Happenings From Around The World This Week
Holiday recess of congress set for December 21 to January 6. Post Office deficit for year at 14,572,584 dollars per Cortelyou. Kobe correspondent says Marquis Ito to be resident general in Korea. L. R. Schmidt accused of post office fraud. advertising racing pools then vanishing. Russian Jews relief fund exceeds one million dollars. Los Angeles clinches Pacific Coast league pennant 1905 by beating Tacoma. President Loubet of France will retire from office early next year and move to private life.
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Congress
London Standard
Kobe
Marquis Ito
Korea
Los Angeles
Tacoma
Angels
Loubet
France
Paris
Oregon land fraud probe widens in Goddard arrival
R H Goddard son of Hiram Goddard banker and lumberman from La Crosse Wis arrives in Salem to investigate fraudulent certificates of sale on Oregon school lands. He carries 7 000 acres of suspected paper plus 7 000 more tied to Salzer of La Crosse. previous deals totaled about 12 000 acres. Authorities expect further developments as Kay McKay is released on his father’s instructions.
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Salem, Or
R. H. Goddard
Hiram Goddard
la Crosse
Wis
Oregon
Goddard
S. A. D. Puter
H. A. Salzer
la Cross
Melting Mexican Coin Ties Silver Price to Shipments
High silver values at 65 to 66 cents an ounce drive heavy melted Mexican dollars into bullion. Wells Fargo transports the bullion from Mexican points under guard to the Orient via Seattle and Vancouver. In sixteen days thirteen million dollars in silver bullion has been moved from Mexico to the Far East, amid forecasts of 70 cent silver as supply tightens and demand grows.
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San Francisco
Seattle
Vancouver
Orient
Wells, Fargo & Co
Mexico
Grand Trunk Pacific Plans 700 Miles West of Winnipeg
In St Paul an official said the Grand Trunk Pacific will have at least 700 miles of track laid and operating west of Winnipeg by next fall. The eastern extent from Winnipeg remains conjecture, but the executive is confident 700 miles west will be in place by then.
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St. Paul
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
Winnipeg
Grand Trunk
Hearst Extends Campaign for Ballot Recount
William R Hearst expands his recount campaign to include election inspectors. An order to show cause why inspectors should not appear before the board of election canvassers to correct errors was signed by Supreme Court Justice Stover.
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New York
William R. Hearst
Board of Election
Supreme Court
Stover
Bill to Reimburse States for Forest Lands
Senator Heyburn introduces a bill to reimburse states for lands taken for forestry reservation. Washington December 18.
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Washinon
Heyburn
Tacoma Chamber to Advertise City in Eastern Markets
Beginning June 1 the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce will spend 500 dollars per month to advertise Tacoma in eastern cities. The plan aims to raise awareness of the city and attract business travel and investment opportunities.
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Tacoma
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
Mitchell mill to be enlarged in Everett Washington
The Mitchell mill at Everett is set for a substantial expansion. Other notes include the Seattle Poultry Association hosting its annual show, Washington hop crop estimated at 53 000 bales with 13 000 unsold, and the North Coast Railway securing 25 million dollars for Washington construction. New appointments and league football results are mentioned along with a Philippines lumber contract and manifests talks. The state insurance commissioner reports 117 335.38 in premiums collected this year versus 89 521.15 last year.
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Washington
Schively
Course for Miners at State University in Seattle
Beginning January 3 the state university offers a three month course for practical miners or those entering the trade. Subjects include mineralogy chemistry assaying milling ore dressing mining metallurgy and mining laws of Alaska British Columbia and the United States. An enlarged laboratory and new stamp mill and concentrating plant will handle gold silver copper zinc and lead ores. Only material costs and textbooks are charged.
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Seattle
State University
Alaska
British Colubia
United States
Senator Carter seeks federal power to standardize marriage laws
Washington report notes Senator Carter reintroduced a constitutional amendment proposal from last session to grant Congress authority to establish uniform marriage and divorce laws nationwide.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Amundsen Son Departs From Dawson for San Francisco
Dawson dispatch notes Capt. Amundsen of the son leaving Saturday for San Francisco to report to his home office.
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Dawson
Capt. Amundsen
San Francisco
Seattle Market Prices for Grain Hay Eggs and Livestock
Market report lists producer prices in Seattle for grain oats barley wheat and feed ingredients. Includes live stock and meats with per pound and per head figures for sheep hogs steers cows calves lambs and more plus dairy and eggs pricing across Eastern Washington Puget Sound and Oregon regions.
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Seattle
Shorts
Washington
Puget Sound
Eastern Creamery
Oregon
Washington Ranch
Roosevelt orders reforms in isthmian canal affair
President Roosevelt moves to curb criticism by forcing Secretary Bishop to limit duties and cut pay while severing ties between Shonts and Clover Leaf railroad. He orders the canal commission to depart for the isthmus and backs tighter salary and salary-viability scrutiny ahead of an $11 million appropriation and potential investigations led by Senator Tillman with Republican resistance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Tillman
Culberson
Allison
Hale
Shonts
Bishop
Clover Leaf Railroad
Canal Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
House Appropriations Committees
Congress
Taft
North Coast Limited Robbed by Train Bandits West of Yakima
The westbound North Coast Limited was hijacked fifteen miles west of North Yakima Saturday night. Two masked men forced the engineer to stop the train and move cars, then set off seven dynamite charges blowing safes and loot. No injuries reported. plunder amount unknown. Sheriffs of Yakima and Kittitas counties pursue the bandits.
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Spokane
North Coast Limited
North Yakima
Yakima
Kittitas
Taft Seeks One Million for Alaska Road Fund
Washington reports Secretary Taft after a conference with Major Richardson, head of the Alaska road commission, plans to ask Congress for a million dollars to build roads in Alaska. The War Department notes license revenues fall short and urges a special appropriation of one million.
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Washington
Major Richardson
Board of Alaska Road Commissioners
Taft
Congress
War Department
Bid on Luzon Road in Philippines rail concession
Washington December 18 bids were opened for concessionary grants by the Philippine government to build and operate about 1353 miles of railways across Luzon Panay Negros Cebu Leyte and Samar. Seattle bidders Maurice McMicken J H Greefkens G Powein Jacob Furth and E C Hughes proposed line No 6 100 miles in Southern Luzon with a 4 percent thirty year guarantee and 95 percent cost coverage. They would finish in three years.
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Washington
Insular
United States
Secretary of War
Congress
Maurice McMicken
J. H. Greefkens
G. Powein
Jacob Furth
E. C. Hughes
Seattle
Chicago Banks Suspend but Will Pay Depositors
The Chicago National bank the Home Savings bank and Equitable Trust Company will wind up their affairs and quit business in Chicago. Depositors will be paid in full on demand as Chicago Clearing House banks back the deposits, with assets tied to John R Walsh's coal and railway interests.
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Chicago
Chicago National Bank
Home Savings Bank
Equitable Trust Company
Clearing House Association
James B. Forgan
First National Bank
Chicago Clearing House Association
John R. Walsh
Chicago Clearing House
Eastern trunk lines join in through rates on forest products
A plan reported from Seattle states that all Eastern trunk lines agreed to a through rate on Pacific coast forest products based on transcontinental percentages, at least 18 cents east of Chicago, with fir porch components at 23 cents. The draft schedule reduces rates on shingles and timbers to New York and Boston and is expected to be announced in January.
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Seattle
Northern Pacific Railway
Eastern Trunk
Pacific Coast
Chicago
New York
Boston
Banquet of Corn Dishes Featured in Lincoln Nebraska
A lavish Lincoln hotel banquet showcased entirely corn based dishes. About a thousand youths participated with five hundred boys competing for seed corn prizes and girls receiving cooking prizes. County clubs span the state under the state superintendent of public instruction as plans aim for 5,000 participants next year.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Hotel
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
To Amend Santo Domingo Treaty in Senate Refer
The Santo Domingo treaty was referred back to the foreign relations committee by order of the senate. Administration leaders aim to strike the provision allowing the president to deploy armed forces in Santo Domingo to preserve peace, hoping to ease opposition to ratification.
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Washinon
Santo Domingo
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Delegate From Isle of Pines Seeks House Seat Claim
Edward P. Ryan appeared at the capitol claiming to be a delegate from the Isle of Pines and met with opponents of the Isle of Pines treaty to discuss the best way to push his claims before Congress.
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Washinon
Isle of Pines
Edward P. Ryan
Capitol
Congress
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News OF the
Cortelyou
Mexican Congress
Post Office
L. R. Schmidt
Oakland
Cal
Grand Trunk Pacific
Hearst
Washington News
Mitchell
Everett
The
Seattle Poultry Association
North Coast Railway
Frederick A. Wing
Multnomah and Seattle Athletic Club
Tacoma Mill Company
Philippines
Merchants’ Association of Seattle
I. H. Jennings
Portland
Amundsen
Seattle Market Report
Luzon
San Domingo
W. W. Wrenn
East Market Street
Harper Rye
Kentucky
Fred Hewitt
South F Street
Aberdeen, Wash
G. W. Ninemire, Pres
Thos. Morgan
Pres
Ninemire & Morgan CO
Montesano
Aberdeen
Patterson & Locke Co
General Insurance Agents
Nature
H. L. Cook & CO
E. Heron St. Tel
J. M. Lupton
Mgr
Cor. H. and
Hume
R. B. Porter
Choice Brands of
Kenilworth
W. Heron St
C. C. Sargent
Prop
Henry Jarue
W. G. Cullen
SFP Street
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