World News in Brief: Politics to Prices
One day jail and a $700 fine were imposed on J. T. Carroll in Helena for fencing government land. Great Northern and Northern Pacific offer one fare to the irrigation congress in Boise on September 8. Alaska Red salmon opens at 95 cents, up 10 cents from last year, amid a cooler rise than expected. Portland Electrical Workers clash with Home Telephone, federation lists the new company as unfair labor. Peking to run telephones via imperial telegraph, private setup banned. Peking Eastern Times notes Pao Hsi questioned by grand councilor about aims of new council for constitutional government. Alabama Democrats nominate a state ticket by direct primary. B. B. Comer for governor. Senators Morgan and Pettus age prompts two alternates, to be chosen by governor or legislature if needed.
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Alabama
B. B. Comer
Morgan
Pettus
C.O.D
Express
Mead Cycle Company
Dept. “Jl
Chicago
Battle of the Giants for Milwaukee Control
A financial battle over control of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway system pits J P Morgan James J Hill and allies against Edward Harriman Sir William Van Horne and Sir Thomas Shaughnessy with Canadian Pacific ties. The outcome could decide the St Pauls expansion to the Coast and shift vast rail traffic and profits.
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Chicago
Tribune
New York
Milwaukee & St. Paul
J. Pierpont Morgan
E. H. Harriman
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Northern Pacific
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan
James J. Hill
William van Horne
Thomas Shaughnessy
Union
Southern Pacific
Pacific Coast Line
Harriman
Hill
Canadian Pacific
St. Paul
Smith-Rockefeller
Assassination in Warsaw Claims General Von Siarlarski
Gen Von Siarlarski, acting military general of Warsaw, was shot and killed yesterday afternoon while riding in a cab. The killer escaped.
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Warsaw
von Siarlarski
Assiassin
Free city mail delivery planned for Hoquiam
Hoquiam will receive free city mail delivery. Other items note the Bellingham normal school opening on Sept 10, sale of Hotel Lincoln in Seattle for 275000, and a plan by King County Good Roads Association to enter politics to back pro road commissioners. A Northwest business convention in Spokane on Sept 25 will discuss Pacific Northwest advertising.
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Bellingham Normal School
King County Good Roads Association
Northwest
Spokane
Pacific Northwest
Roosevelt Proclaims Aid for Earthquake Hit Chile
President Roosevelt issues a proclamation urging American aid for Chile after the Valparaiso quake. He cites San Francisco’s post disaster recovery and appeals for Red Cross subscriptions, hoping for broad public response from citizens.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Chile
Republic
Valparaiso
San Francisco
Europe
Asia
Americas
National Red Cross Association
Standard Oil moves to acquire nation’s principal distilleries
The Standard Oil Company has stepped toward owning major U S distilleries after a Peoria conference with distillery representatives. A price was set on each plant, with indications a deal may pass the plants to Standard Oil soon. If terms fail, Standard Oil may build its own distilleries.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
United States
Tribune
Peoria
Ills
Standard Oil
Seattle Market Report Prices for farm goods and livestock
Seattle market report lists delivered prices to producers for oats barley wheat chicken feed bran shorts corn hay eggs poultry wool and live stock. Oats 24.00 24.50 per ton barley 20 21 wheat 22.24 soy? Not indicated. live stock includes sheep hogs steers cows calves lambs with varying per lb and per head quotes.
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Seattle
Washington
Puget Sound
Tacoma Market Prices Show Grain and Poultry Rates
A market summary lists Wheat-Club 68c Bluestem 70c red 67c. Oats 26 to 30 dollars per ton. hay and alfalfa prices vary from 12.50 to 19 per unit. Feed items include corn 28 and wheat 25. poultry dressed and live prices span 15 to 25 cents, with eggs at 28 cents.
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Washington Creamery
Washington Ranch
Assassination Attempt Rocks Stolypin at Country House
Reports from St. Petersburg state a bomb at Stolypin’s country house on Aptekassy island killed 32 and wounded over 30 as Premier Stolypin was slightly injured. A terrorist was destroyed by the blast and a death sentence was found on him. A second revolt linked killing Gen Min on Peterhof station followed. Grand Duke Nicholas backs talk of a military dictatorship awaiting imperial approval.
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St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Aptekassy Island
Social Revolutionists
M. Stolypin
Min
Seminovsky Guard
Peterhof
Moscow
Nicholas Nicholaivich
Nicholas
Officers of Perry Ascend New Peak
The revenue cutter Perry officers visited a newly formed volcanic peak on Fire Island in the Bogoslav group, Aleutian Islands, about sixty miles west of Unalaska. The beehive shaped summit rises 700 feet with a 900 foot base. steam and sulphurous smoke issue from crevices, visible for over thirty miles. The peak was named Perry peak to honor the visitors.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Perry
Fire Island
Bogoslav
Aleutian Islands
Unalaska
Revenue Cutter
Perry Peak
Street Car Strike Ties Up San Francisco Transit
A general strike by the carmen’s union halted most street car lines in San Francisco except Geary and California cable routes. The walkout follows a demand for $3 per day for an eight hour shift, with union members voting unanimously after a mass meeting and deadline passed.
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San Francisco
Geary
California
Carmen
Milwaukee Road Races to Snoqualmie Pass Completion
Fifteen grading camps line the Milwaukee road route from Snoqualmie Pass to Cedar River watershed. Over three miles of west-side grade finished. clearing under way. rock excavation deferred to fall and winter. Construction let to subcontractors under H C Henry with completion target before winter. Switchback operations until tunnel, planned next winter, to allow other mountain work.
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Seattle
Snoqualmie Pass
Cedar River
H. C. Henry
Washington
Government's Bold Bid for Peasant Votes in Russia
The government plans to settle the agrarian issue by issuing an imperial ukase and distributing 1.8 million, 4 million, and 2 million dessiatines of land to peasants through the Peasants' bank. Landlords receive scrip or land, with forests reserved. A temporary law aims to win peasant support against revolutionaries.
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St. Petersburg
Agrarian Commission
Peasants’ Bank
President Backing Reform Spelling Moves to White House
President endorses the Carnegie spelling reform, ordering the Public Printer to print all messages and White House documents in the reform style. The 800 word list includes thru for through and though, with updates added as reforms are adopted.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Carnegie
White House
Brander Mathews
Columbia
Washington
Government to Vacate Patented Placer Claims in Colville District
Conconuity Aug 27 a batch of placer claims along San Poli creek and the Columbia river patented within six years must be vacated. Capt Webster Indian agent for the Colville reservation reports fraud in proving and irrigation ditch work sworn as mining assessment. The government will rescind patents and punish offenders.
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San Poli Creek
Columbia River
Webster
Colville Reservation
Department of the Interior
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News OF the
J. T. Carroll
Helena
Mont
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Irrigation Congress
Boise
Alaska
Portland Electrical Workers’ Union
The
Home Telephone Company
Federated Trades Council
New Telephone Company
Peking
Imperial Chinese Telegraph Administration
Peking Eastern Times
Pao Hsi
Council of
Battle OF the Giants
Milwaukee
Washington News
Hoquiam
Lincoln
L. Stankovitch
Randomite Powder Company
Everett
Commandery of
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Hotel Lincoln
Order
Dimmick
North
Yakima
Selah Valley
J. C. Stimson
Hills, Minn
President Roosevelt
Seattle Market Report
Tacoma
New Peak
Frisco
Snoqualmie
Cedar Valley
W. W. Wrenn
East Market Street
Harper Rye
Kentucky
Fred Hewett
Humboldt
South F Street
Aberdeen, Wash
G. W. Ninemire, Pres
Ninemire
A. E. Hoefer
Sec. & Treas
Butchers and Packers
Ninemire Packing Co
Montesano
Aberdeen
Patterson & Locke Co
General Insurance Agents
MacLafferty & Sons
Heron
Hayes & Hayes Bankers (Incorporated
E. J. Bradley
Miller Cassier
State Bank
N. E
H Streets
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