Milwaukee Road denies Pacific coast extension plans
Vice President McKenna for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul rail road flatly denies building an extension to the Pacific coast and says no Pacific Railroad Company land buys or terminals have occurred in Seattle or Tacoma. He states no connection with any Pacific railroad and that Earling’s Seattle trip was for city development not land purchases.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Pacific Coast
Pacific Railroad Company
Seattle
Milwaukee
Pacific Railroad
McKenna
Earling
Columbia River
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Tacoma
Ingersoll
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Williams Denies Milwaukee Ties To Pacific Railroad
H R Williams former Chicago Milwaukee St Paul executive and new Pacific Railroad president states the company is independent and not affiliated with Milwaukee or Harriman interests. He outlines a 250 mile Puget Sound to Columbia River line via Seattle Tacoma and Walla Walla counties while delaying office and engineer arrivals.
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Seattle
H. R. Williams
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Pacific Railroad Company
Puget Sound
King County
Columbia River
Walla Walla County
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Pacific Railway
Tacoma
W. L. Darling
Waste in Public Printing Landis Warns of Deep Waste
Representative Charles Landis, chairman of the congressional printing committee, argues that government printing waste exceeds previous estimates. He maintains a 4 million dollar annual saving is true but part of broader extravagance, noting a printing contagion across Congress and departments. A 20 to 25 percent reduction in printing appropriations could occur without harming public service.
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Washington
Charles Bb. Landis
Congressional Printing Investigating Committee
Congress
Lackness in collecting inheritance taxes noted in Olympia
Olympia reports Tax Commissioner Easterday returning from Clarke county where probate records show only two of twenty two liable estates have paid inheritance tax. He notes lack of supervisory power as cause and says the tax remains a lien on property with administrator liable. The commission will audit counties and pursue delinquent collections.
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Olympia
Easterday
Clarke County
Tax Commission
Prince Charles to be new king of Norway
Copenhagen reports the Norwegian government favors a prompt throne settlement. The Danish court will abandon plebiscite. Prince Charles of Denmark is willing to accept the Norwegian throne if elected by a majority of the assembly.
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Prince Charles
Norway
Copenhagen
M. Michaelson
Christiania
Charles
Denmark
Laying Out New Townsites Along C N W Railroad
Omaha reports a strong start to laying out townsites along the Casper to Wind River extension of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad. The line traverses rich country and rapid immigration to points along the new line has increased. Shoshone, on the reservation edge, has grown quickly with lot prices high and is likely to become the government operations seat when the reservation opens for settlement in June.
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Omaha
Chicago & Northwestern
Casper
Wind River Reservation
Wyoming
Shoshone
Roosevelt party begins South tour from Washington
President Roosevelt and his party left Washington this morning for a tour of the South. The group includes Mrs. Roosevelt, Secretary Loeb, Surgeon General Rixey, John A. McIlhenny of Louisiana, John C Greenway of Michigan, John S. Elliott, Porto Rico interior commissioner, M C Latta and J L McGrew stenographers, and press representatives.
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Washington
Roosevelt
South
Want Presents Admitted Free
Nashville Chamber of Commerce resolves to ask Secretary Shaw to admit free of duty the articles brought by Miss Alice Roosevelt as foreign presents. The items were not her own selections and payments, and denying entry could offend foreign hosts.
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Nashville
Nashville Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Alice Roosevelt
Pacific Coast Company to Build Two Steamers
The Pacific Coast Company sold $554000 of 5 percent bonds in New York and will use the proceeds to construct two new steamers for service on the North Pacific coast. The company also sold a small amount of stock.
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New York
Pacific Coast Company
North Pacific Coast
Bryan to Visit Mikado in Tokyo October 21
American minister Lloyd C. Griscom will present William J. Bryan to the Emperor of Japan on October 21. Huntington Wilson, secretary of the American legation, gave a luncheon yesterday in Bryan’s honor.
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Tokyo
Lloyd C. Griscom
William J. Bryan
Japan
Huntington Wilson
Legation
Bryan
Questionable justice in Texas case over typewritten typo
Commentary questions whether a Texas indictment was quashed by a court due to a single letter error in the typed copy. It argues faulty legislation and rigid procedure can defeat justice, while defending courts as liberties’ bulwark. It cites the single letter replacing and in the indictment as a travesty.
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Texas
Chicago Journal
Why Assail the Lodge in National Christian Association Meeting
The National Christian Association at its Chicago annual gathering renewed protests against the lodge as a threat to the church. Critics decry midnight meetings and alleged drink temptations while praising lodges for daily volunteer acts and genuine fellowship among members.
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National Christian Association
Chicago
Secret Society
Jso
Church
Lodge
Record exodus of Americans to Europe reaches peak
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes a peak in American travel to Europe with an expected 150000 travelers this year. Each tourist would spend about 750 dollars abroad, totaling around 112.5 million, with total trip expenditures near 150 million. The piece compares the sum to Chicago bank deposits and New York city expenses, urging a focus on domestic travel.
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Europe
Atlantic
Strasburg
Venice
Seville
Toledo
Denver
New York
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Insects and Infection in Home Sanitation
The article emphasizes eliminating insect breeding sites to prevent disease. It details where flies and mosquitoes breed, stresses draining stagnant water, keeping stables clean, and using screen enclosures and wind considerations to protect homes. It notes Italian trials on Roman fever showing protection via screened tents.
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Pontine
Instinct or Reason In A Thoroughbred Mare Tale
A Western doctor recalls a Cosmopolitan anecdote about his thoroughbred mare guiding a blind companion across a bridge to salt. Mr Burroughs questions whether horses possess such reasoning, noting the only implied fact is the mare’s apparent aid.
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John Burroughs
Cosmopolitan
Mr. Burroughs
Sixpence One-Page Playbook Becomes Priceless Treasure
A sixpence priced sixpenny quarto of Titus Andronicus, likely printed in 1594 and once thought lost, is found in Sweden after 800 years era. The sole known copy could fetch 5000 to 20000 dollars at auction, underscoring Shakespearean rare book value and the play's close ties to Shakespearean revision and performance.
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Shakespeare
Sweden
England
London
Titus Andronicus
Gentle reminder leads to mishap in neighbor tale
Captain Waters recounts how Isaac, warned by his wife to fix a loose shed board, tripped on a chair and fell harming himself. The mishap follows his neglect and a subsequent accident with the loose board, leaving him bandaged and subdued. A bystander notes many things remain hard to understand.
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Captain Waters
Captain Saunders
Isaac
Hiar'ich
Isaave
Jane
Professional Cards From Local Practitioners
Card notices for Paul Smits MD physician surgeon with multiple Aberdeen offices and hours. Attorney ads list R. Fox Robt. E. Taggart and Ben Sheers with offices, practice areas, and contact numbers. Also builder plans and estimates offered by Ben Sheers with thirty years experience and guarantees.
Land Office Help For Homesteaders In Aberdeen
Four years register Olympia land office understands the law and defends all homesteaders against the jumpers. CONSULT HIM. Room 3 Hayes and Hayes Bank Building Aberdeen Washington.
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Olympia Land Office
Hayes & Hayes Bank Building
Aberdeen
Wash
Hayes & Hayes Bankers In Aberdeen Ad Advert
Aberdeen Washington bank advertises general banking business with foreign and domestic exchange services. It notes hours from 9 to 3 weekdays and 2 on Saturday, plus one evening opening from 7 to 8.
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Milwaukee Railroad
New Pacific Railroad
Williams
St. P
E. W. McKenna
Harriman
Chicago & Northwestern Extension
Paul Smits, M. D
DR. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding Block
Heron Streets
Hayes & Hayes
D. M. Robb Stapp
Hayes & Hayes Bank
U. & Kinnison, E
Market Street
C. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Zelaska Block
G Street
Fox
Robert E. Taggart
Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
W. Mason
Heron Street
Jesse F. Murphy
Continental
O. C
Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt Sale
Fred Hewett
South F Street
Hayes & Hayes Bankers (Incorporated
Meee
Independent
Grays Harbor
San Francisco
Los Angeles
C. E. Burrows Co., Ag
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