Steamer Dalles City Sinks After Striking Rock Near Sprague
The Dalles City belonging to The Dalles Portland & Astoria Navigation Company struck a rock near Sprague landing and sank with heavy cargo. Passengers were landed safely at the Cascades locks by 7 p m. The incident occurred in blustering weather as the vessel was navigating in darkness.
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Dalles
Dalles City
Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation Company
Sprague Landing
Cascades
Sprague
Sturn
Marin
Cagrade Locks
Killed by Tree on Starveout Ridge
Dayton Chronicle reports Geo Pieres was killed Wednesday afternoon on Starveout Ridge when a large tree fell as a neighbor and he worked to cut it. Pierce could not move out of the way and was crushed, dying instantly. He was married and left a wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Geo
Pieres
Pierce
Sheriff Sims Shot in Oaksdale Attack
Whitman county Sheriff elect Sims was seriously wounded in Oaksdale Washington when Steve Howard who is mentally impaired fired at him while riding through town. Sims wrestled for the gun and was shot through four fingers with a scalp wound as Howard fled toward the asylum seeking facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oaksdale
Elect Sims
Whitman County
Washington
Steve Howard
Howard
Sims
McKinley Cabinet Speculation in The World
The New York World outlines a proposed McKinley cabinet with Reed as secretary of state Bliss as secretary of the treasury Alger as secretary of war Utter as secretary of the navy Payne as secretary of the interior Day as attorney general Evang as postmaster general and Leland as secretary of agriculture. Wallace Idaho faces near destruction from floods as residents clear a log dam to fight the rising water.
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McKinley
New York World
Thomas S. Reed
Maine
Treasury
Cornelion N. Bliss
New York
Russell A. Alger
Ilichi
Charley Autellé
Interior
Henry ©. Payne
Wisconsin
William S. Day
Ohio
Henry Clay Evang
Tennasses
Cyrus Leland
Kanena
Wallace
Idaho
Dangerous blast and wreck in timber yard incident
A loose electrical component caused an explosion under a wood shed filled with timber, wrecking the shed and scattering wood into the water. No injuries reported. a nearby house and resident were narrowly spared. In a separate case in Walla Walla, a jury found in favor of the plaintiff for 10000 in a penitentiary directors dispute involving J H Coblentz. A massive gun carriage, weighing 147000 pounds with eight wheel pairs, was moved to Fort Stevens for use with the Westbound freight, part of a Pendleton to Astoria transport operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Shakte
O. R. & N. Burke
Walla Walla
Washington
Coblentz
Supreme Courta
Pendleton
Egat
Fort Stevens
Astoria
Climate and Tongues Across Distant Lands
The article discusses how climate may influence speech, noting hard consonants in stormy northern regions and softer cadences in sunny southern climates. It compares Italy, Norway, England, and then cites Peru and Venezuela where travelers report almost musical salutations.
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Norway
Russia
Italy
Palermo
Verona
Campobello
British Isles
England
South America
Peru
Venezuela
Panic Over Cats Drives Woman to Hysterics in Public
A New York Tribune report describes a young woman with an extreme dread of cats. She would panic upon room entry if a cat or heat source was present, to the point of clinging to a man and sobbing until the animal was removed.
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New York Tribune
Alwys
Mackie
Wanted An Idea zene Fydent Joe PeDbRnee Sead Afton
Fragmentary OCR notation lists names and places with unclear context as a possible notice or teaser item. The readable terms include Joe and Afton with scattered words suggesting a missing event or announcement. No coherent action or outcome is evident in the surviving text.
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Zene Fydent
Joe PeDbRnee
Sead Afton
Fire damages meat market in Weston and town notes
Weston local paper reports a small fire damaging a Weston meat market building and recounts town happenings. It covers residents recovering from illness, local marriages, deaths, elections, floods of social events, a road accident, and civic matters in Umatilla county.
Coblen'z Walla Walla Penitentiary Wardenship Notes
A fragment references Coblen'z as a defaulting warden of the Walla Walla penitentiary with unclear context. The unreadable text hints at governance issues or administrative confusion surrounding the penitentiary during the era. Further readable details are required for a precise summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coblen'z
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Jecoad
Bridge Bids Opened for McKay County Project
County court opened bids for a McKay bridge with offers from William Eliston and others ranging from 842 to 1116 dollars. After a ground and air inspection, officials decided to reject all bids and redraw plans, inviting new offers.
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McKay
Willian Eliston
A.D. Thompson
Howard, Doptue & Oahoon
KR. O
Hinton
Kimbrell & Karston
Frasier
Martin
Kimbrell
Waa Puania
Tona
Catarrh Cure Claim From Chaney Co Toledo
The ad proclaims Tall’s Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh claiming it affects the blood and mucous surfaces to restore health. It offers one hundred dollars for a verified cure and notes testimonials. Sold by a Toledo firm and local druggists at 75 cents.
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Tall
Biave
Addremn
Chaney Co
Toledo
Druggiaty
Four Month Old Baby Found Dead in Combs Canyon
Mrs. J J Brown of Combs Canyon awoke to find her four month old child dead. The infant had been in good health when the mother arrived in town and spent the night at Mrs. Tucker’s Alta Street residence. The mother suspects the baby was smothered.
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Misa Clara Richmond
Stevena Lodge KX
Dan Pendergast
Ed. Wood
B. A. Margoin
Weston
Adams
Marquis
J. M. O'Harra
Lung Teouble
Uma
Tie
Keylor
Walla Walla
O'Harra
Joseph Carron
British Colamambia
Misa Winnie Hill
H. C. Hill
Orl Sen
R. B. Swift
Oo Pins Creek
Dan Hicks
Ely
Hicke
G. W. Proebotel
J. J. Beeler
Marion O'Hara
VY. Knox
B. Hall
Wood
Weeton
Ita Guevia
Opera House
Grandma
Still
Canada
Nagari Falla
John Still
Scotland
Moorhouse Place
Umatilla County
Frank Richmond
Everett
Ash
O D. Fratt
Eagh
Main Street
J. W. Young
Bose
Howe
Ed Brown
Kiburte
Brown
Tribune
J.J. Brown
Combs Canyon
Abo
De Price's Cream Baking Powder Wins Cold Medal
San Francisco entries feature De Price's Cream Baking Powder as a standout product, earning a cold medal at a winter exhibition. The recognition highlights quality and market presence in the baking industry.
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J. H. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Bretheren
F. NO
U. W. NO
Fred Rozenawieg
Athena
Woodmen of the World
G. C, Osmuny
Ythian
Third Street
Athens
Oregon
Ty. I. N. Richardson
J. B. Huntington
Attorney-At-Law
ORE
Edinica of
Wuwrs
Union Northern
Pacific
VIA
Spokane
Minneapolis ST. Paul
Denver Omaha
Kansas City
Portland
San Francisco
Kanteen
Jen, Mg'r
Alexander & Hexter
Orecon
the Pioneer Harness Shop
W.E. Young
Chapman
J. W. Chapman
Jesse Failing
Frank Beal
Mary Strew
N. A. Miller
THE
Sale Stable
Umatilla
Montague
South Side Main Street
Barnett Cashier
Aragon
E. Pickel
Scientific American
James Hamilton Lewis
Georgia
Misa Rae Lawton Douglass
Li Hong Chang
Seattle
Wash
Slyvania
Dade" Lewis
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mase
U.S
the County News
Weston Leader
Wea 2
Filis
Dey Creek
Alexander Still
Agnes Still
John F. McRae
Milton
Milton Dome
Amelie
Howard Evan
Crili
Buneratte
Seon
Montana
Louis
Milton Eagle
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