Vast 1900s Telegraph Roundup of Wars and Scandals
The week’s global dispatches reveal new French warships planned, Olga of Russia betrothed to Oldenburg prince, ex-matrimonial Charles H. Rowan convicted in Milwaukee, and a mob burning John Henderson in Corsicana after confession. Battleship Illinois returns. US transport Buford docks in San Francisco with veterans. Protested executions noted, Carnegie donations and library projects emerge, and a Boston fire devastates the Daily Advertiser building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Alexandrovna
Peter Alexandrovitch
Oldenburg
Charles H. Rowan
Milwaukee
United States
John Henderson
Mrs. Younger
Corsicana
Tex
Illinois
Spellman
Sherman Harris
Spellman Road
Harris
Sidney King
Edward
Duke of Abercorn
Lord Wolseley
Earl of Mount Edgecombe
Earl Carrington
Queen Victoria
King Edward
Buford
San Francisco
Philippines
Manila
Gustav Zewer
Company I
George Cupples
Nineteenth Infantry
Cebu
P. I
Bilibid
Frank A. Corbett
Montana
Butte
Journal of the House
Hays
Calderhead
Corbett
Stuart
Idaho
John L. Morrison
Daniel L. McGann
McGann
Nelson Hether
Hether
Morrison
Andrew Carnegie
Steel King
Carnegie Company
Carnegie
Kewanee
Dewet
Senekal
Orange
Great Northern
Republic
Bowman McCalla
Newark
Asiatic
Ale- Cie Eed Rae Tae
Wichita
Kan
Blanche Bates Suicide in Taglande High School Girl
Blanche Bates a 16 year old high school student in Taglande Oregon died after taking carbolic acid she obtained from a local drugstore. She returned home to a cellar then told family what she had done dying within twenty minutes despite immediate medical aid. The motive given is a reprimand from the previous evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taglande
Ore
Blanche Bates
Robbery at the New York Exchange Saloon
A masked man robbed the New York Exchange saloon at 31 Sprague Avenue Spokane March 18. He held up the proprietor Herman E. Meyer and another patron, took cash from the drawer, searched the proprietor, and fled within a minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
New York Exchange
Sprague Avenue
Herman E. Meyer
Rising unrest in Theran and new Dervish movement described
The Vienna Neu Freie Presse reports a serious uprising in Theran Persia tied to shah reforms. A Cairo dispatch notes a new Dervish movement in southeastern Soudan. A wry quip about modesty closes the item.
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Persia
London
Vienna Neu Freie Presse
Theran
Soudan
Cairo
Egypt
Northwest news items from four states collect varied notes
A broad roundup reports 182 bills passed by the Seventh Legislature, Governor Rogers approving the general appropriation bill and a Pan American exhibit grant. It notes Seattle deaths and Colfax disappearances, mill capacity increases in Latah, cargoes from Grays Harbor, a Tekoa murder, and a commission for the Pan American exposition. Other items cover salmon cannery prep, eight hour public work ruling, Waverly sugar contracts, total statewide appropriations, a Boise child tragedy, county salary scales, the Red Clover Creamery in Tillamook, Oregon woolgrowers, bushel weight cut, Hood River crop shifts, Wilsonville hops, storms in Benton, Wilsonville grain prospects, and a Pendleton burglary with deposits stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Legislate
Rogers
Seattle
Spokane Grain & Milling Company
Latah
Laura Morgan
Colfax
Grays Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Ian
Tekoa
Alaska
Tacoma
W. H. Snell
Washington State Sugar Factory
Waverly
Thurston County
Red Clover Creamery Company
Tillamook
Oregon
Dalles
Hood River
Wilsonville
England
Benton County
Clackamas County
Weather Bureau
Portland
L. A. Eddings
Pendleton
Vancouver
Wash
Pendleton Savings Bank
Winter term closes at Troy public school
The winter term of Troy public school closed last week. Several items note a busy period with shipments of apples and ties, and rail freight despite muddy roads. Mentions include Crozier and Schiffer shipping hogs to Seattle, Troy wood and ties moving, and apple packing for Butte, Montana. The article also notes various local officials and incidents including a Nez Perce library gift, a murder case near Nampa, and a decayed debt situation in Moscow.
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Troy
Kendrick
Spokane
Senator Shoup
Nez Perces
Crozier & Schiffer
Seattle
Inland Empire Teachers’ Association
Moscow
Nampa
I. Stevenson
Sandpoint
Sam Mathews
H. Tucker
Mineral
Butte
Mont
Congress
Shoup
Boise
L. C. Rice
Buffalo
David Wiliams
Delta
Myrtle
Williams
Rathdrum
Northern Pacific Railway Company
William Thomas saves life by jumping from cars near Anaconda
A report notes William Thomas lost a leg yet escaped death by leaping from moving cars near Anaconda. The item also lists appointments and notes on health laws, gambling bills, and local crimes as part of a broad Montanan news digest from the period.
Status of Chinese affairs and Manchuria tension
News from Washington reports diplomats view Manchuria as China's danger point not Liaodong. Britain Germany and Russia may protest or act if Manchurian convention signed, risking China dismemberment. Both sides in Tientsin may withdraw troops as British and Russian forces disengage over a railroad siding dispute in Tianjin.
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New York
Washington
Manchuria
Lientsin
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
Russia
China
St. Petersburg
Tientsin
London
Associated Press
Biiti H
Kussin Toops
Treasury to Redeem Revenue Stamps Under 1900 Act
Washington announces war revenue reduction act implementations effective July 1 1901. Internal Revenue Bureau explains redeemable documentary and proprietary stamps held by purchasers after that date. Owners must present stamps to the original collector for claim forms and instructions. Regulations may allow redemption without destroying checks or drafts bearing the imprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Pubblic
Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue
Shirt Factory Fire Kills Several Girls in St Joseph
Fire destroyed the Noyes Norman shoe factory and the Richardson Roberts Byrnes shirt plant at Third and Farrow in St Joseph on March 18. Victims are said to be girls from the shirt factory. Louise Blondau is dead with Florence Terry and Mamie Berry badly burned after leaping from a third story window. Fireman John Friede was severely injured. Fire likely started in the engine room with gasoline used for cleaning.
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Haggart
Andrew Carnegie
St. Louis
Carnegie
United States
Tientsin
Barrow
Gaselee
Europe
New York
John S. Billings
Daily Advertiser
Newspaper Row
Boston
Harvard
Yale
Oxford
Cambridge
Windsor
Ont
Cascade
Quebec
John Gauthier
Gauthier & Miller
French
American Line
Southampton
Cherbourg
Li Hung Chang
Mr. Rockhill
John Bryant
Kansas City
Plains
Old Fort Union
N. M
Las Vegas
Santa Fe
Salt Lake
Chihuahua
California
A. 8. Grant
Philip D. Armour
Bryant
Armour
St. Joseph
Noyes, Norman Shoe
Richardson Roberts & Byrnes
Farrow
Louise Blondau
Florence Terry
Mamie Berry
Noyes-Norman
John Friede
Bulgarians Deny Charges After Forced Confessions
At Salonica, during the first day of the Bulgarians trial, two accused declared that their prior confessions were extorted by bastinado and other mistreatment in prison. They now deny the charges of belonging to the revolutionist committee of Sofia and fomenting disorder in Salonica Monastir and Kosovo.
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Constantinople
Sofia
Salonica
Monastir
Kossovo
Chicago murder sequel ends in gunfire
In Chicago on March 19 Charles Rinck was shot dead by Daniel Peters in a sequel to a prior chicken theft. Witnesses report Peters drew a revolver and fired four shots, all striking Rinck while his frightened baby girl clung to his knees. Her clothing was stained with his blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Rinck
Daniel Peters
Peters
Rinck
Explosion at National Carrier works injures two rescued
A terrific explosion in the laboratory at Cleerland on March 19 partially wrecked the large brick building. Fire followed but was put out quickly. Two men were trapped under debris and were rescued without serious injury. Loss estimated at 70000 dollars, partially insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleerland
National Carrier Works
Large Fire Destroys Lemp-Anheuser Brew Works Area
A massive blaze in St Louis originated in the icehouses of Lemp and Anheuser Busch breweries at Cherokee and spread over six by two blocks, destroying icehouses, flats, lumber yards, and repair shops. Fire reached the United States Arsenal and bottling facilities. losses pegged at 2000. New York and Bradstreet’s notes flag mixed market signals with rail and trade activity showing regional variation, while wheat and broader trade dynamics shift with rising iron, cotton, and dry goods demand amid price changes and frequent business failures.
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St. Louis
Lemp Brewing Company
Anheuser- Rusch Brewing Company
Cherokee Street
Zepp
Arsenal
de Kalb
de Kalb Street
American Car Foundry Company
United States Arsenal
Alam
Anheuser- Busch Brewing Company
Vili
Zepp Street
Utah Street
Kosciusko Street
New York
Bradstreet
Chicago
United States
Prices Paid Producers Poultry Eggs and Live Stock
Prices paid by Spokane mills for grain delivery and a wide range of farm products. Poultry ducks geese chickens and eggs listed with live weight and dressed prices. vegetables beef veal hogs and sheep prices. hides and pelts values. grain in bulk or sacked with several varieties. Fragmentary note ends with an unclear line.
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Spokane
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Butte Workingmen’s Union
Fred Whiteside
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