Minor Happenings of the Week in 1900s Dispatches
A patchwork of brief items notes Japan debt at 1.25 billion dollars and Tanana gold yield around 7 million. Fire in Rhinelander, Wisconsin causes over half a million in damage, 400 homes affected. National figures include Mrs George Henderson elected president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in San Francisco and Tokyo’s subsidy plans. Also mention Hughes’ mayoral bid in New York, German troop movements, Kathryn Kidder’s marriage, Tahoe forest reserve expansion, Mississippi battleship launch, Milwaukee graft case, Ecuador loan talks, and Alaska steamship plans.
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The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
San Francisco
George Henderson
Canadian Pacific Annual Approves Large Rolling Stock Outlay
At the annual meeting of the Canadian Pacific Railway company directors are authorized to spend up to 7.5 million dollars on new rolling stock. They approve the Woolsey Reston branch construction, issue 4 percent consolidated debentures to support it, lease Nicola Kamloops and Similkameen Coal and Railway, issue 4 million in debentures to fund two Atlantic steamships, approve working arrangements with the British Columbia Electric Railway, Spokane and International Railroad traffic pact, lease Esquimalt and Nanaimo railway, and acquire St John Bridge and Railway Extension property.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Woolsey -Reston
Nicola, Kamloops and Simalkameen
Atlantic
Columia Electric Railway
Vancouver &Sulu Island Railway
Spokane & International Railroad Company
Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway
St. John Bridge and
Ilway Extension Company
To Merge Historical Societies in Tacoma Conference
A Tacoma meeting of representatives from the Washington State Historical Society and the Washington University State Historical Society led to the appointment of a committee. The panel will plan the merger of the two societies into one and set conditions for combining records and documents under the University of Washington’s care.
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Seattle
Washington State Historical Society
Washington University State Historical Society
Tacoma
University of Washington
Washington News Highlights Power Deals and Transport Plans
Boston based Stone and Webster purchased the Nookssok Falls power plant with plans to extend Bellioghem While James J. Hill announced Great Northern will build a new depot in Everett this winter The Wenatchee river rose thirteen inches aiding winter navigation Three hundred seventeen autos have secured state licenses under the new law Walla Walla county to erect a new jail with plans sought from an architect The Mill Creek railroad six mile branch of Northern Pacific in Walla Walla county sold to Washington and Columbia River railroad for 108 165 06 The Brownell lumber property near Stillaguamish river is bought by Tacoma Seattle Everett and Wilkeson lumbermen for 400 000 000 feet of timber The Seattle recruiting office ranks second nationwide in September enlistments State treasurer reports 725 580 08 cash on hand The Wenatchee fruit cannery runs to mid December 4000 cans daily Seattle school bond election sees only 1293 of 40000 voters registered Fort Lawton branch post office to open November 1 Enrollments in Tacoma schools reach 8518 The state collected 83984 40 from liquor license fees and 6271 36 from inheritance tax for the quarter ending Sept 30.
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Stone & Webster
Boston
Nookssok Falls
Dla Eimied
Bellioghem
Everett
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Columbia River
Wenatchee
Mill Creek
Northern Pacific
Walla Walla County
Washington and Columbia River Railroad
Olympia
Tacoma
Seattle
Wilkeson
Standard Oil Company
Brownell
Stillaguamish
Snohomigh
Whatcom
Post Office Department
Fort Lawton
Fort Lawton Station
Warner
Russia to Raise BMG Loan in International Issue
Paris bankers discuss a new Russian loan of 860 million dollars to be issued in France Germany England the United States and Holland with 4 percent interest and an issue price around 90 percent. Half the loan is earmarked for France and representatives are to go to St. Petersburg to finalize details. The issue is expected by late October.
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Paris
Dej Tate
France
Ermany
England
United States
Holland
St. Petersburg
Seattle Market Report Prices From Local Dealers
Seattle market report lists producer offers for round lots f.o.b Beattle with changes possible. Prices include grains oats 95 96 per ton barley 62 23 wheat chicken feed 24 25 bran 19 shorts 30 corn 26 hay ranges eastern washington 14 56 puget sound 9 10 alfalfa 9 50 10 eggs strictly fresh ranch 85 360 poultry live hens 18 18 per lb old roosters 1 00 ducks 12 180 geese 9 120 springs 150 wool eastern washington 18 bee per lb western washington 24 2650 live stock sheep wethers 84 8340 per lb ewes 8 330 hogs 63 6340 steers 814 40 cows 214 8e calves 8 830 lambs 8 per head tallies for tacoma quaint various grain hay beef poultry and other livestock prices listed with some unreadable OCR errors.
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F.o. B. Beattle
Washington
Puget Sound
Massachusetts Republicans Hold State Convention Tariff Revision
The Massachusetts Republican state convention backed tariff revision with near unanimous support. Curtis Guild Jr of Boston was nominated for governor, with Eben Draper as lieutenant governor and a full ticket named including William H. Olin, Arthur B. Chapin, Henry E. Turne, and Dana Maloney. The platform endorsed Roosevelt’s peace efforts, anti-corporate protections, navy growth, and Bates administration, while urging tariff readjustment to protect American labor and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cpt. C
Eugene N. Foss
Eben
Draper
Hopedale
William H. Olin
Arthur B. Chapin
Holyoke
Henry E. Turne
Maiden
Dana Maloney
Greenfield
Committee On
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Congress
United States
John L. Bates
Republican Party
Massachusetts
Chicago
Britain Russia to resume talks on Afghanistan influence
London reports that Britain and Russia will restart discussions on spheres of influence in Afghanistan if Russia agrees. An official said the move aims to ease past tensions and foster amicable settlements in what both governments see as mutually beneficial. TheForeign Office confirmed initiative without detailing timelines.
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London
Afghanistan
Great Britain
Russia
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Thomas M Reed Dead Pioneer Mason Passes Away in Olympia
Olympia news confirms Thomas M Reed a long time secretary of the Masonic grand lodge in Washington state died after a long illness. Funeral planned for tomorrow afternoon under grand lodge auspices in Olympia where Reed resided.
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Olympia
Thomas M. Reed
Masonic Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge of Masons
Burnside to Work on Fire Control Cable at Post
Washington October 9 The cable ship Burnside returning from Alaska to Seattle will be employed for some time on fire control cables at the artillery post The vessel will be laid up in ordinary after completion unless another Alaska cable break occurs
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Burnside
Washington
Alaska
Seattle
Barat
City Saloon Reform Plan Proposed in Los Angeles
A group of 35 leading business figures propose forming a company to replace private saloon ownership in Los Angeles with 200 saloons reduced to 25. The city would receive 18 000 dollars yearly, and stockholders would earn 6 percent dividends after taxes, while profits revert to the city treasury.
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coTienaung Systen
Formel
Los Angeles
Frtaal
Warrants Target Captains and Mates in Naturalization Frauds
District secret service files reveal plans for warrants to arrest 148 captains and mates of sound and ocean going vessels for naturalization law violations. Key figures include Seattle Tacoma coastwise officers amid frauds tied to Northern Pacific Steamship Company. Investigations show many held licenses obtained through second papers after initial declarations of U.S. residence, with San Francisco cases also connected. Fraud scope reportedly larger in Puget Sound than San Francisco.
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Secret Service
Seattle
Tacoma
Coast
Northern Pacific Steamship Company
Puget Sound
Victoria
United States
San Francisco
Newicenses
Puget Soundporte
Canadian Invasion Hill Plans Ten Boundary Extensions
The Great Northern railway announces ten extensions toward the Canadian border including lines from Edmore to Sarles, York to Thorne, Towner to Max-Bass, Granville to Sherwood, and Thief River Falls toward Green Bush and Rosseau. J Hill gears up for expansion into North Dakota Montana and Washington as border access increases.
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Hill
Chicago
Great Northern Railway
J. Hill
North Dakota
Montana
Wash
Canadian Pacific
Edmore
Sarles
Thorne
York
Max-Bass
Towner
Sherwood
Granville
Manitoba
Thief River Falls
Green Bush
Rosseau
Boundary Line
Government Seizes Logs Bound for U S Mills
October reports in Vancouver B C note the government seized six large lots of timber logged in Canada after finding they were sold to United States mills and destined for export, with caps on manufacture in British Columbia.
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Vancouver
B. C
United States
Tacoma Tide Lands Sale Tied to Milwaukee Rail Plan
A deed records 68 acres of tide lands along the Puyallup waterway sold for 3600 dollars an acre, over 360000 total, by a local syndicate believed to be for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. The buyers also acquired adjacent lots as speculation grows about a Tacoma Eastern link to Milwaukee rail plans and a potential cascade foothills route. Rumors and rapid tide land deals boost Tacoma property values as grading begins near the Painted Rocks and more options are taken on nearby tracts.
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Tacoma
Payallup Waterway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Tecoma
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Tidewater
Cascade Foothills
Cowlits Pass
North Yakima
Cowlitz Pass
Tacoma Eastern
Painted Rocks
Milwaukee System
Yakima
Norway rejects referendum on Karlstad agreement
The storthing, after two days of debate in Christiania, voted 109 to 8 against submitting the Karlstad agreement dissolving the Norway Sweden union to a referendum. The agreement was then approved 101 to 16, a government victory. Premier Michelsen spoke on the king selection, noting the Bernadotte offer was a goodwill gesture but read by Sweden as a personal sacrifice.
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Christiania
Storthing
Karlstad
Norway
Sweden
Micheleon
House of Bernadotte
Oscar
Michelsen
Bernadotte
Washington Timber Medals Highlight Fair Awards
Poveland and Baign Rete lead as Washington timber earns many medals at the state fair with several award recognitions among visiting exhibitors. Duane and Seorauteen receive notable honors in the event's parquet display and award categories.
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Poveland
Washington
Duane
Visit to Scette and Lake Washington canal plans discussed
McKensie reports strong impressions of the Scette visit and notes the Lake Washington canal scheme appeals to the imagination and commercial spirit. He mentions Puggs eonnd fortifications already in good defense, with future improvements and guarded approaches to the navy yard as key priorities.
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Page
Seune
Ta Haine
Sid Ot
Gio
Soca Eisier
Scette
McKensie
Lake Washington Canal
Puggs Eonnd
Navy Yard
McCurdy Family Ties Highlight Insurance Probe
New York reports show the legislative committee probing Mutual Life Insurance Co. uncovering massive commissions to Richard A. McCurdy family members. Robert H. McCurdy and Louis Thebaud received over two million dollars combined, with future income projections noted as the inquiry advances.
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New York
Ates
The
Mutual Life
McCurdy
Hughes
Mutual Life Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Richard A. McCurdy
Jerome
Robert H. McCurdy
Louis Thebaud
Robert H. McCardy
Ramsey Ousted as Wabash President in Special Session
New York October 9 Joseph Ramsey Jr is removed from the presidency of the Wabash railroad at a special board meeting. F A Delano elected successor. Ramsey disputes legality citing only one day’s notice. protest overruled as Delano assumes office immediately.
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Webesh
New York
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
Wabash Railroad
F. A. Delano
Ramsey
Gould
Delano
Taft backs delay of coastwise law for Philippines
Secretary Taft plans to urge Congress to postpone applying the coastwise laws to the Philippines from July 1, 1906, to 1909 due to insufficient American ships. He expects Pacific coast opposition and notes the need to safeguard trade with the islands. A London dispatch says Admiral Togo may visit European and American waters with Japan’s top ships.
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Washington
Taft Han
Congress
United States
Philippines
Taft
Togo
New York
Journal
London
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Rhinelander
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Charles E. Hughes
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Louis K. Auspacher
Colubmia University
Pancoast Kidder
Fayetteville
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Lake Tahoe Forest Reserve
American River
Tahoe
Truckee
Nevada
Mississippi
Milwaukee Grand Jury
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Portland
New York City
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Gateway
Gowdy
American Chamber of Commerce
McCormick
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Legion of Junior
Canadian Pacific Annual
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Seattle Market Report
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Washington Timber
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