Athena News 1905 Spring Notes and City Plans
Athena April 14 1905 issue notes spring vitality with residents cheering arrival of birds and croquet players. editorial mocks Portland mayoral race candidate Fred Morrill and critiques Rockefeller endowments while praising Athena’s spring municipal projects including water system upgrades and Fifth street grading. mentions hand grenades in war and local amateur baseball woes with lack of proper clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street
Athena
War talk and society notes from early press
Opinions on naval battles between Japan and Russia and the potential impact on the war unfold as a backdrop to broader social items. A divorce case involving Buffalo Bill is described, alongside warnings of a coin shortage, jokes about budgets, and reflections on military commentary and public figures in the press.
South American Mines Prospect for Colombian Gold Riches
The article surveys Colombia as a major future gold source, focusing on Antioquia's quartz and placer deposits, river Nechi workings, and the potential for foreign capital. It notes past revolutions reduced production but predicts a revival by 1905–1906, with natives mining cheaply and labor scarce if foreign workers rise. The Zaragoza area serves as a transport hub, and old methods give way to investment, with topography and timber resources aiding mining activity.
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Colombia
Department
Antioquia
Afica
Australia
California
Alaska
Rafael Reyes
United States
Kip
Nechi
Antiquia
Nechie
Cartagena
Barranquilla
Cauca
Zaragoza
McKelway Defends Press Freedom In Yale Talk
Brooklyn Eagle editor St Clair McKelway argues against privacy claims for public officers. He says a newspaper, though flawed, exposes truths and evils better than secrecy, citing the press as a public check on government and elections. Includes an ad for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea and Catesret Camphor Cathartic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clair McKelway
Brooklyn Eagle
Yale University
McKelway
Haas
Notice of Filing Final Account in Estate Case
In the County Court of Oregon for Umatilla County the estate of Thomas le Ogle deceased. Executor Benjamin F. Ogle filed the final account and report of the last will with the Clerk. The court fixed April 15 1905 at 11:00 am in the County Court room to hear objections and settle the account. Publication is by order of the court dated March 15 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oregon
Umatilla
Thomas le
le. L
Thomas Ogle
Desi Datson
Notice of Final Account in McRae Estate Pendleton Oregon
Notice is hereby given that the administrator Anus M. Gillis has filed a final account as administrator of the estate of John McRae deceased in Umatilla County Oregon. The hearing is set for Saturday April 29 1906 at ten o clock in the forenoon in the County Court Room Pendleton. Interested persons must appear or file objections by that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McRae
Umatilla
Overr
Pendleton
Oregon
Anus M. Gillis
Vinci Promise of Strength for Overworked People
The notice addresses people who feel weak and tired from overwork or worry. It promotes Vinci as a remedy to restore strength and energy and offers to pay for media since the product is guaranteed. It ends with a respectful tone.
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the Athena Press
F.B. Born
T ‘Ne Press
George Brown
Old
Iowa
Wheeler
Fred Morrill
Portland
Fred
Willamette
Trrigon
Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Columbia College
Milton
Washington
Ting
Buffalo Bill
Congress
Bloch
Tomer
Uyama
Vassar
Beach World
THE
Davis-Kaser CO
Alder Street
Allaw, Wash
Lo Ee
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Pianver Drug Store
Palace Drug Store
Lal
Mowen
Benjamin F. Ogle
Attorneys-at-Law
J. D. Plamondon
Barrett Building
Athena, Oregon
A. B. Stone
Post Building
F. Sharp
Oulis Prom
Street
Athens
Oregor
Omee
First National Bank
Kirk
le Gow
Kaur
Rock Springs
Cumberland
A.M Gillis
James Wilder
Main Street
Savings Bank
Mt Palace
R. J. Body's Meat Market
Ed Barrett
Puget Sound
A. J. Parker
South Side
Atheka
Pioneer Drug Store
Charles Gay
Baker & Folsom
Main
Postofice
Foley
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