Wide range of Northwest news and incidents
News items from Montana and Oregon report accidents, legal cases, local developments including a Lewiston laundry scalding disaster, a Seattle homicide arrest, construction of a Walla Walla Masonic temple, a large Idaho normal school addition, a major Spokane to Moscow rail extension bid, and the creation of new reserves. Also noted are wind and snow events, prison and court actions, and railway and road projects across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Dodson
Lewiston
Tom Taylor
Seattle
Walla Walla City
Big Bend
Spokane & Inland Electric
Palouse
Moscow
Agnes Loretta Day
Rufus Day
Wallace
William Pannon
C. F. Buckey
S. M. Minthorn
Mary Kroh
Eva K. Hanna
Tammany Country
Coeur d’Alene Lake
James Banister
Weiser
F. M. McClain
Clarks Fork
Ed Schrieb
Idaho State Normal School
Northwest
Esterbrook and
Chalett
Chet Belding
Jay P. Graves
Spokane
Columbia River
Kettle Falls
Wash
America
Supreme Court
L. M. Poole
North Coast Road
Robert E. Strahorn
North Yakima
Walla Walla
Merle Heany Manufacturing Company
Charles Kirk
Herman Larson
Seattle Fire Department
Tacoma
Ray Freeland
John Mead
Atkinson
Board of Control
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Moore
Lewiston-Clarkston Company
Asotin Creek
Harrington
State Land Commissioner’s Office
Title Land Fund
General Fund
Operators reject wage rise in anthracite coal talks
Coal operators refused the United Mine Workers proposals for wage and condition readjustment in the anthracite fields. They warn higher wages would raise coal prices, and propose extending the current commission awards for three years from April 1, while urging continued arbitration and rejection of a new, one year system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofue United Mineworkers of America
Iova
John Mitchell
United Mineworkers
George F. Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Anthracite Strike Commission
Wool sale schedule angered Oregon sheepmen prompts new list
The Oregon State Woolgrowers association executive committee issued a revised wool sale calendar for eastern Oregon with dates in Pendleton Condon Shaniko Heppner Baker City and Elgin. Wallowa county sale moved to Elgin from Wallowa. Also reported is the death of veteran Thomas Ferguson near Phoenix in Jackson County and a fatal stabbing in Huntington. Colonel L L Hawkins longtime Portland banker died at 58. A Portland St John fire damaged a block of buildings worth about 8000 dollars.
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Thomas Ferguson
Poenix
Jackson County
Ore
Jacksonville
Oregon
Oregon State Woolgrowers' Association
Pendleton
Heppner
Condon
Shaniko
Baker City
Elgin
Wallowa County
Wallowa
William Rice
William Hartley
Huntington
Rice
Pleasant Valley
Hartley
Salt Lake City
L. L. Hawkins
Ainsworth National Bank of
Portland
Hawkins
University of California
St. John
Edward II
England
Council of Trent
Dutch Republic
Catalonia
France
Westminster Bridge
Thames River
Gen
Maxwell
Elizabethtown
N. J
Australia
James McHenry
United States
Prince of Wales
London
Pall Mall
Kattle
Enotochopoco Creek
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
New Orleans
Gen. Jackson
Robert Haynes
Foote
United Kingdom
Michigan
Philadelphia
Edward Drummond
Io London
Canada
Henry Clay
Georgia
Rutledge College
South Carolina
Ocean
T’anama
Pacific
Liverpool
New York
Kansas
U. S. Arsenal
Augusta
Louisiana
Burnside
Hooker
United States Senate
Colorado
East River
Col. Baker
Paris
Olympic Theater
Philiadlphia
Guiteau
Garfield
Parliament
London Tower
Khartoum
Charles Gordon
Sherman
U. S. Senate
Pensacola
Fla
New York City
Dux
Bohemia
James J. Corbett
Charley Mitchell
Macon
Delaware Bay
Lewiston
Agnes Soffel
Cornwellsville
Biddle Brothers
Pittsburg
Col. Lynch
Transvaal
Atlantic
North America
Winter Storm Rages Across Montana Towns
Reports from across Montana describe a fierce winter storm last Sunday in Marysville with 12 below and a foot of snow. Eastern counties saw below zero readings while Havre logged six above as snow spread statewide. Livestock losses are not expected unless the storm lasts unusually long.
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Marysville
Living Ston
Havre
Daughters of the Confederacy
Winnie Davis
Spokane Theater Bookings for February and March
Spokane Theater announces February and March bookings with shows such as Miss New York Jr and Way Down East. Empire Burlesque nomads Paul Gilmore Madame Gadski and other acts including Primrose minstrels Blanche Walsh Khristian and Roscian Opera company join the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
New York
Empire Burlesquers
Paul Gilmore
Madame Gadski
Joseph Petrich
George H. Primrose Minstrels
The
Khristian
Blanche Walsh
Hoorah
Roscian Opera Company
Frightens the Sultan Draws Turkish Arabia into Crisis
Shiek Mahmoud Yahia a powerful Arabian rebel unites tribes in Turkish Arabia causing the sultan to convoke extraordinary ministry meetings to plan measures to end the revolt led by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiek Mahmoud Yahia
Arabia
Snow Depth Reaches Ten Inches Across Ohio Towns
Reports from Springfield and other towns in Ohio indicate Sunday snowfalls reached ten inches, the heaviest since the winter of 1893 94.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Springfield
Murder in Cripple Creek Parade of Robbers
Fred Poeschke, a Cripple Creek cigar and confectionery dealer, was killed by three masked robbers who entered his store. The assailants fled and remain at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Col
Fred Poeschke
Roosevelt to reappoint New York port collector
President Roosevelt announced he would reappoint Nevada Stranahan as collector of the port of New York. A light moment follows as a Chicago exchange notes a singer and a comedian sparking audience fatigue with a lullaby and a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Port
Roosevelt
Nevada Stranahan
New York
Chicago News
Practiced Philosophy Brings Laughter to Moving Night
Eric Gordon and his wife pack for a move using humor to cope with misfortunes. A vase is damaged during the scramble and the couple improvise a tool to cut the rope, finding relief in a lighthearted stance amid the late night chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Gordon
Thurstons
Eric
John Blake
Gordon
Mrs. Gordon
Patmos Echoes From Greece to the New World Architecture
A historical meditation on Patmos and the Grecian islands. It contrasts the simple cave where St. John wrote Revelation with the modern Cathedral of St. John the Divine, reflecting centuries of Christian devotion and imperial wealth. The piece traces archeology, history, and church building from Constantine to today.
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Greece
Sappho
Lesbos
Mitylene
Christendom
Crete
Samos
Delos
Aegina
Euboea
Grecian
Patmos
St. John
Constantine
Asia Minor
St. John the Divine
New World
Beauty and the Beast reimagined in myth and modern life
The piece defends Beauty and the Beast as a moral tale about virtue, duty, and devotion. It contrasts a noble love with a cynical modern view and cites Beauty’s courage, loyalty, and self sacrifice as the story’s enduring truth. It also presents a Western anecdote about a Civil War veteran and ends with humorous notes on romance and literature.
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Beauty
Chronicle of world events and notable figures in history
A compilation of historical milestones from 1327 to 1906 and accompanying commentary on public figures. It covers reigns, battles, political acts, disasters, and notable statements, highlighting Theodore Bingham, Henry Labouchere, Jacob Riis, and debates on monopolies and railway rates.
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Theodore Alfred Bingham
New York
West Point
Henry Labouchere
Truth
Jacob Riis
Money Power
White House
Congress
New Jersey Senate
Standard Oil Company
Huff
Pennsylvania
Haskins
Vermont
Connor
Senate
Aldrich
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