Northern Pacific Plans Double Tracking and Belt Line
The Northern Pacific annual report shows lumber shipments up from 29 155 to 40 890 carloads. General Manager Mellen urges double tracking of sections between Meeker and Black River Junction and promotes building the Lake Washington Belt line to ease Seattle freight congestion. Investments in Seattle Tacoma and Spokane are listed with branch extensions including Fairfax Green River Seattle and peninsular branches.
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Seattle
Northern Pacific
Thomas Cooper
Pacific Coast
M. Cooper
Colorado Street
Whatcom Avenue
Meeker Junction
Black River Junction
Cooper
Lake Washington
Tacoma
Spokane
Washington
Fairfax
Green River
Peninsular
Hoquaim
Quinsault
Argo
Mellen
Shaw bond offer seen as relief to money market
Washington financiers praise Secretary Shaw for offering to buy 15.7 million dollars of bonds for the sinking fund. The plan would place about 20 million in circulation, officials report strong support as crop movement nears peak. By 4 PM the Treasury noted 8.203 million dollars deposited in the subtreasury, with 5 million in fours already under consideration for acceptance and at least 7 million more expected.
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Washington
Shaw
Birmingham Coal Strike Settled 5000 Miners to Return
In Birmingham Alabama on October 16, a regional coal strike ended with about 5,000 miners set to go back to work. The settlement terms are not public but include likely acceptance of an assessment for anthracite miners, a key dispute that triggered the walkout on October 6 after some miners resisted the one dollar deduction from wages.
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Birmingham
Ala
Roosevelt makes diplomatic appointments to Greece and Chile
President Roosevelt names Henry L. Wilson from Chile to Greece replacing Charles Francis who resigned and assigns John B. Jackson from Berlin to Chile as minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry L. Wilson
Chile
Greece
Charles Francis
John B. Jackson
Berlin
CABLES FOR WARSHIP Fears Riot at Caracas
United States Minister Bowen in Caracas cables the state department asking for warships to reinforce the gun boat Marietta at La Guaira amid fears of riot and pillage as revolutionary forces threaten the capital. He also notes Valencia remains surrounded and battle ongoing with little information.
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Washington
United States
Bowen
Caracas
State Department
Marietta
LaQuayra
Castro
Panther
Colon
Cincinnati
Valencia
Great Northern earnings rise as Hill reports year results
President J J Hill released the Great Northern yearly report showing a 1.37 percent fall in revenue per ton mile. Passenger train earnings rose 1,867,091 dollars or 29.54 percent with main gains from fares and sleeping cars. Net and gross earnings rose. future prospects predict higher earnings into June 1903.
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St. Paul, Minn
J. J. Hill
Great Northern
Hill
Wagon factory proposed in Seattle using Australian woods
Eastern interests correspond with Secretary Meikle of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to set up a wagon factory. Samples of Australian woods iron bark tallow wood white gum spotted gum and blue gum have been sent. The wood is claimed to be heavier stronger and harder to split than oak and could be priced about half what oak costs locally.
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Seattle
Secertary Meikle
Chamber of Commerce
Indiana
Sand Bank Collapse Kills Two Men in Waterville
Leonard Pepper and Toni Theris, both well known in Waterville, perished when a sand bank caved in trapping them beneath the earth. No witnesses were present to see the accident, delaying the discovery until late afternoon. Friends organized a dig to recover the bodies after the embankment fell.
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Waterville
Leonard Pepper
Toni Theris
Sunset Co faces strike by Seattle electricians
Forty five Sunset Telephone Co electricians, both union and non union, walked out in Seattle for higher wages and an eight hour day. Through Local 77 business agent James Brown, the union demanded recognition and a uniform wage scale with an eight hour day, threatening to strike if denied. The company offered no reply and workers halted work after a union meeting labeled the firm unfair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Sunset Telephone Co
James Brown
International Union Electrical Workers
Phillips
Sunset Co
Longshoremen's strike threatens coastwide shipping blockade
Portland reports word that if President Keefe fails to settle the local strike the Seattle longshoremen and Pacific Coast Steamship Company stevedores along with all coast unions may be called out. An attempt to blockade shipping until employers concede terms is anticipated.
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Portland
Ore
Keefe
Seattle
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Onward Silver Breaks American Chestnut Record
Lexington Kentucky October 16 Onward Silver son of On ward and Sylvan Maid ran two miles in 4 291 to break the American record of 4 32 set by Greenlander in 1893.
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Lexington
Onward
Greatest Battle in Venezuela Reported by Bowen
United States Minister Bowen reports a fierce battle in Venezuela at Victoria with no contact to Valencia. The Navy decides one US vessel, the Marietta, stationed at La Guayra is adequate for present needs and could deploy a guard if Bowen requests it.
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Washington
Venezuela
State Department
United States
Bowen
Caracas
Victoria
Valencia
Navy Department
la Guayara
Marietta
United States Legation
End of War in Sight in Haiti Reported
The foreign consuls at Gonaives announce capitulation after talks with Gen. Nord. Government troops will enter Gonaives with hopes of avoiding clashes with revolutionists. Marines from Cincinnati D As sas and Falkmeyer guard the consulates as refugees fill the premises.
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Port-au-Prince
Hayti
Gonaives
Nord
Cincinnati
D’assas
Falk Me
Supreme Court Grants 30 Day Extension in Northern Securities Case
The Supreme Court granted a thirty day extension to file an answer in the case of the State of Washington versus the Northern Securities Co the Northern Pacific Railway Co and the Great Northern Railway Co The extension moves the case to the regular docket with possible advancement for a special hearing indicating the state's likely pursuit of early action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
State of Washington
Northern Securities Co
Northern Pacific Railway Co
Great Northern Railway Co
Griggs
The
Securities Co
North Coast Limited Keeps Full Winter Schedule
The Northern Pacific Railroad will run the North Coast limited with all features through winter due to heavy traffic. The 9:30 a.m. departure from St. Paul remains the same while the night train to the coast now leaves at 10:15 p.m. instead of 10:35 p.m.
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St. Paul
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Transfer Arrangements for Army Transports to Navy
Acting Secretary Darling conferred with Secretary Root and others at the war department regarding transferring the army transports Hancock Lawton and Relief to the navy for use as hospital or receiving ships. Jurisdiction over the transports was nearly settled yesterday.
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Washington
Darling
Navy Department
Root
Ludington
Gen
Gillespie
War Department
Army
Hancock, Lawton
Relief
Macedonian Revolt Escalates Amid Turkish Losses
A Daily Mail dispatch from Volo Greece reports twenty two Macedonian villages in full revolt and half a battalion of Turkish troops annihilated by insurgents in the Kres na defile. Sources say trouble has escalated as the conflict worsens.
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London
Daily Mail
Volo
Greece
Macedonia
Kresna
Army cut ordered to 59,600 men by Roosevelt directive
President Roosevelt directs an army reduction to 59,600 men from 65,000 in light of a peaceful Philippine situation. The move reflects confidence that the current period requires a smaller force. The order was issued from Washington, D C, on October 15.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
River Lines Face Wage Demands and Possible Tie Up
Portland reports the engineers of the Columbia river O R N and Frisco lines have ten days notice demanding higher wages and time regulation. Boats may be tied up and the river line likely to be discontinued. Officials remain reticent.
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Portland
Columbia River
Frisco
City Council Seeks Federal Control of Coal Lands
Chicago October 14. The city council unanimously adopts a resolution memorializing Congress to obtain control of undeveloped coal lands to break monopoly through government competition.
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Chicago
Congress
World Labor Trends Reported Across Cities and Industries
A survey highlights global labor activity including Paris factories, Amsterdam diamond workers out of work, Cannes flower petals use, North America electrical workers count, Sacramento clerks union growth, and British and Canadian industry shifts. It notes wage changes at Wisconsin Central, Big Four wage scales, a three year miner compromise, and a reduced workday from thirteen to twelve hours with overtime rates.
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Russia
Omaha
Neb
Amsterdam
Holland
Cannes
North America
Sacramento
Cal
Retail Clerks’ Union
Wisconsin Central
Mason Contractors’ Association
New York
Canada
Lord Glasgow Chooses a Daughter of Sir John Sinclair
Edinburgh tale recalls Sir John Sinclair and his four tall daughters. Lord Glasgow declares intent to wed, but leaves selection to the host. In the drawing room the pair learn Sir John will guide the choice, and he signals Miss Julia, not Miss Diana, as the match.
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Sir John Sinclair
Scotland
Edinburgh
Lord Glasgow
Sir John
Diana
Julia
Not Intimately Acquainted. A Test of Multiplication Tables
A brief dialogue from the Boston Transcript notes a pupil asking if the other knows the multiplication table and receiving a curt answer. It comments that old people bore young people and implies the young should remember their elders find them tedious.
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Boston Transcript
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Great Northern Railway
Sunset Telephone
Haytien
Northern Securities Company
Paris
Chicago Tailors
Liverpool
Brooklyn
N. Y
San Juan
Col
National Technical Institute
Indianapolis
George McCullough
West End Avenue
Riverside Drive
C. Vammen
PROP
Heron
Aberdeen
Humbolt Salora
Fred Hewitt
Propr
Heron and
F Sts
Wash
S. K. Bowes, Propr
Pleasant Club
Heron Street
Fashion Saloon
W. W. Wren
Heron ST
Aberdeen Hotel
New Management
P. Whitney
Geo. A. Woodward
F Street
Thomas R. Hayes
Harry A. Hayes
Hayes & Hayes
Bankers
Aberdeen, Wash
J. G. Lewis
C. W. Miller
Ceshler
Aberdeen State Bank
George L. Hilton
San Francisco Examiner Books
R. P.sporter
Choice Brands
Duluth
Minneapolis
First Avenue
Wishkah Hotel
Charley Matteus
Wishkah Street
Herald Office
Montesano
W. E. Crist
Palace Restaurant
S. Tadejevich
Mitchell
Mitchell & Co
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Wishkah
Wishkah St
Fred Redinger
Fish Market
Michael Finn
G St
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