Weekly Chronicle of Notable Events Across the Nation
Equador ports close to San Francisco vessels. Neill and Billy Woods draw in Los Angeles after twenty rounds. A $1,000,000 sugar factory project advances in Blackfoot Idaho. Seventeenth Field Battery departs Fort Sam Houston for the Philippines. Portland appoints Charles H. Hunt as police chief. Alfred Bell leaves Johannesburg for England, convalescing. Dan Patch insured for $112,000 by M. W. Savage. Westminster chapel in London invites Rev. Samuel G. Smith of St. Paul to preach. Yellow fever appears in Vera Cruz with five deaths. No presidential interference in Delaware senatorial contest. Chicago teachers gain nearly $500,000 annual raise. German Reichstag president resigns over stance toward socialists. Three Denver saloons held up near state house, about $1,000 taken. King Oscar of Sweden entrusts government to Crown Prince Gustaf amid health concerns. Timothy Harrington reelected Dublin lord mayor for third term. Illinois Central fast train wrecks near Memphis. five coaches and multiple injuries. Treasury report on late disbursing clerk Yeatman shows a deficit of $64,611.6.
Farrell Resigns to Lead Northern Steamship Line
J. D. Farrell resigns as president of the Pacific Coast company and is appointed president of the Northern Steamship company. The new Seattle operation will run via the Great Northern railway to China, Japan, and the Far East. Henry W. Cannon becomes acting president of the Pacific Coast company, with a Coast man expected to take the role soon.
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J. D. Farrell
Pacific Coast Company
Northern Steamship Company
Great Northern Railway
China
Japan
Far East
Henry W. Cannon
New York
Paccfic Coast Company
Farrell
Seattle Market Report Prices for Farm Products
Seattle market report lists producer offers for grain feed hay eggs poultry and livestock. Prices shown include grain oats 24.25 per ton barley 24 per ton wheat 25 per ton hay Puget Sound 8.11 per ton alfalfa 10 dollars per ton eggs strictly fresh 82 cents per dozen live poultry prices per pound include hens 14 and old roosters 8, geese 9, beef cattle 4 per lb, steers 44 to 43 4 per lb, sheep 4, hogs 63 1 2 per lb, calves 5 7 per lb, spring lambs 4 per lb.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
Wheat and Livestock Price Notations From Tacoma Market
Market items list grain and livestock prices in Tacoma notes. Wheat prices for Bluestem and 2c group noted with 72 cents, cattle steers at 4.75 per cwt, cows at 3.50, sheep 4.50, hogs 6.50, veal 7.00 to 9.00, oats 25.50 to 26.50, rolled oats 26.50, barley feed 25 to 26, timothy 17 to 18 per ton east of the mountains, clover 15.50 to 17, alfalfa 15 to 16, wheat 26.
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Timothy
State Legislature Deliberates Bills and Senate Resolutions
Senate resolutions eulogize Governor Rogers and a string of bills spans trusts, child liability, and anti social measures. The readings include Maine topics like anti pass, garnishments, and a naval reserve proximity law. Joint ballots for U S senator show Ankeny narrowing Preston lead in Olympia.
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Rogers
Olympia
Jan
Ankeny
Preston
Avalson
Allen
Graves
Turner
Germans Bombard Fort San Carlos In Venezuela
The German cruisers Vineta Panther and Falke shelled Fort San Carlos and San Carlos village near Maracaibo from Wednesday through Thursday, with over 1800 shells fired. Venezuelan troops suffered twelve dead and fifteen wounded. many fishermen were killed or wounded as shells hit the village.
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Maracaibo
Fort San Carlos
Vineta
Panther
Falke
Associated Press
San Carlos
Bello
No orders given on Fort San Carlos bombardment
Berlin officials deny any orders to bombard Fort San Carlos. The foreign office and navy department say they have no reports of the attack and fear the incident may renew anti German agitation in the United States while noting poor reporting from Venezuela. The purpose of the Panama attack remains unclear.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Navy Department
Fort San Carlos
United States
Germany
Venezuela
Britain Lacks Clear Reason for Maracaibo Bombardment
London reports the British government is entirely in the dark about why German naval authorities bombarded Fort San Carlos at the entrance to Lake Maracaibo. The foreign office fears the bombardment's consequences.
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London
Fort San Carlos
Lake Maracaibo
Foreign Office
Regret at Washington over Fort San Carlos bombardment
Officials in Washington express regret over the continued German bombardment of Fort San Carlos. The unwavering attack casts a somber mood just as Venezuela dispute negotiations with European claimants appear near a settlement.
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Washington
Fort San Carlos
Venezuela
Boyce Gets the Plume United States Attorney for Juneau
The president, following the recommendation of Senators Perkins and Bard and Attorney General Knox, plans to appoint J. J. Boyce of Oakland California as United States district attorney at Juneau Alaska. He would succeed District Attorney Friedrichs amid debate over Lyons as a candidate and home rule for Alaska.
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Perkins
Bard
Knox
J. J. Boyce
Oakland
Cal
United States
Juneau
Friedrichs
Lyons
Alaska
Stanford Names New Geology Professor From Washington
Stanford University announces the appointment of Professor Dorsey A. Lyon to the geological department. Dr. J. C. Branner, head of the department, suspends work temporarily due to illness.
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Stanford University
Cal
Dorsey A. Lyon
University of Washington
Stanford
J.C. Branner
Electric railroad planned across the Big Bend country
Wilson Creek Washington January 23 describes a major effort by Big Bend capitalists to build an electric railroad across the Big Bend. Surveyors are mapping the route with construction to start soon. The line would start at Washtucna Oregon and travel north to Ritzville Odessa Harrington Wilbur then toward the Columbia river with river connections. The airline length estimates about 110 miles but final distance is unsure.
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Big Bend
Big Bend Country
Washtucna
Adams County
Ritzville
Northern Pacific
Odessa
Lincoln County
Great Northern
Harrington
Wilbur
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Columbia River
Artesian Flows Could Aid Central Washington Irrigation
A Washington survey reports potential water supply gains for Kittitas valley and nearby desert lands through deep wells. Deep drilling to 40 to 675 feet may yield pressurized waters, with artesian flow possible in lower wells along the Northern Pacific line.
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F. C. Calkins
Hydrographic Branch
United States Geological Survey
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Yakima River
Yakima
Columbia River
Big Bend
Idaho
Columbia
Northern Pacific
American doctors praised by Dr Lorenz in Vienna reception
Dr Lorenz arrived from London and lauded American charity and gifts to education and hospitals. He praised American physicians, nurses, and hospitals as world leaders, contrasted with conservative English doctors, and noted many healers and faith-based practitioners flourishing in the United States. He expected to revisit the U S but could not predict timing.
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Lorenz
London
Associated Press
United States
America
Skating mishap locals flee water near Colville
In Colville Washington on January 21 Deputy County Auditor J P Ehorn and Miss Baker a teacher in the public schools fell through the ice while skating on the Colville river. They narrowly escaped drowning as Miss Baker sank twice before companions on shore came to their aid.
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J. P. Ehorn
Miss Baker
Colville
Judge rules margins trading illegal in San Francisco
Superior Judge Sloss declares dealing in margins illegal affecting almost all city brokers in San Francisco.
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Sloss
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