Northwest News Tangles Spokane Walla Walla and More
News from Washington Idaho Oregon and Montana items include a failed parole breach by Ed Spencer likely to return him to prison. Douglas county to build a $50 000 modern courthouse at Waterville. A horse thief escapee’s helper fined $100. A model Whitman county wagon road near Pullman opened. Spokane county teaching certificates numbers and a murder reward. University of Wisconsin students to sail aboard the Nebraska. Sugar beet field labor shifts to Japanese workers. Rail lines from Spokane to Snake River planned. Ellensburg realty sale of the Ramm ranch for 30000. Albert Welty injured but recovering. Missing Walla Walla milkman body search with reward. Moses lake ferry plan and golden eagle gift to Washington State College. Sheep drove toward Cascade mountains for summer grazing. Grand Masonic sessions in Spokane June 12 to 21. Manchurian commissioners inspect irrigation and fruit industries in Akima valley. Stage Gordon losses horses. wheat in yard died. Okanogan irrigation bids and Lewiston murder case updates. Idaho university regents appointment and Senator Heyburn convalescence. Lewiston wool pool bids June 15 for about 1 000 000 pounds. Naval academy candidate Howard Lewis. Chinaman denied entry at Coeur d Alenes. Meadows homestead investigations hint at new findings. General Electric power site deals near Snake river expanding to Shoshone falls. Wool sale near Payette exceeds a million pounds.
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Ed Spencer
Walla Walla
Mead
Spencer
Douglas County
Waterville
J. C. Duncan
Thomas Melville
Riverside
Ohpir
Oknanogan County
Whitman County
Pullman
Federal Department of Agriculture
Spokang County
Elsie Milhuff
King County
Renton
Nebraska
University of Wisconsin
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Spokane
Snake River
Portland
Riparia
Wash
Trinidad
Quincy
Ephrata
Cascade Mountains
Grand Masonic Bodies
State of Washington
Land Lodge
Order of the Eastern Star
Royal Arch Masons
Knights
Itioesaara
Washington
Athens
Gov
Okanogan Irrigation Project
Dec Smith
Elsie i
Dereces
Seattle
Elligan
Tom Istievhus
General Eggleston
Idaho
Interior Department
Gooding
S. H. Hays
Boise
Board of Regents
University of Idaho
Mary E. Ridenbaugh
Heyburn
Atlantic City
Lewiston
Howard Lewis
M. E. Lewis
Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Official Denial Tied to Water Works Reclamation Contract
A statement denying all charges was reviewed by investigators tied to Secretary Hitchcock. Hitchcock has signed a contract with the Tieton Water Users Association in Yakima Valley to reimburse the United States for irrigation works costs used to reclaim arid lands in Washington.
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Hitchcock
Tieton Water Users’ Association of
Yakima Valley
United States
Washington
Oregon items and Montana notes on fires trains and mines
Oregon items report Portland barber William Goodwin’s death by drinking carbolic acid amid suspected romance motive. A Pendleton to La Grande stage line begins. Sheep losses across the mountains total 5000 to 10,000 head. Pendleton woolen mills leased by J Shearman of San Francisco will boost monthly payroll by about $2000. Arlington landslide injures railroad track and river. Corvallis & Eastern chief Sullivan dies in Albany. Montana notes cover Blackfoot allotment bill, Butte fire department upfits, Butte mining school commencement June 8, Athens London trip of Jack Sullivan, Helena high school 1906 class, and poll tax road tax interpretation.
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Oregon
William Goodwin
Portland
Pendleton
la Grande
J. Shearman
San Francisco
Columbia River
Arlington
Cornelius Sullivan
Corvallis & Eastern Railroad
Albany
Sullivan
Montana
Senate
Fire and Water Committee
Butte
State School of Mines
Jack Sullivan
Athens
Dan
Anaconda
London
England
Helena High School
Galen
Tolan
Deer Lodge
Law on county taxes and attorney licenses clarified
The opinion explains county and town tax levies for roads and mills, plus a $2 town tax for men, and states each practicing lawyer must pay the license. It also notes a Madison county query about lawyer partnerships. In Billings, Butcher Knife Bill Corbley Iams was killed by Frank Devideo in self defense after long running trouble, coroner's jury finds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Stewart
Madison
Galen
Stewart
Corbley
Chicago Packing Houses Dirt Revealed in Special Report
A New York labor commission report to Congress, urged by President Roosevelt, condemns Chicago stockyards conditions as revolting. It cites brick pavements caked with manure, poor ventilation, dirty washing facilities, and workers transferring unsanitary hands to meat as meat and sausages are handled.
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Chicago
Labor
Neill and
Reynolds
New York
Congress
Roosevelt
Russian giant Madinow balks at sea voyage to New York
The 9 foot 3 inch Russian giant Madinow, set for an exhibition in New York after London shows, balked at crossing the sea. His wife wept and his agent pleaded, but he remained stubborn until 20 crew members wrestled him from his car, forced him aboard, and he is now headed to his destination.
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Madinow
New York
London
Mining Notes Reports Nonpayment and New Developments Abroad
American mine owners near Port Arthur protest to the state department through the local consul seeking restoration or indemnity for property seized by Japan. The dispute involves about 1 million dollars as war-time occupation continues at Dalny and Port Arthur. Northern Commercial’s A F Zipp notes Fairbanks 1906 gold output at 14 million dollars. Copper World shaft near Loomis Washington yields high grade copper ore. Pathfinder Mine Grand Forks B C taps a fine streak. Dominion Copper expands to 1200 tons daily within three months across Brooklyn Stemwinder Idaho mines Phoenix camp. Maple Leaf group Franklin camp B C bonded for 60 thousand by H W Warrington and others. Palmer Mountain Tunnel & Power prepares foundation for 30 ton cyanide mill.
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Port Arthur
State Department
Dalny
A. F. Zipp
Northern Commercial Company
Fairbanks
Copper World
Loomis
Wash
Pathfinder
Grand Forks
B. C
Kettle Valley Lines
E. W. Beidler
Palmer Mountain Tunnel & Power Company
Loomis, Wash
Palmer Mountain Tunnel
Chief Suspect in Madrid Bomb Row Dies by Own Hand
Manuel Morales, identified as the chief suspect in the bombing against King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, was killed after resisting arrest in Torrejon de Ardos. He shot a guard, fled, then killed himself. Autopsy labels Morales a fatal degenerate and links him to an anarchist sect seeking birth and marriage curtailment.
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Madrid
Torrejon de Ardos
Manuel Morales
Alfonso
Victoria
Morales
Alcata
Senor Cuesta
Cuesta
Alfonzo
Spokane Interstate fair to add home industry exposition building
Spokane will add features to the Interstate Fair including a new 64 by 150 foot home industry exposition building between the main exposition hall and the carriage rate. The $150,000 club led by Rev. H. Rice will manage the exposition and highlight it with a Mardi Gras parade first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Rev. H. Rice
Robert H. Cosgrove
German Canal Opens Linking Berlin to Hamburg Waterways
Emperor William inaugurated the Teltow canal creating a new water route that connects Berlin’s manufacturing suburbs to the sea through the Havel and Elbe. The channel offers hundreds of manufacturers direct water transport to Hamburg and fits into the emperor’s broader plan to extend inland waterways for easier overseas trade.
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William
Teltow
Berlin
Havel
Elbe
Hamburg
Lincoln Beachey Dies In Airship Crash At Cleveland
Toledo aviator Lincoln J. Beachey fought to survive after a treacherous fight high above Cleveland. He fell to the ground and was removed unconscious from the wreck, ending his perilous air display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Lincoln J. Beachey
Toledo
Statehood Vote Looms in Arizona and New Mexico
Conferees favor a joint statehood bill with a shared constitution but allow each territory to decide separately. Arizona has opposed tying itself to New Mexico, making separate votes likely to reject the proposal.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Message from Mars at Spokane Theate r
Spokane theaters announce two nights of A Message from Mars starring David Proctor on Friday and Saturday June 15 and 16. The comedy is praised for its truthfulness and clever construction and is described as a sermon against extreme selfishness.
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Mars
David Proctor
Spokane
Mark Twain
June attractions at Spokane Theatre lineup
The Spokane theatre announces June shows featuring Pollard Lilliputian Opera Co from June 4 to 9, Message from Mars on June 15 and 16, Nat C. Goodwin on June 25 and 26, Henrietta Crossman in June, and The Royal Hawaiian Band on July 20 and 21.
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Spokane
Pollard Lilliputian Opera Co
Message From
Mars
Nat C. Goodwin
Henrietta Crossman
The
Royal Hawaiian Band
Prince Karl at the Columbia in Byron Douglas Comedy
Archibald Gunter's Prince Karl presented by the Byron Douglas company at the Columbia. A witty drama about Prince Karl von Archmien a penniless noble who fakes death to avoid debts then serves as a courier to Mrs. Florence Lowell while seeking a fortune. A Chicago lawyer uncovers the true heir and the lovers wed by curtain.
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Archibald Gunter
Prince Karl
Byron Douglas
Columbia Theatre
Prince Karl von Archmien
German Empire
Florence Lowell
Chicago
Germany
Kerry Gow star to enter vaudeville next season
Joseph Murphy famed for Kerry Gow will enter vaudeville next season. Margaret Mayo has finished a new play for Florence Gale called Loves Victory. Robert Edeson, booked for Spokane next season, just ended second year in Strongheart. Ethel Barrymore reportedly wed Capt. Harry Graham of London is now only memory. Eddie Foy returns to vaudeville. Roselle Knott to appear next season in The Duchess of Devonshire. Portland theater project by Charles Sweeney of Spokane costs about 200000 on Dekum homestead site. Von Buelow claims improvement and no resignation. Fougere Gilrod and husband Albert Girod convicted of shoplifting.
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Joseph Murphy
Kerry Gow
Margaret Mayo
Florence Gale
Robert Edeson
Spokane
Portland
Charles Sweeney
Sweeney
Dekum Homestead
von Buelow
Germany
Eugenie Fougere Gilrod
Fougere
Albert Girod
Clerkenwell
Northwestern Wheat Prices Mixed Across West Coast Markets
In RITZVILLE Bluestem 62c club 59c, Portland blue stem 73c 74 75c red 71c valley 70 Tic, Tacoma unchanged. Export Bluestem 75c club 73c red 70c.
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Northwestern
Ritzville
Wash
Portland
Ore
Valley
Tacoma
New York Socialists Nominate State Ticket
A telegram of good cheer was sent to Moyer Haywood and Pettibone in Idaho as the New York socialist party announced its state ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Socialist Party
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
Idaho
Morgan Buys Kann Art Collection for Five Million Five Hundred Thousand
J Pierpont Morgan completed the purchase of the Rodolphe Kann art collection for 5 500 000 dollars. The set features eight Rembrandt paintings four Rubens works and six Van Dyck canvases.
Late Spokane Wholesale Produce and Meat Prices
Spokane late news item lists wholesale prices across vegetables fruits and meats. Prices cover potatoes cabbage lettuce onions spinach Walla Walla pears apples oranges lemons figs cranberries bananas butter eggs cheese honey sugar coffee seeds hay and grains and live and dressed meat with live stock hides and poultry values.
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Spokane
Walla Walla
Rome
Minnesota
California
Coming Events List from Pacific Northwest Lodges and Associations
A compiled schedule of upcoming events across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon including Grand Lodge sessions in Seattle and Spokane, Eastern Star chapters, Royal Arch chapter gatherings, Knights Templar commands, IOOF encampments, G A R encampments, and civic conventions in Pullman, Walla Walla, Lewiston, Tacoma, Pocatello, and Harrington with dates ranging June to July and one August entry.
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Grand Lodge of
Washington
A. M
Order of Eastern Star
Grand Royal Arch
Knights Templars of
Rebekah
Seattle
Wash
Whitman and Latah County
Washington State Grange
Spokane
Lincoln County Pioneer and Historical Association
Harrington
Spokane Interstate Fair to Award 2500 in Fruit Exhibits Prizes
The Spokane Chamber of Commerce will offer about 2500 in prizes at the Spokane Interstate fair for the best county and district fruit exhibits. The exhibits will be preserved and placed in a prominent Spokane location for tourists and visitors to view.
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Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Spokane
Chamber of Commerce
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News OF Northwest
Washington Notes
Idaho News
General Electric Company
Swan Falls
J. H. Hollister
I. B. Perrine
Shoshone Falls
Midvale
Payette
T. B. Trumbull
Boston
Whitman, Farnsworth & Thayer
M.morales
Spokane Fair
Columbia
George Bonney
Deming
Sin
Satan
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