Milner Happenings of the Week
Secretary John Hay sails from Queenstown for New York. James W. Lowther elected speaker by the British House of Commons. Beriah Wilkins of the Washington Post dies suddenly. W A Moyer elected president of the Western Federation of Miners. Denver chosen for next convention. Harry Young pleads guilty to robbing the North Coast Limited. 50 year penitentiary sentence. Chilean government proposes a $20 million Pan American railway loan. Pope writes to the emperor of Japan thanking for missionary liberty. Gen H W Boynton dies. Saginaw Bay City street railway workers strike. First Dawson to Seattle gold shipments reach $1,000,000. New York ends session with 760 new laws. Jose D Cassual named ambassador to the United States. Hoke Smith launches Georgia gubernatorial bid. Confederate Memorial Day observed at Arlington National Cemetery. John E Stevens named railway expert for the Philippine commission. Taft to accompany him in July. return in October.
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William Gully
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Phillipsburg
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Japan
Japan Rushed Rail Way Equipment Orders For Manchuria
Reports from New York say Japan plans extensive military rail operations in Manchuria with large U S shiploads. About forty thousand tons of freight has been booked on transcontinental routes to the Pacific coast, with contracts amounting to over 700000 dollars for rail cars and locomotives.
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New York
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Far East
Pacific Coast
Eastern Car Company
Baldin Locomotive Works
Lobsters for Canadian Water Experiment on Pacific Coast
The Canadian government plans a Pacific coast lobster fishery trial, moving a car load of live lobsters from Halifax to Vancouver for observation. Oysters will also be shipped for similar testing as Canada probes a new ocean region where Eastern waters have been the only successful lobster fisheries.
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Edith Sails on Final Nome Run of First Voyage
The Edith of the Northwestern Steamship Company departed Seattle last night as the last ship scheduled for the initial Nome sailings. Cargo total for Nome this year reaches 16,295 tons while 3,301 passengers joined the first sailings.
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Northwestern Steamship Company
Washington News Roundup Highlights Fires and Openings
The week reports a Northport brewery destroyed by fire and a new state bank of Ballard opening. Seattle's Chamber of Commerce elects John H. McGraw as president. Walla Walla Traction begins work on a new electric railway. Eastern mail for Seattle will be routed via Spokane beginning July 1. State school investments exceed 11 million. Washington grants 112 automobile licenses under the new law. Franchises for Tacoma Puyallup electric line filed. Whitman County Veterans encampment planned at Pullman July 14 16. Judge Hanford to hear the trading stamps case June 19. Canned peaches and pears to be sent East this fall as free advertising. La Conner pursues municipal water. Final exams start at the state University. Vancouver hosts Odd Fellows grand lodge. Omar J. Humphrey sells Orca cannery to Northwestern Fisheries. Sons of Veterans camp in Chelan formed with nineteen members. Palouse rains boost farming. New state laws take effect Friday. George Turner plans Spokane business block with opera house. Everett Evening Record sale arranged to G S McNeely. new owners assume obligations.
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Walla Walla Traction Company
New Electric Railway
Seattle
Spokane
State of Washington
Secretary of State
Tacoma
Puyallup
Board of County Commissioners
Veterans’ Association
Whitman County
Latah County
Idaho
Reaney’s Park
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A. L. Hutchinson
Hanford
Federal Circuit Court
Dawson Gold Arrives First Dawson Shipments Reach Seattle
The Dolphin arrived from Skagway with 400000 in Yukon gold dust consigned to the assay office for transmission to the treasury. It also reports a major Tanana cleanup from Discovery claim on Cleary creek valued at 300000, the product of joint owners. The vessel carried 29 passengers and a small cargo of fresh fish.
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Yukon
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Russia seeks Japan peace terms after minister council
St. Petersburg June 8. Following a council of ministers gathering at Tearko-Selo, instructions were sent to Russian ambassadors in Washington and Paris to learn Japan's terms for peace.
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Paris
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Japan
Castro Re-Elected in Venezuelan Vote
Caracas on January 8 reports Gen. Castro Vin cente Gomez and Gen. Valutini elected president first and second vice presidents of Venezuela. In Denver on June 10 claims for damages totaling 400000 were filed with State Auditor Bent by Attorney John H. Murphy for 67 miners deported last year from Cripple Creek Telluride and Las Animes districts.
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Norway Proclaims Dissolution of Union And King Deposed
The storthing proclaims King Oscar no longer king of Norway and authorizes retired council members to act as government. The union with Sweden is dissolved as the king ceases to act, signaling a fully independent Norwegian state. Editorials reflect public acceptance of the action.
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Norway Seeks Independence and King Election
The storthing declares that the union with Sweden has become a danger to Norwegian independence and calls for full independence. It asks that a Norwegian king be elected, pledges harmony with Sweden, and sends envoys to major powers to recognize Norway’s status.
Rival riflemen to meet in Vancouver challenge accepted
Olympia reports Capt W Hart McHarg on behalf of the Duke of Connaughts Own Rifles challenges ten men from that regiment to a friendly match with ten from the Second infantry regiment National Guard of Washington. The contest is accepted with July date and Vancouver range implied.
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Whipping Post Law Convicts McGinty in Oregon
In Portland Oregon on June 12 the whipping post law from January sessions applied to wife beating. McGinty was convicted in the state circuit court and sentenced to twenty lashes the maximum punishment.
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McGinty
Illegal Tax Compromise Denied to County Boards
Olympia June 7 The attorney general condemns tax compromise by county commissioners as illegal asserting no legal authority to settle or transfer delinquency judgments. The opinion cites section 4105 of Pierce's code and warns commissions act only within explicit statutory bounds.
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Thurston County
Board of County Commissioners
Istatute
Special Agent to Alaska for Brady Case Inquiry
A specially selected Interior Department agent travels from Washington to Alaska to investigate Governor Brady, the reindeer industry, and the public school system outside towns. Secretary Hitchcock withholds the agent’s name, aiming for a fair, thorough inquiry to inform Congress next winter. The president seeks a fair trial for Brady amid Reynolds Alaska Development Company associations.
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Railroads Threaten Rate War Over Eastern Routes
Threatened by Pacific line rate cut from Minneapolis St Paul to all Eastern points provokes retaliation from competing carriers. Officials warn of a broader rate war as lines seek to protect traffic and profits.
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Electric railway plan links Fraser delta cities and mills
Vancouver, June 13. The British Columbia Electric Railway, operating in Vancouver and Victoria, has leased 12 miles of track from Canadian Pacific between Vancouver and Stevenson. A new line from this city to Steventon across Lula Island is proposed, with CP likely to hand over a branch line for hourly service. MacLaren-Ross mills at Millside will open in two months, employing 300 men, and an additional electric line from Chilliwack to this city is planned to connect with the BC Electric system.
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State Grange Adopts Many Resolutions
Toledo Washington June 12 The Washington State Grange session adopted numerous resolutions and reports. Officers were installed by Past Master D L Russell. Measures include funding for farmers institutes, popular election of US senators, road law changes, rural mail service expansion, and state control of seed quality.
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Pomona
Board of Education
County Board of Education
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Grange
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