Inland Empire Wheat Freight Rates to Open Southern Market
Southern railways and northwestern officials at Spokane conference discussed cutting inland wheat freight to St Louis and Tennessee mills to unlock a southern market for Pacific Northwest grain. A July Chicago meeting will set rate divisions. no firm reductions yet, with future talks planned. Separately a petition to abolish capital punishment was submitted to Oregon Secretary of State Olcott by anti capital punishment groups led from Portland.
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Inland Empire
St. Louis
Tennessee
Northwestern
Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union
Coeur d’Alene Hotel
Spokane
L. O. Crow
Washington Farmers’ Union
A. D. Cross
Southern Railways
Chicago
Joho
Lawrence
State Public Service Commission of
Washington
Himeself
Nashville
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Tranport
Inland Empire Pointe
Idaho
Olsott
Curious Acacia Tree in Idaho Causes Fear and Odor
A dubious Idaho tale claims a native acacia species locks leaves at sunset, shakes branches when disturbed, and releases a nauseating odor. The legend, tied to Harper’s Weekly and New York American excerpts, portrays the “angry tree” as a nightly phenomenon observed by campers and noted for its supposed sensitivity and stink.
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Idaho
Harper's Weekly
Ocean Specters and the Flying Dutchman Legend
A historical note on phantom ships and ghostly vessels cited in maritime lore. It mentions the Flying Dutchman, log entries from the Bacchante of 1881, spectral sightings near New Haven, Cap d'Espoir, and Cornwall’s ghost ship of Porthcurney, with various tales of hauntings and sailors' superstitions.
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Enilorman
High Seas
Vanderdecken
Holland
Cape of Good Hope
Cape
New Haven
Conn
The
St. Lawrence
le Marne
Cap d'Espoir
Gospe Bay
England
London Globe
Cornwall
Porthcurene
Robert Hunt
Bodelan
St Leven
Chugwiden
Hungary Wheat in a Revolution Report on Europe’s Finest Soil
The third Washington state delegation report from Stuttgart Olympia recounts Hungary as a premier farming nation. It describes rich soil, vast livestock on a 55,000 acre experimental farm, and high yields with manual harvests. Turkey red wheat yields 60 bushels to the acre, and Hungary’s flour mills use Turkey red with strong straw and advanced dust filtration.
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Washington State
American Commission
Ernest Lister
Stuttgart
Saga
Europe
Hlack
Washington
Sertment
Oregon
Black
Pomeroy Wash
Hungary
Turkey
Lawyer's on an Embezzler Ends in Portland Trial
Harold R. Butler, Portland born son of attorney Marion A. Butler, found guilty in Portland of embezzling 610 from Margaret B. Cammelle, 70. Jury urged leniency with restitution. Circuit Judge Kavanaugh to sentence Thursday. Butler’s father defended with BR. H. Lindney and L. B. Reeder. Cammelle testified Butler and she were partners. money intended for a furniture store was used personally. defense claimed bad management.
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Harold R. Butler
Portland
Marion A. Butler
Thi Nt
Seattle
Margaret B. Cammelle
Kavanaugh
BR. H. Lindney
L. B. Reeder
Portlan Butler
Mre
Cammelie
Ahe
Abe
Butter
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Foss-Winship Hardware Company
Tum-A-Lum Lumber CO
A. M. Johnson
Athena
D. H. Mansfield
Dell Brothers
Farmers Union
Walla Walla
Earth
New York American
Ocean Specters
Bacchante
Beare
Anid
Sue
Houston
Tokyo
Limgelf
Bagatelle
Gabe
Walter
Steve
Cinehnnuth Enquirer
Nesenvary
Uve
France
London
Bulwer-Lytton
M. A. Butler
Boy
Pendleton
Weston
Fred Araden
Richard
Lowell Rogora
Carden
Foss-Winahip
Rogers
Marshal Gholton
Richards
Milton
the Peoples Warehouse
TPW
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