Island of Guam Report Cites Finances and Hurricane Effects
The July 16 report from Commander Seaton Schroeder, Guam governor, shows fiscal strain due to Congress not funding last year. Receipts about 95,000 and expenditures 57,000 left a balance of roughly 5,000, down 13,000 from the prior year. Unpaid public works and leper colony costs slow imports and crops copra and cotton fail to meet home demand. Governor urges Inland experimental station and legal tender reform, with 278 population and 24 lepers at Tumon bay. He also requests 42,000 for improvements and notes a citizenship interest among island residents.
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Washington
Seaton Schroeder
Guam
Navy Department
Congress
Schroeder
Department of Agriculture
United States
Tumon Bay
Pedro M. Duarte
Fsland
Spane Feh
Fe. Fuinciatin
Seattle Leads Effort to Build Northwestern Washington Railroad
The proposal runs from Tacoma to the British Columbia border with backing from Jacob Furth ex Governor McGraw Senator George Turner and Charles H Binler all of Washington. Surveys start immediately with headquarters in Seattle. The railroad will carry freight and passengers and develop the region north of Puget Sound.
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Tacoma Sumas
British Columbia
Jacob Furth
McGraw
George ‘Turner
Charles H. Binler
Washington
Seattle
Snowslide Troubles Great Northern Road
Seattle dispatch reports the Great Northern main line from Everett to the Cascade tunnel abandoned since Wednesday due to a bridge washout and massive snowslides. Spokane local trains halted. St Paul train rerouted via Northern Pacific to Spokane. Coast line Seattle to Vancouver remains clear with regular service. An early morning effort planned to run Seattle to Skykomish to carry mail.
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Seattle
Great Northern Main
Everett
Cascade Tunnel
Madison
Spokane
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Vancouver
Skykomish
Wrthern
Pacific
COAL FAMINE THREATENED AS SWITCHMEN STRIKE LOOMS
Marshalltown Iowa, December 3. The Towa Central switchmen strike may spread to Marshalltown as freight stops and coal supply dwindles. The company offered no wage increase. union leaders threaten sympathy strikes in Albert Lea and nearby towns. General Superintendent Sweeney will meet with the strikers' committee.
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Marshalltown
Towa
Towa Central
Albert Last
Oskaloom
Monmouth
Peoria
Albert Lea
Buckmans Post Office Closing Ends Town’s Existence
Santa Fe dispatch reports Buckmans in Santa Fe county has effectively vanished as the postmaster and its last resident relinquish the office. The postmaster, unable to resign openly for fear of federal statute violation, left the town after two and a half years of attempting to secure approval from the post office department.
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Standard
Santa Fe
N. M
Buckmans
Santa Fe County
Los Angeles
Inet
Post Office Department
Attempted postmark scam targets deceased in Ohio
In Ohio and New York a collection scheme sent letters to heirs or executors stating jewelry was owed from a New York firm. The letters were sent to dead or absent recipients, warning legal action if payment not made. Post office inspectors advised the local postmaster to warn recipients the scheme was blackmail.
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Ohio
Dee
New Post PLC
New York
Railroad building makes good showing in 1902 totals
Report summarizing rail construction and mine development across states. Total railroad mileage reached 628 miles for 1902, with Oklahoma adding 498 miles and other regions listing substantial gains. Engineers note forthcoming mine development at Bear Creek and Red Pine, while mills in Newcastle and Shenandoah reopen in January affecting about five thousand workers.
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Oklahoma
New Toxas
Rea Ladue
Red
Gallagher
Storrs
Bear Creek
McCarty
Gebo
Northern Pacific
Fo Eour
Bryan Reaches Mexico on Pleasure Visit
William Jennings Bryan arrived in Mexico City with his family for a pleasure trip. He discussed the silver question, noting that if Mexico adopts the gold standard it could lower silver prices and influence India and China. He warned of a possible 700 million new gold buyers affecting gold prices and money value. Bryan plans side trips including Tocula to meet Gov. Villada. reception by President Diaz described as cordial and personal.
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Mexico City
William Jennings Bryan
India
England
Mexico
China
Bryan
Tocula
Villada
Magtrate
Ryan
Ding
Bell Says No Flying Machine Yet For His Kite Plan
Dr Alexander Graham Bell returning to Washington from Cape Breton said newspapers err in reporting a flying machine. He pursues a kite concept that could be propelled and used as a flying machine, noting his experiments produced a solid kite able to rise in a breeze and land safely when released. He will not disclose construction details now.
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Washington
Alexander Graham Bell
Cape Breton Island
Superior Company Changes Directorate
Philadelphia December 28 th Consolidated Lake pany, after a $3 500 loan to aid its business, held a meeting to reconstitute its board. McDonald Tweed Speyer & Co Horatio C Lloyd and Thomas Dewitt Husler fired. Joseph Swartz elected vice president, succeeding E. resignation.
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Philadelphia
Lake Pany
Asalat
Lewis
W. P. Douglas
Edward James Butterwo Eal
Charles ‘McDonald
Charles H
Speyer & Co
New York
Horatio C. Lloyd
Thomas Dewitt Husler
Commercial Trust Company
Joseph 8. Swartz
City Labor Action Imminent From Clerks and Freight Handlers
Dec 28 report notes the S000 freight handlers and office clerks preparing to strike. Negotiations are ongoing and both organizations indicate they will take concerted action if talks fail. The dispute disrupts local industries briefly last summer and echoes into current labor talks.
Mrs A Maguire Dies at St Louis Hospital
A. Maguire of St Louis died this morning at St Vincent's hospital from pneumonia aged 78. She was the mother of the wife of General Eugene A Care U S A retired, who with her son Ma M Carr of Guam, were at the bedside at the time of the last summons.
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Denver
Dee
Santa Fe
N.M
A. Maguire
St. Louie
St. Vincent's Hospital
Eugene A. Care
U. S.A
Ma. M. Carr
Guam
Rains Cause Railway Havoc Between Victoria and Nanaimo
Freshers in the Fiver report sudden flood damage to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Tailway Bridge at Kokillah. All trains between Victoria and Nanaimo are cancelled until Wednesday due to the downpour and resulting disruption.
Woman Shoots Herself After Christmas Visit
In St Louis Dee Ella Sweetland ended her life by shooting, saying fear of paralysis haunted her after Christmas time with family. In Denver Dee, a separate note reports infant M Kistl from Fort Logan has been missing for nearly two weeks.
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St. Louis
Dee. Zo
Ella Sweetland
Denver
M. Kistl
States
Fort Logan
Denver police seek missing soldier Lieut Kist Ter
Denver police seek to locate Lieut Kist Ter, 22, a private in the Sixth Cavalry at Philadelphia. Shortly after, he went with the battery to the Philippines and saw active service in and around Manila.
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Denver
Great Suffering On Ice Bound Steamer Hopkins
Toledo reports the steamer W. Le Hopking en route from Detroit to Toledo is trapped in ice and at risk of sinking. A tug could not reach her within two miles. The mate and two sailors arrived in the city after a perilous crossing to report crew conditions. They say the crew of 17 is subsisting on bread and a single daily portion of bacon and potato with limited food since Christmas. Ice formed along most of the voyage, and the situation remains dire.
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Toledo
Ohio
W. le Hopking
Detroit
Hopkins
Woman Accuses Clairvoyant of Looting in Monta Villa
Portland reports a complaint against A De Amandus a clairvoyant for larceny of 1028 from Mrs Moor and another woman. They gave him 41 300 mills to charm into gold, buried the envelope as instructed, and unearthed only newspaper clippings when they dug it up. Detectives seek the missing felon who vanished after the alleged swindle.
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Portland
Ore
A. de Amandus
Moor
Monta Villa
de’ Amandus
First Street
Cold Wave Sweeps Over Sunny South
Louisville dispatch reports continued cold across the South with subzero readings in several cities. Temperatures ranged from 25 in Montgomery to 8 in Knoxville and 13 in Nashville, while Kentucky victims were reported from Louisa and exposure deaths noted near residents. Atlanta logged 0 degrees with prospects of a continued cold spell. Memphis and other towns saw no relief for the night.
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Louisville
Louis Montgomery
Birmingham
Nphix
Nashville
Colu
Louisaro
Inishouse
Nebraska Cold Weather Keeps State in Frigid Grip
Dec 26 report notes cold air sweeping Nebraska with minimal snowfall. Towns near the range report zero weather conditions and little ground snow, but livestock remain generally untroubled by the cold spell.
Wedded After One Hour's Acquaintance
Cripple Creek Colorado December 26 Miss Annie Belk ten seamstress and Robert Mt Penn five Seattle citizen wed last night by Justice Harrington after a personal acquaintance of less than one hour. The story weaves from a quilt sent to the war department in the Spanish American War to a pawned quilt bought by Pendleton and a later wedding. The narrative then digresses to railroad plans and a Santa Fe cut-off project near Pecos Valley with labor figures and a large electric plant. Further, Phoenix reports the Globe cowboy tournament and steer roping results, noting James Gillian of Globe won broncho riding and best steer-tying time. Colorado Springs court action seeks damages of 2500 against John Millikin over a published interview and alleged treachery in selling stock in a Women Cycle Mining Company.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Annie J. Belk
Robert Mt. Penn ‘Tetany
Seattle
Wash
Justice Harrington
Mise Belk
War’ Department
Philippines
Pendleton
Misa Belk
Phoenix
Orig
Globe
James Gillian
Colorado Springs
Coro
Tucker, Ballard & Co
John, Millikin
Women Cycle Mining Company
Abel
Milk
den Cycle Company
Mine purchase and debt listed with stock sale terms
A report states a mine was purchased for 600000 with a remaining debt of 48000. The stock to be issued or sold is 10 shares at TS cents per share, indicating a restructuring or partial financing of the asset.
Oregon Governor Geer Cables Dole On Trans-Pacific Link
Salem Ore December 2 Gov Geer sent a dispatch to the Postal To Cable company to be among the first messages sent over the new trans Pacific cable upon its connection tomorrow The message to President Dole Hawaii congratulates the people of Oregon on telegraphic communication with Hawaii and hopes for uninterrupted patriotic commercial ties between the two nations
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Salem
Ore
Gov. Geer
Dole
Hawaii
Kon
Ptriotic
Silvertown Cable Ship Reports Ocean Rescue Efforts
San Francisco dispatch dated December 26 notes the Silvertown is nearing Oak Island to obtain water and splice a heavier shore cable to the sea line off Diamond Head for the San Jain landing. The operation may take one or two days and hinges on weather conditions for restoring cable communication with San Francisco and the world.
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San Francisco
Silvertown
Island of Oak
Diamond Head
San Jain
Natural gas find reported near Douglas Wyoming
December 2 report from Douglas describes a major discovery of natural gas 13 miles west of the town. The gas was struck in an oil well and shot gravel and sand above the Herrick formation, with a small oil flow accompanying it, marking a significant development in Central Wyoming’s industrial growth.
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Douglas
Wyo
Wyoming
Herrick
L W H Simons Plan New Store in Forsyth
Special wisps. Dec 26. L W H Simons, well known in Montana, both long engaged in reservation business, arrive to arrange opening a large goods store at Forsyth. They expect to be ready to begin business about February. They contracted today for the furnishings of the store.
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W_H Simons
Montana
Forsyth
Plan to modify United States Steel plan faces legal hurdles
A plan in New York to modify or indlaned conversion reports that legal obstacles from unions and Sharon companies were denied. The plan will be carried out as soon as these obstacles are removed. In Vancouver, Dick Case of Seattle won a third-round decision over Jack Leedham after multiple fouls, with the fight stopped.
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New York
Dec
United States Steel Corporation
Union
Sharon
Vancouver
B. C
Dee
Dick Case
Seattle
Jack Leedham
Tere Tosnight
Hypnotic Cat Power Astonishes New York Readers
New York observers report Mrs Eliza Abeth Cunningham visiting Belles Vine hospital twice in a day with jaws fixed and mouth open due to what is described as the eyes of a cat exerting hypnosis. The case draws parallels to famous hypnotic portraits and sensational tales, sparking wide medical curiosity and lay wonder.
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New York
Merald
Eliza Abeth Cunningham
Belles Vine Hospital
Mpiurien
Trilby
The Soothing Touch of Time and Cat Hypnosis Tale
A long, lurid account describes a woman plagued by fear of cats causing hysterical jaw lock and alleged tetanus like symptoms. Doctors call auto hypnotism a form of hysteria while others cite hypnotic influence and past cases in medical history.
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Etter
George F. Shrady
Eastith Street
Corcoran
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