Weekly News Highlights Abridged From The Past Week
Secretary Hay pushes martial law in Warsaw and riot control. comical list of global events includes Spain navy plans approval by King Alfonso and Japan naval battles. Reports of famine in East Siberia and frost damage in Germany. Australian warships ordered from Woosung. China ready to use force. Rothschilds head dies in Paris. Vladivostok squadron rumored to join Baltic fleet. Yellow fever cannot be stamped out in canal zone. anarchists arrested in Paris. Russian finances for war. Bulgaria buys Argentine ships for Russia. Heavy rains wash out tracks in Central China. Norway prepares for war with Sweden. Panama railroad rates and Ziegler fortune cited. rail pool dissolves post Panama price. Baltimore trolley collision. several killed, dozens injured. Manchuria skirmishes loom. Turkey mobilizes troops toward Arabia. Port Arthur prisoners returned. conspiracies in postal frauds sentencing. Chicago strike negotiations fail. troops expected. Presbyterian union talk. rail freight inquiry concluded. Shanghbar dispatches place Taya Coot off Masampheo.
Reclamation Work Advances in Klamath Basin
Engineer E G Perkins of the U S reclamation service heads north to begin a vast project in the Klamath basin with 4 4 million dollars appropriated. The plan covers 4 330 acres of public and private lands including Langell Alkali and Poor valleys. The effort aims to support a population of at least 100 000 and attract settlers as irrigation expands.
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E G Perkins
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Geological Department
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Klamath Basin
Perkins
Klamath Biesin
Langell
St Iwe
Tule
Tule Lake
NO BOYCOTT BY CHINESE DISCUSSED BY EDWIN CONGER
Edwin Conger ex minister to China visits his daughter in Fort Leavenworth and comments on Chinese retaliation rumors. He notes American politics influence and says Chinese merchants aim to make money, not boycott American goods.
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China
Great Battle Near May Front Report From St Petersburg
Reports from May 20 describe large scale fighting with Russian forces under General Limevitch and General Rennenkampff attempting a rear attack on Japanese positions. Cossacks suffer heavy losses while Russian reinforcements and supplies arrive via Yinkow and Dalnyesnce as censorship limits dispatches.
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St Petersburg
Potatteo
Limevitch
Rennenkampff
Bield
Marshal Oyama
Kennenkan
Geenerl Danney
Ovan
Yinkow
Alwas
Treneral Linievitch
Kuropatkin
President Roosevelt Reply Favours National Commerce Committee
Willam J. King ex president of the New York Merchants association says President Roosevelt’s reply to his suggestion of a national committee to investigate the society is favorable. The president’s letter notes the Department of Commerce and Labor is examining whether the government has authority to act.
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New York
Willam J. King
New York Merchants Association
Roosevelt
Riot Flareups Mark Teamsters Strike Spread in Chicago
Rioting broke out in Chicago's lumber district as the teamsters strike spreads to the building trades. Police used clubs and a revolver to disperse rioters. some workers refused non union deliveries. No settlement seen, mayor declares no peace plans, city peace committee suspends work.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Dunne
Team
City Council Peace Committee
New Governor In Office At Panama Canal Zone
Hezekiah 4 judger administered the oath to Charles Magoon as governor of the canal zone in Ancon district. President Mador and the cabinet plus diplomats attended. Magoon pledged centralized authority, canal sanitation, justice expansion, and new judges and a Panamanian member of the supreme court.
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Panama
Hezekiah
Car Zone
Charles+ Magoon
Canal Zone
Ancom
Mador
Magoon
Canal Commission
Washington
Supreme Court
Lewiston Real Estate Fever Hits Town
In Lewiston Idaho May 2 anticipation over new railroad construction sparks a real estate boom with unconfirmed reports of deals over 100000 and rumors that the O R & N Co will begin construction Monday under a joint arrangement with the Northern Pacific despite officials denying confirmation.
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Lewisten
Inveralde
Mumetinte
Lewiston
O Ro & N Co
Northern Pacific
Riparia
Hailway
Water limits threaten Yakima irrigation plan
Washington error: A. P. Davis of the Reclamation Service warns that federal irrigation cannot proceed in the Yakima valley if 85,000 acres are selected under the Carey act for Sunnyside canal. He advocates government storage reservoirs to increase water supply and warns of prolonged litigation and water disputes without federal supervision.
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Washington
A. P. Davis
Reclamation Service
Newell
Davie
Yakima Valley
Sunnyside Canal Company
Yakima
Sunnyside Company
Davis
Kia
Yakima River
Treasure swindler gang captured by Spanish authorities
Madrid reports the arrest of nineteen suspected members of a long running treasure scam alleged to have defrauded the public in the United States Germany and Britain. police seized a large cache of printed material detailing the scheme and possible collusion with Madrid officials.
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Madrid
Cuba
Philippines
Spain
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Evheme
Berlin
Cienfuegos
Stormin Texas Toll and Toll of Destruction
A deadly Texas storm caused washouts and widespread damage. In Haskell County 14 houses were destroyed and two Townds children were killed while Mrs Townds lingered. Malone churches suffered wrecks and Temple saw Bertha Hunter killed by lightning.
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Dalas
Tex
Texas
Haskell
Will Townds
Wasco
Albuquerques Tome Village Threatened by Flood Waters
The Aw Grande river swelled to a wide river through Tome village, 20 miles east of Albuquerque, forcing 600 residents to evacuate and camp on higher ground while homes and crops were swept away. Dikes held but risk remained as waters rose this spring.
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Tome
Albuquerque
Unclear Fragment Review of Financial Figures
Fragmentary text mentions defense, a figure of 21 million dollars, and references to work by someone named Ferriied. No coherent event or identities clear enough for a proper card.
Federal party convention to reconvene in Manila May 26
The Federal party plans to reassemble in Manila on May 26 to adopt a platform. The conservative wing backs Secretary Taft's 1906 policy for a general assembly, arguing the fall of the plan was due to the committee.
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Philippines
Manila
Taft
Roosevelt praised as a square-deal president at Chicago banquet
Paul Morton and Theodore P. Shonts told Chicago Bankers' club that Congress did not limit canal project supplies to American markets. Shonts noted the Panama Canal commission buys where cheapest, highlighting that American markets remain largely cheapest despite protections and high wages.
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Chicago
Paul Morton
Navy
Theodore P. Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
Chicago Bankers’ Club
Morton
Bankers’ Club
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Abe Lincoln
Shonte
Congress
Commission
Watch One Another Closely in Manchuria May 25
Tense situation as rival commanders watch each other. Field Marshal Oyama refrains from decisive action while Lieutenant General Rennenkampff conducts a costly reconnaissance. Report suggests enemy cavalry operations near Fakoman on the Liao river with heavy casualties.
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Gunebu Pass
Manchuria
Oyama
Rennenkampff
Fakoman
Tokio
Tangshed
Liao River
Early rush for Portland tickets signals strong coast travel
Kansas City agents report a brisk sale of special rate tickets to Portland Oregon, suggesting a heavier Pacific coast passenger flow than expected. Officials note farmers are prosperous and families plan trips, praising the Lewis and Clark exposition as a strong local advertisement.
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Portland
Pacific Coast
Peeantree
Kamens
Kansas
Oregon
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