World News Snippets Leave Small Victories and Catastrophes
A condensed wrap of diverse items from outside Washington. The Juneau to Skagway cable breaks again. a Utah gambling house robbery nets $200. King Edward thanks world for illness support. Baroness Von Angenan drowns at Bager baths. Dwyer’s Pran vesca wins Saratoga handicap. San Francisco readies for Knights of Pythias. German meat law to start April 1, 1903. Two masked bandits blow express car near Savannah, net about $20,000. Des Moines crusader Isaac Finklestein murdered in Walnut Street alley.
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Isaac Finklestein
Des Moines
Walnut Street
Sixth
Seventh
Bremerton Navy Yard Braces for Busy Repair Season
Three government vessels bound for the Puget Sound naval yard at Bremerton join the battleships Oregon and Wisconsin undergoing costly repairs. The Boston Philadelphia and Mohican head to Bremerton from coast and Honolulu as Manila may follow, with a 250 000 coaling plant to be built.
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Seattle
Puget Sound Navyyard
Bremerton
Boston
Philadelphia
Mohican
Honolulu
Oregon
Wisconsin
Navy Yard
Manila
California
San Francisco
Mare Island
Puget Sound
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Mare Island Navy Yard
California Supreme Court clears remarriage within a year
Justice Garoutte leads California Supreme Court ruling that a divorce granted in this state becomes absolute upon recording. Marriages of divorced persons in Reno or elsewhere within one year of decree are legal, overturning a law that required a 12 month waiting period. The decision affects hundreds who wed in Reno to bypass California rules.
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San Franciso
Garoutte
Supreme Court of California
McFarland and Henshaw
Reno
Nev
Supreme Court
California
Labor Day plans loom as Washington unions prepare
Everett labor unions prepare for Labor Day celebrations while Stevens County crops show strong promise for a record yield. Samuel Gompers spoke to 3,000 workers at the Seattle armory as sockeye season tightens and prices rise.
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Everett
Samuel M. Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Seattle
Disastrous Explosion Hits Bowen No. 3 Mine
A severe blast at Bowen No. 3 mine near Trinidad Colorado kills eight miners and injures others. The Union Coal Company operates the stope mine perched on a mountainside and a powder house explosion released 1000 pounds of powder, wrecking the mine and delaying rescues.
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Pueblo
Colo
Aug. S
Trinidad
Bowen
Union Coal Company
Denver
Forged certificates tied to smuggling Chinese into U S
San Francisco August 7 investigation by Collector Lynch into W H Dillard reveals forged duplicate registration certificates for Chinese entry. Dillard disappeared last May and is linked to selling certificates for about 100 dollars each. Revenue officers seek holders, with two arrested in Deming New Mexico awaiting action.
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San Francisco
Internal Revenue
Lynch
W. H. Dillard
Dillard
Deming
N. M
Riots Probe Ends with Verdict in Shenandoah
Shenandoah Pa Aug 4 The coroner s jury finished examining the death of Joseph Peddall from injuries in the riot last week holding Joseph Palnaschez a butcher Matthew Paul askas a one armed saloonkeeper and many other rioters unknown to the jury responsible for the killing The men named in the verdict are jailed pending further arrests
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Shenandoah
Joseph Peddall
Joseph Palnaschez
Matthew Paulaskas
Eastern wheat rates cut ten percent in Pacific Northwest deal
Colfax August 6 growers of Eastern Washington win a ten percent cut in wheat rates effective August 15 after a conference with Great Northern President James J. Hill C. Mellen of Northern Pacific and Mohler of Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. The presidents said the reduction shifts the burden toward Eastern markets and may equal 700 000 to 800 000 dollars in benefit to farmers while freeing 2 000 000 bushels for Mohler's line.
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Colfax
Washington
James J. Hill
Great Northern
C. Mellen
Northern Pacific
Mohler
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Palouse
Colas
Hill
Davenport
Mahler
President Hill
Transports Offered For Navy Use After Army Disposal
San Francisco reports a plan to transfer several large white transports from Army to Navy use as receiving and depot ships. After costly purchases and repairs, bids were too low to sell, prompting navy officials to take over and repurpose the vessels for the fleet.
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San Franciscco
Sausalito
War Department
Navy Department
Navy
Independence
Mare Island
Balfour Rejects Public Negotiations On Naval Deal
London reports say Prime Minister Balfour refused public discussion of terms with the special naval commission without parliamentary approval. Belfast dispatches claim the government accepted J.P. Morgan’s offer to secure a claim on all ships of the combine and have chartered the Corinthia as evidence, though final terms may still change.
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London
Commons
Charles Beresford
Special Commission
A. J. Balfour
Mr. Balfour
Belfast
J.P. Morgan
Admiralty
Combine
Corinthia
Harland-Wolff
Associated Press
Governmmnt
Belfast Dispatch
Kempff Takes Command of Pacific Coast Defense
Rear Admiral Lewis Kempff arrives in Francisco to head the unified coast defense system for the Pacific coast. The new HQ coordinates the navy, naval militia, revenue cutter service and lighthouse service under one leader, reporting to Washington and working with the seagoing fleet commander and the army. The mission centers on defense, life saving, and a unified signal network.
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Francisco
Lewis Kempff
United States Navy
Pacific Coast
Navy
Naval Militia
Revenue Cutter Service
Lighthouse Service
Navy Department
Washington
Army
Kempff
Harry Tracy Ends His Life in Swamp Chase
The outlaw Harry Tracy, pursued through Washington and Oregon by hundreds, is found dead in a swamp near Eddy farm after a leg wound and a self inflicted shot. A Winchester and provisions are nearby as authorities note a combined $4,100 reward across Oregon and Washington.
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Creston
Wash
Tracy
Eddy Farm
Pretson
Salem, Or
State of Oregon
State of Washington
F. D. Ferrell
War Over Freight Rates Hits Chicago Livestock Trade
The Santa Fe cut livestock rates to 12 cents per hundred pounds from Chicago to Kansas City, the lowest since 1885. The move pressures all lines to match, affecting cattle shipments through Missouri river routes while not addressing packing house products.
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Chicago
Aug
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Farrell for President and Northern Steamship Move
A report says J. Farrell may resign as head of Pacific Coast Press to become president of the Northern Steamship Company and take an executive post with the Great Northern Railroad. The Northern Steamship Company would run steamships being built for trade between Seattle and the Orient. Confirmation of the change was not possible.
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J. Pacific Coast
Farrell
Press Company
Northern Steamship Company
Great Northern Railroad Company
Hill
Seattle
Orient
White resigns as ambassador to Germany
Berlin reports Ambassador Henry White mailed his resignation to the United States several days ago with an effective date of November 7. He is currently at Hamburg, likely to stay until month’s end, as speculation grows on his successor and potential cabinet reshuffles involving Tower, Storer, and White himself.
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Berlin
White
United States
Roosevelt
Hamburg
Forest Fires Rage in Beaver Mining Area
Ashland Oregon reports wildfires burning in the Sikisvou mountains across Beaver Sungry and Grouse creek mining districts. Locators filing notices on thousands of acres of alleged mining land blamed for rising tensions. Miners visiting from the region protest U.S. land law requirements they say shift proof burdens.
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Ashland
Sikisvou
Beaver
Sungry
Grouse Creek
United States
Prevent Cable Cutting Near Cape Haytien
The United States and Haytien Telegraph and Cable Company report a rumor that the cable at Cape Haytien may be cut. The Navy Department orders Commander McCrea to prevent the act, with the Machias currently there to assist.
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Washinon
United States and
Japan Wins Race For Marcus Island Placement
World dispatch from Yokohama reports Japan won the race to possess Marcus Island, with the cruiser Kasigi returning to Tokyo after landing a small detachment of marines to hold the island until ownership is settled by U S Japan diplomacy.
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New York
Yokohama
Japan
Marcus Iland
Marcus Island
Kasigi
Tokyo
United States
State Supreme Court rules no governor elected this fall
The Montana state supreme court rules there is no governor to be elected this fall and that Governor McBride fills the vacancy until term end. The court is split on increasing membership from five to seven judges, with five justices denying an extra vacancy while Anders and Reavis dissent, favoring three additional judges.
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Mount
White
Hadley, Fullerton and Dunbar
Reavis
Anders
Mwee
Train Collision Kills Eleven in Iowa Area
A freight and gravel train collision between Collins and Rhodes, Iowa, killed engineers Dennis Markress and William Brayman along with nine laborers, injuring 34 others. Both engineers were from Perry. cause cited as a misread order by the work-train conductor. A Des Moines special carried nine injured. Fireman William Tharp was dying. Dr. A W Trout, Milwaukee surgeon at Perry, led the medical train.
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Des Moines
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Collins
Rhodes
Denniss Markress
William Brayman
Perry
William Tharp
A. W. Trout
Milwaukee
Shenandoah Mine Closures Put 2,000 Workers Afield
Shenandoah Pa. August William Steyn state mine inspector lists five collieries flooded and abandoned with a combined value near 1.5 million dollars Four belong to the Philadelphia Reading Coal and Coke Company and one to Shafer and Tate Pottsville He notes 14 of 36 collieries are ready for operation if the strike ends while the others need one to four months to repair and dewater The closures will force about 2000 miners to seek work elsewhere and many may stay idle after the strike ends until mines reopen
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Shenandoah
William Steyn
Bear Run
East Bear Ridge
Kohinoor
Preston No. 3
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Coke Company
Lawrence
Shafer & Tate
Pottsville
Steyn
Spector Sirs
Outlaw Gang Surrenders After Kiowa County Ranch Clash
Ex Sheriff Morrison arrives in Guthrie with word of a Hughes ranch battle in Kiowa county. Four Bert Casey gang members were captured along with a large herd of stolen horses. Casey and two others escaped, breaking through guard lines. Several volleys fired, no serious injuries reported.
Bryan Declines Presidential Candidacy Rumors
In Muscatine Iowa on a trip to Danville he states he will not run. Bryan angrily rejects reports of another bid and insists the question be settled now with no further doubt.
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Muscatine
William J. Bryan
Danville
Col. Bryan
Steamer Venice Sunk After Lake Fire Collision
A collision on Lake Erie near Rondeau Canada between the ore laden City of Venice and the lumber vessel Seenin sank the Venice at midnight, killing three people and injuring several others while leaving many rescued or missing.
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Cleveland
Lake Fiie
City of Venice
Rondeau
Canada
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