Navy approves plan for eighteen new warships
Washington November 8. Secretary of the Navy backs the board of construction plan to build three armored cruisers of about 12000 tons each three protected cruisers about 8000 tons six gunboats of about 1000 tons and six gunboats of about 600 tons The twelve gunboats are for the Philippines and Admiral Dewey urged lighter drafts while seaworthiness was considered The department will award six new cruisers under the department plans.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Navy
Board of Construction
Congress
Phillippines
Admiral Dewey
Marietta
Wheeling
Department
Naval Board of Construction
Rich Butte Men Wealth Unknown to Themselves
In Butte Montana two men unexpectedly profit from newly valuable estates. Milton Barrett once a resident here now in San Francisco notes Barrett property in that city could pass to heirs if he dies. Andrew Murphy of Butte inherits an aunt’s estate in Moncton New Brunswick, prompting questions of ownership.
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Butte
Mont
Milton Barrett
Larry P Barton
San Francisco
Barrett
Andrew Murphy
Putte
Moncton
N. B
Imprisons 350 in a coal mine accident at Leavenworth
In Leavenworth Kansas the main hoisting wheel broke at a state coal shaft in Lansing. The engineer acted quickly to avert loss of life as 350 prisoners and workers were trapped. Food was lowered and teams would be raised through an unsafe air shaft, with two weeks needed to replace the broken wheel and a cost between 20 000 and 25 000 dollars.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Lansing
Brief notes from the patent list in Washington
The federal patent office released today a list of new patentees including John Nash of Dayton Washington for a door and Walter W Richardson of Pomeroy for a straw stacker. The entries cover tools and devices such as steamers bottle gilling machines fish hooks head rests and musical mechanisms.
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Washington, D. C
Shakespere
Interior Department
John Nash
Walter W. Richardson
Pomeroy
Washington farmers set U S potato yield record for 1899
The 1899 crop circular credits Washington with an average potato yield of 144 bushels per acre, far ahead of Rhode Island at 102 and Tennessee at 44. State Land Commissioner Bridges reports $484,273 in revenue for the year, a 72 percent rise over prior two years.
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Washington
United States
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Bridges
New bank planned beside Snipes block amid town growth
Purchasers organize a new bank to occupy part of the Snipes block. The Jones Phillips mill at New Whatcom burned Wednesday destroying 800000 shingles from a dry kiln. Loss set at 4000 with 2000 insured. A Yakima area farmer raised 80 tons carrots on one acre at 76 cents per 100 pounds, Jones netting about 84 per ton when sold in bulk.
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Snipes
Jones & Phillips
New Whatcom
Jacobs
North
Yakima
Jones
Beattie Grain
Oate
Puget Sound
Eastern
Washington
Timothy
Railways to Expand Puget Sound Lumber Trade Via Shipments
The Seattle and International will build a wharf at Smiths Cove to ship Puget Sound lumber opening new markets for shingles and sawmills in northern counties. Western Passenger association chairmen Cairna and Merrill join MacLeod to plan home seekers excursions. Northern Pacific will relocate local quarters to the new Marshall Field building on Clark and Adams streets once construction completes.
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Seattle &@ International
Smith's Cove
Puget Sound
BE BK. MacLeod
Westerna Passenger Association
Cairna
Northwestern
A. Merrill
T. Paul
Northern Pacific
Marshall Field
Clark and
Adama Streets
Indiana Republicans seek Mount as McKinley vice president
An organized group of leading Indiana Republicans favors Mount as the logical anti trust and farmer candidate for vice president next year to secure Indiana for the Republican ticket. In Wisconsin discussions, Henry C. Payne’s name is raised as a possible McKinley running mate due to Hobart’s death, with many believing the next vice president will come from the Middle West.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sta Te An
Prematov
Indiana
Milwauker
Wis
Wisconsin
Henry C. Payne
McKinley
Hobart
Payne
Middle West
Boy shot in Nanticoke miners riot shocks Wilk Hararre
In Wilk Hararre Pa on November 28 a clash at the Nanticoke Miners strike left a 16 year old boy wounded after a stone struck Michael Corrigan the foreman as he entered the mine. Corrigan fired in fear wounding the boy and was jailed for felonious wounding as crowds gathered at the court with coal and iron police guarding company property.
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Wilk Hararre
Nanticoke
Wiven
Michael Corrigan
John Pollock
Corrigan
A. Davie
Wader Bonde
Justice's Court
Coal and Iron
Papt
Tonkin
Harvey
Biggest Cannery in California Replaces Fresno Plant
Fresno news reports the Tenney cannery at Fresno with 600 workers will be torn down and replaced by a larger facility after its absorption by the California Canning Association of San Francisco. The new group will operate about thirty canneries statewide and gained control last July.
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Fresno
Tenney
Tenney Concern
California Canning Association of San Franchio
Market Price List From Washington State Farm Goods
A detailed jobbing price sheet lists commodities including vegetables fruits dairy and livestock. It covers potatoes onions carrots lettuce tomatoes apples pears and berries with unit prices per sack box or pound, plus live poultry and dairy products and a full lumber section. It shows prices for California and Oregon produce and regional Washington staples with many figures across foods.
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Oregon
Al-Ki Arrives After Rough Passage From Lynn Canal
The steamship Al-Ki under Capt. Nicholson reached port late yesterday afternoon amid severe weather on the voyage south with passengers aboard. A death by accidental shooting was reported in Douglas Island on November 7 as an employee of the Heady Rubilon mine. The Al-Ki list includes E. A. Seeley T. R. Needham M. H. Baker M. L. Vanderville Peter Hall Dan Sutherland F. A. Smith John McKevan L. Hogue Mrs. S. L. Hogue B. M. Cassel J. C. Perry Mrs. J. C. Perry Mrs. Shick C. G. Lewis W. F. Hane C. Cahoon Mrs. J. C. Macced Mrs. Newhall Ida Sorenson V. Cleveland.
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Al-Ki
Nicholson
Lynn Canal
Douglas Ieland Pareentere
John Anderson
E. A. Seeley
T. KR. Needham
M. H. Baker
M. L. Vanderville
Peter Hall
Wrecking Chest Yield of 19000 Spanten Gold Found
The divering wrecker of the Almirante Oquendo discovered a chest containing 19000 dollars in Spanten gold. The Cendoya company, employing the diver, will retain the treasure. Wrecking operations have yielded large returns to the firms involved, estimated at 560000 dollars.
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Bantiago DE Cura
Almirante Oquendo
Cendoya Company
Platt Plan May Yet Fail in New York Politics
The piece notes revolts within both parties over the machine as Roosevelt and Platt press for a revived state constabulary to place city police under the governor. Republicans warn of loss of local control in cities like Rochester Utica and others while Democratic cities resist reform.
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New York
Platt
Roosevelt
O'Dell
State Committee
Newt
Buffalo
Albany
Troy
Syracuse
Rochester
Utica
Nome Officers Accused in Nome Drugging Robbery Case
W. J. Marvin and George Weet faced a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner Kiefer in Cape Nome on charges of drugging and robbing an elderly couple of 2700 dollars. Weet was dismissed for lack of evidence. Marvin’s case postponed to Friday. Testimony suggested corruption by Nome Police Chief Eddy. Marvin alleged the chief took 4660 dollars from the stolen funds.
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W. J. Marvin
George Weet
Cape Nome
United States
Kiefer
Weet
Marvin
Eddy
Nome
New York Gas War Ends Amid Major Rate Increase
The New York gas rate war ended with prices rising to 1.10 per 1,000 for the maximum legal rate. New Amsterdam Gas, Consolidated Gas (Standard Oil), and Mutual Gas will join the advance at tomorrow’s directors meeting. Standard Gastight, led by Russell Sage, plans to restore the old price promptly.
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New York
New Amsterdam Gas Company
Consolidated Gas Company
Standard Oil Company
Mutual Gas Company
Standard Gastight Company
Russell Sage
Sage
Market Quotations Show Firm Prices Across Lines
Tuesday morning markets are firm with slight gains in some goods. Bananas arrive from New Orleans and butter rises two cents. Halibut and numerous animal products show varied, generally steady pricing as coast warehouses fill. No change in cattle or beef prices. rain delays for San Francisco shipments noted.
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New Orleans
San Francisco
Erie Canal Upgrade Sought to Hold Grain Trade
Chicago grain men and New York state commerce commission urged widening and deepening the Erie Canal to retain export grain traffic. They argued canal improvements would reverse diverted tonnage and restore leadership of Chicago and New York in handling grain exports.
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Chicago
New York State Commerce Commission
New York
Gulf
Charlies C. Schlieren
Alexander Kh. Smith
Benjamin L Fairchild
New York Commission On the Board of Trade Rooms
Burglar Steals Cash and Goods From Colgrove Store
A burglary occurred at the grocery store of A. B. Colgrove 334 West Lake Street last night between 9 and 11 o'clock. The intruder broke open a cash register and took about $3 in Silver 75 Gen Arthur cigars and other articles totaling around $5 in value.
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Hurgrave
A. B. Colgrove
West Lake Street
Smith & Cole Attorneys for Plaintiff Notice
Smith and Cole attorneys publicize legal notice for the plaintiff with office in Boston Block Seattle Washington first publication dated November 21 1899 and address rooms 46 48.
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Iester
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Whatcom
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Wight Hoy
Vox
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Telty
Hinckley Bloex
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J. It
Naylor
Bnohomish Co
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Anchitn
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Collinge Block
Hariness Colleges
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CMO
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Jacob Rth
KC. Meuteile Lee
HK. V. Ankeny
Cashiee
Europe
Ano Contractors
Seattle Bridge CO
Inslaere
Wee
Ann Mildems
Enerei
Tel Green
Dane Ang Soing Academy
Ety
Renke
Firth
Pine
Groll, Damus and Dener
Madison Street
Marure
Cahn & Cohn, Cor
Katiroad Av. and
Yester
E. A. Humphreys
Pacific Block
Modern Toilet Specialty Co
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York
First
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Hothl
Rothwell Metiesa Loans
Freine & Curery
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M*ilaster
Pioneer Bidg
de Mma
Mansen
Ann Binding
Wetter Way
Metropolitan Printing & Gees Co
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6Th & Pike
r + Clark
W. Madison St ‘Bone
Pigott & French Printing Co
Washington St
Wash
Erie Canal
Louis Kiodt
Second
Marion
E.G. Hanson
Caton St
Piret Ave
Moore Invent. Co
Ann
Katy
Ruth
Thian Diego Fruit CO
Pike St
Bet
Oo Bonney & Stewart
Sod
Baimern
Columbia
Telepaeve
Seatiia Vasa
Seattle Gas & Electric Co
Welsbach's
Superior Court
King County
State of Washington
Annie Wright
Arthur Carrickliow
B. F. Day
R. Day
C. B. Remsberg
First National Bank of Seattle
James A. Filley
Arthur FE. Griffin
Samuel Baker
Denny Clay Company
J. Eliott
Franctes R. Day
J. Bidmead Wright
Arthur Barricklow
Wright
Fl Dorado
Barricklow
West
Second Ave
E. H. Johnson
Scond
Madison
C. E. Edwards
Marion, Bet
Western and Railroad Ave
Renton Hill
Wightman & CO
Marion St
Burke Block
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