Northwest States News Roundup Highlights Local Events
A roundup from Washington Montana Idaho and Oregon notes large livestock counts in Wallowa county and a body recovered from Lake Kahlotus. Fort Spokane Indians sign open lands deal worth 1.5 million. Colville reservation partition planned. Rainier Beach justice killed by streetcar. Washington delegation wins irrigation funding. debate over higher allotments continues. Sid Houk convicted for Owen Ellis murder in Dillon. Kalispell Masonic temple dedicated amid large crowd. Butte stores clash over price cutting. Henry Oakes pleads guilty to forgery in Miles City.
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Wallowa
Alex Kanseler
Lake Kahlotus
Fort Spokane
Colville
Henry A. White
Rainier Beach
Seattle
Washington
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Okanogan
Sid Houk
Dillon
Owen Ellis
Houk
Ellis
Masonic Temple
Kalispell
M. J. Connell
D. J. Hennessy Department
Butte
Henry Oakes
Pierre
S. C
Miles City
Montana State Penitentiary
Goldfield
Kendall
United States
Nixon
George Wingfield
John S. Cook Bank
Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting & Refining Company
Granby Mines
Phoenix
B. C
Grand Forks
Canada
Granby
New York
Gold Bay
E. R. Ray
Medford
Elk City
Idaho
Crooked River Mining & Milling Company
Lardeau Camp
Metropolitan
Baker City
Notable Governors Party to Christen a Battleship Ida ho
Governor Gooding and family head to Philadelphia for the launch of the battleship Ida ho with Miss Gooding to christen the vessel. Senator Heyburn proposes a land withdrawal measure for irrigation town sites with sale proceeds funding water and sewer systems.
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John Knudson
Latah
Moscow
R. O. Mead
Snake River
Mineral
District Court
Snohomish County
James Williams
Jim
Wardner
Rumbling Volcanic Turmoil Tests Russia Baltic Crisis
Petersburg reports chaotic tension as telegraph links fail with Finland and German fronts, banks hoard gold, and rumors of mutinies in guards reach the capital. Reval troops in open mutiny heighten fears of a broader Baltic upheaval amid government pressure on telegraph services and dismissal demands.
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Tsarskoe Selo
Boris
London
Baltic
Reval
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
M. Durnovo
Early London Football Sparks Prohibition Proclamation
In 1314 football crowds clogged London streets prompting merchants to petition the King. Edward I issued a proclamation banning street games amid fears of harm from hustling over large balls. James I later condemned football as rough and violent exercise in Basilikon Doron.
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London
Edward
James I
I Debar
London Illustrated News
Infant Intuition of a Boy’s First Pants
A New York Times excerpt depicts a mother and father watching their infant son resist wearing his first trousers. The child balks at growing up and feels shame while the parents acknowledge the inevitability of maturity and gender roles. The piece contrasts a child’s sweetness with adult error.
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New York Times
Sequel of a Minuet Amid the Yacht Club Ball
Peggy and Jack Thurber reconcile during the yacht club masquerade ball minuet. Polly Dexter enlists Peggy to dance with Joe Brewer while Jack seeks forgiveness, the pair rekindling romance as Peggy quietly accepts his hand for the subsequent dance.
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Peggy
Polly Dexter
Polly
Jack Thurber
Miss Dexter
Jack
Joe Brewer
Billy
Billy Scott
Mr. Thorn
Washee Washee and Stereotypes of Chinese Hygiene
A Columbus Dispatch note mocks frontier views on Chinese cleanliness by contrasting daily bathing and neat appearance with local prejudice. A farmer and city boarder exchange jests about fresh vegetables and a letter order, illustrating humorous rural banter.
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Granger
Columbus Dispatch
Unnamed Boston Herald Moments In Polite Tension
A fleeting scene quotes a tender exchange between a woman and Polly Dexter as she responds to a question with Yes. The look toward Polly and her fiancé carries a calm, non envious mood amid their engagement.
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Pretty Polly Dexter
Boston Herald
Sergius Witte First Premier of New Russian Government
Sergius Witte led Russia as first premier of the new government. Born 1849 in Tiflis, he studied at Novorossiysk University and rose through railway and finance posts. He financed the Transsiberian line, reformed finances to gold standard, and led peace talks with Japan in 1905.
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Oregon
United States
District of
Oxegon
William C. Bristol
Roseburg
Benjamin L. Eddy
Tillamook
Ore
James M. Lawrence
Bend
Boyd Redner
Pendleton
Express Company
Middle West
Portland
First State Bank
Prescott
Wash
Farmers & Merchants’ Bank
Forest Grove
Chamberlain
West
State Land Board
Sergius Witte
Russia
Tiflis
Caucasia
Novorossisk University
Southwestern Railways
Ministry of Finance
Tariff Commission
Council of Ministers
Japan
Local jest about clocks and harps in heaven
The Cleveland Leader mocks a plan spreading a habit of play that uses feet to strike harps. The text jokes about a clock needing no winding for eighty days and wonders how long it would last if wound. It ends with a playful heaven reference and rising complaint.
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State Capitol
Helena
Mont
E. Hahn
Albuquerque
Joseph Johnson
Peter McGann
Belen
Camp No. 6
John Melsaacs
Cleveland Leader
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Washington Notes
Idaho News
Havre
Chateau County
Peter Larson
Ben Harris
Ma- Tiver
Macy Rock
Harry Mayer
Sherherder
Kid Leettyavre
Young Sawyer
South
Sawyer
John Carron
Ronan
Mission Mountains
S & Box
Ric Teport
J. H. Whin
OT. Petersburg
la Rire
Root
Duke of Bedford
Covent Garden Market
Bedford
Charles Frohman
Henri Lavedan
Paris
William
Poachin
George H. Utter
Rhode Island
Executive Department of
State
Prince Yamashima
Mount Tsukaba
Tokio
Jaxim Gorky
St Petersburg
Alondon Street
Edward LI
Dad
Mr. Thornton
California
M. DE Witte
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