World Happenings Resume Highlights Political and Rail News
Gov Higgins seeks renomination in New York. Canadian railroad inquiry into White Pass Yukon rates awaiting ruling. Montana Socialist convention nominates Maury for assistant justice and Hudson for congress. Saxony court upholds strikes as lawful and denies wage loss claims. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad files to form South Dakota line with $4 million capital from Pierre.
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Montana
H. L. Maury
Butte
Supreme Court
John Hudson
Carbon County
Congress
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
South Dakota
Pierre
S. C
Missouri River
Plans for Chautauqua at Three Tree Point
Tacoma readers report strong interest in a new Chautauqua venture at Three Tree Point. The 250 acre site with 2.5 miles of waterfront includes a natural amphitheater, water supply, and plans for a hotel and assembly hall. The non profit project is capitalized at 100000 with 21 church affiliated directors.
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Tacoma
Seattle
Puget Sound Assembly
Three Tree Point
Threa Tree Point
A. F. Kirkpatrick
E. L. Blaine
W. A. Spaulding
D. D
D. D., of Seattle, Secretary and Manager, and C. A. Congdon
Northwestern Line to Coast Plans Revealed
Chicago and Northwestern Railway prepares a Omaha to Pacific coast route with Portland terminals. A stockholders meeting in Chicago on October 14 will hear directors plans and seek approval. Capital stock to rise from 100 million to 200 million for the new construction. New stock will be offered in New York after par to current stockholders.
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San Francisco
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Omaha
Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific
Portland
Chicago
Marvin Hughitt
New York
Morna Company Wins Contract for New Pacific Freight Steamer
Seattle August 25 The Morna Company awarded the contract for a new steel freight steamer for the Northwestern Steamship Company. The vessel costs 250000 and will be among the finest freighters in Pacific coastwise trade.
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Seattle
Morna Company
Northwestern Steamship Company
Elections in Christiania show government supporters lead
Reported results list fifteen government supporters and four teens in opposition, including three socialists. The tally indicates twenty seven reballotings are planned.
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Christiania
Storting
Washington News Highlights From Across State and Region
The schooner Washington launched in Seattle. Rain douses Colville wildfires. Pioneer John F. Trerice dies in Leavenworth. Washington Oregon AME conference meets in Tacoma. Assessor Warner reports Okanogan County value at 2,515,356, up 577,227 from last year. AFL declares war on Representative Jones over labor questions. Pend d Oreille Rapid Transit to run to Houser junction in six months. total line length 46 miles. Porter Bros Spokane buys 7,000,000 feet standing timber near Molson. will aid railroad work. Attorney General Atkinson to lead defense in O R N suit. others may assist milling interests.
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Warner
Okanogan County
Pend d’Oreille
Porter Bros
Spokane
R. G. Sidley
Molson
Atkinson
A. J. Falkner
Hanford
State Railroad Commisson
Burlington Appeals Over Rebates Case To U S Court
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company appeals to the United States court of appeals in St Louis after a Kansas City verdict convicting it of giving rebates to packing firms. The company argues the trial court misdirected the jury and that shipments were for a foreign port, not affecting interstate commerce. George L. Thomas and L B Taggart appeal their convictions for violating interstate laws, contending the indictment failed to charge an offense against the United States.
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St. Louis
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Kansas City
United States Court of Appeals
Burlington
George L. Thomas
L. B. Taggart
United States
Remains of Rear Admiral Train Arrive Aboard Empress of China
Victoria B C August 23 The steamship Empress of China arrives from Yokohama with her flag half masted carrying the remains of Rear Admiral Charles T Train commander of the United States China squadron The Princeton will meet the Empress at Vancouver and the remains will be transferred to Seattle for the journey to Washington by train.
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Victoria
B. C
Empress of China
Yokohama
Charles T. Train
United States China Squadron
United States
Princeton
Vancouver
Seattle
Washington
States discuss uniform insurance laws at capitol meeting
Insurance commissioners and attorneys general from several states met at the new state capitol to review a uniform code of insurance laws. They adopted a report prohibiting funds from insurance agents to political parties.
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St. Paul
New State Capitol
Seattle Chamber Rejects Thompson Plan For City Ownership
In Seattle on August 24 the chamber of commerce voted almost unanimously that adopting the Thompson municipal ownership plan next month would harm the city’s interests.
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Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Thompson
Seattle Market Report for Farm Commodities and Livestock
Market prices offered to producers in Seattle round lots across grains hay eggs poultry wool and live stock with figures for oats barley wheat corn hay alfalfa timothy clover and various fowl and livestock values. Notable rates include oats 24.50 per ton wheat 27 per ton eggs up to 31 cents per dozen live hens 14 15 cents per lb and wool 18 28 cents per lb.
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Seattle
Washington
Puget Sound
Washington Creamery
Washington Ranch
Guggenheim Plans Alaska Rail Link and Mines Venture
Daniel Guggenheim, head of several mining and refining firms, confirms plans to build a 300 to 600 mile railroad into Copper River Alaska to develop Guggenheim properties. The group has acquired Klondike and Cariboo interests and will invest about 15 million dollars in the Klondike district, with water canals and hydraulic mining to follow. The terminal port for the Copper River line is not disclosed. The party departs for New York after inspection tours and purchases over several years.
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Seattle
Daniel Guggenheim
American Smelting and Refining Company
Guggenheim Exploration Company
Copper
Guggenheim
Alaska
Dawson
Treadgold Hydraulicking
Klondike
Cariboo
Atlin
Copper River
Bullion
New York
Copper River Valley
Tacoma
Copper River Railway
Valdez
Cordova Bay
Guggenheims
Washington School Attendance Totals Rise in 1906
Olympia reports Washington state school year ending June 1906 shows 22,707,305 days of actual attendance up from 19,918,798. Despite gains in attendance, allowed attendance for funding rose less, with weaker districts receiving mandatory minimums under the barefoot boy school bill.
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Olympia
State of Washington
Japanese to probe Aleutian killings with own inquiry
Tokyo reports the Japanese consul in Vancouver unable to secure a full report on the killing of Japanese poachers by Americans in the Aleutian islands. The Japanese government will conduct its own investigation and may dispatch a consul to the Prybiloff islands.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Tokyo
Vancouver
Aleutian Islands
Prybiloff Islands
Rumor Kuropatkin May Be Restored as War Minister
Reports from St. Petersburg claim General Kuropatkin, once exalted in Russia’s army, could be recalled to head the War Department. After a fall from favor following Liao Yang, he is said to be favored to restore army discipline and loyalty, with a return anticipated to the capital.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Liao Yang
Manchuria
Department of War
Kurokpatkin
Russia
Chile Provides Emergency Aid After Valparaiso Quake
Valparaiso declares siege with Gomez Carreno in charge as food distribution begins. $40,000,000 already earmarked for relief while shelters rise and rail water services resume. Provinces nationwide donate funds and supplies, with additional pledges from London New York and Los Angeles agencies.
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Valparaiso
Department of Public Works
Santiago
San Francisco Donates 10000 to Valparaiso Earthquake Sufferers
A state department dispatch from American Minister Hicks in Santiago reports San Francisco has made the first U S contribution to Valparaiso earthquake victims, donating 10000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Citizens Relief Committee
San Francisco
Valparaiso
Washington
State Department
Hicks
Santiago
Consulate in Valparaiso Destroyed. Supplies Gone
American vice consul Robert S. Atkins reports to the state department that the Valparaiso consulate has been destroyed and no supplies remain available, leaving the mission without basic resources.
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Washington
Robert S. Atkins
Valparaiso
State Department
Earthquake Toll and Loss Plunge Valparaiso
Valparaiso reports massive death toll from last Thursday’s quake likely at least 3000 and property losses around 100 million dollars, with total damage probably far beyond.
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Valparaiso
Ecuador Announces New Tariff Schedule Effective November First
Washington August 22 Ecuador proclaimed a new tariff schedule now at the state department awaiting signature to take effect November 1 The plan reclassifies items and reduces duties on some goods imported from the United States while leaving Ecuadorian exports unchanged.
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Washington
Ecuador
State Department
United States
City Hall Vault Destruction Wipes Records of Supervisors
In San Francisco on August 24 the city hall vault holding board of supervisors papers was opened to reveal all documents charred by extreme heat. Journals of meetings since the city’s founding were found destroyed.
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San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
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White Pass & Yukon
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John F. Trerice
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American Federation of Labor
Representative Jones
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Burlington Appeals
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Guggenheim Road
Japan
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Chile
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W. W. Wrenn
East Market Street
Kentucky
Pred Hewett
Humboldt
South F Street
Aberdeen, Wash
G. W. Ninemire, Pres
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A. E. Hoefer
Sec. & Treas
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Ninemire Packing Co
Aberdeen
Patterson & Locke Co
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Actu
Eeeca Anawanus
Custonere
Ai Val
Ban Mas
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Heron
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