Senate notes and storms dominate Northwest dispatches
Oregon senator Mulkey sworn in for a brief term while Richard Mallinger of Seattle is confirmed as General Land Office commissioner. Montana storm havoc and a Wyoming official’s death are reported alongside Alaska appeals court moves, Utah coal deal, and a range of regional political notes and legal actions.
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Senate
Richard A. Mallinger
Seattle
General Land Office
Blairtown
Ogden Capitaliste
Utah Capitanate
Ogden
Patterson
Colorado
Samuel Guegenhelm
Mentielm
House
District of Alaska
Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Portland
Severe North Dakota Winter Strikes Suffering and Rail Delays
Reports describe extreme cold across the region with St Paul at twenty two degrees and many thermometers dropping to thirty below. Coal shortages emerge as Soo Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines stall, blocking supplies and prompting fears of starvation and cold related deaths.
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St Paul
Wero
Pavern
North Dakota
Soo
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Thaw Defense Tries to Prove In Sanity by Heredity
In New York the defense opened its argument Tuesday in the Stanley White murder case, seeking to prove Harry K Thaw was insane through heredity and mental stress. The attorneys pressed their theory amid testimony on his mental state and past provocations.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
Bailey Waxes Wroth as Senate Probe Unfolds
In a tense scene after the relations committee concluded charges against Senator Mettie of Houston, Bailey pressed speakers and questioned Colonel Cowart's New York trip. Talley accused Cowart of seeking favor, while Halley threatened to bring witnesses. The chamber grew heated as confrontations erupted and tensions remained high.
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Austin
Bailey
Big Relation Committee
BN Mettie Af
Houston
Mr. Monta
Colonel Cowart
Dulley
New York
Buller
Kirby
Thinty Eight Victims In Coal Mine Disaster Report
Fragmentary OCR describes a coal mine explosion with casualty figures and recovery efforts. The text names individuals and groups involved in rescue work and mentions a large number of fatalities. The source reflects a historical incident with limited readable details but emphasizes the death toll and ongoing recovery actions.
Livestock and Grain Receipts Show Broad Prosperity
The bureau of statistics reports a year of rising internal commerce across the United States. Livestock receipts at seven primary markets reached 40,727,053 head, packing house product shipments in Chicago rose, grain receipts at interior markets totaled 378,541,585 bushels, six Atlantic and Gulf ports added 214,840,998 bushels, anthracite coal shipments declined slightly, and Great Lakes freight rose to 75,028,600 net tons as trade expanded nationwide.
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Washington
Bureau of Atomlaties
Department ‘of Commerce and Labor
Chi ' Sago
Atlantic and
Gulf Ports
Eastern
Great Lake Country
Canada
Quartermaster Faces Need to Ship Philippines Supplies Abroad
The quartermaster general contemplates using foreign bottoms for Philippine supply shipments as American shipowners fail to bid. Only the steamship China proposed, offering limited trips, prompting potential action to charter foreign vessels if American bottoms cannot meet the route requirements.
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Washington
Philippines
China
Oregon to Undergo Navy Modernization After Million-Dollar Upgrade
Secretary Metcalf announced on Saturday that one million dollars will be spent to modernize the battleship Oregon. The ship, launched in 1870s, will receive a comprehensive overhaul to bring it up to the latest standard of warships, ensuring it remains a capable asset with improved armament and machinery.
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Washington
Oregon
Metcalf
Death rate remains high in Chicago health report
Health department Sunday report shows continued high death rate and numerous cases of fever and diphtheria. Data indicate 26 diphtheria, 19 typhoid-like illnesses, 8 fever cases, and seven deaths, with other illnesses trending but details unclear.
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Chicago
Health Department
Allee Housevelt-Longworthi Widow of Longworth Host City Event
In this city Allee Housevelt-Longworthi widow of Representative Longworth of Olio hosted a gathering at the Lacy Worth home. Witnesses reported a tense scene as a mob disrupted the event and conversations about the political situation were noted.
Admiral Commended by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt approved Admiral Davis actions during his Kingston Jamaica visit and asked the Navy to extend heartfelt commendation. A report on how the fleet withdrawal was handled reached the Navy Department and will not be made public. Secretary Metcalf and Admiral Evans praised Davis for handling a potentially embarrassing situation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Davia
Kingston
Jamaica
Secretary of the Navy
Davis
Admiral Davis
Navy Department
Inns Muelng
Metcalf
Admiral Evans
The
Atlantic Feet
Thaw Jury Secured for New York Murder Trial
The jury for the New York murder trial was finally completed after an eight day session. The twelfth juror was sworn in, with Justice W. McGerald adjourning court until Monday at 10 30 am. Foreman Demings leads a panel including Demings and 11 others aged 35 to 65, all married except one, with occupations from manufacturer to piano dealer and freight agent.
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New York
Wmtagerald
Foreman
Demings
Charles M. Fecke
Oscar A. Pink
Henry C. Harney
Harry ©. Brealey
Malcolm 8. Fraser
Charlot D. Newton
Wilbur 8. Steele
John 8. Denee
Millway
Joseph B. Bolton
Bernard Gerstman
Plan Unreasonable in San Francisco School Controversy
Tokio reports public sentiment favors ending the dispute but doubts a Washington solution excluding immigration of laborers. The prevailing view holds treaty rights with Japan must be respected and adhered to pure and simple. Washington notes Senator John Dryden of New Jersey withdrew his name for re election due to health concerns, canceling planned remarks to Republican lawmakers.
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Tokio
San Francisco
Washington
Japan
United States
John ¥. Dryden
New Jersey
United States Senate
Trenton
Deyden
Prominent Montana stockman reports stock losses amid northern storm
Heavy losses sweep Montana stock ranges as deer lodge leader Ken Kobra cites advices of eighty percent herd decline. Valley county and other cattle regions face appalling conditions with hundreds of cattle dying in the storm. A separate report notes a Portland-San Francisco train wreck near Dunngag two miles west, killing express messenger Charles Charlit and injuring three others as passengers beat their way on a baggage car.
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Butte, Mont
Ken Kobra
Deer Lodge
Mont
Butte
Montana
Kohrn
Valley County
Bucramonte
Cal
Portland-San Prancisco
Dunngag
Woodland
Jolo County
Charles Charlit
Axprena Mansenger
Washington's Move Aims to Ease Farm Vote Pressure
The report notes President Washington backed by till and Marshall seeks an early vote on the Genuine red alcohol law to aid farmers. It argues a present law would tie up operations, yet critics say the high startup costs negate any farmer benefit.
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Washington
Avalanche rocks Monarch Colorado triggering deadly snowslide
A severe snowslide struck Monarch, Colorado at about 9 p m Monday, burying three buildings under fifty feet of snow and dirt. Inmates and residents, including Fred Schrader and family and Fred Mason and others, were trapped with several rescued. fatalities reported among the deceased and unknown. Monarch, a mining hub in Chaffee county, is presently difficult to reach due to deep snow and blocked tracks.
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Salida
Colo
Fred Schrader
James Smith
Fred Mason
Monarch
Carroll's Hotel
James Lacky
Locky
Goa
Chaffee County
Wateh Neces
Twenty-Five Men Killed In West Virginia Mine Disaster
A major blast at the David Coal and Cake Company No 25 mine in Thomas near Elkins West Virginia on Monday morning killed about twenty five to thirty miners. Rescue attempts were halted by toxic fumes. six foreigners and one American were recovered. rescuer Daniel Jones died from suffocation. Authorities suspect a gas buildup ignited by dynamite or a miner’s lamp as a possible cause.
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D. M. Boyd
Henry Hine
Daniel Jones
Arthur Stewart
John Jenkins
Jones
Trial of Thaw Begins in New York Shooting Case
The state opened its case against Harry K Thaw on Monday in a Madison Square Garden roof killing. The defense pleaded hereditary insanity. Thaw claimed he acted as Providence’s agent and that wrongs by the architect and his wife’s former friend provoked the crime. He did not attempt to flee and told the world the dead man was right though it was wrong.
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Distriet
Jerome
Justice Fitzgerald
Harry Thaw Wan
Cg, Wiley
Pittsburg
Tvere
New York
Wiley
Harry K. Thaw
Madison Square Garden
White
Providence
Brownsville Affray Inquiry Opens in Senate Committee
Washington reporters describe the senate committee on military affairs hearing the Brownsville incident. About a score of Twenty fifth Infantry black soldiers discharged without honor were allowed to sit in the hearing. witnesses included a young man named Weed and others seeking to have their case considered as the inquiry proceeds.
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Warhington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
Twenty-ffth Infantry
Avornoye Weed
Prer
Poraker
Guthrie Ghia A Midland flight halted by fog in Oklahoma
A Midland bound flight was held up at Foraker in the Oklahoma Territory due to dense fog. The crew and passengers, including Guthrie and Ghia, were unable to proceed to the tender air service. With conditions uncertain, the flight crew planned to resume once visibility improved.
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Ghia
Midland
Foraker
Hunday
Ellinbad
Constantinople Seizure Cargo Tied to German Manipulation
Constantinople reports a rumor of a special commission to Rum related to a seizure of nine ships bound for months' moan. A forest trader at the Black Sea fled to German protection after a detention by Watjn Pasty, forced to sign an agreement ceding 20 percent of forest products. The incident centers on the cargo of Ambar and Febmt Pasha’s alleged involvement.
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Constantinople
Pohml
Willae
Omar
Millah
Black Sea
Thompson Not Guilty in Seattle Youth Acquittal
The jury acquitted a Seattle youth in a Tacoma case, verdict read by Judge Snell at 9:65 p.m. Saturday night. The ruling cited insanity as a partial factor, though the precise reasoning remains unclear in the fragment.
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Emery
Seattle
Tacoma
Mason
Judie Snell
Fragmentary report on Seattle murder trial in 1906
A damaged article fragment describes a Seattle trial for the killing of Judgeeure Meade Emery. The jury deliberated for hours with the boy remanded to await further disposition, and the short room scene hints at the tense proceedings.
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Ation
Tomedon
Judgeeure Meade Emery
Seattle
Ue Fin Tody
Blu
Five Killed in Rearend Collision near Shelburn Falls
A rear end collision on the Preslirs division of the Hoatond Malay railroad at South Miver Deerfold station Tuesday killed five and injured several. railroad employees and others sustained non fatal injuries. The wreckage halted traffic and caused significant delays.
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Shelburn Falls
Masa
Preslirs
Hoatond& Malay Ae Rioad
South Miver
Eveh
Sui
le Sangera
Trafic
Pension Payments Centralized to Washington Postponed
Washington action to abolish pension agencies nationwide faced opposition from agencies and states. Pension appropriation bill passed with about $18,000,000 in funding, directing administration through Washington centralization.
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Washington
Oleh Leet
Aber
Thse
Pasavil
Veteran from Frozen to Death at Leavenworth
A Kentuckian veteran of the Civil War was found dead inside his Leavenworth home, apparently after wandering through a hedge and fence, then succumbing to the cold. He served in Company Pittith try and was last associated with Sandy’s area.
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Frozen
Ian
William
Panama Canal Project Speed Up Reported
Fragmented wires describe rapid progress on the Panama Canal dig project with officials in Washington receiving updated dispatches midweek. The note cites a high priority to advance work and mentions the canal route contractor terms and imminent construction steps.
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Washington— Valle Tapaideralos
Lab
Pagama Canal
Maewant
Blevens
Weool
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