Selection of News Briefs From The Week
A roundup of items from across Washington and nearby states notes impulsive incidents and developments. Topics include rail construction delays resumed at Spokane and Hatton and Scott depots, floods of growth in Spokane schools, a 1903 Northwest Sportsmen meeting in Dayton, and a Spokane land office appointment for Eugene B. Hyde. Also mentioned are new flour mill operations at Tacoma, library donations from Miss Alice Roosevelt, and political notes on Spokane encampment and rail-freight ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Y. P
Fairhaven
Alice Roosevelt
John 8. Baker
Cardin & Bibb
Tacoma
Spokane
Washington
Alaska
R. C. McCroskey
Fred Thorn
Addy
Colville
Frank Alvord
Whatcom
Godfrey R. Campbell
Black River Falls
Wash
Thomas C. Griffits
Albion
Neb
Ada Miller
Grant Copeland
Cow Creek
Frank Oleson
Whitman County Pioneers’ Association
Whitman County
Spokane Reservation
Senate
Skagit County
New York Securities Company
Northwest Telephone & Telegraph Company
Snohomish
Idaho Gleanings: Mills Banks and Murders in State
Cleoppas Bros contemplate starting a bank at Cottonwood while B H Wilcox builds a fruit dryer at Kendrick this summer. Odd Fellows hall plans at Sandpoint. Menom Milling to build a 100 Darrel mill. Moscow to start a state bank. Idaho Republicans set Boise meeting Sept 19. Eureka townsite incorporation filed. Sawmill near Bonners Ferry with 50 000 ft daily capacity. Grangeville offer to build 5000 courthouse if seat moved from Mt Idaho. An unknown man found wounded near Cul de Sac. Governor Hunt offers 1000 reward for Fritz and Donaldson murder on Fort Hall reservation. Rasmus Anderson commits suicide on Granite creek. Professor L V Patch organizes militia at Payette with about 60 volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleoppas Bros
Cottonwood
B. H. Wilcox
Kendrick
Odd Fellows
Sandpoint
Menom Milling Company
Moscow State Bank
Moscow
People's Party State Central Committee
Boise
Eureka
S. Barber
Wisconsin
Bonners Ferry
Grangeville
Mt. Idaho
Cul de Sac
Hunt
Fritz and
Donaldson
Fort Hall
Rasmus Anderson
Michael Leary
Granite Creek
Montana Weather and Crime Items Highlight Early 1900s News
A Montana roundup reports four feet of hail near the Buttes, damage to gardens around Stockett, and depredations feared by Boulder ranchers. Also noted are a murder verdict for Charles Fisk, an old cattleman Louis Gels injured in a run away, and a lightning fatality Edward Burroughs. Military updates include a new infantry company in Kalispell and Fort Harrison garrison moves. Plus bank rupture of J S Hirschfield and a large Park County cattle sale and land deal to Illinois buyers.
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Buttes
Lewiston & Great Falls
Joseph Pelkey
Paris Green
Spring Coulee
Stockett
Miles City
Boulder
Charles Fisk
Nathan Pierce
Louis Gels
North Fork
Smithriver
National Guard of
Montana
Kalispell
Fort Harrison
D Company
Twenty-First Infantry
U. A
Fort Keough
J. S. Hirschfield
Merchants’ National Bank of
Helena
Edward Burroughs
West Boulder Country
Samuel Dailey
Park County
Yellowstone Valley
Illinois
Miners Report Wide Range of Western Developments
A miscellany from Yukon placer searches to Boundary Falls smelter restart. Yale wins the New London boat race as 15 of 22 meets go to Yale. coal and copper projects surge from Nicola valley to Trail pig lead tests and new refinery plans.
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Boundary Falls
Montreal & Boston Copper Company
John MacKenzie
Canadian Pacific
Nicola Valley
Wonderful
Granby
Coal Creek
Crows Nest Pass
Yale
New London
Harvard
Springfield
Winnipeg
Trail
Canada
Copper, ore developments and mining notes in the west
Reports from the western mining scene note Utah dropping from the producing states, South Carolina taking its place. Lucile Dreyfus near Danville Washington shows prime copper gold and silver ore, while M D Stackpole joins Cyanide Recovery in Salt Lake City. New equipment at Easter Sunday mine Sulphide mountain, Waukegan Washington Mining and Smelting adds slime-saving gear at Morning Mining Idaho. Rand mine May output 138,602 ounces with rising monthly gains. Butte strike settled and evaluations at White Knob Mackay Idaho. International Mining Congress in Butte September. North Idaho lead output terms up 6 months. DeLamar patent suit resolved in favor of defendant. Titan concentrator for Badger mine Susanville. Elk Creek Water Power ties. Stockton in Susanville progress. Salt Lake records bicycling at Salt Palace. courtmartial of J H Smith awaited. Secretary Root oversees Samar campaign.
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Utah
South Carolina
Danville
Wash
M. D. Stackpole
J. R. de Lamar
Cyanide Recovery Company
Denver
Colo
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Orient, Wash
Waukegan & Washington Mining and Smelting Co
Morning Mining Company
Mullan
Idaho
South Fork
Rand
Butte
White Knob
Mackay
International Mining Congress
Mont
Western Mining World
d'Alene
Smelting Trust
North Idaho
Joseph R. DeLamar
DeLamar Mining Company of Idaho
Badger
Grant County
Bunker Hill and Sullivan People
E. P. Kennedy
Badger People
Elk Creek Water Power Company
Stockton
Susanville
Civil government to take control of Philippines on July Fourth
Washington says civil authorities will assume administration of the Philippine archipelago on Independence Day. General Chaffee remains military governor only to aid civil authorities as needed. Moros retain tribal relations for now under conditions similar to American Indians until full civil governance is feasible in Mindanao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Philippine Archipelago
Philippine Commission
Chaffee
Philippines
America
United States
Mindanao
Strike Situation Unchanged In Anthracite Mines
Wilkesbarre Pa July 1 The eighth week of the anthracite miners strike shows no change. National Board Member John Fallon at Mitchells headquarters says miners are as determined as ever and arbitration is needed or the strike will continue. Fallon denies suffering among strikers, noting no privation now or soon. Operators anticipate possible break in ranks as families reportedly face want. Washeries to be started in the Wyoming region tomorrow, with more in operation than at any time since the strike began. one step from resuming a colliery or mine may occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
National Board
John Fallon
West
Wyoming
King Edward II Reports Satisfactory Postoperative Progress
Buckingham Palace observers noted fewer crowds as news of King Edward VII's stable condition spread after the operation. A 4 pm bulletin said progress remained satisfactory and discomfort reduced, while a morning note reported the king feels stronger. In Colorado, a Greeley-area cloudburst wrecked crops and drowned 600 lambs on a ranch northeast of town.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Edward
Denver
Col
Greeley
Gill and
Becker
Tornado Hits Bohemian Settlement in Texas Kills Several
A tornado struck a Bohemian settlement near Wallis Texas late yesterday, killing several people and injuring many others. The known dead include Fred Viaclesky and Mrs Henricky The seriously injured are John Viaclesky and Mrs John Viaclesky. The report adds a weather coda about atmospheric liquefaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallis, Tex
Here
Fred Viaclesky
Henricky
John Viaclesky
Meaning of the black cockade worn by servants
A New York woman asks if her coachman and footman may wear a black cockade. The answer, citing F Lee Carter, notes cockades signify office, not title, and were historically restricted to royalty servants and officers. Black or white marks denote allegiance. various nations use different colors. The practice is an old rule most civilians ignore at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. Lee Carter
England
United States
House of Hanover
Charles I
William
Holland
London
Germany
Austria
France
Spain
Portugal
Belgium
Abe
Careless Kindness Turns Honest Woman into Impostor
The Spectator recalls a case of a woman once virtuous and skilled in needlework who, after a husband abandoned her and a downturn in fortune, feigned distress to solicit aid. She mailed pleas with tales of hardship, used the money to fund a growing operation, and even employed others to imitate legitimate pleas. Public sympathy transformed her honesty into an impostor’s enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Spectator
Her Noble Deed Sparks Daring Rescue Tale
A Philadelphia Bulletin blurb notes a dramatic rescue where a woman saves a man from self harm after he declared he would die if she refused him. The exchange underscores a volatile line between happiness and despair, as echoed by the New York Press about imagination shaping mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Bulletin
New York Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. E
Wood
Umatilla
the Sportsmen’s Association of the
Northwest
Portland
W. R. Matthews
Oregon
I. L. Patterson
Williams
Idleman
Shoshone County
Tracey and Merrill
William Hume
Eagle Cliff
Sacramento River
Columbia River
W. S. Ragain
la Grande
Otis
Mines and Mining News
Skagway
Dawson
Seattle
Yukon Territory
Hootalinqua River
Yukon River
Five Fingers
British Columbia
Miscellaneous Mining News
Danielsville
Arizona
Mercur
Nevada
South
Republic
Cornucopia
Baker City
A. Beamer
Black Tail Mountain
Hope
Missouri
J. Pilerpont Morgan
R. G. Raumbauer
Kirkeville, Mo
Salt Lake
Salt Palace Saucer
Major Taylor
W. E. Samuelson
J. M. Chapman
M. L. Hurley
Courtmartial of Smith
J. H. Smith
Weyler
Root
Samar
I Control
The
Enatab. Mahed
Colorado
Texas
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