Timber and timberland values across Pacific states rise high
In the Northwest items note a one billion dollar estimate for standing timber across Washington Idaho Oregon Montana and California with total area figures by state. Also reported are local deaths fires additions and civic projects including Y M C A growth and road improvement efforts.
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Pacific
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
California
Montana
Emment
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Lousiana
Texas
Arkansas
Massachusetts
Montana Guards Face Inquiry Over Readiness for War
Adjutant General Alderson reports Montana national guard under equipped for active service and awaiting a Washington inquiry on regimental readiness. In Helena, Dr. Seppy arrives to diagnose Peter Larson’s cirrhosis after a costly diagnostic trip from Chicago. Brider Della Anthony learns of a distant Baltimore estate inheritance valued around 600000 and estimated share near 2000000. North Pacific Railway discharges include Conductor Walter Good, Brakemen Vowells and Lenz, and Engineer John Glove after the Helena grade wreck that killed five.
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Alderson
Montana National Guard
Quartermaster’s Department
Washington
Montana
Helena
Chicago
Seppy
Rush College
Peter Larson
Larson
Rochester
Minn
Matthews
Helena Hill
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Walter Good
Vowells and
Lenz
John Glove
New Bank Opens in La Grande and Local News Roundup
A bank is organized in La Grande. Miss May Pitney is dismissed from Pine Grove school after slapping a director. Jasper Jennings earns a stay of execution pending a supreme court appeal from a March 31 hanging ruling. The Dunkers colony at Weston grows to 35 members. North Japan famine districts face severe distress. government aid and relief work begin as hundreds perish from starvation amid extreme cold.
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la Grande
May Pitney
Pine Grove
Jasper Jennings
Supreme Court
Dunkers
Weston
Japan
Morris Wood Sweeps US-Canada Skating Titles in New York
Morris Wood of New York won all three distances at the national amateur speed skating championship in New York. He captured the half mile in 1:32, the mile in 3:08 2-5, and the three miles in 10:12 4-5, securing victories in the half mile mile and three mile events.
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United States
Canada
New York
Morris Wood
Hospitality Amid Risk in the Southern Caucasus
A traveler in the southern Caucasus can seek food and shelter with trusted hosts who ensure safety and good fare. Yet after departure, the same host may pursue and rob the guest, illustrating a stark behavioral contrast in local hospitality and danger.
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Southern
Caucasus
Fallieres Becomes French President as Loubet Retires
Clement Armand Fallieres Sunday assumed the duties of president of France after President Loubet transferred executive functions at the Elysee palace. Crowds lined the streets shouting long live the president as guards and a full military salute accompanied the transition.
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Clement Armand Fallieres
France
Loubet
Elysee Palace
Fallieres
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
M. Fallieres
Mm. Fallieres
Legion of Honor
Dante
Hts
Mme. Fallieres
Luxemberg Palace
Rouvier
Farmers Will Build Line A From Ephrata To Bridgeport
Farmers Cooperative Electric announces incorporation in Coulee City with a $3,000,000 capital and provisional directors P D Leonard E D Higinbotham William McNaught O H Johnke J F Buckett. Plan to build an electric railroad from Ephrata to Bridgeport 46 miles. Extension to Seattle 230 miles contemplated. Power to be drawn from the Columbia River. Estimated cost with equipment at 46 000 per mile.
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A Coulee City
Wash
Farmers’ Cooperative Electric Railroad
P. D. Leonard
St. Andrews
E. D. Higinbotham
William McNaught
O. H. Johnke
J. F. Buckett
Mold
Ephrata
Great Northern Railroad
Bridgeport
Seattle
Columbia River
Miners Convention Adopts Vacancy Resolution in Pittsburg
Delegates at the Pittsburg miners convention adopt a resolution declaring the offices of president and vice president in the Pittsburg district vacant. President Dolan presided. Air drills on the Pearl at Republic are in commission and performing well. Merlin district north of Grants Pass reports prosperity. Victoria reports A B W Hodges opposes a British Columbia smelter hours bill. Three men die and 20 girls injured in a Hercules powder plant explosion near Louisiana Missouri. Danville Washington receives a modern compressor plant for the Minniehaha mine. Le Roi at Rossland closes two days for James K Trevorrow funeral, affecting Le Roi No 2. Representative Boynge reports a mining experiment station bill for western states.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Tribune
Davis
Hayden Lake
Sandpoint
Hitchcock
Flat Rock
Payette
L. A. Porter
Lewiston
North Dakota
Big Bend
Father Eells
Whitman College
Walla Walla
Memorial Hall
Dayton National Bank of Dayton
Inland Empire Teachers’ Association
Spokane
British Columbia
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Washington State
National Association of Letter Carriers
Anson S. White
Arthur Hanson
Virgil Siers
W. P. Clark
North Yakima
Herman Klaber & Co
Tacoma
Catherine Lynch
Mary Kinney
T. J. Lynch
T. J. McCarthy
Northern Pacific Railroad
Seattle
K. K. Cutter
West
Jack Williams
Jones
Wilson
Sunnyside Valley
Pittsburg
Dolan
Pearl
Republic
Grants Pass
Ore
Victoria
A. B. W. Hodges
Granby
Hercules
Louisiana
Booth
Wright
Nord
Hannibal
Danville
Wash
Minnehaha
le Roi
Rossland
James K. Trevorrow
le Roi No. 2
Boynge
Colorado
Congressman Brooks
United States
Mrs Yerkes Separates From Wilson Mizner
Reports say Mrs. Yerkes the widow of Charles T Yerkes has separated from Wilson Mizner. Details reveal Mrs Mizner in nervous collapse after Mizner called from Washington seeking forgiveness. Separation reportedly stems from a money dispute.
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Charles T. Yerkes
Wilson Mizner
Fireswept Rutland Vermont Destroys Key Business Blocks
Six of the largest and most valuable blocks in Rutland Vermont's financial district were destroyed by a Sunday fire. The wind shift and aid from Whitehall New York engine companies averted total ruin. Damage is estimated at 700000 dollars with scant insurance.
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Financial
Rutland
Whitehall
N. Y
Sporting Notes Highlight Weekend Matches and Results
Kid Parker of Denver drew with Jack O Keefe of Chicago in a 20 round bout at Sokane Amateur Athletic Club. Receipts totaled $2643 with $1586 split to fighters and $1057 to the club. Cambridge beat Oxford 3 1 in annual football clash. Tennessee race betting law ruled unconstitutional by supreme court. Nine Iowa players retire as professionals, negating amateur status. W A Tews sets indoor rifle record 2481 of 2500 at Grand Rapids. Washington State College tops Whitman in a marathon college basketball game by two in extra minutes.
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Denver
Jack O’keefe
Chicago
Sokane
O’keefe
Eddie Quinn
Cambridge
Oxford
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Iowa University
United States
Grand Rapids
Mich
W. A. Tews
Jersey City
N. J
Washington State College
Whitman
Spokane Theater Booking List for February and March
The Spokane theater schedules two months of shows led by Nance O Neil with repertory including The Fires of St Johns Magda Monna Vanna and a lineup of acts such as Little Johnnie Jones Von Yonson and Empire Burlesquers among others also offering reserved seats for out of town patrons through manager Joseph Petrich.
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Pauline Hall
Nance O'Neil
Little Johnnie Jones
von Yonson
Woodland
W. H. West
S Minstrels
Riley & Woods
Joseph Petrich
Nance O’neil
Dissolution of Hungary's Parliament Sparks Protest
Budapest reports fear over crown dissolution of the Hungarian parliament and the prospect of violence if lawmakers refuse royal rescript. The crisis could force the crown to clear the house by force, heightening tensions with Vienna.
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Budapest
Hungary
Vienna
Prices Low in Paris Show New Theatres for All
Paris plans three new theatres offering top actors and actresses at prices from 5c to 25c. The report notes affordable access for the public and the cultural expansion in the city.
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Paris
Paris Reports Average Price of Pure Smilk Per Gallon
In Paris the average price of pure smilk is 33.8 cents a gallon. Local retailers set a uniform rate across the market, with consumers paying a consistent charge for this product.
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Paris
Arrests spread as Idaho stamps out Western Federation
Idaho authorities arrest Vincent St John president of Burke Miners union and ship Charles H Moyer William D Haywood and G A Pettibone westward to face murder charges connected to the Steunenberg assassination. Denver dispatch notes multiple requisitions and alleged confessions tying the federation to a broader campaign of killings.
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Western Federation of Miners
Idaho
Frank Steunenberg
Caldwell
Sutherland
Shoshone County
Vincent St. John
John W. Vincent
Burke Miners’ Union
Wallace
Denver
Charles H. Moyer
William D. Haywood
G. A. Pettibone
St. John
Western Federation
St. Joe River
Simpkins
Orchard
Boise
Harry Orchard
Cripple Creek
Independence
Steunenberg
Gooding
Telluride
Coeur d’ Alene
Stnenenberg
James H. Peabody
Colorado
William H. Gabbert
Colorado Supreme Court
John Campbell
Dipple Creek
Independence Depot
McDonald
Federation
James McParland
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone
Bow-Legged Bill Chooses the Bayou Over Wealth
In the Mississippi bayou, Bow-legged Bill enjoys papaws, coon dogs, and freedom from wealth. A somber stranger seeks rest from fame and business, offers riches, but Bill remains content with life on the bayou. They drift into the woods for weeks, sharing sustenance and a simple reset from public eyes.
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Columbus
Thomas A. Edison
Bill
Darling
Mississippi Valley
Bayou
Sent Louis
Emperor Allows French Caricature Circulation
The German emperor reverses course and permits circulation of a French collection of his caricatures. Customs officers at the French border had seized the works, catching readers by surprise and challenging lese majeste strictures.
Frenzied Finance and City Figures Parade in Satirical Verse
A satirical poem mocks society from a busy agent to a missing memory, listing roles from nagging clerk to politician and finally the oblivious elite. It ridicules the chase for money and power, ending with a sly jab at frenzied finance and family pay envelopes.
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Albany
Sly Withes
New York World
Grand Larceny in a Courtroom Quip
A humorous exchange about grand versus petty larceny unfolds with a judge remarking on a bygone reputation. The dialogue shifts to a storyteller noting a molasses candy prank from years past and a mordant line about older generations.
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