Big Silk Industry Scheme Promoters Seek United Federation
Circulare marked private outline a plan to form a New Jersey corporation United States Silk Manufacturing with about 75 million dollars capitalization to absorb major silk ribbon and broad silk concerns. Promoters claim potential 70 percent US market share and annual goods value of 70 million, with claimed $12 million in economies while maintaining wages and prices. Major holdouts Cheney Brothers and Schwarsbach Huber oppose the deal.
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New York
Cheney Brothers
Connecticut
Schwarsbach, Huber Company
Union Hil
N. J
Pennsylvania
Pre- Spectus
New Jersey
United States Silk Manufacturing Company
United States
Tt le
America
Smallpox cases and a quarantine halt in Spokane
Spokane reports two Amalipox cases, John Miler and C Victor, with one erupted and one incipient. Health officials moved them to isolation and detention hospitals, and quarantined the Salvation Army haven at 709 Front Ave as disinfecting began. Officer Willis captured Charles King, 2, trying to flee. first quarantine violation arrest, King from Minneapolis, denying illness.
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Spokane
John Miler
C. Victor
Potter
Salvation Army
Front Avenue
Willis
Charlies King
King
Minneapolla
White Wing Goes North to Aid Alaska Cannery
The Little steam White Wing under Capt Johnson owned by Porter Packing of Tiscko Inlet sails for Alaska to serve as a summer tender for the cannery. Built here last summer by Eastern prospectors who planned Alaska work, the party dissolved and the vessel stayed idle near the Stetson Post mill.
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Johnson
Porter Packing Company
Tiscko Inlet
Alaska
Stetson & Post Mill
Drowned Child in Mill Race Near Salem Oregon
Walter Bryant four year old son of George Bryant of Aumsville twelve miles east of Salem was drowned Sunday afternoon in the mill race by his father’s mill. The body surfaced after about ten minutes and was recovered from the fore bay.
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Salem, Or
Walter
George Bryant
Aumenville
Fore Bay
Land Commissioner Launches 13 Land Cruisers for Timber Survey
In Olympia May 3 land Commissioner Bridges began deploying 13 land cruisers to explore timber in newly surveyed townships. Secretary of State Jenkins, acting on attorney general advice, will tax internal revenue stamps on certain official documents saved by his office such as certificates of authority and agent licenses required for compulsory insurance.
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Olympia
Wash
Bridges
Jenkins
Pay Train at the Huldlioten Theater and state revenue ruling
Amusements notes mention The Pay Train and a U S internal revenue ruling on stamps. T M Maloney is replaced by ex Senator T J Miller of Olympia. Governor Rogers okays new wings for Washington hospital for the insane and two dormitories at the state university. In Independence Oregon rains delay seeding but fall grain is strong with prospects of an abundant Polk County crop.
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Polk County
Entombed by Caving Earth Near Station
Three workmen repairing a well near the station were buried by a cave-in as 15 feet of earth and timbers collapsed. Rescue efforts found life signs vanish as water surged. a steam pump failed to keep pace and digging paused amid quicksand.
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Reno
State Historical Society Board Meets in Tacoma
The quarterly meeting of the State Historical Society board of curators met in Tacoma at city hall. Chairman James Wickersham led the session with William F. Prosser present. Deliberations covered finances, statewide membership growth, a proposed historical magazine, fee reorganization, and collecting official and other historical data from counties and cities.
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Tacoma
The
State Historical Society
James Wickersham
William F. Prosser
Seattle
Clever Convicts In Canyon City Penitentiary Coin Ring
In Canyon City Colorado on May 1 authorities report successful coiners operating inside the State Penitentiary. Merchants who sold delicacies to prisoners detected the counterfeit dollars and alerted officials.
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Canyon City
Col
Wisconsin coal strike blocks unload of Neosho at Milwaukee docks
Milwaukee Wis May 1 The coal heavers strike halts unloading of the Neosho carrying 2200 tons of soft coal at B Uhrig Co yards. Demmer meets union president Franks with no agreement as demand rises 2 cents a ton for soft coal and 1 cent for hard over current offers. vessels Vera Vera and J W Wade arrive with coalboats awaiting handling while Northwestern Fuel refuses to concede.
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Milwaukee
Wis
B. Uhrig Company
Neosho
Demmer
John Frainsk
Coal Heavers’ Union
Conte
Vera
Northwestern Fuel Company
Bimpoon
RB. Uhrig Company
Helden
Norton
Veronica
Bitka
J. W. Wade
Milwaukee Gas Company
Two Men Rescue Child From Forest Fire Near Trevorton
Jerome Heck and William Moody protected three year old Nellie Witmer by wrapping her in blankets and riding through flames to safety as their horse plunged through smoke for nearly a mile. Both men suffered severe facial and hand injuries but the child remained unharmed.
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Shamokin
Trevorton
Jerome Heck
William Moody
Nellie Witmer
Swindler Captured After Dawson Miner Pursuit
Michael Mechwege, a noted swindler and gambler, was captured near Circle City after absconding with money from miner George McDougal. A local mob tried to block extradition, a citizen committee tried him, and Canadian police ultimately took him to Dawson for trial and likely a heavy sentence.
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Michael Kechwage
Dawson
Bunco
George McDougal
McDougal
Pursult
Mediwege
Charley
Circle City
Mechwege
Bert Solomon
Eagle City
Bechwege
Canadian Mounted Police
Rechewege
Bachweee
McDougall
Mallett
Bedwege
Yukon and Bloop Katy Bring Fisheries and Trade Moves
The Yukon schooner arrives from Alaska with a large catch of fish. Bloop Katy arrives from Anacortes, recently purchased by Kelley to enter the fishing trade. Steamer Excelstor sails tonight for Port Validea with Capt Glenn’s expedition crew and a herd of forty horses and eleven cattle aboard. Hi-Yet ship hosts visitors Saturday and Sunday for boarding.
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Yukon
Alaska
Bloop
Katy
Anacortes
Kelley
Port Validea
Glenn
Misidentified killer ends deadly pursuit in Missouri
In Joplin Missouri yesterday a man named Banford Dortys was mistakenly killed by a mob or lawmen who believed he was Sanford Dortys the target of their hunt. The real target fled and is being sought as hundreds of people scour the countryside.
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Joplin
Mugene Beltle
Sanford Dorty
Nestle
Banford
Fielding Dortys
Plater
Helle
Reverend Thomas Carmen Dies After Canned Meat Diet
In Horkentown Pennsylvania Reverend Thomas Carmen, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, died yesterday from complications linked to eating canned meat. The identity and church affiliation are confirmed, with authorities noting a non-specified illness preceding the death.
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Horpentown
Thomas
Carmen
Methodist Episcopal Church
Banquet Honors War Service Figures in Detroit
Secretary Alger attended a Detroit banquet hosted by the Michigan Society of the Bonn of the Revoluc tion with guests including Chauncey Depew Maj Gen. Wesley Merritt and Maj Gen. Wheeler. Alger spoke on the war as Merritt defended the secretary's course. Depew and Wheeler also gave addresses.
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Detroit
Alver
Michigan Society of the Bonn of the Revoluction
Chauncey Depew
Wesley Merritt
Joseph Wheeeler
Horatio ©. King
J. C. Breckinridge
Alger
Merritt
Depew
Wheeler
Eddie Gardner Fights McClelland in Twenty Rounds
Eddie Gardner and Jack McClelland battled twenty rounds in Wheeling with Oscar Gardner entering the ring in the final round to avert a knockout. McClelland won by decision in a crowded venue.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Eddie Gardner
Jack McClelland
Oscar Gardner
Eddie
McClelland
Burglars Make A Big Silverware Haul In Seattle
A daring burglary on Boylston Avenue near Madison Street saw Judge J A Stratton and Mrs H C Henry families robbed of silverware valued at 300 dollars. Entry was gained through a kitchen window and two drawers were carried to the yard and emptied. Police are searching for the silverware and suspects.
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Seattle
Beattle Inmontha
J. A. Sratton
H.C. Henry
Boylston Avenue
Madison Street
Railroad Personalities Arrive for City Business
Col C J Eddy general agent for Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul in Portland on business. F M Kolloch Pennsylvania railroad passenger agent for Portland present. Allan Cameron of Canadian Pacific arrived from Victoria. A J Steeple Southern Pacific district freight and passenger agent left for Tacoma. A Soo railroad special car with St Paul ladies returning from California traveled yesterday and left this morning via G I and connected to Canadian Pacific overland.
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Col
C. J. Eddy
Portland
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Allan Cameron
Canadian Pacific
Victoria
A. J. Steeple
Southern Pacific Railway
Tacoma
Soo Railroad
St. Paul
California
G. & I. Railroad
Canadian Pacific Overland
Chicago
el Paso
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Daleville Glass Factory to Move from Van Buren to Daleville
Preparations are nearly finished for relocating Lithgoe & Co a large bottle and jar maker from Van Buren to Daleville Indiana. For two years the plant’s entire output has been sold to the Illinois Glass company.
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Muncib, Ind
Daleville
van Buren
Lithgoe & Co
Illinois Glass Company
Lemuel Ferry Murdered in Texas Farm Region
The body of Lemuel Ferry a white farmer was found in the county lowlands with his head and face mashed by a club and the weapon found nearby. He had been dead for several days with no clues to the murderers.
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Houston
Tex
Lemuel Ferry
Mamie Jordan
Taylor
County Commission
Era
Drowned in a Bucket
An Indianapolis couple mourns after their one year old daughter fell into a water bucket on the porch and drowned. The mother, napping after dinner, woke to find the child submerged, and a physician could not save her. It is believed the baby tripped and tipped her head into the bucket while playing near the porch.
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Indianapolis
Frank I. Jones
Towing Trust Formed With $5 Million Capital
Edward Chapman of Merritt Chapman Wrecking announces a new towing trust with capital stock of 5 million dollars. Already 60 thousand dollars subscribed, the firm plans to issue preferred stock yielding seven percent and expects incorporation within a few days.
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New York
Edward Chapman
Merritt-Chapman Wrecking Company
Chapman
Rockville Woman Seeks Divorce After Desertion
Mrs Anna Lanehart petitions for a decree of divorce from George Lanehart after forty years apart on grounds of desertion. They wed in Rockville on November 17 1868 and lived together six years producing two children one deceased and one aged forty. Since December 1859 she says he provided no support and he is reportedly living in Queenstown Md.
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Rockville
Anna Lanehart
George Lanehart
Washington Mining Loan and Trust forms in Seattle
Certificate of Incorporation filed for Washington Mining Loan and Trust Co with $10,000,000 capital. Trustees for three months: Sig, Mayer, Ed Levinson and William Stern. Plus multiple court actions and local notices including divorces, foreclosures, a power plant start, street improvements, and missing officers.
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Washington Mining, Loan and Trust Company
Sig, Mayer
Ed Levinson
William Stern
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