Reed Declares War on Washington Millers Association
Tacoma Oct 24 State Grain Commissioner W H Reed vows to wage war on the Washington Millers Association accusing it of eliminating competition in grain buying and forming a trust. He cites an 1905 Buyers’ Compact between Portland and Puget Sound committees as evidence and recalls a Kansas case where similar actions broke a grain trust.
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Tacoma
W. H. Reed
Washington Millers’ Association
Northwest
Portland
Puget Sound
Kansas
Hoch
Spokane and Bellingham rail link eyed to boost regional trade
Spokane officials and business leaders study a proposed Spokane to Bellingham railroad. Local chamber secretary L G Monroe says Spokane will aid when asked and notes the route would pass through the Little Egypt wheat belt, Colville reservation lands, the Columbia and Spokane river districts, and a rich timber and mineral area, including Okanogan county.
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Spokane
Bellingham
Coast
Chamber of Commerce
L. G. Monroe
Chamber
Central Washington
Northern Pacific
Little Egypt
Colville Reservation
Washington
Columbia River
Spokane River
Methow River
Concord
Okanogan Country
Cascades
Puget Sound
Abyssinian envoy Al Sadik Pasha arrives in New York
New York on Oct 28 reports Prince Al Sadik Pasha, Mohammedan church leader and Abyssinian commander, arriving by the Cedric. He claims to discuss a new commerce treaty but is believed to seek closer ties with the United States, as Menelik shows special interest in New York.
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New York
American-Hawaiian to Launch Pacific Central American Service
Seattle reports that two 14 000 ton steel steamers will join the Seattle Central American run linking to Tehuantepec rail and a two weekly service. Capt. Cook says additional ships will reduce the Cape Horn passage and shipments will cross the isthmus then reload on a waiting vessel until the Panama Canal is finished. The schedule aims for launch next July and discontination of the Horn route.
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Seattle
American - Hawaiian Steamship Company
San Francisco
The
Sound
New York
Tehauntepec
Cape
Pacific
Cook
American-Hawaiian Line
Capt. Cook
Tehuuntepec
Panama Canal
Horn
Japan Sees U S Presence in Philippines With Repose
Tokyo envoy Takahira tells Washington Post Japan welcomes American rule in the Philippines and will maintain the open door policy. He asserts no deviation from prior policy, pledges equal respect for all nations as Japanese influence extends.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Philippines
Takahira
Washington Post
University Museum to Receive Lewis and Clark Exhibit Collection
Seattle reports that within thirty days the state university museum will receive the largest and most valuable exhibit collection ever sent to the institution. By law, state purchases for fairs go to the museum after display, with six to eight carloads arriving from the Lewis and Clark fair, including ores minerals forestry fishery horticulture grain cabinets and other state products.
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Seattle
State University Museum
State Museum
University Museum
Northern Lights Poem Reflects on Cold Deadlands and Inquiry
A poem depicts a pristine snowy landscape at night with a phantom host in silver mail under a purple sky. The speaker contrasts this serene field with the North’s fiery searchlights and a grim harvest of the slain, suggesting icy realms challenge human sustenance and philosophy.
The Miser He
John Breen, a hard nosed man of Russell Square, frets under a bad headache and a secret, bolting doors and guarding his neglected rooms. He plots relief from illness with tea and a cheese meal while wary of doctors who might reveal his identity.
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John Breen
May tax approved lands
Olympia Oct 23 The attorney general holds Northern Pacific land grant lands should be taxed from the date selections are approved by the local land office rather than from patent date. This could raise tax receipts in counties where the railroad titles are issued.
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Olympia
Northern Pacific
L. R. Byrne
Mason County
Hartz Leads Drive to Erect Monument for Sir Henry Irving
Cleveland Ohio on October 23 A F Hartz proprietor of the Euclid Avenue opera house has started a national movement to erect a monument to Sir Henry Irving.
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Cleveland, O
A. F. Hartz
Euclid Avenue
Sir Henry Irving
Wealth and downfall of John Breen a tale of charity and crime
John Breen amasses a vast fortune from safe holdings of gold notes and securities. After a fateful night and a sudden memory loss he distributes his wealth to charity, then discovers the loss of funds and the question remains whether he is a miser or a philanthropist.
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John Breen
Stockbroker and suitor clash in coded exchange
A translated fragment shows a tense exchange where a stockbroker and a future son-in-law trade pointed remarks. The dialogue hints at underlying tensions and personal implications within a family or business context.
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Gayboy
Fluegende Blaetter
Answering a Foolish Question in Somerville Journal
The exchange questions true love versus family ties as a diplomat is defined as a man who gets what he wants by pretending not to want it. The fragment suggests a reflection on motive and manipulation in relationships and politics.
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Somerville Journal
Professional cards from Aberdeen area include doctors and lawyers
The page lists Dr. Paul Smits with multiple offices at Aberdeen General Hospital and Crowther Wooding, Dr. Zelaska Block and Fox in Postoffice Block, and lawyer Ben Sheers in Dabney Block. W Mason offers building plans from 94 Heron Street. A land office registrar advertises in Olympia with homestead defense.
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Crowther-Wooding Block
G and Heron Streets
Heron Street
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South America
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the Miser
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Flo
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Children's Hospital
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John Breen the Miser
J. J. Bell
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Ittle Town
Springfield
Dragoons
Queen's Rangers
Pany
Chicago Chronicle
Paul Smits, M. D
DF. Watkins
Everett E. Lane, D. ED. S
Hayes & Hayes
D. M. Robb Stapp
Hayes & Hayes Bank
A G. Kinnison
Market Street
C. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Zelaska Block
Street
Fox
R Robert E. Taggart
Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
W. Mason
Jesse F. Murphy
Olympia Land Office
Hayes & Hayes Bank Building
Aberdeen
Wash
Continental
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G Street
Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewett
South F Street
Hayes & Hayes Bankers (Incorporated
Independent
Grays Harbor, San Francisco
Los Angeles
Firays Harbor
C. E. Burrows Co., Ag
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