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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1906
Page
3
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Roosevelt says spellings 300 words in new board circulars may become permanent if popular support remains strong. if not they will be dropped. He argues the change aligns with modern education and common sense and does not aim to alter Shakespearean form.
Chicago police report 16 year old Robert Gordon confessed to striking Joseph Reed with a brick and burying him alive beneath the sidewalk in front of 2878 Archer Avenue. Reed’s body was recovered at the burial site after the confession. Gordon was placed in custody following the investigation.
A long list of events across the Pacific Northwest and nearby regions includes photography, labor, political, medical, fraternal, religious, educational, and irrigation gatherings. Entries span September through October in Spokane Victoria Helena Walla Walla and other cities with multiple state and provincial fairs noted in Washington Oregon Idaho Montana British Columbia.
A detailed listing from Spokane markets covers vegetables fruits and staples with prices per unit for cabbage green onions tomatoes melons potatoes onions plums raspberries blackberries cucumbers squash cantaloupes cauliflower peppers beets corn berries and more. It also lists butter eggs cheese honey sugar coffee alfalfa timothy hay oats wheat and live livestock prices including steers cows sheep hogs and hides with regional variations across Spokane Portland and Tacoma markets.
Hazen Nevada September 3 reports a violent clash when a second train carrying strikebreakers to San Francisco met angry union miners. Shots fired, crowds gathered, no injuries reported, and further trouble feared as the next section arrives. Meanwhile San Francisco streetcar strike prospects worsen with no concessions.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul builds a route from Bitter Root Mountains to the Columbia River via St Joseph river, Tekoa, Rosalia, Lind, Ellensburg, Snoqualmie Pass, and Seattle. If Harriman influence prevails, it may use the O R N for Spokane access. Tekoa lies 49 miles from Spokane. the line promises the state’s shortest transcontinental distance.
In the Coeur d'Alene district 4424 workers are active across mines mills and prospects. District 22 UMW negotiations with operators near conclusion. an amicable wage agreement expected soon. Also: Big Four Mining Co filings at Wallace. Gertie tunnel near ledge. J S C vein 16 feet wide. Heinze holds option on Cooney claims. Snowshoe and Copper King control secured by Greenough interests with Wilbur Greenough J B Greenough I T Hosey and Stanley Easton.
In British Columbia the Dominion Copper company shows July gross earnings of 87221 and net 22000. The Standard near Slocan employs 20 men. eight work sinking a 200 foot Cres cent shaft near Boundary. Ore assays range 76 to 127 per ton with a 1 foot ledge at Red Elephant Hall creek. Gold and copper assays near Mineral hill Franklin total 35 per ton. William Hill and Russell Minion own the claims. Eva mine mill monthly cleanups yield 4000 in bullion and 400 in concentrates near Camborne. A Boulder creek find reports an eight foot ledge with 380 ounces silver per ton. Mammoth vein near Camborne expands beyond expectations. Le Roi winze reaches 17500 foot level, making it deepest in province. Dominion Copper pays 3000 on Gloucester claims near Grand Forks. Madrid dispatches say Santander strikes ease as workers return. Bilboa remains tense.
A formal report to the California Board of Health notes 452 deaths from the April 18 disaster in San Francisco. Among the victims 266 died from wall collapses, 177 from fire, seven by gunshot, and two from tainted canned goods. Demographics show 351 females and 77 males, with 420 white, 18 Chinese, and four Japanese victims. Deaths through June 30 total 452, with 10 more since then. The Spokane theatre list covers September attractions and a pending slate for The World melodrama.
Havana reports President Palma rejects concessions and vows to fight the insurrection to the end. General Menocal demands a definite offer, aiming to 8000 troops in the field. War prep continues as losses mount in cattle sugar and fruit sectors. US aid discussed but denied.
Five revolutionists fired on General Tumenoff as he left his residence in Warsaw Russia injuring him lightly. The unrest spread with Polish teachers warned of death sentences and police casualties. City remains tense as families flee to the countryside.
Sandusky Ohio September 3 the power launch Adeline with twenty youths aboard boys and girls is missing since 1 am The outing was arranged by Sister Superior George of Province hospital and included members of a local theatrical club The boat was to return by 8 am but no report has come in and high seas are reported
The transport Sheridan, stranded after hitting rocks, has begun abandonment. All baggage has been removed and reports indicate 14 feet of water in the hold. Lieutenant U. S. Grant has returned from Spain after representing the United States at the royal wedding.
Janet Hastings and Margaret Althorpe revive a forgotten birthday idea over supper and carnations. Janet confesses her birthday, sparking a plan to remember mothers who never hear a birthday note. Their act inspires the League of Remembrance.
A Success Magazine summary notes the US egg and poultry output at over 43 million crates yearly valued at about 280 million dollars. It compares farm earnings across crops and livestock, highlights tobacco and cotton, and cites related figures including a 1250000 dollar trademark sale for Grande Chartreuse. It also mentions Thomas Garfield aged 83 in Michigan and that only 370 of 16306 Indian Ocean islands are inhabited.
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