British Ambassador Nears End to Canada Dispute Talks
London reports that Sir Mortimer Durand has nearly settled fisheries with Newfoundland and is making progress on pelagic sealing compensation. Washington talks also progress on Canada questions, with Canada leaning toward an outright pelagic sealing halt and compensation.
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Washington
London
England
Mortimer Durand
United States
Canada
New Foundland
Mortimer
State Department
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Milwaukee extension progress eyed for completion in 2.5 years
At a Milwaukee Road directors meeting, plans to finish the Pacific extension push surface work before winter. The line has added several hundred miles this year, aiming to spur settlement of up to 100000 people along the route. The $75 million project is funded by a $25 million stock issue with more stock likely. Harriman control rumors were denied and old officers were reelected.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Pacific
Montana
Washington
Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Government to Build Yakima River Dam for Sunnyside Canal
Consulting Engineer Joseph Jacobs announced that the federal government will begin immediately construction of a solid concrete weir across the Yakima river at the Sunnyside canal intake. The 500 foot long, eight foot high dam will cost about $30,000 and be overseen by government engineers in the valley.
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North Yakima
Joseph Jacobs
The
Reclamation Service
Yakima River
Sunnyside Canal
Supreme court rules for Hill line in Biddle case
The Oregon Supreme Court holds that Portland & Seattle Hill line is a bona fide corporation and may use condemnation laws to cross Henry J. Biddle land, marking the first decision in the Hill Harriman dispute and giving Hill forces the first point.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
Hill-Harriman
Hill Forces
Portland & Seattle
Henry J. Biddle
Comptroller announces $100 daily fine for late bank reports
Washington reports the comptroller will fine each national bank $100 per day for failing to report their condition within five days after a statement call is issued. The policy applies to all national banks.
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Washington
Comptroller of Currency
Log Price Rise May Close Seattle Mills
May close many mills dependent on salt water timber supply as log price advance of 1 to 2 dollars per thousand threatens lumber markets. Victor H. Beckman of the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers Association says mills will struggle to hold markets if prices rise.
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Seattle
Washington Logging & Brokerage Company
Victor H. Beckman
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Beckman
North Dakota
Colorado
Sixtyteen Big Balloons Start In Aerial Rage
In Paris on October 1 the Gordon Bennett cup first contest launched with sixteen balloons from the Tuilleries. Seven countries represented, crowds along the Seine and Place de la Concorde witnessed the start. Santos-Dumont drew cheers for a novel six horsepower propeller device. Each car carried barriers, envelopes for tracking, a barometer, and three days of food.
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Paris
Tuilleries Gardens
Place de la Concord
Seine
Santos-Dumont
Aero Club of America
Meat Inspection Law Goes Into Effect For Interstate Shipments
Washington dispatch notes that starting today railroads will reject meat shipments lacking the Agriculture Department inspection stamp. Secretary Wilson has denied any extension of the law, so many small packers seeking inspection will face delays until approved.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Must File State Rates
Washington October 2 The interstate commerce commission issues a general order stating that state rates forming part of interstate rates must be filed with the commission This marks a new feature in ICC practice and the agency plans to anticipate complaints by applying the law in advance to reduce later workload
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Grant Revenue Cutter to Be Sold at Public Auction
The United States government will auction the revenue cutter Grant in Seattle on October 2. The hulk will be appraised and advertised and officials say a realization of ten thousand dollars would be considered a tidy sum.
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Seattle
United States
Revenue Cutter Grant
Back Home at Last to My Own Lonesome Rooms
A resident longs for the comfort of home after wandering the mountains. He cherishes familiar chairs a bed and the scent of homemade bread. He praises the gray haired girl beside him, who has stood by him for forty years, and recalls shared laughter and tears. The piece closes with a preference for home over travel, attributed to the Trenton State Gazette.
He Choices and Matches in a Waverley Club Scene
In a social gathering Ned Fairweather and Charlie Bateman discuss ideal wives. Bateman pursues Lily Greaves while Ned courts Julia Gordon, praised as honest and modest. Mrs. Peyton observes vanity and virtue, predicting outcomes for both couples.
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Mrs. Peyton
Charlie
Ned Fairweather
Macbeth
Ned
Mr. Bateman
Charlie Bateman
Lily Greaves
Miss Greaves
Julia Gordon
Charle Bateman
Merle
Waverley Magazine
Sinai First Mining Center The Ancient Turquoise Land
Dr Flinders Petrie argues Sinai was the world’s first mining center in his new book. He details Egyptian expeditions led by the Pharaoh, with masters of the house of metals and scribes accounting for mine outputs.
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Sina
Flinders Petrie
Petrie
Sinai
House of Metals
Brooklyn Eagle
Proverb Rewrite Sparks Dressmaker Burglary Theory
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes a pun about wine aging while noting a dressmaker’s shop burglary. The piece humorously contrasts perfect likeness with aging, suggesting burglars may be trained like robbers.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Dr Smits Eye Ear Nose and Throat Specialist Aberdeen
Dr Smits M D physician and surgeon maintains offices at Aberdeen General Hospital and Crowther Wooding block. Office hours include morning and afternoon slots with telephone numbers 614 and 185. Practice limited to the eye ear nose and throat with office rooms over Elk Pharmacy in Aberdeen Washington.
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Offee
Crowther-Wooding Block
G and Heron
Offies Hoere
ELK Pharmacy
Aberdeen
Wash
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D*. Watkins
D*. McNiven
Kaufman Block
Aber
Deen, Wash
Everett E. Lane, D. D. S
Hayes & Hayes
Co. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Zelaska Block
G Street
E. H. Fox
Robert E. Taggart
Dabney Block
Ben Sheees
Continental Saloon O. C. Vammen
Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewett
South F Street
Andrew Blum
W. Johnston Transfer Co
F Street
Roslyn Coal
J. M. Lupton, Mer
Bumnetts
A, Ingebrightsen
Sporting Goods
Portland
Tacom
Tacoma
Ocosta
Attle
H. B. Elder
N. P. Ry
A. D. Charlton
N. P. Ry. Co
Portland, Oregon
Minneapolis
St. Pau
Duluth
Fort William
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Prop
Wishkah
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
Free City
City Hall
M. J. Walker
Wm. Ziegler
Boot and Shoemaker
Jeff
William Ziegler
Northern Hotel
Alfred T. Carlson
NEW Management
Wishkah Street
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