First Work on Road to Coast Pushes Westward
Two survey parties started from Butte to extend the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad toward Seattle via Lewiston Idaho and the Thunder Mountain district with branch lines toward Spokane. Engineer A G Blair assumes direction and cites St Paul trains reaching Seattle in four years.
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Milwaukee and St. Paul
Evarts
South Dakota
Seattle
Butte
A. G. Blair
Lewiston
Idaho
Thunder Mountain District
Spokane
Northern Pacific
Montana
St. Paul
Blair
Tramps Camped Along Rail Line Disrupt New Mexico Service
In Deming New Mexico a Santa Fe conductor reports about 2000 hobos along the railroad from Deming to Albuquerque. Trainmen struggle to operate trains as assaults on crews occur. Guards and deputized railroad workers protect trains while the city orders walls and cages. hoboes refusing to move will be put to work on the streets.
Killed Her Husband in Oelwein Hotel
Des Moines Jan 4 The coroner's jury holds Mrs L B Carr responsible for her husband s death in an Oelwein hotel Sunday. She was placed under arrest at the hospital after being found shot through the head and gravely wounded. The report notes her unconscious condition from two wounds.
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Des Moines
L. B. Carr
Oelween
Carr
Tense China relations prompt Pacific naval buildup
Washington reports rising hostility from Chinese toward foreigners. The navy plans to keep the battleship Oregon abroad and to expand the Asiatic squadron this spring by two ships. Cabinet discussions focused on the threat and possible actions.
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Navy Department
Oregon
United States
Orient
Asiatic
Local Marshal Fatally Wounded in Holly Colorado
Town Marshal House was shot at ten in the morning while attempting to arrest Howard Brown and another man, Deweese. Brown later clubs House with a weapon before escaping. House may die as Brown faces possible lynching.
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Colo
House
Howard Brown
Brown
Marshial House
Main Street
Deweese
Marshal House
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