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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1902
Page
3
A digest of major events includes Payne sworn in as postmaster general in Wisconsin, Chileans press Pan American talks, U S Russia tensions at Niu Chwang, pope health concerns and looming death, plans for an isthmian canal, Cuban campaign medals, gunboat conversion, and King Edward’s peace prospects in South Africa.
Portland dispatch reports Jack Wade admitting he fired the shot that killed James B. Morrow. He says the act was accidental and that Dalton was not the intended target. Wade's signed statement, read by Dalton’s attorney, asserts no intent to kill and seeks to see Dalton punished only due to circumstances.
Secretary Long told the naval committee that libraries and others want copies of the Schley case testimony. He proposed 500 Navy Department copies and a separate edition for lawmakers. Rep Heatwole to consider, as action depends on printing. Watson notes delays until testimony from the court of inquiry is available.
Ten miners were killed in an explosion at Mine No 9 of the Milby & Co. at Dow, Indiana Territory. All bodies recovered. death attributed to afterdamp. Shaft not damaged. fire extinguished. rescue teams aided. Depth of explosion 249 feet. most victims were family men, found within a small radius.
Columbia Southern Railway Extension Company filed articles to build a 100 mile extension from Shaniko to Bend with branches to Ashwood and Prineville in Crook County. Capital stock is 1,000,000 dollars. Construction to start when weather permits and reach Bend this year if no obstacles arise.
Officers of the Columbia Southern Company including Mr Ly tle as president Miss Enright as secretary and Mr Deyoe as auditor form the incorporators. The property will run roughly from Biggs to Bend with the desit location undetermined. Engineers have surveyed the route and the work is in progress.
A garbled report notes an Austrian mining incident with references to January events and personnel. It mentions miners, management, and investigations, but the text is fragmented and unclear about dates, locations, and outcomes.
Senator Harris today introduced a bill listing for the government to own the telegraph lines of the states. The proposal aims to nationalize telegraph infrastructure under federal control, signaling a major shift in communications policy.
The proposed railroad extension will greatly broaden Portland trade by linking Lake and Klamath Counties with San Francisco and easing access once the Bend line is finished. The project envisions two branches next year and aims to accelerate rapid development and regional integration across Oregon.
fragmented text notes a 17 year old and mentions Miss Tan 17 with legislative endorsement. references Rear Admiral Sch hem and Admiral Dewer with a report and visit to Jackson. context and identities are garbled and uncertain.
A broad slate notes 714 pupils in Centralia schools, new electric plants in Ritzville and Wenatchee, and extensions to rural mail delivery from Walla Walla. It reports resumed mining in Republic, a reactivated Seattle Tacoma interurban line, and new post offices at Mackay. Col N H Owings exits Capital National Bank. Three masked robbers blast a West Seattle Company safe, destroying papers but not funds.
Reports from Dawson via Cottage City describe a stampede to Henderson Creek near Stewart River with rich gold yielding about 1.80 per pan and thousands at work. Preparations begin March 1 on an 8,000 foot tunnel near Juneau to tap Silver Bow basin claims, with a $2,000,000 mill to operate year round and Treadwell veins to be reached by a 500 foot up raise. Robberies in Dawson include a $1,400 Domine ion saloon hold up with two suspects, one confessing.
The document lists prices offered by Seasttl for delivery of round sets on the air dock and in Seattle ides including pelts, tallow, live cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, dairy, and grain. It also notes a New York verdict involving Mrs Gur Branting, a Mercer county execution, Santa Fe Railroad profits, and Archishop Keane’s health update from Europe.
Steamer Dirigo from Skagway reports Dawson aloft with news of second bedrock at Eldorado near claim No. 27. Pan yields $1 to $5 per pan as 39 feet of bedrock below gravel detected. White Pass & Yukon Railroad blocked by a massive snow slide. trains transited by crossing the slide.
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