United States Monitary League backs Colorado suit over silver
Denver reports the United States Monetary League under W A Rucker will back Colorado in a Supreme Court challenge to demonetization of silver. Governors supportive, funding raised, aim to force coinage of silver dollars. suit to begin in Denver with aid from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
W. A. Rucker
United States Monetary League
St. Louis
Colorado
United States Supreme Court
General Assembly of
Supreme Court
Thomas
Rucker
Supreme Court of the United States
Texas
Washington
United States Mint
Buller Repulsed by Boers at Tugela River
London reports General Buller suffered a serious reverse near the Tugela River while attempting a crossing. He ordered a retirement to avoid greater losses, abandoning 11 guns as casualties mounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buller
Tugela
London
War Office
Lansdowne
Chevely Camp
Chevely
Tugela River
Hart
Hildyard
Littleton
Connaught Rangers
I. G. Brooke
Hunt
Shocking double murder suicide in Tacoma aftermath
Adam Crist killed his wife and eight year old son and wounded a five year old before fatally shooting himself. Jealousy is cited as motive as Crist returned from Spokane to his Chicago house. He bought two revolvers and vitriol before the killings. Navy recruiting faces shortages. proposals to ease outfits for sailors. Sixty Hartford recruits refuse enlistment over clothing charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batchelder
Aparr
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Manila
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Magat
Rio Grande
Isabella
Taguagarao
Cagayan Province
Vigan
Young
Bangui
Luzon
Tacoma
Adam Crist
Crist
Chicago
Spokane
Pacific Avenue
Vallejo
Cal
United States
Hartford
Farragut
Mobile Bay
New York
Eastern Buyers Contract for Wool In Seattle
Eastern wool firms led by Boston buyers have canvassed Washington state wool districts for two weeks. In the Rainier Reserve area they offer full price for next summer delivery, 17 to 20 cents per pound, aiming to secure a supply ahead of heavy fall orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Boston
Rainier Reserve
Oregon Fish Commission reports on 1899 hatcheries and salmon pack
Fish Commissioner F. C. Reed releases the 1899 annual report detailing hatchery work across Oregon and Washington tributaries to the Columbia River. It records chinook egg totals, seasonal pack figures, and economic values for spring and fall runs on both sides of the river. The summary notes marked fish recovery, storage effects, and local consumption versus eastbound shipments. It also lists Northwest notes on Inc. incorporation, wool purchases, hotel laws, coal mines, post office boxes, Baker City improvements, delinquent taxes, and a missing-to-found harvest case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Reed
Oregon
Columbia River
Upper Clackamas
Salmon River
Clackamas
Washington
Columbia
Wind River
Chewaukum
Coast
Sane Oy
Ieee
Posse Coscccsens
Tolal
Northwest
Republic
Portland
Ashland
Fairhaven
Cokedale
Great Northern Railroad
Spokane
Baker City
Whatcom City
Roeder
Whatcom
Arthur Huey
Walla Walla
Umatilla County
Redland
Cal
Behring Sea Tideland Mining Rights Upheld
Commissioner Hermann of the General Land Office rules tide lands in Alaska near Cape Nome are not public lands and cannot be leased for mining. The decision cites Shively v Bealby to affirm US sovereignty over tidelands and limits on granting mining rights to individuals or companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann
General Land Office
Behring Sea
Alaska
Cape Nome
Interior Department
Tidelands
District of
United States
Department
Shively
New Copper District Emerges At Trout Creek In Crook County
A 12-claim mining group at Trout Creek Oregon shows substantial development with buildings hoist gallows frame 84 feet high and 60 horsepower boiler. The vein is a replacement type along an east west fault with ore across drifts at 100 feet level and promising prospects in augite andesite country. Oregon adds another producer to its mining list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trout Creek
Crook County
Oregon
Great Northern Awards Spokane Line Contract to Chicago Firm
The Great Northern has contracted Grant Smith & Co of Chicago to construct a section of the new line on its Spokane area right of way. Work starts immediately and covers the segment from the main line west of the army post to Bridge Street on Spokane river. The Index country extension from Index to Lena and to the Troublesome district will total about 17 miles, tapping rich mineral territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Grant, Smith & Co
Chicago
Spokane
Army Post
Bridge Street
Great Northern Railway
Index
Galena
Transferring His Affections
In a witty exchange, Blade learns of a broken engagement with a Boston girl. Pigotte reveals the breakup stemmed from finding it cheaper to join a library, a humorous quip reflecting practical priorities over romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blade
Boston
Pigotte
Puck
Trade quiets with holiday demand boosts and steady prices
Bradstreet notes wholesale and manufacturing activity softening while holiday trade gains momentum. Textile strength remains, with cotton goods selling ahead and large spring orders booked. Wheat shipments for the week total 8,250,649 bushels. year to date exports near 97.6 million. US business failures fall to 210 for the week versus prior periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet’s
Department of Agriculture
United States
Market Prices From Pacific Coast Trade Seattle
Readable listings show fresh onions to $1.25 per sack and potatoes at $16 20 per sack Highs and lows for fruits vegetables dairy eggs and meats across Seattle markets including butter 50 55c eggs 18 20c per dozen and beef yields up to 5.50 4.00 per 100 pounds with various weights and formats noted for a wide range of staples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
California
Puget Sound
Washington
Graham
Walla Walla
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Negros
Madrigal
Otis
San Francisco
H. E. Huntington
Southern Pacific Company
Mexico
Sonora
Benson, Ariz
Guayamas
Southern Pacific
Saanta Fe
Utah
Wyoming
Nevada
Bakersfield
Navy
Long
Congress
Commissioner Reed
Pacific Coast Trade
Portland Market
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!