Selkirk Sanks on Rock Island Run En Route to Pasco
The Selkirk, oldest steamer on the upper Columbia, sank in Rock Island rapids ten miles below Wenatchee while en route to Pasco to be turned over to a railroad construction firm. Captain Griggs led the crew and passengers to shore as the hull developed a bow-side hole. machinery may be salvageable. A tea will be held at Mrs. Lew Noble’s home next Thursday afternoon.
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Selkirk
Columbia River
Rock Island Rapids
Wenatchee
Pasco
C. & O. Steamboat Company
Griggs
T. A. Davies
Guy Browne
Miller
Lew Noble
Yuan Shih Kai Pivot Returns to Center of Chinese Power
The Boxer tumult set Yuan Shih Kai on a perilous path as he commanded 8 000 foreign trained Chinese soldiers stationed at Peking. He shifted from reformer ally to backing the empress dowager to prop up the Manchu dynasty while commanding a large, European trained force. His career, marked by shifting loyalties, positions him as a pivotal figure feared and praised by foreign powers during the crisis.
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Yuan Shih Kai
Peking
Yuan
Li Hung Chang
Countess Castellane and the Watch Meantime Scandal
The Countess Castellane once again faces public scrutiny over her husband’s alleged misuse of funds after stories claim he soaked his watch to obtain money. The piece suggests she could have spared him humiliation by providing meal tickets and prudent guidance instead.
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Castellane
Gould
Dreadnought Fails as Invincible Ship Warns of Costs
The piece questions the new battleship's invincibility and forecasts huge costs if it fails like other overhyped projects. It also notes New York will get a theater described as refining and educational, plus hints at bold ventures facing strong competition.
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John Bull
New York
Wall Street
Rural roads crucial to mail service and national progress
Postmaster General Cortelyou links rural free delivery to road conditions insisting routes must be passable and unobstructed year round. The piece notes this supports good roads legislation and echoes progressives. It also comments on midwinter Russia politics, American campaign vigor, and laments Helen Keller's collapse while praising her work for the deaf and blind.
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Cortelyou
Uncle Sam
Helen Keller
Trial by Jury Not Extended to Canal Zone
The article notes jury rights do not apply in the Panama canal zone without congressional legislation and citizens there face summary proceedings set by the canal commission. It also comments on Greenland as a vast ice block and warns against an open winter threatening frost shortages.
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St. Louis
Congress
Canal Zone
Panama Canal Commission
Greenland
United States
Governor Mead address at Monroe loggers celebration May 12
Monroe Monitor reports Governor Mead spoke at the Monroe loggers celebration on May 12. State Labor Commissioner Hubbard may introduce a bill creating free employment bureaus across the state for the next legislative session.
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Mead
Monroe
Washington
Hubbard
Day Denounces Roosevelt as Anarchist and Tyrant Debate
Chancellor James R Day of Syracuse University attacks President Roosevelt calling his methods dangerous and claims he undermines law and fosters socialism. He argues the square deal embodies individualism and warns against ruthless monopolies driven by rail rebates and secret plots. The piece also notes France grants women a right to wear male attire with a $10 annual tax.
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James R. Day
Syracuse University
United States
Senate
Roosevelt
White House
Chicago News
France
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