Mining Congress backs federal mines department and policy reform
The International Mining Congress in Boise adopts resolutions urging a national department of mining with a cabinet member as chief, and calls for legal reforms to locate and work reserved minerals on Spanish and Mexican land grants. Delegates support Washington lobbying and changes to old mining laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
William H. Hunt
Porto Rico
Charles H. Allen
Southwest
Steel Trust
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Alaska
International Mining Congress
Boise
Idaho
Whitmarsh
San Francisco
Committee On Credentials
Prince
Department of Mining
Congress of the
United States
W. B. Heyburn
Recorder’s Office
Department of Mines
Washington
Congress
Milwaukee
Recommendations for Oregon Washington Idaho river improvements
The Langfitt report proposes future appropriations totaling 2 147 598 37 for rivers and harbors in Oregon Washington and Idaho for the year ending June 30 1903. It lists specific sums for Columbia Willamette Snake and coastal basins including The Dalles Celilo Mouth of Columbia and Coos Bay among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. C. Langfitt
Corps of Engineers
United States Army
Portland
Oregon
Idaho
Columbia
Lower Willamette
Columbia River
Dalles
Celilo
Cascades
Vancouver
Snake River
Riparia
Wash
Lewiston
Couquille River
Willamette River
Yamhill River
Coos Bay
Tillamook Bay
Siuslaw River
Clatskanie
Lewis River
Cowlitz River
Couquille City
Myrtle Point
Long Tom River
Coos River
Floods in Hungary cause widespread destruction
London reports Danube valleys and other Austro Hungarian rivers flooded by violent rains. In Budapest 300 dwellings became untenable as villages were swept away. Twenty six people drowned at Lipolz where two story houses were submerged.
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London
Danube
Vienna
Daily Express
Budapest
Lipolz
International Baptist Young People's Union Opens in Chicago
The eleventh annual convention begins in Chicago with over 15000 delegates expected from the United States and Canada. Five day meetings start with an informal reunion today and will formally open at the Coliseum tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Baptist Young People’s Union
United States
Canada
Washington Happenings Show Growth Across Industries
A broad survey notes large Washington fruit shipments east, two shifts at Great Northern shops, and cannonlike gains in Puget Sound canneries with 100000+ cases packed. New rail and water projects, a major timber mill plan at Gray's Harbor, and rising county salaries accompany shipping, hunting, and housing developments.
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Washington
Great Northern
Hillyard
Puget Sound
Cascade
Fairhaven
Clyde
Riverside
Weyerhauser Syndicate
Idaho
Gray's Harbor
Bothill
King County
Snohomish County
Red Mountain
Pullman
South Bend
Seattle Markets Prices for Hides Hogs and Grains Reported
Prices offered by Seattle dealers for round lots on the dock and car in Seattle include heavy salted steers over 60 pounds at 81 to 86 cents, hides and pelts variable, wool western Washington clean at 12 cents, live cattle cows at 3.5 cents, veal calves live at 4 cents, and butter, eggs, oats, barley, and wheat monetary ranges. The report also notes high coffee consumption by the United States and a government ethnological collection of Indian relics, and mentions Sophia Adelaide’s death in New York with reference to royal lineage.
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Seattle
Washington
Puget Sound
Insurgents Surrender in Samar Island
Manila reports the first insurgent surrender in Samar with 500 men, two field guns, 30 rifles, and 70 bales yielding to U S authorities. Officials discuss long term economic plans, protection of minor posts, and gradual concentration, while Manila Legislative Chamber opens its first meeting and Manila charter battles surface among Spanish chamber reps. Ex Major Shields appointed purchasing agent.
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Manila
General Hughes
Samar
United States
Corbin
Washington
Legislative Chamber
Wright
Spanish Chamber of Commerce
Shields
Thirty-third Infantry
Massey
Heavy earthquake shocks hit Nevada and Utah regions
A 75 mile wide area from Deeth to Carlin experienced severe tremors around 2 30 pm with shocks lasting up to five seconds. Elko reported unusually strong shaking damaging the high school brick building. Dishes rattled and stores reported goods moved as heat gave way to wind and rain storms.
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Salt Lake City
Nevada Desert
Deeth
Carlin
Elko
Nev
Santos Dumont Aims for Deutsch Prize With Steerable Balloon
Paris reports excitement over M. Santos Dumont's steerable balloon at St. Cloud. The Deutsch prize offers 100000 francs for a successful dirigible flight, with wind and rain delaying tests. He also offers 4000 francs to the first Aero Club member who makes the St. Cloud to Eiffel Tower round trip before October 31.
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Paris
M. Santos Dumont
Aero Club
St. Cloud
Eiffel Tower
Record Fruit Demand Surges in Philadelphia Market
Large orders for fruit and produce pour into Philadelphia from Midwestern districts hit by drought. Dealers report demand rising over the past two weeks, said veterans of the Philadelphia produce trade, the strongest in the history of the city market.
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Philadelphia
Middle West
Wreck Kills Engineer and Fireman near Palestine Ark
Freight train No 9 on the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf road was wrecked early near Palestine Arkansas after striking an open switch. The engineer and fireman were killed and a brakeman injured. Authorities believe the switch was opened by men aiming to wreck and rob a passenger train due sixty minutes later.
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Memphis
Tenn
Palestine
Ark
Garment Workers Strike Ends After 70,000 Affected
General Secretary White of the United Garment Workers of America announced the strike ending. The action involved about 70,000 workers across New York and related factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White
United Garment Workers of America
Strike Raises Tinplate Prices in Philadelphia
The steelworkers strike has driven tinplate costs up in Philadelphia. Pre strike prices were $4 per box at the mill and $4.17 in town. Current averages run from $5 to $5.25 per box, reflecting the impact of the disruption.
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Philadelphia
Explosion near Duke and Duchess at Perth reception
A Perth dispatch to the Daily Mail reports a loud explosion during an outdoor reception for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall. The Duke reacted in alarm, fearing a shooting. police have launched a wide search. Officials say the blast appears accidental.
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London
Daily Mail
Perth
Western Australia
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
Navy to Order Inquiry Court Over Santiago Campaign
Secretary Long announced a court of inquiry to examine Admiral Schley's conduct in the Santiago naval campaign. Sessions will open publicly in September with three officers, allowing Schley to present witnesses and be represented by counsel. Likely Dewey may head the panel, with two retired officers as other members.
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Santiago
Schley
Washington
Long
Admiral Schley
Court of Inquiry
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Nome City Brings News of Rich Alaska Strikes
The Nome City reports marvelously rich strikes in the Fairhaven district 90 miles north of Nome and a stampede occurred. Blue stone district remains frozen delaying sluicing, while Teller City waits as 1,500 men look to season open. Over $500,000 has been sluiced from winter dumps near Nome and prospects are strong.
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Port Townsend
Nome City
Nome
Fairhaven
Kangarok
Teller City
Sunset Gulch
Drase Creek
Surrender of Zurbano forces clears Tayabas district
Manila July 26 Colonel Zurbano with 29 officers 518 men 243 rifles and 100 bolos has surrendered to Lieutenant Hickman First Cavalry in Tayabas province. The ex insurgents have taken the oath of allegiance to the United States and their surrender clears that district of the revolutionary element.
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Manila
Zurbano
Hickman
First Cavalry
Tayabas
United States
Torpedo-boat Adder Launched at Elizabethport Yard
The United States torpedo boat Adder was launched today at the Crescent ship yards in Elizabethport New Jersey in a private ceremony.
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New York
Adder
Crescent Ship Yards
Elizabethport
N. J
Russian Ambassador Osten-Sacken Stays In St Petersburg
A dispatch from St. Petersburg reports Count Osten Sacken the Russian ambassador to the German court remains in the Russian capital longer than planned. The extension is attributed to Germany seeking to ease strained relations with Russia over Berlin's Far East policy.
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New York
Herald
St. Petersburg
Osten-Sacken
Germany
Russia
Far East
Maine Launches at Cramp Yard in Philadelphia
The battleship Maine was successfully launched at Cramp Ship & Engine Building Company in Philadelphia. A large crowd witnessed the event with Governor Hill and naval officers present. The 56 percent complete ship’s keel was laid in April 1899 and it should be transferred to the government in 18 months to two years.
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Pekin
General Wood
Havana
United States
England
New York
Cramp’s
London
Kruger
Choate
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Maine
Cramp Ship & Engine Building Company
Cramp
Kensington
Governor Hill
Washington
Maclay Historians Schley Critique Sparked Rumpus
Edgar Stanton Maclay, son of Rev. Robert Maclay and author of a volume in History of the American Navy, earned attention for labeling Rear Admiral Schley a Micawber and coward in the Santiago battle criticism. He was born in Foochow China and educated at Syracuse University, later working for the New York Times and Sun before lighthouse duties and historical research.
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Edgar Stanton Maclay
Schley
Santiago
Robert Maclay
Far East
Foochow
China
Syracuse University
New York Times
Sun
Old Field Point
Setauket
N. Y
Brooklyn
Loz
Fire destroys Bagley Graham Photo Supply Co in Louisville
A deadly blast and blaze at the Bagley Graham Photographic Supply Co on Jefferson Street killed two men including a police officer and injured several firemen. Rescue efforts for residents above the shop continued as flames consumed the building and the boiler room. The loss is estimated around 40000 dollars with many missing or trapped in the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Th Bagley-Graham Photographic Suppy Co
Jefferson Street
Max Belovitch
Haniy
James Purden
Four Die as Chicago Sizzles in Heat Wave
Chicago records 95 degrees and high humidity as thermometers on streets hit 108 to 112 in the sun. Four deaths are attributed to the heat and an equal number of people were prostrated, with similar conditions expected tomorrow per the weather bureau.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Train Jumped the Track Near Dayton
A gravel train used by Chase Construction Company for the Dayton and Northern Traction project jumped the track eight miles north of Dayton on a steep grade. Two died and four others were seriously injured in the incident.
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Dayton
Chase Construction Company
Troy
Dayton & Northern Traction Co
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