Washington Montana Idaho and Oregon News Digests
Washington notes report a secret service estimate that cashier Geo Edward Adams embezzled over 100000 at Seattle assay office. Other items include irrigation politics, medical society post graduate lectures, a railroad expert appointment, and a Spokane dairy inspections surge.
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Washington
Secret Service
Steven A. Connell
Geo
Edward Adams
United States Assay
Seattle
Harry Davis
Representative Jones
Hitchcock
Spokane County Medical Society
W. J. Shaughnessy
Kennewick Courier
Prosser
L. Davies
State Railroad Commission
O. O. Calderhead
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Thomas E. Jones
Idaho
Spokane
William Martin
Georgia Nevin
Denver
Jones
D. C. McClelland
Company E
Fort Wright
Walla Walla
George Raymond
Alto
Charley
Railroad Commission
J. Will Lysons
Clinton A. Snowden
Tacoma
C. E. van Etten
Mr. Snowden
David T. Ham
E. A. Torrance
F. D. Garrett
C. L. Hoffman
Aaron Kuhn
W. S. Yearsley
Alberta
Oregon Items Reflect Legal Battle and Local News
The Pacific University suit against C F Miller’s property in Forest Grove draws attention among property owners. Fannie Rogers in Pendleton dies by own act amid despondency. A $5000 Russia massacre relief draft heads to Jacob Schiff, with hopes to reach $20,000. Portland police arrest Fred H Perkins alias C G Franklin for embezzlement in Salt Lake City. Hollister Megorden, sentenced for wife murder, obtains a stay of execution.
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Pacific University
Forest Grove
C. F. Miller
Fannie Rogers
Tenderloin
Pendleton
Portland
Russia
Jacob Schiff
Fred H. Perkins
C. G. Franklin
Fred Stackner
Salt Lake City
Perkins
Black Hawk
West Superior
Arizona
Butte Man Acquitted Testifies In Mezzano Case At Hearing
Butte resident Butte-Pat Rogers testified at a Mezzano hearing alleging Mezzano admitted assassinating Peter Coello as he hid behind a phone pole. Rogers says Mezzano wounded Coello with a razor while in jail to bolster a self defense claim. The scene included a prior cellmate relationship and a dramatic account of the alleged shooting.
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Butte
Pat Rogers
Antone Mezzano
Peter Coello
Rogers
Mezzano
Coello
Montana
Supreme Court
Farmers’ Institute
Park County
Livingston
J. Benton Leggat
Grand Illustrious Potentate
George Booke T
Helena
Algeria
Mystic Shrine
Ember
Congressman Dixon
Washington, D. C
Helena Shippers
Coroner's jury cites engineer error in Wallace mine death
The coroner's jury ruled Geo. H. Allen died at the Standard mine near Wallace due to an engineer's error. It found no culpable negligence. W. A. Cunningham, once Standard mine shift boss, has died. No new diphtheria cases in Burke. epidemic fears ease. A Boise grand jury has been convened.
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Geo. H. Allen
Standard
Wallace
Greenough Bros.’ Mercantile Company
Mullan
Coeur d’Alenes
Tiger Mercantile Company
W. A. Cunningham
Idaho
Burke
Boise
Humorous Bits From 19th Century Newspaper Snippets
A collage of quips and witticisms from period papers includes jokes about teachers, weddings, censorship, selfies, and love. Highlights feature exchanges on nobodyhood, photo justice, hotel accommodations, a wagging census, and mock dialogues about engagements and fools.
Change for Two Kingdoms
The week saw Korea fall under Japanese protection while Norway regains its independence. The Korean emperor remains figurehead as a Japanese administrator handles governing duties. Norway’s king is welcomed back, with Sweden inviting King Haakon for a formal visit, signaling peaceful aims for both nations.
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Korea
Norway
Russia
Japan
Sweden
Haakon
Sea Level Canal Favored by Isthmian Board of Engineers
The board of consulting engineers for the Isthmian Canal Commission backs a sea level canal at Panama with an estimated cost of 230 million dollars. They argue faster ship crossings and eliminate land inundation costs tied to a lock system, though the choice may delay completion beyond a decade. Public statement awaits President Roosevelt’s decision after January.
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Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Germany
France
Holland
Isthmus
Roosevelt
Board of Consulting Engineers
Republic of Panama
Market Price List From Portland and Pacific Northwest
A dense retail market rundown lists fresh produce and staples with prices in cwt and case. Items include potatoes, onions, squash, cabbage, citrus, berries, apples, eggs, flour, butter, hay, grains, and live and dressed meats with regional notes for Portland and Tacoma markets.
Fishy tale and generous gifts amuse city readers
A lighthearted urban anecdote describes Havens and Norton sharing perch from a morning fishing outing and a neighborly gift chain as Mrs Jasper and Mr Brown arrange a breakfast surprise, ending with the joke that it's just a new fish story. A separate item notes Hungarian chemist Brunn's claim of a liquid corene that doubles stone density and protects metals, enabling waterproof, weatherproof roads and structures.
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Havens
Norton
Chicago News
Noerton
Jasper
Mr. Havens
Mr. Brown
Herbert
Mrs. Brown
John Stuart
Brunn
Greece
Corene
Desert Island Tale Mocked by Elegant Lady
A hobo pleads for pity in a Cleveland Leader excerpt describing seven years gone since a shipwreck on a Pacific desert island where his mates drowned. The lady mocks him with a flippant remark as he laments his fate.
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Pacific
Cleveland
Fireproof Theater Beckons Risky Joke
A theater manager boasts a steel stage and curtain as proof of fireproof design. The insurance man counters with a remark that the actors are wooden, labeling it a big risk. A light note adds that a bald man need not worry about combed hair.
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Cleveland
New Zealand Models for Social Insurance and Welfare
The article extols New Zealand’s government backed life insurance with low premiums and state guarantees, contrasting it with American systems. It highlights the workman compensation for accidents, and the old age pension act as pragmatic reforms that support workers and retirees, arguing these measures may prove adaptable elsewhere.
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New Zealand
America
Wellington
New Zealand reforms praised for self government progress
The passage credits New Zealand with successful reforms that relieve many without hardship and notes Germany's compulsory old age insurance as less effective. It argues Americans can learn from New Zealand's up to date governance, despite accepting not all reform theories.
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New Zealand
Germany
Government to Pay Accidents Benefits for Workers
A proposed act provides compensation to injured workers and to families if death occurs. A court may exempt willful injuries, with a 2000 maximum. The plan includ es accident insurance via the government life department to lower premiums and ease burdens on artisans and laborers.
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Court of Arbitration
Life Insurance Department
Antitoxin Claims Boost to Muscle Fatigue Resistance
A German researcher reports a stable fatigue antitoxin from horse serum that, when ingested, increases muscular energy output and may enhance work capacity. The preparation is touted as promising for convalescents and neurasthenics, produced by injecting horses with fatigue toxin from exhausted muscles.
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Weichardt
Munchener Medizinische Wochenschrift
A Safe Wager and Witty Quips Collected
Pithy quips from the New port colony and humor from The Current and the Corn reflect a sharp wit. A lawyer’s gag and a jab about a woman speaker appear alongside playful notes on electricity stimulating vegetables and a quip about corn.
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Newport
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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