Naval disaster and Marconi progress in early 1900s news
The Charleston naval loss off Luson complicates Navy planning while Marconi wireless signaling proves reliable with 34 nautical mile range. Admiral Farquhar urges outfitting ships. Carnegie Steel faced a failed billion dollar trust bid as Carnegie remains head.
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Charleston
Luson Faland
Navy Department
Department
Naval
Philippines
Farquhar
Bureau of Equipment
Marconi
Steel Palace for Japan
Chicago engineers design an earthquake proof steel palace for the crown prince of Japan with a $3,000,000 appropriation. Foundations begin for a February framework, granite and marble exterior, adjoining the Mikado's palace in Tokyo and rising to 276 by 0 feet and 6 feet high.
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Chicago
Japan
Tokyo
Dr. T. Katuhama
Imperial Household Department
America
BE. C
KR. M. Shankiani
Manufactures
Carnegie Company
Pittsburg
Richard D. Gottlieb
Charles M. Wilkes
D. H. Burnham & Co
City to spend 25000 on street lighting next year
The fire and water committee met yesterday and will report next Monday night to the city council. It plans to award street lighting contracts to Union Electric Co Consumers' Electric Co and Seattle Gas & Electric Co. about 700 two-candle incandescents 160 enclosed arcs and 140 Weisbach lamps will be installed in 1900 to brighten the city.
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Fire and Water Committee
Union Electric Co
Consumers’ Electric Co
Seattle Gas & Electric Co
Fire Engine Test Slated At Western Mill Tomorrow
The new fire engine will be tested tomorrow afternoon at 2 at the Western mill. Mr. Lynch, engineer for the American Fire Engine company, is one of Seattle's veteran firemen. In a private Tuesday test the engine performed superbly and discharged a stream that could clear the Bailey block.
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Western Mill
Lynch
American Fire Engine Company
Seattle
Life Lost in Motel Fire at Wagoner
Fire destroyed the St. Charles hotel and six adjacent buildings in Wagoner last night. One guest, Mr. Whiteside from Fort Smith, died in the blaze. two others are reported missing. Property damage estimated at $20,000, with partial insurance.
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Museoogie
St. Charles
Wagoner
Whiteside
Fort Smith
Fruit Inspector Brown Seeks Strict Law Enforcement
Fruit Inspector Brown plans a vigorous crusade against state nursery workers shipping and selling infected fruit trees. He will go to Olympia to file a complaint with the governor and urge strict enforcement and prosecution of violators.
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Brown
Olympia
Wood 2.26 a Load Seaport Advertises Fuel
Seattle Fuel Co advertises wood at 2.26 dollars per load with a telephone contact for orders. The note advises customers to call to arrange delivery.
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Seattle Fuel Co
Local Incorporations Include Two Mining Firms and Lumber Co
Incorporators include B Vrooman, John D Black, W Norris, H M Garwood, Frederick Raveman for Chicago Hootalinggua Gold and Platinum Dredging Co with 1 million capital. D L Casselmann and others file Castle Hill Mining Co with 200000 capital. Richard Hambridge and others organize Canyon Lumber Co with 15000 capital.
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B. Vrooman
John D. Black
W. Norris
H. M. Garwood
Frederick Raveman
Chicago-Hootalinggua Gold & Platinum Dredging Co
D.L. Casselmann
T. Caneelmann
J. B. Hill
Castle Hill Mining Co
Richard Hambridge
J. D. Theurer
C. A. Zear
The
Canyon Lumber Company
Funston Contends Charges Against Him Are False
Gen Funston speaking before departure in San Francisco asserts the charges raised by Col Metcalfe and others within the Twentieth Kansas are false and malicious. He pledges a thorough investigation, recounts his role in the north line advance, and denies press manipulation for self or regiment.
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San Francisco
Hen Funston
Col Metcalfe
Twentieth Kansas
Laurens Teacher Arrested on Eight Assault Charges
P B Lockwood a Laurens SC school teacher was jailed on eight charges of criminal assault filed by pupils aged seven to eleven. The arrest sparked public uproar with lynching threats amid concerns over a respected local family background and affluence of the victims.
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Spartansburg
8. C
P. B. Lockwood
Laurens
Lockwood
South Carolina
Five Perished in Yukon Ice Jam Tragedy
Three men and two women drowned in an ice jam on the Yukon on November 11. Two of the men were brothers named Mc Namara. others were Kelley Mrs Rundell and Mrs Drumberton. The City of Seattle reported no further details.
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Yukon
McNamara
Kelley
Rundell
Drumberton
Seattle
Iron works planned near Wati kekan on lake shore
Reports float that the Carnegie Tron Company may buy 2000 acres north of Wati kekan to build iron works and a new town. Options on the land run to February 1, at five dollars an acre, totaling about $600000 if purchased.
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Carnegie
Carnegie Steel Company
Steel Trust
Scotch Highlands
Watikegan
Here
Carnegie Tron Company
Dirigo Reaches Lynn Canal with Heavy Cargo
Steamer Dirigo under Captain Roberts waits at Lynn canal port with a heavy cargo of merchandise and a list of passengers including H. Moran W. P. Kendrick H. Swearingen James Turtle C. H. Uurquard Mia FP Renwick Misa C. L. Ray Mark Hamilton BE Elling heen John Zibman J. A. McConigte KR. Powers John Smith and H. L. Rosebury.
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Dirigo
Capt. Roberts
Lynn Canal Port
H. Moran
W. P. Kendrick
H. Swearingen
James Turtle
C. H. Uurquard
Mia
FP. Renwick
Misa C. L. Ray
Mark Hamilton
Ellingheen
John Zibman
J. A. McConigte
KR. Powers
John Smith
H. L. Rosebury
Puget Sound Fishing Industry Ends Season With Canneries Near 900000 Cases
Puget Sound fisheries report a near nine hundred thousand case pack from all canneries as season ends. Fall run smaller than spring but cannery output exceeded expectations with strong markets and rising prices. Seaborg cannery at Whatcom to be rebuilt for next season. Hatcheries show high fry counts with substantial spawn across Bamish Nookwack Wenatchee and Chehalis stations. Revenue from licenses around 34000 to 38000 under new law. higher fees would have raised revenue by about four thousand.
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Sound
Puget Sound
Ealmon
Trapa
Seiiere
Seaborg
Whatcom
Bamish
Nookwack
Wenatchee
Chehalis
Fisheries Department
Roberts Urges Caution on Small Denomination Currency
Washington November 4 Ella HM Roberts United States treasurer discusses in his annual report the urgent calls for more money and currency of small denominations. He notes statutory limits prevent expansion, cites gold inflow as a blessing, and says banks must address currency volumes while no broad banking reform gains force.
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Washington
Ella HM. Roberts
United States
Treasury
Boxing Reform and Winter Athletics At Seattle Clubs
Seattle boxing clubs push for mandatory medical exams for boxers over eight rounds to reduce injuries. The winter athletics program expands with indoor meets, Australian Billy Smith and others training at West Beattie, Burley and Welnenbacher noted, and Hawthorne club planning a strong program.
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Billy Smith
West Beattie
Arthur Walker Smith
Burley
Louis Welnenbacher
Dan McAusland
Weitsenbacher
McAusland
Hawthorne Club
New Process for Silver in Deadwood District
A new silver processing method is tested with ore gathered from several mines and sent to Cripple Creek for a trial run. If successful, Detroit & Deadwood Mining Company plans a nearby plant to treat its ore and others. Lead headlines report Hidden Fortune mine yielding, with Ottahants poised for vast wealth.
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Dpadwood
Cripple Creek
Black Hills
Detroit & Deadwood Mining Company
Lead Ts
Ottahants
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Crane
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Pullman
Whitman
Barlow
University of Washington
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Harris Martin
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Athletic Union
University Gymnastic Association
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Montana
Scurry
Vancouver
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Nichols
Alexander Moffatt
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Albert H. Barclay
Yale
John Cranaton
G. Murchise
Everett J. Wendell
Wm. H. Lewis
New York Herald
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Mother
David Martum
Vieit Toy Land
Derby
Second Ave
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Redelsheimer & CO
First Ave
Cor, Columbia
Olympic Theater
Second Avenue
B. P. Kunkler
West
Qeattle Theater
P. Howe
Paris
Geattle Theater
J.P. Howe
Hoyt
Ccomed
Hoyt Mays
Hoyt's Theater
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Duke of Yorks Theater
London
Louis Klodt
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Kone
Russell
Leseee
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