Happenings of the Past Week Abroad and at Home
Two men killed in a Utah train wreck and six wounded in a Porto Rico political riot. Robbers net $500 in a Franklin Tennessee train hold up as big safes remained untouched. Roosevelt finishes Vermont tour at Brattleboro praising Lincoln. Illinois naval militia showcases amid crowd. Generals Botha De Wet De la Rey arrive in London. Venezuelan troops desert to the enemy. Roosevelt spends Sunday with Shaw in Thompson Vermont. Queen Wilhelmina turns 22 as Holland celebrates. A Chicago and Northwestern fast mail washout at Fairchild kills engineer and fireman. Mississippi River floods and headwater damage. Savable wins the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay, Lord of Vale second, Dazzling third, Huntbourne fourth in a $60,000 purse.
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Savable
Sheepshead Bay
Lord of Vale
Dazzling
Huntbourne
Pacific Cable Agreement Opens Route to Manila
The Commercial Cable Company wins approval to build a San Francisco to Manila line with U S government priority, wartime control, and eminent domain. The plan links to Honolulu Guam and China and aims for an American owned single Pacific cable to Manila. Taft in Manila pledged U S longevity and gradual self rule for the Philippines. A separate note reports a tornado near Cochran Wisconsin injuring several and damaging buildings.
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New York
Congress
San Francisco
Manila
Commercial Cable Company
John W. Mackay
United States
Commercial
United States Office
Cable Construction Company
Honolulu
Guam
China
Hongkong
Rebellion Spreads in Sze Duan Threatening Foreigners
Reports from Sze Duan province to Peking indicate the rebellion is widening and foreigners face increasing danger as the unrest accelerates.
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Peking
Sze Duan
Weyerhaeuser plans large mill at Seattle
Seattle awaits a major industrial expansion as the Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company plans to build a large mill in Seattle. The project signals growth in the region's timber industry and employment prospects.
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The
Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company
Seattle
Labor Day Echoes from Labor History Across States
Washington notes Labor Day gains significance as the nation marks twenty years since the first observance. Origin traced to New York agitation in 1882 led by P. J. Maguire. Oregon established the first Saturday in June law in 1887, with New Jersey and New York adopting laws in 1887 and other states following after 1890.
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Washington
United States
Unio
New York
P. J. Maguire
Journeymen Carpenters
Oregon
New Jersey
Colorado
Massachusetts
Government irrigation survey expands to western states
Chief hydrographer F A Newell reports the irrigation program advancing through reservoirs across Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana Utah Nevada Wyoming and related river systems with cost and payoff assessments guiding future projects. A San Francisco parade marks the largest coast unity march for unions with about 40000 participants as three rival bodies form a united front.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
F. A. Newell
Wyoming
Newell
Geographical Survey
Arizona
Gila River
California
Colorado River
San Joaquin Valley
Colorado
Sterling
South Platte
Montrose
Gunnison River
Idaho
Snake River
Montana
Yellowstone
Milk Rivers
Nevada
Carson
Truckee
Utah
Bear River
Big Horn
North Platte
San Francisco
Cal
Labor Organization
Building Trades Council
The
Labor Council
City Waterfront Federation
Mount Pelee Devastates Morne Rouge and Le Carbet
Reports from the Korona indicate Mount Pelee's eruption killed about 200 more people at Morne Rouge and Le Carbet. St Pierre was razed, a tidal wave struck Fort de France, and ash and tremors stretched across Martinique as residents flee inland. The governor ordered boats to evacuate coastal villagers.
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Castories
St. Louis
Korona
Fort de France
Mount Pelee
Morne Rouge
la Carbet
Martinique
St. Pierre
le Carbet
Lorraine
Basse Pointe
NIPSA Scheme Averted in Indian Land Scandal
Washington reports William A. Jones, commissioner of Indian affairs, halted a scheme with potential theft of 16 to 20 million dollars in Indian lands. Syndicates sought to buy government holdings at low prices by pressuring Indian agents for land descriptions and heirs, planning sales to settlers on mortgage at about 50 dollars per acre.
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Washington
William A. Jones
Indian Affairs
Interior Department
Jones
West
Nebraska
Omaha
Dan Patch Smashes Speed Peak At Narragansett Park
Dan Patch, unbeaten son of Joe Patchen, raced a mile in 1:59 1-2 at Narragansett Park. Crowds witnessed a near world record pace with a 29 second quarter and a 5915 second first half as Myron McHenry steered the brown stallion to a remarkable display for M. E. Sturges of New York.
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Providence
R. I
Narragansett Park
Danatch
Joe Patchen
Star Pointer
Readville
Dan Patch
Myron McHenry
M. E. Sturges
New York
Miles to Philippines Seen as Inspecting Army
Washington notes speculate Gen Miles will visit the Philippines to inspect instruction discipline and supplies rather than take command. The question is whether his report will stop at factual observations or critique the conduct of the campaign.
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Washington
Miles
Philippines
Cuba
Santiago
Alger
Shafter
Gen. Miles
Islands
Secretary of War
Philippine
Skagway Favors Territorial Government Over Seattle Move
Skagway residents condemn Seattle news that the chamber of commerce may repudiate Donald Fletcher and the Trans-Mississippi congress backing a territorial government. They cite broad northern support, note Governor Brady lacks public sentiment standing, and point to a Junau Republican convention vote of 44 to 1 on removal.
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Skagway
Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Donald Fletcher
Trans-Mississippi Congress
Alaska
Fletcher
Brady
North
Juneau
Philadelphia
Congress urged release of Cuban army convicts
Both branches of the Cuban congress passed resolutions demanding the release of all prisoners on the island who fought for Cuba. The texts call for broad amnesty even for those convicted of any crime and set October 1 as the release date. A committee will request the president to act on the measure.
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New York
Cuban Congress
Cuba
Havana
Tribune
Congress
Butte Hosts 58th International Mining Congress
Two thousand delegates are at the fifty eighth annual session in Butte Montana with trains expected to raise attendance to at least 5000. The first session offered welcoming speeches and an address by former Governor Richards for the Butte Business Men's Association detailing Butte’s extraordinary mineral output.
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Butte
Mont
International Mining Congress
Richards
Butte Business Men’s Association
Smart says Yukon concessions granted under misrepresentation
Deputy Interior Minister Smart, visiting Dawson, asserts that the Treadgold Bronzon Ray Mine and related concessions were obtained via misrepresentation. He says the government would not have granted them if all facts had been known, noting overreliance on statements from interested parties.
G A R appeal funds support Confederate veterans home
General Eli Tarrance, head of the Grand Army of the Republic, appeals to veterans to donate to a Mission Creek Alabama home for ex Confederates, praising the bravery of the men who wore the gray.
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Minneapolis
Eli Torrance
Grand Army Veterans
Mission Creek
Ala
Portland Elks Carnival Opens With Big Labor Day Crowd
Portland Oregon September 2 The Elks carnival opened under perfect weather drawing thousands from suburbs and distant points. About 25 000 passed the gates during the day and Miss Maybelle Douglass was crowned carnival queen in the evening before a likely record crowd.
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Portland
Maybelle Douglass
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Porto Rico
Franklin, Tenn
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Brattleboro
Abraham Lincoln
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Botha, de Wet
de la Rey
London
Roosevelt
Wilhelmina
Holland
Chicago and Northwestern
Fairchild
Wis
Pacific Cable
Taft
Minnesota
Winona
Minn
Cochran
Sveral
Washington State News
Canadian Cricketers of Victoria
Seattle Cricket Club
Everett
Spokane
Walla Walla
Admiral Stirling
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Tacoma
Mary Smith
Vancouver
John Kellogg
Lower Sound Region
Ore
Whitman County
Labor Day
Oilers
Pelee
Butte Mining Congress
Smart
Aberdeen Brewing Co
Telephone
W. B. Lowrie
Washington Abstract Company
Chehalis County
Grays Harbor
G Street
Aberdeen State Bank
Aberdeen
Wash
D. McLafferty & Sons
Heron
Hume
Churchill
Burlington
St. Paul
Denver
Billings
HM Hog
Pacific Transfer
Robert Lowry
Prop
Pacific Hotel
Hacks and Gurneygg
H. A. Tereda & CO
Zelasko
Star Meat Market
James Barrett
Propr
F Street
Aberdeen Livery and Transfer CO
W. T. McBride
Harbor
Elks’ Carnival
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