Lewis and Clark Exposition Opens With Presidential Signal
President Roosevelt signaled from the White House to open the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland. Vice President Fairbanks, Speaker Cannon, Sen. Clark, Rep. Tawney, Gov. Chamberlain, and Mayor Williams attended a program of speeches and benediction.
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Portland
Jane
Roosevelt
White House
Merriwether Lewis
William Clark
Oregon Country
Pacifico Northwest
Fairbanks
Joseph Cannon
House of Representatives
Clark
Wyoming
Tawney
Minnesota
H. A. Taylor
America
Goode
United States
Washington dedicates Clark exposition grounds in Portland
Portland June 8 Washington formally dedicates the Clark exposition grounds. Vice President Fairbanks aided the ceremony with the president's backing while Speaker Cannon attended but did not speak. United States Senator Piles delivered the fore noon address as Governor and staff reviewed the Pullman cadets. Senator J J Smith presided as president of the Washington state commission.
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Washington
Portland
Fairbanks
Joseph Cannon
Washington State Commission
J. J. Smith
Bomb Attack Near Royal Carriage Aimed at Alfonso and Loubet
In Paris at midnight an anarchist threw a bomb at King Alfonso and President Loubet as they left the Grand Opera House. Both escaped unharmed while five bystanders were injured and several horses were killed or maimed. The assailant and two others were arrested.
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Paris
Alfonso
Loubet
Grand Opera House
President Roosevelt to Lead Southern Tour in October
Washington announces President Roosevelt will begin a two week trip through the South on October 17. An extraordinary session of Congress will not convene until after the November elections, the plan indicates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
South
Congress
New York Theater Managers Face Trial for Conspiracy
Twenty four members of the theater trust must stand trial on conspiracy charges after City Magistrate Joseph Poole's ruling in James Metcalf's suit against the Theatrical Managers' Association. Named defendants include Tony Pastor Klaw Erlanger Frohman and others as the district attorney pursues a penal code section against two or more persons blocking a lawful calling.
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New York
Tony Pastor
Klaw
Erlanger
Frohman
Land Under Irrigation In Washington State
Olympia June 3 There are 320 000 acres of land in Washington under irrigating ditches according to Prof O L Waller of Washington State College and government irrigation expert The figure shows the acreage has more than doubled in five years The 1900 census put irrigated land at 185 470 acres Waller notes extensions Yakima valley high line ditches and other areas not yet counted would add large totals He says many lands could be irrigated but water supply is the limiting factor with more sources to be used in coming years
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Olympia
Statistical Department
Secretary of State
O. L. Waller
Washington State College
Washington
Waller
Yakima Valley
United States Reclamation Service
Prof
Eay
Leslie
Japan
Russia
Armenia
Tibet
Philippines
Sumatra
Africa
Uruguay
Macedonia
Santo Domingo
Bulgaria
Morocco
Arabia
Wellington
Waterloo
Ask Bids for State Buildings. Olympia, Jume 1.-The state board
State board invites bids for construction and modernization of public buildings in Olympia. Documentation outlines bidding procedures, deadlines, and required contractor qualifications for upcoming state projects.
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Olympia
Jume 1
State Board
Bonaparte to Succeed Morton as Navy Secretary
President Roosevelt selected Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore to be secretary of the navy, replacing Paul Morton who plans to retire July 1 and oversee New York subway construction plans. Bonaparte’s appointment, a surprise to many, aligns with Roosevelt’s civil service reform and naval expansion goals. Morton will move to New York to head the subway project plans with Thomas F. Ryan.
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Washington
Jane
Roosevelt
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Paul Morton
New York
Shaw
Atttorney
Bonaparte
Morton
Mr. Morton
Mr. Roosevelt
Holmes Conrad
Navie
William H. Moody
Massachusetts
Thomas F. Ryan
New York City
Aggressive Ingredient Labeling Upholds Pure Food Law
Olympia June 1 The attorney general affirms Food Commissioner L Davies construction of the pure food law effective June 9 requiring all food packages to show on the outside the names of ingredients or components. The ruling impacts manufacturers who oppose publishing formulas and may force some products off the state market if courts sustain the view.
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Olympia
Canopy Gift To State College From Local Vendors
A canopy covered two seated carriage valued at 225 dollars and a fine team of driving horses were donated to the department by A B Baker of an implement establishment and C Gray, importer of stables for thoroughbred horses. Dr Nelson praised the gifts and the donors.
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Pullman
Wash
Twoval
Washington Estate College
A. B. Baker
C. Gray
Nelson
Rail line weighs future ties supply options
A railroad company plans an investigation into future railroad tie supplies for the eastern end of the line. Eastern stocks may last at most fifteen years, prompting study of pricing and feasibility for sourcing ties from the Rocky Mountains or growing them in Minnesota or Wisconsin near the railroad. The bureau will assess production viability and costs for these regions.
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Montana
Rocky Mountains
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Bureau
Hyde and Alexander Settle Differences in Equitable
New York June 5 The row between president James W Alexander and vice president James H Hyde ends as they form a defensive and offensive alliance They plan to devote themselves to life insurance affairs and keep Wall Street entanglements out of Equitable matters This move may mend factional rifts and steer the society toward a stable leadership acceptable to all
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New York
Equitable Life /Assurance Society
Friox Committee
James W. Alexander
James H. Hyde
Wall Street
Equitable
Women elect officers for state federation in long Ballot
The State Federation of Women's Clubs elected officers after ten ballots. New officers include President Miss Sue Lombard North Yakima. Corresponding secretary Mrs I H Dilla North Yakima. Treasurer Mrs William Church Port Angeles. First trustee Mrs Phil T Beacher Spokane. Delegates to the national federation include Miss Lombard North Yakima and Miss Janet Moore Olympia.
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Sue Lomard
North Yakima
Janet Moore
Olympia
Josevph Preston
Walla Walla
Mra O
Elwood
Ellensburg
William Vandoren
Pullman
Cal Defeats Washington in Intercollegiate Boat Race
California won the two mile Lake Washington course by ten lengths over Washington with Stanford a half length back. The freshman race saw Stanford take first, California second, and Washington third. Start time was 5 11 and finish at 6 25. The wind was calm and the water smooth.
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California
Washington
Seattle
University of California
Stanford
Assistant Treasurer Resigns in State Board Shuffle
Olympia reports Clarence Maynard, deputy state treasurer, aged ten term as chairman of the state board of control expired June 1, will succeed Mr Maynard. Jesse Mills is a brother of Treasurer Mille.
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Olympia
Clarence Maynard
Bes
State Board of Control
Maynard
Jesse Mills
Mille
Dublin Bay romance and verse from a seaside gathering
A collection of ballad and poem fragments recount a sea voyage from Dublin Bay ending in tragedy, plus Romantic era verse by Wordsworth and Longfellow. The verses explore loss at sea, natural beauty, and poignant partings with era tone.
Norfolk Girls Join Stage Band On Southern Tour
Five Norfolk society girls led by Tessie Dixon abandoned town life to join the Chase-Lister company for a southern tour. The parents and fiancés opposed the move, but the group pursued hopes of adventure and performance as Nellie, Mara, Gertrude, Lydia, and Maude left Norfolk to play in theaters and streets along the tour route.
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Norfolk Society
Tessie Dixon
Norfolk
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Nfe
Maud Adams
Ellen Terry
Chums
Gertrude Austin
Mara Dixon
Lydia Wheeler
Maude Mayhew
Nebraska
Chase-Lister
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Bie
War casualties tally shows 1904 losses exceed 400000
Leslie's Weekly estimates for 1904 place total killed and wounded at about 400000 amid wide global conflicts. The piece compares 1904 to earlier years, cites Russo JapaneseWar totals near 870000, and recalls major historic battles to illustrate mortality.
Father of Pressed Steel and Promptness Tales
The article highlights Charles J. Schoen as the father of the pressed steel industry born in Philadelphia’s copper shop era. It notes his door spring invention for railroad cars and the shift from wood to steel in freight car construction, making the industry a national force. It then recounts a Boston merchant famed for punctuality who reinforces the value of promptness with a humorous anecdote about reminders from a coachman and a groom, ending with a remark on gossip’s acoustic properties.
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Buttonwood Streets
Philadelphia
Charles J. Schoen
Cooper
Boston
Slater
Dolan
Ryan
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