Eugenie loved violets. Emma A. Smith, early woman telegraph operator, died at 73 in Westchester PA after 15 years invalidity. she once sent a message to Pittsburgh as Carnegie was a boy messenger.
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Virginia Lee
Netherlands
Alexandra
Eugenie
Bonaparte
Emma A. Smith
Westchester
A Husband's Failings and Advice on Household Habits
A fragment discusses marital insight and shared blame, noting that disappointment after marriage often reflects mutual faults. It advises practical decorum like caring for clothes, brushing garments, and avoiding cheap mending, framing the idea that both partners bear responsibility.
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KLOSE
Milwaukee
Harriman Lines
N. P
Santo Domingo
Indian Irrigation
Valencieries
Batiste
Italy
Paul Smits, M. D
J. A. Mapes
M. D. Physicians and Surgeons
Aberdeen General Hospital
DR. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding Block
Cop
G and
Heron Streets
Everett E. Lane
D. D
Tros P
Hayes & Hayes Bldg
Tel
R. H. Long
M. A. Smoot
Osteopathic Physicians
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
A. G. Kinnison
Market St
Zelaska Block
Robert,e. Taggart
Wil
Dabney Block
I. W. Mason
Puon
Heron St
Pontinental
C. Vammen
Heron
Aberdeen
Humbolt
Fred Hewett
Prop
Aberdeen, Wash
SVEA
J. A. Moller
F St
Thomas KR. Hayes
Bellefonte
Penn
Harry
Hagen
Hayes & Hayes
Bankers
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
WietRah
Royal Restaurant
M. Francescevich
Sint
Heron Street
Wach
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
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