San Francisco Sees Building Boom Despite Insurance Delays
San Francisco issued permits totaling 1.6 million dollars as reconstruction proceeds after June’s fires. Plans call for a dozen tall buildings in the burned district while insurance payouts lag. A Bay Area trade shift and a new railroad cut off will further integrate San Francisco commerce and freight.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Goode
San Franciscan
Bay
Harriman
Admiral Fatally Shot in Russia Naval Plot
In St Petersburg on July 12 Admiral Chouknin, commander of the Black Sea fleet, was wounded in an assassination attempt. A sailor, who fired from shrubbery near the villa garden, fled as the admiral was rushed to a hospital in grave condition with the bullet lodged in his lungs. The motive ties to the execution of Lieut Schmidt and prior sailor revolts.
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St. Petersburg
Admiral Chouknin
Black Sea
Admiral Chonknin
Otchakoff
Schmidt
Chouknin
Rebate Inquiry into Oil Rebates at Jamestown Jury
Investigations into interstate commerce law violations by Standard Oil and the Pennsylvania Railroad began in Jamestown First district court with Judge Hazel and a jury. Findings by the labor and commerce commissioner say Standard Oil saved 115000 dollars in 1904 via rebates on oil shipped from Olean refineries to Rochester.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Olean
Hazel
First District Court
Commissioner of Labor and Commerce
Standard Company
Rochester
Carrie Nation Arrested in Dallas Over Mail Fraud Charge
Mrs Carrie Nation was arrested in Clebourne by a U S deputy marshal on a mail misuse warrant issued from Guthrie Oklahoma. She was brought to Dallas and released on bond of 2500 after an examining trial set for July 21. The complaint says she deposited an improper article in the post office.
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Dallas
Tex
Carrie Nation
Clebourne
United States
Guthrie
Okla
Steamer Ida May Seizure Leads to $100,000 Theft
Over $100,000 in gold consignments aboard the steamer Ida May vanished after a transfer at Nenana from Fairbanks to be shipped to the Sarah at Fort Gideon. No crew has been identified as suspects, and the loss was found at Fort Gideon.
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Alaska
Seattle
Alaksa-Pacific Express Company
Ida May
Fairbanks
Nenana
Sarah
Fort Gideon
Sister shoots brother in Seattle Creffield case shocks состо
Esther Mitchell killed George Mitchell at Union Depot in Seattle while he and brothers planned to board a Northern Pacific train to Portland. She fired with a concealed revolver, pursued by Fred Mitchell who failed to stop her. Esther and Mrs. Creffield admit conspiring to kill, with Mrs. Creffield supplying the gun.
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Seattle
Esther Mitchell
George
Frans Edmund Creffield
Union Depot
Northern Pacific
Portland
Mies Mitchell
No Brothers
Af Ag
Théosh Ebe
Abe
Fred Mitchell
Mitchell
Esa
Illinois
Creffield
Guatemala Claims Victory In Jutiapa Battle
Reports from Mexico City and Panama describe a battle near the Salvador border in Jutiapa where Guatemalan forces repelled a Salvadoran invasion and killed Salvadorean commander Tomas Regalado. Both sides suffered heavy losses and Guatemalan forces claim a decisive victory.
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Mexico City
Toledo
Department of
Jutiapa
Regaledo
Salvador
Guatemala
Panama
Puerto Rico Legislature Seeks Root Help on Citizenship
The lower house adopted a resolution asking Secretary Root to use his good offices for Porto Rican citizenship and an elective insular senate. Republicans opposed, arguing Mr Root is the island’s great and the time, place unfair. the document was not presented before Root’s sailing to avoid interfering with his visit.
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Root
San Juan
Porto Rico
Secretary Root
Senate
Mr. Root
Jisland
Uprising Rumors Spread From Rand In July Alarm
Reports from Johannesburg Transvaal indicate disquiet over a planned uprising set for July 17 as native servants warn mistresses to seek safety. Similar rumors circulate in the Reef with police ridiculing them though concern grows over a conference paper urging open action by Ethiopians.
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Transvaal
Johannesburg
Blace
Rand
Trade With Britain Killed
London reports June last year saw 27 000 cases of tinned meats arrive at Albert docks from Boston and New Orleans while June this year brought 4 000 cases. In July 1905 24 000 cases were received but so far this month none have arrived from the United States.
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Britain
London
Albert Docks
Boston
New Orleans
United States
Steamer and train schedule for Wahkiacus to Portland route
Wahkiacus Centerville Goldendale and all PacTickitat Valley points. Steamer leaves Portland daily at 7 a m with connections via C N traine to Lyle at 5 15 p m for Goldendale. Train reaches Goldendale 7 35 p m. Steamer arrives The Dalles 6 80 p m. The Dalles steamer runs daily except Sunday at 7 00 a m. R N trains from Goldendale at 6 15 a m join the steamer for Portland arriving 6 p m. Excellent meals aboard all steamers and good accommodations for teams and wagons. For rates berth reservations and connections write R McDonald Portland agent Portland Or Office.
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Wahkiacus
Centerville
Goldendale
PacTickitat Valley
Portland
Wae Cc. &N
Lyle
Dalles
McDonald
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Misla
Nature
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Canyon of the Grand
Black Canyon
Marshall and
Tennessee
Royal Gorge
W. C. McBride
Third St
Portland, Oregon
Petal
Newport & Return
Corvallis
Albany
N. Ts Hou
Dent
Rae wEring
Hones
Philomath
Chicago
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Denver, Ft. Worth
Peeree
Kansas City, A
Riba
Qventie
P.m
Huntington
Yaquina
Jeasneg
Detroit
Wiecass
A. L. Craig
The
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co
Port An
Corva
Aes
Albany No
Atveay
Oseeepass
Pserenee Corvallis
Albany Pencesass
Lasves
Southern
Rocedean
Brettenbus
Hot Springs
J.C. Mayo
Gen. Pass. Agt
B. H. Boles
H. H. Cronise
Via
Oregon Sport
And
Union Pacific
Regulator
Dalles City
Metlako
Lyle, Wash
Jatherd Railway
Scientific American
All
NN & Co
New York
Washington, D
Foley & CO
F. H. Caldwell & Company
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