Hood River Apple Crop Surges Toward Record 200000 Boxes
Hood River growers report apple shipments far surpass initial estimates with the season’s total nearing 200000 boxes. Transportation remains the bottleneck as fourhorse wagons and transfer firms strain to move fruit from orchards to rail depots, prompting plans to expand hauling capacity next year. Initial forecasts were exceeded as Newtons and Rhode Island Greenings produce unusually large yields.
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Hood River
Possie
Mount Hood
Union
New York
Loomis & Co
L. Struck
J. L. Carter
Rhode Island
Lou Morse
Chris Dethman
Spitzenbergs
Seedless apple coming to Wenatchee valley soon
A Walla Walla dispatch quotes Jan W. Moody predicting seedless apples will eventually replace seeded varieties in the Wenatchee valley within five years. Moody notes seedless oranges and raisins are established, and Burbank’s pliless plum is recent, with the needleless orange already dominating markets.
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Wenatchee Valley
Walla Walla
Jan,w. Moody
Everett
Water rights filings threaten Oregon streams
The Eugene Guard reports heavy efforts by corporations to secure water power rights before a state reclassification. W. Curtis filed on upper McKenzie, Santiam, Waldo Lake and eastern Lane county waters for electric power. Three filings request 20 000 miner's inches from Waldo Lake area, plus 16 000 inches from Galt creek, with county clerk action Saturday afternoon.
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Gramble
Oregon
Eugene Guard
W. Curtis
McKenzie River
Lane
Linn
Santiam
Waldo Lake
Lane County
Willamette River
Camp Stream
Galt Creek
Lumber Freight Rates Surge At Puget Sound Ports
The Seattle News reports lumber shipments from Puget Sound southward facing record highs in freight rates. Steam schooners now seek 45.50 per 1000 feet, with a forecast of 9 to 10 dollars next, as crews earn higher wages and shortages of bottoms persist. In Yakima, plumbers seek 5 for an eight hour day, while Spokane rules push building trades toward a 3.60 wage scale. lumber and material costs rise 40 percent in three years, signaling higher future building costs.
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Sound
Seattle News
Tuemtaymyn
Puget’ Sound
Puget
I. H. Gray
L. H. Gray Steamship Company
Yakima
North Yakima
Spokane
Yakima Republic
Cement Trust A Strong Infant in Early 1900s Industry
A US government irrigation drive spurs cement demand, but prices climb over 60 percent as a cement trust consolidates. Bulletin notes industry concentration, with 78 firms in 1905 and total capital around 110 to 125 million dollars. The piece links cement pricing to construction needs and warns of market power.
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United Sites
Reclamation
Cement Trust
United
United States
Iron and Steel
United States Steel Corporation
Panley
Washington states reclamation funds and Yakima project totals
Washington state posted reclamation figures showing 494,182 contributed to federal reclamation last year, with year-end totals reaching 3,546,016 and a national fund balance of 22,064,192. Yakima project allocations include 600,000 for Okanogan, 1,250,000 for Tieton, and 1,100,000 for Sunnyside, totaling 64,000 acres to reclaim, with overall Yakima program costs estimated at 9,500,000 more on completion.
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Washington State
Washington
Hitchcock
Okanogan
Tieton
Sunnyside
Yakima
Yakima Republic
Voodoo in Hayti Fueled By Land Office Buzz at The Dalles
In The Dalles land office activity rises with renewed Haytian land rush rumors. Officials report September and October returns show high applicant numbers despite expected decline, while observers note Haytians practice Voodoo and human sacrifice despite Christian missionary efforts.
Fragmentary note on a local accident and inquest details
A garbled OCR fragment references an accident near Booth and a coroner inquest with names such as Hart, Sumpter, and Anderte, plus mentions of burial plans and frontier events. The text is incomplete with scattered personal names, places, and vague references to a government and mineral resources.
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Tee
Booth
Seth George Hart
Severy
Ant
Gangen
Bul Ahiriod
Tor Gerth
The Chinese Bride Customs and Omens in Wedding Rituals
The article describes wedding rites for a Chinese bride including a round, shallow braking stance signifying a lasting happiness. It notes rules about eating only part of the rice at departure, and charms on the sedan chair such as a bag of sugar and bacon. It warns that breaking a shoe heel predicts unhappy marriage.
Beauties of Individualism Ends in Tragedy in Brooklyn
Mrs. Mary Donnegan, nearly starved and crippled by rheumatism, was found in her Brooklyn rooms beside her dead mother, Mrs. Catherine Ryan, 84. Ryan had long been an invalid. Donnegan, also a chronic sufferer, cried for help but none heard her as she lay with the body for three days. She managed to reach a window yesterday and was removed to a hospital in critical condition.
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Mary Donnegan
New York Dispatch
Donnegan
Catherine Ryan
Brooklyn
Trusts blamed for vast coal consumption in Denver
A fragmented report claims Denver consumes about 1,000,000 tons of coal annually with daily lows near 1,000 tons in summer and up to 4,000 tons in 24 hours during winter. It notes one third is slack coal used in plant boilers and estimates 666,000 tons priced at 44.00 or more per ton, arguing price efficiency and handling costs are exaggerated.
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Denver
Conmul
W. Goding
Patra Watteei
Civilization and Climate From Human Industry
Foreign magazine excerpt discusses how urban heat, shelter from wind, and city drainage affect local temperatures. Bas tin argues cities raise monthlies and create wider temperature oscillations in surrounding areas, with forests offering slight summer cooling yet uncertain rainfall impact.
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Bastin
Motto on coins, a brief history from 1564 to 1864
The piece recalls that the motto IN GOD WE TRUST appeared on coins starting with a copper two cent piece minted on April 2, 1864. It notes the idea came from a Marylander, linking coinage to Christianity, and that the motto derives from The Star Spangled Banner. It also mentions a 1886 London prize for definitions of money, awarding Benny Beggs’ line about money as a universal passport and provider of everything except happiness.
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Maryland
London
Benny Beggs
Chicago’ Record Herald
Social centers grow in quiet country towns
The article envisions the first social centers of America forming in communities like Redlands only, where households on small farms gain urban social, educational and religious benefits via modern transport and communication. It argues telephones, trolleys, mail carriers, bicycles and cars link neighbors across elbow room to create citylike cooperation in rural settings.
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America
Redisnds
Cnly
Redlands
New York
London
Withdrawal of Three Pence Stamp Over Lead Content
The English postoffice orders withdrawal of a yellow brown three pence stamp after an inquiry found the pigment contains lead compounds. Investigations showed twelve misi migrants of the substance could cause poisoning, and a single stamp carries a milligram. Repeated mouthing could accumulate dangerous poison in the mouth according to Youths' Companion.
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Postoffice
Carsries
Exploring Old Mexico in the Travel Microcosm
The Travel Micrograph extols Old Mexico as a land of Spanish speech and antique charm near the U S border. It notes a failed last winter daily through train from St Louis to Mexico City with hopes for revival this winter, and mentions a boat route from New York to New Orleans with connections to Mexican trips.
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Old Mexico i
St. Louis
Mexico City
New Orleanee
New York
Trina
Mexico
Express graft and government ownership debate in Seattle
A Seattle office report shows Northern Pacific Express Company earnings dwarf capital, with Seattle paying about $76,000 annually. Citizens urge state ownership as a cure, noting delivery limits despite vast city improvements.
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Hayti
Jnne
Christophe
Seattle
Papalola
Tana
Seattle News
One Express
Ita Seattle
Seattle Newsays
Northern Pacific Express Company
Olympia
En- Alpe
Lin Welty
Express
Tipo
State of Washington
Prune Industry Expands to Meet U S Appetite
Before 1866 Americans relied on French and Danubian prunes but now over 100 million pounds are consumed annually. Most come from California with Santa Clara County alone boasting vast orchards and 110 million pounds produced this year. A large export trade handles the surplus.
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France
Danubian
United States
California
Sqanta Claral
Browide
Gorey
Portland
Wall of Fame and Public Figures Noted in Brief
Readers recall Senator Bacon of Georgia and General Funston, noted for botany and grasses of the northwest. Representative McKinley of Illinois, unrelated to the late president, is cited among wealthy congressmen. The piece lampoons Bryan’s post world-tour financial rebound and Herr Confeld of the Metropolitan Opera, whose German speech swamps his English.
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Tima
Bacon
Georgia
Funston
Department of Agriculture
Northwest
McKinley
Ilinois
Congress
Flem
Kaw & Fariq FO Pat
Ica Op
Minnis Ittte
Ang Geryous
Erlanger
William Jennings Bryan
Herr Confeld
Metropolitan Opera Company
Herr Meltner
Pont
Ends of New Thought and Individuality Insight
Fragmented excerpt critiques ideas of universal individuality and self governance. It suggests Treth remains central and unmoved, urging strict attention to personal affairs while warning against external cults and reform methods. The piece references awakening to individuality and the danger of coercive leadership.
Bible and related works described in 1943 collection
A description notes a Bible with 1943 separate hooks, each 20 inches by 8 inches by 20 inches deep, requiring a yoke for its fracture port and wooden blocks with rows of houses for operation. A Mongol tribe gathered 1000 to copy the Bible, plus 285 volumes of commentaries and government supplements.
Area of the United States Defined by Survey Units
A geographical survey prepared by Henry Genniett outlines the combined work of the land office, census bureau, and survey to define the area of the United States. The result is 3,020,189 square miles with the area subject to change as boundaries are refined.
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Henry Genniett Juut
Land Office
Ceraus Bureau and Survey
United States
Preacher Politician Watch In Hartford Times Record
The Hartford Times reports on Trinity togo electing a preacher in the legislature with clergyman Rev Hi N Cunningham named by Democrats of Middletown for representative while Rev B C Achason is the Republican nominee but declined. Rev A H Goodesangh would have been nominated by Brintot Republicans but vetoed.
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Luther
Trinity Togo
Hi. N. Cunningham
Middletown
B.C. Achason
Hartford Times
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Yakima Republi
Crapo Mauer
Devine
Dalles
Aston
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Cotihur
Vaudeaux
Huyt
Moreau
Bt Meny
Famuel Hagar
Ste
Santander
Hilbas
San Fous
Hebestian
Hendaye
Comlyg
Tazy Ola Mexton
South Wales
Treth
Earth
Tyndall
the Preacher EN Politica
Futtare Itrening
Bos
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