Fortifications Bill Passes House and Key Appointments
The fortifications appropriation bill has passed the house. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury H A Taylor resigns and will travel in Europe for a year or more. John H Edwards to succeed him. Harvard athletic committee agrees with Yale and Princeton to bar first year men and graduate students from athletics. The steamer Indiana bought by a San Francisco firm to operate on this coast may replace Valencia. General Grant to stay in command of the department of the East per his wish. The jury finds Pat Crowe not guilty of the Cudahy robbery. he faces a new trial for street car robbery in Council Bluffs.
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Valencia
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Pat Crowe
Edward A. Cudahy
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Council Bluffs
Bryan resigns from Illinois college over funding dispute
William J. Bryan, writing from Hong Kong, resigns as a trustee of an Illinois college. He denounces accepting funds from Carnegie or other trust magnates seeking to subsidize colleges to suppress economic truths. He says the college cannot serve God and mammon and withdraws from its management.
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Ills
William J. Bryan
Hong Kong
Illinois College
Carnegie
America
Bryan
Congress Likely To Reimburse Gold Dust Depositors
Washington reports treasury officials say no executive can reimburse losses from the Seattle assay office theft without an act of Congress. Most claimants lack proof. only a few may win reimbursement after congressional or court review. Director Roberts notes some depositors have provided convincing evidence.
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Treasury Department
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Seattle
Adams
Congress
Court of Claims
Roberts
Bureau of the Mint
Congressional Committee
Lowther Re-elected Speaker of House of Commons
James William Lowther was unanimously re elected Speaker of the House of Commons with no opposition. The swearing in of members will occupy the rest of the week. Nearly 300 MPs are entirely new to Parliament after the recent general election upheaval.
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London
James William Lowther
House of Commons
Lambert Trial Postponed In Davenport Bank Case
Spokane February 15 The trial of Albert F Lambert former cashier of the failed Davenport bank will be postponed for the rest of the term by Judge Whitson federal court due to the suspended proceedings.
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Fbe
Albert F. Lambert
Davenport Bank
Whitson
Federal Court
Wenatchee Bridge Work Underway and City News
Construction starts on the Columbia River bridge at Wenatchee. Renton pushes sewer improvements while Wilson Creek yields fine brick clay for a new brickyard. Seattle Republicans nominate John Riplinger for mayor. Riplinger has served as city comptroller. State Grocers' Association sets September 26 27 in Spokane for its next convention. State Auditor Clausen certifies 282 024.09 for county school apportionment. Crescent Mining buys Rockford marble deposits 600 foot white ledge and 1 700 foot mottled ledge. State board of control ends penitentiary brick yard operation. 2 000 000 bricks on hand. sales under 20 000 monthly. Walla Walla contractors’ brick competition pressures state product out of market.
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Crescent Mining Company
William Edge
Rockford
State Board of Control
Penitentiary
Walla Walla
Government to Build Free Highway Mile in King County
Samuel Hill announces an arrangement with all railroads to provide free transportation of machinery and, where allowed by state law, workers for a government specimen road project. Preparations are under way for a one mile highway in King County Washington with federal experts leading the work and supplying machinery at no cost.
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Washington
Samuel Hill
King County
Wash
Wisconsin crew praised for conduct in Yokohama
The United States legation in Tokyo commends the battleship Wisconsin crew for exemplary behavior during a Yokohama visit. The ship joined in Admiral Togo’s return celebration and, despite full shore leave, reported no drunkenness or disorderly conduct.
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Tokyo
Wisconsin
Yokohama
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Beavers Pleads Guilty in Postal Supply Fraud Case
Beavers pleads guilty to conspiracy with former State Senator G B Greene of Binghampton and W D Doremus to defraud the U S government over postal supplies and to bribery. He is sentenced to two years in prison.
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Washington
George W. Beavers
G. B. Greene
Binghampton
N. Y
W. D. Doremus
United States
Seattle Market Prices From Local Dealers
Market report lists Seattle FOB prices across grains, hay, oats, wheat, corn, poultry and livestock. Includes oats 28.30, barley 22.23, hay Eastern Washington 17.17.50, Western Washington wool 24 25c, live hogs 6 14c, eggs 26c, butter 27 30c, dressed poultry 23c, various hides and pelts values.
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Washington Creamery
Eastern Creamery
Washington Ranch
Longworth Roosevelt Wedding Solemnized
Miss Alice Roosevelt wed Representative Longworth of Ohio at noon in the White House East Room. President Roosevelt gave her away as Harvard alumni filled the ceremony with elite guests and royal grandeur.
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Young Statesman
Alice
Thomas Nelson Perkins
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Cambridge
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Heinze Sells Out Amalgamated to United Copper Company
Arthur A. Carson representing Thomas F. Cole of Duluth takes possession of all Heinze and United Copper mining properties in Silver Bow County. The deal ends decades of litigation, including 100 plus lawsuits totaling over 50 million dollars, and transfers Minnie Healy, Barns, Corra, Belmont, Nipper, Johnstown, Hypocka, Guardian, Montana Ore Purchasing and others to Amalgamated related interests. Foremen and superintendents were given possession in Butte.
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Mont
Arthur A. Carson
Thomas F. Cole
Duluth
Augustus F. Heinze
United Copper Company
Silver Bow County
Amalgamated Copper Company
Heinze
John D. Ryan
New York
Ryan
Carson
Minnie Healy
Barns
Corra
Belmont
Nipper
Johnstown
Hypocka Mining Company
Guardian Mining Company
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
North Butte Company
Boycott Only an Incident
Chinese vernacular newspapers publish rising anti foreign rhetoric as Japanese influence grows in Asia. Cantonese literati spread a manifesto blaming Japan for threats to Chinese integrity. Officials cite Korean and Manchurian tensions while Chinese demand indemnities from Russia over riot losses.
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Pleiades
Peking
China
Manchuria
Mongolia
Shinkiang
Kiangsi
Russia
Nelson Delegate Bill Reported Favorably by House Committee
Washington February 17 The house committee on territories decided to report favorably the Nelson Alaska delegate bill with slight amendments. The bill already passed the senate and grants Alaska a delegate with powers nearly identical to those of Arizona New Mexico and other organized territories.
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House Committee On Territories
Senate
Alaska
Arizona
New Mexico
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