What Is In Store For Admiral Dewey
Washington September reports discuss whether Admiral Dewey will retire December 4 upon reaching age limits. Officials expect he will remain in service, possibly as special adviser to the secretary of the navy, guiding the fall Philippines campaign and a sea land approach in Luzon. The president trusts his ability to coordinate navy and army efforts and prevent internal conflicts.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Allen
Olympia
Dewey Himseclf
Sugseat
Dewey
Department
Secretary of the Navy
Philippines
Luson
Miles
Prince Michael Cautarens Arrives Ahead of Wedding
Prince Michael Cautarens of Russia lands in Newport Beaulieu from Rusia to meet Miss Julia Dent Grant ahead of their September 2 wedding. Potter Palmer Jr and Monroe Palmer accompany him. Julia Grant wears a pale lawn gown and lace trimmed hat as she greets the prince on the wharf, a cart horse nearly causing a mishap.
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Newport
Prince Michael Cautarens
Russia
Julia Dent Grant
Beaulieu
Rusia
New York
Potter Palmer, Jr
Monore Palmer
Hishance
Potter Palmer
Mise Grant
Mr. Palmer
Miss Grant
Crosby Joins Single Tax Cause in City Visit
John S. Crosby, renowned single tax advocate and successor to Henry George, arrived after a Los Angeles to Southern California tour. A reception committee of tax reform supporters greeted him, and he planned a Beattie theater talk on single tax.
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John S. Crosby
America
Crosby
Henry George
Mr. Crosby
California
Los Angeles
Ciigre
John W. Godwin
Eugene Way
M. Heller
PD Benson
Frank Southard
Johan L. Barrie
Frank Pierce
Sam Archer
J.N. Brewster
W. H. Moore
Marty B. Drees
S.C. Caliberhead
R. W. Moulton
Crowby
West
Beattie Theater
Methodist Conference Opens at Whatcom
The Methodist Episcopal conference in New Whatcom opens with Bishop Vincent presiding. Rev Harrington of Seattle elected secretary, and assistants named. Rev B F Brooks reelected treasurer. Presiding Elder Whitfield reports encouraging finances for the Seattle district.
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Whatcom
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Vincent
W. Harrington
Seattle
C. L. Cuddy
HM. Todd
A. @. Grega
B. F. Brooks
C. A. Smith
BR. Hughes
Co. O. Williams
Presiding Elder Whitfield
Mining Man Moves On Kalama River Properties
Dr Go Die a Tacoma mining man who recently bought two Kalama river properties the Beaver and the Adds left Kalama for the mines with a force of men and a six horse pack train. He will push development of both claims located about seventeen miles above Kalama.
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Kalam, Waeh
Go- Die
Tacoma
Kalama
Kalama River
Chicago General Electric sells trolley tickets at 12 for 25 cents
Chicago General Electric began selling tickets for branch trolley lines at 12 for 25 cents. Each branch line runs a little over two and a half miles, yielding a rate of about five cents per mile, but tickets do not include a transfer to the main line.
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Chicago
Iil
Chicago General Electric Company
Transportation costs and route choices recounted at chamber meeting
A chamber of commerce session discussed a letter from Secretary of War Eillie Reet highlighting higher costs for transporting horses on the northern rail route. The talk suggested the San Francisco line remains preferred and cited Central Pacific bonding as a cost factor. An informal Dewey Day celebration was planned and Captain Coghlan offered to speak on Manila Bay.
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Chamber of Commerce
Eillie Reet
Seattle
San Francisco
Graves
Central Pacific
Tarriff
Ranke Hall
Capt. Coghlan
Manila Bay
Dundee strike halts mills as 16000 workers idle
In Dundee the cotton and jute workers strike has grown serious with ten mills closed and sixteen thousand workers idle. Minor disturbances occurred but were controlled by police.
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Dundee
Pearl Found by Dr Poe Worth Thousands at River
Pearl hunters along the Diack river eight miles away celebrate after Dr. Poe of Portia discovers a pearl weighing 120 grains valued at about $5,000. The find stirs excitement among local pearl seekers and MOXIE residents.
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Moxie
Ark
Diack River
Poe
Portia
Great Slugs of Gold Unearthed by Pacific Comat Co
The Pacific Comat Gold Mining Company reports forty one mines in active operation. Investors urged to buy stock at Beatts and Northwestern Mining exchange now.
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Pacific Comat Gold Mining Co
Beatts & Northwestern Mining Exchange
Railway Notes Parade Through Dawson as Officials Depart
J F P Trowbridge leaves for Dawson by White Pass route to inspect agencies over about two months. Fr W Parker departs for Vancouver on business. W K Cayleas trips to Vancouver aboard the Humoldt. Geo Westinghouse party travels east via Canadian Pacific. C J Steeple goes to Everett on a brief trip. T F Pitegereid touts California prospects noting a record orange crop and strong travel on California lines with high hotel occupancy and lively business.
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J. FP. Trowbridge
Dawson
White Pass
Yukon
Glen Byrne
Geo Westinghouse, Son
Canadian Pacific
Library Project Named for Father of Penmanship
Pratt K. Spencer memorial library planned on foot in Gen eva to honor the father of penmanship. The building will be stone, costing about $20.60, in a town of about three thousand. Spencer, an early Western Reserve resident, taught writing in his small log home.
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Geneva
Pratt K. Spencer
Spencer
Western Reserve
Hobart May Yield Place to Roosevelt
Hobart's health limits political activity and his family would veto burdens. He prefers retirement if possible and would not seek renomination unless urged by the president and party. A Roosevelt succession would likely please him, though he could resist if pushed.
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N. 1
Hobart
McKinley
Laureia
Willy Nilly
Gov. Roosevelt
Delinquents Pay Up Under New King County Tax Law
Delinquent taxes are being paid at the county treasurer’s office at over $5,000 daily. The rise in prosperity and a new law removing most penalties but charging interest spurred payment. Property values increasing drives delinquents to settle promptly. pre 18% interest and a 90 day window encourage cash flow. Taxes due two years ago already paid. current year levies due next month.
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King County
Dewey Arch Plans Submitted for Broadway Fifth Ave Site
The National Sculptor Society submitted plans to the building commissioner for the Dewey arch at Broadway and Fifth Avenue. Estimated cost is 26,500 dollars. Arch sections are set, one ecplonade half up, top to be installed soon. Admiral figures nearly complete, about 12 feet tall each.
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New York
National Sculptor Society Today
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Mining Stocks Held Back Over Underwriting Gap
The text notes that shares remained unavailable because mining stocks were not underwritten by A. L. Parker & Co of New York Block, highlighting a financing gap affecting the issue.
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A. L. Parker & Co
New York
Prospectors report pay gravel find on Ferguson creek bed
A known New Era resident reported that two South Oregon prospectors yesterday found payable gold on L. Ferguson's property in Oregon City. Pans washed from bedrock yielded promising prospects, though the extent of pay gravel remains undetermined.
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Oregon City
Ore
New Era
Oregon
L. Ferguson
First smallpox death reported in Eastern Washington
In Pullman Washington on September 14 Wilbur Haines died from smallpox two miles southeast of Johnson after a five day illness. He contracted the disease through a brother in law Chris Hagey who traveled from Oregon two weeks ago, not believed to be severe.
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Pullman
Wash
Washington
Spokane
Johnson
Wilbur Haines
Chris Hagey
Thin County
Oregon
Hagey
Bank Cashier Indicted in Tyler Over Bank Failure
K. B. Roby, once cashier of the Tyler Banking Company, was indicted today for receiving a deposit while knowing the bank was in a failing condition. The arrest stirred financial circles in this region.
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Tylene
Tex
K. B. Roby
Tyler Banking Company
Causes Worthy Benefit Event At Beattie Theater
On Saturday September 4 the George Formon Relief Corpra presents literary and musical entertainment at the Beattie theater. Seattie and Tacoma talent perform a farce and other pieces with many tickets already sold. Proceeds aid sick and wounded Washington regiment. A benefit ball tonight at the Armory, under Ladies of the Maccabees, supports Tucker fund. Wagner’s Orchestra provides music. efforts aimed to ensure a grand success.
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George ¥. Formon Relief Corpa
Beattie Theater
Seattie
Tacoma
Armory
Washington Regiment
Ladies of the Maccabees
Corp. Tucker Fund
Wagner
Unusual World Snippets From a Divided Era
A collage of quirky facts and vignettes spans Jerusalem demographics Ireland's fisheries and British heiresses to Dreyfus tensions. It notes a German streetcar seating rule, Goethe in Italy, a ten year old’s autograph joke, hotel dress debates in Switzerland, and a Congregational pastor courting Miss S with a witty misstep.
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Goethe
Torbote
Lake of
Garda
Vienna
Cloethe
Albert Brothers
Settembre
Ath
Switzerland
Walla Walla Bids Bonds Defect Threatens Vote Plan
Attorneys for Morris and Whitehead of Portland find a defect in the bond proceedings worth 150000 dollars for a water works and sewer system. City officials plan a new special election to ratify a fresh ordinance. Milan aims for a 1904 world fair to celebrate the completion of the Mont Cenis tunnel.
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Walla Walla
Morris & Whitehead
Portland
Milan
Bimplon
Silver Salmon Run Reopens in Lower Sound
Silver salmon begin to run in the lower Sound as fishermen note unprecedented runs of sockeye and humpback salmon this year. Early high prices sparked lively fishing but later dropped, yet overall, fishermen report a remunerative year despite overwhelmed traps.
Port Stephens Secured as Transport Ship for Army
The steamship Port Stephens, chartered by the government as transport, will arrive mid next month with capacity for 58 animals. Registered at 3,504 tons, the ship measures 340 feet in length and 45 feet beam, and is sister to the Port Albert. Quartermaster Robinson invites bids for 460,000 feet of lumber, 2,200 tons of hay, and an equal amount of grain and forage for the army of the Philippines.
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Port Stephens
Port Albert
Quartermaster Robinson
Survivors of Lisgar Picked Up by Steamer Care
Two of Lisgar's crew are safe after hours adrift on Lake Huron in a yawlboat. Captain Freeman and Nelson Alture, four seamen, were rescued by the steamer Care. Freeman believes the other five crew members, including his wife, perished when the coal laden Lisgar foundered last Sunday near Mackinaw.
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Macksnaw
Mich
Lake Huron
Care
Freeman
Nelson Alture
Liegard
Parry Sound
Lion Attacks Men as Escaped Beast Runs Rampant
A wild lion escaped and attacked people in an urban area, tearing men to pieces. A.L. Parker and Company offer to underwrite mining stock and employ workers starting tomorrow, with Catch 'em. com listed at 423 New York block.
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A. L. Parker and Company
New York Block
Mining Stock Panic In Seattle Fails to Deliver
Investors in Seattle discover missing certificates for Pacific Coast Gold Mining stock while confronted with a sale of note paper in boxes by Denny Coryell Co. at 71 Latave. The overheated market leads to a wave of trouble for men and women guarding their bundles of stock.
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Pacific Coast Gold Mining Company
Denny Coryell Co
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Fr. W. Parker
Omaha Road
Vancouver
W. K. Cayleas
Humboldt
C. J. Steeple
Southern Pacific
Everett
TF. Pitegereid
Texas and Pacific
Fitzgerald
Riverside
Punt Nese
Roosevelt
Dewey Arch
Jerusalem
Paria
Ireland
Lady Jane Carew
Great Britain
Ant
St. ‘Ula
France
Justioned
Mia
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Port Said
Egypt
Wylie
Germany
Prov
Dence
Center Church
Mies 8
Episcopal Church
Denny Coryell Company
Firat Ave
Roslyn Coal
Liscar
Roslyn
COAL
Main
Third Avenue Theater
Tonnight
Bonney & Stewart
Taint Ave
Columbia
Beattle
Alaska
O. W. Peterson & Bro
Pike St
Ee Chas
Holcomb
Burke
ATC
Commers
Cial Importing Tea CO
Babee
Holden & Wilson Furniture Co
Second Ave
H. H. Dearborn & Co
Haller
Roslyn Goal
Reginas
Sherman, Clay & Go
Steinway
Second Avenue
Joseph Mayer & Bros
KeGherry & Bl
Rent &T
Safe Deposit Vaults
W. Columbia
Shorrock
San Diego Fruit Co
Pike Street
ILMAN
Are Twee
Seattle Transfer CO
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