World's Nems Briefs Include Yukon Open and Philppines Move
Summary of recent dispatches reports Yukon river now open to below Dawson City bucket shops in New York driven out of business Cuban convention secret session Platt amendment Americas engines for mountain rail between Zinal and Zarmatt Twenty sixth Infantry to Philippines sail Feb 25 Boston court verdict in Woodbury vs Eddy mis libel. various officials trips and deaths in Porto Rico Manila London and Chicago plus mining and rail deals including Hill buying Crow's Nest Pass coal fields and a fatal wreck near McKinney Ohio.
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Yukon
Dangon City
New York
United States
New Mountain
Zinal
Zarmatt
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Philippines
San Francisco
Boston
Wood
Forbidden City
Maud van Cortlandt Taylor
van Cortlandt Taylor
St. Paul
Louis Warren Hill
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Edward Boyce
J. J. Quinn
Iceland
Chaffee
Ninth Infantry
Manila
Sumner
Taku
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Senate
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Potter
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Mare Island Navy Yard
Columbia
D. C
Crow’s Nest Pass
Kalispell
Camp McKinney
Greenwood
Jolly Jack Creek
McKinmey
Andrew Kirkland
Henry Nicholson
J. P
Banners
Henry Black
Portage la Prairie
J. J. Weisenburger
National Guard of
Washington
Whatcom
Weisenburger
Washington Regiment
Noted Novelist Dead in Hampstead
London June 11 Sir Walter Besant died at his Hampstead residence after a fortnight illness from influenza. He was born in 1836. Besant was to attend the Atlantic union dinner tonight and propose the toast to English Speaking Communities. Hamburg Bavaria June 11 Louis Stern, former US commercial agent here, fatally shot himself in the public gardens near the town.
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London
Walter Besant
Hampstead
Besant
Atlantic Union
Hamburg
Bavaria
Louis Stern
United States
End of British Boer War Talks Report From Hague
Dispatch from The Hague says Queen Wilhelmina sought German aid to end the war and that Emperor William consented to Hague arbitration. Counts von Buelow calls Britain France and Russia uninvolved, noting Britain did not seek mediation and Kruger may seek good offices to end the war. Mrs. Botha to meet Kruger in The Hague to discuss terms.
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Berlin
Kelins, Journal
Hague
Wilhelmina
William
zWeibund
Dieibund
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Count von Buelow
Imperial
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Apa
Aes
Kruger
Europe
Hague Arbitration Court
Mrs. Botha
London
The
Great Northern acquires Great Falls & Canada railway
Great Falls Montana June 10 The Great Northern has taken possession of the Great Falls and Canada railway for about 750000 dollars. A stockholders meeting is called to ratify the deal. The line runs 134 miles from Great Falls to Shelby Junction and connects with the Alberta Railway and Coal company's road to Lethbridge. It will be widened to standard gauge this summer and used as a Montana Central shortcut to the main Great Northern line at Shelby Junction. The purchase excludes future northern competition.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Great Falls & Canada Railway
Shelby Junction
London reports no Kitchener Botha meeting near Standerton
From London war office officials deny any meeting between General Kitchener and General Botha near Standerton last Wednesday and discard the rumored settlement between British and Boer commanders. Mrs. Botha’s London arrival stirs peace rumors, though details remain secret and unconfirmed.
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New York
London
War Office
Kitchener
Botha
Standerton
Seven Trainmen Injured in Kentucky Wreck
A head end collision two miles south of Colesburg Kentucky between a freight train and a southbound passenger train injured seven railroad workers. Engineers T B Gibson and J F Fitzpatrick, Fireman Fitzpatrick, Postal Clerks Hargrove and Shipley, J W Johnson porter, Express Messenger Ed Cowherd sustained injuries. all are expected to recover.
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Elizabethtown
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Colesburg
T. B. Gibson
J. F. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Hargrove
Shipley
J. W. Johnson
Porter
Ed Cowherd
Spindle Mill Destroyed in Worcester Fire
Spindle Mill owned by A. A. Westcott & Son at Spindleville Worcester Massachusetts burned. Loss estimated at 50 000 dollars. The mill was claimed to be the largest of its kind in the world.
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Worchester
Mass
A. A. Westcott &Son
Spindleville
Loas
Trade report notes unsettled labor and rising rail demand
R G Dun weekly review says labor unrest causes hesitation in several industries though winter wheat shows satisfactory condition and rapid railroad earnings growth. Spring wheat planted under favorable conditions with few complaints. Breadstuffs fall as corn manipulation ends. Pig iron bleak while rail contracts and steel deliveries stay strong. Farm machinery shipments and bridge work keep structural material active.
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R. G. Dun & Co
New York
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Frightful accident at Boston and Montana smelter
S W D Kerns a jig tender at the concentrator was fatally injured when a belt on the main shaft slipped struck his right arm tore it from his body and broke his leg in several places. The 28 year old single man fell senseless and bleeding. He will probably die.
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Great Falls
Mont
S. W. D. Kerns
Boston & Montana
Kerna
Kerns
Man Identified From Many Names Captured in Chicago
A youth chased through Chicago streets by detectives and crowds is arrested after giving the name Melville Chester Findlay claiming wealth and Yale background. He is later identified as Findlay alias Melville Chester Jr and other names. Police report a Guthrie shoot incident. 25 charges are listed.
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Chicago
Melville Chester Findlay
Kansas City
Yale
Melville Chester, Jr
Jordan Hanna
John Reid
W. C. Brown
Guthrie
O. T
Tornado strikes Oklahoma towns with vast damage and casualties
A major Oklahoma tornado outbreak hit Kay county including Billings Eddy and Tonkawa. Dozens injured and several dead as homes shattered and glass blown out. Debris covers fields, crop damage feared in the hundreds of thousands, with insurance losses mounting. A Tonkawa report notes two more deaths and extensive destruction.
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Wichita
Kan
Oklahoma
Kay County
Billings
Eddy
Tonkawa
Blackwell
Maud McGathey
Louis McGathey
Bob McGriffin
Charles Goldsmith
John McBrain
H. Prather
Jud. McWilliams
Howard Hannagan
Ruby Higginbothen
A. D. Evans
Ponca City
Lilyvale
Deer Creek
Perry
Abandon Yacht Races Off Boston North Shore
Boston June 11 proposed races off the north shore between the Shamrock SL and the Constitution the Independence and the Columbia for Mr Lawson s 1000 cup will probably be abandoned. Hull Yacht club committee said the Shamrock ST accident and the postponement of the America s cup races would place the North shore races too late in the fall. It was proposed Mr Lanson should offer his cup for a special race at Newport time.
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Boston
North Shore
Independence
Columbia
Lawson
Hull
Mass
Yacht Club
Shamrock ST
Lanson
Newport
Patrick and two co defendants plead not guilty in Rice murder case
Albert T. Patrick and two others David T. Short Morris Meyer were arraigned in general sessions on the Rice murder and related forgery charges. All three pleaded not guilty and were remanded to the Tombs with no bail request following Judge Foster’s over ruling of a demurrer.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Cowing
Court of General Sessions
David T. Short
Morris Meyer
Foster
Fire at Centennial lodging house in Butte kills owner
On June 11 a blaze leveled the Centennial lodging house at 231 East Park street in Butte. Miss Igna Larson, owner, suffered severe burns while trying to save her possessions and may die. Lodgers fled in night clothes, losing their belongings as the property loss reached 3000 dollars.
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Butte
Centennial Lodging House
East Park Street
Igna Larson
Side by Side Tragedy in Great Northern Hotel
In Chicago on June 11 two young lovers Hartman and wife were found dead in their bed at the Great Northern hotel both bearing temple bullet wounds. A revolver was in the husband’s hand and the woman was identified as Rose Le Ziobede. The dead man’s father is said to be a wealthy New York City tobacco dealer.
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Chicago
Hartman
Great Northern
Rose le Ziobede
Jobede
New York City
Section Foreman Killed in Spokane Accident
Section foreman James McGahan of Spokane, employed by the Great Northern railroad, was fatally struck while leaning against an O R & N flat car. The incident occurred today, resulting in instant death, ending a life spent in railroad service.
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Spokane
James McGahan
Great Northern Railroad
Mine Fire at Port Royal Claims 30 Men Entombed
The Pittsburg Coal and Coke shaft No 2 at Port Royal Pennsylvania caught fire again after seven years of steady operation. More than 30 miners are trapped inside the mine and feared not to be heard from again.
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Port Royal
Pittsburg Coal & Coke Company
Republic Sunday closes all homes except inns and shops
Republic Washington June 11 First time in Republic history every house was closed to the general public on Sunday with exceptions for hotels restaurants and drugstores noting a city wide observance or enforcement leading to a strict closing day.
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Republic, Wash
Republic
Wheat and flour prices steady in Pacific Northwest markets
Wheat in Portland and Walla Walla traded around 59 to 61 cents for export and milling. In Tacoma blue stem rose half a cent to 62 cents, while club wheat held at 60 cents.
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Portland
Walla Walla
Tacoma
New York Banks See Big Loan Rise and Surplus Decline
The New York bank statement for June 8 shows a $21,284,400 expansion in loans, pushing deposits higher but reducing excess surplus by about $8,000,000 as cash holdings fall. The excess stands at $13,341,500, down from $21,253,050 the prior week, with Union Pacific bonds and heavy long term financing cited as drivers. Commission houses' borrowing also boosted loan totals.
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New York
Mays
Union Pacific
French aristocrats in shock over 25 year confinement case
In Paris the arrest of Mme Monnier, a wealthy landowner, and her son, a former subprefect, follows the discovery of Blanche Monnier kept in a closetlike room for 25 years. Found emaciated, she was taken to hospital and shows signs of improvement. The mother opposed a love match with a poor lawyer, leading to the confinement.
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Mme. Monnier
Portiers
Vienne
Portiers’ Society
Mme
Blanche Monnier
Mlle. Monnier
Grand Officers Installed Tacoma June Convocation
At the convocation of the grand chapter Royal Arch Masons the session closed with installation of new officers including Grand High Priest A Nilsson Dayton Deputy Grand High Priest Jacob Weatherwax Aberdeen Grand King J N Prather Seattle Grand Scribe N B Porter Olympia Grand Treasurer H W Tyler Seattle Grand Secretary Y Blalock Walla Walla Grand Chaplain William Pelan Spokane
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Tacoma
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Seasion
A. Nilsson
Dayton
Jacob Weatherwax
Aberdeen
J. N. Prather
Seattle
Porter
Olympia
H. W. Tyler
Y. ©. Blalock
Walla Walla
William Pelan
Spokane
Machinists Win 10 Percent Increase After Strike
June 10 report says striking machinists including helpers, blacksmiths, and boilermakers have been granted a 10 percent raise. The conflict ends with workers achieving pay gains amid renewed labor action.
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Ima
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