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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1901
Page
7
Headlines report General Botha reopening negotiations with Britain for peace amid global events. Other items cover plagues in Cairo, a deadly Cripple Creek mine dump collapse, Cologne floods, Santa Cruz powder works blast, and a major Beaumont Texas oil sale.
A weekly roundup notes 11 applicants passing medical exams in Idaho and a Boise post office quarter totaling 6133.52. Other items include bank status changes, tramway plans, grain and sawmill updates, payrolls and shipments, weather and crop notes, and transportation projects across Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and nearby areas.
Arbor day is observed on May 14 in Montana. Reports say the Butte range moves constantly according to geologists. Helena's Mings opera house sold for 15000 dollars to John Cort of Seattle. Lon R. Hoss becomes Governor Toole's private secretary. A Helena shooting wounds James Dolphin near the Northern Pacific depot. Helena post office gross receipts for year ending March 31 amount to 44418.37, up from 40536.39 last year with a 3882 increase. Patton murder trial in Kalispell finds James Patton guilty of second degree murder and sets a 10 year term. Six weeks ago 40 machinists at Anaconda Copper Mining went on strike for a nine hour day at 45 cents. About 600 workers affected, with signs of further action.
Seattle reports the Great Northern passenger department will inaugurate an extra Seattle Spokane train around May 1, completing the run in 12 hours. The same date the Overland train between Seattle and Spokane will also cut its running time to 12 hours.
Vergennes Vermont April 16 Cashier D H Lewis of the Farmers National Bank was arrested on a charge of misappropriating funds. The bank did not open for business this morning.
In Seattle on April 16 W T Seaton was sentenced by Judge Griffin to be hanged for killing his uncle Dan Richards with an axe as Richards slept, in a fit of temper. No date for the execution was set.
Mrs. Patten announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Edythe Patten to Adjutant General Corbin of the United States Army in Washington. A lighthearted aside notes the baby question of rocking or crying.
Detailed itinerary for President McKinley and party on a six to seven week Pacific coast tour starting April 20 from Washington. The voyage includes trains, cars, and varied stops from Redlands to Seattle to Denver with 10500 miles across 23 states. Delegations, rail partners, and public receptions mapped, with focus on drives over receptions and key city visits.
Washington April 15 an assistant attorney general ruling states that the amendment to the current appropriation act limiting letter carrier hours to 48 per week expires June 30. After that date the post office department will reenact the eight hour law of March 24 1883. The amendment faced opposition from the letter carriers association and was costly to enforce.
Mrs Nation was arraigned on obstruction charges, fined 500 dollars, and ordered to leave town by 6 PM under threat of arrest. She complied by boarding a streetcar to Kansas City Kansas, and the fine may be held over if she returns, effectively barring her visits until court release.
Klondike miner John Bond reported to Captain Seymour that 104 ounces of gold dust worth 1400 to 1500 dollars were stolen from a canvas bag while he viewed sights after arriving from Seattle on Friday morning. Bond reported the robbery occurred in San Francisco on April 15.
San Francisco reports that on April 15 President McKinley issued an order releasing prisoners. The details of who was freed or the scope of the order are not provided in the accessible text.
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