World News Roundup Tells Global Happenings
A compact review of events from Denver to Rome notes a Santa Fe freight collision injuring many, a treasury balance report, the death of Sir Richard Jebb, a Windsor cemetery burial, a high profile kidnapping case in Omaha, Dewey’s Chicago banquet appearance, Yale donations, California wind storms, Ballantyne mortality, wolves near Rome, a Reading bank heist, and a Vatican statement on church state separation in France. The items cite numerous cities, institutions, and figures across nations.
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Denver
Cadoa
Treasury
London
Richard Claverhouse Jebb
Regius
Cambridge University
Hoosick Falls
Mary Mabel Rogers
Windsor
St. Mary's
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Pat Crowe
Eddie Cudahy
Chicago
George Dewey
Merchants’ Club
Horace Porter
Boston
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Thomas W. Lawson
Robert H. McCurdy
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Board of Trustees
Yale University
Santa Ana
Cal
Santa Ana Valley
Santa Ana Canyon
Newark
N. J
Robert D. Ballantyne
Peter Ballantyne
Rome
Apennines
Oliver B. Hart
St. Louis
Irene Klockow
Klockow
Reading
Mass
Mechanics’ Bank
Reading Waterworks
Signor Palo Carcano
Chamber of Deputies
Los Angeles
Echo Mountain
Mount Lowe Observatory
Mount Lowe
Vatican
France
Washington Notes Chronicle Coyote Drive and Local Events
A coyote drive is planned for Sunnyside on December 16. The Seattle wheat market showed exceptional strength last week. Harrington raises saloon licenses to $1000 annually. Harold Bush, aged seven, burned to death at Spokane. Tacoma grants Independent Telephone a franchise by unanimous vote. Wenatchee Canal plans extension irrigation for more土地. Oscar Oeschlagel, 12, killed at Spokane by a streetcar. Judge Snell calls grand jury to probe municipal affairs. Nearly 5000 acres near Bossburg to open for settlement. The Colfax log rolling ends in success with 376 new members. Jeanne Brooks, Tacoma vaudeville singer, inherits $200,000 from estranged husband who died in South Africa. J H Mason killed in Bellingham by falling from a box car. Donations urged for insane patients at Medical Lake. Grote brothers buy 5500 acres at Eureka flat for about $100,000. Angus McPhail hanged for murder at Darrington. Whitman college contest: Thomanson wins orator honors. Snow allowed longer wheat growth. sleighing exceeds 1897 levels. D A Griffin sentenced to 14 years for criminal assault. appeal filed. Whitman commissioners grant Washington Water Power franchise for electric line in county. Dr J Edward Hughes commits suicide in North Yakima jail awaiting bigamy trial. Adams thefts: Leach confirms five-year scope and $170,000 total loss.
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Sunnyside
Seattle
Harrington
Harold Bush
Snell
Pierce County ,Superior Court
Pend d'Oreille
Bossburg
Stevens County
Colfax
Jeanne Brooks
Tacoma
South Africa
J. H. Mason
Bellingham
Mason
Medical Lake
Grote Brothers
C. B. Upton
Eureka Flat
Angus McPhail
Fred Alderson
Darrington
Wash
Whitman College
Calvin C. Thomanson
Walter Felthouse
Peringer
O’neill
D. A. Griffin
Hotel Man Land
Deming
Neterer
Superior Court
Winnie Johnson
Whitman County
Washington Water Power Company
Spokane
J. Edward Hughes
North Yakima
Hughes
Theophilus Hatch
Almira
Gus Pearson
Director Leach
San Francisco Mint
Adams
Leach
Engineers Swap Senior Posts In Rail Rivalry
W L Darling chief engineer of the Pacific Railway exchanges positions with E J Pearson chief engineer of the Northern Pacific. Darling becomes engineer for the N P while Pearson takes over the post with the company building the St Paul extension to the coast.
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W. L. Darling
Pacific Railway Company
E. J. Pearson
N. P
Mr. Darling
Mr. Pearson
St. Paul
Gale Hurts the Orange Crop. Teems of damage hit SoCal
A severe windstorm struck southern California on Sunday, with gale force winds reported around Los Angeles. The daylong storm caused noticeable damage in various localities and threatened the orange crop amid widespread reports from the region.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Cs Angeles
Panama Canal Construction Chief Clerk Appointed
Max Der, chief clerk of the Great Northern office, accepts a chief clerkship under W G Tubby, Panama Canal construction superintendent. At Marseilles, all Colonel Cody horses were killed by glanders, as certified by government veterinaries.
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Max der
Great Northern
W. G. Tubby
Panama Canal
Marseilles
France
W. F. Cody
Great Lakes Shipping Death Toll Sets Grim Year Record
New figures show the season closing on the Great Lakes records the heaviest toll since steel vessels dominated. Fifteen lives were lost in total with nearly two thirds, six teen, lost in the three major autumn storms.
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Great Lakes
Colonel Edward C. Peck Dies in Houston
Beaumont reports the death of Colonel Edward C. Peck manager of the Texas Car association and former grand commander of the G A R of Texas who died in Houston recently.
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Beaumont
Texas
Edward C. Peck
Texas Car Association
G. A. R. of Texas
Houston
Factory Strike Abating in Moscow
Moscow reports the factory employes' strike is abating as most workers return to work accepting a 10 hour day. The settlement follows employer conditions establishing the longer shift.
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Moscow
Strange People to Gather in the First Russian Parliament
The article notes a planned Russian parliament in mid January with a diverse electorate of about 130 million. It lists groups from Great Russians to Jews and Kurds, highlights illiteracy among many voters, and warns of religious and linguistic challenges as Muscovites may dominate the dogma.
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The
Caucasus
Russia
Love Thought in Sunlight and Autumn
A reflective verse contrasts love’s bright summer glow with decline as autumn comes. The speaker recalls love’s radiant onset and joyous scenes, then notes the sun’s setting and love’s fading renown. The poem frames love as a seasonal, evocative journey from light to diminishing warmth.
Taken by Storm and Won by Courage at Sea
Miss Nolan and her sailor Jack fall in love during a perilous voyage. After a capsizing storm, first officer Mark Heywood risks his life to rescue them. They reach shore, marry months later, and profess love amid danger and devotion.
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Jack
Dr. Gibson
Heywood
Mark Heywood
Edna Nolan
Miss Nolan
Althoug
Mixed Relationship and a Legal Riddle of In-Laws
A lawyer receives a case about a man seeking repayment on an advance made to a relative. The client reveals a tangled family web with mother-in-law and daughter-in-law roles, confusing the lawyer. A separate exchange shows a gambler boasting a win, while a partner calls it a lucky life.
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Fogg
Clara
Mrs. Fogg
Profitable Work and Play Sayings
A Philadelphia Press quip contrasts business minds about work and play. A man says he enjoys both, while another warns against fooling around when work is possible. The passage also notes social reactions to maternal impatience and paternal patience.
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Philadelphia Press
Sunday Conversions End Four-Week Iowa Revival
Reverend W A Sunday closed his Burlington revival with four weeks of services drawing packed crowds. Morning afternoon and evening meetings attracted nearly 6000 in the tabernacle, yielding 66 conversions. Total to date reaches 1279 conversions as thousands were unable to enter.
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Iowa
Burlington
W. A. Sunday
Great Tabernacle
Tabernacle
Presbyterian board refuses punitive damages for missionaries murders
The Presbyterian board of foreign missions says China will not pay punitive damages for the murder of several missionaries at Lianchan. The board will accept indemnity only for actual property replacement and will refuse indemnity for the dead.
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China
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Lianchan
Dr. Brown
Mining notes and regional mining developments
A. J. Goodell foresees reactivating the Le Roi smelter in Northport after A. J. McMillan’s London shareholders victory. Canadian Pacific reportedly plans a Eholt to Franklin camp branch. B. H. Tatem releases Montana 1904 mineral output showing increases in gold silver copper and lead values totaling $60.59 million. Oro Grande uses Glory hole cyanide to treat ore under $1 per ton with 86 to 90 percent recovery. Oregon mine near Oro Grande advances with an 825 foot cross cut. Le Roi notes and Centre Star shaft extensions at 1550 to 1750 feet levels.
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A. J. Goodell
le Roi
Northport
Wash
A. J. McMillan
London
Grand Forks
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Eholt
Franklin Camp
B. H. Tatem
United States Assay Office
Helena
Mont
Montana
Treasury Department
Washington
Tatem
Oro Grande
Idaho
Glory Hole
Crooked River Company
Oregon
Summit Flat
Rossland
3. C
Winze
Superintene
Trevarrow
State's militia response rate report by F C Ains worth
Washington General F C Ains worth reports that about a large percent of the organized militia respond to a call for troops to suppress an insurrection or invasion, noting the rate mirrors previous estimates.
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Washington
F. C. Ainsworth
United States
Famous sea mark sinking at Nantucket lightship disaster
Nantucket south shoal lightship No. 58 drove in a severe Atlantic storm and developed a water leak in its fire compartments. With wireless gone by 3 30 p m the fires were extinguished and the vessel became helpless.
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Nantucket South Shoal
Newport
R. I
Atlantic
December Attractions at The Spokane Theater Schedule
The Spokane theater lists December events including Innocent Maids on December 19, Haverly's Minstrels on December 20, Prince of Pilsen on December 24 and 25, Yankee Counsel on December 26 and 27, and Modjeska on December 28. Seats can be reserved by writing Joseph Petrich. Mme Modjeska performed in Harrisburg, and Mme Nordica denies engagement rumors with Captain de la Mar. Reg Williams and Walker plan a theatre in New York, with an ovatio to follow.
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Haverly’s Minstrels
Prince of Pilsen
Yankee Counsel
Modjeska
Attra
Joseph Petrich
Spokane
Mme. Modjeska
Harrisburg
Mme Nordica
Captain de la Mar
Reg Williams
Walker
New York
Ovatio
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