Northwest News Briefs from Four States Highlight Deaths and Disasters
Reports from Idaho Oregon and Washington recount deaths including stockman John Strode near Boise and farmer Henry Parrott near Lewiston a fatal runaway injury on Lewiston’s Clearwater and a fatal shootout on Lost River. Strode hid a large fortune, sheep losses, court rulings on voting rights for Soldiers Home residents, and a wave of local notices about auctions criminal cases and public works.
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Boise
John Strode
Charles Goff
Bob Hodge
Wardner
Grand Forks
B. C
Payette
Snake River
M. E. Jones
T. A. Heller
Henry L. Parrott
Lookout
Lewiston
Supreme Court
Sheme
Genesee
Charles Smith
Lewiston Hill
Clearwater
Smith
Strode
Lost River
Blackfoot
William Williams
Little Wood River
Williams
Martin Post Office
Spokane News Briefs On Officials And Events
In Washington state news for Spokane area C B Hopkins of Spokane is expected to be named United States marshal. A 10 day race meet with 10000 dollars in prizes will feature the Spokane Interstate Fair. Charles Garrett of Boise Idaho is appointed an observer in the weather bureau service stationed at Spokane. The Stella coom insane asylum houses about 750 patients. The Lathe cream separator capacity is 800 pounds of milk per hour. Farmers have voted to put a measure before voters.
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Olympia
Seattle
Tacoma
United States
Rosecrans
Alaska
Stella_ coom
C. B. Hopkins
Spokane
Charles ©. Garrett
Boise
Idaho
Weather Bureau Service
Montana News Highlights From 19 Certificates To Tragic Deaths
The summary reports on milestones and incidents across Montana including 19 dental exam certificates, a resignation from the Board of Education by Colonel O F Goddard, a successful Miles City Range Horse sale with 709 horses selling at $62 to $8.50, a Utah embezzlement claim about Governor Toole pardoning W A Bridges, the first smallpox death in Helena, a newborn infant’s death linked to the outbreak, a homicide case in Butte where Elizabeth Wilton hanged herself amid suspected ill health, and salary increases for the Montana School of Mines faculty totaling 1640 with new positions raising total payroll to 17 250.
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Butte
Montana State Board of Dental Examiners
O. F. Goddard
Montana State Board of Education
Miles City
Range Horse Company
Herald of Crete
Neb
W. A. Bridges
Deer Lodge
Toole
Helena
Mary Swan
John M. Wilton
Elizabeth
State School of Mines
C. E. Reilly
William M. Aber
Louise Hathaway
Mary A. Craig
Lbrarian
Hamilton
Lewiston Idaho City Election Results June 11
Lewiston voters cast 722 ballots in the city election, five fewer than last year. Mayor J H Skinner drew 627 votes, treasurer Leslie Thompson 601, marshal William Schuldt 483, J C Roos 31. Councilmen results: First ward C A 192, Second ward Frank Cole 206 and George H Lake 129, Third ward George Frost 64 and L H Brashears 58.
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Lewiston
Idaho
J. H. Skinner
Leslie Thompson
Marshal
William Schuldt
J. C. Roos
C. A
Frank Cole
George H. Lake
George Frost
L H. Brashears
Mining Notes Follow-Up From Idaho and Nevada Claims
Summary of mining news from multiple districts notes a rich ore shoot in Amador east drift on Iron Mountain Idaho with ore far surpassing lower level findings. Mountain Lion resumes drifting on 600-foot level, Golden Lion and Little Four Consolidated awaiting work, Morning Glory shaft being sunk. Republic shares slump amid financial troubles. Mountain Lion poised to ship ore once transport is secured. Wauconda progress continues with ore assay at 24.37 dollars per ton and lumber delivery for a new mill underway. Free gold found in decomposed quartz near Belcher mountain on the Republic to Marcus road.
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Amador
Iron Mountain
Idaho
Mountain Lion
Golden Lion
Little Four
Morning Glory
Republic
Robert Jaffray
Toronto
Wauconda
Belcher Mountain
Marcus
British Columbia Mines See Strong Exports and Fresh Finds
British Columbia mining notes report over 2000 tons exported this year with renewed spring work on the Willard claim near Silverton and resumed operations on the Hampton at Springer Creek. The Arlington shows larger ore bodies while the Iron Horse ore shoot widens and improves in grade near Slocan. Le Rol shipments rise in value and Morning Star strikes 12 inches of ore at 120 feet. Hewitt at Silverton uncovers a new 11 foot body. Grand Forks gold excitement wanes as wages seem unlikely. Enterprise and Arlington shipments gloss the week. geologic surveys prepare to examine Republic, Cascades, and Coeur d'Alenes. Oro Fino mill plans and new plants loom in Idaho and Washington.
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Willard
Silverton
Hampton
Springer Creek
W. F. McNaught
Arlington
Slocan
British Columbia
le Rols
Morning Star
Hewitt
Grand Forks
Franklin Camp
Enterprise
Blacklisting Declared Legal by Judge in Chicago
Judge Watterman in the circuit court ruled that blacklisting a group of girls by stockyards firms was legal after their February strike. The firms refused to rehire the workers and the ruling will be appealed.
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Chicago
Watterman
Kendall Gold Mining Company Formed in Spokane
Articles filed for Kendall Gold Mining Company with capitalization of 2 1/2 million dollars. Trustees named include A B Campbell John A Finch and R K Neill of Spokane plus Henry Wick of New York and H T Kendall of Lewiston. Initial plan is a 300 ton cyanide plant to process ore from the mine which already has over 300 000 tons blocked out for treatment.
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New York
H. T. Kendall
Lewiston
American Hill
Klondike
Thompson
Adams
Gains
Cornelius
Eldorado
Chechaco Hill
McDonald & Grant and
Borden & Co
Hunker
Goldbottom
Uaker
Dawson
Bonanza
Dawson News
Gold Commissioner's Court
Doyle
Matson
Trains Collide Near Vestal Mass Fatality Tragedy
A Lackawanna freight train and a wildcat double header collided at Vestal New York ten miles west of Binghamton. A car carrying dynamite exploded, killing six men and injuring three fatally. The blast shattered windows across Vestal and Union and even toppled glass in Binghamton. The dead include J M Kelly and Edward Pothemus of Elmira and Engineer Mattice. The shock was felt thirty miles away.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Lackawanna
Vestal
Here
J. M. Kelly
Elmira
Theodore . Pothemus
Wetherbee
Mattice
Edward Maddick
Edward Pothemus
George Mattice
Loneryman
Wildcat
Union
Deaf Mute Burned to Death at State Institute
Wirt Allen a nine year old deaf mute died after an attendant George Hoffman lit a cigarette and dropped a match into alcohol during a bath. The boy repeatedly tried to escape the burning liquid before fleeing to the hall and dying hours later. Hoffman is under arrest for criminal negligence.
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Berkeley
Cal
Wirt Allen
State Institute For the Deaf
George Hoffman
Hoffman
Shih Chin Arrested After Landing Dispute
San Francisco reports Su Shih Chin, Chinese reform leader, arrested on Washington word and placed in the detention shed at the mail dock amid protests by Minister Wu and Consul General Ho Yow alleging fraudulent credentials for his landing.
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San Francisco
Su Shih Chin
Ho Yow
Cassport
Washington
Manila Mint Idea Sparks Conflict With Gold Basis
The Denver Times quotes George E. Roberts about plans for a Manila mint to coin a Philippine or token dollar. Army officers favor, while Secretary Gage opposes. Two options: a free Manila mint coinage for a Philippine/Mexican dollar or a token dollar sized coin redeemable in gold. Officials warn this could disrupt trade yet expand American silver markets and shift world supplies toward the United States, with London losing price control as San Francisco emerges as a future silver hub.
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Denver
Denver Times
George E. Roberts
Mint
Manila
Congress
Roberts
War Department
Gage
East
Strait Settlements
London
England
San Francisco
New British Cable To Link Canada And Australia
State Department reports progress on a new British Pacific telegraph cable connecting Canada with Australia. The 59 4 12 mile line will be laid by one ship built for the task, with surveying locating the Canadian end at Kelp bay near Banfield creek seven miles from Barclay Sound. Route runs Vancouver Island to Fanning Island then Fiji Norfolk Island and Queensland. Construction begins in England, first section Fanning Island to Australia due to leave January 1902, total project to be finished by January 1, 1903 at an estimated cost of 10 million dollars.
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State Department
Dominion of Canada
Abraham Smith
Victoria
B. C
Kelp Bay
Banfield Creek
Barclay Sound
Vancouver Island
Fanning Island
Hawaii
Fijis
Norfolk Island
Queensland
England
Australia
Left Alone in Siberia Voyage Abandoned for Season
Dr Shelton Jackson reports the government ship voyage to Siberia after reindeer has been abandoned for this season. Lieutenant Berthoff, who crossed Russia and Siberia last year to gather a herd, will be left to manage until a ship can reach him after next June. Blank ice blocks rescue, raising risk of starvation through the winter.
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Seattle
Siberia
Shelton Jackson
Berthoff
Russia
Jackson
Cut Throat in a Chair Car on Santa Fe Train
A man thought to be Herman Johnson of St. Louis cut his throat with a razor in the doorway of a Santa Fe passenger train at Winslow. He fell dead as the car grew crowded and several ladies fainted. A returning Philippine veteran fled from the car and ran across sand hills before being captured.
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Denver
Albuquerque
N. M
Herman §. Johnson
St. Louis
Santa Fe
Winslow
Philippines
Burbank Paints Geronimo Portrait at Fort Sill
Renowned artist Mr. Burbank has persuaded Geronimo the Apache chief to sit for a portrait at Fort Sill Oklahoma after substantial spending. The chief wore his full ceremonial costume for the session.
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Burbank
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Geronimo
Mrs McKinley’s Illness and Morgan Banking Plan
Washington reports state Mrs. McKinley remains gravely ill from a blood infection tied to periostitis of the index finger with prior treatment in Los Angeles. In New York, London sources cite a rumor that J Pierpont Morgan contemplates a $1 billion Anglo American bank to unify European and American banking, with Rothschilds and Steel financiers linked to the venture.
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Washington
New York
London
World
J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
America
Morgan
United States Steel Corporation
Rothschilds
Roosevelt to Visit Colorado Springs for Centennial
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt plans a visit to Colorado Springs in August to attend the quarto centennial a telegram from Senator Patterson Governor Orman and Chairman Smith of the democratic state committee urges the trip He is likely to give several speeches and then go trout fishing after the event
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Colorado Springs
Theodore Roosevelt
Patterson
Orman
Smith
Democratic State Committee
Petition for Corcoran in Lewiston seeks pardon
Thomas Heney, once Shoshone county sheriff and state legislator, is in Lewiston gathering signatures for a board of pardons petition asking for Paul Corcoran to be pardoned. Corcoran serves 17 years in Boise for the James Steyn murder. Mrs West of Duluth died in Duluth after fortune tellers predicted a 30 day life span. Max Beerbohm is described as brother of Beerbohm Tree with satirical fame.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Thomas Heney
Shoshone County
Board of Pardons
Paul Corcoran
Boise
James Steyn
C. J. West
C. J West
Duluth Iron & Metal Company
Chicago
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