Puget Sound Bureau of Information Aims Across Washington and Alaska
A Seattle based Puget Sound Bureau of Information extends its reach over Washington and Alaska. Led by O M Moore, the bureau publishes The New Northwest and supplies state correspondents, funded mainly by Seattle firms. A 1 000 view album for Pan American Exposition is planned to showcase regional progress.
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Seattle
Bureau of Information
Chamber of Commerce
Puget Sound
Commonwealth
Northwest
O. M. Moore
Washington State
Sound
Great Northwest
Chas, L. Denny
Denny-Blaine Land Co
A. A. Denny
Washington
Alaska
Buffalo
Moore
Bureau
American ‘Type Founders Company
Colman Block
First Avenue
Columbia and
Marion Street
O. R. Ball
Italian steamer Leone lost off Corsica coast
Jan 16 report from Lachiappa Corsica states the Italian steamer Leone is missing and many bodies from the wreck have washed ashore.
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Lachiappa
Island
Corsica
Leone
British Punitive Expedition Rout Rebels in Combata
British forces entered Combata on January 11 and routed rebels after an hour of fighting. Sixty rebels were killed, 60 wounded, and 200 captured. Six chiefs to be brought to Bathurst as British casualties totaled six.
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Bathurst
Gambia
West Africa
Combata
Filipino Chief Surrenders in Panay
General Mace Arthas reports Delgado commander in Iloilo province Panay surrendered January 11 to Brigadier General Hughes with four officers 21 men and 41 rifles. Officials note end of organized armed resistance, though unorganized marauding persists in Iloilo.
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Washington
Mace Arthas
Delgado
Iloilo
Panay
MacArthur
War Department
Iloilo Province
Hughes
Ilo Ilo
Optimism grows among Philippine forces as insurrection wanes
Manila reports rising optimism among military men due to numerous surrenders and captured insurgent camps. The US Philippine commission and military authorities back Federal party principles. MacArthur proclamation is cited and communications cuts cripple insurgent networks. Deportation of 30 leading insurgents to Guam set for tomorrow. General Wheaton notes 538 armed basemen surrendered at Benguet. Sixteen of Geronimo's band captured at Montalban.
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Manila
Federal Party
United States Philippine Commission
MacArthur
Luzon
Mindanao
Cebu
Bohol
Guam
Rosecrans
General Wheaton
Benguet
Geronimo
Montalban
Fourth annual convention of National Live Stock Association
Salt Lake City hosts the fourth annual National Live Stock Association convention with hall decorations and press facilities ready. Delegates from Chicago and the east arrive, with many stockmen west of the Missouri expected. The Pueblo Cowboy Band arrived and was escorted through the city as the executive committee outlined topics for discussion.
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Salt Lake
Utah
National Livestock Association
Missouri River
Chicago
Association
Spokane to Republic rail line proposed with Western mining branches
Spokane to Republic railroad plan aims to span about 250 miles with branches to Methow and Okanogan mining districts in Eastern Washington. Estimated cost around 4 million dollars, promoter H W Mangold asserts capital in sight and promises halved freight rates upon completion. He also envisions a Spokane smelter to process ores from the districts using the new line.
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Spokane
Wash
Republic
Methow
Okanogan
Washington
H. W. Mangold
Chicago Race Horseman Ed Kelly Brutally Robbed
Edward Kelly, a prominent Chicago horseman, was attacked by two highwaymen while returning home. They robbed him of cash and valuables totaling about 500 dollars after a violent assault that left him in a dangerous condition.
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Chicago
Edward Kelly
Kelly
Trainwreckers blamed for Florida derailment near Donnell
Train wreckers are believed to have caused the West Coast Plant System train derailment near Donnell Florida. Engineer Tom Roach was killed and several passengers injured. A daylight survey showed a rail had been removed. Five men suspected have already been arrested.
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Tampa
Fla
West Coast Plant System
Donnell
Tom Roach
Torture in Kansas The Fred Alexander Mob Burned Slayer
A Leavenworth mob seized Fred Alexander from the jail after his transfer from the state penitentiary. They dragged him to the murder site of Pearl Forbes and chained him to a railroad post. Coal oil was poured and flames finished him in minutes as onlookers gathered, some collecting relics from the scene.
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Pearl Forbes
Leavenworth
Kan
Fred Alexander
Eva Roth
Court House
Fourth
Olive
Alexander
Tears Forbes
Vigilancia Aground Off Cuba After Fog Strike
The Ward line steamer Vigilancia lies aground off Los Colorados about 100 miles west of Havana after striking reefs in fog. With 58 passengers aboard and commanded by Captain Reynolds, she sailed from Vera Cruz on Jan 10 for Progresso Havana and New York and reached the scene yesterday. The vessel is pounding in the northerly wind but officials say no immediate danger exists.
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Havana
Ward Line
Vigilancia
Los Colorados
Vera Cruz
Mex
Progresso
New York
Reynolds
Agenta
Casualties at Belfast Reported in British Battle Line
The official British casualty list from Belfast shows 29 killed, 58 wounded, and 72 missing. The total does not include losses at Wonderfontein Nonitgedacht and Wildfontein, indicating tensified fighting beyond the Belfast sector as per the article.
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London
Belfast
Wonderfontein
Nonitgedacht
Wildfontein
Saxony Plans 80 Million Mark 3 Percent Loan
New York reports announce Saxony authorizes a new 3 per cent loan of 80 million marks about $20 million. Subscriptions are expected in New York similarly to the Bavarian loan last week as bankers weigh Germany’s larger loan plans and financing difficulties abroad.
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New York
Wall Street
Kingdom of Saxony
Hamburg
Bavaria
Kingdom of
Saxony
Germany
Great Britain
Berlin
Undersea Telephone by Pupin to Link Florida and Cuba
News from New York reports Dr. Michael Pupin’s undersea telephone system being developed for the United States government with Bell Company as patent buyer. The test line ran from Bedford station New York under water to New Bedford and Albany reaching Pittsburg, with coils every two miles. The American Telephone & Telegraph Company paid Pupin nearly $600,000 plus ongoing royalties.
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Nw York
Michael Pupin
Florida
Cuba
United States
Bell Telephone Company
Pupin
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
American Sell Telephone &Telegraph Company
Ocean Telephone
Proprietary Tonic Case Won by Rochester Brewing Co
Judge Howe in Kansas City district court ruled Rochester Brewing Co not liable for tax on a proprietary medicinal preparation. The government had taxed the bottled tonic as a proprietary medicine, but the court sustained the complainant’s position and awarded $3,300 paid under protest. The company had sold the tonic as a tonic drink and paid $2 per barrel tax already.
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Kansas City
Howe
United States District Court
Rochester Brewing Company
United States
Brewing Company
Revenue Department
Washington
Woman Fatally Burned in San Francisco Fire
Mrs M A Millican wife of the editor of the New York Medical Journal was badly burned when a fire partially destroyed the house in San Francisco where she lived She was rescued in an unconscious condition and no hopes for her recovery are entertained.
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San Francisco
M. A. Millican
New York Medical Journal
Navy to test yellow fir for pipe construction use
Washington Jan 17 The navy department notified Senator Foster and Representative Jones it will receive samples of yellow fir for examination and test. If the lumber meets requirements it will be used in constructing a pipe for the navy.
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Washington
Navy Department
Foster
Jones
Navy
Senators Elected In Several States This Year
Senators have been elected in Pennsylvania M Quay, Massachusetts George F Hoar, New Hampshire H E Burnham, Michigan James McMillan, Colorado T M Patterson, Maine W P Frye in this year’s state results.
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M. 8. Quay
Pennsylvania
George F. Hoar
Massachusetts
H. E. Burnham
New Hampshire
James McMillan
Michigan
T. M. Patterson
Colorado
W. P. Frye
Maine
Kitchener Reports From Pretoria Front
Lord Kitchener reports to the war office from Pretoria dated January 14 that Byers force crossed the railway near Kallfoutein on January 12 and moved east. No major changes in colonial positions. small parties are returning to the Orange River Colony and a number of Cape rebels who joined a commando have surrendered.
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London
War Office
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Roberts appeals for 5000 yeomen to aid British Cape Colony effort
Lord Roberts issues a war office appeal for 5,000 yeomen as martial law spreads through Cape Colony. British offensives pause while Kitchener strengthens lines and Boers mass at Carolina and Ermelo. Casualty reports note 297 British released from Helvetia and Belfast captures.
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London
Lord Roberts
United Service Club
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Duke of Cambridge
War Office
South Africa
Cape Colony
Lord Kitchener
Cronje
Prinz Leo
Carolina
Ermore
Natal
Helvetia
Belfast
Cape
Barkley East
Sutherland
Clan William
Richmond
Koers
Boers Attack Colville Column in Natal Front
On January 19 Colville's mobile column marching from New Denmark toward Vindlaagte was attacked by 1 000 Boers split into two forces targeting baggage and rear guard. Four rifle companies sheltered by a ridge helped repulse both assaults. The Boers retreated with heavy losses while British casualties included one killed and 15 wounded.
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Standerton
Colville
New Denmark
Vindlaagte
Protect Walrus, Treasury Warns Vessels At Sea
Reports reach Washington of walrus killings from St Michael to Cape Nome as whalers and steamer crews slaughter the animals. Walrus flesh sustains Alaska Indians, and officials urge captains to prevent aboard killings to avert starvation.
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Port Townsend
Treasury Department
Washington
Arctic
St. Michael
Cape Nome
Behring Sea
Arctic Ocean
Alaska
Admiral Casey To Command Pacific Station At San Diego
Immediately after relief from Logue Island Navy Yard Admiral Casey and his wife and family will go to San Diego to meet Admiral Kautz and assume command of the Pacific Station with the battleship Lowages as flagship.
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Philadelphia
Logue Island Navy Yard
Casey
Tom San Diego
Cal
Kautz
Pacific Station
Lowages
Alvord Jr Sentenced to 18 Years for Bank Defalcation
Cornelius L. Alvord Jr the defaulting note teller of the First National Bank was sentenced to 18 years in prison for defalcation totaling 690000 dollars in this New York case.
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New York
Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr
First Natinal Bank
Warships Ordered to Washington for Inauguration Parade
All warships in eastern waters will be ordered to Washington to take part in the inauguration of President Mc Kinley. The move signals a show of naval strength as part of the ceremonial proceedings.
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Washington
McKinley
Widespread Confidence Stated in Bradstreet Review
Bradstreet notes a between-season character across business lines with livelier interest in iron and steel lumber leather and rug trades. Wholesale distribution rises in the South and West as spring dry goods trade opens and West orders move. Wheat shipments total 5,961,095 bushels. U S failures 822 vs 368 prior week. Canada 86 vs 23.
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Bradstreet
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Chicago
United States
Pacific Coast Trade Prices Note Wide Variety of Staples
A compiled Pacific Coast trade listing shows onions new yellow at 2 20, hot house lettuce at 1.60 per case, potatoes new at 18, beets and turnips per sack up to 1.25, squash 13c, cabbage 2 2c per pound, butter 80c creamery, cheese 14c, eggs ranch 30c, poultry dressed native chickens 15c, turkey 16c, hay prices 15.00 to 19.00, grains and flours with various barrel and ton rates, and fresh meats with beef steers 7c0 to 7% cows, mutton 7% pork 9c, veal 11 12c, bacon 18 4 4c, dry goods solid.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Graham
East
Eldes
Walla Walla
Oregon
Young America
Wool—Valley
Agricultural Prices Across Wheat to Beef in Market List
A historical market list records prices for crops and livestock. Wheat and flour varieties show per bushel values, barley and millet products list ton and per bag figures, hay and dairy items price creamery butter eggs cheese and poultry per dozen, along with potatoes vegetables hops wool and mutton prices in dollars, cents, and per hundredweight.
Wool and Dairy Prices from Eastern Oregon Market Report
The fragment lists various regional commodities with prices including butter and dairy products. Notable items mention Wool Spring Nevada, Ridley, Northern regions, Hopse Crop 1900, and prices in cents per pound for fancy dairy and mill offerings.
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Nevada
Oregon
Riley
Northern
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Mediterranean
Kansas
Under-Sea Telephone
Kitchener
Roberts
Walrus
Admiral Casey
Alvord
Pacific Coast Trade
Portland Market
San Francisco Market
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