Death by self harm and notable past week items
Summary of events includes the suicide of Mrs. Barah Fancher in Oregon City, a hefty forestry study planned by the interior department, and the death of W. T. Hall author of Turnover Club in Colorado Springs. Also notes a railway workers secret meeting in Denver, a mass meeting in Ontario against Chinese labor in South Africa, stock market chatter on Canadian rail plans, and arrests of Colorado Springs police chief and Alderman J C St John on grand jury indictments.
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Ontario
South Africa
King
J. C. St. John
Colorado Springs
Palma Says Treaties With U S and Cuba Will Be Signed Soon
President Palma told an Associated Press correspondent that understandings would be reached on all treaties with the United States and Cuba with signing to follow shortly. He aims to push ratification during Cuba's current session, though senators’ reluctance on the reciprocity issue may delay naval stations. The signing order is Platt amendment, naval stations, Isle of Pines.
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Havana
Palma
Associated Press
United States
Cuba
Congress of
Isle of Pines
Joan
Chicago labor federation denounces arbitration heads
The Chicago Federation of Labor denounces arbitration boards and labor commissions as snares and pitfalls. They condemn the Chicago Board of Arbitration for its seven teamsters seven employers panel and its gas strike ruling as unjust and detestable. Delegates vow to bar all arbitration heads and seek a substitute with the federation's executive board.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chicago Board of Arbitration
Judge Denney Rules Tax Foreclosure Valid in Dwyer v Hanlon
Everett may 14 Judge Denney has upheld the validity of a tax foreclosure in the case Edward J. Dwyer versus Michael Hanlon tied to delinquent property sales in 1806. Dwyer seeks possession and claims irregularities in the sale and certificate. An appeal to the supreme court is planned.
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Everett
Denney
Edward J. Dwyer
Michael Hanlon
Dwyer
Supreme Court
Former Minneapolis Mayor Ames Sentenced to Six Years
In Minneapolis on May 18 Judge Hillott sentenced former Mayor A A Ames to six years hard labor in the state penitentiary after hearing defense counsel. A $19 000 bond was set. Ames will remain free until the supreme court rules on the appeal. A Madrid dispatch reports twelve killed and many injured when a bullfight collapsed, with women and children among those moved to safety.
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Minneapolis
A.A. Ames
Mmercy
Hillott
Ate
Pote
Supreme Court
Tondon
Madrid
Alpericras
Uty
Washington State News Terse Summary of Local Incidents
The assessor lists Waterville's population as TS. Violet Abrams from Seattle shines at a Bourton public recital. John Reynolds faces a death sentence for killing Wry McNally at Wellington. Lieutenant Burbnell of Fort Lawton is arrested for embezzling government funds. A Spokane Falls Gaslight labor dispute, settled, and at Deer Park Washington Julius Perkins, 25, killed himself after a rifle blast.
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John Reynolds
Wry. McNally
Wellington
Burbnell
Company L. Seventeenth Infantry
Fort Lawton
Deer Park
Wath
Julius Perkins
Perkins
Harbor Line Authority Ruling in Portland Case
Justice Harlan delivers the Supreme Court opinion in Montgomery ex rel Montgomery v city of Portland and port of Portland Oregon. The dispute centers on harbor line fixes along the riverfront and requires consent from both state and national governments.
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Washington
Harlan Today
United States Supreme Court
Mary Phelps Montgomery
James B. Montgomery
Portland
United States
Montgomery
Supreme Court of the State of
Oregon
Justice Harlan
Railroad to Council City to be built this summer
Seattle May 14 A fifty mile railroad from the Solomon river mouth on the Seward peninsula to Council City will be constructed by the Western Alaska Construction company J Warren Dickson vice president and general manager is in Seattle finalizing northbound material shipments The companys officers and directors include Ernest Kuannel Jon H Emanuel Jr J P Morgan Co Alexander Gilbert Market Fulton National Bank and other eastern capitalists Helena Mont May 18 A cave in Hyland placer drift four miners buried four miles from Helena The shaft is being sunk to drain the placer and rescue attempts are underway about a depth of 2300 feet
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Seattle
Solomon River
Seward Peninsula
Council City
Western Alaska Construction Company
J. Warren Dickson
Ernest =. Kuannel
Te Banking
Vermilye & Co
New York
Jon H. Emanuel, Jr
JP. Morgan & Co
Alexander Gilbert
Market & Fulton National Bank
Helena
Mont
Hyland Placer
Lincoln Gulch
Chile and Bolivia Reach Amicable Boundary Treaty
Report from Santiago de Chile on May 19 states that the long running boundary dispute between Chile and Bolivia has been settled by an amicable treaty.
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Santiago de Chile
Chile
Bolivia
Seattle Market Prices for farm products and livestock
Market notes list producer prices for grains hay and poultry at Seattle docks and car delivery. Prices include oats 21.22, barley 22, wheat 25, hay Puget Sound 12, Eastern Washington 17, live poultry hens 14 cents per lb, ducks 13-14, geese 9-10, cattle cows 1.44, steers 5.54, sheep 4.54, hogs 7-8, calves 7, spring lambs 8.50 per head. Jobbing quotes show butter 15-20, Washington creamery cheese 21, native 13-14, eastern 14-15, eggs 18-19, honey 15, poultry live hens 14-15, turkeys 22, and geese 11-12.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
S&e
Butter—Ranch
Washingington Creamery
California
Oregon
Market Report of Farm Commodities and Livestock Prices
Grain and forage prices mix from wheat to alfalfa with quotes for oats rye barley and timothy. Livestock values show cattle steers cows and sheep with per cwt prices. dairy products note California honey and creamery prices. Regional figures reference Washington California and east of the mountains with per ton and per hundredweight ranges.
Alaska Resources Of Interest Beyond Gold To Be Investigated
Washington May 18 Plans are under way for a major government expedition to Alaska led by the Geological Survey. The aim is to examine coal and petroleum resources and other non gold assets with an exhaustive report planned. The party will include noted scientists not limited to survey members.
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Washington
Alaska
Cook Inlet
Geological Survey
Survey
China Opposes Manchuria Trade Opening Amid Russian Pressure
Peking reports China rejects including Manchurian trade openings in commercial treaties due to Russian opposition. The United States and Japan push for Mukden Harbin and a Yalu port. W. W. Baldwin notes Russian coercion boosts Russian orders to 800000 bales, risking American cotton access as Manchuria fears grow.
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China
Manchuria
Peking
United States
Mukden
Harbin
Yalu River
W. W. Baldwin
New York
Southern Cotton Mills
America
Baldwin
Merger Case Advance Sought In Northern Securities Matter
Washington on May 18 Solicitor General Hoyt moved to advance the hearing in the Northern Securities case on appeal from Minnesota to a sooner date. Attorney General Knox joined the motion and securities representatives signaled agreement. The brief argues the core issue is whether a holding company formed to unite competing interstate firms to pool earnings can escape antitrust prohibitions. Melbourne workers vote to resume on government terms.
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Washington
Hoyt
United States Court
Northern Securities
United States
United States Circuit Court of the District of Minnesota
Knox
Russian officials protest American press on Manchuria
In St. Petersburg on May 19 officials express deep hurt at American press criticisms of Manchuria. They question Anglo Japanese biased coverage and warn that continued foreign attacks threaten Russia's credit amid tensions with Japan and Balkan issues. Finance Minister Witte cited American representations and Japanese truculence as destabilizing. It is believed M Plancon, the Russian chargé at Peking, aligns with the war party.
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St. Petersburg
Manchuria
America
Witte
Lamsroff
Russia
M. Plancon
Peking
Grand Duke Alexieff
War Party
Governor recounts bribe attempt in Nebraska
Lincoln May eighteen Governor Mickey says he was offered one thousand dollars for four state posts. He lists oil inspector deputy oil inspector and commandant of the soldiers home at Grand Island as targets, and withholds one name and any planned action.
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Lincoln, Neb
Mickey
Grand Island
Prohibition of Public Assemblies in Saratoff Province
St. Petersburg issued a blanket ban on all public gatherings in Saratoff Province on May 19 under heavy penalties. The move follows renewed unrest and fears of disturbances in several localities, prompting authorities to curb public agitation.
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St. Petersburg
Saratoff
Portland Jews Send 2000 Dollars for Kishineff Survivors
In Portland on May 19 the Jewish citizens contributed 2000 dollars to a New York fund aiding Kishineff massacre survivors. The action shows communal support across cities for relief efforts.
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Portland
New York
Extra Session Set for Ratification of Cuban Treaty
Washington May 1 The plan calls for an extra session to convene November 4 after the election to take up the Cuban reciprocity treaty for ratification. The aim is to dispose of the treaty before the December regular session, with Cannon likely to be speaker and committees organized for quick work until Christmas recess. The agreement followed a conference of senators at Hot Springs Virginia and telegraphic approval from the president.
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Washington
Congress
Cannon
Illinois
Senate
S*peaker
House
Hot Springs
Development in Stevens County Signals Major Northwest Irrigation Project
Colville reports the Northwestern Irrigation, Power and Development company plans a near million dollar program this year. An electric railway from Meyer's Falls to Rickey rapids will link to a river steamer while a 25 mile high line ditch will bring Colville river water to 25 000 acres of beach lands. The canal costs about 6000 per mile and should be finished by early September.
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Colville
Wash
Northwestern Irrigation, Power and Development Company
Stevens County
W.C. Stayt
Spokane
Seattle
Meyer's Falls
Fl& N
Kettle Falls
Columbia River
Rickey Rapids
Columbia
Daisy
WILL EXPOSE BRIBERS IN LINCOLN NEWSPAPER
Governor Mickey pledges to expose bribe tenders offering money to influence four state officer appointments. He denounces political trickery and graft and questions the motives of donors offering funds for favors. An investigation is being urged by many across the state.
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Lincoln, Newb
Mickey
Sybil Sanderson Dies in Paris After Grippe Pneumonia
The American opera star Sybil Sanderson died in Paris on May 18 from pneumonia following a grippe. She had returned from Nice six weeks earlier and was well known in American and theatrical circles. Her death caused shock in the American colony in Paris.
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Paris
Sybil Sanderson
Grippe
Nice
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