Rufus declares war on Sunday saloon opening
Reverend L. R. Rufus of the Wenatchee M. E. Church leads a campaign to close saloons on Sundays. He and five companions cite open back doors and liquor sales at six venues, with complaints sworn against five owners for violating the city Sunday closing ordinance. He vows continued action to enforce the law and press officials to close saloons on the Sabbath.
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Rufus
Wenatchee
L. R. Rufus
M. E. Church of
Tam
Chelan Club
California
Cyclone in Parno damages Italian town and injures many
A Salerno dispatch reports a cyclone that destroyed most houses in Parno, a 22 000 resident city, injuring over a hundred people and causing about two million lire in damage. Heavy rain hampers relief. Messina harbor sees a fierce tempest with capsized boats and dozens injured.
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Naples
Salerno
Parno
Messina
New National Bank to Be Established Here Early
Wenatchee will get a national bank after a charter is granted and minor details are settled. Promoted by Washington Trust Company of Seattle with Clise as major stockholder and probable president, about $20,000 in stock has been placed locally. The bank will build its own Wenatchee avenue building and plans include top quality quarters.
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Wenatchee Avenue
Washington Trust Company of
Seattle
Wenaatchee
Washington Trust V Company
Clise
Wenatchee
Frank Reeves
Roosevelt Supports War As Proper In Unprovoked Conflicts
President Roosevelt told a delegation of Shakers that disarmament is not practicable now and that war may be proper in a great unprovoked dispute affecting national honor. He favored extending arbitration to past war causes and plans to appoint delegates to the second Hague peace conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
The
Hague
Richest strike ever made in gold mining in Manit an district
Anthony Plum of Boston owner of the Laurentine mine reports walls of gold ore that assay $400000 to the ton. The discovery, 200 miles east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is described as the richest strike in gold mining with millions in sight after ten years in the district.
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Winnipeg
Anthony Plum
Boston
Laurentine
Manitan
Here
Senator Gearin Refuses Free Ride to Washington
United States Senator John M. Gearin, successor to the late John M. Mitchell, travels toward Washington aboard Union Pacific without protest after paying cash at the Portland ticket office of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. He says he preferred to pay his way, aligning with President Roosevelt on rate questions including rebates and favors to avoid embarrassment.
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Portland
United States
John M. Gearin
John M. Mitchell
Chamberlain
Washington
Union Pacific
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Roosevelt
Desperate Struggle Bites Deep in Russian Autocracy
From St. Petersburg reports claim a general strike and martial law loom as the government fights for survival amid Baltic revolts. Mutinies at Moscow prompt dispatch of troops while nobility petitions Baltic leaders to end martial law. In Kansas City, football is barred by principals over concerns of danger and education.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Economic Society
Milukoff
Workmen's Council
League of Leagues
Baltic
Poland
Kingdom
Lithuania
Moscow
Riga
Windau
Libau
Kansas City
J M. Greenwood
Rockefeller receives 5 million dollar standard oil dividend
New York reports John D Rockefeller drew 5 million dollars as his share of Standard Oil's last quarterly dividend of the year. The payout brings total year dividends to 40 million dollars with Rockefeller owning about 20.09 million dollars of the distribution. His other investments push annual income to 40 million dollars or more.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Rocckefeller
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