Harriman in Canada plots northward railway link
Representatives backed by E. H. Harriman and the Union Pacific meet with the government and board of trade in Victoria to advance Cowichan Valley Railway plans. A ferry from Angeles would connect the line to Vancouver Island and extend toward Alaska and the north.
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Scripps News Ann'n
Victoria
B. C
E. BH. Harriman
Union Pacific
Government
Board of Trade
Cowichan Valley Railway
Angeles
Vancouver Island
Alaska
Dorr Struggles in Lake Union Then Drowns
Matthias Dorr aged about 70 of 1302 Ward street died after a fall from a plank into Lake Union near Minor avenue north. He clung to a bamboo fishing rod until his body was recovered at 7 30 this morning. The drowning followed a dislocated shoulder and a sling on his arm. He owned a lodging house on Washington street and leaves a widow and four children. No inquest will be held.
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Matthias Dorr
Ward Street
Lake Union
Minor Avenue North
Dorr
C. H. Clark
D. C. Skutt
Washington Street
Bonney-Watson
Doroney Hoye
Italian suspects seized over Loubet assassination plot
Three Italians have been taken into custody in Marseilles in connection with a proposed plot to kill President Loubet during his upcoming visit to Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
Loubet
Italy
Burglar Ransacks Home. $12 Stolen From Lakeside Ave
Mrs. F. V. Notce reports a burglar entered her home on Lakeside avenue during a brief absence last evening. The thief ransacked the house and took $12. A neighbor suspect is named, but no arrest yet. Co operative Store talks page.
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F. V. Notce
Lakeside Avenue
Nolce
Severe earthquake rattles Redding Cal residents at night
A strong quake struck Redding at 1 20 AM sending residents fleeing as dishes rattled and buildings shook. A burglar at a local home was frightened away by the tremor after ransacking trunks and bureaus, the shocks described as the severest ever felt in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Cal
W. W
Harbors in the Northwest Surveys Ordered by Senate Committee
The rivers and harbors bill moves through the Senate commerce committee with surveys ordered for extensive Northwest improvements. Studies will cover Falmon river Idaho Youngs bay Astoria harbor Everett harbor Columbia river South Bend harbor Wilapa harbor Chehalis river and removal of Starrock from Bellingham bay.
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Scripps News Rct
Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Commerce
Senate
Northwest
Falmon River
Idaho
Youngs Bay
Astoria Harbor
Oregon
Everett Harbor
Columbia River
South Bend Harbor
Wilapa Harbor
Chehalis River
Washington
Bellingham Bay
April Showers Forecast For Sunday Picnics Says Weather Man
Weather Observer Salisbury warns of showers for Sunday and unsettled spell. He jokes sunshine will fool you then rain heavy enough to ruin camping, with family dismay and a rash of croup. Forecaster predicts midweek clearing and changed plans for outfits and tents. Heavy frosts threaten Norfolk vegetable trucks tonight.
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Salisbury
Angel
Sallebury Maista
Panorma Data
Railroads Tied Up by Eight Inches of Snow
Portland Mo April 16 eight inches of snow fell last night and tied up all railroads delaying trains and causing travel disruption across the region.
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Portland
Will Get Millions Will Get Millions
Superior Judge Cook ordered the final distribution of Charles Fair estate. The appraised value is 9 040 187 75 dollars. Beneficiaries include Mrs Herman Oeirichs and Mrs W K Vanderbilt, sisters of Mr Fair.
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San Francisco
Cook
Charles Fair
Herman Oeirichs
W. K., Vanderbilt
Senate defeats Morgan resolution on Panama canal talks
In Washington D C on April 16 the senate rejected Senator Morgan’s resolution by a vote of 38 to 17. The measure urged the attorney general to report on negotiations between the Panama government and the new canal commission.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Morgan
Panama
Canal Commission
Murder at Kinderhook shocks Winchester family
In Winchester Virginia on April 14 Joseph Copenhaver aged 42 or so killed his wife at their home Kinderhook five miles south of town. The couple were described as an old Virginia family. Copenhaver used a shotgun and is said to be well armed as officers head to the scene. The man was temporarily insane at the time of the shooting.
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Winchester
Joseph Copenhaver
Kinderhoop
Virginia
Copenhaver
Laborers Swindled by Alaska Mining Firm Arrests Made
Police arrested M. C. Andersen and W. Anderson, owners of the Alaska Gold Mining and Transportation company, on swindling charges after promising 100 men a job near Golovin Bay for 5 a day but taking 60 from applicants as a sign of good faith. Victims include Edward Hednetraw and Walter Richards, with bail set high and further arrests likely.
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Alaska Gold Mining and Transportation Company
Epler Block
M. C. Andersen
W. &. Anderson
Golovin Bay
Alaska
Andersons
de Irge Wappenstein
Wappenstein
Ppler
Edward Hednetraw
Hedatraw
Ardereons
Tne
W. J. Ross
Walter Richarda
Oil Refinery Explodes in Port Arthur Fire
An agitator explosion at Gulf Refining Company refinery in Port Arthur Texas leveled much of the plant worth about a half million dollars. About 27 000 barrel tanks exploded and the blaze continued. In Washington a naval appropriation bill conference committee issued a partial report with 13 items unresolved.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Gulf Refining Company
Washington, D. C
Conference Committee
Alexieff Takes Command of Russian Fleet at Port Arthur
Port Arthur dispatch reports Admiral Alexieff has shifted his flag to the battleship Sevastopol and assumed command of the Russian fleet. The change marks a new leadership moment for the Russo naval forces in the port.
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London
Central News
Port Arthur
Alexieff
Sevastopol
Cyclone Damages North Texas Towns Including Eastland Opera House
A heavy cyclone swept through north Texas last night causing extensive damage. The Eastland opera house was partly wrecked and other towns reported significant destruction across the region.
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Fort Worth
Texas
North Texas
Eastland
Lawyer Claims Illegal Ordinance Arrest Question
A Battle Creek man asserts the ordinance used to arrest him is illegal. The city attorney admits this, and the man drafted a new ordinance with a lower penalty for selling the stamped items, but the council rejected it.
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Battle Creek, Mich
Will Test Law: Hutchinson Granted Habeas Corpus Return Date
Earnest Hutchinson was arrested Thursday for selling trading stamps and received a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Hanford. The case is set to return in federal court on May 11.
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Earnest Hutchinson
Hanford
Voyage of Marguerite Coll fus Brings 308 Day Transatlantic Run
The French bark Marguerite Coll fus arrived in port after 308 days at sea from the United Kingdom. Departed Hull June to Dunkirk then July 1 to Seattle. A hurricane off Rio de Janeiro dismasted her, forcing repairs. She sailed Rio Nov 24 bound around Cape Horn with cement and pie iron for Balfour Guthrie & Co.
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Marguerite Collfus
United Kingdom
Hull
England
Dunkirk
Seattle
Atlantic
Rio de Janiero
Rio
The
Horn
Balfour, Guthrie & Co
Torpedoes Topic on April 16 in National Section
A fragment mentions discussion of torpedoes scheduled for April 16 and cites Count Ap yrony as head of the national section. Details are sparse and attribution unclear.
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Count Apyrony
National Section
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Mathias Dorr
Beripps News Ass'n
Co-operative
Mme. Jackson
Ind
McCarthy Dry Goods Company Fine
W. C
Pacific Northwest
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New York
Beripps News
Ana'n
Senate Committee
Norfolk, Va
Scripps News Ass'n
Scrippe News Ansa’n
Meadowdale
Tacoma
Everett
Great Northern
Mosher
West & Wheeler
T and
Union Blk
Robert Maltby
N. Y
Buncoed
Alaska Gold
Mining & Transportation
Texas Oil Fields
Alexieff IN Command
Scripps News Ras'n
J. Redelsheimer & Co
First Ave
Cor
Columbia
Thompson Co
Pike Street
Lake Washington
W. &. Kirk
Brown’s Painness Dentists
Dlecov
Beattie
Brown
First Avenue
Dougall & South
Seattle Transfer Company
Albert Hansen Rich
Universal Steel
RED Front Furniture CO
Second Avenue South
Byndays
Second
Peoples Bank
Masonic Temple
Fourth
Morrieson Streets
A. C. Froom
Ald Annette
Boston
Second Avenue
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