Panama Canal Consulting Board Appointed by Taft
Government secretary Taft invites France Great Britain and Germany to name civil engineers to serve on the consulting board of engineers for the Panama Canal. Emperor William arrives in Hamburg with King Victor Emmanuel expected to meet the Kaiser as events unfold in April.
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Washington, BD. C
Taft
France
Great Britain
Germany
Panama Canal
Emperor William
Hamburg
Victor Emanuel
Council Fights Over Third Avenue Street Railway Franchises
Reports indicate council members pressed for a tunnel under the Washington hotel on Third Avenue to secure a street railway franchise. Opinions differ, with some claiming motive hidden behind a push for a tunnel to serve future needs while four franchises had already been granted to an electric company.
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J. Mecame
Electric Company
Street Franchises and Construction Quietly Debated
The article discusses plans to construct a street on Third Avenue and Fifth Avenues, with Moore opposing new franchise terms. Citizens fear tunnel and route impacts, while officials weigh access to the city center and the cost of building brick or stone structures. A residents meeting was held to consider remedies.
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Mailes Peojaaia
J. A. Tooagw
Thiel
Searle
Gane
Washington
Meismern
Amranthectiove
Meere
Fiset
Great North
Betntrock Wiock
Lin Tit Stinder
Me Court House
Om Moore
Third Avenue
Bast
Rot
Mr. Rude
Rebellion Grows Across Caucasus With Armed Forces
Dispatches from St Petersburg report the rebellion spreading into the Caucasus with 16,008 armed rebels gathered in the mountains and 8,000 revolutionary workers from Battoum Baka may join. Six other contingents totaling 7,000 operate in the Caneuwe region as military authorities fear further consolidation. The Movoe Vremya attacks Roow vel mediation efforts as impractical.
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Behlin
St Petersburg
Caucasus
Mourteina
Battoum Baka
Giferest
Caneuwe
Tokia April 6 parade honors emperor and army chiefs
In Tokyo a postponed victory celebration for Mukden led to a labor and business parade from Hibiya Park to Uyeno Park, cheering the emperor and army commanders. Navy drills were held at Uyeno Park while Manchuria reports claim Changtu forces drove Russians from Tsulu Shu and Sumein cheng and occupied both sites on April 8.
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Tokio
Mukden
Hibiya Park
Uyeno Park
Manchuria
Changtu
Tsulu Shu
Changi
Sumeincheng
Third Trial In New York Case Clears Key Figure
The report notes an ongoing investigation extending to Thursday over financial irregularities tied to city funds and book accounting. It describes Patterson facing a third trial in New York with a Recorder Gaff presiding and mentions sanctions and bonds set at $8000 in related cases.
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New York
Tailor Victim of Third Avenue Demolition Turbulence
A Third Avenue tailor faced demolition after a wall collapse and plaster rain forced him to stay. J. Howard Wayden, a well known Seattle figure, died suddenly during a visit to Oakland, California. Remains sent to Springfield. The Cleaners Seattle committee, formed by local improvement clubs, officials, school board and Chamber of Commerce, met Tuesday to draft a report to be submitted to the chamber.
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Third Avenue
J. Howard Wayden
Seattle
Oakland
Cal
Springfield
Improvement Clubs
School Board
Chamber of Commerce
Chann
Dunne Elected Mayoral Candidate Amid Turbulent Chicago Races
The article reports Dunne as a mayoralty candidate and notes Marian’s defeat amid July noise and campaign chatter. It discusses Fourth of July disturbances, family status, and the colored vote. It covers Bremetk of Col line, socialist influence, and Anson’s commemoration. It mentions municipal ownership debates and possible traction price reforms in Chicago within two years, with divided council views on public ownership versus private franchises.
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John Maynard Harlan
Stewart
Marian
Bremetk
Colline
Anson
Cimmmoratio
Chi
Tren
Wallway
May Wheat Rises Then Holds Amid Market Pressure
In Chicago at noon the May wheat option led by a Gates clique climbed from 1.14 to 1.17 and then settled back to 1.16 as Shorts urged restraint. The event unfolded amid heated trading on the Board of Trade with strong crowd reaction.
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Janes W. Gates
Board of Trade
Cooks Strike at Fort Fort Lawton Causes Camp Food Shortage
Report from Nashville dated April 5 notes cooks at Fort Lawton absent after morning drill. If they return within ten days they face light discipline, otherwise they are labeled desert ers. The dispatch also mentions a grim execution scene involving Hibbert and others, with unclear details due to damaged text.
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Tee
Fort Lawton
The Weather Spotter Report Tonight
Partly cloudy conditions with fresh southwest winds. Weather spotter notes indicate a calm shoreline mood and no significant hazards expected tonight.
Roosevelt’s Presidential Special Heads Toward Texas
The Roosevelt presidential special departed St Louis at 8 30 PM with a pilot engine ahead. In Muskogee Oklahoma enthusiastic reception greeted the president after an all night journey. In South McAllister Indian Territory crowds cheered as Roosevelt visited a holiday town with schools closed and decorations. In Sherman Texas visitors welcomed him ahead of Dallas where elaborate plans awaited the party. In Parsons Kansas the train arrived early with 5000 people cheering and a brief address.
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ST. Louis
Roore- Voolt
Texas
Muskogee
I. T
Roosevelt
South
Sherman
Dallas
John M.ee
Waco
Parsons
Kan
Kansas
Youth Rider Dies Under Wheels in Colfax
Bertie Nosaly a seven year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs J B Nosaly, died after slipping from the tongue to the trailer of a dirt wagon in front of the Messly home in Colfax. The Whitman county Spokesman Review correspondent in Pullman reported the accident.
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Colpax
Waah
Bertie Noasly
J. B. Nosaly
Messly
Mr. Nessly
Whitman County
Spokesman-Review
Pullman
Duel Ends Fatal in Berlin Park Battle
In Berlin at Haxenhaide park on April 5 Baron Kobinieky fatally wounded engineer Zeipiliz who died two hours later. It was Berlin’s first fatal duel in five years.
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Berlin
Haxenhaide Park
Baron Kobinieky
Herr Zeipiliz
Sunday Morning Times
Litterateur
Roosevelt Picture In Window Brings Seattle Post Office Shakeup
Frank Waite, a Beacon Hill mail carrier, was discharged from the Seattle office after he joked that President Roosevelt’s lithograph would look better in the backyard. A woman nearby displayed the Roosevelt image in her window, leading to formal complaints that reached Washington and the White House.
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United States
Seattle
Frank Waite
Beacon Hill
Waite
Postal Service
Roosevelt
Stewart
Washington
Blethen Jr Talks Fame and Craft in Brooklyn Interview
Joseph Blethen editor of the Seattle Times and son of A J Blethen discusses greatness, writing range, and his hoped shifts to poetry and fiction. He recites verses from memory and defends his place in journalism amid family legacy.
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Joseph Blethen
Seattle Times
A. J. Blethen
Horace Greeley
Pacific Coast
Blethen
World of Letters
Dame Fortune
Joseph Biethen
Ilustrious
Pater Familias
McClure
Thaw Weds Actress Nesbit in Pittsburg After Earlier Controversy
Harry Thaw and actress Kaling Nesbit wed in Pittsburg following a sensational year long romance begun in Europe. The ceremony links Nesbit to the Duke of Yarmouth and follows prior attempts to keep the marriage secret.
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Pittsburg
Harry Thaw
William Thaw
Miss Nesbit
Duke of Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Nesbit
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