Wreck of Pacific Excursion Train Kills Two Injured Over Forty
A Northern Pacific excursion train carrying 500 Elks from Portland to Olympia derailed near Chehalis on August 24. Two killed, more than forty injured, many seriously. Engine No 237 exploded the boiler as cars plunged down a grade. Rescue efforts were led by doctors Littlefield and Cornelius with local aid. temporary hospitals sprang up as survivors aided the wounded.
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Chehalis
Northern Pacific
Portland
Olympia
Charles Farmaline
Yamhill Street
Frank Gates
Engineer Green
Newaukum
Newaukum River
Droctors Littlefield and
Cornelius
Farmaline
Salisbury Dead Ends Long Career of England Prime Minister
London reports the death of Lord Salisbury at 9:05 PM after two days of oxygen support. Hatfield residents watched for signs as the feudal village marked the passing of England's statesman Viscount Cranbourne, now Marquis of Salisbury. King Edward and officials received condolences as telegraph lines overflowed. The death coincides with Salisbury’s fiftieth year in public life and grants King Edward a Knight of the Garter vacancy.
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London
Lord Salisbury
England
Hatfield
Hatfield House
Viscount Cranbourne
Marquis of Salisbury
Edward
Edward Cecil
Egypt
House of Commons
Stanford
Justice McCarty Receives Substantial Recognition in London
In London Premier Balfour placed Justin McCarthy on the government civil list for 1000 dollars per year in recognition of his meritorious services to history and literature. McCarthy, born in Cork in 1830, is noted as a leading living man of letters with a worldwide reputation as statesman historian journalist novelist and orator.
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London
Balfour
Justin McCarthy
Cork
Ireland
Biography of McCarthy Politician and Writer
18 was forced to earn his own bread. For years he served as reporter and stenographer on Liverpool and Cork papers until 1860, when he became political editor of the London Star owned by John Bright. He later visited America lecturing and writing for magazines. His greatest speech defended Parnell against the London Times and his greatest literary work is The History of Our Own Times.
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Liverpool
Cork
London Star
John Bright
America
McCarthy
Parnell
London Times
American Belle Weds a Jap Minakuchi in Kentucky Union
Yutaka Minakuchi of Japan, a Kentucky University graduate and ordained minister tied to Japanese royal circles, married Olive Buckner of Cave Ridge Kentucky, a member of a prominent Bourbon County Christian family. The pairing draws strong interest as a rare cross cultural marriage between Americans and Japanese.
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South
Yutaka Minakuchi
Japan
Olive Buckner
Cave Ridge
Minakuchi
Kentucky University
Lexington
Kentucky
Christian Church
Buckner
Bourbon County
Humorist Burdette Forms New California Church
Robert J. Burdette, famed humorist and lecturer, has started a new church in Los Angeles. A longtime writer and speaker, Burdette is known for his engaging presence and low musical tones, with a life spanning Peoria education, Civil War service, and a career in journalism and public speaking.
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Bob” Burdette
California
Robert J. Burdette
Los Angeles
Mr. Burdette
Peoria
Lll
When I Am a Man Seeks Liberties of a Big Boy Life
A verse from the New York Tribune imagines a boy growing into a carefree adult who buys long trousers and a tall silk hat, skips hair care, snacks freely, roams streets, avoids nurses, and stays up late, promising a jolly time once grown.
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New York Tribune
Rainy village encounter redirects two young hearts
Irving and Marjorie, in a rainstorm, reconcile as he shelters her with an umbrella. They share a moment on a roadside seat as Marjorie hints at her party plans, highlighting the evolving friendship amid a playful, small town setting.
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Irving
Marjorie
Mamma
Lyndon
Jamie
Rob
Rupert
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Lawrence Perry
Leslie's Monthly
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London Express
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Lough Swilly
Wolf Tone
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Sam
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Telephone
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B. Lowrie
Co. M. Demeree
Washington Abstract Company
Chehalis County
Washington
Grays Harbor
Heon Street
Aberdeen, Wash
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Bellefonte
Penn
Harry A. Hayes
Hayes & Hayes
Bankers
Aberdeen
Fish Market
Michael Finn
G St
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George L. Hilton
San Francisco Examiner
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R. P. Porter
Choice Brands
H Street
Montesano
Ees
W. E. Crist
Palace Restaurant
Heron Street
Royal Restaurant
M. Francescovich
Pacific Transfer
Baggagee
Robert Lowry
Prop
Pacific Hotel
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Heron and
Wiehkah
M. Francisecovich
Heron St
Olympus Theater
Wade
Cor. H and Hume
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