First Notable Act by Princess Ena Aids Pardoning Prisoner
Princess Ena of Battenberg wins royal clemency for Fernando Severa as he neared execution in Badajoz. The pardon follows the princess’s intercession, sparking joyous crowds in Madrid and a hopeful start to her role as queen elect. Royal ceremonies at the Palace and a tour of royal apartments are noted.
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Madrid
Ena of
Battenberg
Spain
Alfonso XIII
Fernando Severa
Ena
Severa
Badajose
Pardo
Alfonso
Princess Ena
Methodist South Church votes against conciliation federation
At the general conference session in Birmingham Alabama the committee report on federation urging nonconcurrence with memorials for a committee on organic union between the Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal Church South was adopted. The conference praised the growing spirit of churches upholding the sacredness of marriage.
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Methodist South Church
Birmingham
Ala
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Committee On Federation
Methodist Episcopal
Ambassador Luke Wright Presents Credentials in Tokyo
Tokio May 24 Ambassador Wright and the American embassy entourage presented their credentials to the emperor. The emperor received the ambassador and his party cordially, marking a formal Grant of audience and cordial remarks.
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Japan
Tokio
Ambassador Wright
Perkins Discharged in Grand Larceny Case
The appellate division of the New York Supreme Court discharged George W. Perkins from custody. He had been held to await grand jury action on a technical grand larceny charge linked to campaign contributions by New York Life Insurance to the Republican National Committee. The Chicago traction firms reach an agreement to enable swift sale of their properties to the city though disputes among participants remain unresolved. Greeks Break Off With Roumania Greek government breaks diplomatic ties with Roumania recall consuls and protect Greeks as Russia agents are cited. action follows Roumania’s expulsion of Greeks.
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Supreme Court of New York
George W. Perkins
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
New York Life Insurance Company
Republican National Committee
Roumania
London
Athens
Bank cashier Frank P Boughton commits suicide in bathroom
Frank P Boughton, cashier of the National Bank of Battle Creek Michigan, hanged himself in a bathroom amid ill health. Prominent names in his accounts are listed as straight.
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Frank P. Boughton
the National Bank of Battle
Wholesale Produce Prices Across Regions
Spokane markets list wholesale prices for vegetables fruits and meats including potatoes cabbage lettuce rhubarb onions spinach and more. Regional quotes cover Walla Walla Ritzville Portland and Tacoma with prices for apples oranges cranberries dates figs and dairy items.
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Spokane
Walla Walla
Spitzenburg
Rome
Ford
Minnesota
California
Summer fraternal and civic gatherings list across Northwest towns
A calendar of repeated June events across Washington, Idaho and Oregon includes grand lodge meetings of the Masons and Order of Eastern Star, Royal Arch and Knights Templars gatherings, I O O F encampment, G A R, church and youth conventions, pioneer associations, bankers’ and grange meetings, plus a Republican committee session and a Pioneer picnic among Spokane, Pullman, Lewiston, Walla Walla, Tacoma, Harrington and Portland venues.
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Grand Lodge of Washington
F. and
A. M
Order of Eastern Star
Grand Royal Arch
Knights Templars of
Washington
Rebekah
Seattle
Wash
Whitman and Latah County
Washington State Bankers’ Association
Tacoma
Idaho State Republican Central Committee
Pocatello
Washington State Grange
Spokane
Three Soldiers Drowned in Lingayen River Ferry Incident
Sergeant W. H. Thompson and Privates J. O. Miller J. S. Morrison of the Eighth Cavalry and Private Mendoza of the constabulary drowned when a ferryboat capsized during a practice march on the Lingayen river. Five horses also perished.
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W. H. Thompson
J. O. Miller
J. S. Morrison
Eighth Cavalry
Mendoza
Constabulary
Lingayen River
Michael Davitt Ill in Dublin After Relapse
Michael Davitt of Dublin remains gravely ill after a week of gradual improvement. He worsened Sunday night though he held firm during the day, and his condition deteriorated further thereafter.
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Michael Davitt
Dublin
Davitt
Mrs. Drake Dies of Heart Failure in Berlin
Mrs. Francis Ernest Drake, nee Colton of Chicago, wife of the director of the American electrical machinery department at the Paris exposition in 1900, died in Berlin on May 29th from heart failure.
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F. E. Drake
Berlin
Francis Ernest Drake
Colton
Chicago
American Electrical Machinery Department
Riot in Seattle Ends in Multiple Arrests After Mob Attack
In Seattle on Sunday crowds gathered around Second Avenue and Washington Street as police attempted to arrest escaped prisoner Phil Riley. A mob shouted Kill the cop and Beat him up while Jailer Corning was attacked. Eleven men, including Riley, Hugo Shea, Edward Baker, and Robert Jhonke, were arrested after officers dispersed the disturbance with a 20-man detail. Bail set at 1000 dollars each.
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Seattle
Wash
Second Avenue
Washington Street
Phil Riley
W. C. Hubbard
Riley
Hubbard
Corning
Hugo Shea
Edward Baker
Robert Jhonke
Wappenstein
G. T. Anderson
M. Albin
Gust Swensen
Dick Pratley
Frank, Brown
C. E. Carleton
S. Duncan
Senate approves agricultural appropriation for meat inspection
The senate passed an agricultural appropriation bill of 7 800 000 with no debate or objections. It contains a provision for inspection of fresh meats intended for domestic consumption, similar to the export meat law, delegated to the bureau of animal industry. The act requires labeling of acceptable meats and allows destruction of condemned products.
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Senate
Bureau of Animal Industry
Grain Elevator at Fort Williams Collapses
The Oglivie company's grain elevator in Fort Williams Ont slid into the river at night and cannot be saved. The pile foundation displacement caused the collapse, but about 280,000 bushels of grain out of 350,000 may be saved with an estimated loss of 250000 dollars.
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Oglivie Company
Fort Williams
Ont
Pope Pius Weak After Illness in Public Viewing
Pope Pius appeared pale and weak today as thousands gathered at St Peter's to see him. He joined the crowd to honor the 16 Carmelite nuns beautified for martyrdom during the French Revolution.
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St. Peter’s
Dramatic notes reveal theater plans and star tours
Sousa will tour Australia with his band next season. Frank Daniels acts in Sergeant Blue in Montreal. John Barrymore joins Frohman stars next season. Nat Goodwin plays The Model in Cleveland. Roselle Knott headlines in When Knighthood Was in Flower. Fay Davis to play Lily Bart in The House of Mirth. The Shuberts plan a new theatre in Philadelphia opening in fall. Maud Jeffries retires from stage on marriage. Edna May to perform in Paris Brussels and Vienna with The Belle of Mayfair. Arnold Daly eyes Hamlet with Miss Chrystal Herne as Ophelia. Ada Rehan sails for England for summer in Cumberland. Little Mischa Elman rises in vogue beside Kubelik. Henry B Harris commissions Stanislaus Stange for a modern American life play next season with special cast. All cast in Miss Aida Johnson Young’s scenery remain engaged for next season. W H Crane to appear in Old Grogan Graham from The Letters of a Self Made Merchant to His Son. Lincoln J Carter promoting scenic production While Frisco Burns. Theodore Kremer sighted beaten at his game. Spokane to get a theatre for Orpheum vaudeville acts this fall.
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Sousa
Australia
Frank Daniels
Sergeant Blue
Montreal
John Barrymore
Frohman
Nat Goodwin
Cleveland
Roselle Knott
Canada
Fay Davis
Lily Bart
Shuberts
Cumberland
Mischa Elman
Kubelik
Henry B. Harris
Stanislaus Stange
Aida Johnson Young
Woodward
W. H. Crane
Grogan Graham
Lincoln J. Carter
Frisco
Theodore Kremer
Spokane
Orpheum
Eight Years for Canal Operation Schedule
President Shonts told the house appropriations committee that canal estimates include a lock canal that would be in operation July 1, 1914, if constructed, outlining timing for the project.
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Shonts
House Committee On Appropriations
Funeral Drivers Strike Ends Amid Wage Deal
A truce ends the downtown funeral drivers strike with an agreement to pay 14 dollars weekly and grant 11 hours off out of every 24. Experts estimate Irish bogs could yield 50 million tons of fuel annually for a thousand years, potentially earning 60 million dollars each year.
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Jevery
Northwest News Briefs From Four States Highlight Accidents and Deals
A roundup reports Spokane high school principal David E. Cloyd will teach next year. Whitman County pioneer John L. Kaiser dies at 838 in Colfax. Walla Walla Elks plan a home. George Meredith injured fatally by a circus train near North Yakima. Real estate transactions include J H Young selling the Colville farm for 20250 cash to David Philippott of Lind.
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David E. Cloyd
Spokane
John L. Kaiser
Whiteman County
Colfax
Walla Walla
Charles Edwards
Colville
David Philpott
Lind
Washington State Press Association
Richard Fredrickson
Puyallup
Knights of Pythias
Washington
Arthur Remington
Supreme Court
San Francisco
Mead
Walker A. Henry
Spokane County
Federal Land Office
Waterville
William Malcolm
Passaic
N. J
Passaic Building & Loan Association
Seattle
Portland Commercial Club
Theodore B. Wilcox
Columbia River
Jones & Neely
Babcock
Trinidad
Charles Arneson
North Bend
P. H. Ross
Keriston
Humphrey
King County
Puget Sound
Lake Washington
North Yakima
Henry Anderson
A. F. Rees
Inland Empire Railway to Lake Pend d'Oreille line by next summer
announcements in Idaho report a vindication for Major Edwards and detail new developments. The Inland Empire Railway plans a Spokane to Lake Pend d Oreille route, Sandpoint will gain a Dover Lumber mill, and Moscow installs water meters for business districts. The Latah jail is empty for the first time in 15 months as Eagles prepare a Wallace temple dedication.
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Inland Empire Railway Company
Lake Pend d'Orielle
Idaho
Spokane
Lake Pend d’Orielle
Sandpoint
Dover Lumber Company
Ohio
City of Moscow
Latah
Eagles
Wallace
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Illinois
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
Steunenberg
Boise
United States Cavalry
Caldwell
W.N. Stephens
North Fork
Snake River
Marysville Road
St. Anthony
D. C. Wrighter
Lewiston
Senate
Wardner
W. Merrifield
Thomas Jones
Jack Richards
Hill City planned as terminus for Billings & Northern
Walter J. Hill announces purchase of 8 000 acres at Laurel on the Northern Pacific to serve as the southern end of the Billings & Northern and the future town of Hill City. Other Montana items report missing N S Artman near Troy, drownings in Forsyth, Tonopah extension plans, wool market pressures, cattle arrivals at Miles City, fever research in Bitter Root, and timber fallout from last March’s storm.
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Walter J. Hill
Billings & Northern
Laurel
Billings
Northern Pacific
Hill City
N. S. Artman
Troy
Great Northern
Spokane
Harry Draper
Forsyth
Walley Folmer
Rea Brothers’ Sheep Company
Thomas Hamilton
North Side
Mike Gasinski
W. A. Clark
Tonopah & Tidewater
Bullfrog
Tonopah
Goldfields
Montana
Wyoming
Ontario
Ore
Miles City
Holt
Butte
A. K. Chittenden
Earle H. Clapp
Washington, D. C
Flathead
Evaro
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Perkins
Chicago Traction
F. C. B. Spokane
Smith
Samuel W. Smith
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United States
Pope Pius
the Pollards
Northwest
Pollard Lilliputian Opera Company
Spokane ‘Theatre
Pollard Lilliputian Opera Co
Message From
Mars
Nat C. Goodwin
Henrietta Crossman
Royal Hawaiian Band
Phillippe Derblay
Byron Douglas
Columbia Theatre
George Oliner
le Maitre de Forges
Lloyd Grand
Mrs. Kendal
News OF Northwest
Oregon
Washington Notes
Fred McLain
Echo
Alberta
Hillsboro
J. P. O’brien
William Crooks
James Wilson
Portland
Salem
Umatilla Central Railroad Company
Joshua” Creffield
Indian Office
Umatilla Reservation
E. O. Edwards
Indian Department
Major Edwards
Idaho News
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