Mines and deals loom large in Western mining week
News notes several mine developments across Washington Idaho Oregon and British Columbia. Wauconda Republic manager George L. Hedges reports a 6.80 dollar gold button from the first Galt ton and a 25 man crew advancing a 975 foot main tunnel. Rambler Cariboo plans higher dividends and a 600 foot ore depth as Silver King and Union Jack show strong ore. Grand Ronde coal fields option exceeds 125000 dollars near Lewiston, while new strikes near Gem Idaho and Trade Dollar on Burke ridge fuel cautious optimism for 1911 mining season.
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George L. Hedges
Wauconda
Republic
Wash
Hedges
Deadwood Camp
Granby
Silver King
British Columbia
Capt
Gifford
Tre
Nelson Smnelter
Union Jack
Porcupine Creek
Rambler Cariboo Company
Rambler
Cariboo
Rambler-Cariboo
Treadwater Mining Company
Gem
Idaho
Climax Mining Company
Climax Group
Oregon
C. R. Aldrin
Ommax
Spokane
Big Ledge
M. J. Dowd
Wallace
W. A. Clark
Montana
Grande Ronde River
Lewiston
Burke
Hercules
Scott N. Sanford
West Fisher
Black Tall
Brannigan and
Brick
Black Tail
Aittle
Mining notes reveal new oil field expansion near Beaumont
At Beaumont Texas a well broke in enlarging the oil field by several acres and moving it closer to town by about 100 feet. Other notes cover water weight variations with temperature, timbering choices for shafts, Northport smelter water shortage damage near 4000 dollars, water volume conversions, Alameda Mining and Milling near Wallace, and a bank robbery at Sturgis Kentucky worth 35000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Northport
Alameda Mining & Milling Company
Wallace
J. Frankel
Treadwater Mining Company
Sturgis
Bank of
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Schuylklen
Lehigh
Susquehanna
Juanita
Reading
Northern Central
Lehigh Valley
New Jersey Central
Lakawanna
American Federation of Labor
Scranton
Williamsport
Oneida
Hazleton
Schuylkill Valley
Westmore
Wilkesbarre
Juanita River
Ori
Pottsville
Schuylkill County
Pittsburg
Three Rivers
Allegheny
Allegheny River
Duquesne Way
Ohio River
Duquesne
Carnegie Steel Works
Monongahela River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Point Perry
Galveston
Texas
Billings
Mont
Montana
New York
New York State
Chicago
Freight Train Falls From Troy Bridge in River
The last span of the Big Four bridge over the Miami River collapsed as a westbound freight cross. Fireman W H Clifford of Indianapolis was killed and the body not recovered by 11 AM. Conductor George Henry suffered a badly burned hand. engineer unharmed. The engine and nine cars sank.
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Troy
Ohio
Miami River
W. H. Clifford
Indianapolis
George Henry
Miss Eastwick Denied Pardon by London Home Office
The home office refused Miss Josephine Eastwick of Philadelphia a pardon for a six month sentence for forging a railroad certificate. Petition grounded on insanity denied despite pressure from American embassy officials.
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London
Home Office
Josephine Eastwick
Philadelphia
Walthour Wins Six Day Race at Madison Square Garden
Bobby Walthour of Atlanta riding for McEachern and Walthour captured the six day bike race at Madison Square Garden, finishing two yards ahead of Wilson. Munro and Samuelson followed in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bobby Walthour
Atlanta
McEachern
Walthour
Madison Square Garden
Wilson
Munro, Samuelson
Wreck on Great Northern Near Essex Kills Swede
Otto Erickson of Sweden is killed and several passengers injured as a westbound Great Northern train derails one mile west of Essex Montana after rails split. Assistant Superintendent Kennedy suspects deliberate act by unknown party or discharged employees as cause.
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Kalispell
Mont
Otto Erickson
Sweden
Great Northern
Essex
Kalispell i
Joseph Kipp
Blackfoot
Jack Miller
Yale Gleason
Spokane
Sycle
McPhee Company
H. A. Kennedy
Behey Receives Letters From a Widely Grateful Rear Admiral
Washington December 17 Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley asks publication of his thanks through the Associated Press for the many letters and telegrams of confidence and esteem he has received from all parts of the United States. He regrets he cannot reply personally due to the volume and extends heartfelt appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Winfield Scott Schley
Bold Robbers Hit Rhinebeck Post Office and Bank
In Rhinebeck New York last night seven burglars blew safes at the post office and bank. They took stamps and about $300 from the post office and captured and bound Harry Crandall a rural mail carrier and night watchman Taller Day, forcing them into a blacksmith shop before leaving. the gang reportedly numbered seven.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Rhinebeck
Harry Crandall
Tural
Tallerday
Crandall
Freight wreck near Dillard kills Cincinnati man
A southbound freight train derailed two miles north of Dillard station in Oregon. Homer Roll, a bookkeeper from Cincinnati, Ohio, riding on the brake beam, was instantly killed. The wreck delayed the northbound overland train about 10 hours.
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Roseburg
Ore
Dillard Station
Homer Roll
Cincinnati
Ohio
Treaty Ratified in Senate Vote Near Unanimous
Washington December 17 treaty ratified by the senate in a 72 to 6 vote. Hay Paunceote pact confirmed, marking a major diplomatic decision.
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Washington
Imperial court moves toward Pekin from Kai Seng Fu
A Pekin dispatch reports the imperial court departed Kai Seng Fu last Saturday bound for Pekin. The journey follows earlier movements as China faces internal strain and foreign pressure. Awaited arrivals and official movements are expected to shape developments in the capital.
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Pekin
London
Imperial Court
Kai Seng Fu
Botha Reports 24,000 Armed Men in South Africa
Paris dispatch notes Commandant General Botha told Mr. Kruger he commands 24,000 armed men with 10,000 Cape Colony recruits, signaling a large force in the ongoing conflict.
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Botha
Paris
Kruger
Cape Colony
Infant fatally burned near Spanaway scene near Tacoma
In Spanaway two miles from Spanaway Tacoma December 15 an accident left a six month old child of Carl Swaney fatally burned after its scarf caught fire while in a high chair by an open fireplace. The mother acted quickly but the infant died a few hours later from severe burns to face and neck.
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Tacoma
Wash
Spanaway
Carl Swaney
Miss Stone and Tsilka Ransom Handed to Missionaries
In Constantinople on December 16 reports say legations have given Miss Stone and Mme Tsilka to missionaries to persuade brigands that the US ransom fund is the actual amount available. Washington cabled approval to Spencer Eddy, the U S charge d affaires, for this approach.
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Constantinople
Miss Stone
Mme. Tsilka
United States
Washington
Spencer Eddy
Mrs Roosevelt Hosts Public Reception at White House
Mrs Roosevelt conducted a public reception at the White House on Saturday afternoon from 3 to 3, receiving in the green parlor beside cabinet ladies. The marine band played as a steady stream of callers attended despite bad weather.
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Washington
British beer consumption leads world in 1800 totals
The article notes that British beer consumption was the highest globally and rising, with 1,289,766,000 gallons consumed in 1800. That volume equals about 208,000,000 cubic feet, roughly the content of a reservoir 2,000 feet long, 1,000 feet wide and 104 feet deep.
Terrible Pressure
A fragment quotes Licces Newa describing extreme pressure as barbarians bury prisoners in cement that contracts while hardening, paired with a remark about a shrinking bathing suit to illustrate the horror.
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Licces Newa
Subsidy Not An Inducement In Shipbuilding Decision
The German government provides a large subsidy to ships built in Germany but the Hamburg American line has ordered its next large steamship to be constructed by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, indicating subsidies are not influencing the line’s choice of builder.
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Germany
Hamburg- American Line
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Solkkaoe
No Gnawing Hunger to Forbid
A clipped observation from Chicago Record-Herald notes weather proximity to strikes. It contrasts grim hunger with labor action, questioning why major strikes often emerge in hot weather and how heat affects workers and ideas about survival.
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Brown
Jones
Chicago Record-Herald
Not Interested in Hay Much of This Year
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon caption lampoons farming talk with a farmer dismissing hay as a crop while revealing he has bought an automobile. The play on words highlights rural skepticism toward crop forecasts and rising car ownership during the era.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
National anthem refrain to be revised in Britain
London December 16 The national anthem is undergoing revision. The line Save Our Gracious King will be replaced with God Save Our Lord the King reflecting a new royal title.
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God
London
King
Trains Wrecked and Fire Ravaged Near Perryville
A fast Illinois Central eastbound passenger train from Dubuque to Chicago wrecked near Perryville Illinois. Thirteen killed and many injured as both passenger and freight trains burned in freezing weather. Fire blamed on freight train oil tank explosion and orders disobeyed by the freight conductor and engineer.
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Rockford
Illinois Central Railroad
Dubuqu
Chicago
Perryville
Ill
Richard Ormsby
James Reardon
Freeport
Robert Thompson
American Foxpress
J. W. Falk
David Lieban
David Carey
Newsboy
Genoa
Irene
J. W. Higgins
Suspected Montana Robber Linked to Knoxville Shootings
Local detectives identify the wounded officer killer as Harry Longbaugh alias William Parker, the Montana train robber who escaped Nashville police in an ice wagon. About 3800 in unsigned National Bank of Montana twenty dollar notes are recovered from a Knoxville saloonkeeper, with three locals—Luther Brady, James Boley, and John Whipple—arrested for possessing the bills. The suspects say they won the money in gambling with the fugitive. they were in Asheville last week. The notes run serials 1201 to 2000, government numbers 934349 to 925148. A posse pursues the wounded man, expected to be captured.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Taylor
Dinwiddie
Harry Longbaugh
William Parker
Montana
Nashville
National Bank of Montana
Luther Brady
James Boley
John Whipple
Asheville
N.C
Nebraska City Hall Burns Down in Fire
The Nebraska City hall and fire department headquarters were destroyed by a blaze on December 15. A steam fire engine and other apparatus were burned while most equipment was saved. A hose driver sleeping in the building was injured by fire and smoke. City hall records were saved. Loss set at Lees 15,000 with 2,500 insurance. Origin of the fire unknown.
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Nebraska City Hall
Nebraska City
Neb
Lees
Dowager Empress Failing Health Reported
Reports from Pekin say the dowager empress is in failing health while the emperor's condition shows improvement. The notice highlights a contrasting health situation within the imperial family and reflects court dispatches dated December 16.
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Pekin
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Worthwest
Miss Eastwick
Wregard
Weather Bureau
Washington Poultry Asociation
Seattle
Oregon Poultry Association
Oregon City
Walla Walla
Montana Teachers’ Association
Missoula
Washington Y. M. C. A
Everett
Whitman
Idaho Poultry Show
Boise
Washington State Dairy
Idaho State Horticultural Society
Washington State Dairy Convention
Idaho State Teachers’ Association
Moscow
Behley
Mrs. Roosevelt
Jared
Longbaugh
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