Varied 1902 News For Portland London and Rio
The Laws and Clark fair board seeks half a million dollars from Oregon lawmakers. Kid McCoy faces a grand larceny warrant. London concerns highlight poverty. Cornelia Vanderbilt is expected to recover from typhoid. Henley plans shift from Cornell to an American equivalent in Philadelphia. Texan Stevens introduces land openers in Oklahoma. Brazil ratifies U S extradition treaty per Rio dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laws and Clark Fair
Portland
Oregon
Czar Grants Amnesty to Banned Students in Rioting Case
In St Petersburg on December 22 the czar pardons 69 students exiled to Siberia for rioting on his name day. He orders they not be placed near towns with high schools and be supervised by their families to foster order. This follows earlier pardons bringing total to 131 freed pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Hiberia
Siberia
Washington state news highlights from Seattle fires and trails
A Seattle clothing store fire caused heavy damage. W A Hitchcock 54, postmaster at Starbuck, died in Walla Walla from Brights disease leaving a large family. A Colville reservation stockman John O Neil was shot at Orville with a wanted suspect Hamilton. Everett buys 200 million feet of standing timber in eastern Washington. Wisconsin battleship arrived at Puget Sound navy yard. Walla Walla businessmen raise 100000 for a permanent race track. Seattle bank clearings reach 192 million, far above 1901. St Elmo block in Palouse sold to Daniel Cornwell who plans to invest in real estate. Spokane depot fire destroyed a large frame building. Gauslin and Garthley mill at Everett burned. William Rice sentenced for passing bogus checks. Walla Walla Taxpayers League offers two resolutions on water land purchases and grain inspection law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elmo Block
Palouse
St. Elmo Hotel
Hyoteek Bank
Daniel Cornwell
Fargo, N. D
May Build a Hatchery on Fraser River
Secretary Hay informs Senator Foster the state department will pursue with Britain and Canada a joint Fraser River fish hatchery. Previous Fish Commissioner Bowers declined, citing possible international obstacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hay
Foster
State Department
Foreign Office
Fraser River
United States
Canada
Bowers
Roosevelt Eyes Hague Arbitration On Venezuelan Dispute
Washington reports President Roosevelt proposed submitting the Venezuelan dispute to the Hague tribunal. Allies countered that Roosevelt arbitrate, but he prefers not to act as arbiter. London absorbs secrecy as diplomats signal acceptance and ongoing cable exchanges push toward a formal decision to avert hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roonevelt
Hague Tribunal
Roosevelt
Jandon
Dee
London
United States
Foreign Office
Artist seeks annulment to wed Elvira in Rome
Count Filippo Folichi, an artist who eloped with Donna Elvira, second daughter of Don Carlos, in November 1806, seeks annulment of his marriage to Countess Folichi so he may marry Donna Elvira.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Filippo Folichi
Donna Elvira
Don Carlos
Folichi
Brutal Murder of Judge Lewis and Wife in Robbery
Spokane report details the double homicide of Judge J A Lewis a 76 year old pioneer and his wife near Almira Lincoln county. Robbers broke in and killed the pair with an ax and a club after ransacking the ranch and leaving the front door locked behind them. The alleged motive was robbery with the judge valued at 20 000 to 25 000 and money possibly in a safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Spokane
J. A. Lewis
Pioneer
Almira
Lincoln County
Williams
Judge Lewis
Boyd
Juge
Corral Mystery Details from Big Bend Jurist Memoir
The fragment mentions a body mound seen by Williams on Saturday and notes Judge Lewis as a pioneer in Big Bend, a former probate judge who owned two tracts of land. It states there are no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Judge Lewis
Big Bend
Organizing drive targets organized labor in national circulars
Indianapolis reports four circulars by D. M. Parry urging manufacturers to organize against organized labor. He cites Max Hayes and John Mitchells United Mine Workers, claiming socialists will control unions by the next AFL convention and seeking to protect productive wealth from socialist encroachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
D. M. Parry
National Association of Manufacturers
American Federation of Labor
New Orleans
Parry
Max Hayes
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers’ Organization
United States
Representative Jones bills to open Colville reservation lands
Washington December 22 Representative Jones introduced a bill to open the Colville reservation area of about 1.5 million acres. It provides an eighty acre allotment per Indian, preserves lands used by schools and administration, opens remaining lands by presidential proclamation, and appropriates fifty thousand dollars for survey and allotment. The measure states it does not recognize Indian title to any part of the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jones
Colville Reservation
Bank of Spain Branching Out in Major Cities
The Bank of Spain proposes to establish branches in Havana Mexico City New York and Buenos Aires as part of an expanded international network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Spain
Madrid
Havana
Mexico City
New York
Buenos Ayres
Lewis and Clark Fair Appropriation Recommendation
The Washington commission for the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition recommends a $100,000 appropriation to represent Washington at the 1935 Portland exposition. The report cites the exhibition’s benefits and the state’s resources to support the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Ivo
Washington Commission
Portland
Washington
Tie persists in Yellow stone county election race
In Butte Montana on December 23 the race for a lower house seat from Yellow stone county again ended in a tie with 738 votes for each candidate, Republican C. C. Besver and Democrat S. E. Morse. A third election will be necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mon
Yellowstone County
C. C. Besver
S. E. Morse
Earthquake Rages in Russian Turkestan City
A New Marghelan dispatch reports the Andijan quake killing 2,500 people in and near the city and destroying 16,000 houses. The rumblings continue as aftershocks shake the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New Marghelan
Russian Turkestan
Andijan
Flour mill deal in Pacific coast still pending says Call
The Call reports a Stockon rumor denied by San Francisco authorities that the flour mill deal is off. Four millers in San Francisco confirm the option on properties in California Oregon and Washington remains valid until January, keeping the proposal open into the new year. Ottawa cabinet says law will run its course for Yukon murderers Ed La Belle and W Fournier slated to die in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Stockton
Pacific Coast
California
Oregon
Washington
Ottawa
Ont
Yukon
Ed la Belle
W. Fournier
Cable Laying Progress Report From Silvertown
San Francisco dispatch notes the cable ship Silvertown laying the Pacific cable between this city and Honolulu. At latitude 28.44 north and longitude 143.2 west the vessel has paid out 1,269 knots with weather reported as fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Silvertown
Bonolulu
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Wolff
J. Harris & Sons
State of
Wellington
Cornelina Vanderbilt
Kid McCoy
New South Wales
Varionna
Cornell Athletic Committee
Henley
Philadelphia
Stevens
Texan
Kiowa, Comanche
Oklahoma
Chamber of Deputies
New York Herald
Rio Janiero
Czar
Pardonun K
Washington State News
J. Besteleheimer & Co
W. A. Hitchcock
Starbuck
Walla Walla
Bright
Johno Neil
Colville
Orville
Samuel Hamilton
A. Nickerson
Everett
Wisconsin
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Heattle
Beattle
Great Northern
Ths
O. R. & N. Company
Gauslin & Garthley
William Rice
Vancouver
Rice
Powers
National Manufacturers’ Association
Coleville Reservation
Lewis and Clark Fair
Washington Commissio
Montana
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!