Tideland issues loom as Pacific states eye trade gains
The item notes half of Olympia state funds to be moved to depositaries chosen by the state treasurer. General Ashton travels from San Francisco to Chicago to confer with Harriman railroad officials on tidelands for Tacoma terminals. Also reported are trades with British Columbia and Oregon retailers and local civic notes across Washington and neighboring states.
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Capital National Bank
Olympia
General Ashton
Tacoma
San Francisco
Tideland Pool
Chicago
Harriman
Tidelands
Washington
British Columbia
Oregon
A. E. Meads
T. B. Kershaw
Kershaw
Knox T. Bordeaux
Seattle
Milwaukee Railroad
Snoqualmie Pass
Idaho News Rumors About Idaho Property Sale
Frank H. Buhl of Sharon Pennsylvania reports successful negotiations for sale of Twin Falls Land and Irrigation property in Idaho and says the deal will close. A railroad collision in Hubbard yard damaged engines and cars. Senator Heyburn's townsite bill goes to a subcommittee on public lands for consideration.
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Frank H. Buhl
Sharon
Chicago
Twin Falls Land & Irrigation Company
Idaho
Toy Wing
Boise
Rathdrum
Banking and Trust
L. A. Cate
Northern Pacific
Hubbard Mill
Heyburn
Subcommittee On Public Lands
Billiard Champion Hoppe Triumphs In Paris 500 Point Match
Followers of billiards still discuss Willie Hoppe s stunning victory over Maurice Vignaux of Paris in the 500 point world championship match at Paris. The piece notes Parker s Spokane bout plans and Gans willingness to fight, plus local sports events from Spokane to Tacoma and a large Friday night social program at the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club. Sailor Kelly and Jack Donnelly drew in a 20 round bout in Mullaloo, and a Tacoma rancher brought home about 500 dollars from a Saturday cooking main./
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Willie Hoppe
Boy Wonder
Maurice Vignaux
Paris
Kid Parker
O'Keefe
Spokane
Gans
Eddie Quinn
Parker
O’keefe
Fitzgerald
Washington State Sportsmen’s Association
Jack O’keefe
Spokane Amateur Athletic Club
Joe Gans
Mike “Twin” Sullivan
Woodward’s Pavilion
San Francisco
Jack” Foster
Dill Story Dies In Accidental Lake Camp Incident
Sam Story a worker at the B. R. Lewis company camp No 2 on Coeur d Alene lake died when a tree fell striking him on the head. He was a stranger with no known family. The supreme court ruling in J J Raaf Hailey holds no appeal from the state board of medical examiners license denial. aggrieved persons may seek writ of certiorari to challenge board powers in district court.
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Sam Story
B. R. Lewis Company
No. 2
Coeur d’Alene Lake
Supreme Court
J. J. Raaf
Hailey
State Board of Medical Examiners
Montana News Roundup From Helena to Crow Agency
Peter Larson of Helena battles terminal cirrhosis as doctors warn death is near but not imminent. A wave of elopements hits Crow agency with 15 men jailed for desertion. Four subsidiary firms of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway file articles in Helena to run lumber mills and lands along seven hundred miles. Gov Toole sends Metcalf and Kennedy to the See America First conference in Salt Lake City January 25 and 26. The American DeForest Wireless Telegraph company plans to install stations in nine Montana cities including Butte Helena Great Falls and Billings.
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Peter Larson
Helena
William Treacy
Crow Reservation
Crow Agency
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Salt Lake
American DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company
Montana
Butte
Great Falls
Lewistown
Anaconda
Dillon
Missoula
Bozeman
Livingston
Red Lodge
Billings
Miles City
Saloonkeeper Walters Convicted for Selling liquor to Minor
C. H. Walters of Weston was convicted in circuit court Saturday afternoon for selling liquor to a minor. The verdict follows testimony from witnesses who identified Walters as the seller at his Weston establishment.
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C. H. Walters
Weston
Czar To Review Sentence For Russ Editor
In St Petersburg the pending case of Alexis Souverin editor of the Russ is reviewed by the emperor. The court recommends commuting a one year fortress sentence for high treason incitement to riot to three months due to Souverin’s noble status. Conviction remains a heavy blow to his standing.
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St. Petersburg
Alexis Alexievitch Souverin
Russ
Souverin
M. Souverin
Captain Luzz Fatally Wounded In Accident
Owensboro Kentucky Captain Charles A Luzz recently retired from the United States army wounded himself in a hotel while packing his grip. He is about 30 years old and resides in St Louis.
France Wins Free Hand in Venezuelan Settlement
Washington reports France secured assurances its conduct in Venezuela respects the Monroe Doctrine, with secrecy surrounding French warship movements and potential talks with Secretary Root. M. Jusserand and M. Taigny plan further consultations as Caracas notes draw scrutiny.
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Washington
France
Paris
M. Jusserand
Caracas
M. Taigny
Curacao
New York
Root
State Department
Ministry of Marine
Castro
Theatrical Notes on March engagements and premieres
Florence Roberts booked for San Francisco first week in March. Edna May farewell at Harlem opera house in The Catch of the Season in New York. Mlle Modiste by Blossom and Herbert with Fritzi Scheff at Knickerbocker.
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Florence Roberts
San Francisco
Edna May
New York
Harlem Opera House
Mlle. Modiste
Blossom
Victor Herbert
Fritzi Scheff
Knickerbocker
Guy Bates Post
Hoorah
Seattle
Kennedy & Westfall
Joseph Murphy
Washington Theater
Riverside Avenue
Spokane
Klaw & Erlanger
John Philip Sousa
Harry B. Smith
the Free Lance
Viola Allen
Peter Duryea
Duryea
Miss Allen
Louisville
George Ade
Brooke
Ind
Riveria
Egypt
Heinrich Conreid
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Wagenhals & Kemper
Blanche Walsh
London
Quito upheaval as Moreno ousted by General Alfero forces
In Guayaquil General Alfero occupies Quito after a 4 p m meeting forms a new government. Vice President Moreno seizes executive power but riots erupt with prison breaks and attacks on police. Rioters seize rifles and cannons, shots ring out, and a cordon is assaulted. A brief ministry lasts an hour before Alfero is proclaimed president as Emilio Arvillo acts, while General Plaza flees aboard a Chilean ship. The city ends in panic then returns to quiet.
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Guayaquil
Alfero
Quito
Moreno
General Alfero
Emilio Arvillo
Ecuador
United States
Loa
Panama
Mining Notes Records Strong Ore Shipments Across Regions
Last week Kootenay and related districts shipped 33 764 tons of ore from 21 mines including St Eugene Sullivan Arlington Erie Black Prince La Plata Reco and others totaling 1901 tons. Marysville smelted 300 tons Hall mines 794 tons and Trail 6400 tons. A Copper Key mine cross cut at Republic Washington advances to tap a new vein. Jay Gould near Chewelah Washington yields copper rich ore. Bodie camp near Republic restarts under New York Gold Mining. Diamond drill moves to Betts and Hesperus near Grand Forks to prospect claims. Centre Star and War Eagle merge into a single company. Boundary mines set a weekly record with 25 971 tons and yearly 54 476 tons. smelter totals 26 000 tons for week and 58 172 tons year to date.
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Kootenay
B. C
Slocan
St. Eugene
Sullivan
Arlington- Erie
Black Prince
la Plata
Reco
Marysville
Hall
Trail
Copper Key
Republic, Wash
Jay Gould
Chewelah
Wash
Bodie
Bodie Camp
New York Gold Mining Company
Charles McAllister
Betts
Hesperus
Grand Forks
Centre Star
War Eagle
Rossland
Mabel
Spokane
Boundary Mines and Smelters
Boundary Smelters
Granby
B. C. Copper Company
Dominion Copper Company
Death in Hotel Panic After Boiler Explosion
A boiler explosion in the Windemere hotel basement on Fifty-sixth street and Cornell avenue caused the death of engineer John Rapcoch and serious injuries to guest Mrs. Zetta May. The blast partially wrecked the hotel and damaged nearby residences and apartments.
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Chicago
Windemere
Fifty-sixth Street
Cornell Avenue
John Rapcoch
Zetta May
Chinese high commissioners depart Chicago seek museum gift
The Chinese high commissioners left Chicago Sunday night for the east and will spend tomorrow in Pittsburg. Before leaving Tuan Fang expressed a wish to present to the Field Museum of National History a rare ancient Chinese stone tablet, akin to one in Tokyo's Japanese imperial museum. Only three such tablets are said to exist.
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Chicago
East
Pittsburg
Tuan Fang
Field Museum of National History
Tokio
Probate of Sir Henry Irving Will Named Heir Shares
The will of the late Sir Henry Irving has been probated. The estate is valued at 73165 dollars with the bulk of the residue going to his two sons in equal shares.
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Sir Henry Irving
Probationary orders close gambling in Victoria
Victoria B C January 22 probationary orders go into effect to suppress all gambling as soon as the new mayor A J Morley is sworn in. All gambling is closed.
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Victoria
B. C
A. J. Morley
Quaker City Fire Destroys Pencoyd Iron Works Plant
A five story brick building portion of the Pencoyd iron works plant in Philadelphia burned Sunday night. Loss estimated at $200,000. Fire reported as widespread damage with several sections of the plant involved. No further details on causes or casualties available.
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Quaker City
Philadelphia
Pencoyd Iron Works
Getting Old Through Eyewear and Attire
A man with eyeglasses laments aging while his friend counters with humor about youth, taste in clothes, late hours, and fitness. The exchange cites wrinkles, hair, collars, shoes, and pride in physical feats as signs, ending with a jab about the speaker boasting of beating his son in sports. Chicago Daily News.
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Chicago Daily News
A Welcome Illness Reveals Child Grief and Jealousy
A Washington Post correspondent shares a poignant tale of childhood sorrow. Julia, the elder sister, endures neglect after her younger sister Margaret's delicate health draws attention. The girl longs for care and acceptance, hearing she will be treated as before only when ill. The speaker reflects on the lasting ache of a child’s hurt and the impact of parental choices.
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Washington Post
Julia
Margaret
Travel by Ocean Safer Than Railways Says Scientific American
The Scientific American lauds sea travel as increasingly safe compared with rail transport. It notes passenger steamers crossing the Atlantic rarely suffer serious accidents and mail steamers run with near railroad-like punctuality, aided by ship design and clever navigational devices.
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Scientific American
Atlantic
Submarine signaling aids sea travel safety and collision avoidance
The system uses two receivers and telephone links to hear bells from distant lightships. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse reported clear signals from the Weser lightship at four miles, and Nantucket and Sandy Hook signals were audible at similar ranges. The device lets officers determine the direction of an approaching vessel, improving navigation in fog.
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Weser
Nantucket
Sandy Hook
One Stroke Portrait of Linevitch Highlights Yalu Victory Parade
Cartoonists from the First Japanese Army contributed to anniversary decorations for the Yalu victory. A single stroke drew General Linevitch, praised as enough to capture him. A second cartoon depicted a Japanese dragon over a Russian eagle with China under a cock symbolizing Korea.
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Yalu
Linevitch
China
Korea
Weird Pronunciations and Work Hours Quip From Press
A Washington Star quip notes the amusing mispronunciations by bookmakers at the track while contrasting a legal limit of eight hours for men with no restriction on long hours for women at home. The excerpt blends humor with commentary on labor laws.
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Washington Star
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