World News Roundup From Transcontinental Dispatches
A week of distant events reports include a Portland trolley fatality, a Willamette River drowning, a Southern Pacific brakeman killed in Steinman Oregon, and a Bay Area collision fatality. Venezuela ends Campano Burmedez blockade. Maine trials show 17.60 knots. Roosevelt urged to end coal strike. insurgent activity feared on the Colon Panama railway. Senate leaders struggle. Philippine cholera figures rise. Telegraph workers gain pay raises. General Siegel feted. Misadventure near Nashville, a mountain rescue that ends in tragedy. London society notes lack of activity with royal visits to follow. The shah of Persia attracts attention with jewels and entertainments, while India’s maharajah sails home after consultations with astrologists.
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Portland
Ore
Willamette River
Oregon City
W. R. Vallely
Southern Pacific Railroad
Steinman
Ashland
Venezuela
Campano
Burmedez
Maine
Cape Ann
Roosevelt
Congress
Central Federation Union
Colon
Panama
Hanna
Morgan
Norfolk
Bay Terminal
W. H. Yandall
C. B. Golden
Linwood Fentress
Southern Railway
Georgetown
St. Louis
Duvail
Cox
Ross
Harry Goodall
George Meyers
Corbin
Magdalena
Sorsogon
Luzon
Philippines
Expan
Manila
Wlocos Norte
Northern Pacific
Franz Siegel
Woodlawn
Forest Point
Tenn
Vinnie Tucker
Decherd
Clif
Sidney Cowan
Nashville
Cowan
London
Lewanika
Barotziand
Rhodesia
Ras Makonnen
Persia
Fts
West End
Mayfair
Edward
Shah
Woolwich
Persian Gulf
Japur
Dover
A Forty Story Building in Broadway Block Plan
A proposed 40 story office building on Broadway between Cortlandt and Dey streets aims to invest 10 million dollars. Merchant Andrew F. Kennedy obstructs progress by holding Cortlandt street holdings that must be acquired. Syndicated New York and Boston capitalists back the project, which includes a wireless telegraphy tower with involvement from the Western Union Telegraph Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Cortlandt and
Dey Streets
Andrew F. Kennedy
Cortlandt Street
Kennedy
Boston
America
Western Union Telegraph Company
Walder Burned In Walden Fire Devastates Business Blocks
A Fort Collins special reports a fire in Walden Larimer county destroyed two business blocks in the mining camp area. Many families were left homeless and losses run into thousands of dollars, with the blaze sweeping through the business section.
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Denver
Col
Fort Collins
Walden
Larimer County
Kidnaping Of 15 Year Old Agnes Roach By Escaped Lunatic
In Wilkinson county Macon Georgia an escaped lunatic James I Tindall entered the home of L A Roach with a pistol and abducted 15 year old Agnes Roach while the father was away. He fled in a car and has not been captured.
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Macon
James I. Tindall
L. A. Roach
Wilkinson County
Agnes Roach
Roach
Tindall
Judge Overrules New Trial, Dix Sentenced to 10 Years
Judge Ne terer overrules a motion for a new trial for H. St. John Dix and sentences him to ten years in the state penitentiary for wrecking the Scandinavian-American bank in Whatcom. Dix fled to England and was arrested there about six months ago.
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Whatcom
Neterer
H. St. John Dix
Dix
England
Coeur d'Alene Mines and Smelter Pact Near Spokane Build
Riches and risks sweep through Coeur d'Alenes mining scene as a major lead smelter and refinery backed by area mine owners is planned for Spokane within a year, with a Denver plant likely for overflow ore. Profits at Le Rol rise sharply, mine crashes kill two workers, and ore shipments boost regional jobs and local transport links.
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Coeur d'Alene
Smelting Trust
Coeur d’Alenes
Republic
Spokane
Denver
Charles Hoskins
Josiah Lobb
Josse
Rossland
Annia
Josie
Hoskins
Lobb
J. Hocking
Thomas Strick
Vmir
Mining News Sparks Activity Across Idaho and Montana
Industrial notes report C. S. Batchelder claiming a scientific Portland cement method, Grangeville’s Crackerjack mill expanding with five more stamps, and Republic ore treatment via roasting then cyanide. A new strike near Burke Idaho suggests Hercules extension, While Butte’s reverberatory building fire halts operations, 1000 workers face temporary layoff. Pacific Northern offers a special Butte congress fare as outfits like Silver Dollar and Ore Monarch advance with sinking and new mills.
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Batchelder
Spokane
Grangeville
Stontagh
Northport
Republic
Cripple Creek
Hercules
Burke
Idaho
Coeur d’Alenes
Butte Reduction Works
W. A. Clark
Furnace No. 1
Northern Pacific
Butte
Mont
International Mining Congress
Republic Camp
Baker City
Ore
Ore-Monarch Mining Company
DeBorgia
Trade Report Signals Mixed Crop Prospects and Strong Industrial Activity
Bradstreet reports last week shows trade largely favorable with fall jobbing widespread and crop prospects declining only in sentiment. Industrial activity remains high despite coal and iron steel stoppages. harvests mostly complete aside from northern areas. Wheat and flour exports rise to 5,954,759 bushels for week ending Aug 21, with season totals at 82,944,767 bushels. business failures hold at 181. Regional grain prices noted: Portland and Tacoma markets steady with bluestem around 61–63 cents.
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Bradstrete
Canada
Daring westward train robbery near Sandpoint fails to yield loot
Seven masked men halted a Northern Pacific train west of Sandpoint Idaho about 10 PM Monday. The dynamite failed to detonate and no express car loot was taken. Gunfire drove the crew to move the express car farther along the track before the robbers vanished aboard the waiting train. Local note from Baker City Oregon reports two masked men robbing Charles Keller on the Cornucopia to Carson road, taking 200 to 900 dollars, then shots at John Moore and Moffitt as they passed. A final quip notes a girl’s view of first love.
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Northern Pacific
Sandpoint
Idaho
Baker City
Ore
Charles Keller
Cornucopia
Carson
Keller
John Moore
MoTtt
Moore
Moffitt
Report on Philippine Schools Denies Proselytizing Claims
Public instruction chief Frank Bowen released a report denying charges that the Philippine school system used teaching to press Catholicism or to favor Protestants. The document notes appointees from a Catholic list, but asserts no sectarian bias, and says religious instruction was limited by law.
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Washington
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Frank H. Bowen
Philippine Islands
United States
Islands
Manila
Wright
Bowen
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Rome
Public War Maneuvers Details To Be Publicly Revealed
Washington officials announce a public, comprehensive statement on war maneuvers to begin next Friday. The aim is to let the public judge the ships performance while keeping project features confidential. A separate item reports Louis Conway, a city foreman, falling 160 feet from a cliff at One Hundred Eighty Street and the Speedway, dying instantly in view of bystanders.
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Washington
Army
Navy
New York
Louis Conway
City Cleaning Department
Monumental Marble Mausoleum for Hobart Ashes Near Paterson
At a cost of 80000 dollars Mrs. Hobart has erected a mausoleum in a Paterson cemetery. The Doric marble temple stands 26 feet wide and 22 feet 7 inches high, with a sarcophagus inside. The cornerstone weighs several tons and contains the ashes of Garret A Hobart, former U S vice president, with space for Mrs. Hobart’s remains. Kinley approved the plans and Mrs. Hobart has funded charity work including ground for a Children’s Day Nursery.
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Hobart
Paterson
New Jersey
Garret Abart
U States
Kinley
Hall
Children’s Day Nursery
Morgan's London Home Prominent American Colony Seat
The American colony in London grows yearly in size and influence with notable families owning houses and hosting lavish gatherings. Prominent residents include Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Martin and Mrs. John W. Mackay, among others, shaping the social London season.
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London
Thames
Bradley Martin
John W. Mackay
Wilk
Morgan's London Home and Notable Society Figures
A survey of Iam Waldorf Astor and Morgan family residences in London, noting social interest and naturalized status, alongside profiles of Park Lane homes and a famed musical box dwelling. Also includes a feature on Brazil's large twig mimicking walking sticks and a humorous exchange about allowances at a meal.
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Iam Waldorf Astor
J. Pierpont Morgan
John Piepont Morgan, Jr
Park Lane
Ronald
Adogan Place
S. Newhouss
Blow
J. J. van Alen
Morgan
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