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Retired Rear Admiral Benham dies. Standard Oil to be sued in Kansas City for short measures. Bennington disaster inquiry findings sent to Washington. Alaska Central rails reach Trail Creek lakes toward Moose Point. Venezuela votes 11 million dollars in estimates for debts army navy and works. Montana Coal and Coke strike ends affecting 300 men. King Edward and Emperor William meeting reports denied by Baron Knollys.
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Alaska Central Railway
Trail Creek Lakes
Moose Point
Seward
Edward
William
Francis Knollys
Associated Press
Revised Philippine tariff stance shifts on sugar and tobacco
Manila reports a Taft party turn in tariff views. Former opponents of reducing the Dingley tariff on Philippine sugar and tobacco now back freer access to U S markets. Key figures including E J Sill and F T Dubois signal support for free trade of island cigars and tobacco, with Grosvenor noting the Cooper bill will be amended toward free trade.
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Manila
Taft Party
Philippines
United States
E. J. Sill
Connecticut
House
F. T. Dubois
Senate
Shirley
Kentucky
America
C. H. Grosvenor
Ohio
Parliament Prorogued After Tumultuous Session
London August 14 Parliament prorogued after a session noted for an unprecedented number of censure votes and motions for adjournment aimed at embarrassing the government.
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London
Value of American railroads by state and nation
A census bureau bulletin reports the total commercial value of U S railroad property at 11 24 billion dollars. Washington state railroads are valued at 182 8 million Oregon 75 7 million and Idaho 91 7 million.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Oregon
Idaho
Rich quartz strike reported along Alaska Central line
The Santa Ana reports a rich quartz strike 80 miles north of Seward on Trail Lake. The two foot wide ledge yielded surface samples assayed at Seward between 2000 and 3000 dollars per ton, signaling a major mining find in the Alaska frontier.
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Seattle
Santa Ana
Northwestern Steamship Company
Seward
Alaska Central
Trail Lake
Monster Pair of Horns Found Near Nome
A well preserved pair of aurox horns was found on a Sulphur creek claim at Nome. The horns measure four feet tip to tip, the largest of their kind found, compared to three feet from Rampart unearthed horns now in the Smithsonian Institution.
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Seattle
Nome
Oregon
Rampart
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Teamsters Endorse Chicago Strike At Philadelphia Convention
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted in Philadelphia on August 15 to endorse the Chicago strike, signaling support from the national union for the downtrodden labor action.
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Philadelphia
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Chicago
President appoints J F Hill Davenport postmaster
Washington notes report the appointment of J F Hill as postmaster at Davenport Washington. Other items include 4,000,000 feet of lumber sent from Bellingham for Panama canal work and a Tacoma meeting of the United Veterans of the Spanish American War.
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J. F. Hill
Davenport, Wash
Bellingham
Panama Canal
The
United Veterans of the
Tacoma
Prospects for Peace Brighten In Washington Conference Talks
Portsmouth N H August 14 There is a rift in the clouds and hopes for a successful outcome at the Washington Conference have grown after two days of talks The discussion of Japan s terms has begun but two main issues indemnity and Sakhalin remain postponed Both sides show unwavering positions while a private understanding between Komura and Witte is rumored but not confirmed Japanese officials hint Witte may concede on Sakhalin.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Washington
Japan
Sakhalin
Council
Baron Komura
M. Witte
Navy Yard
Agreement on three articles in peace talks between Russia and Japan
Portamouth N H Aug 15 rapid progress in peace talks with three of twelve Japanese peace articles agreed by M Witte and Baron Rosen on behalf of Russia. No absolute rejection of the two articles. the crisis may come today, Sakhalin cession fifth. Read articles: Korea influence acknowledged. Manchuria evacua tion and open door. Chinese Eastern railway ceded from Harbin southward.
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Russia
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
China
Chinese Eastern Railway
Harbin
Armistice Esse Breathed In Manchuria Amid Peace Talks
Portsmouth dispatch reports that both Japanese and Russian envoys expect no full battle during peace talks. Oyama plans to strike only if negotiations fail, with possible outposts and risk of large casualties if a general engagement starts.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Manchuria
Oyama
Linevitch
Port Arthur
Harbin
Oregon Rail Road & Navigation in Joint Rate Fight
Spokane dispatch notes Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company doubts the constitutionality of state railway section four and resists commission power to set joint rates. Assistant Attorney General McDonald instructed to guide Colfax lawyer C. L. MacKenzie for a formal hearing on Roslyn coal joint-rate discrimination.
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Spokane
State Railway Commission
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
J.C. Stubbs
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Stubbs
W. W. Cotton
Northern Pacific
Colfax
E. C. McDonald
Fairchild
C. L. MacKenzie
Oregon Railroad Navigation Company
MacKenzie
MacDonald
War renewals loom as Canadian Pacific gains Bellingham Bay line
Seattle reports that the Bellingham Bay and British Columbia railroad sale to Canadian Pacific triggers a renewed seven year clash with Great Northern. President Hill will visit Seattle and British Columbia to map tactics for pressuring CP into line. CP gains survey from Maple Falls to Spokane aiding future expansion toward Seattle or Tacoma.
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Seattle
Bellingham Bay
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific
Great Northern
Northwest
James J. Hill
Maple Falls
Spokane
Bellingham
Sound
Tacoma
Hope Mountain
Canada
Washington
Lord Strathcona
World Grain Crop Outlook Across Major Regions
Agricultural department reports show mixed prospects for 1905 harvests. Britain and Ireland sowing and yields compare with last year. Manitoba and Northwest areas expand. Argentina expects good winter grain. Australia shows stronger promise than a decade. Germany and Russia outlooks are fair to satisfactory, while Hungary’s overall grain crop appears larger despite a poorer June.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Great Britain
Ireland
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Argentina
Australia
Germany
Russia
Hungary
Trial of Packers Hearing Opens in Chicago
Chicago August 14 October 2 has been set as the trial day for twenty four packers and lawyers and five corporations indicted on charges of price fixing rebates and interfering with government witnesses in a beef trust case.
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Chicago
Hill Interests Secure Wisconsin Central
Chicago August 14 says the purchase of large blocks of Wisconsin Central stock by owners of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific gives them a majority stake and signals management changes. The motive cited is to handle rising through traffic after Burlington acquisition by those lines.
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Chicago
Wisconsin Central
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Burlington
Stubbs Defends Rail Lines Against Joint Roslyn Coal Rate
J C Stubbs traffic manager of the Harriman lines says the state railroad commission may set a joint rate on Roslyn coal to Colfax but his company will not comply. He warns of a possible fight and notes the Northern Pacific blocks cooperative billing for Seattle or Tacoma freight to Portland.
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Spokane
State Railroad Commission
Roslyn
Colfax
Wash
J. C. Stubbs
Harriman Lines
Northern Pacific
Stubbs
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Harriman Plans 483 Miles of New Oregon Idaho Lines
Portland Aug 14 E H Harriman announces construction of nine new lines in Oregon and Idaho totaling 483 miles Riparia to Lewiston 79 miles Lewiston to Grangeville 80 miles Elgin to Joseph 63 miles Arlington to Condon 43 miles Springfield to Eugene 4 miles Drain to Marshfield 82 miles Shaniko to Bend 100 miles The routes cover diverse regions with major links to Lewiston Eugene Bend and Marshfield projects.
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E. H. Harriman
Oregon
Idaho
Portland
Riparia
Lewiston
Grangeville
Elgin
Joseph
Arlington
Condon
Springfield
Eugene
Drain
Marshfield
Shaniko
Bend
Seattle Leads in Postal Receipts Gain for July
Seattle posted July postal receipts of 35 777 dollars, up from 28 341 dollars last year, a 7 435 dollar rise or 26 23 percent. The gain outpaced the national average among the fifty largest post offices, being three times as large.
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Washington
Seattle
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