The Whitman Massacre and Oregon Volatile History
A detailed recounting of the Marcus Whitman massacre and the 1830s to 1840s struggle for Oregon. It covers British aims, the Hudsons Bay Company influence, Whitman’s mission near Walla Walla, Webster and Tyler's roles, the Cayuse attack, eight years of conflict, and eventual settler victory with hangings and memorials at Wahula.
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Washington
Marcus Whitman
Whitman
Oregon
American Republic
Great Northwest
Madson
England
Lex Whitman
Walla Walla River
Wahula
Avery
Whitman Mission
Nez Verees
Spaulding
Rock Mountains
Far Northwest
Hudson's Bay Company
Atlantic
Pacific
London
Great Webster
Walla Walla
Fort Walla Walla
Rocky Mountains
Columbia
Northwest
New Perces
Upper John Bay
Oregen City
Joseph
World war fever shifts from Port Arthur to naval battles
The public attention moved quickly from Port Arthur to the naval engagement with ships and fleets. The piece notes how the fate of Port Arthur faded from memory as analyses focus on the naval clash and its impact on Russian prospects.
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Port Arthur
Rojestvensky
Ching Sea
Enforcing the Laws by Gov Folk at Chautauqua
The Washington Star notes Gov Folk's Chautauqua address praises his record as St Louis District Attorney enforcing laws. It argues that firm law enforcement, backed by public sentiment, improves conditions and that his advice on upholding laws carries strong weight. The piece stresses that laws lose meaning without enforcement.
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The
Washington Star
Gov. Folk
Chautauqua
N. Y
Tie
St. Louis
Copyright entries rise at Library of Congress
The Library of Congress recorded 106,577 copyright entries in the past year, up 7,141 from 1903. Musical compositions led with 23,710 entries, periodicals followed with 21,041, and books totaled 29,516, including 16,691 books.
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Library of Congress
Palatial Railroad Station Near Capitol City Project
Construction near Washington across the Potomac at Alexandria, on the largest freight yards costing 7 million and a new Union station costing 15 million, will rival the Capitol in size and serve a plaza 500 by 1000 feet with nine streets. The work requires massive earth moving to create a deep plaza and accommodate two passenger tunnels from the South.
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Congress
Senate
Capitol Building
Wotomac
Washington
Alexandria
Pennsylvania
United States
Baltimore and Ohio
Hamburg
Germany
Capitol
Washington Station
Capitol TH
Astor buys Hever estate in Kent to modernize grounds
Europe gossip notes W W Astor's purchase of Hever estate in England with 2000 acres and a moated castle dating six centuries. About a thousand workers are on site for costly improvements including a lake model village roads bridges and gardens. Estimated cost tops 1.25 million pounds.
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W. W. Astor
Hever
Kent
England
Henry Viie
Anne of Cleves
Astor
Pension Bureau
Rail tunnel dream hints at Capitol underbuilding plan
A nostalgic discussion notes a proposed tunnel under the Capitol with private Congressional stations linked to rail lines. The idea would let a U.S. Senator reach a Pullman car directly from the Senate, sparking amusement and concerns about undermining Congress by railroads.
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Capitol Building
Senate Chamber
House Chamber
United States
Oregon
Senate
Congress
Counting Uncle Sam's Cash in the Treasury Change
Following the Treasury's recent treasurer transition a Committee of Three selects clerks to count the nation s cash. About forty to eighty counters tally millions in coins notes and bullion across vaults with bags tagged to hold individuals accountable for any shortfall. Charles H Treat of New York becomes the new Treasurer replacing Ells At Roberts.
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United States
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
New
Charles H. Treat
New York
Ells At. Roberts
Unemployed in Germany and Consular Observations
Consular reports suggest no unemployed in Germany while colonies for the jobless remove them from city poverty. Large offices in towns recruit workers who register, bathe, and have clothes disinfected. Unions support these institutions with work in farms and reclamation and offer old age pensions and accident insurance.
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Lach
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DR. Whitman
Daniel Webster
Develish
Rockies
North Latitude
Webster
Writman
Easton
Beroxe Webster
R. R
Persia
Buckingham Palace
Father John of
Cronstadt
Secret Committee
the Shah OF
John D. Rockefeller
Alfonso
Madrid
Granda
Loubet
France
China
Wong Wen-Shao
Ugstatin and Plaza
Uncle Sam
Boston
the Budget Company
Washington Street
Mass
Aemend
H. T
Lewine Macune Co
Cleveland, Ohio
Pensions
Taber & Whitman CO
Warder Bid’g
Washington, D.C
A. I. Root Co
Medina, Ohio
Masons Dhyainlin
Foster
Western Wheeled Scraper Co
Aurora
National Photographic Chemical Company
11Th St. and
Penn Ave
Washington, D. C
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