Happenings of the Week In Brief From Elsewhere
Otis Freeman, oldest American medical practitioner, dies at Freehold New Jersey. Grant and Sedgewick ships to be auctioned as no longer government property. Archduke John allegedly married an actress in London and perished at sea. Cuban minister Genaues Quesada heads to Washington. American polo team loses second match in England. Mystic Shriners gather in San Francisco for annual convention. US Quartermaster investigates longshore pay in Seattle. Pacific cable bill faces House action. Oregon’s Senator Mitchell opposes Panama route. Mohauweowee crater in Hawaii remains active. German Navy chief Von Diedrichs seeks retirement. Whitelaw Reid reaches London for King Edward coronation. Colonel Arthur Lynch to seek Commons seat after Boer War.
Exterminate Yaquis Seeks End Of Yaqui Resistance
Measured dispatches from Hermosillo report Gen. Torres leading 2,400 troops in a fierce battle with about 600 Yaqui fighters in the San Manhattan mountains near Mines Prietas. The Yaquis are said to be nearly destroyed by heavy Mexican casualties and captures. Torres is ordered to exterminate all armed Yaquis. Nearby Seattle reports Klondike mine railway concessions from Ottawa to Hawkins securing rights over 300 miles, with plans to build 84 miles Dawson to Stewart River.
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Tucson
Ariz
Hermosillo
Torres
San Manhattan Mountains
Mines Prietas
Gien. Torres
Seattle
Klondike Mines
Dominion
E. C. Hawkins
Ottawa
Toronto
Montreal
Hawkins
Klondike Mines Railway
Dawson
Klondike District
Stewart River
Laurier to Resign as Canada’s Prime Minister
Ottawa reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier will retire from active public life with his departure from Parliament not later than autumn. The statement notes his persistent ill health as the principal reason for the withdrawal.
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Ottawa
Ont
Wilfred Laurier
Canada
Adjutant General Visits American Lake Grounds
Olympia dispatch reports Adjutant General Vrain with Major DeHuff Col Lamping and Capt Kigg visiting American Lake to assess camping grounds for a National Guard summer encampment. State Superintendent Bryan seeks an attorney general opinion on bonding for union high school districts. Stratton says no, limiting bonds to teacher employment for higher grades. State board names Robert Cruickshank assistant clerk and accountant at the penitentiary, replacing A T Shaw.
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Olympia
Vrain
DeHuff
Tacoma
Lamping
Kigg
Seattle
American Lake
National Guard
Bryan
Stratton
State Board of Control
Robert Cruickshank
A. T. Shaw
State Penitentiary
Memorial service held by Woodmen in Seattle
The Woodmen of the World conducted its yearly memorial service in Seattle this Sunday to honor the dead. In related updates Judge Hanford orders claims for damages from the steamer Islander disaster to be proven before United States Commissioner A C Bowman in Seattle by September 18.
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Woodmen of the World
Seattle
Hanford
United States
A. C. Bowman
Government troops march to Panama to confront insurgents
Colon reports over 1,200 government soldiers departed for Panama to unite with stronger forces at the port. The combined army plans an immediate land and sea assault on the insurgents.
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Colon
Panama
Inefficiency of British Army Officers Criticized by Committee
The London committee on military education and training reports broad officer incompetence from commander in chief down. It cites lack of basic education, poor willingness to work, and outdated promotion practices guided by social influence, urging merit tests and better language requirements.
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London
Committee On Military Education and Training
Woolwich
Sandhurst
Sunkry
Local Dealers Offer Prices for Grains Hides and Livestock at Seattle
A list of bid prices from Seattle area dealers covers grains including oat barley wheat and hay with per unit rates, live stock quotes for beef cattle cows steers sheep hogs calves lambs and poultry, and hides pelts wool and tallow with varying grade and weight specifications, reflecting market bids.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
Timothy
New
C. Buter
Freaks
Henley
Rm Washington
Affair at Venice Court-Martial Dropped After Disapproval
Washington June 9 The navy department said the court of inquiry recommended court martial for Lt John Doddridge Captain Robert Wynne and Assistant Surgeon Robert Ledbetter for unbecoming behavior. Admiral Crowninshield disapproved the findings citing insufficient evidence and no further action will be taken. The Italian government is not offended and accepts the decision.
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Washington
Navy Department
Venice
John Doddridge
Robert Wynne
Robert E. Ledbetter
U.S. N
James C. Cross
Wilfred Langley
Admiral Crowninshield
Court of Inquiry
Chicago
Crowninshield
Thousand Dead From Mount Tacona Eruption in Guatemala
San Francisco dispatch reports Mount Tacona eruption near Retalbulon Guatemala burying the town under lava and ashes. About 1000 people are believed dead with Champanico and Tapachulo also damaged as aftershocks and ash clouds follow the April quake.
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Mount Tacona
Guatemala
San Franscisco
Central America
Champanico
Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Quezaltenango
Retalbulon
Bay of
Palena
Trinite to Become New Martinique Commercial Center
Fort de France reports Trinite will replace St. Pierre as the island’s commercial hub. A harbor upgrade and a railroad to Fort de France are planned, with 6743 residents in a rich district. Refugees are employed with government aid as Mount Pelee erupts intermittently.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Trinite
St. Pierre
Pelee
Mount Pelee
Proposed river and harbor works for Seattle area announced
Major John Mills announces coast projects to be funded by a $3,000,000 general appropriation. Key items include removing Duncan rocks at Cape Flattery and opening the Wrangel Narrows channel in Alaska. Surveys and examinations will be funded from the general amount with district office allocations.
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Seattle
John Mills
United States
Washington
Alaskan
Duncan Rocks
Cape Flattery
Wrangel Narrows
Alaska
Millis
Fire destroys Michael B C and cuts Crow's Nest rail line
Heavy forest fires swept the deep valley town of Michael B C destroying ten freight cars and a long rail section on the Crow's Nest line. The town was set ablaze at 1 30 with fifty families left homeless but no lives lost. Crow's Nest Coal Company faces about 50000 in losses. timber damage undetermined. Fernie is the nearest town, over thirty miles away.
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Spokane
Michael
B. C
Crow’s Nest
Crow’s Nest Coal Company
Fernie
Excursion Train Wreck Near Black River Leaves One Dead
An excursion train on the Detroit and Mackinaw railway carrying 500 passengers from Alpena to Saginaw wrecked at Black River while traveling forty miles per hour. One man was killed instantly, three others fatally injured, and nearly fifty injured with varied severity.
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Alpena
Mich
Detroit & Mackinaw Railway
Saginaw
Black River
Whatcom June Jurors Return Guilty Verdict in St John Dix Case
The jury in the St John Dix case found the defendant guilty after retiring at 5 30 p m and returning a verdict shortly after midnight. Defense lawyers indicated plans to move for a new trial.
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Whatcom
St.John Dix
General Collazo backs Palma after meeting in Havana
Gen. Enrique Collazo, once a principal opponent of Gen. Palma, called on Palma and pledged support for the government. He was presented to Palma by Gonzales Quesado and the two were in consultation for some time, a move that pleases supporters of both factions.
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New York
Enrique Collazo
Pominence
Palma
Gen. Collazo
Gonzales Quesado
Great Northern Defends Minnesota Earnings Apportionment
The Great Northern today filed its answer in the dammus case brought by the railroad and warehouse commission to require an annual Minnesota earnings statement. It argues no apportionment is necessary as it would mislead statistically and reveal that about half its income comes from Minnesota mileage.
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St. Paul
Great Northern Today
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Minnesota
Whaleback Sunk In Duluth Collision
The whale back steamer Thomas Wilson was cut nearly in two by the George G. Hadley a half mile south of Duluth canal. Nine men, mostly night crew, perished as the vessel sank before they could escape their bunks.
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Duluth, Minn
Thomas Wilson
George G. Hadley
Duluth Canal
Railroad Right of Way Sold in Spokane Foreclosure
The wrong of way and roadbed of the old Spokane and Northwestern Railroad Company were ordered sold by Judge Prather to Joseph R. Robertson for $13,750 under foreclosure proceedings that have been before the court for some time.
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Spokane
Spokane and Northwestern Railroad Company
Prather
Joseph R. Robertson
Cardinal Martinelli Receives Red Hat in Rome
Pope Leo conferred the red hat on Cardinal Martinelli in a ceremony witnessed by Governor Taft. The pope appeared in good health and greeted bursts of enthusiasm with a smiling response.
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Rome
Cardinal Martinelli
Leo
Taft
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