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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
3
Fragmented OCR lists weekly meetings and officers for Masonic and lodge groups. Includes dates of gatherings, secretaries, presidents, and nearby Loa Knights events, with scattered place names and times.
A period note describes free sample rooms offered for drummers or commercial travelers. It mentions a bar serving best brands of wines, liquors, and cigars. The item reads as a promotional or advertising blurb from a historic page.
The United States Civil Service Commission will hold examinations in San Francisco and other locations for posts such as medical clerk and translator in April. Positions include Bureau of Plant Industry and the Department of Agriculture with annual salaries and age limits. Apply to Washington or local exam boards and file proper forms. deadlines and mailing procedures are noted. A separate notice mentions booted clothing and shoes stored between Vallejo and Benicia, with cars loaded from San Francisco wholesalers found abandoned in Sacramento.
A garbled advertisement touts SNUFFLES the GUARANTEED CATARRH CURE sold for one dollar by Edwin B. Giles & Company. It alleges to remove membranes attacked by catarrh, relieve hay fever, and prevent consumption while offering home remedies and free expert advice with each package.
In Sacramento, Dodge and Woods exchanged gunfire after a dispute over Dodge’s daughter's marriage. Woods was shot in the face, leg, and back. Dodge fired first and later claimed Woods refused to marry. Both men fired as the bridge tender’s house was breached. injuries described as not serious.
Los Angeles reports the opening of entry for San Jacinto forest land in Los Angeles county set for April, with 34 000 acres to be taken, water sources scarce and regulations outlined. Prospective settlers may file on 640 acre parcels paying two cents per acre at filing, with annual payments and proving up requirements. A separate Gazette notice enacts an eight hour workday for state domains and mines with overtime at one eighth of daily wages.
A Chicago man, claimed to have developed a method using bacillin cultures to flavor tobacco leaves, improving aroma and taste. The process reportedly involves applying cultivated microbes to American tobacco leaves for enhanced flavor, attracting interest from Fluvana Heta and cigar importers.
Vienna reports about sixty arrests tied to a court martial in Warsaw for alleged military espionage with Russia. Colonel Grimm reportedly condemned to death, with unconfirmed word of execution. Warsaw notes Polish aristocrats accused as accomplices. Separately, stowaways from London to Angel Island reveal economic motives and a Greek capitalist among passengers.
A jumble of OCR fragments reports anonymous letters connected to the Carnegie Company and a family crisis involving theft inquiries and a police dragnet. References include a former Carnegie official, a wife and children evacuated to New York for medical care, and a note about foreign policy tensions and Chinese edicts amid a sensational international angle.
Rivalry among White Pass Railway and other operators tightens as two Mora steamers prepare for Lake Lebarge service. Transmission of rate data suggests possible independent operations, with shipments and machinery moving toward coastal routes. Ireland unrest also noted with Vatican position on wider rebellion.
A Washington dispatch reports on a War Department request to deploy scouts to the Philippines and outlines General Miles’s methods and prospects for pacification. It notes officials including Secretary Rout and President Roosevelt weighing plans, with mentions of Huntington purchasing land nearby for a dance hall and new residences.
Fire devastates the Valparaiso naval arsenal as flames engulf facilities. Officials report extensive damage with several storage buildings and munitions affected amid chaotic efforts to contain the blaze. No immediate casualty figures released, investigation to determine cause continues.
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