Assassin Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in McKinley Case
Leon F. Czlgosz alias Fred Nieman was found guilty of murder in the first degree by an Erie County court jury after an eight hour trial. The court announced sentencing for Thursday at 2 p m. Czlgosz appeared calm as crowds watched at Buffalo City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presdent McKinley
Buffalo
N. Y
Leon F. Czolgosz
Fred Nieman
IIT
Supreme Court
William McKinley
Czolgosz
Erie County Bar Association
Lewis
Titus
White
Delaware Avenue
Puget Sound navy yard bids signal vast Seattle market
Washington officials reveal a 32 page government supply and construction materials proposal for Bremer ton. The document shows the breadth of the planned contracts and suggests Seattle will attract wholesale houses and a large trade concentration leveraging government demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Meikle
Chamber of Commerce
Bremerton
Two Strikes Reported in Klondike Diggings
Seattle reports a rich strike on Josephine creek about seventy miles above the Klondike with over 100 workers joining the rush by September 18. A second strike is rumored on the Klondike south fork about 150 miles away, with news arriving from Dawson via Clear Creek and several French workers noted in the district.
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Josephine Creek
Dawson
Seattle
Klondike
Metropolis
Clear Creek
Yakima State Fair Promises Record Attendance and Rates
North Yakima September 23 The annual state fair in Yakima runs September 30 to October 6. Fair commissioners report strong preparations and expect high attendance with exhibitors from many sections. Special railroad rates have been arranged to boost turnout and showcase Yakima’s varied products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Yakima
Workmen Scarce at Northwest Fortifications
Seattle Sept 25 The work of establishing government fortifications at Forts Casey and Flagler near Port Townsend is hampered by a shortage of laborers, affecting progress on this large public works project in the Northwest.
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Seattle
Forts
Casey and
Flagler
Port Townsend
Northwest
Canal Negotiations Update From London
London dispatch reports no new information on Sir Pauncefote negotiations or changes to Hay's canal treaty. Senate concerns remain, but the prospects of addressing those points look brighter than before.
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London
Lord Pauncefote
Mr. Hay
Senate
Texas roles in Santiago battle fuel heated naval inquiry
Washington dispatch reports Schley court proceedings focused on the battleship Texas in the July 8 Santiago engagement. Four Texas officers testified, including new witnesses Heilner and Bates. Discrepancies emerged over distance when the Brooklyn looped, with Heilner disputing the official chart’s 1 800 yard figure and noting a 100 to 180 yard estimate. Objections interrupted attempts to bring Admiral Sampson into the dispute as cross examinations continued.
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Washington, D.C
Texas
Santiago
Schley Naval Court of Inquiry
George C. Heilner
Alexander B. Bates
Hellner
Oth
Brooklyn
Heilner
Sampson
Schley Inquiry Postponed by Counsel's Death
Washington reports a sudden halt to the Schley court of inquiry as senior counsel Jere Wilson dies of araemic poisoning at 11 this morning. Wilson, famed for the Breckinridge Pollard case, was a leading East Coast corporation and criminal lawyer and would have steered the inquiry through its technicalities.
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Washington
Schley
Jere Wilson
Admiral Schley
Wilson
United States
East
Wheat Moving Slowly In Walla Walla Valley
Wheat in Walla Walla and Umatilla counties remains largely unsold with about 9 million bushels in warehouses. Traders report no current market for grain and expect prices to decline, leaving local exporters and warehousemen inactive despite harvest ending weeks ago.
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Walla Walla
Walla Walla County
Washington
Umatilla County
Oregon
State Mining Exhibit Draws Eastern Interest
Everett Sept. 23 N Rudebeck who runs the mineral exhibit at the Pan American exposition reports the Buffalo state exhibit is a decided success and will attract thousands of Eastern visitors to Washington He adds he knows many capitalists and mining men who are coming to invest in mining properties due to the exhibit and its effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
N. Rudebeck
Buffalo
Washington
Will Pay American Claims
London authorities signal settlement of American deportation claims from the Transvaal without further testimony. The foreign office will limit demands and concede reasonable payments for losses and inconveniences, with the U S embassy proceeding to seal down the large initial sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Transvaal
United States
Claims Commission
Forest Fires Subside Near Eldorado Mines
A dispatch from Eldorado Colorado reports the forest fire threatening Denver area towns and mining camps has subsided. Officials say no further danger unless a high wind arises and spreads the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Republican
Eldorado
Trial of Czolgosz Opens in Buffalo Courtroom
The trial of Leon Czolgosz for the McKinley murder begins with him brought in shackled and escorted through a tunnel to avoid mob violence. The court rejects a guilty plea and orders not guilty, as jury selection proceeds with cautious questions about citizenship and government belief.
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Buffalo
Czolgosz
Leon Czolgosz
Talesmen
State Board of Equalization Answers Tax Rates and Rail Totals
Olympia Sept 23 The state board of equalization has nearly finished work with schedules and totals to come. General levy remains 21-5 mills, military 1-5, interest 1-5, school 5 for a total 78-5 mills. Railroads are classed and valued per convention standards, with King county leading acreage values at 12 per acre and several others at 4 9 or 6 per acre, while horses are assessed per head by county at 30 25 20 and 50.
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Olympia
State Board of Equalization
Convention of
King County
Pierce
Skagit
Whatcom
Island
Chehalis
Clallam
Marke
Columbia
Cowlitz
Snohomish
Whitman
Kitsap
Lewis
Skamania
Spokane
Thurston
Walla Walla
Jefferson
Asotin
Garfield
Lincoln
Pacific
San Juan
Kit
Potato Crops Short on Shipment Demand High Prices
Walla Walla reports continued large fruit shipments and strong demand for vegetables. Four to five carloads of produce leave daily, mainly Eastbound, with refrigerator cars dominant. Potatoes are very light this year, lifting prices to near record highs. A local firm has contracts for fifty Yakima cars at top prices amid scarce supply locally.
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Walla Walla
Commission
Filipino bodyguard and officers surrender near Baler
Aguinaldo's body guard, two captains, two lieutenants and twenty nine men with twenty eight rifles surrendered forty miles north of Baler to Capt. George Detchandy of the Twenty second United States infantry. They took the oath of allegiance and were released. Aguinaldo remains confined and fears assassination by Luna partisans. Gen Chaffee refuses Guam release until Malavar and Lukban surrender or are captured.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Baler
Island of Luzon
George Detchandy
Twenty-second
United States Infantry
McArthur
Luna
Chaffee
Guam
Malavar
Lukban
Post Office Calls For Bids On Mail Routes
The United States Post Office Department advertised for bids to carry mail on star steamboat and covered wagon routes in the middle west Pacific coast Alaska and Hawaii. Contracts run July 1 1902 to June 30 1906 with bids due December 3 at 4 PM to the second assistant postmaster general.
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Seattle
Post Office Department
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Hawaii
Stewart
Charles Emory Smith
Roosevelt to Visit the West Coast Next Year
President Roosevelt may tour the West Coast within the next year. He told Hermann, commissioner general of the land office, that he planned the trip after the fifty seventh Congress ends, though McKinley’s assassination delays the schedule.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Hermann
The
Land Office
McKineley
Narrow Train Collision Near Lake Station
Train No. 3 of the Northern Pacific collided with the rear of the preceding section at Lake, twenty six miles east of Pasco, injuring few passengers. A misplaced switch caused the rear section to crash into the first, the locomotive and baggage car piling into debris while riders fled to the ground.
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Seattle
Northern Pacific Railway
Lake
Pasco
Steamer Flossie Sunk Near Seattle in Malicious Act
The steamer Flossie on the Juneau to Skagway run was sunk on September 17 after a valve was opened while tied at a float. She settled in 30 feet of water, required a day to refloat, and sustained substantial interior damage.
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Seattle
Flossie
Juneau
Skagway
New Counterfeit Ten Dollar Note Reaches Secret Service
A counterfeit ten dollar treasury note has reached the secret service bureau in Washington D C. The phasing shows a photographic lithographic process on two pieces of Japanese tissue with red and blue silk fiber between them. The production quality is poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Treasury
Secret Service Bureau
125 Tons of Machinery Sent to La Push Oil Project
The tug Wallowa towed a barge carrying 125 tons of machinery for the La Push Oil Company from Port Angeles to the mouth of the Quillayute river in western Clallam county. This is the second attempt after an earlier failure caused by high surf.
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Port Angeles
Wallowa
la Push Oil Company
Clallam County
Quillayute River
New Torpedo Boat Nichols opens new launch at Elizabethport
The Nicholson a new torpedo boat slid from her stays in the Crescent shipyards at Elizabethport New Jersey this afternoon at 2 30. At the same time the Porpoise the third of the five submarine boats being built at the same yards was launched.
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New York
Nicholson
Crescent
Elizabethport
N.J
Porpoise
Shingle Mill Burned Near Granite Falls
Everett report says a shingle mill owned by Charles Last near Granite Falls burned entirely last night. The fire originated in the dry kiln and the insured value was $1,000.
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Everett
Charles Last
Granite Falls
Ten Men Killed in Boston & Albany Rail Collision
In Warren Massachusetts on September 21 ten gravel train workers were killed and twenty one injured when a switching freight collided with a gravel train. All victims were in the caboose eating dinner as the caboose was telescoped by a gravel car.
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Warren
Mass
Boston & Albany
Oregon State Fair Opens with Strong Exhibits
Salem Oregon September 24 state fair opened with the best livestock agricultural and horticultural displays ever seen on the fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Salem
Bes
Tin Can Plant Destroyed by Fire in Toledo
The local American Tin Can Company plant in Toledo was destroyed by fire today causing an estimated loss of 300000 dollars. The blaze began this morning and officials are investigating the cause. Firefighters battled the flames for hours before gaining control.
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Toledo, O
American Tin Can Company
Coast States Up and Doing Canada to Mexico
Coast states are actively pursuing cross border efforts from Canada to Mexico. Officials report coordinated initiatives, trade exploration, and regional projects aimed at strengthening economic ties and regional security across the three countries.
Idaho Flax Boom Boosts Returns for Growers
Idaho growers see strong flax returns surpassing wheat by the season. Nez Perce County contracts cover over 5 000 acres at about 1.00 per bushel with Chicago market gains. Early flax sales reached 1.53 per bushel, yielding around 122 per acre. About 35 000 acres contracted and 15 000 more produced by other growers.
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Idaho
Nez Perce
Chicago
Washington Leads U S Wheat Yields in Condition Report
The Orange Judd Farmer presents state by state threshing results for winter and spring wheat. Washington shows top national averages with winter 16.1 and spring 15.0 yields, and condition indices of 25.0 and 29.0, far above overall U S levels.
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Orange Judd
United States
Washington
Union
A Rich Copper Discovery Near Siskiyou Mountains
Mc Vey & Co. announce a rich copper find on the west side of the Siskiyou mountains in California. The mine near Garretson's springs, Oak Bar, and Jacksonville, Oregon spans 3800 to 850 feet in width and rivals Iron Mountain in Keswick for size. Offer of 150000 dollars has been made for the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McVey & Co
Siskiyou Mountains
California
Garretson
Shasta
Big Timber Sale Quietly Patented in Oregon Land Deal
A. B. Hammond of Portland completed the purchase on the first of the month of the largest unbroken timber tract still held in single hands in the state. Fifty thousand acres lie along the Tualatin and Trask Rivers and were bought from the Southern Pacific. The exact price is not disclosed but is reported near $500,000.
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A. B. Hammond
Portland
Tualatin
Trask
Southern Pacific
Lewiston Merchant Buys 61 Feet Frontage for 14000
O A Kjos of Lewiston Idaho purchases 61 feet of Main and Fifth streets from J Eichenberger for 13500 plus street grade tax totaling 14000. A three story brick store on the corner is planned for next spring costing 65000.
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O. A. Kjos
Lewiston
Idaho
Fifth
J. Eichenberger
New Railroad Charter Planned for Eastern Oregon
Articles of incorporation granted to L. K. Moore J. B. Hosford and J. O. Elrod to build a forty mile rail line from Arlington on the Columbia River due south to Condon Gilliam County seat. Capital stock set at $500000 in shares of $100 each. Right of way being acquired as surveyed.
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L. K. Moore
J. B. Hosford
J. O. Elrod
Arlington
Columbia River
Condon
Gilliam County
New Smelter at Darrington Washington
The Darrington site for a new smelter has been closed and construction will begin to install the plant. The $75,000 facility will have a daily capacity of 250 tons with backing from Denver capitalists.
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Darrington
Wash
Denver
Silk worth 385000 tops 3300 ton Tosa Maru cargo
The Tosa Maru arrived from China with 3300 tons of general cargo the silk valued at 385000 as the costliest silk shipment to date. A first from Leigh 8 J Hunt's mines in Corea sent concentrates valued at 25000 to a Tacoma smelter.
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China
Leigh
Hunt
Corea
Tacoma
Banks in Washington Show Broad Prosperity Rise
Report on national banks in Washington notes total resources up from 27.7 million to 31.3 million in just over a year and individual deposits increasing by about 3 million, signaling strong credit conditions and growing prosperity.
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National Banks of Washington
Aso Tin Land and Irrigation Company Formed in Asotin
Articles of incorporation filed with the county auditor in Asotin Washington establish the Aso tin Land and Irrigation Company to irrigate lands generate power buy and sell land and maintain irrigation canals The capital stock is 40000 share par value 100 The company is constructing a canal in The Forks or Lake district and expects to have several thousand acres under water by next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asotin Land and Irrigation Company
Asotin, Wash
Forks
Lake District
World's Largest Prune Drier Near Corvallis Begins Operation
The Corvallis and Benton County Prune Company plans to start the world’s largest prune drier next week six miles north of Corvallis. The plant, costing about $6000, will dry 30 car loads of prunes this season and employ around 100 people. It features ten tunnels, a miniature railroad system, and a unique automated dipping process for trays of fruit.
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Corvallis and
Benton County Prune Company
Corvallis
New Route to Gray's Harbor Progress Report
A force of about 600 men and many teams are at work on the Hoqui am extension of the Gray's Harbor branch of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Grading aims to finish before wet weather, with track laying already begun. The contract requires completion into the Quinsault Indian reservation within a year. Three surveying parties operate north of the reservation, and a right of way to the Straits is expected by track laying completion.
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Hoquiam
Gray’s Harbor
Northern Pacific Railroad
Quinsault
Prospectors Find Thirteen Coal and Iron Claims in Cascades
A party of prospectors located thirteen coal and iron claims in the Cascades about 50 miles west of North Yakima Washington. George Weikel shipped a coal sample to North Yakima for furnace testing. The anthracite coal burns clean with no smoke and leaves no cinders. Five coal veins range from three to thirteen feet in thickness and cover expansive iron ore deposits traced for eight miles. Specimens of 100 pounds indicate coal grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascades
North
Yakima
Wash
George Weikel
Senator Clark to Start Bids on Salt Lake Rail Line
Senator W A Clark of Montana will call for bids this week to build the first thirty miles of the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad from Los Angeles to Pomona. The 713 mile Los Angeles to Salt Lake line will be funded by a $20,000,000 bond issue at 4 percent and sale of stock. The Santa Fe reports construction of 450 oil tank cars for the California Texas petroleum trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Clark
Montana
San Pedro
Los Angles
Salt Lake
Pomona
The
Santa Fe
California
Texas
Southern Pacific to Oil Fuel All Locomotives
General Manager Kruttschmitt reports after inspecting the line from San Francisco to New Orleans that all locomotives will burn oil rather than coal. Storage tanks of 30 000 barrels will be built at Oakland Fresno Mendocino and southern points to expedite the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruttschmitt
Southern Pacific Company
San Francisco
New Orleans
Oakland
Fresno
Mendocino
Pacific Log Raft Reaches San Francisco After Long Voyage
A mammoth log raft from the Columbia River arrived in San Francisco intact last week. It contains 520000 linear feet of piling with sticks up to 120 feet long and as thick as 22 inches at the butt, measures 625 feet in length, and cost 30000 to construct. The raft is estimated to hold 7200000 feet of lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia River
San Francisco
This Cow Will Do Delivers Triplets At Stockton Ranch
A renowned cow from A. Podesta's Stockton California ranch has given birth to triplets, adding to a record of producing twins on three prior occasions. Podesta says he will not part with the cow as all calves are strong. Visitors have been flocking to view the trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Podesta
Stockton
Cal
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Schley Court of Inquiry
Rudebeck
Board OF Equalization
Northern Pacific
Cascade Mountain Region
Canada
Mexico
New Railroad
Gray's Harbor
Salt Lake Line
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