Transcontinental Rail Merger Seen From Coasts to Coast
New York financiers expect a three railroad merger forming a coast to coast system. The trio includes New York Central and Lake Shore lines with Northwestern and Union Pacific, under Morgan & Co and Kuhn Loeb & Co. The plan covers over 30 000 miles and more than 450 million dollars in stock values, with 525 million in bonded debt, via a new holding company to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic
Pacific
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Northern Securities
Wall Street
Atlantic and Pacific
United States
Northern Securities Company
Russian battle squadron passes Singapore Bay in April
The Russian fleet of six battleships nine cruisers eight torpedo destroyers and support vessels steamed past Singapore at 2 30 pm on Saturday led by a large cruiser and followed by Hamburg American liners. The Russian consul met Vice Admiral Rojestvensky aboard a launch and news of Mukden was shared. Sailors burned soft coal and a smoky horizon drew crowds along the seafront. No salutes were fired as the fleet did not enter harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Straits Settlement
Rojestvensky
Mukden
Associated Press
Marcus Daly Timber Deal Appeal Docketed in US Supreme Court
The government appeals a $2,000,000 trespass case against the Marcus Daly estate and affiliates for alleged timber cuts on public lands without permission. The Ninth Circuit favored Daly, and the docketed appeal targets Margaret Daly executrix and related companies such as Bitter Root Development and Anaconda Copper Mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marcus Daly
Montana
Supreme Court of the United States
Daly
Margaret Daly
Bitter Root Development Company
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Court of Appeals For the
Ninth Circuit
Centennial Runs Aground Near Marrow Stone Point
The steamer Centennial bound from San Francisco to Seattle ran aground at 9:40 PM near Marrow Stone point during high tide. The ship sits on an even keel but may list as tide recedes. No injuries reported as crew assesses damage and next steps.
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Port Townsend
Centennial
San Francisco
Seattle
Marrowstone Point
Centennial Floats Off Shoals Near Port Townsend
Port Townsend April 11 The Centennial was floated at midnight as high tide and lightering of cargo freed her from the shoals. The vessel is believed uninjured and continued to Seattle.
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Port ‘Townsend
Seattle
Petition to revoke Sunday saloon licenses in Granite Falls
A petition with 144 signatures asking the Granite Falls town council to revoke licenses for saloons open on Sundays was presented and referred to the county attorney. The issue of Sunday closing has long been debated, with this marking the first definite action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Granite Falls
Royal decree funds road program for Andalusia distress
Madrid reports a royal decree gazetted to spend $200,000 on road construction to ease distress in Andalusia. The measure aims to improve infrastructure and relieve economic hardships in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Andalusia
Arbor Day Designation by Governor Mead in Washington
Governor Mead proclaims Tuesday April 25 1905 as Arbor Day for the State of Washington urging rest from work and public planting of trees flowers and shrubs to beautify home school and public grounds for future generations signed April 8 1905 by Albert E Mead and Secretary S H Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
State of Washington
Albert E. Mead
S. H. Nichols
Land fraud cases set for trial in Montana
United States Judge Hunt schedules June 6 trial for ER. M. Cobban and 53 others on subornation of perjury tied to Western Montana land frauds. Cobban allegedly induced indictees to take lands and transfer them to him who then conveyed them to Senator W. A. Clark. Government also sues Clark to recover the lands.
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Helena
Mont
United States
Hunt
ER. M. Cobban
Montana
Cobban
W. A. Clark
Clark
Pardons Granted by Governor Mead in Washington
Olympia April 11 Governor Mead has granted four pardons from a long list awaiting consideration. The recipients include Mrs. Nettie Mann of Chehalis county for one year for arson, Mell Amick and Ray Haight of Adams county for three years for grand larceny, and George Metallak of Pierce county for assault who has been transferred to the Steilacoom asylum.
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Olympia
Mead
Nettie Mann
Chehalis County
Mell Amick
Ray Haight
Adams County
George Metallak
Pierce County
Steilacoom
E. and N. Railway Deal Off In Parliament
The house committee in Ottawa on April 10 postponed indefinitely the bill to sell the Esquimalt and Nanaimo railway to the Canadian Pacific Railway after a request by Canadian Pacific.
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Ottawa
Ont
House
Canadian Pacific Railway
Esquimalt and
Nanaimo
Canadian Pacific
Sitting Bull Portrayed as Fraudulent Sioux Chief
Capt. Jack Crawford portrays Sitting Bull as a cowardly fraud and accessary to his own publicity, detailing his false claims of leadership, the Little Big Horn misperception, and his violent arrest during efforts to collect biweekly rations.
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Jack Crawford
West
Munsey
Sitting Bull
Sam
Phil
Little Big Horn
Custer
Portland Plumbers Hunt Bear in Mount Hood Cave
Fred H. Schindler Jesse S. Hayes and Roy C. Maxwell of Portland pursue a 400 pound black bear in a cave on Mount Hood after entering 800 feet from the entrance. Hayes fires as claws strike the rocky floor and the bear dies after a volley of shots. The group secures the pelt and twenty five pounds of meat though the meat is light fare for the season.
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Mount Hlood
Portland
Portland Oregonian
Fred H. Schindler
Jesse
S. Hayes
Roy C. Maxwell
Maxwell
Hayes
Mount Hood
Brain
Moral Quandaries and the Value of Life Money or Brains
A Washington Star fragment presents a dialog on morality and worth. A moralizer urges harming a neighbor, a demoralizer counters with law tolerance, and Miss Cayenne criticizes society’s reliance on wealth or intellect, noting many miss both. The exchange echoes Cynical tone amid social critique.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Charity and hardship quoted by Zion's Herald
A Zion's Herald aphorism argues the best charity makes the poor uneasy enough to strive for change. A casual aside notes that someone installing a stove may strike a pipe, implying risky humor in everyday relief efforts.
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Zion’s Herald
Books and writers in current literary scene drive new editions
The piece notes Dr. Hillis novel editions and Edward Doyle poetry. It covers Gertrude Atherton, Tarkington, Wharton, Ward, Wiggin, and Bridges on women authors using husbands names. It cites Gardenhire's biography and Turmoil in publishing across nations.
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William Cleaver Wilkinson
University of Chicago
America
England
Beecher
Liddon
Phillips Brooks
Booker T. Washington
Cheng Han
Germany
East India
Holland
Spain
Poland
Norway
France
Gertrude Atherton
Henry James
James
Missouri
Kansas
Alfred Ely
Helena Rutherford
Edward Wharton
Edith Wharton
George C. Riggs
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Robert Bridges
Margaret Sherwood
Mary Austin Nyure
Atlantic Monthly
Humphry Ward
Alice Hogan Rice
Local Office Hours and Practitioners Listed in Crowther-Wooding Block
Directory snippet lists Dr R H Long and Dr M A Smoot osteopathic physicians with office hours, phone numbers, and locations in Crowther-Wooding block. Also notes J C Cross practicing in state and federal courts and H Fox attorney at Zelaska Block on G Street, with building plans and construction estimates offered.
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New York Central
Northwest
Ern
Union Pacific
China Sea
Tacoma
Portland, Or
North Pacific Coast Jobbers’ Association
Cincinnati Post
Europe
lNonizea
Earth
Uncle Sam
Newell
Dwight Hillis
John Chapman
Middle West
Edward Doyle
Harlem
Mr. Doyle
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Charles Eliot Norton
Edwin Markham
Louise Imogen Guiney
van X
de Q
Detroit Free Press
Gray
Thomas
Yonkers
Paul Smits, M. D
J. A. Mapes, M. D
Aberdeen General Hospital
DR. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding Block, Cor
Gand Heron Streets
Everett E. Lane, D. D
Hayes & Hayes Bldg
Tel
R. H. Long
M. A. Smoot
Osteopathic Physicians
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
A. G. Kinnison
Market St
J.C. Cross
Attorney-at-Law
Zelaska
G Street
H. Fox
ROBERT,_E. TAGGART
Wil
Dabney Block
I. W. Mason
Heron St
Pontinental
OQ. C. Vammen
Heron
Aberdeen
Hunbolt Saloon
Fred Hewett
Prop
Wash
THE
SVEA
J. A. Moller
Aberdeen, Wash
Harry A. Hayes
Thomas R. H. Bellefonte
Penn
Hayes & Hayes, Bankers
Offich
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Heron and
Wishkaly
Royal Restaurant
M., Francescovich
Heron Street
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
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