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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1897
Page
2
The article extols Washington as the best place in the United States for sober, industrious young men to begin their careers. It notes Chehalis merchants as a core example of local success and urges outsiders to move west, work hard, live temperately, and grow with the country to seize the state’s vast opportunities.
The Seattle Post Intelligencer passes to Col W D Turner of Spokane, brother of Senator Turner, with Piper brothers set to edit and manage. Republicans in Washington eye the shift as Spokane Review grows, and the fusion paper gains footing before the 1900 campaign. The Tacoma Ledger also notes a strong opportunity ahead.
The piece questions the fate of the popocrats and populists as mortgage troubles vanish and markets shift. It argues the money power and trusts bear responsibility for current prosperity and challenges their influence on wheat, silver, and debt. It calls for an investigation of trusts over the 1897 prosperity.
A Spokane fusion judge struck down exemptions in a new revenue law and the state supreme court upheld the ruling. Separate decisions by Spokane and Pierce county fusion judges limit a post judgment possession window for foreclosures and exclude pre bill mortgages from the extra year after sale. The state supreme court is expected to affirm these interpretations aligned with U S Supreme Court rulings.
Newspaper accounts differ on Portland gold haul after its return with dust and nuggets. Estimates range from 150000 to 200000 more, while AP reports total near 400000 and Tacoma Ledger cites 825000.
A fragment notes that less than a year ago crowd speakers claimed there was no one available to handle the business, reflecting a claim of absence of a suitable operator.
A speaker dismisses populist leaders as false prophets, urging focus on the coming year and a believed strong business era, asserting time will prove the critics wrong. The remark frames an optimistic economic outlook despite challenging rhetoric.
A reader notes Governor Rogers appears more polished since a campaign stop. The writer recalls his plain clothes then and praises the Prince Albert suit and overall refined demeanor during a recent appearance.
State Treasurer Young presents a bond largely signed by Republicans and Democrats, bypassing the Populist party endorsement. The move underscores the Populist bond predicament as party lines shape underwriting norms.
Last Saturday Star Pointer paced a mile in 1593. The Northern Pacific should acquire Star Pointer engines for passenger trains or adjust its timetable.
The Bee announces a return to the traditional seven column home print layout this week, reviving the newspaper’s classic folio style for readers. The change emphasizes familiar typography and column structure.
S Benson of Cathlamet, guest of G T Loomis, reports from Skaguay Alaska after inspecting the Yukon trail. He walked Dyea to Lake Linderman and back, notes 14 hours for 27 miles and two days for 48 miles, sees many Chehalis Klondikers, and warns against the Yukon trip though endorsing the Dyea route. He doubts the venture’s long term profitability but will report to partners.
Governor John R. Rogers and the state board visited Chehalis to inspect the reform school. Westendorf was rehired as superintendent with pay reduced. Mrs Westendorf as matron with pay cut. Several resignations were tendered, a city electric rate raise approved, and Rogers acts as board spokesman unseen by formal announcement.
Judge Elliott sets venue for 18 petit jurors returnable Monday September 20 with the list drawn today. Real estate sale notifications include Kittredge vs Hopkins and others while several judgments are recorded and appraisers appointed for the Boomhower estate. Creditors in Turner insolvency receive a 50 cent dollar dividend and George Tune is admitted to citizenship based on testimony from Claquato residents.
Gleneden reports visiting relatives and local movements. Henry Tilly returns home. T Hargins and wife visit I N Lords, Flora Calderwood returns to Centralia with Hope Ingalls, and Frank Webster mentions having Klondike fever. Farmers faced rains. harvests in progress and cedar timber fire narrowly contained. Frank Amys of Wiley B Allen Co. tours St Helens showing pianos at the hotel.
The Wiley B Allen Co of Portland ships fine pianos to Chehalis and offers them at the lowest possible prices for cash or easy installments. The firm is described as the oldest and largest music house in the Northwest and invites the public to view instruments at the St Helens hotel.
Northern Pacific Railway city agents CorrMan and Kepner announce record low fares to all eastern points, highlighting unprecedented price drops for travelers this season.
The Oregonian notes Captain Kelloy’s new steamer launched on the Morrison street bridge, destined for the Cowlitz river trade to Toledo. The Midland Monthly’s September issue features “The Yukon Gold Fields” with portraits of Healy, Cudahy, the Weares, and the Gages, plus Alaska engravings.
The Plimsoll mark on British ships emerged from a 19th century reform led by MP Samuel Plimsoll. Overloading and poor maintenance killed ship crews and cargo. the 1876 act made the mark mandatory, with the waterline rule ending unsafe loading practices and sparking fierce industry opposition.
The Beresford family passes down a dream tale linked to a pocketbook and a black ribbon. Nicola Hamilton, wife of Sir Tristram Beresford, appears at breakfast with a scarred left wrist and a ribbon, prompting intrigue about a love story and hidden explanations.
In a village church Admiral Gainsborough drifted to sleep during a lesson on the shipwreck of St. John. He later defended his quip about three anchors astern by joking that any commander who threw three anchors would pull the end out of his vessel, prompting horror among the congregation.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report recalls a barber’s remark about an early cash register that supposedly prevented theft. He notes the first day a pair of toughs robbed his bartender, challenging the device’s honesty defense.
IndianapolIs Journal notes a provocative debate about temper and appearance in women. The piece contrasts claims that ill temper worsens beauty with the opposite view that losing beauty could trigger ill temper, framing it as a surprising discussion.
The piece recounts the 1865-66 contest between the Overland and Atlantic cables. It details routes from New Westminster to Moscow and Ireland to Newfoundland, the Great Eastern’s 2000 mile coil, and the eventual triumph of submarine cable over land telegraphy with the 1866 Trinity Bay landing marking the decisive victory and the abandonment of the Russian scheme. It notes the brave workers among the Chookees and the long waits for news.
The article describes a belief in palmistry that the lifeline on the big toe area predicts life span. A line curving toward the base of the little toe signals long life, while a broken line in the foot's hollow indicates midlife illness or a short life. The piece flags recent experiments supporting this reading.
The Chicago Record quotes a joke about a device that lets a man hear his own wink and Mrs Jones replies hoping for a machine to hear his snore. The exchange highlights light tech humor from the era.
A fragment from Detroit Free Press shows Mrs Box exclaiming there are 13 at table while a boy nicknames the scene with a quip about a meal for two. The lines capture a playful exchange and a lively dining moment.
A playful anecdote recalls a minister who banished music at a funeral and ordered a glee club to perform. The tale also notes an old cloth measurement tied to Edward II’s forearm length, showing quirky historical quips.
A rustic man asks a Delsarte instructor if she can make his wife taller so she can reach things in their house. The teacher explains she can’t alter height and the man leaves, convinced or not, after the humorous exchange in Three Press.
A fisherman A. Benoit shows a curiously detailed skeleton of a fish from the schooner Ernest Dacosta. The front skeleton bears a Calvary scene with outstretched arms and a heart on the head, and the reverse side features a bishop with vestments and a cross formed by seams in the bone. The specimen appears transparent when held to light.
The text notes Alfonso II of Portugal and Charles III of France and Louis VI of France as rulers famed for being stout. It mentions a tradition that his weight necessitated pallbearers and a casket for his burial. Similar epithets were used for Olans II of Norway.
A fractured note mix describes matrimony as partnership that divides and punishes. It recalls Peter I of Portugal famed for severity amid repeated insurrections. A costermonger’s cart is struck by a carriage. wheels fall, apples scatter, and the driver curses with no suitable word.
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