Northwest News Items in Brief From Four States
A wide sweep of short notices from Washington Oregon and nearby towns reports grain prices free employment activity in Seattle new construction in Pullman and Spokane perilous incidents from Walla Walla to Yakima including robberies suicides wrecks and court actions plus crop yields and early wheat sales.
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Washerton
James Lowery
Seattle
Pullman State Bank
Walla Walla
Mason F. Guess
Mount Vernon
Skagit County
Ruby Vernon
Ruby
Tekoa Creamery
Spokane
Chris Sturm
Yakima Valley
John F. Seeber
Washington
la Grande
Ore
Whitman Station
Washington Agricultural College
State Fair Commission
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Umatilla
Columbia
John
Tom Considine
Meredith
Robert H. Greeley
Tacoma
Pasco
George Howell
Albion
Washington State
Buffalo
Charles de France
Massachusetts native dies of alcoholism in North Yakima
Frank Gillette a Massachusetts native died at the city hospital from alcoholism. He was buried in the city cemetery. Reported as a man of means from Lake Pend d Oreille Idaho. Parties say he was doped with liquor for some purpose and died while intoxicated after drinking over a quart of liquor.
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North Yakima
Wash
Frank Gillette
Massachusetts
Lake Pend d’Oreille
Idaho
Generous Newport Captain Gifts Crew Members
In Newport Rhode Island on July 15 Captain Lawson aboard the Independence presented Captain Haff with $1000 in gold and gave First Mate Haff $500, Second Mate Miller $250, and each crew member $60, distributing sums before departure.
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Laween
Newport
R. I
Lawson
Independence
Haff
Hank
Miller
Capture of Ghakalger’s Wife Near Waterval Reported
London reports Acting President Ghakalger's wife was near Waterval in the Transvaal colony and sent as a prisoner of war to Pretoria. The Ban's informant says military authorities attach great importance to this capture.
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London
Gan Ie
Ghakalger
Waterval
Tranvaal
Pretoria
Captain Strong's Escapade In Mining News
Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong who sought Manila transport is denied. Secretaries and generals debate his resignation after he feared court martial over his relationship with May Yohe. A separate note discusses mining profits, strikes, ore finds, and industry gossip across Western mines and mints.
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San Francisco
Putnam Bradlee Strong
Manila
Root
Strong
Francis Hope
Hong Kong
May Yohe
Young
Shafter
Lady Hope
Prices Paid in Spokane Poultry and Produce Markets
Prices paid in Spokane for poultry eggs and livestock include chickens at 14 to 10 cents per pound live weight, ducks at 4 per dozen, geese dressed at 12 cents per pound, turkeys live 10 to 12 cents or dressed 12 to 13 cents, fresh eggs at 4.25 per case. Vegetables show potatoes at 1.25 per cwt online and 3.50 per cwt. Hides list green hides and calf skins 5 to 6 cents per pound, dry hides 10 to 12 cents. beef cattle prices are given for live and dressed weights, veal calves dressed 7 to 9 cents, mutton and lamb prices, hogs live 4.75 to 6 per cwt, dressed 7 per cwt. Sheepskins and wool pelts priced by type, and local mills pay grain rates for Club wheat, blue stem, and red wheat, by bulk and sacked weights.
Wenatchee Steamer Burned in Waterfront Blaze
Wenatchee Washington July 15 the steam er Wenatchee of Bailey O Connor line burned totally after being taken out for repairs at Orondo avenue. Firemen reached three blocks away four with a chemical engine but upper works were aflame. A watchman sleeping on the lower deck barely escaped. Loss 4500 insurance 3500.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Bailey & O'Connor Line
Orondo Avenue
State sells 13,000 acres of white pine timber in Idaho
Big Timber Land in Moscow Idaho on July 16 sold 13,000 acres of state timber in township 41 ranges 1 east and west of the Boise meridian to Henry Turrish of West Superior Wisconsin for 105,442 dollars 26 cents. Timber valued at 1 dollar per thousand for white pine 75 cents for red fir and yellow pine. Sale paid in cash at time of sale.
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Moscow
Idaho
Boise Meridian
Henry Turrish
West Superior
Wis
Crowe Sent Johannesburg Draft To Kansas City Lawyer
A. W. Brewster, an attorney of Kansas City, received a $250 draft from Pat Crowe in Johannesburg, South Africa. The money is to pay an attorney fee Crowe had owed for years, per a St. Joseph dispatch to the Star.
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Kansas City
The
Star
St. Joseph
A. W. Brewster
Pat” Crowe
Johannesburg
South Africa
Crowe
Enid Fire Loss Estimated at Eight Hundred Thousand
Wichita Kansas July 14 Enid sees fire damage pegged at about 800000 by the Eagle correspondent. The blaze has left substantial destruction in Enid warranting renewed relief efforts and investigations.
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Wichita
Kan
Enid
Eagle
BC Mines Eye Growth as Old Iron and Hewitt Boom
Last week a diamond drill moved from the R Bell to the Phoenix area to bore the Old Iron sides. Hewitt mine is set to resume full production in about 30 days with steady shipments. Granby Consolidated plans a copper refinery as ground is broken. Rossland mines show ore value regularity despite lower grades. Fort Steele division posts large 1900 production gains, second only to Nanaimo in province coal output.
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R. Bell
Phoenix
Hewitt
Slocan
Spokane
Granby Consolidated Company
Jay P. Graves
Granby Company
Rossland
Lardo
Lexington Mountain
Fort Steele
British Columbia
Crow's Nest
Amador Directors Plan Shipments and Local Mines
At Wallace Idaho the Amador directors report the property is developed enough for shipments. C B Hopper of Silver City Idaho says a stamp mill will be built in Twilight gulch near Flint company land. The Buckhorn company south of Northport to run a double miner shift to sink the winze in a few days. The International Mining Congress to convene Boise July 23 1901 and continue July 24 25. A dynamite magazine near Grant emester Denver exploded killing two men and injuring sev-
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Eral
Domenico Muto
Tony West
Salt Lake
Blue Jacket Consolidated Mining Company
Seven Devils
M. M. Brown
Hoodoo
Spokane
Empire State-Idaho
Charles Sweeny
New York
L. K. Armstrong
Washington
Buffalo
Rossland
Northport
Thunder Mountain
Grangeville
Idaho
Colonel Dewey
United States
Hayden Lake
Redding
Cal
H. H. McClure
Bully Hill
Captain de Lamar
C. D. Porter
Associated
Wash
Moscow Mountain
White Cross
Cleveland
Ohio
Treasury
Northport Mining & Smelting Company
Pullman Palace Car Company
Pullman
Wallace
Amador
C. B. Hopper
Silver City
Twilight Gulch
Flint Company
Buckhorn Company
International Mining Congress
Boise
Grant Emester
Denver
Col
Washington Officials Aim for Philippine Tariff Revenue
Washington authorities have prepared an estimate for the Philippine tariff expected to yield about 10 million dollars in revenue. Officials note the figure reflects anticipated duties and governance impacts during the current fiscal period.
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Washington
Epworth Leaguers Robbed En Route to San Francisco
A organized gang of pickpockets in Colorado Springs robbed about 20 Epworth Leaguers in Glenwood Springs on July 15. Victims were stripped of money, railroad tickets, and even trunks tied to stolen baggage checks. Dr J H Wilson and Mrs Harrington among those affected. Maj S K Hooper arranged passes to Ogden to help stranded travelers continue west.
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Ienwood Springs
Col
Colorado Springs
San Francisco
J. H. Wilson
H. R. Harrington
Dover
Del
Ogden
Trade report shows mixed week with crops and markets
Bradstreet's weekly trade summary notes east midsummer activity while southwest faced drought and heat reducing orders. Northwest remains active due to strong crops. midwest steady and south ordinary. Key drivers include corn and oats speculation from Missouri valley damage reports, stock market nerves, rail rate concerns, and labor optimism. Crop forecasts show a 5 percent drop in planted acres and a possible wheat yield adjustment. oats decline in June. wool improves with limited speculative interest. International demand remains firm with a big wheat export potential amid high prices. Failures rise modestly in US and Canada. A Hamburg steamer Tanis ran aground near Punta Mogotes and is total loss. passengers and crew head to Montevideo. New South Wales paid 743000 pounds for destruction of 24 million nuisance animals.
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Bradstreet
East
Southwest
Northwest
Middle West
South
Missouri Valley Belt
Agricultural Department
Atlantic
United States
Canada
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Worthwest News Itens
Northwest States
J. H. McGuire
Board of Pardons
Paul Corcoran
H. T. French
Agricultural College
Lewiston
Nes Perce
Bonners Ferry
Bartlett Sinclair
Beatrice Whitney
Lane
Oleson
de la Montanya
Post Office Department
Snake River
Riparia
EM. Norris
A. A. Dickman
Standard
Oregon
Lane County
Heppner
C. H. Meyers
Clark's Creek
Jefferson Davis
Portland
Charles Isensee
Curtis Mulligan
Willamette River
Jesse D. Carr
California
Puget Sound
Alaska
New Jersey
Montana
John Baker
Helena
Butte
F. J. Hoffman
Granite County
Michael Westrom
Lng
Adams Express
Minnesota
Caveral
Light and Fire Company
Missouri River Power Company
Missouri River
Stubbs Ferry
United States Geological Survey
Blackfoot
Milk River
Duck Lake
Corbin
Northern Pacific
Boulder
Charles Turner
Wickes
Captain Strong
Mines and Mining News
War Department
Republic
William G. Madison
Toroda Creek
Col. W. M. Ridpath
A. W. Strong
el Caliph Minutast
Belcher Mountain
Metal Report
Lake
Pat Crowe
Enid Bernet
Epworth
Colorado
Trade Report
New South Wales
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