Sum of Notable Events From Last Week Abroad
Signor Zanardelli former Italian premier is dead Secretary Hay plans January trip to Georgia for health recovery The cruiser New York sails from San Francisco to the isthmus of Panama May cotton reaches 14 cents in New York Bolivian congress approves Acre treaty with Brazil A 350 mile railroad from St Petersburg to Vitebsk opens to traffic to be extended to Kiev and Odessa Baron Gevers named Netherlands minister at Washington to succeed the late Westenberg Senator Hale seeks new navy additions Professor Marshall an aeronaut dies in Boston fire while working on an air ship model
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Hay
Georgia
New York
San Francisco
Panama
Northwestern fruit inspectors prepare for January institute
State horticulturist A. Von Holderbeke returns from Eastern Washington to organize the Inland Empire Fruit Growers Institute in Pullman January 27 to 30, with Spokane meetingsJanuary 25 and 26. Experts will study tree development, diseases like Japanese Minor, pests, fungi, fertilizers, spraying, pruning, and orchard site selection under rail discounts for attendees.
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Tacoma
A. von Holderbeke
Washington
Pullman
Inland Empire Fruit Growers’ Association
Spokane
von Holderbeke
Japan
Orient
Cowlitz
Columbia River
San Jose
Bennett Park Planned In Memory Of Herald Founder
Announcement states James Gordon Bennett will lay out a large public park between Boulevard Lafayette and Broadway north of 182nd Street. Lands owned by Bennett will be used and a monument to the Herald founder will rise on the park’s highest elevation.
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New York
James Gordon Bennett
The
Herald
Lafayette
Broadway
One Hundred and Eighty-second Street
Consul General Hughes Resigns in Coburg Germany
Washington reports the state department announces Oliver D. Hughes resigns as Consul General at Coburg Germany and Henry D. Saylor, currently consul at Dawson City Yukon Territory, is chosen as his successor.
Ballard Theater Opens in Washington State
Washington state brief notes report Ballard's new theater opening. Other items announce Angus McPhail's death sentence for saloonkeeper murder at Darrington, Wabash post office closure to Osceola, deportation of five Chinese men from Everett, a new sawmill at Index by Sylvester Smith with 50 000 feet daily capacity, planned later planer and shingle mills, and Captain John Campbell's death in Seattle after long family mill ties.
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Index
Sylvester Smith
John Campbell
John A
William
James Campbell
Port Blakely
Seatle
State Teachers Convention Opens in Tacoma With Educational Focus
The seventeenth annual Washington State Teachers Association meeting begins in Tacoma emphasizing social and educational work. Delegates from all counties attend as political issues are set aside during the session. Noted speakers include Judge James Wickesham and university leaders. Also reported is Astoria will see about one hundred measles cases.
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Tacoma
Washinton State Teachers’ Association
Washington
State Board of Education
State Association
James Wickesham
Federal Court of Alaska
Mount McKinley
E. A. Bryan
Washington Agricultural College
Thomas Kane
The
State University
E. M. Randall
University of Puget Sound
F. B. Gault
Whitworth College
A. H. Yoder
the State University
Seattle Market Report Prices for Produce and Livestock
Local Seattle dealers post price offers for grain oats barley wheat chicken feed and shorts at 21 to 27 per ton. Hay eastern Washington new 21 Puget sound 13 to 15 alfalfa 14 to 15. Eggs strictly fresh ranch 32 per dozen. Poultry live hens 12 per lb old roosters 8 chickens 3.75 to 4.75 per dozen ducks 13 13 1 3 per lb geese 10 to 11 per lb turkeys 18 per lb. Live stock beef cattle cows 8 38 to 12c per lb steers 4 41 to 4c per lb sheep 3c per lb hogs 6 bl per lb calves 5 to 7c per lb lambs 2 to 2.50 per head. Hides pelts and wool heavy salted steers over 60 lb 74c medium 7c light under 60 lbs 6c cows all weights 6 14c salted kiys 7c calf 8c stags bulls 5c green hides 1c less salted culls 1c less dry hides 12 to 14 per lb winter deer dry 14 to 20c good but cher tallow 4 to 4 4c grease 14 2c.
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Seattle
Shorts
Washington
Puget Sound
Market Prices for Farm Commodities and Livestock
Readable OCR shows bid and offered prices for Wheat Bluestem and cattle categories, sheep hogs oats hay feed and poultry. Includes butter and eggs pricing from Washington creamery ranch French ranch Eastern markets with varied per unit rates across products.
Railroads Nome Tariffs Increase Commodity Rates Coastbound
Western railroads announce an average 17.5 percent increase in commodity rates effective January 18. Union Pacific Burlington Northern Pacific Great Northern and Canadian Pacific lead the rise in Eastern connected lines and other Coast routes. Officials cite rising wages and costs, and note shifts in livestock handling rules requiring paid return transport for poultry and cattle car shipments.
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Seattle
Union Pacific
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Canadian Pacific
Severs Relations If Not Satisfactory With Colombia
Washington dispatch reports Colombia threatens severing diplomatic ties over Panama satisfaction and may seek Hague arbitration. General Reyes and Dr. Herran press Secretary Hay for a timely reply to the 1846 treaty protest and note. failure could lead to arbitration.
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Washington
United States
Hay
General Reyes
Colombia
Panama
Dr. Herron
Reyes
Dr. Herran
Mr. Hay
Hague
Vatican plan prompts American archbishop summons
Advices from Rome confirm Pope Pius X calls Archbishop John Farley of New York and Archbishops Williams Ireland Champelle Ryan and Quigley to Rome. They are to report on decentralizing propaganda duties and transferring administration to local sees under Cardinal Gibbons guidance.
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New York
Rome
Vatican
John Farley
Pope Pius
Williams
Ireland
Champelle
Ryan
Quigley
Holy -Ee
Congregation of the Propaganda
Holy Father
America
Gibbons
Moran
Logne
Gotti
United States
Cardinal Gibbons
A Spell of Weather Hits New York With Snow and Gales
A fierce snow storm with hurricane like squalls struck New York City, plunging the harbor into darkness for about thirty minutes. Vessels drifted off course and several collisions occurred, with pedestrians knocked down in the high winds and a rapid temperature drop of 15 degrees. Reports from the Mississippi valley indicate similar extreme cold and wind.
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New York
Mississippi Valley
Indians win timber rights on allotted lands in Tacoma ruling
The government moves to curb log cutting on Indian allottee lands. Judge Hanford ruled Indians retain timber rights as trustees of the land, not ownership. Deputy Cushman seeks an injunction against Brown Kunze Lumber Co to halt further timber sales and protect Indian welfare.
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Tacoma
Hanford
United States
Cushman
Brown-Kunze Lumber Company
Gilbert
Portland
New Railroad Mileage Across States Revealed
Washington built 116.13 miles of new mainline track in the past year, Oregon 30.15, while California tops the Coast with 167.49 miles. Idaho 16, Montana 71, and the nation totals 5,723.45 miles across 43 states. overall U S railroad mileage begins the new year at 209,855 miles.
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Seattre
Washington
Oregon
California
Idaho
Montana
Railway Age
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Vermont
Rhode Island
Delaware
Maryland
America
Rail service official offered Philippine postal director post
Portland reports F. W. Vaile assistant superintendent of the American railway mail service in this district has been offered the role of director general of the postal service in the Philippines. If accepted, the appointment would start early next year and carries a salary of 6000 dollars annually.
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Portland
F. W. Vaile
American Railway Mail Service
Postal Service
Philippines
Vaille
Vicksburg Ordered to Chemulpo After Chemulpo Riots
Rear Admiral Stirling, in temporary command of the Asiatic station, cables that the gunboat Vicksburg leaves Shanghai for Chemulpo Korea. She is sent at the request of Mr. Allen the American minister at Seoul after local riots endangered American life and property.
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Washington
Stirling
Asiatic
Navy Department
Vicksburg
Shanghai
Chemulpo
Korea
Allen
Seoul
President Delegates Passport Powers to Hawaii Governor
The president has delegated authority to issue passports to Hawaii's governor. This is the only instance of a governor receiving such power, and the action is aimed at meeting needs in that quarter.
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Washington
Hawaii
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State of
Signor Zanardelli
Italy
Acre
Brazil
St. Petersburg
Vitbsk
Kieff
Odessa
Baron Gevers
Netherlands
Dr. Westenberg
Hale
Committee On
Naval Affairs
Congress
Professor Marshall
Boston
Elder Bennett
Washington State News
Ballard’s
Angus McPhail
Darrington
Wabash
King County
Osceola
Jim Lee
Sin Guin
Joe Dodo
Ah Poo
Ah Lee
Hulburt
Everett
Astoria
Seattle Market Report
Washington Creamery
Herr AN
Bia
Paul Smits, M. D
J. A. Mapes
M. D. Physicians and Surgeons
Aberdeen General Hospital
DR. Watkins
F and
Wishkah Sts
Nicholet
Everett E. Lane
D. D
Becker
A. C. Kinnison
Aberdeen, Wash
R. E. Whittaker
Wishkah St
Telephone
J.C. Cross
Attorney-at-Law
Herald Bldg
E. H. Fox
Aberdeen
Wash
C.a.clark
R. L. Caldwell
Notary Public
J. C. Cross
I. W. Mason
Heron St
Bonney & Magee
Hotel Northern
J.P. Nelson
YALE
A. Ingebrightsen
G Street
J. M. Lupton
Hume
H. A. Tereda & CO
ST. Zelasko Block
Pontinental
D. C. Vammen
Heron
Fred Hewitt
Propr
Northwest Corner
Heron and
Fate
Fashion Saloon
Bowes & Thompson
L. W. Walker
Thomas R. Haye Bellefonte
Penn
Harry A. Hayes
Hayes & Hayes
Bankers
Ego and Domestic Exchange
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Walters
Wishkah
Royal Restaurant
M. Francescovich
Heron Street
Montesano
Etext
W. E. Crist
al Boats
Pacific Transfer
Robert Lowry
F. Street
Aberdeen Livery and Transfer Co
Pfund Bros., Proprs
Grays Harbor
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