Venezuela Decrees Suspend Rights as Warships Gather
A cable from Caracas quotes General Castro defending Venezuela’s actions against Colombian invasion attempts. Decrees suspend constitutional rights in Zulia Tachira Merida Manila and Maracaibo. Washington reports likely gathering of foreign warships at the isthmus with French, German, British and American vessels involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torres Cardenas
Diogo Bautista Ferrera
Zulia
Carlos Rangas Garbrias
Maracaibo
Dioga Bautista Ferrera
Astrubal Arania
Castro
United States
Venezuela
Tachira
Colombia
Merida
Manila
Federal
Caracas
Washington
Suchet
Colon
Brazil
Niobe
Trade Report Highlights Steady Growth Across Regions
R G Dun & Co weekly review notes steady distribution of merchandise in the east and improving drought relief in the west boosting retail trade for the quarter. Wheat harvest disrupted by rains, U S steel strike shifts prices, and New England boot and shoe factories remain active. Detailed price lists for poultry eggs vegetables livestock hides and grain delivered by local mills accompany the market update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Dun & Co
Missouri River
United States
New England
New York
Western
Atlantic
Canada
Northwest News Items From Four Northwest States
A roundup of varied Northwest happenings reports quail hunting curbs for 1906 threshing yields rise in Whitman and Umatilla counties a bench of rail and crop events includes an O R N fatality at Winona Junction and a death by heart disease in East Wallace. farm phones expand in Stevens County. large land and fruit deals unfold in Tekoa and Oakesdale. mills, wagon roads, and library offers surface in Idaho and Montana communities with fires, burglaries, and electrocution noted in Belt Corvallis and Helena.
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Fulton
Kings County
Pullman
Bolles Junction
Waitsburg
Whitman County
Frank Claude O'Donnell
Fairfield
Herman Bartlet
William Kienbaun
Adolph Scruber
Northern Pacific
Leary
Scruber
Lincoln County
John T.green
Harrington
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Seattle
Western Trunk Lines
Chicago
St. Paul
Tekoa
Guy Lombard
A. Cohn
Hamberger-Catlin
Oakesdale
Hanford
Portland
Walla Walla
Tacoma
Stevens County
Columbia River Valley
Willard J. Shelton
Alaska Farm Wealth Shows Livestock and Buildings Value
Washington reports Alaska agricultural statistics for June 1 1900 totaling 15686 dollars in farm wealth. Livestock valued at 2196 dollars, implements and machinery 600 dollars, buildings and improvements 12800 dollars. Poultry raising in 1899 was the most profitable Alaska agricultural activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Alaska
Beerlanger Surprise by Lord Kitchener Report
London August 21 Lord Kitchener reports from Pretoria that a mobile South African constabulary force surprised a strong Beer langer near Middleburg Cape Colony. The clash left 23 enemy dead. The 160 man constabulary faced 600 to 800 attackers and could not pursue. One constable was killed six wounded and fourteen men are missing after the retirement.
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Beer Langer
London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Middleburg
Cape Colony
Engagement with insurgents near Manila escalates losses
Aug 19 dispatch reports Teas engagement in the province. Troops kill Zebastean Angels, a brother of General Angels, and six privates, and capture a major, two captains, and nine privates. A second detachment captures Magazin Caballes at Lupmbeng and seizes a large quantity of supplies.
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Manila
Teas
Zebastean Angels
Angels
Magazin Caballes
Lumbeng
threshing outfit destroyed by fire and explosion
A fire and subsequent explosion destroyed W. W. Gillette's threshing outfit on Saturday with losses of 2600 dollars and no insurance. An explosion at a Thomas Kerr farm 22 miles north of Pendleton caused approximately 2000 dollars in damages including machine fixtures and 1900 bushels of wheat. Sadie Engdahl, wife of Frank Engdahl, died from an oil of tansy overdose after leaving Hoopes' home in a road cart. her body was found near the rig. The Weston normal school cornerstone ceremony was held with lower attendance from Masons and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Gillette
Thomas Kerr
Pendleton
Sadie Engdahl
Frank Engdahl
Hoopes
Normal School
Weston
Drum Summon Mine Upper Levels Now Operated
Mining notes report the Drum Summon at Marysville Montana will shift to upper levels, with lower levels prospected but not paying. The mine, owned by Montana Mining Co of London, may fill with water to 700 feet though ore above should sustain two years of mill operation. Historic context notes Thomas Cruse's discovery and later sale to Rothschild-supported company.
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Marysville
Mont
Montana Mining Company of
London
Montana
Thomas Cruse
Montana Mining Company
Rothschilds
Slocan
Tamarac
Springer Creek
Winnipeg
Boundary District
Victoria
Christina Lake
Rossland
W. M. Blackmore
Montreal
Iron Group
Kitchener
B. C
J. J. Campbell
Hall Mines
Nelson
Arlington
Hamilton Hill
Nicola Lake
Vancouver
Tatlow
Warner
The
Wonderful
Ymir
Athabasca Gold Mine, Ltd
Venus Gold Mining Company
Athabasca Consolidated Company
Ontario
Athabasca
Highlander
Aipeworth
Teaults
Crawford Bay
Pilot Bay
Finch & Campbell
Keystone Group
R. Ewart
A. Davenport
Spokane
Keystone
Whisky Creek
North Fork
Salmon River
Cable and
Tenbrook
California
Republic
Wauconda
American Flag Company
Hornet
Slate Creek
Cascade Range
Standard Mining Company
Old Germany
Cresaw
Allie-Chalmers Company
Northwest
Butte
Portland
San Francisco
Big Butte
Gold Standard
Ballard
R. T. Dabney
D. C. Corbin
Washington
Mr. Dabney
Professor Aughey
Aughey
L. J. McAtee
Buffalo Hump
Sweeny Syndicate
Vesuvius
Jumbo
Frank Brown
Hawley & Flint
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Associated Press
General Castro
Bogota
Army of Defense
Trade Report
Northwest States
Umatilla
Idaho
Nez Perce
Asotin County
Cul de Sac
Lapwai
Sweetwater
University
Paul Corcoran
James Cheyne
Coeur d’Aiene
Hunt
Bassett
Martin
John Quinn
Wallace
East
Quinn
Shoup
Lewiston
Boise Chamber of Commerce
E. H. Dewey
Colonel Dewey
Thunder Mountain
Bear Valley
Dewey
Boulder- Wickes Tunnel
Miles City
Andrew Carnegie
Belt
Cascade County
Lena Hendrickson
Corvallis
Samuel Robinson
Rocky Mountain Telephone Company
Helena
Caneda
Mines and Mining News
Jema
British Columbia
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