Outside the State of Washington News Briefs
Recap of weekly notable events: Chicago tanners strike ended and Vancouver carpenters settle via arbitration. Governor Taft ill at Manila retreat. Manila dispatch notes recovery prospects. Dwight Benson, artist and former U S consul general to Hawaii, dies in Rome. Seven Devils mining case Idaho decision favors defendants. Whitman college beats University of Idaho in annual debate two to one on personal property taxes. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt narrowly escapes injury at a New York polo show. The Turf Field and Farm shuts after forty years. Spirit of the Times buys Poverty and consolidates.
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Whitman College
University of Idaho
Idaho
Hermann Nominated for Congress on Twenty-Fourth Ballot
Eugene Oregon April 11 Binger Hermann nominated for congress on the twenty fourth ballot by the Republicans of the first district to fill the Tongue vacancy. Hermann served Oregon in congress for twelve years from 1882 and was general land office commissioner from 1897 until resigning last November.
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Eugene, Or
Binger Hermann
Congress
Thomas H. Tongue
Hermann
Oregon
General Land Office
McKinley
Oregon United States commissioners removed by order
Three United States commissioners in Oregon were removed by order of Judge Bellinger. The removals follow investigations into land matters by special agents of the General Land Office. The affected men are H. W. Reed of Bend Crook county J. W. Hamaker of Bey Klamath county and J O Hamaker of Bonanza Klamath county. The resignation of Miss Marie Ware United States commissioner at Eugene was also received.
Railroad plan to Dawson via Mittimat Inlet area urged by Vancouver businessmen
Vancouver business men push for a railroad from Mittimat Inlet through northern British Columbia and the Yukon to Dawson as reported to the state department by U S consul Dudley. The proposal aims to connect coastal activity with the Yukon trade hub, signaling regional economic ambitions.
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Washington
Mittimat Inlet
British Columbia
Yukon
Dawson
Vancouver
State Department
United States
Dudley
Discovery of Coal Reported in Kootenai Territory
Washington dispatch notes a large coal and petroleum land area in southeast Kootenai reported to the state department by U S Consul Smith at Victoria. About 220 miles of territory have been staked, with most locations held by Americans. The land lies on a government reservation.
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Washington
Kootenai
State Department
United States
Smith
Victoria
Builders reach wage agreement increases for carpenters and painters
In Everett on April 8 an agreement with the Builders' Exchange raises carpenters wages from 3 to 3.60 effective next month. The scale, signed by most builders after minor opposition, also raises painters wages from 3 to 3.50.
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Everett
Builders’ Exchange
Newton Resigns as Stanford Memorial Church Pastor
Reverend Heber Newton has resigned from his post at Stanford Memorial church in Stanford Cal. The announcement surprised students and university circles. Neither Dr. Newton nor Mrs. Stanford would discuss the reasons for the resignation.
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Stanford
Cal
Arpil
Heber Newton
Stanford Memorial Church
Newton
U S Philippine Commission Approves Funding for Coinage Metals
Manila April 11 The United States Philippine Commission appropriates 1 million dollars to buy silver bullion and copper for minting new subsidiary coins.
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Manila
United States Philipine Commission
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS COLLECTS TOWN GROWTH AND TRAGEDY
Columbia county forms a tax payers league Wilson Creek to be incorporated as a fourth class town Ballard to get a new electric light plant Masons of Walla Walla discuss temple project Everett lodge seeks Roosevelt corner stone visit Mukilteo may host a smelter and trolley line Seattle men plan mill area rail link Bud Armstrong a gambler commits suicide by jumping from Spokane bridge. fatal injuries noted no health reason given
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Seattle
Mukilteo
Bud Armstrong
Spokane
Monroe Street
Blind Senate Chaplain William Henry Milburn Dies
Rev. William Henry Milburn, the blind chaplain of the United States Senate, died in Santa Barbara California. Born in Philadelphia in 1823 he served as chaplain of the House for many years and of the Senate since 1893. He resigned after deteriorating health and never had it acted upon. He left Washington with his two nieces the Misses Timley about a year ago.
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Washington
William Henry Milburn
United States Senate
Santa Barbara
Cal
A. R. Ramsdell
Senate
Milburn
Timley
Pacific Coast
Congress
Philadelphia
House
National Packing Co gains Illinois license amid beef merger talk
The National Packing Company, recently formed in New Jersey with 15 million dollars capital, acquired an Illinois business license from Secretary of State Rose. Illinois capital stands at 4 million dollars. The move follows a federal court ruling at St Paul whose outcome is unpredictable and may affect this merger and a larger one under consideration.
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Chicago
Tribune
The
National Packing Company
New Jersey
Illinois
St. Paul
Band of Sheep Killed in Northwest Murders
Spokane dispatch reports A A Curtis arrived with news of a large sheep drive slaughter. On the previous Wednesday night 962 ewes and 20 bucks were killed, followed by 42 more ewes on Thursday night. Authorities suspect a countywide conspiracy against sheepmen in Okanagan.
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Spokane
Spokesman Review
A. A. Curtis
Okanagan
Arsenal Explosion Kills Fifteen Hundred in Canton
An explosion at the Canton arsenal powder factory in Hong Kong on April 11 reports about fifteen hundred people killed. The blast caused extensive damage and prompted emergency response from local authorities.
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Hongkong
Canton Arsenal
Ellis Island Sees Heaviest April Immigration Week
New York reports the Ellis Island immigration bureau recorded 88 076 arrivals in the first ten days of April, far exceeding last year’s 26 799 for the same period. Commissioner Williams notes few detentions and a very small deportation rate, with the arriving class above average.
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New York
Immigration Bureau
Ellis Island
Williams
Seattle Market Report Prices for Grains Poultry and Livestock
Seattle dealer quotations for delivery in round lots at the dock or car include Grain oats 24.26 ton barley 24 ton wheat chicken feed 35 ton bran 17.00 ton shorts 18.40 ton Hay Puget Sound 8 11 ton Eastern Washington 16 alfalfa 10 Eggs strictly fresh ranch 16c doz live hens 14c roosters 8c ducks 13 14c spring chickens 13c lb geese 9c lb Beef cattle 4c lb cows 44 43 4c lb steers 44c lb sheep 4c lb hogs 63 1 3c lb calves 5 7c lb spring lambs 4c lb
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
Agricultural Prices Roundup from Grain and Feed Market
The report lists mixed commodity quotes including wheat at 6c, cattle steers at 4.75 per cwt and cows at 3.50, various feeds such as oats at 25.50 to 26.50, rolled oats 26.50, barley at 25, timothy 17 to 18 per ton, and clover 15.50. It mentions varios grain products and regional price ranges.
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Mountaine
Merger Case Violation of Anti-Trust Denounced
United States circuit court of appeals orders the Northern Securities Company to refrain from voting stock in Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways and to return stock to holders. The decree declares the stock acquired in restraint of trade and directs no dividends or control by the securities company. J P Morgan says the merger case will be appealed to the U S Supreme Court.
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St. Paul
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
Northern Securities Company
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Thayer
New York
J. P. Morgan
United States Supreme Court
New York Retail Liquor Dealers Vote to Boycott Farmers
District No 1 of the Retail Liquor Dealers association in New York votes to boycott all New York state farm products in hotels restaurants and saloons bounded by Broadway Fulton Street and the East River after May 1. A second resolution asks brewers to refuse hops from New York farmers and calls on market men grocers and others citywide to cooperate. The move follows a $400 annual tax on liquor dealers and aims to pressure farmers and Gov Odell. The group even contemplates extending the boycott to all farm products, risking millions in cheese sales.
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New York
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
New York State
Broadway
Fulton Street
East River
New York City
Odell
Grampus Demonstrates Torpedo Power at 350 Yard Range
The Holland submarine torpedo boat Grampus fired a torpedo at 350 yards and hit a stationary target squarely. Navy officers witnessing the test were highly pleased with the results marking a key evaluation of the vessel. Separately in Seattle, General Agent Denniston of the Great Northern returned from Portland where Coast line agents set a special round trip tariff for the president’s Northwest visit and the Presbyterian meeting in Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
Grampus
Board of Naval Officers
Seattle
Denniston
Great Northern
Portland
Coast Lines
Northwest
Los Angeles
Craig
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co
General Strike Paralyzes Holland Rail and Water Transit
At a midnight meeting the workingmen's committee proclaimed a general strike across Holland affecting land and water transport. Troops guard rails and ports including Amsterdam Rotterdam Dordrecht and Zaandam while ships stop work in sympathy. A striker was wounded by a soldier and several scuffles with sabres occurred as trains halt and stations close under military guard.
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Amsterdam
Workingmen's Committee
Holland
Workingmen’s Committee of Defense
Rotterdam
Dordrecht
Zaandam
London
Hull
Destructive Iowa Gun Explosion During Target Practice
A deadly blast on the battleship Iowa at Pensacola Bay during target practice shattered the forward 12 inch gun. Three sailors were killed and five injured, with pieces of the gun killing or mutilating crew on the gun deck. The missiles also struck the third deck but halted at the armored deck, sparing engineers below.
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Pensacola
Fla
Iowa
Gulf
Kiele
Purcell
Berry
Gercht
Truesdale, Brown, Rothschild
Parrucker
Mess
United Workmen elect officers in Olympia meeting
The grand lodge of the A O U W elected officers in Olympia on April 10 with J M Hitt Port Townsend as Grand Master Workman and S J Charwick Colfax as Grand Overseer Seattle chosen as next meeting place Degree of Honor officers were also elected with Mrs Mary K Todd Spokane as Grand Chief of Honor and Mrs Lucy Brownie Seattle as Grand Chief of Ceremonies Superior representatives to Minneapolis in June include Mrs Emily Callahan Seattle Mrs Ada Dutcher Aberdeen and others.
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Grand Lodge
Mary Kk. Todd
Spokane
Jessie Smith
Tacoma
Lucy Brownie
Seattle
Amelia Winkler
Ada Dutcher
Aberdeen
Amy Ellis
Dayton
Mra
Adelaide Clark
Whatcom
Eliza Richardson
Olympia
Minneapolis
Emily Callahan
Ella Kittinger
Boundary Case Attorneys Named for Alaska Commission
The secretary of state selects Judge Jacob M. Dickinson of Chicago David T. Watson of Pittsburgh and Hannis Taylor as counsel for the United States before the Alaska boundary commission They join John W Foster and Mr Lansing in presenting the government case and preparing documentation ahead of the commission hearing
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Washington
United States
Alaska
Jacob M. Dickinson
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
David T. Watson
Pittsburg
Hannis Taylor
Spain
John W. Foster
Lansing
Wireless Lines To Span Pacific From Seattle To Asia
Seattle April 9. Dr De Forest arrives to plan wireless stations from Seattle along Alaska and the Aleutians to Siberia and on to Yokohama and Hong Kong. The project aims to cut tolls by sending messages across the Pacific in two years or less at a cost around 200000 dollars for the line.
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Seattle
Pacific Ocean
Puget Sound
Japan
China
Philippines
de Forrest Company
Atalntic
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Siberia
de Forrest
New York
John Rosene
Pacific
Hawaii
West
Far East
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Cape Flattery
de Forest
Alaska cable to land near Seattle for military and growing commercial use
Washington reports definite plans to land the Alaska cable near Seattle. General Greely travels to Seattle to consult with army officers and local business leaders. The line aims to serve government needs and offer lower commercial rates, potentially 10 cents a word to Juneau and Sitka, cutting existing Canadian line costs by up to two thirds.
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Washington
Alaska
Seattle
General Greely
Army Signal Corps
Fort Lawton
Northwest
Juneau
Sitka
War Department
Harrison Elected Mayor of Chicago for Fourth Term
Chicago results show Carter H. Harrison reelected mayor by unofficial count with 6 94 percent over Graeme Stewart. Traction reform and municipal ownership of street railways dominated the race with Harrison favoring delayed action and Stewart urging immediate improvements. Harrison framed the win as support for municipal ownership and his administration.
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Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Graeme Stewart
Stewart
Harrison
Harison
Cunard Shareholders Back British Control Policy
At the Cunard Steamship Company annual meeting Lord Inverclyde stated the contract with the government aims to keep the company wholly British in shareholders ships officers employees and management. He added the directors have not yet awarded the new twenty five knot steamship contracts to allow full consideration of every point.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
London
Cunard Steamship Company
Lord Invercylte
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Rome
Davis
Division of the Philippines
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Granville Stuart
8. T. Hauser
Montana
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Oregon Republicans
Mr. Tongue
U. S
Washington State News
Columbia County
Wilson Creek
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Walla Walla
Scares Beef Trust
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Northern Securities
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States Supreme Court
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Boundary Case Attorneys
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Alaska Cable
Duluth
Cara
Delly
A. B. C. Denniston
Firet Avenue
C. Vammen
Heren
Humbolt
Fred Hewitt
F Ste
Aberdeen, Wash
K. Bowes
Heron Street
J. M. Bowes
Prop
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Whelesale
H. A. Tereda & CO
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Transfer CO
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Harbor
Fish Market
Michael Finn
Wiehkeh
Abarinen
F. R. Granger
Billiards
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