Ingalls Said to Plan Resignation as Railroad President
In Cincinnati it is reported that M F Ingalls will resign the presidency of the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Big Four railroads. He may take a new post serving Pennsylvania Vanderbilt and Morgan interests as mediator for several lines with a salary around 75000 dollars a year. The move would trigger vacancies among top brass and ripple through associated companies.
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Cincinnati
M. F. Ingalls
Chesapeake & Ohio
Ingalis
Pennsyvania
Vanderbilt and Morgan
Chesapeake & Onjo
Big Four
Big Tax for Gun Dealers
Austin, July 26. A bill to tax every dealer in pistols and concealed firearms $100 a year was drafted by the Texas state tax commission. The measure aims to curb the pistol carrying habit by placing the levy before the special session of the legislature meeting in November.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
State Tax Commission
Weather Outlook for Seattle Tonight and Thursday
For Seattle and vicinity a fair and cooler pattern is expected tonight and Thursday. Temperatures remain steady on Thursday with the eastern portion showing stationary readings.
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Seattle
Vicinity
Ohio political plot to reshape the Republican party exposed
In Columbus on July 4 a report details a bloc including Marty M. Daugherty, Charities L. Kurta, ex mayor McKisson, James Holcomb and others aiming to control Ohio's next legislature. The group could influence governor appointments, block rival bills and push a party realignment, targeting Hanna and associates. The piece also lists the passenger roster of the Elihu Thomason.
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Columbus
Marty M. Daugherty
L. Kurta
McKisson
James Holcomb
Cleveland
Charles Gerrish
Howard Mannington
Columbues
CP. Criffin
Toledo
Bone Cox
Cincinnati
Queen City
Judge Nash
Republican Party
Hanna, Dick, Grosvenor
Foraker
Hanna
Gold Seekers Invade Mount Baker Mining District
The Mount Baker mining district is rapidly invaded by gold seekers. A tri weekly stage runs from Deming to the toll bridge on the north fork of the Nooksack six miles above Glacier creek with prospectors passing through Deming daily.
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Mount Baker
Deming
Nooksack
Glacier Creek
Deming Dally
Automobiles Compete With St Louis Streetcars
St Louis plans to introduce automobile service against streetcar lines with a $500000 capitalization. The project targets operation by October 1 using cobes drays surreys rails and omnibuses on designated routes. Owl automobiles are also planned linking passenger traffic and express deliveries.
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ST. Louis
St Louis
Cobe
Drays
Surreys
Owl Automobililies
Prospect
HMO Pany
Cape Nome Diggings Draw Mixed News From South
Elihu Thompson's passengers report Cape Nome is rich in gold yet not enough to trigger a stampede. Prospecting continues with bedrock not reached, ice and gravel found at shallow depths, and warned to steer clear for a year. Troop tensions and claim jumping fuel anxiety among miners and transport firms.
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Cape Nome
Elchu Thomson
Bt. Michael
Star
United States
Kyle
Port Angeles Naval Order Plans Temple for Members
Port Angeles reports the Naval Lodge No. 43 aims to start erecting a temple soon. The Mika order is expanding with many new members including sailors, and locals want a proper meeting place to entertain visiting ships.
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Port Angeles
Naval Loxige No. 43
B. P.O. Bika
Mika
Saunders in Kansas City takes cashier post
Saunders accepts a cashier position at a Kansas City bank. The Washington National Investment and Building Association case against Saunders and Tozier for quit title to a $1,000 paid up certificate continues appeal from Jefferson County to the supreme court. The trial in the superior court lasted several days with Judge McClinton ruling Tozier's signature a forgery and awarding the certificate to Tozier. No appeal was filed until near the deadline.
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Port Townsend
Saunders
Kansas City
Washington National Investment and Building Association
Beattie
J.C. Baunders
D. F Togier
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Superior Court of
Jefferson County
Supreme Court
Egainst Saunders
Tosrier
J.C. Saunders
Tozier
Tozter
McClinton
Tozler
Tosgier
Klondike discoverer’s wife jailed in Seattle hotel incident
Mrs George W Carmack wife of Klondike discoverer and her brother known as Skookum Jim spent last night in Seattle city jail after too much whisky caused a disturbance in a hotel corridor. Judge Cann fined Mia Carmack 2.60 for drunkenness and Skookum Jim faces trial this afternoon.
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George W. Carmack
Klondike
Record Birth Stuns Indiana Town
In Anderson Indiana a sensational birth occurred today as Mrs Walter Ellis gave birth to her sixteenth child. The father is eight years old and the mother, forty five, creating a national attention surge and a record unlikely to be matched.
Hop crop in Oregon expected to reach ninety five thousand bales
J M Russell, a Portland hop buyer touring Oregon, reports crop conditions align with agent reports. He conservatively estimates this year's Oregon hop crop at about 95,000 bales with no lice or mold yet and foliage healthy though thinner than last year.
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Salem
J. M. Russell
Portland
Oregon
Dewey for President in Democratic bid for ticket
O J Belmont says Eastern Democrats seek to lure George Dewey into run for president by sending William Whitney to Europe to invite him to a banquet and become the standard bearer of a reunited party. The move aims to shift leadership from the West and sideline Bryan.
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Chicago
George Dewey
William J. Hiryan
Manila
Dewey
East
Hrgan
O. J. P. Belmont
New York
Wiliam C. Whitney
Europe
Centralia Haying Nears Finish in Lewis County
Centralia reports July haying almost complete in Lewis County. Yield light but quality good. Prices are low with selling around 7 dollars per unit. Drain harvest to start in two weeks, expected yield about half the annual total due to a prolonged cold spell.
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Centralia
Lewis County
Murdered lover found in Connecticut River
The body of Harry Chadwick, killed by rival Joseph Hough after a love dispute, was found in the Connecticut River. The corpse was tied to Chadwick’s bicycle.
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Chefver
Conn
Harry Chadwick
Joseph Hough
Connectiqut
Death and Suffering in Kotzebue Gold Rush Tale
Three survivors from the Kotechite mining boom arrive aboard the Courtney Ford from St Michael. A. KR Kalweit Mil waukee John A Koehler Fort Wayne F W Babbitt Forestry report hardships from Puget Sound to Kotzebue and Kowak river while prospecting. They say at least nineteen lives were sacrificed in the Kataubue rush and many ended penniless after spending their last dollar.
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Port Townsend
St. Michael
Courtney Ford
A. KR. Kalweit
Milwaukee
Wis
John A. Koehler
Fort Wayne
Ind
F. W. Babbitt
Forestry
Guardian
Puget Sound
Kotzebue
Kataebue Sound
Kowak River
Securing Right of Way Through Port Angeles to Olympia
Port Angeles Washington July 26 The Port Angeles Eastern railroad company finished small contracts and will focus on pushing its survey to Olympia to secure a right of way over the entire line as quickly as located No new contracts will be let until this work is done then a contract will be awarded for completing the road to Olympia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Angeles
Wash
Port Angeles-Eastern Railroad Company
Olympia
Ine
Dewey Sues for Manila Bay Naval Bounty
Admiral George Dewey has filed a claim in the court of claims for naval bounty tied to the May 1 1898 battle at Manila Bay. The action marks the first in a wave of between four thousand and six thousand such claims anticipated. The Navy secretary, with the attorney general, has referred several claims to the court for judicial consideration.
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Washington, D.C
George Dewey
Court of Claimed
Wila
Manila Bay
Secretary of the Navy
Court of Claims
Captain Riehd Roediger Restored as Custom Inspector
In Tacoma on July 26 the captain was restored to the position of customs inspector after an official order restoring him to duty. The announcement confirms his return to the post yesterday morning.
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Tacoma
Riehd
Roediger
Customa
Dng
Letter orders Deputy to notify Captain Roediger for duty
A letter from the Collector of Customs in Port Townsend directs Deputy Collector W A Fairweather to inform Captain Roediger to report for duty and to assign him to work.
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Housti
Port Townsend
W. A. Fairweather
Capt. Roediger
Fairweather
Powerful Iron Combine Formed In Lebanon
A major consolidation unites the Pennsylvania Belt and Nut works the Lebanon Iron Company and the East Lebanon Iron Company of Lebanon with J H W Brernberg and Son and the National Molt Nut and Rivet Works of Heading. The new firm, American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company, has a capital stock of 40 million dollars and about 4 000 employees across the five joining entities.
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Libanon
Pennsylvania Belt and Nut Works
Lebanon Iron Company
East Lebanon Iron Company
J. HW. Brernberg & Hon
National Molt, Nut and Rivet Works
American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company
Iowa Attorney General flags ambiguous electors law
Iowa Attorney General Remley says the new statute on electing presidential electors is ambiguous and could allow each district to choose its own elector, potentially electing a single Democratic elector. He urges a legislative fix next winter to clarify the process.
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Dds Moines
Iowa
Remiey
Hard Cruise of the Petrel
A private letter from an officer aboard the cruiser Petrel reports that Lingayen Bay near Manila is the ship's cruising area. The crew finds the voyage tedious as they are not on speaking terms with local natives and cannot obtain fresh food from shore, relying on ship rations.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Petrel
Lingayan Bay
Manila
Dumdum bullet origin and design explained
The article explains the Dumdum bullet named after the Calcutta area and devised by officers in the Indian arsenal. It notes its small caliber and the removal of part of the nickel or copper covering to increase fragmentation and shattering wounds during the American war era.
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Dumdum
Calcutta
New Jewelry Styles From The Jewelers Weekly Preview
A lavage pearl server framed by a swan motif features diamond eyes and ruby expression. A green silk purse, flat silver openwork, and semi precious stones appear in several pieces. Belt buckles show sapphire centers, two gold medallions with pearls, and a castle like design studded with pearls emeralds. An inkstand in bronze imitates a rock with an eagle perched and ink receptacles revealed when wings lift.
Webster Has A Chance Yet In Spokane Murder Case
Sheriff Speck prepared for the execution of George Webster in Spokane. Webster’s lawyers sought a writ of habeas corpus but failed, an appeal to the United States Supreme Court was allowed, and a stay of execution was granted. Webster claims self defense and a jury of 12 found him guilty by one man.
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George Webster
Speck
Spokane
Webster
Weekly Crop Bulletin for Seattle July 24 1899
The weather week short description notes warm sunny start for haying, then cool cloudy days with light rain on the night of the 21st. Rain measured 0.611 inch in Seattle and 0.04 inch at Spokane. Crops are heavy and in prime condition with rain beneficial to potatoes and gardens. East section avoided hot winds that could burn crops.
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Seattle
Wash
S&s. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Spokane
Weather report notes varied crop impacts across regions
The report lists temperatures from 81 to 104 degrees across counties and towns as haying and crop conditions vary. Some areas report heavy hay growth and good pastures while others suffer rain delays and light crops, with remarks from Mount Vernon Orcas Olga and Arlington noting mixed hay weather and beneficial rains.
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Cascades
Khickitat
Whitragn
Kearner Bound
Straits
Boston
Orcas
Olga
Mount Vernon
la Conner
Arlington
Sound
Kent
Mack Diamond
Boumeciaw
Hoplice
Sailor Stout Denied Damages in Maritime Case
In Judge Hanford’s court Schwam received 100 dollars after claiming abuse by officers aboard the Marion Chilcott. The judge ruled Stout sustained no serious damages and refused his claim, noting courts do not intervene in sailor discipline during sea maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry EF. Stout
Marion Chilcott
Eufferer Schwam
Philps of Cragwell’s Hotel Seattle Barber Shop
Mr. D. W. Philips, foreman at J. F. Cragwell's Hotel Seattle barber shop, is praised for his politeness and skill. A former St. Paul barber with a grand Hale block shop, he maintains friendships with many former customers in Seattle. He once ran Cragwell's shops solo during Cragwell's eastern winter absence.
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DD. W. Philips
J. F. Cragwell
Seattle
St. Paul
Philips
Hale Block
Fourth and
Jackson
Emilee
Mr. Cragwell
Muller
Hotel
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Paris
Dreyfuse
Rennes
France
Euch
Ingalls
Weather Forecast
HAMAS
Ohio
Buckeye State
Ilelala
Cape Nome Ite
Foam
Elihu Thomason
J. Anderson
H Syetad
KR Williams
Anderson
W. A. Ray
A. Ballard
Landrith
N. W. Prisbee
Mo Weedan
C. Caruthers
J. Francen
W. HM. Bartett
J. Long
T. W. Foy
J. F Goulard
F. Silva
Mare
Chas. Allen
W. Pinherty
Wermer
C. Harman
A. Wermer
B. H Morgan
A. Duefaur
W. H. Lyon
W. J Reavey
C H. Howe
T Lewis
V Henderson
Parnst
J A. Reuther
G. B. Sheehan
J. Etchmas
F Anderson
T. Wadecamp
Geo. McCarthy
Bo McCarthy
K. Brown
F. W. Ostermeyer
W. Holmes
BR. OO Lambter
J. Sherman
H. Sander
Fr McCarty
C. King
P. Weber
D. Mallngham
J. Retnel
J. Meidson
G Mullen
H. EB. Meyers
J. Amet
D. B. Lloyd
A. Zasar
Landorff
H. Newcomb
J. A. Wilson
D. Dottros
A. Graham
A. Neeley
H. P. Campbell
Mies Josie Pelence
W. Campbell
J.J Hearn
J. F Bradey
T. J. McArthur
G. B. Cole
3. Maldermann
N. B. Melien
G. E. Guilbault
Geo
J. P. Haas
B.C. Crockett
Cape
Elihu Thompson
Temple For the Elks
Klondikers
Father
W. J. Bryan
C. H. B. Belmont
Whitney
Port Angeles & Eastern Railway
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Urke Building
20Th Avenue
Diakake Siz
Yesler Way
Tasade
W. Cor
Highland
Spaial Bate Bestacranis, Ibis, & Sha Bakery
Pike St
Moran Brothers Company
Agenta
Worthington Pumping
Metabile Macking
Merrill
Second Ave
STOUT
D. W. Philips
Joseph Mayer & Bros
Oberon
Irvin Baruch, Prop
Oberon’s Ladies’ Orchestra
Herr Irvin Barwon
Principel
Alla
Jake Martin
Third Avenue
Pigot & French CO
Northwest
Seattle Transfer CO
Prelaht
Nall Hiego Fruit Co
Pike Street
Gramophone Reginas
Sherman, Clay & Co. Renee
Winter & Harper
Second
Seattle, Wash
D. Ss. Johnston
Burke Butldlay
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