Proposed Cedar lake power plan stirs Seattle debate
Seattle business leaders consider city purchase of Cedar Lake to rival private electric firms Snoqualmie Falls and Cedar river projects. Competing plans from Bakers and General Electric trigger debate on public ownership and potential power competition.
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Seattle
Cedar Lake
Snoqualmie Falls
Falls
Snoqualmie
General Electric
Bakers
Cedar River
All Sorts From 1883 to Siberia and Copper Ingots
A collage of facts from 1883 onward includes naval buildup, British postal profits, Siberian emigration figures, soldier blanket costs, the Siberian railway timeline, a theater death scene in Atchison, and Spain’s mineral wealth. Also noted are Moody, a Colorado mining value, a New England recruiting bicycle tour, quotes about ex Senator Sherman, a Central Africa coin ingot, and cheap nails.
Refuge for political exiles near San Francisco
A Russian refugee home sits on a hillside near Haywards, Contra Costa, sheltering fugitives fleeing Siberia and Saghanlen. The sign reads Broboda meaning liberty, and residents fear spies while awaiting asylum and possible exile.
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San Francisco
Volga
Archangel
Monka
Troltea
Kiakhia
Mongolila
Kuesia
Agapioe Honcharenko
Mousik
Haywards
Contra Costa Range
Bay
Siberia
Saghanlen
Fassia
Stranger on the Car Suggests Friendly Encounter
A South Side minister recalls a night ride home when a jovial stranger sat nearby. The man smiled, studied him, and finally struck up conversation. They exchanged introductions and the visitor left a card for a liquor business, creating an ironic ending.
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South Side
Chicago Daily News
London tournament bid hinges on early May decision
The piece notes a deadline of May 4 or May 11 to join an international tournament in London. It mentions a potential seven game series starting April 20 at $700 per side, contingent on Janowehl’s consent to a weekly rate.
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London
Janowehl
Dog Chews Away $100 Lost in Night Mischief
Calumet Michigan April report tells how Andrew Johnson of Laurium misplaced a roll totaling $100. His dog wandered into the room during the night gnawed money into small pieces and scattered it across the carpet, making recovery impossible.
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Calumet
Mich
Andrew Johnson
Laurium
Johnson
Walnut Street church expels liquor industry members in Louisville
The Walnut Street Mapnet church led by Rev. Dr. T. T. Eaton votes to dismiss or compel withdrawal within a year for members connected to whiskey manufacture or sale. Wealthy distillers and merchants among the congregation prompted a cautious resolution aiming to avoid offense while taking a firm stance.
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Loutaville
Walnut Street
T. T. Eaton
Eaton
Dr. Eaton
Louisville
High School Notes on Track Captaincy and League Formation
C. J Eider resigns as track captain. John George named captain for the next season with Charlies Sewell remaining team manager. Baseball turnout is low with five practicing. A Western Washington Inter scholastic League is formed, including Beattie Tacoma Olympia Everett Port Townsend, led by President Mr Reed of Tacoma. The May 15 scratch meet with university athletes and a May 27 interscholastic event are noted. Roy Kumiler is rejected as cadet captain. Glen Dunbar becomes manager. John W Lewis Civil War veteran spoke to students about Libby prison and wartime experiences.
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Alt
The
Athletic Association
C. J Eider
John George
Charlies Sewell
Wil
Western Washington
Feld
Roy Kumiler
Glen Dunbar
John W. Lewis
Assembly
Lewis
McDonald
Lewin
Libby
Man disrupts Othello in Herald Square theater incident
A middle aged man in the fourth row at Herald Square theater yelled "outrageous" and denounced a Negro killing a white woman during a production of Othello. He was removed by ushers after clashing with the audience as he warned against mixed cast and staged violence.
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New York
Herald Square
Odette Taylor
Desdemona
R. D. MacLean
Othello
Byuh
Deademona
Industrial unite gains broad support across states
Reports show strong sentiment for forming a regional combine with Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin and western Ohio as the core industrial regions. The move has wide backing from heading mills and hoop mills at the site, which will be represented in the group.
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Sponses
Ths Place
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Powers fatally gored by bull during cattle feeding
Matthew Powers a wealthy cattle dealer and coal operator aged 87 was killed when a bull gored him. The bull attacked, threw him and trampled him before the son shot the animal after failed attempts to drive it off. Powers’ estate is valued at $100,000.
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Bharon
Matthew Powers
Ile
Powers
Dynamite Blast Injures Two Workers at Valley Forge Quarry
In Phoenixville today a dynamite blast at Bean's fires and quarry at Valley Forge hurled Samuel Andrews and Samuel Smith twenty feet. Both workers were severely burned and their clothing torn away.
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Phoenixville
Bean
Valley Forge
Samuel Andrews
Samuel
Smith
Young Wives Die Together in Morbid Pact
In Omaha, two 23 year old wives, Mrs. D. C. Nell and Mrs. Overy, recently from Burlington, Iowa, took 30 grains of morphine to end their lives after disputes with their husbands, producing fatal results last night.
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Omaha, Neb
D. C. Nell
Overy
Burlington
Iowa
Stop Butchery of Christians in a Peace Appeal
Covington Ky April 19 Stia hop McCabe of the Methodist Episcopal church urged an Anglo American alliance to end Muslim oppression and the massacre of Christians. He endorsed the exar's Peace congress and urged naval action against Constantinople, reflecting his wartime past and longing for his old regiment.
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Covington
Stiahop McCabe
Methodist Episcopal Church
Allance
Great Britain
St. Paul's M. EB
Seventh and Smith Streets
England
United States
Christiana
George Dewey
Bosphorus
Constantinople
Death in Rope Jumping Brings Tragic End in Bristol
Eight year old Lissie McKenny attempted to jump rope nine times to outdo friends in Bristol. She overexerted herself during the activity and died shortly afterward.
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Bristol
Lissie McKenny
Corset Stops Bullet in Fatal Bridgeport Shooting
In Bridgeport Connecticut Frank Kester shot at Mrs Lottie Wilmot twice. The first bullet was blocked by a corset steel saving her life. Kester died from a self inflicted wound. Wilmot was separated from her husband and refused to join Kester in show business. The incident followed a heated attempt to persuade her to talk and join him in theater. A separate anecdote recalls a Kansas soldier recounting Gen Otis meeting curious soldiers.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Frank Kester
Lottie Wilmot
Fred
Kester
State Street
Half Price Poem Rivalry Sparks Feud at Home
The Kansas City Journal recounts a domestic contest between Professor L T Weeks of Southwest College and his wife Ida Aheborn Weeks. He published a poem in Century Magazine and received ten dollars. she then submitted a poem and earned twenty dollars, provoking marital strain as she claims superior talent with one hand tied.
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Kansas City Journal
L. T. Weeks
Southwest College
Century Magazine
Ida Aheborn Weeks
What She Wanted to Know at Dinner Party
A dinner party anecdote follows a golf obsessed young man who talks through dessert, only to realize his partner has said nothing. He apologizes and asks if he bored her while a wry line notes the Czar of Russia has switched from cycling to a petroleum powered tricycle in Paris.
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The
Riviera
Europe
Weo
Dresden
Elbe
Air
Russia
Paria
Summer Work For Sampson
The navy plans a practical summer program for Admiral Sampson. After returning from the West Indies, his squadron will go to Narragansett Bay for naval war college outlined maneuvers and lectures at Newport. Exercises will use only the ships in Sampson's command to ensure feasible demonstrations.
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Washington
Navy Department
New York
West Indies
Sampson
Narragansett Bay
Naval War College
Newport
Admiral Sampson
Haten
War College
Showalter Plans Europe Trip After Chess Talk
Showalter, the Kentuckian, told reporters at the Manhattan Chess Club he would play another five game match for $500 a side and could begin on April 20. He declined a seven game format, citing time, and said he intended to leave for Europe soon.
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New York
Showalter
Manhattan Chess Club
Janowaks
Kentuckian
Europe
Maryland Steel Gets 75000 Ton Rails Order for China
The Maryland Steel Company at Sparrows Point received an order for 75000 tons of 67 pound steel rails for the Chinese Eastern railroad. Workers are laboring night and day on a large order of similar rails for the Trans Siberian road, with China as a continuation.
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Baltimore
Maryland Steel Company
Sparrow’s Point
Volunteers Mustered Out From Cuba to U S Ports
War department orders rapid return of volunteers from Cuba. Troops concentrate at designated points then sail home. Many regiments already en route. mustering out at southern ports after five day quarantine and disinfection. Four immune regiments to Camp Meade. others to follow by month end.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Cuba
New York
Camp Mead
Pennsylvania
Camp Meade
Wild Ducks Carry Gold Ingested From River Sands
Lawrenceburg Ind April 19 Wild ducks killed here in the last two days yielded grains of pure gold in their gizzards totaling about 4.60. Residents seek the source as they suspect the birds fed along the riverbank sands and pebbles.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Fatal stabbing follows quarrel near Broughton
Mrs. George Garner and her brother Francia Hosick clashed during an evening dispute near Broughton. Hosick struck Mrs. Garner, sparking a fight in which Hosick fatally stabbed George Garner after five blows. Hosick was arrested and jailed without bail.
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M'Leanshoro
George Garner
Francia Hosick
Broughton
Hoasick
Russia Lacks War Supplies Amidst Arsenals Overhaul
Odessa dispatch reports a government order for a complete overhaul of arsenals and depots, with St. Petersburg authorities unaware of reserve levels. Analysts fear heavy deficiencies and improper record keeping of shipments to the Far East, with rumors of fraud and corruption among officials.
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Odessa
St. Petersburg
Far East
Trust Meeting In Chicago To Set Uniform Prices
Manufacturers of slaves hoops and heads for produce flour and sugar barrels will meet at the Grand Pacific hotel in Chicago on April 20 to form a mutual benefit association for better and more uniform prices. A Milwaukee call about a month ago sought sentiments from slack barrel material makers regarding the new association.
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Rushville
Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicarno
Milwaukee
Buy Clipper Bicycles and Exercise Tools Adverts
An advertisement notes Clipper Bicycles for sale and suggests buying other exercise gear. It lists F. M. Spinning as agent at 1022 Second Avenue.
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F. M
Second Avenue
U.S. Import Totals From China Under Constan tinople Report
The state department relays Consul General Goodnow findings on American imports during four years. Cotton goods and kerosene volume rose about 15 percent over 1897, with kerosene at 42 329 020 gallons. Flour imports to China in 1898 reach 59 000 000 pounds valued at 1 231 650 dollars.
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Washington
State Department
Constantinople
John Goodnow
China
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Little Eva
Atchison, Kan
Spain
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Colorado
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John Sherman
Lodge
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Africa
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Prom Russi
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Kh. L. Bilteen
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Joseph Robinson
W. HM. Miller
Ellivan
George Fider
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Gardner
Barnard
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Pike Street
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OUR Cafe
Con. A. Rideout
Third Ave
James St
J. Dean & CO
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Fraternal Order of Eagles
Douglas White
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Manila
Shanghai
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First Ave
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