Norway Ready to Defend Independence as Sweden Threatens
A Norwegian correspondent reports Oslo’s government, parliament, and people unite to secure separate consuls and deter potential Swedish force. Authorities claim stockpiles include provisions, ordnance from England, fortified border works, mined bridges, and torpedo patrols. One hundred million kroner stands ready for defense.
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Sweden
Norway
Storthing
Ministry
England
Grommen
Christiania Fjord
Norwegian ministers resign after veto on consular law
King Oscar refused to sign a consular system law for Norway. The cabinet pledged immediate dismissal, but the king declined to meet them and stated the issue could only be resolved by mutual negotiations. He would not approve the law, citing constitutional practice and sovereign limits.
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Christiania
Oscar
Council of Ministers
Norway
Motusly
Stockholm
United Council
Constitutional Rights Stand in Eilustion Case
Fragmentary text references constitutional rights and a stand related to a case. The readable words point to a dispute over equal treatment and civil liberties. Further details are unreadable in the damaged source.
Settlement of old litities involving Harriman interests
Representatives of various interests attended a meeting on a joint agreement between the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific for a jointly operated road. The session saw a notable rise in Northern Securities stocks and recoveries in Union Pacific and other Harriman holdings.
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Ean
Harriman
Union Pacific
Northern Pacifico
Northern Securities
Riots flare in Chicago streets amid teamsters strike
Rioting erupted in Chicago as police used clubs and revolvers to disperse mobs in the lumber district and at Madison and Canal. A wagon attacked by a large crowd was protected by police and deputies but wheels were torn away. Forty active rioters were arrested and one officer wounded. Building trades unions decide no action to widen the strike, aiming to limit disruptions.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Madison and
Canal Streets
Pennsylvania Road
Federal Court
Desplaines
Associated Building Trades
Building Trades
Big Ship Canal Planned for Ohio River and Lake Erie
Pittsburgh backers form a private capital funded company to build the Ohio river and Lake Erie ship canal. The project aims at a capital of about 80 million dollars, with a charter secured in Harrisburg weeks earlier.
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Ohio River
Lake Erie
Pittsburg
Lake Erie Ship Canal
Harrisburg
Governor Nakachidis Killed by Bomb in Baku
In Baku on May 25 the governor Prince Nakachidis was assassinated when a bomb exploded as his carriage passed. A lieutenant and a bystander were also killed and the coachman gravely wounded.
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Baku
Caucassia
Prince Nakachidis
Leutenant
Machen Pleads Guilty and Sentencing Set
Crawford of court pleads guilty and is sentenced to a term.
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Machen
Crawford
Seattle to Build First U S Tin Smelter This Summer
John E. Barton of Milwaukee announces United States Alaska Tin Mining Co will erect the nation’s first tin smelter in Seattle this summer. B Russell and local financiers back the project if Alaska concentrates are sent to Seattle for processing, promising a new tin center and regional industry growth.
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Seattle
United States
John E. Barton
Milwaukee
Alaska Tin Mining Company
B. Russell
Alaska
Barton
Russell
Burton
Cape Prince of Wales
Cape Mountain
White Horse Fire devastates town in Alaska
Daweon V T May 24 Fire swept White Horse destroying most of the town with losses around 800000 partly insured. The single fire engine failed at a critical moment after three minutes. The blaze hit stores post office telegraph office and major hotels and depots. wharves were saved. Rebuilding underway with canvas hotels for travelers and White Pass depot being rebuilt.
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Daweon
V. T
White Horse
White Pass
Whotel
Dawson
White Hores
Interstate Commerce Committee Hearing Report to Congress
A fragment from Washington dated May 4 reports the interstate commerce committee closing hearings on rail rate regulation. The committee heard positions from fruit growers and other groups arguing against exclusive control or restraints that could deny them access to courts.
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Tate Committee
Congress
Washington
Washington Railroad Free Transportation Ban Adopted
Washington plans June 9 enforcement of a new railroad commission law banning free transportation for non-employees. The order will wipe out hundreds of annual passes in one day and targets judges legislators and tax officials across states served by the three railways. The Elkins law already limits free transport in interstate commerce, but the new rule aims to end widespread free rides entirely.
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Attite
Washington
Railroad Commission
Japanese Noble Heads to England for Naval Study
Count Kin jiro Hirosawa of the Japanese house of peers arrives in San Francisco with naval officers amid anti-Japanese immigration agitation. He supports strict emigration limits and suggests an international bureau in Japan to assess emigrant desirability. He will visit Woolwich Arsenal and预计 stay eighteen months. He asserts Japan's resources can last two years and patriotism remains high.
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San Francisco
Kinjiro Hirosawa
House of Peers
America
Hirosawa
Japan
Count Hirosawa
Woolwich Arsenal
England
Jpan
Nho
Clearerwater line to span six hundred miles by joint roots
The Northern Pacific and Oregon Short Line will join to build a roughly 600 mile railroad into the Nes Perce country in Idaho near the Washington and Oregon borders. The plan merges Hill and Harriman interests after years of tension over the Clearwater district.
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Harriman
New York
Hill
Northwestern Railway
Northern Pacifico Railway
Oregon Short Line
Nes Perce
Clearater
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Clearwater Country
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Culderac
Snake River
Nez Perces
Spokane Booster Club Plans Exposition Buttons
Spokane residents urged to wear booster buttons to aid the Chamber of Commerce in entertaining Lewis and Clark visitors. Ten thousand buttons priced at one dollar each will fund entertainment expenses for guests.
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Booster Club
Spokane
Chamber of Commerce
Eave the Chronicle
Nebraskan Extension to Build on Missouri River Side
A statement indicates the extension will be constructed on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River. The details specify the location and scope pending final approvals.
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Nebraska
Missouri River
Great Northern awards railway contracts to the boundary
Greenwood British Columbia May 25 The Great Northern has let contracts for 33 miles of railway from Oro Washington to the international boundary. The project also includes an enddle and ponies in the area, drawing local demand for details and work opportunities on the line.
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Similkemeen
Greenwood
B. C
Great Northern
Oro
Wash
California’s irrigation boom fuels desert reclamation drive
The irrigation bureau reports surveys completed for thirteen states as the government funds vast reclamation projects. Settlers may pay 3.00 per acre yearly for ten years with live-on requirement and water rights titled after final payments. Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska, and New Mexico see thousands employed as land near Fresno expands to 860000 acres under irrigation.
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Irrigation Bureau
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Miust
San Francisco
Carson's Bank
Humboldt
Walker
Frénho
California
Sayls
United States
Fresno
U's
M. J. Church
Kings River
Castro a Remarkable Man in Venezuela Politics
The report profiles Cipriano Castro of Venezuela, a regional legislator turned congressman, described by William Thorp in the New York Times as a remarkable man. It notes his origins among muleteers and cattle smugglers from Los Andes and a vivid image of his early political life in Caracas.
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Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
William Thorp
New York Times
Caracas
Congress
Los Andes
Hall of Congress
Revolutionary Leader Survives Fall to Seize Victory
A lone revolutionary builds a force of 28 men, wins key battles around Gret and Osracas, and seizes power after a dramatic fall from his horse injuring both legs. Stationed on a horse litter, he directs the battle and defeats the government army, then negotiates with the general.
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Gret
Osracas
Castro’s Grip Tightens in Venezuela Amid Dream of Power
The narration portrays Castro as Venezuela’s ruler, controlling the presidency, ministers, legislature, and courts. It notes he distrusts foreign powers yet holds a revolver, with a lone assassination attempt met by mercy and state aid. Castro is described as the era’s strongest figure with no rival in sight.
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Caracas
Castro
Venezuela
Pacen
Germany
Nho
Peat Baths Revealed Through Odd Discovery
A derelict family in coastal France hides a boy who, amid peat bogs, grows healthier and fairer skinned. A physician notes the change and the peat bath becomes a celebrated hydrotherapy. The narrator cautions readers to avoid gambling and protect pennies from bunko schemes.
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France
Paris
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