Harvest and wagon road notes across the Northwest
Three wagon-car loads sold at Pomeroy in six weeks. Dayton imposes a crackdown on gambling. Chehalis valley creamery processed about 1,000,000 pounds of milk yielding $8000. Oats yield 105 bushels per acre for A. P. Lechier. Puget sound handles 43.25 percent of China tea entering the U.S. Klickitat builds a wagon road to Lyle. James D. Hoge Jr leaves the Seattle Post Intelligencer for a world tour. University governance conflict with President Edwards may go to court. Mary L. Sinclair heads to Skaguay to work as a cook while facing high Snohomish taxes. Idaho reports open kindergarten, 150,000 bushels of grain sold in Moscow, and trout stocked at Spirit Lake. Intermountain fair queen contest ends with Bessie Vollmer winning. Death of Joseph Le Grand noted at Boise soldiers’ home. Telecommunication work expands Leonia to Sylvanite. Florence Crittenden home for wayward girls closes. Local ranch and sheep news across Montana, Idaho, and surrounding areas. Yellowstone Park sees over 8000 visitors from many states and nations.
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Pomeroy
Dayton
Yee
Chehalis Valley
A. P. Lechier
Lexington
Cowlitz County
China
United States
Puget Sound
Klickitat
Lyle
Klickitat Valley
James D. Hoge, Jr
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
New York
London
British Isles
Seattle
State University
Edwards
Board of Regents
Mary L. Sinclair
Snohomish County
Snohomish City
Skaguay
Sinclair
Idaho
Wallace
Spirit Lake
Moscow
Boise
Lemhi County Fair and Racing Association
Bessie Vollmer
John P. Vollmer
Lewiston
Rae O'Farrell
Joseph le Grand
Germany
Fifth
United States Infantry
Fifth United States Infantry
Tecumseh
Leonia
Sylvanite
Montana
Florence Crittenden
Butte
George W. Gile, Jr
Smith Creek
Frank Hughes
Marias
J. W. Davies
Frank Cady
T. J. Fleming
Smith River Valley
Rock Creek
Goodwin
Cherry Creek
White Caldwell
Gallatin County
Charles Klein
Miles City
Benton
Great Falls
Harlem
Malta
Yellowstone Park
States of the Union
England
Ireland
Scotland
France
Austria
Hungary
Switzerland
Belgium
Denmark
Italy
India
Sugar Beet Tests Show High Sugar Yields in Yakima Valley
Professor Fulmer reports nearly 3000 tests of beets from Yakima valley and Palouse show average sugar content around 15 to 16 percent with most samples above 14 percent. Beets yield 18 to 30 tons per acre with factory price at $3.25 per ton plus 25 cents for each additional percent of sugar, yielding about $75 per acre.
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Pullman
Oet
The
Agricultural College
Yakima Valley
Fulmer
Palouse
Tortured on the Rack in Thibet Adventure
Henry Savage Landor the artist and grandson of Sir Walter Savage Landor returns to India after a brutal Thibet expedition. Abandoned by his companions he was seized by Thibetans and sentenced to death. The grand lama intervened saving him from execution and forcing torture with a stretching rack. He bears more than twenty wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Henry Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor
India
Thibet
Mr. Landor
Battle with cattle thieves in Oregon clash leaves wounded thief
Sheriff Kilburn and a posse fought two cattle thieves on Lower Powder river near Baker City about 9 pm. Forty shots were fired as darkness fell, with 80 head of cattle in the thieves’ control. Fred Hull was wounded in the arm and captured later. Earl Wheeler remains at large. The gang planned to move cattle to Idaho and back for slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker City
Kilburn
Powder River
Fred Hull
Hull
Earl Wheeler
Idaho
Catherine Kirkham Dead Leaves 750000 Estate For Heirs
Catherine Kirkham widow of General R W Kirkham has died in San Francisco at over 70. Born Catherine Mix in Georgetown she married at Fort Gibson. General Kirkham built Fort Tejon and left his estate to her for life to divide among three daughters Mrs P L Wheeler Mrs Yarde-Buller and Mrs J D Stafford of Springfield Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Catherine Kirkham
R. W. Kirkham
Georgetown
D. C
Catherine Mix
General Kirkham
Fort Gibson
Indian Territory
P. L. Wheeler
Victoria de las Tunas Falls to Cuban Forces
General Calixto Garcia reports the capture of Victoria de las Tunas by Cuban forces on August 28 after laying siege. About 2,000 infantry and 500 cavalry took the town, with 17 forts taken and one remaining. Looted war materiel included 2,200 machetes, two Krupp guns, 500 shells, over 1,000,000 cartridges, plus medicines and provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Calixto Garcia
Victoria de Las Tunas
A Relict of Mexico's Throne Dies After Self Harm
Vienna reports 74 year old Anna Stiller former lady in waiting to the former Mexican empress. Charlotte sister of the Belgian king and widow of Emperor Maximilian lies in a hospital after attempting suicide by stabbing her neck and cutting her tongue. She lived as a recluse after returning to Europe with the ex empress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Anna Stiller
Mexico
Charlotte
Belgium
Maximilian
Europe
Reward Offered for Five Train Robbers in Chickasaw Case
Guthrie Oklahoma October 3 The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad posts a reward of 600 dollars for each of five men who robbed its passenger train at Chickasaw Friday. Police seek suspects and details leading to arrests.
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Guthrie
O. T
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Company
Chickasaw
Nom
Grain of the Year Winter Wheat Returns to Full Soil Capacity
The Orange Judd Farmer final estimate places total wheat at 589000000 bushels with 373530000 winter and 215470000 spring. Illinois and Missouri differ, while Minnesota and the Dakotas underperform. Corn at 1750000000 bushels, oats around 814000000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Orange Judd
Illinois
Missouri
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Oregon
Washington
No More Gambling in Dayton Shuts Down Operations
Dayton Washington October 2 gambling halted in Dayton as City Marshal Yee and Sheriff Knobloch raid Weinhard saloon first month. J J Wilson and Abe Montgomery convicted and fined for offenses. Wilson later jailed and fined again. appeals filed and first appeal dismissed. gambling closed since mid August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Wash
Yee
Knobloch
Weinhard
J. J. Wilson
Abe Montgomery
Wilson
Canadian Pacific to Extend Line to Rossland and Build Smelter
The Canadian Pacific plans to extend its railroad into Rossland B C and, with capitalists closely tied to the company, to erect a large Columbia River smelter to treat Rossland ores at cost. An aerial tramway will connect mines to the smelter and similar methods may be used in the Slocan country, cutting ore treatment costs about in half and unlocking idle low grade properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Rossland
B. C
Columbia River
Canadian Pacific
Strange act of a mother at West Shore hotel
A New York report states a woman identified as Mrs. Caroline Razinus of West Point and her four children died of suffocation at the West Shore hotel on West Fifty second street and Eleventh avenue. The family had arrived by train from West Point the previous night. The mother, about 40, killed her children and herself. The children were two boys aged about 15 and 7 and two girls aged about 13 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Shore
Forty Second Street
Eleventh Avenue
Caroline Razinus
West Point
Razinus
Salaries in Silver for Guggenheim Workers in Mexico
The Guggenheim syndicate informs workers at its Monterey and Aguas Calientes smelters that salaries will be paid in Mexican silver instead of gold, at two Mexican dollars per one gold dollar. Reports suggest railroads and other foreign firms in Mexico may adopt the same policy for office staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Mex
Guggenheim Syndicate
Aguas Calientes
Mexico
To Resume Silver Coinage at San Francisco Mint
San Francisco, Oct. 5. The United States mint here will resume coinage of silver dollars immediately following orders from Washington. Fifteen new employees were appointed from the civil service eligible list, most of whom had been suspended when the mint stopped silver coinage in July last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
Washington
Fourteen Year Old Albert Scott Kills Brother in Quarrel
Keenfield Indiana October 5 Albert Scott a 14 year old boy killed his brother Benton Scott after a recent beating. Albert struck him three blows with a pump handle and the fatal injuries ended in murder. Albert is in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keenfield
Ind
Albert Scott
Benton Scott
Albert
Horatio Davies Chosen Lord Mayor of London
Horatio Davies conservative MP for Chatham is selected Lord Mayor of London, succeeding Sir George Phillips, with the usual ceremonial to follow in London.
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London
Horatio Davies
Chatham
George Phillips
Passenger Train Robbery Near Minco Ends In Theft
Five masked bandits robbed the southbound Rock Island train about five miles south of Minco in the Indian Territory. They secured roughly $300 in cash and valuables, damaged but did not break the express safe, and wounded Jim Wright who resisted. Passengers and crew were unharmed aside from Wright.
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el Reno
O. T
Rock Island
Minco
Indian Territory
Jim Wright
Wright
Express
Arcadia saloon quarrel ends with knee wound in Sylvanite
In Sylvanite Montana on October 2 James Gib son and James Gillilan proprietors of the Arcadia fought in their shop. Gillilan drew a revolver and fired twice through the bar near the crowd striking William Voss known as Lucky Bill just above the knee. Voss, a spectator, was removed for treatment. no bones were broken.
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Sylvanite
Mont
James Gibson
James Gillilan
The
Arcadia
Gillilan
William Voss
Bill
Voss
George Garbutt Paralyzed in Wallace Newsroom
George Garbutt editor of the Wallace Press collapsed with paralysis Saturday night after walking through the office. Partner George Warren heard a vomiting sound, found him helpless, and he was taken to his room then Providence hospital in a subdued condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Hospital
New Kentucky Constitution Repeals Southern Pacific Charter Privileges
In Frankfort Kentucky on October 2 a state study finds that a six year old constitutional law repeals all special privileges in the Southern Pacific Railroad Company charter. The company now pays the franchise tax like other corporations and loses prior exemptions. Public officials report the change aligns SP with post constitution corporate rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Kentucky
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Marcelli Arrested in St Paul For Missoula Theft
Sheriff Mc Laughlin confirms the arrest of Peter Marcelli in St Paul for stealing from Missoula area railroad workers. He cashed nine pay checks on August 21 and fled. captured with $575 in his possession. He will be returned after requisition papers are secured.
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St. Paul
Missoula
Mont
McLaughlin
Peter Marcelli
Marcelli
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Train Wreck Kills Fireman in Riverside Park Incident
A Louisville and Nashville passenger train jumped the track at Riverside park in Montgomery on October 5. Fireman Gus Boyd was killed, engineer Jim Brown seriously injured, and postal clerk Bill Glassier from Nashville bruised. A split switch is blamed for the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Louisville & Nashville Road
Riverside Park
Gus Boyd
Jim Brown
Bill Glassier
Nashville
Doctor Dies From Palmyra Shooting Wound
In St Louis Dr J W Corris a Palmyra physician who was shot by Daniel Rose for entering the latter daughter s bedroom died yesterday. The report notes that about ten percent of labor in Japan is now organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
J. W. Corris
Palmyra
Daniel Rose
Japan
Rich ore finds and dividends in Montana and Idaho mining hubs
Reports describe another rich ore chimney on the Gleason and Bell Boy property near Marysville with ore selling for 25 to the ton and high shipping value. The Le Roi company declares a 50 000 dividend, with rapid monthly payments totaling 625 000. New districts emerge at Thunder Mountain Mule Creek and Choteau in Flathead county while Josie Mining considers English incorporation and 10 000 cash to Josie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
le Roi
Joale— New District
Idaho
Gleason and
Bell Boy
Marysville
Penobscot
Empire
Bell Buy
Gleason
le Roi Company
Ihe
Northport
Josie Mining Company
Thomas Ricards
Ricards
L. Lowe
England
Josie Company
C. W. Richie
Walla Walla
Boise
Mr. Richie
Thunder Mountain
Mule Creek
Big Creek
Caswell Brothers
Butte Claim Group on Meyers Creek Near Canadian Border
Five claims and a fractional ledge on Meyers Creek in Stevens County Washington are described as well defined except for one. The group lies about three miles south of the international boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Meyers Creek
Stevens County
Wash
Greek Cabinet Forms Amid Public Support and Opposition
The new cabinet under M. Zaimis won favorable press notices though opponents led by the Serip and Akropolis denounce M. Delyannis. King George witnessed oaths as General Smolenski, minister of war, drew roaring cheers while Captain Hadji Kirlake became minister of marine. Prince Mavrocordato will head peace talks with Turkey.
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Athens
M. Zaimis
Aista
Akropolis
Eshimirs
Serip
M. Delyannis
Olliver
George
Hadji Kirlake
General Smolenski
M. Karaponas
M. Ralli
Tricoupists
Carnival Opens in Sioux City With King Mudje Kee Wis
Sioux City gears for a week of carnival events led by Mudje Kee Wis. The carnival king arrives with 509 braves to receive city keys from Mayor Clelland. Activities include industrial parades, wheelmen day, ladies day with flowers on main streets, secret societies, and a zigzag parade to close the festivities. Visitors from Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and Minnesota expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Mudje Kee Wis
Clelland
Iran
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Claims the horse is a ringer in Springfield pace case
Wilson driver of The Bishop protested first money going to Little Joker claiming ineligibility and an assumed name. Phillips, owner claimant, says he bought Little Joker in Cambridge City Indiana from Anderson whose whereabouts are unknown. Bourbon Indiana postmaster reports no such resident. Evidence exists and case may become famous in turf annals with possible fraud involved.
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Springfield
C. A. Wilson
Bishop
Little Joker
Phillips
Cambridge City
Ind
Anderson
Bourbon
Madden
Funeral of Catherine Hodges Leads Mourners in Chicago
Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Hodges a renowned authoress and newspaper worker were held in Chicago under the Masonic Order of the Eastern Star. Hodges death from apoplexy occurred last Thursday. She led the Illinois Woman's Press Association and headed the Authors' Protective Publishing Company and authored histories of New York and Colorado among other works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Katherine Hodges
Masonic Order of the Eastern Star
Hodges
Illinois Woman's Press Association
Authors’ Protective Publishing Company
New York
Colorado
Henry Ward Beecher
Fool and a loaded revolver kill California boy
In Visalia California on October 3 a pistol misfire by two year old Clarence Crow killed his 12 year old half brother Austin Orr. The child had loaded the gun moments earlier and pointed it at the other boy while laughing. The weapon discharged fatally near the left eye.
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Visalia
Cal
Austin Orr
Clarence Crow
Crow
Kansas City Cable Train Robbed on Summit Line
Two young men at gunpoint halted a cable train one mile south of Kansas City on Summit street last night. They took the conductor's small change after a shot was fired as gripman N J Israel failed to stop quickly. No passengers were aboard.
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Kansas City
Summit Street
Gripman N. J. Israel
Aged Lover Kills Man Over House in Creek Nation
In Buck Faller Creek, Guthrie district, John Wilson aged 65 who had married a 16 year old girl inhabited the furnished home of Henry Crouse. On Crouse’s return to eject them Wilson shot and killed him then fled into the woods. pursuit continues.
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Guthrie
O. T
Buck Faller
John Wilson
Henry Crouse
Crouse
Wilson
Pacific Coast Steamship Plans Fleet Expansion
Steamer fleet to enlarge on the Pacific coast next summer. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company aims to add two vessels, possibly purchasing Atlantic coast steamers if suitable for the western trade can be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Atlantic
Argentine Congress Passes 1 Centavo Tax on Vessels
Buenos Ayres reports the Argentine congress enacted a law imposing a tax of 1 centavo in gold per ton register on ships entering the port of Buenos Ayres.
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Buenos Ayres
Real estate dealer H. B. Ballou dies suddenly in Port Angeles
Port Angeles reports the death of H. L. Ballou a prominent real estate dealer who collapsed Sunday morning from a hemorrhage of the lungs on the eve of his planned departure for California.
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Port Angeles
Ballou
California
Inhaled Gas and Died
C K Royce 55 who registered at the Grand Union hotel from San Francisco was found dead today in his room. He had committed death by own action by inhaling gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C. K. Royce
Grand Union Hotel
San Francisco
Crow's Nest Pass Railway Progress Near Fall Trains
Nelson B C Oct 2 The Crow's Nest Pass road crew reports 5000 workers with 35 engineers overseeing work 35 miles from the summit. Trains expected to run by next fall with grade not exceeding 1 percent on the line. Ottawa men and coal mine development along the route push shipments once construction nears Kootenay lake. Wagon road Fort McLeod to Moyer lake completed.
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Nelson
B. C
M. J. Disney
N. H. McLeod
Crow's Nest Pass
Crow's Nest Pass Road
Haney
Kaslo
McLeod
Ottawa
Kootenay Lake
Fort McLeod
Moyer Lake
Railroad Earnings Speak Well Across Regions
Bradstreet's notes upticks in wool hides iron and steel and their products while quarantine districts stay stagnant. Spring wheat states show demand slow for dry goods hats and clothing though Knoxville to St Paul and Omaha to Milwaukee report favorable activity. Total US business failures nine months 9833 down 13 percent from last year and Canada sees 1501 failures with liabilities $10.853 million versus $12.219 million last year.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
Knoxville
St. Paul
Omaha
Milwaukee
United States
Dominion of Canada
Edwards defies regents over university tenure contract
Seattle news reports President Edwards will not vacate his post citing a contract to manage the university through August 1, 19. He plans to be present to perform his duties while the dispute likely heads to court. Spokane notes Col. Linslevy received 5000 brook trout fry from the government for stocking streams feeding Coeur d Alene Lake and Colville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
The
State University
Edwaria
Board of Regents
Edwards
Iso
Spokane
N. E. Linslevy
Government Fish Hatchery
Severl
Coeur d'Alere
Colville
Maine
Earthquakes Shake Borneo Coast and Labor News
Reports say quakes rattled the northeast coast of Borneo and a new island rose near Mempakut. Belgium adopts five hour workday for unions. Garford Company bicycle saddle strike ends with rehiring. Canadian border protests lumber imports of U S pauper labor. Detroit Citizen denies labor organization decline.
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Singapore
Borneo
Mempakut
Belgium
Garford Company
Elyria
Canucks
United States
Detroit Citizen
Demonstration Fees Range From Twenty Five To One Hundred
A fragment indicates demonstration costs span from 25 dollars up to 100 dollars. No clear context or date specified.
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Northwest News
Washington, Idaho
Bome
Paper Mills
Sherif and
Posse
Columbia
Scott
Sy Fight
George Garbutt
Wallace Press
News OF Mines
George Stanley
el Dorado Creek
Yukon
Mr. Warden
Bear Creek
Bonanza
el Dorado Creeks
Stanley
Josie
Last Chance
E. H. Thomlinson
F. A. Wood
Dr. Hendrix
Sondon
B.C
Scot McDonald
Payne
Mr. Biggerstaff
McCunes
McDonald
Noble Five Mountain
Noble Five
Thomlinson
Flathead County
Ohio Capital
Oct
Mavrocordato
Turkey
Mondamin
Hegin
Catherine Hodges
H. 8. Ballou
Crows Nest Pass
MR. Edwards
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