News of the Week Condensed Happenings Across Fields
A digest of brief items includes New York diamond cutters winning an eight hour day at $40 weekly. Hawaii's attorney general appointment of E C Peters. Northern Pacific manager Horn denies early resignation rumors. Panama adopts a New York style police system under George Jiminez. Ambassador Henry White to join Gummere for the Morocco conference. Hyde-Dimond case demurrer postponed two weeks. New York board of trade backs ending US duties on Philippine products and repeal of shipping law with the Philippines. Government to appeal Frisco appraisers ruling on sake as manufactured article. Friscan closed season dispute and possible 1908 joint season with British canners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Board of Trade
United States
Philippines
Postal Estimates Show $193 Million Postal Service Budget
Postmaster General Cortelyou sent to the Treasury secretary estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907. The field service budget totals $193,000,000, about $27,000,000 more than last year, reflecting growth in rural delivery, railway mail, postmaster and clerk pay, and letter carrier wages. Rural delivery requires over $29,000,000, up $3,000,000 from the current year. The 1905 deficit was $14,572,584, with expectations the 1906 shortfall will be smaller. Revenue for 1905 exceeded 1904 expenditures by nearly $500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cortelyou
Secretary of the Treasury
Post Office Department
Lawson Declares Control of Major Insurance Firms
Boston reports that Thomas W Lawson announced last night he has received enough proxies to claim absolute control of the New York Life Insurance Company and the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
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Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
New York Life Insurance Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Danish King Haakon and Queen Maud Host Diplomatic Reception
King Haakon VII and Queen Maud welcomed the diplomatic corps in Copenhagen. The Norwegian king asked American minister Thomas J. O'Brien to convey warm greetings and thanks to President Roosevelt and the U.S. government for the president's recent message.
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Copenhagen
Haakon VII
Queen Maud
Thomas J. O’brien
Norway
Roosevelt
Marquis of Downshire Sells Irish Estate to Tenants
The Marquis of Downshire agrees to sell his vast agricultural lands in County Down Ireland to the tenants. The estate ranks as Ireland’s largest, valued at about 15 million dollars.
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London
Marquis of Downshire
County Down
Ireland
From Pierce County Taxes to Seattle Industry Shifts
Pierce County taxes this year total 1 221 773. Three Edmunds saloonkeepers are under arrest for violating the Sunday closing law. Everett election will feature tickets from Republicans Democrats Socialists and Prohibitionists. Peter Irving a Tacoma pioneer and major property owner is dead. The Shawmut arrives from Manila with 14 000 tons of hemp matting tea and merchandise valued at 1 200 000 dollars. Home Security Savings Bank of Bellingham is sold to Eastern Washington capitalists backed by Levi Ankeny. E M Smithers a King County pioneer dies in Renton where he settled in 1874 and discovered coal the first year. M Horan of Wenatchee plants 1 000 pear trees the largest order for an individual in the valley. The first hawser made in Seattle enters service on the four-masted Invincible at Port Blakeley. Made by Seattle Cordage Company. Pacific Coast Company plans to electrify mines at Black Diamond and Coal Creek replacing mule power.
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Home Security Savings Bank of
Bellingham
Charles Ciena and
E. M. Smithers
King County
Renton
Seattle
M. Horan
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Valley
Horan
Invincible
Port Blakeley
Seattle Cordage Company
Roosevelt appoints Wolverton to Oregon district bench
Washington November 24 President Roosevelt appoints Judge Charles E Wolverton associate justice of the Oregon supreme court as United States district judge of Oregon in succession to the late Judge Charles B Bellinger The president first offered the post to Judge Cotton who declined.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles E. Wolverton
Oregon Supreme Court
United States
Oregon
Charles B. Bellinger
Cotton
Hailey Named to Succeed Wolverton as U S Judge
Portland Oregon November 24 Thomas G Hailey from Pendleton Democrat is named by Governor Chamberlain to fill the vacancy created when Charles E Wolverton becomes federal district judge Hailey takes over the seat in the Oregon judiciary.
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Portland, Or
Thomas G. Hailey
Pendleton
Democrat
Chamberlain
Charles E. Wolverton
Fort Casey to get engineer quarters and woodshed
Major George H. Penrose, in charge of Port Townsend quartermaster, has orders from the war department to receive bids for constructing engineer quarters and a woodshed at the pumping station at Fort Casey across the bay. The project may delay his departure from Port Townsend for some time.
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Port Townsend
George H. Penrose
War Department
Fort Casey
Bay
Penrose
Seattle Market Prices Reported by Local Dealers
Market prices offered to producers for delivery in Seattle range across grains hay eggs poultry wool and live stock with figures for grain oats barley wheat and corn plus hay varieties and dressed meats. Notable items include oats 28 29 dollars per ton hay western Washington 10 11 dollars Western Washington wool 24 25 cents per pound and live cattle hogs and lambs with varied per pound or per head rates.
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F.o. B
Seattle
Oatea
Washington
Puget Sound
Washington Creamery
Eastern Creamery
Oregon
Eastern
Washington Ranch
Balfour Resignation Rumors Roil British Politics
London reports of Premier Balfour possibly ending his ministry and appealing to voters stirred governing circles. Edits circulated suggesting resignation. Liberals oppose premature action and favor dissolving Parliament with a countrywide vote. The cabinet debated options but decided to dissolve rather than quit abruptly.
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London
Balfour
Mr. Balfour
Chamberlain
Cabinet Council
Marquis of Salisbury
Board of Trade
Marquis of Londonderry
Board of Education
Londonderry
Panama Canal Debate Shifts Between Sea Level and Locks
Chief Engineer Stevens plans Washington visit to present his views on canal type as the Roosevelt administration weighs sea level versus lock plans. A board vote favored sea level, but the commission may override this with a later, dual-report review. An emergency $16 million appropriation is sought to continue work.
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Stevens
Colon
Washington
Consulting Board of Engineers
Commission
Consulting Board
Panama Canal
Treasury Department
War Department
Congress
Will Build Railroad Named Idaho Northern
The B R Lewis Lumber Company of Coeur d Alene Idaho announces immediate construction of a steam railroad from Coeur d Alene to Rockford Washington and southeast to near Santa Idaho about 75 miles. The line will connect with the Northern Pacific at Coeur d Alene and possibly with the O R N at Rockford. It will haul timber but operate as a common carrier and remain independent of those two lines.
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Spokane
B. R. Lewis Lumber Company
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Rockford
Wash
Santa
Northern Pacifico
Coeur d’ Alene
Zionist movement gains drive from anti Jewish disorders
Dispatches from Southwestern Russia report a strong push by Zionists amid anti Jewish disorders. Hundreds of Jewish families are departing or planning to leave for Palestine with three hundred sailing from Odessa yesterday.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Palestine
Odessa
Tacoma Council Refuses Railroad Franchise Grants
The Tacoma council voted 9 to 2 to block railroad franchises on city streets crossing the tide flats. The city will instead build tracks along streets and rent them to companies. This aims to stop spur lines across the waterfront and fencing of roads to the waterfront. Northern Pacific’s bid for a spur to Hylebos Creek mouth was denied by the county and now by the city. In Washington a Panama Canal advisory board report draft timelines shift. Gen. Davis notes delays. Chairman Shonts orders Chief Engineer Stevens not to sail before December 6.
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Tacoma
Northern Pacifico
Hylebos Creek
Washington
Gen. Davis
Advisory Board of Engineers
Panama Canal
Shonts
Canal Commission
Stevens
Isthmus
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News OF the
New York
Carter
E. C. Peters
Hawaii
Lorin Andrews
Horn
The
Northern Pacific
Panama
George Jiminez
Henry White
Rome
Gummere of Tangier
Morocco
Criminal Court
Pacific Coast
Frisco
Dominion Fisheries Commission
Lawson
King Haakon
Washington News
Pierce County
Edmunds
Everett
Peter Irving
That City
Shawmut
Boston Steamship Company
Manila
Pacific Coast Company
Black Diamond
Coal Creek
Bellinger
Wolverton
Will
Casey
Seattle Market Report
Ical Circles
Liberal
Stirling
Scotland
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Liberal Party
Pavor Lock
Board of Consulting Engineers
Gen
Davis
Messrs
Burr
Parsons
Board of Engineers
Tmmscontinental Chine
COMA
W. W. Wrenn
East Market Street
Harper Rye
Kentucky
Fred Hewitt
South F Street
Aberdeen, Wash
G. W. Ninemire, Pres
Thos. Morgan
Pres
Ninemire & Morgan CO
Montesano
Aberdeen
Patterson & Locke Co
General Insurance Agents
S OF
Portland
All Points East
A.m
Costa
Tacoma Council
H. B. Elder
N. P. Ry
A. D. Charlton
N. P. Ry. Co
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
Nature
Toronto
Montreal
Atlantic Lines
Phil S. Locke
J. W. Draper
F. C. Collins
A. B. Calder
A. Ingebrightsen
G Street
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Heron and
Wishkah
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