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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1888
Page
1
The Gazette notes weekly publication by Otis Patterson with pricing details for subscriptions. It lists individuals including Henry Blaekmatt and J. F. Hallock among others and references involvement in a local estate matter.
The column recounts fights ending with threats, a rope walker offering a Niagara Gorge feat for ten thousand dollars, a lodge treasurer shortage, a parole release after good behavior, and various local incidents. It notes a Seattle scandal, a Portland area arrest, and anecdotes from Augusta Maine to Los Angeles about crime, misfortune, and curious events.
A Royal Navy survey ship Stork has located a small coral rock in the Red Sea about 28 fathoms deep and 15 feet below the surface. The rock lies near latitude 14 22 N and longitude 42 41 E, between the probable positions of two sunken vessels, with currents making navigation hazardous.
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