Route of New Milwaukee Road to Coast Announced
Chicago announces the Pacific coast line of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad will run about 2000 miles to the coast and reach Butte by January 1908 with trains operating a year later A new bridge 2750 feet long will cross the Columbia river and a tunnel 3400 feet long will be built near Snoqualmie Pass.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast Line
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Butte
Mont
Glenham
S. C
Missouri River
Oak Creek
North
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Little Missouri River
Terry
Northern Pacific
Miles City
Deer Lodge
Hell Gate
Missoula
St. Regis
Saltese
Bitter Root Range
St. Joe River
Idaho-Washington
Tekoa
Wash
Columbia River
Snoqualmie Pass
Maple Valley
Washington
Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad
Seattle
Black River Junction
Tacoma
Moody Roasts Kentucky Judge in Final AG Report
Attorney General Moody condemns a Kentucky judge who voided the anti black list law and cites Chicago beef trust rulings. He urges a law granting US appellate review on questions of law in criminal cases with acquittals not to be overturned. He notes the immun ity bath decision as a setback with extensive penalties and indictments under the Elkins act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Supreme Bench
Kentucky
Chicago
Heef Trust
United States
Senate
House
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Beef Trust
Elkins
Post Office Annual Report Details Finances and Reforms
The postmaster general’s annual report outlines the department’s work over the year, notes revenue and expenditures, and describes organizational changes. It shows receipts of 167,932,782.95 dollars and expenditures of 178,449,778.89 dollars, a deficit of 10,516,995.94 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postmaster General
Department
Big Fire Destroys Buildings in Montreal Sale Dry Goods Area
Montreal December 11 fire destroyed three buildings in the sale dry goods section causing about 400000 in losses. Largest losses were Canadian Underwear company 75000 Matthews Tower Co 95000 and Yorkshire Importing company 80000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Sale
Canadian Underwear Company
Matthews, Tower & Co
Yorkshire Importing Company
Popular Actress Sylvia Gerisch Dies at Morris Heights
New York dispatch reports actress Sylvia Gerisch dies at her Morris Heights home from heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sylvia Gerisch
Morris Height
State grain inspector reports record wheat crop totals
The Olympia report covers September 1, 1901 to August 31, 1906. It shows 29,902 carloads of wheat inspected at three state points, about 31,858,360 bushels. Oats 2,763 carloads and 4,035,010 bushels. barley 2,360 carloads and 2,901,113 bushels. corn 365 carloads and 365,000 bushels. rye 23 carloads and 23,000 bushels. Total grain 35,418 carloads and about 39,182,503 bushels. Fiscal balances: grain inspection fund $4,626.42 on Sept 1, 1904. earnings 9,212.30 and expenditures 11,290.10 (Aug 31, 1905) balance $2,549.62. For 1906 earnings 17,716.09 and expenditures 16,209.12 leaving $4,056.59 on Aug 31, 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Grain Inspection Fund
Spokane Market Prices for Fruits Vegetables and Meat
Spokane daily market list with prices for vegetables fruits and meats. Items include cabbage tomatoes apples pears and onions with per cwt per box and per dozen rates. butter eggs cheese and hams pork and other cuts with weights and unit prices. grain seeds hay and feed also listed alongside a Wheat Report for Portland and Tacoma markets.
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Jonathan
Rome
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Twins
Tillamook
Spokane
Clergy Reacts to Crapsey Case Indorsement
Rev. Joseph Hutchenson of St. Mark's Warren condemns the Crapsey decision in a Warren sermon and declares support for Dr. Crapsey and his beliefs, ready to stand trial on the issue. Washington State Poultry association event set for North Yakima December 17 22.
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Providence, R. I
Joseph Hutchenson
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Warren
Crapsey
Washington State Poultry Association
North Yakima
Good Roads and Convict Labor Spark Debate Across States
An address by John Craft of Mobile argues good roads cut cotton haul costs from 50 to 16 cents per bale eight miles away, with annual savings near 340000. He cites Georgia judge Eave and Mecklenburg County use of convict labor, noting low daily costs and high recidivism decline, and contrasts with Indiana New York Massachusetts and Ontario examples.
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South
John Craft
Mobile
Craft
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
Indiana
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Missouri
Ontario
Canada
New York Sun
Wealth in Weeds Profitable Field for U S Farmers
Secretary Wilson notes U S farmers neglect drug plant cultivation while the nation spent 64 million dollars on drugs and dyes imported abroad. Agriculture experts study growing these plants domestically, finding facts that encourage domestic cultivation of drug-producing weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Gardens
Hungary
Ebenezer
S. C
Florence
Wilson
United States
Filling Mows and Farm Schemes Across the Plains
Practical notes describe a straw filling device for mows and a hoisting method. Grant Robinson buys 40,000 acres in Presidio Texas for macaroni wheat with rail access and worker housing plans. Also covered are cold storage for fruit, sheep shearing table, lime nitrogen fertilizer guidance, and farming tips on leaves, poultry feeders, livestock values, orchard care, and Danish dairy cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Robinson
St. Paul
Robinson
Valentine
Spinach Sowing and Farm Practices outlined
The text describes a farming table for sheep and hog cleanliness using slatted tops, then details sowing spinach in fall. Prepare ground with manure, drill rows 16 inches apart, plant half an inch deep, cover with straw in winter, and remove straw in spring. Spinach is hardy and tolerates cold well.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Milwaukee
Mr. Cortelyou
Ashington Grain Department
Portland
Bluestem
Red
Valley
Club
Dr. Crapsey
King
M. Albertus Coverdell
P. Remlinger
Imperial Bacteriological Institute
Constantinople
Roux
Nocard
le Bulletin Medical
Selma Carlsen
Olaf Jonssen
Sweden
Olaf
Selma
Et & Picnic
Granges
Department of Agriculture
T. H. Todd
Denmark
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