World News In Brief From Many Lands
Condensed notes on diverse topics include Cooper Company quarterly dividend declared. A Mudge resigns as Santa Fe general manager to join Rock Island as second vice president. Western snowstorm and blizzard lash Nebraska with heavy snow and blinding winds. Hamburg America liner America launched at Belfast with 22 500 tonnage and 16 000 tons cargo capacity and 4 000 passengers and crew. Senate interstate commerce committee holds protracted railway rate hearing in Washington with many railroad leaders invited. Insolvency declared for two St Paul fire insurers. policy holders safe as other companies assume business. 1904 red book advances show improved Romanian Hebrews conditions after Hay note. no new anti Jewish laws proposed.
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America
Belfast
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Washington
State Department
Athens
Hay
Great Northern Wins Rail War At Yankton River Crossing
At Yankton South Dakota the Great Northern defeated Milwaukee Road in a three day clash over river approaches. The Milwaukee laid a spur and blocked the crossing with a locomotive while Great Northern slipped a crossing and loaded cars past to secure access to the Missouri river crossing into Nebraska.
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St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern
Milwaukee
Missouri River
Yankton
S. C
Geat Northern
Treat Northern
Nebraska
Supreme Court Promulgates Northern Securities Mandate
The mandate of the United States Supreme Court in the Northern Securities case was issued directing affirmance of the circuit court of appeals decree with costs to Northern Securities Company and remanding the case to the district court of New Jersey for execution and related actions.
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Washington
Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
W. P. Clough
Securities Company
Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Northern Securities Company
Circuit Court of the United States
District of New Jersey
Immigration Tide Reaches Montreal En Route West
Since January 26 000 immigrants have reached Montreal and most proceed to the Northwest. Daily trains crowded by excess pass Ottawa and officials positively assert that this year’s westward migration will surpass all records.
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Ottawa Vnt
Montreal
Paris Debates Workingmen's Exposition Bill Passage
The chamber of deputies has passed a bill to organize a workingmen's exposition in 190. The measure aims to showcase labor achievements and industrial progress with state sponsorship and local participation.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Hoquiam opens new Y M C A building
Washington news reports Hoquiam formally opens its new Y M C A building while state affairs include a Spokane peddling ban ruling, a McCoy creek mining excitement, and a Seattle trial acquittal. Elizabeth Severance of Spokane named assistant editor of Vassar Miscellany. Governor Mead plans June 1 holiday for Lewis and Clark exposition opening.
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McCoy Creek
Lewis County
Elizabeth Severance
Spokane
The
Miscellany
Vassar College
Mead
Delcasse May Quit Amid Morocco Crisis
Paris April 22. Ophile Delcasse announced to Prime Minister Rouvier his intention to resign after nearly eight years as French foreign minister. Washington reports say Morocco tensions and fear of harming German interests push Delcasse toward reconsideration while Berlin and Paris seek accord on the Moroccan issue. Delcasse has been a renowned figure in diplomacy.
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Paris
Foreign Affairs
Ophile Delcasse
Council
Rouvier
M. Delcasse
Loubet
Washington
Morocco
Far East
France
Germany
Berlin
Panama Road to Double Track After Rate Cuts
Seattle reports a coming overhaul of transcontinental freight and passenger rates tied to Panama railroad control. Taft plans flat rates of 3 to 4 per ton and Panama to San Francisco prices dropping to 45 and 65, with double tracking and new steamers under government operation.
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Seattle
War Department
Panama Railroad
Joseph L. Bristow
Roosevelt
Taft
Panama
Pacific Mail Line
United States
Road
New York
Colon
Atlantic Coast
Congressional Committee
Panama Railroad Company
San Francisco
Wallace
Pacific
Steamship Minnesota Sets Pacific Crossing Record
The steamship Minnesota arrived in Seattle after 13 days 21 hours 5 minutes from Yokohama, claiming the Transpacific record. It carried 162 passengers and 7 036 tons of freight including hemp, silk, rice, curios, and 142 mail packages with fifteen Seattle consignments.
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Seattle
Minnesota
Yokohama
Orient
Smith Cove
Pacific
Pacific Coast Consignees
Whitman College to establish domestic science department
Whitman College will add a domestic science department next year. Matron Wylie has attracted wealthy supporters who will fund an instructor and equipment at Reynolds hall for girls to learn meal preparation.
Alaska Governor Brady Pressed Over Reynolds Company Ties
Washington reports Secretary Hitchcock demands Brady resign or withdraw from government over ties to Reynolds Alaska Development Company. Brady states he asked for indorsement removal and invited Reynolds to explain, but offers no resignation. Reynolds refuses stockholder list. secretary seeks Brady's departure upon Reynolds' return.
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Washington
Interior Department
Brady
Alaska
Hitchcock
Reynolds Alaska Development Company
Mr. Reynolds
Mr. Hitchcock
Reynolds
McInnes Named Yukon Governor Replacing Congdon
From Ottawa reports W W B McInnes of Alberni BC was named governor of Yukon with residence at Dawson and a salary of 12000 dollars per year. He succeeds Gov Congdon who resigned to run for the federal Yukon seat and was defeated. In Muncie Indiana a young man was fined 25 dollars and costs for possession of cigarette papers, the first penalty since Indiana's anti cigarette law took effect.
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Victoria
B. C
Ottawa
W. W. B. McInnes
British Columbia
Alberni
Yukon Territory
Dawson
Gov. Congdon
Yukon
Muncie
Ind
Indiana
Oregon Hop Growers Pool 15000 Bales in Tacoma Deal
Tacoma reports that Oregon hop growers have pooled 15000 of 19000 bales, locking in a minimum price of 30 cents until July 1. Port land shipments coordinated the agreement.
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Tacoma
Portland
Oregon
Clairvoyant Weber Sought After in San Jose Case
San Jose authorities report no clues on Weber the clairvoyant blamed by Mr and Mrs Frank Drew for driving them insane with fumes and stealing 2000. The couple is in a sanitarium and shows fair rationality.
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San Jose
Cal
Weber
Frank Drew
Daughters of the American Revolution elects president general
Mrs. Donald McLean of the New York Chapter was elected president general of the national D A R receiving 362 votes to Mrs Sternberg 322 in Washington on April 22.
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Washington
Donald McLean
New York
the Daughters of the American Revolution
The
National Society
Sternberg
Everett Debates Municipal Water and Lighting Ownership
April 21 Everett reports that the upcoming city campaign may hinge on municipal ownership of water and lighting plants. The water contract with the Everett Improvement Company ends in June and a hydrant rate reduction is anticipated at that time.
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Everett
Everett Improvement Company
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Hoquiam
State Supreme Court
Napoleon Campbell
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East Market Street
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Kentucky
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Fred Hewitt
G. W. Ninemire, Pres
Thos. Morgan
Pres
Ninemire & Morgan CO
Montesano
Aberdeen
Patterson & Locke Co., Incorporated
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Congdon
Nature
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Pacific Coast
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