Weekly News In Brief: Clergy Death Taft Cuba Canal El Paso
Stephen Merrill Chicago bishop dies. Secretary Taft returns from canal zone trip. American Mining Congress opens its El Paso convention. Yale enrolls 3572 students this year. Milwaukee brewers face rebate accusations. Mexican Central signs 15 year fuel oil contract with Mexican Petroleum. US crude oil output 1904 totals 117,063,421 barrels. value of oil marketed 1904 at 101,170,466. Mrs. Beecher dies at Elmira aged 89. Cable dispatch from Caracas cites French Cable Company revelations. US Supreme Court upholds Ohio gambling law allowing residents to recover lost money. building lien upheld.
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Taft
Canal Zone
American Mining Congress
el Paso
Texas
The
Geological Survey
United States
Federal Supreme Court
Ohio
State
Strikes, Arm Request Rise as Polish Unrest Grows
In St Petersburg a strike leaders call for citizens to arm to defend homes while traffic between Warsaw and St Petersburg is halted. Workers are limited to eight hours, martial law spreads in Poland, and Jews flee southern cities amid fear of renewed violence and censorship. Father Gapon travels to St Petersburg after amnesty.
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St. Petersburg
Union of Unions
Warsaw
Russia
Kishineff
Nicoleff
Odessa
Free
Poland
Father Gapon
Opposition to Sale of Alost Saint Roch Painting
Brusse ls Nov 1 strong opposition grows to St Martin s church Alost plan to sell the Reu bens Saint Roch painting to Andrew Carnegie for 500000. Leading artists urge government purchase to preserve the work while church authorities seek funds for restoration.
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Brussels
St. Martin's Church
Alost
Andrew Carnegie
Reubens
St. Roch
Hearst Cartoons Declared Illegal in Post Office Seizure
Washington November 15 The assistant attorney general says the confiscation in the New York post office of 270000 postal cards cartooning William Randolph Hearst was justified.
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Washington
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Everett Prohibitionists field four city tickets in election
Washington news reports Everett will feature a four ticket field at the upcoming city election. The piece notes other local progress such as the Seattle cornerstone ceremony for a Catholic cathedral and UW football victory over Sherman Indians. It also mentions various public works and disputes including jail bids, bridge plans, a fire loss, a dry kiln save, and a Tacoma telephone truce between Sunset and Independent companies.
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Tacoma
Brazilian revolt reported in Rio de Janeiro
A Buenos Aires dispatch to The Herald notes a military and naval uprising in Rio de Janeiro against the Brazilian government. The capital garrison mutinied and the harbor squadron joined, threatening to bombard the city. Hundreds killed in street fighting. mutiny started at Fort Santa Cruz over officer treatment, with Col. Pedro Ino arrested and Major Ireire and an ensign killed.
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New York
Buenos Ayres
The
Herald
Rio de Janeiro
Fort Santa Cruz
Pedro Ino
Ireire
Lauro Sodre
Tax schedule shows railroad property valuation and taxes
The state board of assessors filed with State Comptroller Mason the annual railroad tax schedule. Total assessed value is 237,026,414 dollars and total tax is 2,092,441 dollars. The Pennsylvania system owes 617,000 dollars, Central of New Jersey 105,000 dollars, and Lackawanna 447,000 dollars.
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Trenton
N. J
State Board of Assessors
Mason
Pennsylvania Railroad System
Central of New Jersey
Lackawana
United States Steel Buys World Famous Iron Mountain
El Paso reports from Mexico that the United States Steel Corporation has purchased the solid iron mountain at Durango, a premier deposit in its class. The move signals a major acquisition in the global iron ore market.
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el Paso
Mexico
United States Steel Corporation
Durango
Seattle Market Prices Offered by Local Dealers
Seattle market report lists producer prices for grain oats barley wheat chicken feed bran shorts corn hay eggs poultry wool live stock wheat oats hay feed and fresh meats with specific per ton and per unit figures for Washington states, Oregon and Puget Sound regions. Includes dairy butter eggs and ranch estimates.
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Seattle
Washington
Puget Sound
Eastern Creamery
Oregon
Eastern
Washington Ranch
Joint rate decision on coal routes by Washington commission
After a three hour session the Washington railroad commission issued a memorandum finding that routing goods from Puget Sound to Eastern Washington via Portland creates delay and extra costs. It ordered abrogation of the rule and establishment of joint coal rates from Roslyn to Colfax. O R N and NP reduced Wallula Colfax coal rate to 2.55 a ton to test Roslyn coal quality.
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Colfax
Railroad Commission
Superior Court
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Puget Sound
Washington
Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Portland
Washinon
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railway
Roslyn
O. R. & N. Company
Union Pacific Coal Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Wallula Junction
James D. Wilson
Wallula
Wyoming
Rock Springs
President backs single statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory
President Roosevelt told Oklahoma delegates he will recommend in his coming message to Congress a single statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory. He discussed including a liquor prohibition clause in the measure but left the final decision to the people.
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Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Sunday Closing Law Enforced in Indianapolis
The Nicholson liquor law enforcing closing hours from 1 p m to 5 a m on weekdays and 11 p m Saturday to 6 am Monday was rigidly enforced in Indianapolis yesterday.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Brewers Strike Ends in Seattle Settlement
After a six month dispute between the Northwest Brewers Association and brewery workers, concessions by both sides produced a settlement. About 25 percent of striking workers returned to work, with equal numbers to follow in thirty days and six months. The Citizens' Alliance exited the process, and San Francisco unions had earlier pressured Puget Sound labels against Seattle Brewing and Malting Company.
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Seattle
Northwest Brewers’ Association
Citizens’ Alliance
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Seattle Brewing and Malting Company
E. F. Sweeney
Earling Visits Coast Cities Amid Seattle Rail Talks
President A J Earling of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway travels with Pacific Railway President Williams visiting Seattle and Tacoma waterfronts. Their meetings spark railroad circles as questions of a coast extension and Pacific line connection remain unsettled.
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A. J. Earling
Seattle
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Pacific Railway
Earling
Pacific Coast
Williams
Tacoma
H. C. Davis
Chicago
Courtesy Would End Boycott Says Edwin H Conger
Edwin H Conger, former minister to China and ex ambassador to Mexico, says the Chinese boycott against American goods will end with proper civil treatment of Chinese visitors. He predicts a shift of U S commerce to the Pacific coast as Orient trade grows and notes the boycott arose from mistreatment of students and travelers. Conger plans a winter in Southern California with Mrs Conger.
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Seattle
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Edwin H. Conger
China
Mexico
Orient
Gooden
Roosevelt
No Entries on Small Islands
The secretary of the interior forbids filing entries on islands under forty acres. He notes islands are often taken for farming but used as summer residences and resorts. He will ask Congress to pass a special law to address these cases.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Lees
Congress
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