BOYCOTT DID NOT TAKE A DOT IN JAPAN PROSPECTS
Agent Crist returned from Japan praising American trade growth and noting Japanese buyers despite hostile packing. He observed Japanese workers in cotton mills, and called Japan a strong field for American loans with returns around a percentage. In Colorado, a rubber cultivation bill faced debate amid cautions on rubber shortages and price surges.
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Japan
Colorado
Whellington
Crist
Department of Commerce and Labor
Tien Trin
America
Ex President Grover Cleveland Birthday Plans
Princeton N J March 17 Ex president Grover Cleveland the only living ex president of the United States is to be honored tomorrow with friends preparing to celebrate his birth anniversary He remains a respected elder statesman and enjoys outdoor activities including hunting and fishing in his leisure time He is described as hale and sound and modest in political influence and judgment.
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United States
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Seattle announcement on Moran shipyard leaders named
Seattle March 17 report announces the eve of Moran's big shipbuilding plant with J V Patterson, George Highbe formerly of International Navigation, and the Grixcoms of Philadelphia. no price mentioned.
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Seattle
Moran
J. V. Patterson
George Highbe
The
International Navigation Company
Grixcoms
Philadelphia
NO RAISE IN WAGES AT DENVER RIO GRANDE
Denver March 17 The 3000 employees in the car departments of the Denver and Rio Grande and Rio Grande Southern railways were denied a 6 percent wage hike by the joint protective board of the Brotherhood of Railway Car Men. The board said there will be no strike or display of displeasure. The men sought a nine hour day and 25 cents extra an hour for car repairers. J F Grove, superintendent, agreed to small individual raises for some longtime workers.
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Denver & Tio Grande
Denver
Denver & Rio Grande
Fio Grande Southern Railways
Brotherhood of Railway Car Men
Protective Board
J. Ft. Grove
Motive Power
Grove
Ralse
Eureka Wheat Injured by Cold Weather Report
Walla Walla March 17 Special continued reports confirm damage to Eureka wheat from recent cold weather. Some farmers fear the entire crop is ruined, others expect overestimation. Most agree fall wheat will need reseeding and some areas must plant an entirely new crop. John Martin of Dry Creek west of Walla Walla says much chon was frozen out and predicts heavy losses for many ranchers if confirmed.
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Walla Walla
Eureka
John Martin
Dry Creek
Baer Reelected President of Temple Iron Company
George F. Baer was reelected president of the Temple Iron Company known as the contrae in Reading Pennsylvania on March 17. The firm is a major coal trust with Baer directing leadership.
Pueblo Adobe wreck leaves dozens dead and burned
Seventeen unidentified bodies lie in the Pueblo morgue amid a disaster blamed on a railroad collision. The wreck killed an estimated 46, with fifteen severely injured at St Mary’s hospital. Names of some dead were reported, and a relief train found mass destruction with charred remains and burnt timbers.
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Pueblo
Poetin
Leseathe
Patrick Murphy
Florence
Flucy Field
Kevatane
Wyo
Mre
Helle Webb
Keystone
St. Mary's Hospital
Japan's Dead Number 84,000 in War With Russia
An official report on Japanese casualties in the war with Russia is not available. The cited figures show about 69,000 killed or wounded in action, 25,000 died from disease or accidents, totaling about 94,000 deaths. The field strength is listed at 1,246,000, noting more killed in action than from disease a rare record.
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Japan
Rusela
House committee votes against seed appropriation plan
The house committee on agriculture voted seven to six to not recommend any appropriation to buy seeds for free distribution by the department of agriculture. This would save about $250,000 annually. Future seed purchases by government hereafter would be rare varieties for experiment stations if Congress curtails the department.
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House Committee On Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Department Committee
Caldwell District Court Rules on Motions in Batl Case
In Caldwell district court Judge Smith overruled motions to strike indictments and demurrer in the Moyer Haywood and Pettibone case. The motion to admit the defendants to bail was argued at length with many authorities cited and the matter taken under advisement until Tuesday.
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Bolse
Caldwell
Smith
Cnnsex
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
Hall
National Banks Back Gamblers Warn of Stock Swindle
Tom Lawson telegraphs President Roosevelt warning that press coverage of national bank fraud endangers deposits. He cites a New York Stock Exchange firm guaranteed by banks in Mont. and a looming United Copper stock scandal with over 100 million involved. Lawson vows to expose names if conditions worsen and to stop the swindle by legitimate means.
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Boston
Tom Lawson
Roosevelt
New York Stock Exchange
Butte, Mont
Windle
United Copper
Butte Coal & Iron
North Butte
Farmers Disgust Mutual Phones In Umatilla County
Farmers in Umatilla County held a meeting at the courthouse to discuss forming a mutual telephone network across the county. L F Penland chaired, Brown Spear Sloan and Pacific States reps explained the system, with plans for a central office and countywide lines.
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Oregon
Washington
Pendleton
Umatilla
Mises
Court House
Ll. F. Penland
Helix
Brown- Spear-Sloan
Pacific Tates
Mutual
H. H. Manny
Northwestern
Brown-Spear-Sloan Telephone Company
Seattle
Horseshoers Strike Shuts San Francisco Streets
Six hundred horseshoers joined a sympathetic strike with the stablemen's union in San Francisco. Non union shops remained open with about 30 workers. Streets were almost impossible to use for shoeing as union demands seek $2.50 per day, a 12 hour max and not more than 20 horses per hostler.
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San Francisco
Muarch
Fire Department
United States Mall Service
Olympia Strands In Possexton Bay Embeds In Gravel
News from Punta Arenas reports the American steamship Olympia en route from Portland to San Francisco and bound for Boston became wedged in three feet of gravel in Possexston bay. Local authorities assess salvage options and potential delays. The incident disrupts coastal shipping and may affect upcoming cargo schedules.
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Punta Arenas
Chill
Olympia
Portland
San Francisco
Boston
Possexston Bay
Wheat Frozen Out In Western County Section
Reports from farmers west of the W C R railroad indicate notable wheat damage from a cold snap. Estimates vary from 60 percent injury to none, with some growers thawing samples at home to test viability. The affected area covers about one tenth of the county’s wheat belt, while snow in other regions spared crops. Local ranchers J H Richardson A B McCarthy Ben Morton and Dave Cargill reported frozen out conditions and seed wheat searches continue.
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J. H. Richardson
A. B. McCarthy
Ben Morton
Dave Cargill
Mr. Morton
Othier
Manny Company Expands Telephone Equipment to Eastern Washington
In the last two months Manny's company has delivered six car loads of telephone equipment to eastern Washington. The development of the telephone business grows in farming communities and small towns there, with Palouse City's Potlatch lumber company receiving gear for a 400,000 foot per day sawmill and the upcoming cottages project.
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Mr. Manny
Washington
Palouse City
Manny
Potlatch Lumber Company
Kidnapping Case Toxo Suspect Sails In
The steamer Samoa arrived at Port Hourford with Filipa Sandh and a boy, both held for sheriff arrival. The boy matches the description of Johnny Toxo, the Coloma kidnapping victim reported a week ago.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Samoa
Port Hourford
Filipa Sandh
Johnny Toxo
Coloma
Tartar Quarantined After Smallpox Found Aboard
Victoria March 17. The steamer Tartar reached WilliamHead and found a smallpox case aboard. The 254 passengers and crew will be quarantined for 18 days.
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Ee Victoria
B. C
Tartar
Williama Head
Chicago Wheat Market Reports From the Great Wheat Center
Chicago quotations show wheat at 78 7 8, corn at 49 7 5, oats at 24 5 8. Washington reports war news as Y G Allen urges the president to relax exclusion laws. Samuel O Howe dies suddenly at an elevated station in New York.
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Chicago
Washington
Y. G. Allen
Ching
Samuel O. Howe
New York
The
Chicago & Northwester
Flood Devastates Visalia California Railroads Damaged
Floods sweep Visalia with water submerging a large business district. Southern Pacific and Santa Fe tracks broken and flooded, evacuations ordered, Tule County and St John river areas flooded, hundreds of thousands of acres underwater. In separate case, Charles M. Traver and Lille plead guilty to misapplying bank funds and receive six year sentences.
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Vieolla
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Viado
Visalia
Cal
Liio
Hutte
Vieila
St John River
Tule
Cleveland
Charles M. Traver
First National Bank
Conneaut, CO
Lille
Preliminary Castellane hearing postponed due to influenza
Parks March 17. The preliminary hearing of the Castellane case was postponed today at the count's request as he is confined to his cell with influenza.
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Parks
Castellane
St Patrick’s Day Arrest Casts Gloom Over Pendleton
On St Patrick’s Day Pendleton celebrated with green badges and reverence. The day’s sole incident was the arrest of Jung Jack, a Chinese man, who became overly enthusiastic and was escorted to the city jail by Officer Heathmin. He wore a pin green helmet and a green ribbon before his arrest.
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Jung Jack
St. Patrick's
Pendleton
Baetile
Heathmin
United Mine Workers Backing For Defendants And Woman Suffrage Endorsed
The United Mine Workers convention in Indianapolis with 1900 delegates voted 5000 dollars and more to defend western miners jailed over the Brennenberg murder case. President Mitchell was urged to lead the defense, while the union endorsed woman suffrage amid continued discord over Dolan and Bel lingham. Concurrently, the convention sustained Mitchell and Wilson in ousting Dolan from district No. 5. Separate note reports a coal famine looming in Walla Walla with tight fuel stocks and brisk Northwest demand.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Brennenberg
Idaho
Mitchell
Moyer
Haywood
Pettibone
Organized Labor
Oyster Way
Speci
Coliedt Mine Workers of America
Patrick Dolan
Uriah Bellingham
Walla Walla
Northwest
Wool Sale Sets Season Prices at 20 Cents Per Pound
The market recorded the season’s top clip at about 15,000 pounds sold by BE Middlebrook to the VPhton Woolen Mill for 20 cents per pound. The transaction marks a benchmark for forthcoming production and wool pricing.
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Baker Clits
Middlebrook
Vphton Woolen Mille
Inspector Wil Not Talk About Canal Inspection
The steamer Peru arrived from Panama carrying Edward B. Fleming sent by President Roosevelt to inspect the Canal work. He declined to make a statement for publication.
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San Francisco
Peru
Pacific Mall Line
Panama
Edward B. Fleming
Roosevelt
Canal
Martha Wolfenstein Dead In Cleveland Home
Martha Wolfenstein the authoress and daughter of Dr and Mrs Wolfenstein died this morning at her father's home in Cleveland.
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Martha Wolfenstein
Cleveland
Dr. & Wolfenstein
Johann Most Dowd Dies in City Home At Noon
Johann Most Dowd died at a friend’s home in this city at noon today. The news notes the sudden passing, with no further details provided about the cause or attendees.
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Johann Most Dowd
Snclannt
Johann Most
Panama Journal on Amator administration irregularities
The Panama Journal reports on alleged irregularities in canal money connected to the Amator administration. The liberal organ claims substantial misconduct and suppression of information as it references errant expenditures and financial handling.
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Panama
Panama Journal
Amator
Bre
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