Notable Happenings of the Week and National Highlights
Retired Rear Admiral Lewis J. Allen is dead. The National Woman's Suffrage Association held its Portland convention. Winnipeg's census shows 78,867 people, up 35,833 since 1900. San Francisco newsboys refuse the Bulletin over editorials on Mayor Schmitz. Roosevelt stays at Oyster Bay through September. Violinist Jan Kubelik signs for 100 concerts in the U. S. starting December 1. Amy Phipps wed Captain Tredoeple in London. The protected cruiser Charleston averaged 22.8 knots on trial, exceeding contract by 0.38 knots. Harvard alumni elected Joseph H. Choate as president, with Roosevelt among vice presidents. Emperor William may visit Copenhagen and Stockholm in July. Mexico’s cabinet to expand July 10 with a new public instruction minister. Count Cassini booked for July 11 from New York, likely to wait for Bar on Rosen’s arrival July 6. George Hammond, Bearmouth train robber, convicted on second trial. sentence one year. Railroad officials disappointed by verdict. Joseph L. Bristow reports on Panama railroad rates to Taft. public release expected next week. Modern Woodmen of America endorses fraternal congress in New York to promote fraternal insurance. Philippine census shows four towns above 10,000 and Manila at 210,928 inhabitants.
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Woodmen of America
New York City
Philippines
Manila
Islands
Block System Prompts Telegrapher Hiring for Northern Pacific
In St Paul on July 3 a telegraph superintendent explained Chicago rumors of a strike are unfounded. The road is hiring new men for the Tacoma to Portland division to operate a block system. Eight or ten stations will be added. The system should be active in about a week, with more telegraphers needed east of Spokane for another block system.
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St. Paul
Minn
Chicago
Northern Pacific
Telegraph of the Road
Tacoma
Portland
Spokane
Walla Walla tests oil on streets and regional projects
Washington items report Walla Walla experimenting with street oiling while Port Townsend cannery reopens and Silverton 45 mine resumes work. Sultan incorporated with H M Meredith as first mayor. Belcher mountain railroad aims rapid construction and gravity transfer points. Barley harvests begin as triplets born in Everett. G A R encampment set for Walla Walla and traffic association to split Oregon and Washington districts. Federal threat over Tacoma sound dumping and $100 million U S assay run noted.
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Walla Walla
Port Townsend
Silverton
Sultan
Snohomish County
H. M. Meredith
Everett
Tacoma
Seattle
First National Bank of
Colfar
Colfax National Bank
Washington
Belcher Mountain
Great Northern
Thomas Lamberthe
International conference plans mutual reciprocity program
Prominent representatives from agricultural commercial and livestock sectors nationwide completed arrangements for a national reciprocity conference to be held in Chicago in August The event aims to devise plans to counter a threatened European commercial war and discriminating taxes on US products Alvin H Sanders chairs the executive committee and heads the Chicago arrangements with former Senator William A Harris and William E Skinner among the organizers
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Chicago
United States
Alvin H. Sanders
Sanders
William A. Harris
Kansas
William E. Skinner
International Livestock Association
Welty Chosen State Fire Warden in Lewis County
Olympia June 28 Former State Senator J K R Welty of Lewis county was named state fire warden by the state board of forest commissioners. Deputies for Thurston Lewis Wahkiakum and Island counties were selected with appointments effective July 1 and a plan to enforce spark arrestor standards by July 20.
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Forest Commissioners
Lewis County
Olympia
J. KR. Welty
State Board of Forest Commissioners
Frank Donnelly
Thurston County
J. G. Clark
G. F. Mannegan
Wahkiakum County
C. F. Rogers
Island County
Neta
Secretary John Hay Expires Suddenl.y
Newbury New Hampshire July 1. Secretary of State John Hay died at 12 25 this morning after a day of steady improvement. He had slept quietly at 11 o clock and showed no chest pains before dying with Mrs Hay at his side.
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Newbury
N. H
John Hay
Dr. Scudder
Dr. Murphy
Mrs. Hay
John Hay A Diplomat and Lincoln Associate Biography
John Hay born Salem Indiana October 8 1888 pursued law with Lincoln in Illinois and served as secretary and aide during the Civil War. He later held posts in Paris Vienna Madrid and London before becoming secretary of state in 1898 guiding open door China and Panama and arbitration matters. He authored Pike County Ballads Castilian Days and Life of Abraham Lincoln.
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John Hay
Salem
Ind
Brown University
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Lincoln
Washington
Hunter
Gilmore
Legation
Paris
Vienna
United States
Madrid
The
New York Tribune
Pike County
the Tribune
Amassa Stone
Cleveland
Hayes
Evarte
Tribune
Whitelaw Reid
Europe
Garfield
State Department
Hay
China
London
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Italy
Japan
Cuba
Venezuela
Hague Tribunal
Panama Canal
Great Britain
Spain
J. G. Nicolay
New York
Lake Sunapee
Tax Commission Calls For Detailed Corporate Property Report
Olympia July 3 The state tax commission requires every county assessor to report extensive details on corporation property and taxation including banks. Blank forms seek officers names, stock data, profits, assets, debts, real and personal property, franchise value, deposits, loans, and bank statements for all active businesses.
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Olympia
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Yale Wins Boat Race In Four Mile Varsity Run
Yale varsity crew defeated Harvard in the annual four mile race by an oar length. The Yale shell crossed three quarters of a length ahead of Harvard as both teams raced in New London Connecticut on July 3. Baroness Rosen and other travelers mentioned in the text appear as stray fragments.
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Harvard
New London
Conn
Yale
Crimson
Fire Devastates Northern Forests and Halts River Trade
A vast forest fire across British Columbia Yukon and Alaska destroys millions of timber and damages communication lines from Dawson to White Horse and Fairbanks. River traffic suffers as telegraph wires fail and rescue crews push to maintain lines. Also, Metlakahtla Alaska burns with likely total ruin, reported from Seattle via Cottage City.
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Dawson
Y. T
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Alaska
Skagway
White Horse
Eagle
Valdez
Fairbanks
Dawson Committee
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Pattison Nominated by Ohio Democrats
After a six hour convention the Ohio Democratic ticket was set for the coming election with John M. Pattison for governor Louis B. Houck for lieutenant governor J T Mathers for supreme judge James A Rice for attorney general Charles F Mason for state treasurer and Patrick C McGovern for board of public works The platform backed Panama Canal supplies for common people rail rebates prohibition of secret contracts home rule and voters electing US senators plus initiative referendum and municipal bonds powers.
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Columbus
Ohio Democratic
John M. Pattison
Clarmont
Louis B. Houck
Knox County
J. T. Mathers
Shelby County
James A. Rice
Stark County
Charles F. Mason
Butler County
Board of Public Works
Patrick C. McGovern
Muskingum County
National Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
New road through Eastern Washington alignment eyed
Spokane and Columbia River Railway and Navigation Company plans a southwest route from Spokane into Whitman Adams and Franklin counties to the Columbia River linking with Portage road to Portland. Backed by a $4 million capital, the project targets tapping rich but undeveloped land and competes with existing Northern Pacific and Oregon Railway lines. Two million for Yale. Rockefeller gifts totaling 2 million to Yale noted by President Hadley at alumni dinner.
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Portland
Telegram
Spokaane and
Columbia River Railway and Navigation Company
Spokane
Whitman, Adams
Franklin
Columbia River
Northern Pacific and
Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Hadley
John D. Rockefeller
Germany and France Near Morocco Conference Path
Paris reports Germany’s reply to France on Morocco remains amicable yet firm, insisting a conference of powers decide the issue without pre-set limits. Officials note diminished tension and expect ministers to consider the German note at Friday council, with Persia rumors denied as diplomatic chatter.
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Paris
Germany
Focco
Prince Radolin
Rouvier
Foreign Office
Boniar
Council of Ministers
France
Persia
Morocco
Russia
Bagdad
Persian Gulf
Orient
Suez
Centerville
Small Cattlemen Seek Action To Enforce 640 Acre Rule
Olympia June 28 The attorney general is asked to take legal steps to enforce the state enabling act restricting lease or acquisition of more than 640 acres of land. Ralph Kalfmann of Ellensburg represents several small cattlemen who accuse large firms of securing vast tracts. If the attorney general declines, parties will appeal to federal courts to overturn leases as conflicting with the state act.
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Olympia
Ralph Kalfmann
Ellensburg
Washington
Land Frauds to Be Heard at Lewiston Term
Land fraud cases in Idaho will be heard at a special term of the U.S. district court in Lewiston during the first week of July. The action is by direction of Attorney General Moody and at the request of Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock.
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Washington
Idaho
United States District Court
Lewiston
Moody
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Yakima Herald
Yeokims Merald Pubishing
Lewis J. Allen
National Woman’s Suffrage Association
Winnipeg
Manitoba
San Francisco
Schmitz
President Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Jan Kubelik
Amy Phipps
Henry Phipps
St. George’a
Hanover Square
Tredoeple
Lord Wimborne
Charleston
Joseph H. Choate
Association of Alumni
Harvard College
William Lawrence
Boston
Roosevelt
William
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Diaz
Mexico
Department of Public Instruction
Count Cassini
Baron Rosen
George Hammond
Bearmouth
Phillipsburg, Mont
Joseph L. Bristow
Panama
Taft
Santa Fe
Purdy
Kansas City
South Bend
Wash
R. W. Mills
State Oyster Patrol
Nema
Palix
Washington News
Pacific Synod of the English Lutheran Church
Pacific Coast
Oregon
North Coast Limited
Mazamaé
Mount Rainier
County Auditors’ Association of Washington
Vancouver
Capt. I.M. Howell
Pierce County
F. A. Wing
United States Assay Office
United States Penitentiary
McNeill Island
C. B. Hopkins
Col. C. C. Clay
Department of Justice
Welty
Fire Warden
America
New Hampshire
England
McKinley
States
Baroness Rosen
Sailure
York
Kaiser Wil
Metlakahtla
Annette Island
Ketchikan
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Cottage City
Pattison
Ohio Democrats
Sela
Small Cattlemen
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