Northwest state briefs and regional notes
A compact survey of western states news reports in brief form. Items include Everett theatre opening, Vancouver school enrollment, Spokane bank clearings, Willapa salmon runs, Mason county oyster commissioner, robberies, football scores, new rail filings, wells near Hartline, and multiple frontier incidents across Washington and adjoining areas.
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Washington News
Everett
Washington
Vancouver
Spokane
Willapa Harbor
Jesse B. Bowman
Mason County
Louis Lee
Tekoa
Idaho Gleanings Update From Caldwell and Vicinity
Four men escaped from Caldwell county jail. Caldwell sold $20,000 of 5 percent bonds at par to fund water works. A new river gauge for the U S Weather Bureau is placed on the Vineland bridge pier. Wall and Lynch finished breaking two carloads more horses bound for the British cavalry. Saltese, 80, chief of the Coeur d Alene Indians, a noted character.
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Caldwell
United States Weather Bureau
Washington Pier
Vinelands Bridge
Wall & Lynch
Saltese
Montana News Summary From The Plains and Statewide Notes
The Plains Water company is incorporated. The Butte theater ushers form a 26 member union. Helena census records show about 400 more school age children. Charles Daly sells 1200 weather lambs at 1.75 to Boise Brothers of Powderville. Ex Senator Thomas Carter buys a Seattle home to reside there. Montana school counts show 60 at school of mines, 70 at the normal school, 110 at the orphan’s home. Railway work on the Montana and Great Northern from Jennings toward the Canadian boundary progresses. tracklaying to begin December 1. Milwaukee extension into Montana appears tied to Burlington deal status. Bad Bill Dougherty convicted of counterfeiting faced five years. a knife threat discovered during transfer. G W Ryan receives ransom note demanding 1500, child later found safe. kidnapper Southwick admits solo act, no remorse.
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Plains Water Company
Butte
Helena
Charles Daly
Stacy
Boise Brothers
Powderville
Thomas Carter
Montana
Seattle
School of Mines
State Normal
Orphan’s Home
Great Northern Railway
Jennings
Pioneer Press
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Missouri
Dougherty
Waitea
G. W. Ryan
Great Falls
Southwick
Northern Pacific Plans Major Locomotive and Car Order
N P Bays Equipment reports the Northern Pacific will order 50 locomotives 10 first class sleepers 10 tourist sleepers 20 first class day coaches four dining cars six baggage cars 2000 box cars 1000 flat cars 300 ballast cars and 30 freight cabooses at an estimated total over 2 500 000 dollars before year end. Good cooks make cheerful husbands.
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Northern Pacific
Mining News Of The Week Highlights Idaho, Oregon, Nome Finds
The October 1901 coinage total reached 8 718 818 dollars with gold at 5 740 000 and silver at 2 791 488, minor coins 157 330. Independence group near Granite Idaho bonds to Glass & Wintherop for 35 000 for mill and improvements. Continental group sale in Northern Idaho to Duluth investors forms Idaho Continental Mining Co with 1.5 million capitalization. Fire at Ironwood Michigan closes Pabst mine with workers rescued and 400 laid off. Multiple strikes announced in Oregon Idaho and Washington including Felcher Greenhorn Porcupine Buckeye districts. Weber mine on Lake Pend Oreille ships ore. Casheil mine wells richer with six-foot ledge. Caswell properties at Thunder Mountain fetch 100 000 paid by Dewey Barnesdall Longfellow. bond cancellable 1903. Spokane marble firm secured 120 acres near Addy and 120 more around North American at Valley. Oil prospects in Eastern Oregon explored. Baker City firm engages derricks and drilling outfits for Malheur district. Nome population 2 500 to 3 000 wintering. Jarvis predicts steady food and a good mining season ahead. native conditions improved since 1900.
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John Edgar
Retzer Brothers
Independence Group
Granite
Idaho
Magnolia
Glass & Wintherop
Spokane
A. Klockmann
Rossland
Continental Group
Duluth
Norris
North Pole
Baker City
Ore
Felcher
Davies Mining & Milling Company
Greenhorn
Porcupine
Cable Cove
A. W. Anderson
A. E. Bryan
Seattle
Buckeye
North Powder
Milwaukee
Weber
Lake Pend Oreille
Casheil
Boise
Caswell
Thunder Mountain
W. H. Dewey
T. N. Barnesdall
8. B. Longfellow
Addy, Wash
Vermont
Valley
Oregon
William Albrecht
J. D. Miles
United States
L. W. Burtch
W. C. Cowgill
Seward Peninsula
Nome
Javis
Prospecting Boom and Mine Developments Across Western Claims
Hugh Cannon notes extensive coal prospecting in Franklin camp while Giant Mining gears up for Rossland work and Payne mine installs two electric drills. May and Jennie near Sandon advance toward shipping status. Ruby mine near Greenwood finishes surface prospecting as underground work begins. Copper assays range 5 to 22 percent. Bernard MacDonald of Le Roi at Rossland reportedly resigns December 5. Eureka creek gold claims in Horsefly district attract attention amid heavy staking. Silver Glance group on Bearlake reports five tons yielded over 400 ounces silver and about $3 per ton gold. some samples show 14,330 ounces silver per ton. Sullivan Group Mining approves $100,000 smelter at St Marys BC. construction underway under company supervision. Capitalization rises to $3,000,000 with most shares issued.
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Hugh Cannon
Franklin Camp
New Giant Mining Company
Rossland
Payne Mine
May
Jennie
Sandon
Ruby
Greenwood
London
Bernard MacDonald
le Roi
MacDonald
Eureka Creek
Horsefly
Cariboo
Silver Glance
Bearlake
McPhail Brothers and Partners
Altven
Sullivan Group Mining Company
Spokane
Board of Trustees
St. Mary's
B. C
Mining notes and regional ore activity near Washington state
The Lucille Dreyfus group ships six tons of ore daily to Granby smelter near Nelson. Spokane chamber seeks repeal of federal tax on mining stock issuance and transfer. Lake View reports a major silver strike on the Weber property with ore assays up to 1000 oz per ton. M Hagerty tarred and feathered at Loomis over remarks about Palmer Mountain Tunnel. Paraffine company reports a rich oil strike on the Snake River at the old Hayes ranch. Goat Creek Methow district notes a new 20 stamp mill in operation and renewed water for milling after rains easing low flows.
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Lucille Dreyfus Group
Nelson
Wash
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
United States Revenue Taxation
Lakeview
Lake Pend Oreille
Weber
T. M. Hagerty
Loomis
Haggerty
Palmer Mountain Tunnel Company
Paraffine Company
Snake River
Old Hayes Ranch
R. Incinger
American Flag Company
Goat Creek
Methow District
Wallace
Idaho
Standard Mill
Wu Ting Fang Recalled From Washington Post
Pekin reports the recall of Wu Ting Fang the Chinese minister at Washington. He would be offered a subordinate foreign office post likely declined. Tseng Li Hung Chang's interpreter and Marquis Tseng’s adopted son, is a leading candidate for Washington. Chang Tee Yi named minister in London. age and background noted.
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Pekin
Wu Ting Fang
Washington
Foreign Office
Li Hung Chang
Tseng
Marquis Tseng
England
Chang Tee Yi
London
Berlin
Form a Wheat Pool in Eureka Junction
Eureka Junction Washington November 4 An extensive wheat pool by large Eureka flat ranchers is possible in the near future. It is likely the pool will be formed at about 50 cents.
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Eureka Junction
Wash
Eureka Flat
World’s Happenings Across Hemispheres Review
Long roundup notes General Grant's widow ill. Senator Shoup resigns from the Republican National Committee. Ohio State football center John Segrist dies from injuries after a game with Western Reserves. Iowa bans liquor shipments from other states. Montana capitol furniture non-union. Oregon on drydock. a Louisville boxing upset. Idaho flax praised. Fire-damage in Chicago displaces families. a bread riot in Parandi Mexico wounds several. A domestic tragedy in Portland ends a honeymoon. Roosevelt pardons navy gunner Charles Morgan. London finance firm liquidation sought amid fraud claims. Mis Becera escapes Venezuela to New York. a fatal home duel in Virginia City. Smiley freed in Defenbach case. insurance funds to relatives. Butte cracks force house moves. Li Hung Chang shows improvement. Nicaragua ends canal-treaty terms. Boston wool market records. Lake Baikal storm sinks boats. Kitchener reports South Africa losses. Hanbury dies in London at 100. McKinley Memorial aims for 1.5 million. Ellensburg shooting kills Pasco Jack. Census shows broad demographics. land office reports record public land sales.
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Senator Shoup
Republican National Committee
John Segrist
Rush
Ohio State University
Western
Clarinda
Iowa
Wheeler
Twenty Eighth Assembly
Montana
Supreme Court
Oregon
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Jimmy Ryan
Jack Root
Chicago
Louisville
Idaho
Northwestern
Chicago Board of Trade
Peterson & Co
Union Street
Austin Avenue
John A. Emmitt
Halsey
Linn County
St Charles
Portland
Roosevelt
Charles Morgan
United States Navy
New York
Justice White
London and Globe Finance Corporation
Roasland
Lord Dufferin
Lord Edward Pelham Clinton
Whitaker Wright
Lemon
Rodero Becera
Columbia
Washington
Venezuela
Castro
Port of Spain
The
Herald
New York City
Mies Becera
United States
Ethel Plumb
H. Parke
Virginia City
Mont
Frank H. Smiley
Defenbach
Marie Defenbach
August M. Unger
Wayland Brown
Butte
Galena
Mercury
Tts
East Butte
Li Hung Chang
Nicaragua
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Boston
London
St. Petersburg
Lake Baikal
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Kethel
Transvaal
Elizabeth Hanbury
Hanbury
Gage
Jack Heffron
Pasco
Jack
Ellensburg
Wash
Ed. Smith
Smith
Heffron
Hermann
Land Office
Land and Forest J Administration
Cadets Tie Yale 5 to 5 in West Point Clash
Football results from key games include West Point cadets and Yale tying 5 to 5 in a tight West Point field contest. Columbia blanked Penn 11 to 0 in New York. Princeton edged Cornell 8 to 6 in Ithaca. Harvard routed Brown 48 to 0 in Cambridge.
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West Point
N. Y
Yale
New York
Columbia
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Ithaca
Princeton
Cornell
Cambridge
Masa
Navy
Harvard
Brown
Durbin Refuses Requisition for Goebel Murder Suspects
Indianapolis Nov 3 Governor Durbin announced he would not grant the requisition for the return to Kentucky of ex Governor Taylor and Charles W Finley who were indicted for complicity in the murder of Governor William Goebel.
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Taylor
Indianapolis
Ind
Durbin
Kentucky
Charles W. Finley
William Goebel
Shops Burned in Point Richmond Fire Loss5
Fires swept the Santa Fe Railroad repair shops at Point Richmond destroying valuable machinery. The loss is estimated at $125,000.
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San Francisco
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Point Richmond
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