Fevered World News Roundup from the Week
A sprawling digest from the week covers coal miners in Minnesota returning to work, labor and political tensions in North Carolina and New York, famine in Jamaica, disarmament debates at The Hague, Japan Corea relations, Standard Oil legal actions, and strikes across railroads. Public protests and political maneuverings thread through the items, with notable mentions of W. J. Bryan, H. H. Rogers, and the Roosevelt family.
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Ing
Minnesota
Lake Messenger
Way ‘Taylor
San Francisco
Sup
North Carolina
New York
Hawley Presents Eight Hour Idaho Trial Address
Boise July 22 James H Hawley leading counsel for Idaho spoke for nearly eight hours in the Haywood case. He berated perjury while urging an honest judgment from Idaho’s jurors and noted the harm by Western Federation of Miners officers. He urged action against evil influences in labor groups.
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Boise
James H. Hawd
Mr. Hawley
Orchard
Caldwell
Brennenberg
Idaho
Hawley
Western Federation of Miners
Jabor
Head on crash kills thirty one on Pere Marquette excursion
Salem Michigan July 22 a head on collision between a Pere Marquette excursion train bound from Ionia to Detroit and a westbound freight near Salem left 31 dead and over 70 injured. The fast moving passenger train struck the freight locomotive at a sharp curve and derailed six cars while four coaches remained on track to carry the victims. Officials traced orders showing the freight had encroached on the passenger train's running time. The crash occurred at 9 15 with the freight due at Salem at 9 10.
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Salem
Mich
Plymouth
Pero Marquette
Tonia
Detroit
Pere Marquette
Ionia
Michigan
Lonla
Rioting in Seoul and Tokio Escalates in July
Late advices from Seoul report rioting growing in magnitude with attempts to burn the railway station and police building thwarted by prompt action. The Corean government powder magazine is guarded by Japanese troops at the request of the minister of war. Rioters fire from windows and two people are reported killed as murderous assaults become frequent and the city nears a reign of terror.
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Seoul
Tokio
Corean
Mob After Negroes Sparks Vigilante Move in Guthrie
A heavily armed mob roamed from Vamponere heading toward a black settlement to avenge deputies Morrie and Dickson killed during a bank robbery arrest attempt in Bascwska I T. Tension rose as whites armed for a potential race war.
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Guthrie
Oklo
Vamponere
Morrie
Dickson
Bassawka
I. T
Russia Opens Amuria Railroad Toward Vladivostok
Work began on the Amuria railroad first section in Asiatic Russia, a line planned to reach Vladivostok entirely through Russian territory. Officials admit profits will come only after many years and the project marks a long term economic link for the empire.
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Russia
Nertchinsk
Amuria
Vladivostok
Jethmian Canal commission June report notes canal work
Washington reports June operations on the isthmian canal show Culebra division excavation at 624,586 cubic yards, Gatun dredging 75,015 cubic yards, canal prism 81,362, total June deaths 91 across workers. White American deaths minimal, climatic disease deaths mainly among non Americans.
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Washington
Jethmian Canal
Isthous
Culebra
Gatun
Canal Prism
Department of Labor
Panama Railroad
Enlarge Not Abandon It at Vancouver Barracks Rumor Buried
Washington reports the rumor that Vancouver barracks would move to Seattle. Senator Bourne consulted the War department and learned there is no plan to abandon Vancouver. instead the adjutant general recommends increasing the garrison by one battery of field artillery and expanding post accommodations.
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Washington
Vancouver Barracks
Seattle
Bourne
War Department
Navy Chaplain Faces Court Martial Over Moral Scandal
Acting Secretary of the Navy charges Chaplain H. W. Jones of the battleship Minnesota with scandalous conduct and falsehood. Seventeen specifications allege issuance of worthless checks and misrepresentation of a note, as part of the court martial proceeding in Washington.
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Washington
H. W. Jones
Minnesota
Jones
Army officers reassigned and bank charter granted
Major Harry L. Hawthorne of the Coast Artillery is relieved from duty at the Army War College and will report to Vancouver barracks. Captain James W. McAndrew of the Third Infantry is relieved from duty as Seattle quartermaster. James T. Taggart appointed postmaster at Yaya Washington. The Comptroller of the Currency approves organizing the United States National Bank of Seattle with a $500,000 capital.
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Washington
Harry L. Hawthorne
Coast Artillery Corps
Army War College
Vancouver Barracks
James W. McAndrew
Third Infantry
Seattle
James T. Taggart
Yaya
United States National Bank
Seattle man detained over sought government payment attempt
Wanted money from the president Franke of Seattle is detained in a Washington asylum awaiting proof of legal residence. He came here last month to collect 100000 from the government and when he tried to see the president he was taken into custody pending transfer to state authorities for care.
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Washington
Franke
Seattle
President Creates Chugatch Forest Reserve in Alaska
The president signed a proclamation establishing the Chugatch forest reserve in Alaska. It covers 858000 acres of forest land south of the main divide of the Chugatch mountains and between the Copper River and the west coast of Prince William Sound.
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Washington
Chugatch Forest Reserve
Alaska
Chugatch Mountains
Copper River
Prince William Sound
Copper Output of Northwest States in 1906 Surge
Geological survey estimates 1906 copper production with revisions possible. Oregon reports 545,859 pounds, Washington 200,823 pounds, Idaho 6,578,046 pounds, Alaska 8,655,646 pounds.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Oregon
Idaho
Alaska
Land Office Appointments in Roseburg and Barns
Thomas F. Hallowine of Seattle named stenographer in Roseburg land office and W. M. Walker of Wisconsin appointed clerk in Barns Oregon land office.
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Washington
Thomas F. Hallowine
Seattle
Roseburg
W. M. Walker
Wisconsin
Barns
Oregon
Appointment of Rural Carriers for Kerby and Kelly
Charlea G. Howard named regular rural carrier route 1 at Kerby Oregon. James E. B. Howard appointed substitute rural carrier for route 1 at Kelly Oregon.
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Kerby
Washington
Charlea G. Howard
James EB. Howard
Kelly
Ore
Interior warns on illegal fencing of public land
Acting Secretary Woodruff states the Interior Department will vigorously prosecute illegal fencing of public land. He says inspectors and special land agents will focus on protecting public lands this summer, countering rumors that prosecutions would not occur.
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Land Department
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Woodruff
General Land Office
Interior Department
Bars Up Against Women in Washington Department
Washington acts bar women clerks in the Agriculture Department from serving as private secretaries or confidential clerks to male division or bureau chiefs. Secretary Wilson issues the order, linking it to the Holmes cotton scandal and Bertha Burch, whose crop statistics work influenced the case and led to a later statistical bureau in New York City.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Wilson
Bertha Burch
Holmes
New York City
Monuments on the International Line Site at Laurier
Camps from British Columbia and the United States join to mark the boundary. Laurier hosts the teams before continuing eastward as CC. H. Sinclair represents the United States and Mr. Oglevie the British Columbia side, both sent by their governments.
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Laurier
Wash
United States
British Columbia
United
CC. H. Sinclair
Mr. Oglevie
Great Northern to Build Dams for Electric Power
The Forest Service issued a permit allowing the Northern railroad to erect two dams and two power plants in the Yakima division of the Washington forest reserve to generate electricity from water power. This signals a move to substitute electricity for steam on part of the Great Northern line, a shift hinted at by Great Northern officials before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
The
Forest Service
Northern Railroad
Yakima Division
Washington Forest Reserve
Great Northern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Must Return to Oregon
July 24 Washington Mrs Mina Wilson Wilmarth of Burns Oregon recently committed to St Elizabeths insane asylum in this city will under the law have to be returned to relatives or to some institution in Oregon where she can receive proper care The asylum in this city can give permanent care only to residents of the District of Columbia or to patients who are members of the army or navy or are inmates of some national soldiers home
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Oregon
Washingon
Mina Wilson Wilmarth
Burns, Or
St. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum
District of Columbia
Army
Navy
Marion Sloop of War Sold for Nine Thousand Two Hundred
Acting Secretary Newberry accepted C. E. Boudrow of San Francisco bid of 9200 for the old wooden sloop Marion now at the navy yard Marie Island. The ship built 1871 75 at Kittery Maine was stricken from the naval register as unfit for naval purposes after service worldwide.
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Washington
Newberry
C. E. Boudrow
San Francisco
Marion
Navy Yard
Marie Island
Naval Register
Kittery
Lifesaving Station Contract Let for Waddah Island
The contract to build a lifesaving station at Waddah Island near the Straits of Fuca was awarded to McInnes Harrington of Seattle for 12,200 dollars. The award was announced in Washington on July 25.
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Washington
McInnes & Harrington
Seattle
Waddah Island
Straits of Fuca
Blind Oklahoma Democrat Thomas Gore Named U S Senator
Oklahoma Democrats choose Lawton lawyer Thomas P Gore to represent the state in the United States Senate marking the first time a blind man will serve in that body. Gore, 36, has a lifelong political career and memory noted as his key asset.
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Oklahoma
United States
Thomas P. Gore
Lawton
Senate
Gore
Mississippi Senate
School Land District Approved in Washington
Washington July 26 List No. 20 of indemnity school land selections in the North Yakima land district for 2106 acres was approved by the Secretary of the Interior today.
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Washington
State of Washington
North
Yakima
Secretary of the Interior
No Way of Judging in a Quiet South American Tale
A South American ruler asks about military running costs. the response admits the army has not run for a long time, reflecting a humorous, resigned tone from a Yonkers Statesman item.
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Yonkers
Man Prefers Chewing Tobacco Says It Is Less Harmful
A man argues that chewing tobacco is not as injurious to health as smoking, reflecting a common belief about tobacco use influencing perceptions of harm.
Counterfeit Promises Behind Promoter’s Vague Exchange
A terse saying warns that if someone gives more than they invest in return it is likely counterfeit. The quip suggests skepticism toward imbalanced exchanges and deceit in bargain dealings.
Darrow Attacks Orchard and Idaho in Haywood Trial
Clarence Darrow railed against Gov. Steunenberg’s 1899 troop call and martial law as unjustified while defending William D. Haywood. He vilified Orchard, Idaho, and the State’s administration, attacking the Constitution and wealth, and praising labor and the Western Federation amid a torrent of invective.
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Darrow
Orchard
James H. Hawley
Idaho
Mr. Darrow
Survivors Reach Portland After Columbia Disaster
The steamer George W. Elder arrived with 65 survivors from the Columbia tragedy, greeted by 2000 onlookers at Martin's dock. Relatives sought missing loved ones while witnesses praised bravery amid the swift sinking and noted few cowardly acts.
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Portland
Columbia
George W. Elder
Martin's Dock
Japan Tightens Grip in Korea Compact
Seoul advices dated midnight report a new Japan Corea convention concluded. It grants the viceroy level control over Corea’s internal administration and appoints Japanese officials to the Corean government. Terms are rumored to be milder than expected.
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Japan
Tokio
Seoul
Corea
Corean
Heiresses to Forty Million Dollar Volker Estate
Three young Helena women Miss Bertha Volker Miss Frederika Volker and Mrs Kenton Kepner have been declared legal heiresses to their grandfather's Volker estate reported after three years of German court hearings. The fortune worth 40 million dollars will be claimed in Germany and the sisters plan to travel there soon. The Volker family are prominent Helena residents.
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Helena
Mont
Bertha
Frederika Volker
Kenton Kepner
Volker
Germany
Remove American Flag in Ottawa Ceremony Sparks Debate
In Ottawa Ontario on July 24 a carniv e committee ordered the removal of American flags and the Union Jack and other drations were used in an effort to avoid over the matter. The reception committee believed removal was preferable to ongoing controversy.
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Ottawa
Ont
Ception
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