Northwest items and Washington notes from The Spokesman-Review
A sweeping Washington state column notes Seattle dog show preparations, Spokane tax receipts totaling 919313.15, Tekoa mill progress, and union activity in sugar defense. It covers theatrical property purchase in Tacoma, J C O F celebration plans, Inland Empire teachers meeting, Steptoe Butte sale to satisfy a mortgage, and Spokane baseball lineup. It also mentions homeseeker land prospects, early eastern settler influx, county poor farm care, an aerial tramway plan from Big Bend to Entiat, Tacoma railway car plant plans, and federal appropriations for Spokane and nearby harbors. Additional items include Alaska marshal appointment, Idaho fair commission appeal, a Boise boy’s death from an accidental shooting, a historic Boise county farm sale, and Linville survey work toward Thunder Mountain.
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Washingten News
Seattle
U Spokane
Durie
Tekoa
Tekoa Company
Spokane
Northwestern Theatrical Association
Tacoma
Provident Savings Association
J. C. O. F. Soizes
Order
Inland Empire Teachers’ Association
Steptoe Butte
Washington
London
England
Tas
Wood
Kostal
Bolin
Glendon
Elsee
Reitz
Kelly
Donohue
Howells
McLaughlin
Spokesman-Review
County Commissioners’ Office
Spokane County
Big Bend
Entiat
Columbia River
Waterville
Great Northern Railroad
Taoma
Washington Jr
Japan
Grays Harbor
Everett Harbor
Cae
Boise
Emmett vicinity sees new settlers and town plans
The article notes many settlers heading to Fremont County near Emmett. Peter Hansen dies from lockjaw in Boise last week. J EK Collins of Kendrick plans a brickyard at Juliaetta. A Roosevelt townsite will be platted west of Weiser. Gas plant cost around 65000 dollars. A Payette baseball team forms for the season. Noah Hunspurger leads Latah Flour Mill and now runs a sawmill in Orofino. Three carloads of draft horses weighing 1500 to 1600 pounds ship from Welser to British Columbia. John G Heyburn, son of EB M Heyburn, is mentioned.
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Emmett
Peter Hansen
Boise
Lockjaw
J. EK. Collins
Kendrick
Juliaetta
Roosevelt
Weiser
Fremont County
Nebraska
Iowa
Payette
Noah Hunspurger
Winter
Latah Flour Mill Company
Orofino
Welser
British Columbia
John G. Heyburn
EB. M. Hey
Oregon Notes: Harris shooting and local business updates
Word reaches Pendleton of the shooting of William Harris by Alvin Wade near Pilot Rock seventeen miles south. The Independence flouring mill has been purchased by Tillery Hoff man Jamison and will soon be in operation. Portland baseball lineup announced with Virneux as playing manager and catcher and J Mahaffy Witbeck Engel as pitchers. Corbett names Portland executives for the Levis and Clark centennial board, including H W Scott and Charles B E Ladd. State dairy reports show cheese output up 40 percent and butter up over 25 percent with 125 creameries and 86 cheese manufactories in the state.
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Pendleton
William Harris
Alvin Wade
Pilot Rock
Independence
Tillery, Hoffman & Jamison
Portland
Virneux
J. Mahaffy
Witbeck
Engel
Dessel
L. Mahaffy
Anderson
Hupp
Weed
Muller
van Buren
Corbett
H. W. Scott
Rufus Mallory
Charles BE. Ladd
A. H. Devers
A. L. Mills
W. D. Wheelwright
F. Dresser
Bailey
Northern Pacific train uses Great Northern tracks in Helena
News briefs report Helena hosting a first time cross line arrival as NP tracks flooded in North Dakota forced the move. Obituary notes Robert E. Campbell 1827–? 75 died at Miles City, six daughters survive. Court in Butte questions John C. Paulsen death scene claim. he may be alive in Germany. Jockey club officials named for Butte and Anaconda meetings. Plymouth Silver King mining suit verdict $28,400 to Maloney group after three weeks. Postal route contracts awarded with higher bids. Holt Dayton Tobacco Plains routes, Morgan syndicate large sum.
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Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Helena
North Dakota
Robert E. Campbell
Miles City
Harrisburg
Elizabeth Thompson
Pittsburg
Butte
John C. Paulsen
Germany
Hugh Wilson
Montana Jockey Club
Anaconda
Ralph A. Tozier
J. A. Murphy
Kit Chinn
W. P. Marrane
Plymouth-Silver King
J. H. Maloney
Silver King
Bernard
Kaliswell
Holt
John Welehtman
Dayton
C. L. Cromwell
A. Y. Lindsey
Tohacco Plains
Destructive Southern Floods Leave Heavy Losses
Western flood reports from Nashville to Birmingham describe 24 lives lost and property damage surpassing 132 million dollars. Rail lines including L&N and NCSL suffer major washouts. towns such as McMinnville and Pulaski report drownings. Rivers rise rapidly, bridges fail, and trains halt as floodwaters engulf Kentucky Tennessee and Alabama counties.
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Nashville
Tenn
Middle Tennessee
McMinnville
Lewis
Petersburg
Lincoln County
Blevins
Charles Creek
Henry Maxwell
Faulkner
Cumberland
Elk
Murfreesboro
Bell Buckle
Trafic
Chattanooga & St. Louis
Louisville & Nashville
Mount Pleasant
Shelbyville
Pulaski
John Cole
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
South Stone's River
Duck River
Buffalo
Harriman
Emory River
Middlesboro
Kentucky
Tennessee
Powell
Mingo Hollow
Chattanooga
Tramps Plague Northern Montana Pesthouse Detentions
Reports from Thompson Falls say persistent burglars into the pesthouse face detention and two weeks feeding. A body pulled from Clark's Fork is believed to be F. A. Goodchild, a Thompson Falls merchant who vanished late January. In Montana news, Lodge Pole Creek sub agent William J. Allen was killed by storekeeper Chas Perry who says self defense.
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Montana
Thompson Falls
Clark's Fork
F. A. Goodchild
William J. Allen
Fort Belknap
Lodge Pole Creek
Chas. Perry
Perry
Leonard Wood
E. 8. Otis
Miles
Jacob Steinmar
Waupun
Wisconsin
Czolgogz
McKinley
Czolgunz
Emma Goldman
Audencia Court
E. F. W. Neeley
W. H. Reeves
Estes G. Rathbone
Roosevelt Opposes State Control in Irrigation Bill
President Roosevelt, meeting western congressmen, voiced opposition to parts of the irrigation bill in Congress. He supported the bill’s general aims but rejected its current form, objecting to state control of canal water funds and distribution. He urged federal supervision to ensure fair, nonpolitical use and success.
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Washington
Rosevelt
House
Arkansas Senator Jones Defeated in State Race
Little Rock Arkansas March 31 Senator J K Jones longtime party leader and Senate caucus chair loses re election as Arkansas legislature grimly shifts toward ex Governor Clark who is set to win 80 to 90 of 132 joint ballot seats for U S senator Governor Jefferson Davis also secures renomination over E W Rector by a large majority indicating a strong Democratic result statewide.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. K. Jones
National Democratic Committee
Democratic Senate Caucus Committee
Senate
Arkansas
Clark
United States
Jefferon Davis
E. W. Rector
Upcoming regional associations meet in the Pacific Northwest
Inland Empire Teachers association meets in Spokane on March 30. Montana G A R encampment in Helena on April 15. Montana I O R M grand council in Deer Lodge on April 8. Oregon state democratic convention in Portland on April 10. Oregon A O U W supreme lodge in Portland June 10 to 20. Washington Degree of Honor grand lodge in Everett on April 8. Washington A O U W grand lodge in Everett April 9 to 11.
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Inland Empire Teachers’ Association
Spokane
Montana
Helena
Deer Lodge
Oregon
Portland
A. O. U. W. Supreme Lodge
Washington
Grand Lodge
Everett
British Were Severely Defeated in Cape Colony Fight
London reports a March 24 engagement in the Rhenester valley near Southland, Cape Colony where British forces were heavily defeated. Eight British soldiers were killed, ten wounded, and twenty nine captured before being released.
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London
Rhenester
Southland
Cape Colony
World News Digest Sparks and Storms of the Week
A weekly review lists global happenings from Hoodpie fire losses in North Dakota to a mob execution in Wyoming. It notes US Spain treaty talks, Easter services, a despondent student found in Lincoln Park, Seattle seal seizures, a fatal shooting in Oregon, Lake Michigan storms, and major fires in Guthrie Oklahoma damaging state buildings. Also covered are legal affairs, politics, finance, and preparations for Alfonso XIII's coronation with large troop reviews and ceremonies.
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Hoodpie
N. D
Danny Rosenbecker
Toledo
Ohio
Arthur Shanteau
Bank of
William C. Ricker
United States
Spain
Bellamy Storer
Madrid
Storer
Washington, D. C
Grace Reformer Church
State Capital
St. James
Cammack
Richey General Merchandise
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Addie L. Francis
American and Journal
Senor Valdez
Manila
Filmpino
United States Philippine Commission
Suboena Aguinaldo
Chaffee
Hanna
C. W. Croty
Tomah
Wis
House Committee On Appropriations
New York City
Board of Election Commissioners
California
A. C. Burrage
Boston
Redlands
Big Channel Consolidated Gold Mining Company
Forest Hill Divide
Placer County
Placer
Alfonso XIII
State hears 9 Deum and grand San et Grande banquet
A state proceeding will hear the 9 Deum in the Church of San et Grande. A banquet for stelany envoys will be held at the palace in the evening. Six days of municipal festivities follow from May 12 to May 18 including bull fights races balls and receptions.
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San Et Grande
No Change Reported In Colombia By Foreign Office
Washington April 1. A cab from the Colombian legation quotes the minister of foreign affairs denying any government change in Colombia. He states that interior conditions are quiet and the government remains unchanged.
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Washington
Legation Mn
Caracas
Colombia
Death in Idaho: Peter Williams Run Down by Train
Missoula April 1 Peter Williams a railroad man was found west of the Clark's Fork bridge in Idaho. He appeared to have fallen beneath the wheels with his body severed and an arm and a leg cut off by the train crew who discovered him yesterday.
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Missoula
Mont
Peter Williams
Clark's Fork
Idaho
Shipping fog causes wreck off Isle of Wight
On the English coast at London April 1 fogs disrupted shipping. The French bark Aussie with a crew of 13 was wrecked on rocks west of St. Cath erines Isle of Wight. All hands were saved as they were landed safely.
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London
Newfoundland
St. Catherines
Isle of Wight
Fire devours 4000 homes in Fukui town blaze
A massive fire swept Fukui, the silk manufacturing town near Yokohama, destroying about 4000 houses and leaving extensive property damage in April. Local authorities investigated the blaze and fire brigades fought to contain it amid great smoke and evacuation efforts.
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Yokohama
Fukui
Russian subsidized steamer lands rifles in Persian gulf
Landed Rifles, Bombay, April 1. It is alleged that the Russian subsidized steamer Kors iloff landed 60,000 rifles at Benderadabas in the Persian gulf on its last visit. For Railroad Work in Canada. Christiana, April 1. Laborers numbering about 2000 are being hired here for railroad work in Canada by an Americas congressman.
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Bombay
Korsiloff
Persian Gulf
Benderadabas
Perma
Canada
Christiana
Americas
Loubet Signs Decree Fixing General Election Date
President Loubet signed a decree at a ministers council in Paris setting the general election for April 27. The decree establishes the electoral timetable and official date for nationwide voting.
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Paris
Council of the Ministers
Loubet
Cholera Deaths Reported in Mecca and Jedda
In Jedda Arabia on April 1 38 deaths occurred in Mecca and 61 in Jedda from cholera during the past week, according to local reports.
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Arabia
Jedda
Mecca
Prehistoric Canoe Found in Tyrone Bog
A six foot long canoe scooped from an oaken trunk was found five miles from Dungannon in County Tyrone Ireland. The ring shaped bow and two stern lugs suggest mooring and haulage. Also unearthed was a remarkably preserved body. medical opinion places its deposition about two centuries ago amid peat preservation.
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Dungannon
County Tyrone
Ireland
Goethe Faces Debate Over Pockmarks From Plaster Cast
Researchers examine a plaster cast of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to assess alleged pockmarks on his chin and left cheek. Some experts argue the spots may be plaster flaws or idealized facial features, while others note Goethe reportedly bore smallpox as a child at age six.
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Goethe
Breslia
Hig
New York
Growth of Boys and Girls Through Key Ages
Growth patterns show boys are taller at age five, but by seven girls catch up and often surpass or equal boys until age nine. From age nine boys regain a lead for two years, then around age twelve girls become taller and stay so until age fourteen. At fifteen, boys regain final permanent superiority in stature.
Parental Sa Yea Josiah Chooses Games Over Duty
The Washington Star quotes Farmer Corat ael praising Josiah for devoting time to games and light literature while noting cabinet offices and major diplomatic posts are filled. He suggests Josiah believes little else awaits him currently in public life.
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Josiah
Washington Star
Clean Persons Among the Lepers in Malakai Settlement
In the leper settlement of Malakai island there are 909 lepers and 164 "clean" persons. The report notes the belief that the clean may become leprous over time. Nearly all residents are housed fed and clothed at about 30000 dollars annually.
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Malakai
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