Growth and incidents across Oregon and coastal towns
Pacific Coast news notes steady growth with industry gains in Oregon. Marshfield will get a new water system in about three miles of upgrading. Tragic deaths include Milton and Joseph Smith. A Desborough area bridge and Bandon lighthouse upgrades are reported. A special train laden with fat hogs heads to Troutdale, with Crook County shipping 100000 sheep and 8000-10000 cattle this spring. Wool buyers in Dallas move 25000 pounds, 8000 more expected. 10000 horses bought near Umatilla to Castle Rock for Linn ton cannery. Sheriff Agee builds fruit dryers in Roseburg, prunes projected at 400000 pounds. Harriet Carothers of Albany wins prize for word games from Augusta Maine. Captain Shannon recalls Indian road hazards and Fremont cannon relics.
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Nebraska
Troutdale
Oregon
Crook County
Dallas
Umatilla
Castle Rock
Washington
Linnton Cannery
Sheriff Agee
Roseburg
Mies Harriet Bhrum Carethere
Albany
Oregon Blind Echoes
Augusta
Mies Carothers
Phil Shannon
Wapinitia
John C. Fremont
Shannon
Cuban engagement defeats insurgents near Madrugay
Havana June 28 Colonel Grerse Tas with troops and local guerillas engaged Arangueren's insurgents entrenched in Sierra de Grillo near Madrugay. Spanish forces drove them from all positions to Abro del Cafe where a stand was made and then dislodged. Enemy retreating left 10 killed. Spain reported 1 lieutenant and 15 soldiers killed with 1 major 1 captain and 184 soldiers wounded.
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Havana
Cgrerse
Tas
Madroya
Arangueren
Sierra de Grillo
Madrugay
Giants of Humboldt redwoods and world travel lore
A lengthy account describes Humboldt County California redwoods, their immense size, why they captivate critics and nobles, and a London dinner party wager over cross sections. The piece weaves in explorer tales from Sequoia gigantea to Lebanon cedars and Asian trade routes, noting observers like William Waldorf Astor and Peter the Great era curiosity.
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California
Mr. Astor
London
William Waldorf
Baron Munhaisen
States
Fragmented satire and quotes drift through late night chatter
A stream of mixed dialogue, jokes, and quotes mingles political scandal and social banter. The piece references Adam and Eve, German study, domestic life, and a mix of announcements. It reads as a patchwork of taste, humor, and snippets from a broad cultural context.
Fragmented Washington items report drownings and county news
The bulletin notes Frank Shipman and Mark Conkling drowned in Skagit river near Mount Vernon and Greenlake Seattle. It cites 12,000,000 feet of logs at Shelton, a potential English cannery at Blaine, jute bag manufacture near 8,000, wool clip about 600,000 pounds in Kittitas, and a canceled state fair in Yakima. It mentions a 10 foot tree in Mason county and Pierce Superior Court ordered Angelo Faucett as Tacoma mayor.
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Washington
Frank Shipman
Skagit River
Mount Vernon
Shelton
Penienniare
Kittitas
State Fair
Yakima
Mark Conkling
Greenlake
Seattle
Peringong
Yakkea
Sida
Atate
Thurston Ny
Bureau of Or
Lamont Shing Company
Laurel
Whatcom County
O. R. & N. Company
Whitman County
Mason County
Supreme Court
Superior Court of
Pierce
Angelo V. Faucett
Tacoma
Carpenter
Colfax
Sulebar
Senate completes tariff schedules amid tariff bill progress
Washington June 38 The senate finished the wool silk and tobacco schedules of the tariff bill and now must review the rest on a second reading. Much debate centered on carpets and silk duties with Senators Teller and Mantle opposing stronger protection. Tobacco duties were adjusted after earlier friction as committees advanced wrapper and leaf tobacco duties.
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Washington
Senate
Teller
Mantle
Pegra
Unclear historical travel note on Marco Polo’s journey
Fragmentary text describes Marco Polo's travels along Africa's eastern coast and mentions reports arriving, but the passage is garbled and incomplete, lacking clear events, dates, or verifiable details.
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Wewan
Ina Southwick
Livi
Iivin Milton
Shermannty
Free Bridge
Bandon
Joseph Smith
Hartley & Anderson
Clatsop County
Princess of Wales
Prince of Wales
Princess Victoria of Wales
Prince Charles
Denmark
People’s Palace
Holburn
Holborn
Clerkenwell
Calistoga
Cal
W. R. Coburn
W. H. Coburn
Storey
Pardee
G. W. Coburn
Lockporte
Parsons
Young Coburn
E Agland Mearethe
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Beckett
Hawaii
United Beates
Great Britain
Cos
Cooke
Cooke Wee
Jows
Hawaiian Islands
Coormoim
Uekind
Joweana
Lave Ag
Cabote
Wattie Waldorf Astor
National City
Faust
Humboldt County
Erora
Pantoon
Calor
Sen
Toomaat
Nicholas
Lebranes
Harry Fenn
Cedars
Lebanon
Mr. Fenn
Jara
Peter the Geant
France
Louis XIV
Calate
Peter
Hassan
America
Chicago
Wawona
Patt
Uae
Willie
Mit
Yale
Eva
Adam
Awe
Nus
Jack Swift
Buck
Kofenaor
Potterby
Indianapolis Journal
Telah
Ee Aad
Browne
Blaine
Africa
Marco L’olo
Atis
Guimpece
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