Storms and Deaths Vary Across Regions
A weekly condensation reports Wisconsin crop damage from storms and notable deaths in Philadelphia and Washington. Prof Langley unveils a Widewater Virginia airship project while Timbers of University of Wisconsin professor Hamilton Timberlake die at 30. Elizabeth Roberts, wife of U S Treasury head Ellis H Roberts, dies in Washington. James J Hill expects no market disruption from Wall Street turmoil affecting Pacific Northwest commerce. Cattle and sheep men near conflict in Wyoming with militia on standby near Thermopolis. Venezuelan revolutionaries clash with troops as tensions rise. Russia hints at war with Japan. Capt B L Ewen writes his will before testifying in Kentucky. Frederick Jordan, head of American Type Founders, dies in Philadelphia.
Great Northern to Build Ballard Depot and Rail Line Extension
Washington state notes report Great Northern plans a new depot at Ballard and extends the Beltline through to Spokane. Governor McBride approves a requisition by William H. Taft for the return of Edward J. Water for embezzlement in Manila. Prof Homer R Foster resigns after five years as head of the state university therany department to lead a lumber firm in Chicago. Hequiam Water Company installs about ten-inch mains in East Hequiam to supply new mills and wires for the Pel and Folding Box Company and Polk shingle mill, with an $11,000 expenditure for Gray's Harbor Lumber Company line upgrades.
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Philippines
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Hequiam Water Company
Hequiam
Pel and Folding Box Company
Polson
Gray's Harbor Lumber Company
May Transfer Islands Rumor Across Pacific
A Wellington dispatch reports a rumor that France plans to transfer its possessions in the Eastern Pacific to the United States. The claimed territories include the Tuamotu and Gambier groups with several islets and atolls across the Leeward and Raivae clusters as well as the Marytesa islands.
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Daily Mail
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France
Pacific
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Gambier Tan Vatarad Islands
Seattle Market Report Shows Mixed Grain and Livestock Prices
The report lists farm price offers for oats at $21 22 per ton and bran at $22 per ton, with barley hay and other feeds cited. Eggs, poultry, and meats appear with varied quotes including cattle, hogs, lambs, and grain products, reflecting regional market activity in Western Washington.
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Pope Leo Dies After Prolonged Illness in Vatican
Rome reports Pope Leo XIII died at four minutes past four yesterday after a lengthy battle with pleuro pneumonia and age. Cardinals convened to pronounce him dead and embalm the body for nine days of funeral rites before lying in state at St Peter's. Cardinal Areglia emerges as papal successor by the college’s decision, while Cardinal Oreglia is described as the striking personality amid the transition.
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Carinal Peevi
Pius IX
Verlingo
Peeci
Sistine Chapel
Life of Leo XII Apatient Pontiff Who Reformed Rome
The article portrays Gioachino Pecci later Pope Leo XIIII as a patient, prudent reformer who transformed the church through gentleness and foresight. It highlights his lineage, education, rise through church ranks, and enduring legacy of modernization and discipline within the Vatican.
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Joachim
Vincent Raphael Lodovico Pecci
Pope Leo Iiii
Carpeneto
Rome
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Cicero
Pope
Pecei
Viterio
Oenate Romano
Co'a di Rienzi
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Tribunes
Vincent
Leo Nil
Asaman Joachim Pecci
Three Lost Lives Drown Near Everett Jetty
Miss Nina E Solomon operator at Sunset Telephone Company Miss Edsa Warner teacher at Marysville and P G Foster local agent of Columbus Insurance Company drowned when a sailboat capsized near the Everett jetty. Bodies sank in fifteen feet of water and were not recovered despite police efforts.
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Everett
Nina E. Solomon
Sunset Telephone Company
Edsa Warner
Marysville
P. G. Foster
Columbi Insurance Company
Foster
F Ster
Pension grants eyed for Washington and Oregon Indian War heirs
The interior secretary may authorize pensions for Washington and Oregon residents who served in early Indian wars but were not officially mustered into federal service. Many applicants were rejected. appeals led to a push to grant pensions to those who served thirty days in territorial regiments or guards. Meanwhile Major Charles Germaine Binghan of Seattle’s quartermaster department is reassigned to New York City to oversee the general depot and army service, marking a notable promotion.
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Oregon
United States
Congress
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Charlies Germales
Binghan
Quartermaster Department
Seattle
New York City
General
Army Service
New York
Eppinger Indicted In Warehouse Receipts Case
Jacob Eppinger faces an indictment for obtaining money under false pretenses by hypothecating worthless warehouse receipts with banks. The grand Eppinger & Company collapse last year involved losses of millions. his $10,000 bond was posted promptly.
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