All Russian Officials Convene in Port Arthur Conference
All prominent Russian officials in China Manchuria and Korea attend a secret Port Arthur conference amid war rumors. Key figures include Karapatkin, Admiral Alexieff, and M. Pokouiloff. Russians plan to hold Manchuria and bolster harbor control while foreign protests rise. A river tug business sale signals broader control efforts.
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Kinchan
Newchwang
Manchuria
China
Korea
Port Arthur
Karapatkin
Alexieff
Peking
Seoul
M. Pokouiloff
Gen. Desino
Mukden
Harbin
Kirin
Japan
Russia
Farmers Afloat Plan State Convention on Ocean Liner
The State Farmers Association will hold its annual convention aboard the Pacific Coast liner Queen, sailing from Tacoma July 18 to Seattle and other sound cities. About 150 members are expected to attend and live aboard for four days while meetings cover cows chickens and crops. The voyage offers farmers a rare ocean setting for business and social exchange.
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Seattle
State Farmers’ Association
Pacific Coast Company
San Francisco
Sound
Washington
Bremerton Saloon Keepers File Court Challenge
Four Bremerton saloonkeepers obtained a writ of certiorari from Judge John C. Denney to contest revocation of their licenses and seek to remain open until expiration in October while the other fourteen licensed outlets have accepted unexpired licenses and closed.
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Seattle
Bremerton
John C. Denney
Everett
Huntington estate divided for two heirs in California
The Huntington estate of California was equally split between Arabella Huntington the widow and H A Huntington the nephew, marking the first division of the 60 million dollar estate. A distribution of the Eastern property will follow. In Salt Lake City the grand jury reports no polygamy evidence since Utah statehood after reviewing twenty six cases, despite suspecting leading businessmen and Mormon officials.
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San Francisco
Huntington
California
C. P. Huntington
Arabella Huntington
H. &. Huntington
Salt Lake
Utah
Telegraph Line to Seattle Damaged by Alaskan Fires
Vast forest fires south of Dawson sever the final link connecting St. Michael to Seattle. Thousands of acres burn in the upper Tanana basin as telegraph poles burn and the line is prostrated. Signal corps soldiers from Fort Gibbon and Fort Egbert fight the fires and search for replacement poles amid uncertain repair timelines. The fire region lies fifty miles south of Fairbanks and the Alaska congressional committee is due in Dawson tomorrow.
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Advace
Burnell
Alaskan Signal Corps
Juneau
Fairbanks
Alaska
Dawson Tomorow
Revenue Cutter Rush To Transport Alaska Judge
Orders direct the revenue cutter Rush to carry Judge Wickersham across Alaska to Unalaska Valdes Bristol Bay and other territorial courts. The Rush repairs in Seattle should finish before August 15 before sailing to Sitka after duty. Seattle notes La Conner a cargo steamer carrying lime and salmon was abandoned after leaking in Deception Pass.
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Washington
Revenue Cutter
Rush
Judge Wickersham
Alaska
Unalaska
Valdes
Bristol Bay
Seattle
Wickersham
Sitka
Deception Pass
Ira Myers
Point Bss Burrows
Anacortes Bay
San Juan Island
Eagle
Orcas Island
Wheat harvest prospects vary by region in latest crop report
The weekly crop report notes a cool spring depressed wheat yields in the Central Rocky Mountain and North Pacific districts. It records crop damage in Idaho Wyoming and Utah with light yields from wine or wheat. North Pacific ripening is progressing safely while Northern and Central California show some injury and Southern California reports good yields.
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Washington
Central
Rocky Mountain
North Pacific
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
California
New Norwegian Lutheran College Aimed at Spokane Site
Spokane considers a $3,000 cash bonus and site on Cook's addition hill for a new Norwegian Lutheran college. The Spokane-Washington Improvement Company offers ten acres. the chamber of commerce will push the fund drive as the United Norwegian Church extension board negotiates with Duluth headquarters. The plan seeks a Northwest campus and local support.
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Spokane
Norwegian Lutheran College
Northwest
United Norwegian Church of America
Duluth
Spokane - Washington Improvement Company
Cook
Addition
Graves
Chamber of Commerce
Four Weeds That Make Good Eating
A midwestern reader guide lists four wild greens used as pot herbs. Dandelion, wild mustard, sour dock, and lambs quarters are edible when tender. Dandelion roots have medicinal uses. farming occurs mainly in Rhode Island.
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Middle West
Encyclopaedia Brittanica
Europe
Rhode Island
Sublime Porte at Yildiz Described as Royal Enclosure
A 19th century portrayal explains Sublime Porte as the gate into Yildiz palace grounds where Abdul Hamid supposedly isolates himself within high walls and vast grounds from Bosphorus to the hills Peru. The piece notes a mosque near the Peru entrance and the sultan’s attempted privacy.
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Yaldiz
Abdul Hamid
Yildiz
Bosphorus
Peru
Writer Remembered Guest in Baltimore Jokes at Hotel Cafe
A Baltimore American writer recounts a hotel cafe scene where a famous joker cheekily tests a waiter’s memory. The banter centers on a supposed prior visit, two ladies, terrapin, a B and O folder, and a door-to-door tip as the punchline lands with humor.
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Baltimore American
Joker
Baltimore
Yasah
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