Northwest Notes From The Mining Districts Of Wyoming And Montana
Reports say mining work resumes gradually in the Tell Fide district Colorado and related notes from Northwest frontier states. Notables include the death of David Higgins in Seattle, a shingles price alliance formed in Everett, a Portland messenger loses $100 in a theatre ticket scam, and a Wyoming murder sentence handed to George Pollack. Fire destroys Sol Palk’s Battle Wyoming store, bandit Tom O’Day remains jailed in Casper, and half his stolen horses are recovered. Lockups, legal moves, and mine closures fill the week, with political figures and old Confederate chaplain Rev. Smith noted. A mix of accidents, trials, and industry legal fights augments the region’s turbulent economic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Faro Bank
Sol Palk
Battle
Wye
Tom O'Day
Casper
Wyo
O’day
United States
W. A. Clark
Paul Clark
Butte
Thompson L. Smith
Denver
Smith
Stonewall” Brigade
Lee, Jackson
Early
Frank Rhodes
Rock Springs
Rhodes
Henry Klein
Montana
Wesleyan Methodist University
St. Johns Roman Catholic Hospital
Helena
Frank Keefe
Rawlins
Supreme Court
John Baxter
Tom King
Tragedy in Bonanza Follows Indian Boys Fire
In Bonanza Oregon two 13 year old Indian boys imprisoned for drunkenness set fire to the jail with intent to escape. The building burned rapidly trapping them inside. Rumors of unrest spread among local Indians and the town ordered all shops closed. The boys were said to be from the Yalnax Indian school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonanza
Klamath Falla
Ore
Yalnax
Murder Mystery in Green River Box Car
A well dressed man about 24 was found slain in an east bound box car at Green River Wyoming. He had a deep head wound from a piece of scantling and no signs of struggle. He appeared to have been murdered and placed in the car after death. His shoes were missing and bloody fingerprints were found on his shirt and vest indicating robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Green River
Wyo
Typhoon Devastates Swa Tow Fishing Fleet
News from Victoria British Columbia cites the Athenian of the loss of thousands of lives after a typhoon off Swa Tow destroyed hundreds of Chinese fishing junks. Masts broke, rudders lost, sails ripped as disabled boats drifted for days with crews suffering extreme thirst and hunger. Hongkong government rescue efforts saved 122 men from eight junks out of about 400 boats.
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Victoria
B. C
South China
Swa
Hongkong
Stanley
Chief of Police Kilbourn Brutally Injured in Arrest
Chief Kilbourn assaulted during pursuit of James Welch in Baker City Oregon. Welch allegedly attacked the chief, fracturing three ribs and shattering teeth. Angry crowd fears lynching if the chief dies.
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Kilbourn
James Welch
Baker City
Ore
Welch
Countess Aids Peasantry in Irish Work
Lady Mayo and her husband the earl, a privy counselor, are actively supporting Irish peasantry efforts. The couple shows sustained interest and influence in rural welfare initiatives.
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Lady Mayo
Denver Man Sues City for 15000 Over Sidewalk Injury
David Charters, suing the city of Denver for damages, claims injuries from a December 30, 1901 fall on a defective sidewalk. He had declared himself Daniel the Prophet and written a book during a period he now says was a blank in memory faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Charters
City of
Denver
Charters
Daniel
Heaven
Hell
Qhariern
Strategical Ports in Corea Describe Key Treaty Ports
The article notes that all coastal towns in Corea are treaty ports except Wiju near the Yalu mouth. Wiju holds strategic importance while Chemulpo, Masanpo Bay, Fusai, and Wen-San are highlighted as major ports used for access and coal supply, with the peninsula described as mountainous.
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Corea
Wiju
Yalu
Chemulpo
Seoul
Masanpo Bay
Fusai
Japan
Wen-San
Grateful Detroit Woman Praises Peruna Cure
A Detroit woman, Muriel Armitage, 36 Greenwood Ave, testifies that Peruna improved her health after six months of use. She credits the remedy with relieving pelvic catarrh and general weakness, asserting catarrh as the root cause of female ailments and Peruna as a positive cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Armitage
Greenwood Ave
Detroit
Mick
The
Royal Templary of Temperance
Ubad
Peruna
Peruna Advertises Cure for Pelvic Catarrh and Nervousness
An 19th century style advertisement claims female weakness stems from pelvic catarrh and nervousness. It asserts catarrh can affect the whole body if untreated and that Peruna cures chronic and mild cases, offering free medical advice from Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
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Ees
Peruna
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ghia
Mixed label chaos sends two miners’ families into confusion
Two injured miners, John Konofsky of Mahony City and Thomas Mitchell of Coaldale, died at the miners' hospital. A mislabeled casket shipment swapped their bodies, sending Konofsky’s to Coaldale and Mitchell’s to Mahony City, triggering widespread distress before officials corrected the error.
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John Konofsky
Mahony City
Thomas Mitchell
Coaldalen
Konofsky
Coaldale
Mitchell
Ton
Colombians Talk War Held in Capital Amid Rumors
The state department cites Minister Beaupre in Bogota reporting November 25 that strong talk of raising an army exists in Colombia but no troops have been enlisted. Rumors also circulate of a revolution in Cauca against the Marroquin government.
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State Department
Beaupre
Bogota
Cauca
Marroquin
Poison storyuntrue claims on czars health denied
A news agency reprint denies reports from Berlin that the czar is suffering from ear inflammation. The post allegedly confirming poisoning by a nihilist plot is deemed false and preposterous by authorities, stressing the rumor’s lack of credibility.
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United States
Berlin Din Morgen Post
Royal Table
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Northwest Notes
Tell Fide, Colo
David Higgins
Seattle
California
Daily Intelligencer
Everett, Wash
Dan Nichols
Dilton
Mont
Market Lake
Kearney
Neb
North American Copper Company
Grand Encampment
Sunlight Mining District
Wyoming
Red Lodge
Kearns
Utah
Dillon
George Pollack
William FB. Morse
Dry Creek
C. H. Eads
Morse
W. A. Parsons
Garland
Parsons
A. ©. Rickey
Gay Harshman
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Corbett Station
Green River, Wyo
China
Stratetical
Mise Muriel Armitage
Ofice & Works
Tth
Larimer Sts. Metallurgical
Champs Et
United
F. ™. Davis Iron One Co
Cold
U.S.A
Czarina
Russia
Setemat's Jones Nelden-Judson Drug Co
Salt Lake City
Ohror
Age Rim
Hag Power
Homeria
Eesti
Pumim Ag
Bone Perce
Plelares
Adutresnom
Borausy
Shores & Shores, Specialists
Seis
Tyra
Fergus Coalter Music Co
Wise van Cor
BERG
Fergus Coalist Musi Co
J. W. Currie
W. Third South St
Salt Lake City, Utah
F and Theatrical Cos- Masquerade
BERD
Catascgues Ako Pmioes
Balt Lake
Enowe
Aly Lake Onre
Richard E. Evans
Figral Design
Salt Lake
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