Parker elected ABA president at St Paul meeting
At the American Bar Association annual convention in St Paul Judge Alton B. Parker was elected president. A Melbourne dispatch notes Victoria again rejects women suffrage. Japan Korea pact aims to convert Chin saewan and Yongheung into naval stations at Japan’s expense. Alaska Central chief engineer W B Poland plans to leave for a new Philippine project. Australian agent J S Larke reports tariff preference measures favoring Britain and New Zealand with higher duties on Canadian bacon butter cheese grain onions potatoes and timber.
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St. Paul
Alton B. Parker
American Bar Association
J. S. Larke
Australia
Sydney
Great Britain
New Zealand
States to be invited for Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair funding
Seattle August 29. A special commissioner will visit every state with a legislative session next January to urge appropriations for Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition buildings in Seattle 1909. Maj T S Clarkson appointed to lead the campaign. He previously headed the Omaha exposition and was involved with the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland.
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Seattle
Union
T. S. Clarkson
Maj. Clarkson
Street railway strike widens as outside breakers arrive
In San Francisco, Thomas M. Farley arrived with 700 nonunion workers while United Railroads reports easy hiring of replacements. Ten unions on electric and cable roads pledge mutual support amid the dispute.
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San Francisco
Thomas M. Farley
New York
Thornwall Mullally
Calhoun
United Railroads
West coast postoffice clerks form national union
Postoffice clerks from six principal Western cities met this week in Chicago and formed the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks under the Federation of Labor. It is the first national union in America composed exclusively of government employees.
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Chicago
West
Federation of Labor
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
America
Roosevelt policy statements denied by secretary in Oyster Bay note
Secretary Loeb says public statements attributed to President Roosevelt on Cuba are unfounded and that the president has issued no determinate policy. Meanwhile, Iverson brothers report copper ore on Knight Island in Prince William Sound and Welch & Co. takes over Alaska Central railroad construction toward coal fields with plans to expand crews and push work through winter.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Cuba
Loeb
Knight Island
Seward
Iverson Brothers
Prince William
Welch & Co
Martin Welch
Washington News Highlights From The Region
George H. Tucker is appointed postmaster at Silver Creek Washington replacing A H Tucker. Everett to Mukilteo county road work starts with three months until opening. Big Bend Baptist Association met at Wenatchee in annual session including Lincoln Douglas and Chelan counties. State board of control calls for bids on 750 bales jute for penitentiary grain bag factory with brand options. Interior secretary approves contract with Chapman Valve Company for two 86 inch gate valves for Okanogan irrigation project at 1510. King County voters to decide September 12 on 500000 bond issue for Lake Washington canal project after agreement by county commissioners and J A Moore. Spokane business men plan tenth annual excursion leaving September 11 for three days through the Boundary country and Kootenays of British Columbia.
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Big Bend
Secretary of the Interior
Chapman Valve Company
Indian Orchard
Mass
Okanogan Irrigation Project
King County
Lake Washington
J. A. Moore
Spokane
Boundary Country
Kootenays
British Columbia
Southern Pacific Buys California and Northeastern
Klamath Falls Oregon August 29 The California and Northeastern railroad is to be sold to the Southern Pacific. President A N Naftzger says SP will take charge of operation and construction. Passenger service will start on the new route with stages Sunday and freight service already began. Terms are not public but bonds may be guaranteed by the Harriman system.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
California & Northeastern Railroad
Grass Lake
Oregon Eastern
Eugene
California & Northeastern
Southern Pacific
A. N. Naftzger
Naftzger
Iceland plans direct import of American goods and king’s Iceland tour
A Reykjavik telegram says Iceland intends direct import of American goods bypassing British ports with increases in petroleum wheat sugar and tobacco. Iceland’s legislature invites forty Danish MPs to join King’s projected 1907 summer visit to Iceland.
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Copenhagen
Reykjavik
Iceland
America
Denmark
Cinnabar Deposit Reported on Kuskokwim River
Advices from Seward describe a large cinnabar ledge on the Kuskokwim river about 300 miles from the mouth. The deposit is owned by Duncan McDonnell, formerly United States commissioner of the Kuskokwim district, and associates.
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Seattle
Seward
Kuskokwim River
Duncan McDonnell
United States
Kuskokwim District
Ohio Brings Vast Gold Cargo to Seattle Pier
The steamship Ohio of the White Star line arrived from Nome with 650000 dollars in gold and 300 passengers. After coaling, she will reload for another Northbound voyage.
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Seattle
Ohio
White Star Line
Nome
Seattle Market Prices for Grains Eggs and Livestock
Seattle market report lists f o b prices to producers for oats barley wheat chicken feed bran shorts corn hay alfalfa eggs poultry wool and live stock. Details include oats 24.00 24.50 per ton barley 20 21 wheat 22.24 hay 15 16 Puget Sound 10 11 alfalfa 10 11 eggs 81c per dozen live hens 14 15 c per lb etc. Lambs per head $3 6 with other livestock quotes.
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Seattle
Washington
Puget Sound
Agricultural Prices Roundup From Local Markets
Wheat prices at 68 to 70 cents for bluestem and red varieties. Oats priced at 26 to 30 dollars per hundred, rolled oats 27 to 30. Hay including alfalfa timothy clover and mixed types listed with respective per hundredweight figures. Feed items show corn 28, wheat 25, barley whole grain 28.50 and 25.50, bran 17, shorts 18 to 19. Poultry prices include dressed turkey 25 cents, dressed chickens 21, ducks 15, geese 16. Live hens 14, spring chickens 15 to 16, ducks 11, geese 12. Butter from Washington creamery 26, eggs from Washington ranch 28.
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Washington Creamery
Washington Ranch
Bryan Urges Peace Arbitration and Rail Reform
The speech at Madison Square Garden by W. J. Bryan to a crowd over 20,000 covered peace through arbitration, tighter trust controls, and public railway ownership ideas. He urged use of The Hague court, warned against monopoly power, endorsed interstate rate reform, and proposed mixed public private rail ownership with federal trunk lines. He also touched on Philippines policy and the Philippines and Cuba approach, and argued for treaty-based dispute resolution.
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New York
W. J. Bryan
Madison Square Garden
Mr. Bryan
America
Hague Court
International Tribunal
Great Britain
United States
Bryan
Ion
Philippines
Cuba
Roosevelt
Congress
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King Frederick
Melbourne
Executive Council of Victoria
Japan
Korea
Chinsaewan
Yongheung
W. B. Poland
Alaska Central Railroad
Northern Road
Alaska
Frisco
Carolina Dispensary Law
Columbia
S. C
Union of Postoffice Clerks
Alaska Central
Washington News
George H. Tucker
Silver Creek, Wash
A. H. Tucker
Everett
Mukilteo
State Board of Control
State Penitentiary
California
Northeastern
Kinakokwim
Seattle Market Report
Tacoma
Hague Tribunal
Interparliamentary Union
England
France
Germany
Senate
Transcontinental Farce Company
Oak Streets
Portland, Orego
W. W. Wrenn
East Market Street
Harper Rye
Kentucky
Fred Hewett
Humboldt
South F Street
Aberdeen, Wash
G. W. Ninemire, Pres
Ninemire
A. E. Hoefer
Sec
Treas
Butchers and Packers
Ninemire Packing Co
Montesano
Aberdeen
Patterson & Locke Co
General Insurance Agents
Newisawe Sen
C.O.D
Postenasieg
Express
Aper
Mead Cycle Company
Dept
Jl” Ghigago
Ill
MacLafferty & Sons
Heron
Hayes & Hayes Bankers (Incorporated
E. J. Bradley
State Bank
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