News of the Day A Condensed World View From Chicago to Alaska
A weekly digest reports bids for the Democratic convention in Chicago, an attempted killing of Max Nordau, a royal marriage rumor of Alfonso and Maria del Pilar, and stocks of wealth and crime. It notes a bank embezzlement sentence, memorials to the Boston Tea Party survivor, and a Chicago alderman jailed for election fraud. Also covered are deaths at a boxing match, Walden dormitory fire toll, Australia's wheat harvest, a murder of officials in Albania, and Newfoundland–Canada union talks tied to the Alaska boundary ruling.
Fur seal protection debate centers on Alaska policy
Henry W. Elliott of Cleveland has been summoned to Washington by the senate territories committee to discuss fur seals in Alaska. The group, including Senators Nelson Dillingham Burnham and Patterson, visited Alaska last summer to review the seal islands and industry. The panel is expected to back the Tauner bill, previously passed by the House, which seeks regulation and a possible modus vivendi with Britain to ban land and sea hunting except for native use, with limited exemptions. Elliott has long supported the measure and testified before Congress last session.
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Miner Leader Arrest Spurs Cripple Creek Probe
Teaver Colorado December report says James A Rater of Sivan RC, on the Wee ers Federation executive, was arrested by the military after traveling to Cripple Creek to set up a cooperative store for workers. He appeared before H. V. Pearce, the British owner, amid government concerns.
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Starbuck to vote on incorporation question
Washington state news notes include a forthcoming vote in Starbuck on incorporation as well as events and developments across the region. The two weeks holiday at the state university began Saturday and a rural delivery route starts February 1 at Waukon in Lincoln county.
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Colombian Troops Landing Reported Near Panama Coast
Information from Colon says about 100 Colombian troops landed at Los Pinos Island near Cape Tiburon at the western Gulf of Darien entrance. The wooded mountain island offers camping and observation potential as the U S auxiliary cruiser Mastower departed to verify the report.
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Gulf of Darien
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Island of Pines
Salisbury bribery case defendants plead not guilty
Grand Rapids court reports all non confessing respondents in bribery and conspiracy prosecutions tied to Lant K Salisbury's Lake Michigan water deal confession plead not guilty. January 11 set for trial starts. Conspiracy defendants seek separate trials. In St Paul, Judge Rene United States Judge for Minnesota district is critically ill in hospital. hope for recovery is slim. Judge Nelson retired from the bench in 1836.
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Lant K. Salisbury
Lake Michigan
Seattle Market Report Shows Prices From Regional Dealers
Prices offered to producers in Seattle for various commodities include grass oats 22 23 per ton, barley 21, wheat 27, chicken feed 27, bran 21, shorts 21, hay Eastern Washington 21, Puget Sound 13 15, alfalfa 14 15, eggs 29 40 per dozen, live poultry 12 cents per pound, old roosters 5 cents, spring chickens 3, ducks 13 13 2 cents, geese 10 11 cents, turkeys 15 cents, beef cattle cows 3 cents, steers 4 cents, sheep 3 3 cents, hogs 6 1 cents, calves 5 7 cents, spring lambs 2 2.5 per head, hides pelts wool various grades, dry hides 12 13 cents, winter deer dry 14 20 cents, tallow 4 4 cents, grease 14 2 cents.
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Washington
Puget Sound
Turkers
Washington Creamery
Eges
Market Prices From The Farm Stands And Dairies
A catalog of commodity prices shows wheat and oats around 24 to 28 cents per bushel, cattle and calves trading near 4 to 25 dollars per hundredweight, hay and forage items listed with varying per ton figures, and poultry including live chickens and dressed fowl priced by type. Prices from Washington creamery and Eastern regions noted among farm products.
Hidden Papal Wealth Leaves Vatican Mystery Revealed
Rome reports a sudden Vatican windfall linked to Pope Leo. Cardinal Gotti and Mgr Mazzolini moved a heavy bag containing 45,000,000 francs into Pope Pius XI's apartments and declared it Leo's money to be used by them or returned later. An electrician later uncovered bags with 1,250,000 francs in Leo’s chamber.
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Vatican Denies Massive Pius Gift Tale and Vatican Finances
Vatican officials deny a Tribuna report that Cardinal Gotti received 9 million francs in bank notes from Pope Leo and passed them to Pope Pius. The AP states Pope Pius received 8.4 million as per the late pope’s will, while Vatican finances remain strained and economy is urged. A separate note from Washington reports Chicago hotel rate pressures may prompt action by the national committee if assurances on rates aren’t given.
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Conspiracy to Rob Two Railroads Uncovered in Seattle
Great Northern and Northern Pacific officials acknowledge a four year conspiracy in Seattle causing thousands in losses. Freight cars, goods, and entire consignments were diverted to local merchants and reshipped to Alaska, California, Oregon, and western states. Alleged ringleaders Herman Rheinhart James C. Greves and P J Flynn were arrested.
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Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Alaska
California
Oregon
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James C. Greves
P. J. Flynn
Northern Pacific Railroad
Immense Big Bend irrigation project eyed in Washington
Washington officials report the Big Bend irrigation project as the largest in the world potentially irrigating one to two million acres. Cost could be staggering, comparable to the Panama Canal, with feasibility years away. Investigations will cover all phases, including an Okanogan county plan reclaiming 50 000 to 60 000 acres.
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Senate
House Irrigation Committees
Jones
Newell
Reclamation Service
Big Bend
Okanogan County
More Arrests Looked For In Big Land Fraud Case
Washington December 21 More developments in the land fraud scheme are expected soon with John A Benson of San Francisco arrested last Friday. Woodford Harlan former division chief and now a clerk in the general land office is accused of accepting bribes and was on leave. Secretary Hitchcock declined to discuss further arrests or Harlan's status. Benson has gone to New York. Hitchcock denied the government lost about 15 million dollars but gave no total figure and kept proceedings secret to protect ongoing investigation.
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John A. Benson
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Woodford Harlan
General Land Office
Benson
Hitchcock
Harlan
New York
Judge McGilvra Dies, Seattle Pioneer Leader
Judge John J. McGilvra, one of Seattle’s oldest pioneers, died at his Lake Washington home aged TA years. He served as U S attorney for the Washington territory, practiced in Seattle, and retired twelve years ago leaving a widow two daughters and a son Oliver. In Olympia he earlier retired, having arrived in 1861.
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John J. McGilvra
Lake Washington
Thomas Burke
Lillian Metsilvra
Oliver C. Metilvra
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State of Washington
Olympia
Lincoln
United States
Territory of Washington
Boers Take Oath of Allegiance
In Bombay on December 21 General Deelater addressed Boer prisoners and persuaded all but ten to sign oaths of allegiance to Great Britain.
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