Worldwide Happenings From Oyster Bay to London
Prince Chen met the president at Oyster Bay while King Edward’s coronation jewels dazzled observers. Incendiaries attacked Peoria and a Fresno burglary sparked a $75 000 blaze. Harlan Hollingsworth plant sold for 1 500 000 to a U S ship company with mine properties included. One man died and five injured in an Adrian boiler blast. Senator Hanna spoke at Chautauqua on Labor and Capital. Osbourne House given to Britain for army and navy hospital use.
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Prince Chen
Oyster Bay
Peoria
Harlan & Hollingsworth
Wilmington
Del
United States Shipbuilding Company
United States
Edward
Osborne House
Isle of Wight
Dawson to the Gulf Railroad Plan Announced
The Valdes Copper River & Yukon Railway Company is formed in New Jersey with 25 million dollars to build a 380 to 400 mile line from Valdes on the coast to the Gulf of Alaska, Eagle City and Dawson on the Yukon. The Anglo-Alaskan Construction Company is created with 3 million dollars to construct the road, led by F. C. Helm. Between 30 and 40 miles of track will be laid before year’s end and the full line to Eagle City is slated for completion within two and a half years.
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Seattle
Valdes
Copper River
New Jersey
F. C. Helm
Eagle City
Yukon Governor Aide to Yukon Affairs in Ross Absence
Vancouver Aug 11 J A Smart deputy minister of the interior leaves for Dawson to handle Yukon official business during Gov Ross illness He will stay six weeks in the Klondike Gov Ross slowly recovers at White Horse and may be moved to Victoria for special treatment Major Wood of the mounted police at Dawson becomes temporary administrator working with Smart in Ross absence.
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Vancouver
B. C
J. A. Smart
Federal Department of the Interior
Dawson
Klondike
Yukon
Gov. Ross
White Horse
Victoria
Major Wood
The
Mounted Police
Smart
Ross
Grain rate cut planned by Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Chicago August 9 traffic officials report verbal notice that the Great Northern and Northern Pacific will cut grain rates from Northwest territory to St. Paul Minneapolis and Duluth. The maximum reduction is two cents per 100 pounds, covering points as far south as Yankton, D. D. The cut takes effect September 1.
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Chicago
Chicago-St. Paul
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Northwest Territory
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Yankton
D. D
Bay Train Wrecker Confesses in Omaha Wreck
Delbert Preston a 15 year old boy confessed to causing the Rock Island passenger train wreck near South Omaha on July 24. He was idle on the tracks and left an iron spike with the head toward the oncoming train. One man died and several were injured.
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Omaha
Delbert Preston
Rock Island
South Omaha
German entomologist tours world on tiger beetles quest
Dr W Horn of Berlin, famed entomologist and tiger beetle expert, departs for Japan on his third round the globe journey. The report notes his stature as a world authority and outlines his continued worldwide travel.
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W. Horn
Berlin
Japan
Roosevelt Approves Cable Company Proposal With Senate Ratification Needed
President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox reviewed the Pacific Commercial Cable Company plan to lay a transpacific cable from San Francisco to China via Honolulu and Guam. Knox suggested amendments to protect government interests, approved by the president, but congressional action remains required to ratify the concessions and rights granted.
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Oyster Bay
L. I
Knox
Sagamore Hill
Pacific Commercial Cable Company
Pacific
San Francisco
Honolulu
Guam
China
Philippines
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Goulds Back Coos Bay to Salt Lake City Rail Link
Portland readers learn of a J L McLean circular promoting the Gould system. It claims Great Central railroad between Coos Bay and Salt Lake City, with Portland extension, aims to complete Pacific coast link and that Goulds and associates may finance it. Witnesses note signs of Goulds involvement with the project.
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Portland
The
Oregonian
J. L. McLean & Co
Broad Street
New York
Goulds
Great Central Railroad
Coos Bay
Salt Lake City
Great Central
Pacific Coast
General Lucas Meyer Dies in Europe of Heart Disease
Brussels reports the sudden death of Gen. Lucas Meyer from heart disease. A Boer War commander of the Orange Free State forces, he endured heart illness during the South African conflict. After peace he toured Britain, then traveled with his wife from London to Dresden, stopping in Holland to visit former President Kruger before his death.
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Brussels
Petit Bleu
Lucas Meyer
Meyer
South Africa
Orange Free State
London
Dresden
Germany
Holland
Kruger
The
Transvaal
King Edward Crowned in Westminster Abbey Ceremony
London Aug 11 King Edward VII crowned ruler of the empire after a seven week illness. The ceremony in Westminster Abbey featured royal processions, artillery salutes, bells, and the oath to govern by the laws of Parliament. The king appeared in good health despite a slow pace and answered questions clearly during the oath. The Abbey spectacle ended with the crown’s dazzling illumination and the king leaving for Buckingham Palace at 2 09.
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London
Edward the Seventh
Westminster Abbey
Hyde Park
Tower
Jay
Edward
Buckinghim Palace
of Canterbury
Buckingham Palace
American Invasion of British Farm Trade 1900 Report
Washington reports the 1899 1900 agricultural imports to Great Britain totaled 1.578 billion dollars, 62 percent of Britain and Ireland s total import trade. The United States supplied about one third, with 43 percent from other foreign sources and 24 percent from UK possessions and dependencies. Frank H Hitchcock authored the analysis for the US Department of Agriculture.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
United Kingdom
Frank H. Hitchcock
Department of Agriculture
Ireland
Elks At Salt Lake Convention Comes Alive With Decor
Rain spared the BPOE gathering as Salt Lake dazzled with white and purple lights. Elk heads adorn the streets while 23 special trains arrived and 12 more were expected. About 9,000 members are in town with 3,000 more to come and 25,000 visitors drawn to the event. Delegations marched from depots amid bands and crowds downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Rocky Mountain
Mindanao Moro Priest Dulitan Surrenders
The Mohammedan priest Dulitan, a leading opponent of American forces on Mindanao, surrendered to American authorities in Manila on August 11. He pledged to persuade the remaining Moros in the Lake Lanao district to surrender, a move expected to bring peace.
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Manila
Dulitan
Mindanao
Lake Lano
Judge Gray resigns from Supreme Court, Holmes chosen
President Roosevelt announces Oliver Wendell Holmes to replace Justice Gray on the U.S. Supreme Court. Gray resigns due to ill health after strokes, age 74, ending a 21 year tenure. Holmes, longtime Massachusetts chief justice, is a Massachusetts native and son of the poet Dr. Holmes.
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Oyster
Roosevelt
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the United States
Gray
Justice Gray
Justice Harlan
United States
Arthur
Perial
Judge Holmes
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Dr. Holmes
Pythians Take San Francisco In Grand Conclave
San Francisco hosts Knights of Pythias with gold lace uniforms and crowds. About 6 000 visitors arrive while 5 000 Knights of the Uniform Rank reach the Golden Gate after long travel journeys. Car nahan calls the Western camp the most remarkable in Pythian annals as Market Street fills with bands and escorts.
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San Francisco
Knights of Pythias
Golden Gate
Carnahan
Market Street
California
Terminal plans laid for Seattle tunnel and yards
President James J. Hill announced completion of preliminary plans for Northern Pacific and Great Northern terminals and a Great Northern tunnel under Seattle. The $2,500,000 project spans 800 feet by 1.5 miles with a station near the current GN and NP sheds and tunnels running beneath Fourth Avenue toward Stewart Street.
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Seattle
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
James J. Hill
Mellen
Farrell
Pacific Coast Company
Tacoma
Northwest
Stewart Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
Washington and Main Streets
Fourth Avenue
Fires Devastate Vancouver Coast Regions and Texada Town
The Vancouver coast endures the worst bush fires in years with two large fires near the Fraser river and Texada threatening Van Anda. In Haiti the town of Petit Grave was razed, leaving about 4,000 homeless and in urgent need of aid.
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Vancouver
B. C
Fraser River
Texada Island
van Anda
Port Au Prince
Associated Press
Petit Grave
Value of farms in Washington grows massively since 1870s
Washington’s farm land area expands over 24 fold in 30 years and farm values rise sharply. The report notes larger average farm sizes, irrigation effects, and statewide total farm value gains through the late 19th century, with county variations and high livestock and wool output.
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Seattle
Washington
Columbia
Garfield
Kitsap County
Kiteap
Franklin County
Kitsap
Spokane
Senator James McMillan Dies at Manchester-by-the-Sea
Washington reports the death of Michigan Senator James McMillan from heart disease at his Manchester-by-the-Sea summer home. He leaves a Detroit-based family including wife, three sons W C Philip and Frank, and a daughter. The remains may be sent to Detroit for Elmwood Cemetery burial.
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Washington
James McMillan
Michigan
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Mass
Congress
Senator McMillan
Manchester-by-the- Sea
Detroit
Elmwood Cemetery
John H. McMillan
W.C
Philip
Frank
McMillan
London Hotel Fire Kills Seven in San Angelo
Fire at the London hotel in San Angelo Texas at 2 am destroys the building. Seven people die and property damage is estimated at 75000 dollars. Recovered bodies are charred and cannot be moved except in blankets.
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San Angelo
Tex
London
Fires Devastate Kettle Lake Forest in Wyoming
A major blaze on the west fork of the Encampment River roars through a scenic forest at Kettle Lake Wyoming. Fires began in three spots and merged into a single giant fire. Estimates place timber loss at about $1,000,000.
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Kettle Lake
Wyo
Big Lead and Zinc Merger Nears Completion
The Lead and Zinc News reports a major merger uniting most large white lead plants east of the Mississippi with principal pine and sheet lead producers and several lead goods manufacturers. It includes Union Lead & Oil Co, owned by Rayn Whitney capitalists, with $10,000,000 capital, controlling Bailey white lead process. Some directors favor National Lead Co joining.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Union Lead & Oil Company
Rayn-Whitney
Bailey
National Lead Company
Stampede From Dawson Claims New Yukon Gold Strike
Dawson reports a new gold discovery on a Sixty Mile River tributary found by French prospectors F. Boudcher and H. Hout. They filed affidavits saying pay dirt ranges from 10 cents to a dollar per pan, triggering a large stampede and a chartered steamer for about 100 prospectors.
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Dawson
Sixty Mile River
Yukon
F. Boudcher
H. Hout
Aspen Bank Teller Arrested for Embezzling 40000
Denver report states Leonard M. Dingle former teller of the First National Bank of Aspen was arrested charged with embezzling 40000. Authorities allege ongoing peculations and gambling losses with about 15000 reportedly returned by Aspen gamblers to the bank.
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Denver
Colo
Leonard M. Dingle
First National Bank of
Aspen
Battle report: Barcelo na falls to Penaloza rebels in Venezuela
News from Venezuela states that after three days of severe street fighting in Barcelo na Bermudez state revolutionary forces led by Gen Penaloza captured the town from government troops. Government casualties include 60 men and Gen Puero Bravo.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Venezuela
Barcelona
Bermudez
Penaloza
Puero Bravo
Padrone System Governs Native Employment in Philippines
The article notes that all native labor in the Philippines is arranged through padrone bosses on commission, replacing trade union organization. It also mentions an old convict ship, the Success, exhibited at the Waterloo pier in London, preserved from its Botany Bay transport fittings by a Melbourne-owned firm.
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Philippines
Australia
Waterloo Pier
London
Melbourne
England
Botany Bay
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J. M. Kidney
Stetson
Coast Artillery
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Harry Tracy
C. E. Burrows, Jr
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Pacific Cable
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Salt Lake Line
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Britain
ELKS
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Knights
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Northern Secu
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