Port Arthur blockade and Kuropatkin reshuffle energize war front
The Japanese announce escort vessels to seal Port Arthur mouth on February 24 and state no report on sinking. Czar issues proclamation. Kuropatkin relieved as war portfolio holder and named head of land forces. A Russian torpedo boat fires on a British liner near Suez while another vessel anchors off the Red Sea. Wheat prices dip on short-term market, with July at 1.44 and May near 1.65. M Hill succeeds Arthur Haeurbach, becoming county clerk. A court awards Jackson damages of 6,250 against shipbuilders after a derrick accident in a shipyard.
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Malet
Admiro Nouht
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Fitch
Sentences Given in Murder Case at Saloons Hold-Up
On February 26 James ne, 18, and Lynch, 19, were sentenced for the murder of Barrett, a saloon keeper, during an attempted hold-up. Hugh Reilly, older, was also sentenced as involved, while the other youths were reportedly fled.
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Barrett
Molice
Hugh Reilly
Hoya
Lewiston Wheat and Nome Route Shipping Updates
Lewiston dealers report firming wheat at 90 cents and bids from 58 to 60 cents as markets rise in Liverpool and vary elsewhere. Poor roads limit warehouse deliveries with most grain already sold. heavy fresh shipments await better weather. Nome Route vessels Empire lines’ Ohio and others not yet canceled for May sailing. Ohio at Engle Harbor awaiting further instructions.
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Finx
Liverpool
Seattle
Nome
Ohio
Maugh
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Empire Line
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Farmers plan warehouse and mill company to aid wheat growers
Colfax reports farmers of the Palowke country moving to form a farmer owned warehouse and milling company with 500000 capital. The plan aims to store and sell wheat without middlemen profits, and to counter perceived discrimination by commission men. They propose a central warehouse for coast shipments and hundreds of rural depots, modeled after a packing company.
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Farmers’ Independent Warehouse Company
Washington
Tike
Colfax
Garmere
Palowke
Chicago
Lockstep Abolished at Canon City Penitentiary
Warden Cleghorn ends the old lockstep marching of inmates at the estate penitentiary in Canon City Colorado. Convicts are now drilled in four man formations when moved to quarries. Guards report convicts are more tractable and exercise is improved. Inmates march single file when summoned.
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Canon City
Col
Cleghorn
Colonel Jobo Moynahan Dies at 68 in Kansas City
Kansas City on February 26 reports Colonel Jobo Moynahan aged 68 died in the city hospital from erysipelas. He originated the idea of putting prizefighters on the stage and was Sullivan's first manager. He took the erstwhile champion to France, a man who ignored the law of an anarchist.
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Kansas City
Jobo Moynahan
Oryaspelas
Prino
Sullivan
Flest
Prance
Rochester Fire Devours Dry Goods District in blitz of flames
Rochester New York suffers a major blaze that started in the Rochester Dry Goods Company on Main Street and quickly spread to the Sibley Carr building and Granite office block. Fire officials report explosions, collapsing walls, and a 40 inch water main burst as Buffalo and Syracuse aid arrive. total loss estimated near 7 000 000 dollars with three acres burned and crews still confident by afternoon.
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Rochester Dry Goods Company
Main Street
Lere
Sibley-Carr Company
Buffalo
Syracuse
St. Paul and Main
Devon
Baltimore
Sthlew Qury
Mortmore Avenue
St. Paul Street
Malin Street
Burk & Fitzsimmons
Midway
Clinton Avenue
St. Paul
St Paw
Division Street
Mortimer
Cox
Divte Fon
Cove Incorporation Vote Creates New City in Union County
Cove Oregon held a special incorporation election on Peb 26 with 106 votes. The measure passed by a 12 vote margin. Elected officials include Mayor D M Clark Treasurer Jasper Stevens Recorder Sherman Reese Marshal Flee White and councilmen A G Conklin William Reynolds Joe Tripeer William Martin F C Pixton F E Peel.
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F. C. Pixton
F. E. Peel
Cavern Sinkage Near Scranton Cripples Homes
A large cavern near Bellevue, Scranton, Pennsylvania, opened at about 1 AM, covering thirty acres and affecting about 200 dwellings. Indications of further spreading were noted by 5 AM, threatening nearby areas and housing. In Michigan, Socialist convention met in Lansing with delegates from across the state to plan representation at the national party convention and discuss participation in the upcoming state campaign.
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Scranton
Bellevue
Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Socialist Estate
Campalen
Field School Building Safety Ban Nears Rebuild
Fire Chief Withee inspects Field School again and bans new chimneys until standards comply. Stovepipes in wooden partitions risk fire, but teachers will watch conditions as cold weather passes. Rebuilding not feasible now. superintendent forbidden to light fires. Academy overhaul completed amid structure work.
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Withee
Peleoi
Conklin
Road to Iron Dyke mine promised this year
Baker City Herald reports strong statements from Reed Gays about a railroad along Snake River to the Iron Dyke mine. He says the line will be completed this year despite litigation and other unsettled deals. Details on start and finish dates will be published soon.
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Reed
Snail River
Iron Dyke
Boriuy
Baker City Herald
Herald
Gentleman Tools
von Dyke
Mr. Reed
Colorado Torrens land law yields first certificate
The Denver Post reports the first certificate under the new Torrens land law was issued Saturday by Registrar Julius Alchele to William O. McFarlang. Attorney Brocat Morris, a recognized authority on the law, led the proceedings and study.
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Colorado
New Torrens
Julius Alchele
Denver Post
William O. McFarlang
Brocat Morris
Supreme Court Rules Condemnation in Shoshone Falls Power Project
The court ends a long fight over right of way for a Shoshone Falls electric plant, upholding a condemnation for lands below the falls and river rocks above to be used for the dam tunnel. Clark and others defaulted, appealed, and the ruling hinges on demurrer, signaling a major step in Chase led mega project.
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Supreme Court Todey
Shoshone Falls
W. A. Clark
Clark
H L. Hollister
Able
Supreme Court
Chase
Molljeter
Charge to Jury in Graft Cases and Naval Moves
Justine Pritchard began reading his charge to the jury as the post office conspiracy trial neared its close. The court heard a detailed definition of reasonable doubt and the conspiracy statute. In a separate item, a formal ratification of the Panama treaty was exchanged at the state department, and American cruisers Cincinnati and Vicki at Chemulpo were reported to remain there for an indeterminate period.
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Washington
Justine Pritchard
Machen
Groff Brothers
Pritchard
Chemulpo
Navy Department
Cincinnati
Shanghai
Vicki Bure
Dairy Industry Growth in Kansas Across a Decade
Kansas dairy farming shows surging growth from 471,045 milch cows twenty years ago to 602,758 today. Output has risen with more creameries and the largest world creamery hub amid broader markets. Guarded optimism notes high yielding herds and rising value, but many cows still fail to pay costs due to management and feeding.
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Kansas
Kansae
F. DD. Coburn
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Nineteen Buildings Burned in Nicholson Business District
Fire this morning destroyed 19 buildings in Nicholson's business section, two dozen miles from Scranton. Loss pegged at 76000 dollars. Fire officials inquiry into cause ongoing.
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Scranton
Nicholson
Archbishop Martinelli Proposes Strict Aquertan Clergy Garb
Rome reports Archbishop Martinelli advised the pope that the best restrictive regulation for Aquertan priests is a rule requiring them to wear a gown a threecorn hat and tonsure to uphold church dignity. The proposal aims to standardize priestly appearance across orders.
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Rome
Martinelli
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