Northwest notices mix of accidents and events across states
Curfew in Ellensburg rings at 8 50 p m. May tax receipts in Tacoma rise to 163000. University of Washington closes its session. Spokane pioneers reunion draws 609 to 700. Seattle flour shipments reach 122681 barrels. Various incidents include a deserter found in the river and a self inflicted death near Rock Lake. Multiple officials eye governance probes and rail regulation. Ambition and tragedy mark regional life.
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Ellensburg
Wilbur
Tacoma
University of Washington
Spokane County
Seattle
Mead
S. J. Chadwick
Colfax
Ernest Tough
Jas. Tough
Rock Lake
George Wright
Vancouver Barracks
Spokane
Congressional Irrigation Committee
Washington
Yakima
Superior Court
Poindexter
Mark A. Fullerton
Supreme Bench
State of Washington
Washington State College
Arnold Kohler
Columbia River
Grand Army of the Republic
Women’s Relief Corps
Department of Washington
Alaska
Vancouver
John S. McMillin
Roche Harbor
J. C. Lawrence
Harry Fairchild
Bellingham
of Washington
John Bradley
Horse Heaven
Prosser
Woolgrowers’ Association
Pierce County
Theodore Berheim
Portland
Peter Curry
Olympia
Supreme Court
Lewis County
William Lovering
Thos. O’connor
Joseph
Chris Parkhurst
Cecil
Aberdeen
R. A. Weisenberger
Parkhurst
Weisenberger
Banner fish center of Montana noted in state column
May receipts at the Helena assay office reached 186180 dollars, up more than 29000 from May 1904. Martin Miller of Billings died from a lightning shock. Dawson county livestock growers enjoy abundant moisture and a promising grass crop. H H Swartz of Helena, head of Montana Idaho GLO special agents, investigated the Shoshone forest reserve proposal at Wallace. Any man who pays his liquor bill.
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Banner
Banner Fish Center
Montana
Helena
Ssay
Martin Miller
Billings
Dawson County
H. H. Swartz
Mont
General Land Office
Idaho
Wallace
Shoshone County
Stites July 4 Celebration Promised In Town
Local festivities are planned in Stites for Independence Day. A June 15 and 16 Moscow good roads convention drew attendees from surrounding areas.
Three Thousand Odd Fellows Parade at Lewis and Clark Fair
Oregon and Washington Odd Fellows parade through Portland for Odd Fellows day at the Lewis and Clark fair. The Lewis and Clark exposition grounds remain open Sundays with services in Festival hall drawing comment.
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Oregon
Washington
Portland
Calvin Easterbrook
Weatherby Station
Wavelle Cunningham
Pendleton
Ryan plans major trust consolidation in New York
The plan targets merging Equitable Trust, Mer cantile Trust, and Morton Trust in New York under Thomas F. Ryan to form a dominant financial group with deposits about 169 million and capital 7 million. The move would place the group among the nation’s largest, just behind National City Bank. Also noted are 1.3 million new English county court cases filed last year.
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New York
United States
Thomas F. Ryan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
James Hyde
Ryan
Equitable Trust Company
Mercanchile Trust Company
Morton Tust Company
Contol
National City Bank of New York
Consolidated Trust Company
Peace terms known Japanese and Russian demand details
A St Petersburg dispatch cited by L Eclair outlines Japanese and Russian peace terms. The Japanese seek a 650 million indemnity, protectorate over Manchuria and Korea, Port Arthur and part of the Manchurian railroad cession, forfeiture of interned ships, and a 25 year Russian fleet withdrawal with Vladivostok occupation. The Russians allegedly reject indemnity and accept other terms in part.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Eclair
Manchuria
Korea
Port Arthur
Manchurian
Japan
Far East
Vladivostok
Idaho Mills Run Daily After Rising Lumber Demand
Coeur d Alene area mills log about 500000 feet of lumber per day. A June dividend of 1500000 is declared by Bunker Hill Sullivan Mining at Wardner, lifting total dividends since January 1 to 217500000. A severe storm in Grangeville caused lightning strikes and shocks to Will Briscoe's family. Large consignments of young horses, over 500 head, shipped from Weiser district to Minnesota and North Dakota with prices around 11 dollars per head.
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Coeur d'Alene City
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining Company
Wardner
Grangeville
Will Briscoe
Shortage of shells and mutiny woes plague Russian ships
A Shanghai dispatch reports Russian ships after Libau faced shell scarcities limiting target practice and failing to damage Japanese vessels during the Sea of Japan battle. Mutinies reportedly erupted aboard the battleship Orel and the cruiser Ural over poor food quality fed to crews.
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St. Petersburg
Shanghai
Libau
Sea of Japan
Orel
Ural
Moyie Mine Declares Dividend After Antwerp Contract Ends
The St. Eugene Mining Company announces its Antwerp smelter contract will expire June 30. After that, ore concentrates from Moyie B C and nearby mines will go to Trail and Nelson smelters. A dividend of 70000 dollars, or 2 cents per share, will be declared on July 1.
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St. Eugene
Antwerp
Belgium
Trail
Nelson
Moyie
B. C
Admiral Kamimura and the 1904 Pacific Campaign
Kamimura, a famed naval commander, secondary only to Togo in fame. He defeated the Vladivostok squadron sinking the Rurik and crippling the Gromboi and the Rossii so they required rebuilding. In 1904 he guarded the Korean straits to protect transports ferrying troops and supplies to Korea and Manchurian coasts.
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Togo
Vladivostock
Korean
Japan
Korea
Manchurian
Grand New Hotel Planned on Plaza Site
A fifteen story hotel with nearly 1000 rooms is proposed on the Plaza, overlooking Central Park South. The structure would cost about 15 million dollars and be ready for business within a year from next autumn, aiming to rival any hotel worldwide.
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Plaza
Central Park
Fire Destroys Autos In New York City Garage
A blaze razed about 100 automobiles owned by department stores in the Rainier Vehicle Equipment garage in New York City. The loss on the cars is estimated at 350000 dollars, with 75000 dollars damage to the garage plant.
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Rainier Vehicle Equipment Company
New York City
Girl Learns French and German Without School
Elizabeth Harrison daughter of the late President Harrison speaks both languages through her mother’s instruction despite never attending school.
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Elizabeth Harrison
Harrison
Fatal Auto Plunge Drowns Three in Chicago River Draw
A car carrying five people plunged into the Rush Street bridge draw over the Chicago River. Jerome G. Kurtzman, manager for Liquozone, his wife, Mrs. Jerome G. Kurtzman, W. E. Hartley of a local auto shop died. Rescued: William H. Hoops Jr., local auto company manager, and Mrs. Jeremiah Runyon of New York City. Both survivors were unconscious for about 30 minutes but expected to recover.
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Chicago
Rush Street
Chicago River
Jerome G. Kurtzman
Liquozone Company
W. E. Hartley
William H. Hoops, Jr
Jeremiah Runyon
New York City
Mabel Gates
George Job, Jr
Rosedale
Kan
King Alfonso
London
Spain
Richard Croker
New York
J. B. Young
Goldfield
New
Bank and Trust Company
Francis L. Burton
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
New York Court of Appeals
William M. Rice
Paddy Ford Is Killed on Train Near Linnton
Portland pressman P. J. Ford was crushed by a train wheel while traveling from Tacoma to Portland near Linnton on Sunday. The cause of death remains undetermined whether accidental or self-inflicted.
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Portland
Ore
P. J. Ford
Tacoma
Linnton
Ford
Coast Defense Plan Proposed by Army Aims Submarine Protection
The U S Army general staff recommends a coast submarine defense system approved by Lt Gen Chaffee and to be sent to Congress. The plan envisions 5000 officers and men trained to guard mine fields and operate shore batteries and public plants with a projected cost of 4 million dollars. A Navy objection to the army operating a submarine fleet is anticipated, with interservice rivalry noted.
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U. S. Army
Chaffee
Congress
Far East
Coming Events Across States And Districts
A calendar of gatherings includes Masonic bodies in Bellingham June 13 and other lodge events through June 21, plus the Washington State Bar association in Spokane July 6-8. Also listed are veterans encampments in Pullman June 14-16 and Coeur d Alene June 2, Montana and Idaho associations with mid June to July dates, and the Lewis and Clark centennial exposition in Portland June 1 to October 15.
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Stites
Moscow
John Smith
Coeur d’Alene City
G. Massara
Walla Walla
Wash
Coeur d'Alene
Boise
Lewiston
William Bennett
Harrison
Brashear & Davis
Bellevue
Great Hercules
Idaho State Sunday School Association
Mountainhome
George W. Gale
W. H. Brown
Palouse
Alfred L. Picard
Hope
Boston
Masonic Grand Lodge of Washington
Bellingham
Eastern Star
Royal Arch
Knights Templars
Washington State Bar Association
Spokane
Whitman and Latah
Pullman
Idaho Women's Relief Corps
Coeur d’Alene
Montana Press Association
Billings
Montana
Epworth League
Missoula
Idaho Firemen's
Idaho Baptist Young People’s Union
Washington State Pharmaceutical Association
Long Beach
Portland
Admiral Uriu’s Role in Early War Naval Campaigns
Rear Admiral Uriu has been pivotal in wartime naval actions, noted for sinking the Variag and Koretz at Chemulpo on February 9, 1904. He serves as Togo’s second in command and led the cruiser division in the clash with Rojestvensky. Uriu, born 47 years ago, entered the United States Naval Academy in 1877 and graduated 14th in a class of 136 in 1881.
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Chemulpo
Variag
Koretz
Togo
Rojestvensky
United States Naval Academy
Race Riot Fatalities Reported on Trolley Line
Charleston June 13 A race riot on the Aiken and Augusta trolley line near North Augusta left Peter Renew dead and Charles Willis and E F Fishburne mortally wounded. Morgan Willis and Maxie Boyd are seriously injured.
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S. C
Aiken
Augusta
South Carolina
North Augusta
Peter Renew
Charles Willis
E. F. Fishburne
Morgan Willis
Maxie Boyd
Foreigner Dies by Own Action at Niagara Falls
At Inspiration Point above Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side, a distinguished appearing foreigner, later identified by letters and papers as Dr. Szentirmay Elemir of Budapest, committed suicide Sunday. Local authorities report the incident as death by own action.
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N. Y
Inspiration Point
Horseshoe Falls
Szentirmay Elemir
Budapest
Roosevelt visits Rapidan and world events soar
National and personal items unfold with President Roosevelt’s Rapidan trip, Castro’s Venezuela presidency, King Edward’s telegraphed congratulations, and other notes including editor William H. Rogers’ death, Zionist moves in Paris, and substantial industry news from Standard Oil and the Equitable Life reorganization.
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Roosevelt
Rapidan
Castro
Venezuela
Idaho Day At Spokane Boosts Boise Spokane Baseball Series
Idaho residents can travel at a one fare rate to Spokane to see Boise and Spokane Pacific National League games next Sunday June 18 with special grandstand sections for visitors. Boise aims to steal leadership and a seven game series runs Tuesday through Sunday.
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Boise
Spokane
Bosse
Charley Reilly
Salt Lake
William A. Clark, Jr
Senator Clark
Helena
Harvard
University of Pennsylvania
Soldiers’ Field
Cheney
Palouse Giants
Cheney Athletic Club
Help Wanted Ad Realization Cited in Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier Journal humor column quotes Mrs Hiram Offen on sourcing help for a girl through an advertisement without labeling it Help Wanted. The anecdote notes skepticism about expected effort and mentions a past experience with a reluctant helper.
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Hiram Offen
Louisville Courier- Journal
Rothrock Favored For Pacific National League Presidency
Edward H. Rothrock sporting editor of the Chronicle is strongly talked of for the Pacific National league presidency replacing W. K. Rishel. Support comes from Frank Cimlin of Ogden Charles Reilly of Salt Lake and Clyde H. Williams of Spokane.
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Edward H. Rothrock
The
Chronicle
Pacific National League
W. K. Rishel
Salt Lake
Rothrock
Frank Cimlin
Ogden
Charles Reilly
Clyde H. Williams
Spokane
Mr. Rothrock
More Grain This Year Washington Crop Bulletin
The agriculture department bulletin notes winter wheat condition at 85.5, spring wheat acreage up 2.8 percent to 17,613,000 from last year, oats at 92.9 vs 98.2, barley 93.7 vs 90.5, and rye 93.6 vs 86.3.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Brothers Mohr Drowned in Frisco Bay Sailboat Accident
Alfred and Edwin Mohr, brothers, drowned when their sailboat capsized near Angel Island in San Francisco Bay on Sunday. Companions T S Williams S D Holman and Arthur Simpson were rescued after clinging to the boat for two hours.
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San Francisco
Alfred
Edwin Mohr
T. S. Williams
S. D. Holman
Arthur Simpson
Angel Island
Admiral Togo World’s Great Sea Fighter Yet
Admiral Togo is known globally as the Nelson of Japan though the Japanese call him Fighting Bob. He has shown his right to the title of one of the world’s greatest sea fighters. American shoes worn by thousands of Europeans in their native lands.
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Admiral Togo
Togo
Nelson
Japan
Bob
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