Roosevelt Signals Possible Split and New Party Plan
Chicago dispatch reports Colonel Roosevelt suggesting he might quit the Republican Party to lead a new progressive party under certain conditions. Delegates debated seating contested credentials while Roosevelt considered delaying action for weeks and possibly calling a new convention after Democrats act in Baltimore. Separately in Pasadena a Mrs Richards died, with heart failure noted as cause and cremation following services by Rev Bowser. In Oregon, Carl Ris and Miss L Sharpt wed in Portland and faced a raucous, mock celebration on return to Pilot Rock with a train greeting and townsfolk throwing rice and shoes.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Counveranally
Holt
Baltimore
National Committee
Committee On
Mrv
Turnboll
Home For
Pasadena
California
Desensed
Los Angeles
Richarda
Carl Ris
Pilot Rook Bank
L. Sharpt
Portland
Pilot Rook
Elnce
The
Rook
Mr. Ris
Pendleton
Pilot Mook
Wild West Show at Buffalo Ranch Ends With Battle of Wounded Knee
A big wild west show by American Outfit Enterprises promotes a two hour program of wild animal acts, riding, roping, and vaquero displays. The procession includes a two mile parade and a grand postshow exhibition. The evening features a dramatic Battle of Wounded Knee spectator spectacle with hundreds of participants. Also noted is the death of Mrs. M. L. M Richards and funeral inquiries.
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Amuit Enterprises
Kit Carson
Wounded Knee
Lyman Urges Open River and Canal Link
Prof W D Lyman of Whitman College speaks at Pen Alston urging open the Columbia River to the Canadian line to cut freight costs. He cites costs of seventeen million dollars for Celilo canal completion, argues Panama Canal benefits justify the expense, and promotes a broader river transportation network with river, dam, rail, and boat routes. Obituary notes Jacob Blood of Portland dies at 45 after long business career and public service, survived by wife and five children. funeral held at Holman’s Chapel amid Northwest civic ties.
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W. D. Lyman
Whitman College
Pen- Alston
Columbia River
East Oregonian
Lyman
Northwest
Congress
Qelilo Canal
Panama Canal
Panama
Mino-R
Pendleton
Profesor Lyman
Celilo Canal
Jacob Blood
Harrison Street
Portland
Tone
Thoraday
Jone
Holman
Hoe
Athena
Unterville
Spokane
Athens
Bloch
Centerville
Ray
Umatilla
Henry Dannbisuer
White Wish
Montana
Oscar Muel
Jose
Adolph Blood
New York
Illinois
la Grande
Bis
Helix Plans Fourth of July Celebration in County
Helix and Umatilla County residents look toward Independence Day events. Dr McKinney, Carl Engdall, and Letober Norvell coordinate plans for a patriotic gathering with a welcoming program and heated entertainment for all county attendees.
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Helix
Helis
Umatilla County
Dr. McKinney
Ty Carl Engdall
Letober Norvell
Solar tragedy on the aging sun and life on Earth
A long, dramatic meditation compares sunspots to a living star nearing exhaustion. It argues the sun ages, grows variable, and may extinguish its planetary system, using Mira the Wonderful as a reference for extreme light and heat variation and questioning Earth's fate. The piece also skirts unrelated notes on ham shops and historical algebra.
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Whale
Bosauet
Garrett P. Serviss
New York American
Debt has a small beginning but grows strong Beacons
An Offset quotes a dialogue about lending a book and borrowing an umbrella to illustrate how debt begins small and then strengthens. The Washington tar line reinforces the theme of debt growth. The Beacons note echoes growth and strength stemming from a modest start.
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Washington
Tar
Soiled Postage Stamps Rejected by Government
A New York Times item recalls a busy man offering a stamped letter to a postman who deems it unusable due to ink. The clerk explains inked stamps cannot be used as they could mask cancellations, yet there is a refund program after months, which the man declines, sticking a clean stamp over the dirty one.
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Europe
Carlsbad
Bam
Marienbad
United States
New York ‘Times
Scars That Stay From Deep Cuts to the True Skin
A New York Sun excerpt discusses how the body regenerates atom by atom, keeping form while scars from deep cuts persist. Shallow injuries heal and vanish, but damage reaching the true skin, such as tattoo marks, endures for life.
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New York Sun
Punishments for single men and odd dining lore in old Connecticut
The text cites 17th and 18th century Connecticut laws policing unmarried men living alone with fines and allowances for households. It notes 1686 statutes taxing solitary living and 1682 town orders permitting two lodgers, plus later limits on entertaining single persons without selectmen approval. It also (briefly) mentions a New York elevator anecdote and a comic Irish dyspepsia quip as marginal items.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Forum
Will breaking tale earns $3500 after legal fees
A Detroit Free article recounts a person boasting of breaking his uncle's will yielding $3500 after lawyer payments, claiming success and money won from the contested will.
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Detroit
Jean
Not So Bad Lease Jibe From The Plain Dealer
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet quotes a terse exchange about a roof leak. The landlord response implies it is not a major fault, suggesting tenants must still pay overdue rent while admitting the leak. The remark undercuts the severity of the problem.
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Cleveland Plain
New Homestead Law Passes Senate and House
Final proof for patent now possible after three years residence. The bill consolidates Borah and Jones proposals and allows five months absence yearly. It requires cultivation of one sixteenth to one eighth of the entry, with variations for enlarged homestead entries and possible delay for climatic or illness reasons.
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Senate
House
Goelly
Borah
Jones
Abe
United States
Land Office
General Land Office
Tragic death by own action at Weston Mountain
Isaac Abrahamson, a deaf mute eighteen to twenty years old, died by taking poison after a violent struggle with his parents Mr and Mrs Tanao Abra baneen near Weston Oregon. His family sought help but could not stop him before the dose was taken. The incident occurred last Saturday afternoon and remains a mystery with indications of premeditation after a farewell visit to friends in Wooston earlier in the week.
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Tanao Abrabaneen
Weston Mountain
Isaac
Anya
Wooston
Abrahamson
Weston
Bingham Springs
Coports
Rogers
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