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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1897
Page
19
News from Oregon details broad improvement in multiple sectors. Wheat shipments from Eugene to Portland, rising dairy output in Curry and Hood River strawberry expansion, and lumber pipe orders for Kalama reflect regional growth.
The weekly market letter reports large cash demand for wheat with stocks reduced and a likely average to poor winter wheat crop. It cites wet weather delaying seeding, potential for high prices driven by speculation, and notes varied prospects in California France Russia and other regions. Regional prices for wheat, flour, oats, hay, barley, and livestock are listed for Portland and Seattle markets as of May 4, 1897.
A proposed movement organized by Chicago unemployed seeks to march to Utah starting in June. Led by figures from rail unions including E W Debs, the plan envisions a cooperative commonwealth at journey’s end with production shared communally. Estimated Chicago unemployment runs around 100000, with several thousand expected to join the trek.
Annie Rossavian, a young sleepwalker, roams Denver at night despite locks, handcuffs, and restraints. Police and hospital care failed to stop her nocturnal wanderings until a hospital ward monitor used cold water and vigilant supervision to control the episodes.
Coroner's jury in Portland Oregon returned a verdict attributing the East Morrison streetcar accident to excessive speed of car No 523. The panel found the forward axle likely broke at the reverse curve and noted witnesses said the car exceeded city speed limits while others claimed it was under control until the curve.
The Confederate monument funded by the Daughters of the Confederacy in Dallas Texas was unveiled with a 50 foot Texas granite shaft featuring statues of Jefferson Davis R E Lee Stonewall Jackson and Sidney Johnston. Grandchildren pulled cords to unveil each statue as a eulogy was delivered by John H Reagars the sole surviving Confederate cabinet member.
May 4 at Warrenton Ohio an engine and fourteen cars of a freshht train derailed at a bridge and plunged into a creek. Fireman Edward Mano and Brakeman C. E. Keyser were severely injured while Engineer James Gaarletter was rescued and treated for injuries.
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