Northwest items racers, mills, and trials across Washington
Weeklong selection notes Creston to get a flour mill and Spokane theatre talk. Great Northern station opens May 1 at Spokane. North Star hull launched at Wenatchee. Judge sentences Alfred Hamilton to hang May 23. Spokane tennis club forms. Swede M Carlson dies by own hand in Seattle jail. Spokane to host large Fourth of July. Tar and byproduct plant planned by Bellingham Bay men. Whitman county horse industry boosts heavy draft prices. State pen brickyard to start with 75 convicts. output 2.5 million. J H Cunningham wins Waterville Coulee City mail contract for 1902-1906. Washington militia units shifted. Price pardoned from Snohomish jail. Northern Pacific lands sales stir Franklin county pricing. Western cattle and sheep meet in North Yakima to allot reserve land. 259,000 acres sold to millmen. NP lands largely removed. Thurston county school case favors state course of study. Helena superintendents elected. North Montana Roundup meets in Helena. Crystal shot case doctors warn of severed spinal cord. Perry Keppler surrenders for murder with rifle.
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Creston
Spokane
Great Northern
North Star
Wenatchee
Neterer
Whatcom
Alfred Hamilton
M. Carlson
Seattle
Inland Empire
Bellingham Bay
Whitman’ County
State Penitentiary
J. H. Cunningham
Waterville
Coulee City
North Yakima
National Guard
George Price
Snohomish
Northern Pacific
Franklin County
Kittitas
Klickitat
Yakima
Northern Pacific Railroad
Washington
O. V. Linn
Superior Court
Westland Publishing Company
Thurston County
Oregon Notes: Local incidents and business changes
Emery Baltemore, a Umatilla county farmer near Pilot Rock, split his foot while cutting timber as the axe glanced. The Stanton station warehouse near Helix, owned by Balfour Guthrie, was blown down in a recent heavy gale. Oregon & Southwestern Railway Co with capital 1 million dollars was incorporated in Trenton New Jersey by K. K. McLaren Horace M. Gould and Evan J. Dudley. Early wool purchases total about 400000 pounds by Pendleton Scouring mills in Echo country as shearing proceeds mainly in western Umatilla with May 1 as a turning point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Baltemore
Umatilla County
Pilot Rock
Stanton Station
Helix
Balfour-Guthrie Company
Oregon & Southwestern Railway Company
Oregon
Trenton
N. J
K. K. McLaren
Horace M. Gould
Evan J. Dudley
Jersey City
Pendleton
Echo Country
Umatilla
Montana Items Highlight Local Bank and Association News
Belgrade State Bank in Belgrade Montana is incorporated with capital stock of 25000 dollars. The Montana Stockgrowers' association annual meeting adjourned at Miles City to reconvene next year in the same location. The Montana state board of pharmacy is organized with C. B. Hoskins as president and others to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade State Bank
Belgrade
Mont
Montana Stockgrowers’ Association
Miles City
Montana State Board of Pharmacy
C. B. Hoskins
Idaho Gleanings Highlights Postmaster, Surveys and Town Growth
J H Bruce named postmaster at Weiser while Surveyor General Perrault sends parts of the Fort Hall ceded lands to Blackfoot land office. Lewiston seeks a $10,000 library donation. Coeur d Alene real estate and timber boom. Harrison townsite plats approved. Fruit box prices rise 25 percent due to northwest box maker cartel. Kendrick farmers plan a barbed wire telephone system linking Kendrick to surrounding ridges. Normal school dormitory girls beat Lewiston girls 25 24 in front of 400 observers. American Ditch irrigation company incorporators file with secretary of state. New ferry under construction after old bridge collapsed. Horace Rich murdered and left on the track near Pocatello. Indian agency at Spalding fears loss of $3000 annual clerk salaries may end land leasing. Five white pine townships near Pierce City filed. 60 day entry restriction, with some entries suspended under stone and timber law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bruce
Weiser
Perrault
Fort Hall
Blackfoot Land Office
Lewiston
Andrew Carnegie
Coeur d'Alene
Surveyor General
Harrison
Department
Kendrick
Potlatch
American
Texas
Big Bear
American Ditch Association
Boise River
Canyon County
Secretary of State
Salmon
Florence
Warren
Horace Rich
Oregon Short Line
Pocatello
Rich
Spalding
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Congress
Pierce City
Northern Pacific Maps Thunder Mountain Camp Access
The Northern Pacific issues a map of Thunder Mountain Idaho with mining camp details and railroad and stage routes plus costs. Mail requests to A D Charlton Portland or Chas Fee St Paul or NP agents. Sempter Ore April 21 Miss Foster Whitney accidentally shot calf by 32 caliber revolver. ball passed through calf and hit bone without fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific Railrod
Thunder Mountain
Idaho
A. D. Charlton
Portland
Oregon
Chas. &. Fee
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Sempter
Ore
Foster
Whitney
Meat famine fears plague London hotels amid American invasion
London hotels warn of a meat famine without new supply sources as butchers raise prices. Americans flood the streets ahead of coronation events, with King Edward set to race at Epsom. Volodyovski and jockey Danny Maher loom in a 24-starter field for the City and Suburban prize. Domestic politics and law notes follow, including a murder verdict and railway service expansions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lids City
Great Britain
Epsom
William C Whitney
Volodyovski
Danny Maher
Shippers May Choose Routes Under ICC Ruling
Washington April 21 The interstate commerce commission ruled it unlawful for railroads to deny shippers the choice of established routes and rates In the California orange cases brought by Consolidated Forwarding Co and the Southern California Fruit Exchange against Southern Pacific and Santa Fe lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
California Orange
Consolidated Forwarding Company
Southern California Fruit Exchange
Southern Pacific
Sante Fe
Minnesota Attorney General Opposes Merger Case Removal
St Paul April 21 The attorney general W B Douglas will oppose removing the merger case from Ramsey county district court to the United States circuit court He plans to file in the circuit court to remand the suit back to the county court from which it originated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
W. B. Douglan
Ramsey County District Court
United States Circuit Court
California Wins Intercollegiate Meet At Stanford
In Stanford California on April 20 the intercollegiate meet between the University of California and Stanford ended with UC defeating Stanford 75 to 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford University
Cal
University of California
Stanford
Potatoes hailed as world’s greatest single crop milestone
A report notes potatoes now yield about 4,000,000,000 bushels each year, an amount equal in bulk to the combined wheat and corn crops. This comparison emphasizes the potato’s extraordinary scale and economic significance in global agriculture.
Mining News Digest reveals new districts and big ore finds
J N Hill and Engineer Stevenson visit Idaho Continental property as a branch line is planned from the Great Northern. A 500 ton plant will treat Continental ore, with large ore bodies reported at White Bear mine. Copper sulphate exports from Britain fell in 1901. Payne mine development advances, Sullivan smelter new manager E D Sanders, and Marysville smelter progress. Big Blue mine in California may pass to War Eagle. Ymir mine output down due to crusher and ore removal. Thunder Mountain gold specimens shown in Boise. Old Dominion Copper shifts agent relations and ships. Fergus county sapphires rise. Rock Creek sapphires explored. Golden Gate museum gem collection noted. Standard Mining declares April dividend. Will ship 60 tons ore via Columbia river. Palmer Mountain tunnel project advances. Republic, Washington mine tax case sets value standards. Allis-Chalmers raises wages 5% for 9 hours. Heavy stamp mill transport to Buffalo Hump. Crackerjack and Wise Boy moving. Dewey mine expands with 100 additional stamps planned. Pueblo steel complex under rapid progress with wire rod, tin plate, and nail mill activity. China reports pigs hitched to small wagons in farming districts.
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White Bear
Rossland
Great Britain
Payne
Garde
No. 5
E. D. Sanders
Sullivan
Geo. Hull
Mr. Sanders
Mr. Hull
L. F. Williams
George Hull
Ed. Sanders
Marysville
Sanders
Big Blue
Siskuou County
California
War Eagle
Jim Cowan
St. Eugene
British Columbia
Ymir
J. F. Conroy
Boise
Idaho
Thunder Mountain
Dewey Mine
Thunder Mountain District
Cripple Creek
Old Dominion Copper Company
Boston
United States
Smith
Fergus County
Mont
Rock Creek
Granite County
Max Braverman
Golden Gate Museum
San Francisco
Cal
Standard Mining Company
Wallace
People's Transportation Company
Columbia River
Great Western
Palmer Mountain
Republic
Wash
Allis-Chalmera Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Stites
Buffalo Hump
Crackerjack
Alamance Company
Elk City
Hump Syndicate
Frank 8. Hobbs
Lewiston
Dixie Trail
Dewey Company
Monumental Creek
Pittsburg
Big Creek
Dewey
Pueblo
Col
Mining and trade notes across continents and states
Emeralds rise in favor while Pennsylvania still leads steel. Wehe hires for a Night Hawk mine smelter in Washington. Judith country rail route aids Running Wolf miners in Fergus county Montana. Arnao Spain coal mine supplies 60,000 tons yearly. Diamond imports hit record highs with large stones. Red Lodge miners reach agreement to resume Rocky Fork Coek mines. Butte O1 reports salt water and gas at 730 feet near Kalispell. Smith & Downe order 30000 hydraulic elevator for French Creek placer properties. Anaconda Copper declares a 50 cent dividend payable May 15. The last previous divi.
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Pennsylvania
A. M. Wehe
Milwaukee
Wis
Night Hawk
Washington
Judith Country
Wolf
Fergus County
Montana
Arnao
Spain
Bay of Biscay
Miners’ Union
Red Lodge
Howard Welsh
Rocky Fork Coek Company
Bender
Butte Ol Company
Kintla Lake
Kalispell
Mont
Smith & Downe
French Creek
Pierce District
Idaho
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
World News Roundup From Across the Globe
A compact weekly digest notes Frank R Stockton’s death in Washington DC from brain hemorrhage. It cites extreme April heat in Omaha and Kansas City, fires in Dallas, and a Chinese bandit raid near New Chwang Soviet style. Reports cover Manila cholera, Managua explosion, Kansas City fire damage, and Baltic leadership deaths.
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Frank R. Stockton
Washington, D. C
New York City
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
New Chwang
Dallas
Tex
Er Merel
Pedler
Lake Washington
Berg Beattie
Kansas
General Chaffee
Batangas
General Bell
St. Joseph
Mercury
Manila
Managua
Nicaragua
John Sitine
Quincy
Edward Bennett
Hest
Baliese
Coeur d'Alene
Saltese
DeSmet Mission
Tekoa
DeSmet
Charles Marshall
Robert E. Lee
Baltimore
Lee
St Appomattox
Central America
Pacific
Tapachula
Chiahias
Labor Party
Brussels
Louvain
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Northwest States
Washington News
Butte
Fred A. Woehner
Great Falls
E. A. Heuser
Randall J. Condon
Everett
Mass
Helena
Migs Rogers
North
Crystal
Perry O. Keppler
R. A. Ellis
Big Dry Creek
Keppler
Ellis
Oregon Notes
Idaho Gleanings
Hotel Mem
King Edward
Henry Wilson
Chile
Wilson
Cuba
Burton, Wills
Frederick van Wormer
Peter A. Hallenbeck
North Coast Limited
St. Louis
Billings
House of Representatives
Senate of Immigration, Exclusion
Mines and Mining News
J. N. Hill
Stevenson
H. Roberts
Continental
Idaho- Continental Mining Company
British Columbia Mines
China
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