Northwest states items mix accidents and local notes
The column reports a busy slate from Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana. Highlights include Garfield schools opening with S M McCroskey in charge and notable deaths such as William W. Bailey in Spokane. Granger on the Sunnyside branch and a record oats yield near Reardan are noted along with several local incidents and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Public Schools
S. M. McCroskey
William W. Bailey
Portland
Tull & Gibbs
Spokane
Granger
Sunnyside
Northern Pacific Railway
Yakima Valley
Robert Colby
Reardan
County Superintendent of Schools
Douglas County
Ritzville
Samuel H. Piles
Walla Walla County
Nob Hill
North Yakima
E. W. Himes
Glendive
Mont
Weston's Pioneer James W. Young Dies
Oregon news reports James W. Young a Weston pioneer died recently. Willamette valley points note heavy damage from forest fires. The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co suspects a $150000 Portland dock fire was set. Indictments in Portland involve a U S fraud scheme tied to Siletz reservation. Fatal and serious injuries occur in Oregon City when a wagon was hit by a Southern Pacific engine near Carus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Young
Weston
Willamette Valley
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Portland
Dineen
Illinois
Oregon
Peoria
Albert Glassford
Baser City
Glassford
Jennie Glassford
Willard N. Jones
Thaddeus S. Potter
Ira Wade
John Doe
Richard Roe
Herman K. Finch
Bert Blauvelt
United States
Siletz
Humphrey Jones
Katie Jones
Edna Irish
Southern Pacific
Oregon City
Carus
Montana Items Highlights and Tragic Accidents
Great Falls seeks a cold storage plant with Minneapolis backing. John Brown, 52, dies in Butte after a whiffle tree injures him. Frank Ham named assistant chemist at Bozeman Montana Agricultural College. E J King, Rossville N M, killed aiding timber teardown near Homestake station. Judge Hunt in Helena issues ruling on Chinese deportation in federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Minneapolis
John Brown
Butte
Heis
Frank Ham
Montana Agricultural College
Bozeman
Ham
H. J. Reese
E. J. King
Rossville
N. M
Northern Pacific
Homestake Station
King
W. H. Hunt
Helena
Fires and upheaval cross Idaho notes and people
The Idaho items report a 150 acre wheat loss near Juliaetta from fire, forest fires near Wallace and the St Joe area spreading rapidly, and logistics about a new Northern Pacific line. Also noted are a mine accident in Mace, a funeral for H. C. Page near Grangeville, asylum work at Orofino, Y M C A gym repairs in Boise, and Willis Sweet heading to Porto Rico via Albury Springs after resigning as Porto Rico attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. N. McCall
Juliaetta
Forestry Bureau
Forester Pinchot
Boise
Salt Lake
State Board of Equalization
Wallace
A. O. Edson
Standard
Mace
H. C. Page
Grangeville
Masonic
Mt. Idaho
St. Joe
St. Maries
Northern Pacific
Nez Perce
Idaho
Orofino
Blackfoot
Willis Sweet
Coeur d’Alene City
Porto Rico
Albury Springs
Coeur d'Alene City
Peace plenipotentiaries decline New York reception plan
Peace envoys cannot accept a post September 18 invitation to New York due to an early departure date. They indicate they and their staffs will sail before the suggested time. The article also notes Dr Sophronia Fletcher, the first woman physician in Boston, is 99 and active, while the Wenatchee band has disbanded for lack of funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of
New York
Boston
Sophronia Fletcher
Wenatchee
Uprising of Kalphus in Southern Shansi Reported
Advices from Pekin via the steamer Athenian say the Kalphus Revolt grows in southern Shensi with insurgents burning government offices and yamens. Imperial troops were repulsed. several high officials killed. missionaries possibly harmed. Churches looted in Yunnan. anti foreign sentiment widespread in southern China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Pekin
Shansi
Yamens
Taiyuanfu
Yunnan
Soko
China
Utah Copper Suit Sought To Bar Smelter Trust Control
Mining notes report a Utah state court injunction suit filed by Colonel E A Wall director and vice president to prevent Utah Copper from moving under a smelter trust. Wall owns one fifth of the stock. Other dispatches note Summit mill in Oregon plans to raise capacity to 40 stamps and Gold Coin group prep for operation. J W McLeod travels to Loomis Washington for tramway construction. Engineer Thomas returns to Boundary Falls after site review at Morrissey creek. Ward reports high grade ore in Jumbo tunnel No 4 near Buffalo Hump district with 50 feet of strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah Copper Company
Smelter Trust
Utah
E. A. Wall
Utah Company
Colonel Wall
Mormon Basin
Malheur County
Oregon
Summit Mill
P. G. Wells
J. W. McLeod
Loomis
Okanogan County
Wash
Grand View
Thomas
Dominion Copper Company
Grand Forks
B. C
Boundary Falls
Morrissey Creek
Ward
Buffalo Hump
Fred H. Wood
Lewiston
Revive Army Canteens Policy Urged by General Wint
Brigadier General Theodore J. Wint reports military affairs in the northern division and reiterates complaints about saloons near posts. He favors a post canteen or exchange run by a responsible official under fixed rules as advantageous. The national guard inspection shows improvement and state officials seek betterment, with a note that several small posts, including Fort Washakie in Wyoming, should be abandoned due to cost and lack of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wint
War Department
Theodore J. Wint
National Guard
Fort Washakie
Wyo
Vatican Treasury Theft Reports Are Exaggerated
Rome authorities report only a few artistical bound albums stolen by a gendarme. The theft is not pursued as serious, and the thief will not be prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Associated Press
Vatican
Vatican Treasury
London Broker Donates Half Million to Charity
Retired London stock broker J F Bawden donates 500000 for charitable and educational uses and places the funds with Edgar Speyer of Speyer Co bankers in New York. A 1692 William and Mary copper farthing sold at auction in London for 35 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. F. Bawden
Edgar Speyer
Speyer & Co
Bankers
New York
William and Mary
World News Roundup: Prussia Visit Abandoned and Shocking News
Prince Albrecht of Prussia cancels a Ferden military inspection trip due to cholera. A mob lynched two Black men in Silver City Massachusetts after they attacked a farmer. An earthquake震震 hit Los Angeles for about six seconds. Other items note a post office clerk's dismissal, labor talks, strikes, floods, a fatal electrocution, a royal marriage cable, hurricane damage in Costa Rica, and other global events.
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Prince Albrecht
Prussia
Ferden
Arthur Woodward
Tatcum Woodward
Silver City
Mass
Andrew White
Los Angeles
Charles G. Moore
Colorado
Post Office Department
Jerome
Citizens’ Union
New York
Presbyterian Church
United States
Chicago
Montreal
Gulf of St. Lawrence
J. Hurley
Santa Fe Railway
Hurley
Shanghai
Nels Anderson
Illinois Steel Company
Marshall Field
Mary Caton
London
San Jose
Costa Rica
Reval
Russia
Bonaparte
Mare Island Navy Yard
Lucien Young
Charles T. Wade
Bennington
San Diego
Uintah
Utah
Provo
Terre de France
Cape Bismarck
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
Infanta
Maria Teresa
Alfonso
John I. Mullins
Colorado District Court
G. L. Stevick
Denver Savings Bank
Persia
Peterhof
Nicholas
Lamsdorff
Prince Murdered and Shusha in Flames Report
Reports from Tiflis Caucasia say Shusha is in flames with residents fleeing to the mountains. Troops are dispatched to the scene. In Muchran Duhset district Prince Muchranski’s property was dynamited. Prince Eristoff was murdered near Gori. A mothers' club is planned in Spokane soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiflis
Caucasia
Shusha
Muchran
Duhset
Prince Muchranski
Eristoff
Gori
Yankees Win British Construction Contracts Worth Millions
New York interests secure contracts for a vast London electric tram system and U S built hotels apartments and offices in Britain. Projects include the Ritz hotel in Piccadilly costing over 5 million dollars the Waldorf in the east end and a skyscraper for the International Mercantile Marine company along with a new Liverpool cotton exchange and several car lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
United Kingdom
United States
Ritz
Piccadilly
Greenpark
Waldorf
East End
International Mercantile Marine Company
Liverpool Cotton Exchange
Bowling Cup Changes Hands From Fall River to Kearny
The United States bowling championship cup moved from Fall River Massachusetts to Kearny New Jersey. Fall River Bowling Club beat a Jersey City organization for the cup last October while Kearny Bowling Club won the trophy match 59 to 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fall River
Mass
Kearney
N. J
Jersey City
James J. Jeffries
Britt Nelson
Colma Club
B. B. Kieran
Leeds
England
James Burnard
Company G
Fifth Regiment
Massachusetts
Seagirt
C. L. Dering
Midlothian Club
Chicago
Ohio
John F. Dryden
Sysonby
Sheepshead Bay
George H. Shelldon
Missouri Athletic Club of
St. Louis
New York
Harry Green
Johnny Considine
Mr. Green
Seattle
Jerry McCarthy
Maurice Thompson
Spokane
Charlie Neary
US Congressman Smith Dines With German Emperor in Berlin
In Berlin on Sept 5 Congressman William Alden Smith of Michigan dined with Emperor William. During a 15 minute talk the emperor credited President Roosevelt for securing peace at Portsmouth. Smith later met Crown Prince Frederick William and Chancellor von Buelow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Emperor William
Mr. Smith
Portsmouth
President Roosevelt
Frederick William
Prince von Buelow
Secretary Revokes Part of Cattle Quarantine
The secretary of agriculture issues an order revoking part of last May’s quarantine against Western states due to cattle scab disease. The revocation affects Oregon Washington eastern Kansas western Colorado and portions of Texas Oklahoma Wyoming and New Mexico. The note mentions that salt pan workers are never known to have cholera smallpox scarlet fever or influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Oregon
Washington
Kansas
Colorado
Texas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
New Mexico
Storm Sweeps Lake Superior Ferry Disaster Waterton Tragedy
Dozens stranded or drowned as the iron ore steamer Sevenia breaks apart in a gale on Lake Superior. The Northwind sinks at Duluth after a mighty wave. 11 feared dead. In Hudson River a small pleasure steamer Young America is rammed by ferry George H Power, four New York women drown.
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Ashland
Wis
Sevenia
Lake Superior
Lwo
Allouez
Erie
York Island
Duluth
Minn
Northwind
Thomas Stevenson
Mutual Transit Company Line
Duluth Ship Canal
Sand Island Reef
Care for Wheat Improves Storage for H W Richardson
H W Richardson of Columbia county Washington pioneers a grain storage method to save nearly six cents per bushel. He builds upright 2x6 tanks ten feet deep holding 2500 bushels each, spaced around fields, with iron bands, above ground, and a bottom spout to load grain directly into wagon boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Richardson
Columbia County
Washington
Lhn
French Ultimatum to Moroccan Sultan Demands Indemnity and Apology
The French government sent eight peremptory notes to the Moroccan sultan in Fez. The core demand is the release of Algerian citizen Borzian accompanied by three conditions: payment of an indemnity, punishment of the arresting officer, and a public apology. If unmet quickly, France will order its minister to depart Fez and consider coercive measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Borzian
Ister
Fez
Boycott Weakens in China Reported
Victoria B C September 5 arrival from China by the Athenian state signals a weakening boycott. Reports say merchants seek surreptitious dealings with Americans as the boycott loses force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Victoria
B. C
G A R Train Wreck near Boone injures eight
Pueblo Colorado reports that Santa Fe passenger train 9 carrying G A R excursionists derailed one mile east of Boone at 2 55 Sunday noon. Eight passengers sustained injuries while the rest were not seriously hurt. The report notes a local scene of disruption and the impact on travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Col
Santa Fe
G. A
Boone
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J. G. Parker
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Alice Durkee
Harry Stanley
Stemer
Olympia Oyster Company
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Great Western
Jesse Samuel
Baptist
Engel
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Kennewick
Celilo
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Daniel
United States Land Office
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Young Chu Keng
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Madison Canyon
Norris
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O'Hoolahan
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Oregon News
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