News in Brief World Happenings United in Condensed Form
National Lead Company files to raise capital to 50 million dollars in New Jersey. Cohoes Steel to operate a union plant in Troy if wage terms agreed. Judge Barnes halts Nebraska Grain Dealers' Association over alleged restraint of trade. Nome gets first daily paper Nome Gold Digger in Bering Sea camp. Coppermount smelter in Alaska runs at 250 tons daily. Alaska Copper Company operates mines in Ketchikan district. Alaska natives schoolhouse at Haines underway with teachers’ living quarters. Fort Sheridan set record marks in shooting by Corporal Josie Smith from Fort Reno Oklahoma, 181/200 slow fire and 97/100 rapid.
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Nome
Bering Sea Camp
Nugget
News
Coppermount
Alaska Copper Company
Ketchikan
Coppermouunt
Fort Sheridan
Josie Smith
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort Reno
Oklahoma
Nomeites Up In Arms Over Nome Claim Grabs
News from Nome via the Ohio states residents are angered at government officials over mining claim relocations. The Nome Nugget accuses officials of illegal moves that let relatives and key businessmen amass valuable claims. Ohio reports rising agitation and possible Washington investigations, plus relief from a Nome storm.
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Seattle
Nome
Ohio
Nome Nugget
Washington
Graft Reported in Manila Medical Supply Dept
Washington reports from Manila allege graft in the military medical supply department. Books were falsified to hide four years of shortages totaling about $100,000. Chief Clerk Reeves received fifteen months for selling stolen government surgical instruments. Paul Stangle got eighteen months. Privates Strawser and Stonebroker each drew five years.
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Washington
Manila
Military Medical Supply Department
Reeves
Paul Stangle
Strawser
Stonebroker
Carbide Plant Planned for Bellingham by Spokane Firm
In Bellingham on August 5, the Excelsior Carbide Gas Machine Company of Spokane announced plans to move its carbide plant to Bellingham. It claims a new process cuts production costs to one third and has purchased forty acres of lime lands in the county.
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Bellingham
Excelsior Carbide Gas Machine Company
Spokane
Sweden Ends Extraordinary Riksdag Session
Stockholm August 5 The extraordinary session of the Riksdag closed with King Oscar represented by the new premier Christian Lundeberg. The speaker of the lower house said the situation contained disquieting elements and Sweden would be absolved from blame if a breach occurred after the riksdag’s offer.
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Stockholm
Riksdag
Oscar
Christian Lundeberg
Sweden
County Superintendents Convention Set for September 13 in Olympia
The annual convention of county superintendents is confirmed for September 13 in Olympia. The program will be released soon. In Copenhagen Crown Prince Gustave of Sweden arrives to discuss the Norwegian throne with King Christian.
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Olympia
Norway
Copenhagen
Gustave
Sweden
Christian
Walla Walla County Assessment Up Over Half a Million
The Walla Walla county assessment roll shows a yearly increase of more than $500,000. Other notes include Seattle bicycle patrol plan under study and the state auditor reporting July general fund receipts of $151,243.52.
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Walla Walla County
Plans for Pullman Conservatory of Music Accepted
Pullman Aug 5 The Conservatory of Music designed by Will iam Swain of Pullman has been accepted and construction will begin soon. It will stand on the north side of the state college campus and include a large hall sixteen practice rooms and six teaching rooms. The department has grown rapidly and the new building is deemed essential. Enrollment last year reached 100 not counting band orchestra and glee club members. Two new assistants have been engaged.
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Pullman Conservatory of Music
Pullman
Conservatory of Music
William Swain
State College
Detachment of Maj Millis From Seattle Office Ordered
Washington Aug 5 The army department issues the formal order detaching Maj John Millis from the army engineer office at Seattle He will transfer fortification river and harbor works and related money property and records to First Lieutenant Francis A Pope by Sept 1 then proceed to Manila to relieve Maj H Taylor in fortification construction in the Philippine islands.
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Washington
Maj. Millis
Army Engineer Office
Seattle
Army Department
John Millis
Francis A. Pope
Manila
Philippine Division
Maj. H. Taylor
Philippine Islands
Chuckanut Sandstone For New Federal Building
Seattle August 5 The federal building will use Chuckanut sandstone from a quarry upgraded to meet government needs. The Port Angeles Sandstone Company holds the stone contract but delivery has not begun since the promised May 5 start date, and the contract will be abrogated.
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Seattle
Federal
Port Angeles Sandstone Company
Goyer Alliance Plant to Produce Fruit Sugar from Corn
Memphis Tenn August 5 The Goyer Alliance Company plant is being equipped with machinery to manufacture sugar from corn for commercial use. The fruit sugar will sell about one cent a pound below cane sugar. Experts have tested the method for years and the product will be produced at a rate of 100000 pounds daily.
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Memphis, Tenn
Goyer Alliance Company
General Leonard Wood Expects Two More Years in Philippines
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, back from the Philippines after a minor head operation, said rumors he would not return are unfounded. He intends to resume command in about a month and plan to spend two more years in the islands.
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Boston
Leonard Wood
Philippines
Gov A P Swineford Retires From Journalism Field
Seattle reports Gov A P Swineford former Alaska governor has retired from active service in journalism. Swineford founded the Ketchikan Mining Journal and helped promote numerous small newspapers in the territory.
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Seattle
Gov
A. P Swineford
Alaska
Gov. Swineford
Ketchikan Mining Journal
Alaska coast forests blaze drive smoke over Lynn Canal
Reports to Seattle from the steamer City of Seattle say forest fires again rage along Alaska's southeastern coast. Heavy smoke hangs over Lynn Canal waters as crews contend with the blaze.
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Seattle
Alaska
Lynn Canal
City of Seattle
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Russia Orders Twelve Turbine Torpedo Boat Destroyers
St. Petersburg August 5. The admiralty has given orders for twelve turbine torpedo boat destroyers for coast service. Each vessel ranges from 220 to 230 tons displacement.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
The
Admiralty
Supreme Court Interprets State Factory Law On Assumed Risk
The Washington Supreme Court divided four to three on a ruling affirming a verdict for R. B. Hall against West & Slade Mill Co. The majority holds that an employee injured by exposed machinery cannot be barred from recovery by claiming the worker knew of the danger. The dissent argues the decision alters the law and that knowledge should be a defense.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
Root
Crow
Rudkin
R. B. Hall
West & Slade Mill Company
Hall
W. A. White
Fullerton
Mount
Hadley and Dunbar
Terms of Chinese treaty attract lively interest
Washington reports that the Seattle Post Intelligencer published the text of the proposed U S China treaty, drawing keen scrutiny in official circles. Officials differ with the Chinese legation on the status of negotiations with Atlee noting no formal breaking off and exchanges remaining uncertain amid boycott pressures.
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Washington
Seattle Post Intelligencer
United States
China
State Department
Legation
Atlee
Peking
Foresters Endorse Land Purchase Plan for Canadian Settlement
The executive committee of the Order of Foresters approves a plan to buy large tracts in Northwestern Canada for member settlement. The move aims to provide land for members and strengthen the fraternal organization.
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Northwestern
Canada
Atlantic N. J
The
Order of Foresters
Death of Gen James Carnahan in Indianapolis
Gen James Richard Carnahan of the Uniform Bank and Knights of Pythias died at his Woodruff Place home after a two week illness from stomach trouble. A Knight since 1874, he helped advocate the Uniform Rank.
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Indianapolis
James Richard Carnahan
Uniform Bank
Knights of Pythias
Woodruff Place
Carnahan
Wickersham and Brady Clash Over Alaska Governance
Washington reports judge James Wickersham demands Secretary Hitchcock investigate Alaska Governor Brady for misleading statements in a annual report. Wickersham cites 73 questions about Brady knowledge of territorial affairs and potential law violations. Hitchcock has not acted yet, but may require Brady to substantiate his claims.
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Seattle
the Post Intelligencer
Washington
Gov. Brady
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock
James Wickersham
Wickersham
Gov
Brady
Third District
Judge Wickersham
Change in Trial Judges in Portland Land Fraud Trials
Judge William Hunt of the Montana district federal court will arrive in Portland August 28 to take over land fraud trials from Judge De Haven who departs for San Francisco soon after. After the second trials of Williamson Gesner and Biggs a recess until August 28 will occur. District Attorney Heney has gone to San Francisco for two weeks and a federal grand jury will be convened on his return to probe land law abuses. Hunt is again presiding over a Montana subornation of perjury case involving R B Cobban.
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Portland
William Hunt
Federal Court For
District of Montana
de Haven
San Francisco
Williamson
Gesner
Biggs
Heney
Judge Hunt
Montana
R. B. Cobban
Surrender of Sakhalin Reported as War Continues
Tokyo reports the bulk of Sakhalin garrison surrendered on July 31 while Washington notes both Russia and Japan reinforce their armies. London confirms strong Russian forces and continued reinforcements in Northern Korea as floods affect the Tumen region and bridges are destroyed.
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Tokyo
Sakhalin
Washington
Far East
America
Russia
Japan
London
Korea
Tumen
Williamson Jury Again Fails to Agree in Sabotage Perjury Case
Portland reports that a federal jury, after more than forty hours of deliberation, was discharged without a verdict in the United States v Williamson, Dr Van Gessner, and Marion V Biggs. A prior deadlocked trial ended with a six to six tie, and a third trial is set for August 28 before Judge William H Hunt.
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Portland, Or
United States District Court
de Haven
United States
J. N. Williamson
van Gessner
Marion V. Biggs
Saborn
William H. Hunt
Montana
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