Bribery Charge in West Land Frauds Case
John A. Benson a San Francisco real estate operator was arrested at the Willard Hotel on a bribery charge tied to a wide west coast land fraud investigation. He faced Commissioner Anson S. Taylor with bail set at 5,000 dollars and a grand jury hearing slated for December 30. The case implicates Interior Department officials and a broader conspiracy across multiple states.
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Washington
John A. Benson
San Francisco
Interior Department
West
Hitchcock
Willard Hotel
Secret Service
Burns
Benson
New York
Woddford D. Harlan
Special Service Division
General Land Office
United States
Anson 8. Taylor
Taylor
Arthur B. Pugh
Oliver Pagin
Department of Justice
Beacon
Land Office
Land Office Announces Filing Dates For Surveys In Washington
Seattle December 17 J Henry Smith register of the land office announces that the plat of the recent survey of sections 1 and 12 township 28 north range east will be subject to applications for filing on Tuesday January 26 The plat of the survey of township 24 north range 9 east will be subject to entry on February 10 The plat of the survey of township 22 north range 10 east and lands therein will be subject to applications on February 17 or thereafter
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Seattle
J. Henry Smith
Register of the Land Office
R. E
W.M
Township
W. M
Capitalists Inspect Sand Point Smelter Prospect
A party of Eastern capitalists visited Sand Point Idaho on December 18 to survey the smelter proposal and are believed to be poised to drive the project forward. Their visit signals potential traction for the plan and possible development in the area.
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Sand Point
Idaho
Swiss picks elect Comtesse and Burch to top posts
Berne reports M. Comtesse of Neuchatel chosen as president and M. Burch of Canton de Vaud named vice president of Switzerland for 1904. The election results were announced in the federal capital on December 19.
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Berne
Switzerland
M. Comtesse
Neuchatel
M. Burch
Canton de Vaud
Senate panel delays General Wood case until January 4
Washington December 19 The senate committee on military affairs has postponed action on General Wood’s case until January 4.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Wood
Silk Factory Proposed on Puget Sound for Seattle
H Butterworth of Butterworth Smethurst of Bellingham visits Seattle to promote a silk factory on the sound. A $50 000 plant with $200 000 complete equipment could employ 1000 to 1200. Climate keeps threads from breaking and raw silk can be shipped directly to Seattle, reducing costs and boosting profits. If successful here other plants would follow.
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Seattle
H. Butterworth
Butterworth & Smethurst
Bellingham
Butterworth
Sound
Smethurat
Puget Sound
United States
New Jersey
New York
Express
Plan to reproduce Colenso battle at Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Gen Viljoen arrives in New York says a display will recreate the Tugela fight of December 15 1899 and Cronje's 1900 surrender with 600 to 1 000 actors including both sides. Net proceeds fund Transvaal women and children's relief.
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New York
Viljoen
Europe
St. Louis
Colenso
Buller
Tugela
Cronje
Arthur W. Lewis
South Africa
Transvaal
City Engineer Norton Taylor Resists Resignation Request
Norton L. Taylor the Tacoma city engineer has refused Mayor Campbell’s request to resign. Neither official has issued a statement about the affair.
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Tacoma
Norton L. Taylor
Campbell
Headquarters Change Proposal for Artillery District
December 18 Secretary Root has taken adverse action on moving the artillery district headquarters from Fort Flagler to Fort Worden.
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Washington
Root
Artillery District
Fort Flagler
Fort Worden
War on Rio Grande Ranges Across Border Frontiers
A Texas Ranger describes ongoing conflicts along the Rio Grande with Mexican rurales cattle thieves smugglers and frontier desperadoes. He recalls cross border operations near Argen tina Ciudad Juarez where ten raiders were executed and twenty died in a later clash.
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Texas Rangers
Amerles
Rio Grande
Mexico
Argentina
Ciudad Juarez
Desperate Cattle Raiders Face Mexican Forces
A veteran recounts cross border skirmishes with cattle raiders and smugglers. Mexican law handles captured bandits, while clashes near a ford, an adobe council hall siege, and a canyon battle leave heavy casualties on both sides. Seventy raiders slain and many wounded mark a bloody encounter.
Rectifying the Record in a South African Battle
A soldier believed killed was found alive and later died from injuries after being admitted to hospital. A sergeant initially noted death in regimental books, then changed to died by mistake, and finally to re died by order of the colonel after the regiment’s colonel informed him.
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Hever
South Africa
Insurance Against Appendicitis Policy Facts
Insurance against appendicitis is sold in England at 1.25 dollars per year for every 500 dollars of coverage. A woman who first adopts a new fad is also quick to reject a new wrinkle in style.
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England
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Rainier Liquid
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Aberdeen
Montesano
Hoquiam Sash and Door Co
Norm & Hartung
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A. I. McCall
J. H. McFadden
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Aberdeen, Wash
Hoquiam, Washington
Geo. L. Hilton
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