Minor Happenings of the Week
Secretary of State Hay arrived from Europe on the Baltic. The Terranova sails to relieve the Ziegler Arctic expedition. For the first time Chinese cadets admitted to West Point. Leland and surveyors sail for Alaska to define boundary. Railroads sue to block maximum freight law enforcement in Missouri. Princeton gifts include land, recitation hall valued near $800,000. Tippo Tib death reported from Zanzibar. Senator reaches Nome as first regular liner. Pennsylvanian eighteenth hour service between Chicago and New York begun. Nanaimo coal strike negotiations show promise. Mont Pelee activity resumes with dome collapse. 300 mint workers suspended. silver bullion shortage closes mint. Canadian mill venture at Edmonton. American Asiatic Association seeks Chinese exclusion talks warning export trade risk.
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Hay
Europe
Baltic
Terranova
Tromsoce
Ziegler
Military Academy
West Point
O. M. Leland
Alaska
London Commission
Kansas City
Missouri
State Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
Edmonton
N. W.T
American Asiatic Association
China
DOLPH G. HANNAH DIES AT 82 A Pioneer of Oregon and Washington
Dolph B Hannah aged 82 a leading pioneer of Oregon and Washington died at his Tacoma home after guiding a 1846 immigrant party from Fort Madison Iowa He helped name Tacoma once called Commencement City and served as Pierce County commissioner and Tacoma councilman He sat on the 1878 Washington constitutional convention and backed the anti Chinese measures as a member of the committee of fifteen
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Tacoma
Dolph B. Hannah
Oregon
Washington
Hannah
Fort Madison
Iowa
Northwest
McCarver
Commencement City
Col. C. P. Ferry
Walla Walla
Pierce County
Pacific Coast
California
Confederate Veterans Meet Opens In Louisville
The fiftieth annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans began in Louisville Kentucky with the city decorated in their honor. Bands welcomed arriving veterans as they were escorted to state headquarters to register before being guided to lodgings.
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Louisville
United Confederate Veterans
Northern Pacific bids for Pasco bridge project
The Northern Pacific railway received bids for a Pasco Washington bridge to span 2,250 feet in nine 250 foot steel spans. The lowest bid came from McCreary & Williams of Spokane.
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Pasco
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Railway
Wash
McCreary & Williams
Spokane
Washington News Highlights from the State
Pasco gets a new chemical fire engine and aims to form a volunteer fire company. Apple crop prospects are described as the best in state history. Payallup berry cannery nearing completion. NP to run a spur to the building. Eastern Washington railroad work to start within two weeks. Seattle Chamber invites Christian Endeavor Society to hold 1907 convention. Frank Richards pleads guilty to counterfeiting to shield his sister and her husband. Cable ferry authorized at Marcus. Hotel Delgardno in Port Townsend destroyed by fire. American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to meet in Seattle September 14–18. First National Bank of Toppenish formed with $25,000 capital. State tax commission organized with T. D. Rockwell chairman. Big Bend Traction Company to start grading from Davenport to Miles and secure right of way to Ritzville.
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A. van Holderbeke
Payallup
The
Northern Pacific
Eastern Washington
Cowell
Fletcher
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Christian Endeavor Society
Seattle
Delgardno
Port Townsend
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Congregational Church
First National Bank of
Grand Duke Alexis Resigns His Office
In St. Petersburg on June 16 the sensational report announced Grand Duke Alexis the high admiral and uncle of the czar, along with Admiral Allevan, resigned their posts. An imperial rescript then relieved the grand duke of navy leadership, a role held since Alexander III’s era as Russia sought sea power. The move, abrupt and unheralded, followed harsh criticism of navy administration and rebuilding costs after the Sea of Japan defeat.
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St. Petersburg
Grand Duke
Alexia
Allevan
Alexander III
Russia
Japan
Nassa Shish
Alexis
Sea of Japan
Alaska Gold Movement To Seattle In Two Ships
Seattle reports that within a week 1.2 million dollars in Alaska gold will reach the city. Eight hundred thousand comes from the Tanana on the Dolphin due at midnight, and 400,000 from Nome on the Senator arriving the night of June 31, making season receipts total 1.92 million. The Dolphin shipment marks the first Tanana country gold to depart, with earlier deliveries from the Klondike.
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Seattle
Alaska
Tanana
Nome
Klondike
Sherbourne Town Celebrates Founding Anniversary Pageant
Sherbourne England June 14. The town marked its 1200th anniversary with a pageant staged in a meadow near the castle. Dramatist Louis N Parker organized the performance. Eight hundred local residents participated in tableau scenes depicting the town’s ancient history.
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Sherbourne
Eng
Ita Foundation
Louis N. Parker
Conference near for Morocco affairs among France Germany
Paris reports a practically assured international conference to consider Moroccan affairs after talks between Prime Minister Rouvier and German ambassador von Radolin. Plans detail the conference scope and aims to reassure both governments while preserving Morocco's sovereignty and territorial status quo.
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Paris
Morocco
Rouvier
Foreign Office
M. Rouvier
Germany
France
L'Unis
General Maximo Gomez Dies in Havana at 77
Havana June 18 Gen Maximo Gomez famed Cuban liberator died at his home after a month long illness. President Palma plans a state funeral and body lying in state at the Capitol. Mourning symbols appear citywide. He is survived by a widow five sons and one daughter.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
Little Island Republic
Palma
Gomez
Liberal
Sigsbee Fleet Sails to France for Jones Interment
Rear Admiral Sigsbee's squadron sails from New York to Cherbourg with the body of John Paul Jones. The fleet, including the Brooklyn Chatanooga Tacoma and Galveston, waited off Thompkinsville for French ceremony approval before proceeding to Cherbourg and then on to Annapolis for the final interment.
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New York
Sigsbee
John Paul Jones
France
Brooklyn
Chattanooga
Tacoma
Galveston
Thompkinsville
Cherbourg
Annapolis
Nebraska Trial Trip Planned for November
Seattle June 19 The battleship Nebraska under construction at Moran Bros. yards is to have its first trial trip in November. It was 72.60 percent complete last month with completion dependent on mounting all guns before commissioning. If guns remain unboard ballast risks delay and readiness.
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Nebraska
Seattle
Moran Bros.’ Yards
Midnight Baseball Promised for Mining Engineers Visit
In Seattle on June 30 a game of baseball at midnight sharp is announced as an unusual feature for visiting members of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. They will tour Dawson City after the Victoria convention, with a reception committee planning events to showcase upper Yukon mining prospects.
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Seattle
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Dawson City
Victoria
Dawson
Yukon
Roosevelt Orders Careful Enforcement of Exclusion Laws
President Roosevelt directs Secretary Metcalf to ensure strict but discreet enforcement of Chinese exclusion laws. He cites many bogus certificates used to gain entry and urges rigid supervision of China's certificate issuance to hold officials responsible for accuracy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Asiatic Association
United States
China
Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Nicholas Again Promises An Elective Assembly
St Petersburg June 20 Emperor Nicholas received the zemat vo deputation at noon in the Alexander palace at Peterhof. Prince Troubetskoi led the Moscow delegation and described internal conditions driving the zemstvoes to seek direct contact. The emperor expressed regret for wartime sacrifices and naval disaster, reaffirmed that elected representatives will work with the state, and pledged to summon them. The delegation's audience impression was strong, and they prepare a report for the St Petersburg douma to be shared with zemstva and Russia.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Zematvo
Alexander Palace
Peterhof
Prince Troubetskoi
Moscow
Zemsatvos
Russia
No More Fine Feathers In Missouri Law Takes Effect
Missouri's new law prohibits wearing feathers from game birds except domestic fowls and has gone into effect. Miliners warn it will cause pecuniary loss, while women wearing such plumage on the street may be arrested and imprisoned under the act.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Stockmen unite to contest leases on Eastern Washington lands
In Olympia on June 19, small stockmen formed a funding alliance to challenge state land leases held by big ranchers. An attorney’s review of leasing records suggests a coming legal battle over assignments that circumvent the one section limit, threatening large tracts and even wheat lands.
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Olympia
Washington
State Land Office
Land Office
CF Company
Water in Truckee Ditch Opens on Reclamation Act Day
Hazen Nevada celebrated the third anniversary of the Reclamation Act as Mrs. Francis G. Newlands broke a champagne bottle over the Truckee river headgates two miles above Derby. Water poured into the canal toward Carson Valley while Senator Newlands delivered the principal address before congressional irrigation leaders and Nevada California officials.
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Hazen
Nev
Francis G. Newlands
United States
Newlands
Nevada
Truckee River
Derby
Carson Valley
Arid West
Congressional Irrigation Committee
California
Washington Reserve Expanded By President Proclamation
The president extended the Washington forest reserve by 567000 acres across Whatcom Skagit Snohomish and Okanogan counties. Four thousand eight hundred acres in Snohomish were restored to entry and 1600 near Methow eliminated from the reserve. Canada Void Alien Labor Law Judge Anglin rules act ultra vires and deportation orders cannot be enforced.
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Washington
Washington Forest Reserve
Whatcom, Skagit
Snohomish
Okanogan County
Snohomish County
Methow
Canada
Toronto
Ont
Anglin
Seattle Named Gateway to Orient in Railroad Steamship Ads
Seattle is highlighted as the gateway to the Orient by eastern and transcontinental rail and steamship firms. Mr. King notes no direct outcomes but says Seattle is gaining recognition and drawing major advertising, with folders already promoting Seattle and Oriental routes. Officials expect increased US Orient trade once wartime Russia Japan hostilities conclude.
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Eastern Beltroeds
Orient
Seattle
Jane
Northern Steamship Company
Chicago
King
Here
Vanderbilt ‘Lines
Russia
Japan
United States
Peace Conference Set for August in Washington
Washington reports Russia and Japan will appoint plenipotentiaries for a peace conference in Washington, with M. Clidoff named chair of the Russian mission and Marquis Ito possibly replaced by Field Marshal Yamagata if ill. Conference expected mid August, but little progress on armistice terms as Japan declines to initiate.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
M. Clidoff
Marquis Ito
Yamagata
Ito
Marquis
Czar Grants Audience to Delegates in Historic Move
In St Petersburg the czar’s reversal on snubbing Moscow delegates sparks great excitement. The zemstvo and municipal congress delegates will meet the czar today at Peterhof palace to discuss country conditions freely without fear of punishment. The decision is seen as a step toward a national assembly and limited constitutional rights.
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St. Petersburg
Sergius
St. Petraburg
Cazr
Moscow
Rematva
Zemstvo
Peterhof Palace
Japan's peace terms not humiliating says Vienna diplomat
A Novoe Vreyma interview with a Japanese embassy member in Vienna says Japan's postwar terms will be moderate. The plan follows the eve of war note with added war cost indemnity, no Sakhalin cession or Vladivostok disarmament, but guarantees against renewed war for decades and a friendship outlook with Russia.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Novoe Vreyma
Vienna
Sakhalin
Vladivostok
Russia
Pacific
Appointment of Judge W. W. Cotton to Oregon district bench
After a Roosevelt White House conference, Attorney General Moody announced the appointment of Judge W. W. Cotton of Portland to fill the Oregon district bench vacancy caused by the death of Judge Charles B. Bellringer. Cotton must qualify by September 1 after closing pending cases. De Haven of Oregon is assigned to trial the land fraud cases.
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W. W. Cotton
Washington
Roosevelt
Moody
Portland
Charles B. Bellinger
District of
Oregon
Cotton
de Haven
Ornia
Seage Gilbert
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Upper Congo
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Philadelphia
Dolph G. Hannah
Ashington News
United States Penitentiary
Frank Richards
Secret Service
Colubmia River
Marcus
State Tax Commission
T. D. Rockwell
Frank Morse
J. E. Frost
Ellensburg
Joseph Easterday
Big Bend Traction Company
Davenport
Miles
Spokane River
Ritzville
Dolphin
Senator
Sigsbee’s
Washington Ranges
Truckee Ditch
Czar
Bellinger
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