Olmstead Granted Expanded Authority Over Utah Division
Oregon Short Line confirms promotion and reorganization affecting the Utah to San Pedro region. Olmstead now oversees Montana and Utah divisions, with Platt named trainmaster and King as superintendent of bridges and buildings. Longtime staff changes accompany the July 1 transfer, including possible shifts in Salt Lake City administration.
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Treammaster
Montana-Utah
Lon Pond
King
Olmstead
Montana and
Uteh Division
Oregon Short Line
Salt Lake City
Utah
McCammon
Menana
Sapt
Olmsetead
H. V. Platt
Len Pord
A. H. King
E. N. Bedeford
Charatcher
Mr. Platt
Herald
H. E. Goodwin
Craig
Montana
Beildings Weed
Bennett Bee
New York
W. A. Clark
Round House
H. V. Pratt
East Lake
Pocatello
Messrs. Henderson, Olmstead
Pratt
Salt Lake Yaed
Fady
Occa
Salt Lake
Henderson
San Pedro
Acsistact
B. B. Calvin
O. J. McNitt
A. R. Peod
Platt
Eugene N. Botsford
Alonso Pond
Companuy
King's Assassination Fallout Rattles Balkan Ministers
Geneva reports King Peter of Servia left for Belgrade. Belgrade notes growing unrest in the ministry as Russian and Austrian demands for punishment of King Alexander and Queen Drage’s assassins widen rifts. The Russian note nearly split the cabinet.
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Geneva
Peter of Servia
Belgrade
Alexander
Drage
Yale and Harvard cavemen win annual cooking main in woods
In London Connecticut on June 23 Yale and Harvard cavemen and their followers clashed in an annual cooking main. Yale won both fights. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals attempted to intervene but was outwitted.
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London
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Americans Arrive Kiel as German Fleet Salutes
United States Squadron under Rear Admiral Cotton anchors at Kiel while Prince Henry of Prussia commands a fleet of eight battleships and six cruisers. German and American ships exchange calls as townspeople cheer. German ships fly the Stars and Stripes and play America in tribute.
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Kiel
United States
Cotton
Prince Henry of
Praseia
America
Piera
Prince Henry
Lynching of Geo White in Wilmington Described
Report from Wilmington describes the mob burning a Black man named Geo White. A 12 year old named Peter Smith was wounded during the mob attack, while guards fired on attackers. The body remained chained to the stake as onlookers watched. authorities noted public sentiment favored no arrests.
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Wilmington
Del
Jane
Geo. White
Helen Bishops
Peter Smith
Kilmore
Telio Buntere
Stock exchanges target get rich quick schemes in Wall Street probe
The New York Exchange and the Consolidated Stock Exchange discuss a vigorous campaign against get rich quick concerns associated with Wall Street. Newspapers and advertisers accepting favorable reports will be prosecuted.
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New York
New York Exchange
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Senator FDL Smith to introduce flood relief measure
Topeka June 28 Senator FDL Smith will introduce a flood relief measure in the senate. The bill would require those who receive aid to sign notes bearing no interest until October 1 1904 and upon collection the funds would be returned to the state treasury.
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Topeka
Knc
F. DL. Smith
Senate
Quarantine Ordered at Totten Home for Scarlet Fever
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Totten on Fourteenth Avenue and Wyeth Street a quarantine was set this afternoon due to their twelve year old son contracting scarlet fever.
Minister Instructions Dodge Belgrade Before King Peter Arrival
The Hague reports that the minister bound for Belgrade had orders to depart the city prior to King Peter's arrival, signaling a rapid diplomatic reshuffle and potential shifts in local arrangements.
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The
Hague
Belgrade
Peter
Business trip and city concerns loom in Seattle notes
George Addy departs for Seattle on a short business visit. Dog taxes rise slowly with only one taxable dog in town per city treasurer. Health Officer Henry Wille urges alley cleanup notices be followed and plans to file complaints with police against defaulters.
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George Addy
Seattle
Henry Wille
Pacific cable ships in Pacific theater operation at Midway
The Colonia landed a message from Guam to Midway Island. The cable ship Angelia left Midway to Honolulu to complete the connection.
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Manila
Guam
Midway Island
Colonia
Angelia
Midway
Honolulu
Engineer J A Green Missing Near Blackfoot Then Found Safe
A Blackfoot dispatch reported civil engineer J A Green missing after driving a team near Snake River. He later turned up in Pocatelto safe with injuries from a buggy accident while en route. no foul play suspected.
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Blackfoot
J. A. Green
Denver
Oregon Short Line
Pocatello
American Falls Canal Company
Snake River
Blackcat
Green
Mr. Green
Sioux City
Pocatelic
Pecotatello
Crop Conditions Update From Washington DC June 28
Weather bureau weekly crop conditions report notes cool weather persists east of the Rockies while Pacific coast areas enjoy generally favorable conditions. Oregon coast delays due to rain. eastern Oregon and Washington need more rain to boost crops.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
Be ply Mountain Bell Manager Vows Service Fixes
D. J. Murray general manager of Becky Mountain Bell Telephone stopped in the city for an hour en route west. He voiced concern over poor service in Pocatello and pledged responsibility, while praising the new manager Mr. Stanford and promising strong effort to improve exchanges and reliability.
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Murray
Becky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Stanford
Grand jury reviews aluminum paint contracts for street letters
The June 23 report from Washington notes a grand jury investigating contracts for aluminum paint used on street letter bores across the nation.
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Washington, D. C
Grand Jury Bee
Cotton Goes Skyward ice Yorke June 23
A brief item notes a June 23 date tied to Cotton and Yorke with reference to rising prices or values in an unspecified context. The fragmentary text limits detail but indicates a notable action or event involving Cotton and Yorke during late June.
Special Meeting Notice for Friday Evening June 2008
A special meeting convenes Friday evening in June 2008 with good attendance requested. The notice urges participants to attend and participate in the scheduled session.
Dumont Flies Small Airship No 9 Over Paris
Santos Dumont completed a successful flight in airship No 9 over central Paris today. The very small craft responded to the helm perfectly as Dumont piloted it above the city.
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Patie
Santos Dumont
Parise
Three Drowned When Tug O W Cheney Collides on Lake
Buffalo reports the tug O W Cheney was rammed by the propeller Ohemang seven miles up the lake. Three crew members, captain John Wheland steward Andy Schaster and fireman Eddie Dugan, were drowned.
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Buffalo
Great Lakes
O. W. Cheney
John Wheland
Andy Schaster
Freman
Eddie Dugan
Zeigler Expedition Sails Toward Franz Josef Land
Trondhjem Norway June 23 The steam whaler America sails for Franz Josef land. The expedition plans to winter there and deploys dog sled teams for the spring reconnaissance.
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Zeigler
Franz Josef
Trondbjem
Norway
America
Franz Josef Land
A Black Sultan Fights British in Liberia Siege
In Liberia the former sultan of Sokoto commands a large force at Darmi near Kane. A 130 man West African unit attacked in mid May but withdrew after four British killed and sixty wounded. Enemy losses were about 300. Reinforcements go in and a British gunboat is sent to Gateway after recent shore incidents involving British and French steamers.
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London
Sckote
Liberia
Darmi
Kane
Gateway
Luetiao
Auditors Ruling on Supreme Court Expense Warrants
State auditor Theodore Turner asked Attorney General Bagley about authority to draw warrants for the 200 expense allowances paid to each Supreme Court justice during Boise court sessions. Bagley opined that the state board of examiners should not pass on such expense bills. the auditor should certify the claims and issue warrants directly, with the justices’ certificate serving as authority.
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Thedore Turner
Attrney General Bagley Op
Boise
Atete Board of
Bagley
Lem
State Board of Examiners
Justices
Supreme Court
Board of Examinere
State
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