Storm Looms Over Servia Amid Western Tensions
A week in review highlights rising trouble in Servia, a fatal murder verdict in Greensboro, political shifts in New York and Washington, and economic moves from coal to steel. Notable deaths include Thomas E. McKenna and Edwin Bindley, with various court actions and regulatory changes across the globe.
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Servia
Thomas E. McKenna
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Kansas
Edwin Bindley
Duquesne National Bank
Pittsburg
American Window Glass Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Greensboro
N. C
J. B. Matthews
Frederick J. H. Krackle
New York
Robert H. Sharkey
Germany
el Paso
Texas
Senor Jaboco Blanco
Mexican International Boundary Commission
Prince Tsai Tseh
Chinese Imperial Commission
Europe
San Francisco
Sansome Street
California
Sacramento
St. Petersburg
Bering Strait
United States
Constitutional League of the
Burnett
San Quentin
Stevens
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
William R. Hearst
Washington
Constantinople
Porte
Legation
Beirut
Syria
Trenton
N. J
Antoinette Tolla
Joseph Santa
Court of Pardons
Harry Vaughan
George Ryan
Ed Raymond
John Clay
Missouri Penitentiary
Hitchcock
Congress
Navy Department
Massachusetts
Navy Yard
Boston Wholesalers Plan Pacific Coast Expedition
Boston manufacturing wholesale men organize a tour to visit leading cities from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast and into the southwest and northwest to promote Boston trade.
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Pacific Coast
Boston Manufacturing
Boston
Rocky Mountains
Southwest
Northwest
American cruiser squadron sails toward Alexandria Egypt
Beirut reports the American cruiser squadron under Rear Admiral Sigsbee has left for Alexandria, Egypt, following orders. The move signals a display of naval presence in the Middle East region.
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Beirut
Syria
Sigsbee
Alexandria
Egypt
Princess Ena Arrives in London Amid Spain Queen Gambit
Princess Ena of Battenberg arrives in London on the eve of royal ties with Spain. The report notes her future role as queen and mentions social observations about courting women and ribbons.
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Princess Ena
London
Princess Ena of Battenberg
Queen of
Spain
Spokane County Farmers Form Union To Sell Through Agent
Spokane County fruit growers and vegetable producers organize a union with a central distributing agency. Each member holds one vote regardless of shares and must sell only through the union's appointed agent who will manage sales and market placement to secure best prices.
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Spokane County
Spokane County Association
Puyallup
Mining notes reveal Canada 1905 mineral value at 68.6 million
The Geological Survey reports Canada’s mineral production for 1905 at 68,574,707 dollars, surpassing 1901’s record and rising from 60,073,897 dollars in 1904. Yukon gold decline noted. Alberta coal strike disrupts Lethbridge mines with about 700 workers idle and output around 1800 tons daily. Boundary District mines employ 2000 plus. payroll exceeds 200,000 dollars monthly. Frank Cole, Pierce City pioneer, turns 80. A Vienna and International gold strike near Wallace is confirmed by ore samples shown at Wallace.
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Canada
Geological Survey
Interior Department
Yukon
Butte
Alberta Railway & Coal Company
Lethbridge
Alberta
Great Falls
Mont
Canadian Pacific
Montana
Boundary
B. C
Frank Cole
Pierce City
Shoshone
Vienna
Placer Creek
Wallace
New Cabinet Shuffle Sparks possible Navy and Justice Changes
The article outlines potential moves including Bonaparte to navy secretary if he desires it with Von Meyer as his successor in Russia. Cortelyou expected to become Postmaster General in fall, Taft eyed for Supreme Court but may stay in cabinet. Moody may retire by early summer. Washington believes Taft could replace Justice Brown later.
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von Meyer
Navy
Moody
Bonaparte
Navy Department
G. L. von Meyer
Russia
Cortelyou
Shaw
Supreme Court Bench
Taft
Isthmian Canal
Philippines
Supreme Court
Washington
Justice Brown
Bank messenger knocked down. gold pieces recovered
John Wilson, a bank messenger, was struck by a car near Market Street and his sack containing $1000 in $5 gold pieces spilled across the street. Remarkably, every coin was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Market Street
John Wilson
Spokane Elks member Elmer Knowles dies in California
Elmer E. Knowles a Spokane Elks member and longtime Washington Water Power superintendent died Sunday noon at his temporary National City home. He was 40 and had suffered from consumption.
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San Diego
Cal
Elmer E. Knowles
Spokane
Elks’ Lodge
Man Confesses to Murder of Uncle in Preliminary Hearing
Oral Weir, held in Pagosa Springs, confessed to killing his uncle Joseph Weir during a preliminary hearing. Joseph Weir, a Leavenworth Kansas resident and former inmate of the soldiers home, was visiting friends in the area.
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Pagosa Springs
Col
Oral Weir
Joseph Weir
Leavenworth
Kan
Widow and remarriage concepts in a classroom exchange
In a simple dialogue a teacher explains widowhood as a woman who has lost a spouse and a man or woman may wish to remarry. The exchange frames remarriage as a normal option within life events.
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Tommy
Catastrophic French Coal Mine Disaster At Courrieres
A massive fire damp explosion at 7 am in Courrieres near Lens traps about 1100 to 1200 miners. Rescue efforts face flames and toxic gas as officials and soldiers guard the scene. dozens of families seek news while survivors relay harrowing escapes and losses.
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Paris
France
Courrieres
Fallieres
Guiter
Interior Duchief
Lens
Verdun
Department of
Pas de Caines
M. Leon
Silvestre
Miners Burned Bodies Laid in Makeshift Mortuary Chamber
The mine building has been converted into a mortuary chamber where burned and nearly unrecognizable miners lie. Bodies were brought from the mine and placed there for identification and recovery.
Quiet at Jolo as Mount Dajo battle ends
Troops return to Manila after the Mount Dajo action with six Mindanao units en route home. Reports say Moros and civilians, including women and children, were killed in the fierce onslaught. Wounded are in favorable condition. Zamboanga dispatches credit Major Hugh Scott for fortifications near Jolo. four days of hard fighting allegedly left about 900 killed or injured.
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Manila
Mount Dajo
Mindanao
Jolo
Bliss
Wood
Luzon
Zamboanga
Hugh Scott
Associated Press
Boxing Draw Ends 20 Round Bout in Los Angeles
The recent match between Hugo Kelly and Jack Sullivan in Los Angeles finished as a draw after 20 rounds. Plans for the northwest sportsmen tournament in Walla Walla June 20 to 24 are underway.
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Los Angeles
Hugo Kelly
Jack
Quinn
Kid Parker
Denver
Maurice Thompson
Butte
D. W. Peeples
Wardner
Idaho
Wardner Fishing Club
Whitman College
Walla Walla
Northwestern Baseball League
Helena
Bellingham
Lucas’ League
W. H. Hitt
Harrington
Earl Haynes
Inland Empire
Athena
Ore
Oakland
Cal
R. T. Cox
Georgetown
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Coe
California
San Francisco
American Turf Association
Carter
Western Bowling Congress
Price
Salt Lake
Ellwert
Kuppinger
Denver Brunswicks
Gossett
Baker
Good
Trains Wreck Near Bloomdale Ohio Two Killed
Two freight trains and a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train wreck near Bloomdale Ohio injure 15, with one death likely. engines and multiple cars destroyed and burned. The dead include John Hootman and W Hoy while Benjamin C Snook and J H Sigel are among the severely injured.
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Bloomdale
Ohio
Toledo
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
John Hootman
Chicago Junction
W. Hoy
Wheeling
W. Va
Benjamin C. Snook
J. H. Sigel
Women Arm for Thugs in Chicago Muff Revolver Trend
Chicago women, losing faith in police protection, increasingly carry bulldog revolvers in their muffs. Dealers report a spike in sales over the past two weeks with business leaders advising workers to learn how to use the weapons and fire through a muff if threatened.
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Chicago
Wheat Corn and Oats in Farmers Hands March 1 1906
The crop estimating board of the department of agriculture reports totals for March 1 1906. Wheat stands at 158 403 000 bushels, corn at 1 108 000 000, and oats at 379 805 000.
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the Department of Agriculture
New Ministry Formed By Paris Leader Sarien
Paris figure Ferdinand Sar rien has definitively chosen to form a new ministry and has informed President Fallieres of his acceptance of the appointment.
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Paris
Jean Marie Ferdinand Sarrien
Fallieres
Amarillo Fire Destroys Carson Building
A major blaze in Amarillo Texas destroyed the Carson building the citys largest structure. Estimated loss reaches 100000 dollars. Fire crews battled flames to prevent spread of the disaster.
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Carson
Amarillo
Tex
Farmers Hold Large Wheat Stocks in Barns
A Bureau of Statistics report shows March 1 wheat on hand at about 158.4 million bushels, representing 22.9 percent of last year’s crop. Corn held amounts to roughly 1.108 billion bushels or 40.9 percent, and oats total about 379.8 million bushels or 39.8 percent.
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Crop Reporting Board
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
House Passes Indian Citizenship Bill After Huff Ruling
The bill, called up by Br Burk of South Dakota, amends Indian allotment laws to delay citizenship for Indians until 25 years to gain a fee simple to land. The interior secretary may shorten the period in special cases and grant citizenship to those deemed capable of duties of citizenship.
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House
Br. Burk
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Huff
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Eugene Richter Dies at 4 Morning in Berlin
Eugene Richter longtime Reichstag radical leader and editor of Freissinnige Zeitung died at 4 o clock Saturday morning in Berlin. Once Bismarck’s opponent, he shaped German political journalism for years.
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Berlin
Eugene Richter
Reichstag
Bismarck
Freissinnige Zeitung
Towboat Thomas List Sinks After Rock Collision
The towboat Thomas List struck a rock in the Monongahela River near Brad dock and sank Saturday evening. Christine Dempsey, sister of boxer Jack Dempsey, was reported drowned. The vessel valued at about $20,000.
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Pittsbur
Thomas List
Monongahela River
Braddock (Pa
Christine Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Appointment of Alaska Governor Hoggatt Named
President Roosevelt announced the appointment of Wilfred B. Hoggatt as governor of Alaska. Hoggatt, a Juneau resident, will succeed the recently resigned John G. Brady.
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Roosevelt
Wilfred B. Hoggatt
Alaska
Mr. Hoggatt
Juneau
John G. Brady
Servian King in Danger as Citizens Demand Royal Recognition
Belgrade reports growing Servian discontent after the Servo Bulgarian convention. Citizens seek recognition by great powers or abdication of King Peter in favor of the heir apparent, or a substitution of another monarch.
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Belgrade
Peter
Susan B. Anthony Dies After Long Lifespan of Activism
Rochester, March 14 and Susan B. Anthony died at 12:40 AM after battling double pneumonia and heart disease. The noted suffrage pioneer was born February 15, 1820 in Adams Massachusetts and spent decades advocating equal rights, teaching, and leading reform efforts. Her brother Daniel Anthony once edited the Leavenworth Times.
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Rochester
N. Y
Susan B. Anthony
Miss Anthony
M. S. Ricker
Daniel Anthony
Leavenworth
Kan
Congress
Susan Brownell Anthony
Adams, Mas
Battenville
Philadelphia
Women’s State Temperance Society
Women's National Loyal League
Fatal Wreck On Burlington Near Akron
Two Burlington passenger trains No 1 and No 4 collided head on two miles west of Akron Colorado on a curve in a deep cut. George H Sherwood mail weigher of No 14 killed. Engineer Hardy and fireman seriously scalded. Two mail clerks slight injured. Wreckage included two engines a mail car and a baggage car. No passengers seriously injured. Operator at Brush said to have failed to deliver an order.
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Akron
Col
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington
George H. Sherwood
No. 14
Hardy
Brush
Bow and Pitcher site sale nets 50000 to Graves
Jay P Graves buys the Bow and Pitcher power site from Frank P Hogan seven miles down the Spokane river for 50000 dollars.
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Jay P. Graves
Frank P. Hogan
Spokane
Stauldint
Aberdeen
Depo
North Yakima
Memorial to Pauncefote Erected in England Churchyard
Memorial to Lord Pauncefote funded by his family stands at East Stoke churchyard near Newark in Nottinghamshire. A bronze angel of peace marks the diplomat’s grave as locals recall his service and legacy. Also reported are a Nebraska family tragedy and the death of Argentine President Manuel Quintana.
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Pauncefote
London
East Stoke Churchyatt
Newark On Trent
Nottinghemshire
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Globe
Farmers’ Union
Uncle Weir
Cerf
Sporting Notes
Miss Dempsey
Washington Notes
Manchuria
State Department
Freee Adelia
Jon Metz
Buenos Ayres
Manuel Quintana
Agentine Republic
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