Territorial and local tensions echo through Pacific Northwest news
A wide array of items fills the report from Oregon and nearby areas, including Wyoming statehood talk and Oklahoma government plans, a jail sentence delay due to illness, cattle movements to Kansas and Nebraska, violent incidents in Blanco County and Plymouth, a post office opening at Izee, business failures in Athena, and a fatal shooting in Umatilla County amid a tense local climate.
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Plathewl Lake
Uraniu Jury
John Graham
Territorial
Wyoming
Oklahoma
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Izee
Grout County
W. Bonham
Max
Athena
State Bank of Irving
Smith
Astoria
Grants
House of
State Animal Health Comesion
Whythecombe
Charles McDevitt
Dallas
Independence Jaw
Heoo
A. L. Walker
Wallowa Crneftain
Charles Connarty
High Valley
Union
Edward Swith
E. Hughes
Forest Grove
Portland Oregonian
Salem
Detroit
Mich
P. Herwood
Insolvency hits Buckley Lumber and Shingle Mill
Washington report lists Buckley Lumber and Shingle Mill of Pierce County insolvent, Zeigler Co. furniture dealers in Spokane Falls fail with liabilities of 12 596.50 and assets 15 087.85, and a Spokane freight thief convicted for Puget Sound box car robbery receiving three years.
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Buckley Lumber and Shingle Mill Company
Pierce County
Harry Baer
H. M. Crossin
Spokane Walls
Blanton
David Canty
Colfax
Zeigler& Co
Spokane Falls
Bucoda
Back Gay
Seattle
Puget Shore
G. W. Drake
Vancouver
Walla Walla
Willian Graham
Dayton
Tina Ulecker
Ellensburg
M. E' Chane
Banner
Big Bend
Nicola Giordano
Snow Crushes Gardiner Hotel Above Big Trees
A new Gardiner hotel three miles above Big Trees was crushed by twelve feet of snow, causing heavy losses. Nearby, six prisoners who escaped from San Francisco jail, including I. McNulty and H. Edwards, were captured near Pleasanton on June 19. The Lick Observatory reports twelve corona negatives for eclipse purposes. The grippe strikes Mojave Indians with high fatality, including Chief Captain Jim. The steamship Columbia departed San Francisco January 22 carries mail and registered items for the Northwest, delayed by railroad blockade.
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Gardiner Hotel
I. McNulty
H. Edwards
San Francisco
Pleasanton
Lick Observatory
South America
Jim
Columbia
Astoria
Portland
Northwest
Mixed early 20th century dispatches and notices
Reports include Monsignor Legare’s death in Quebec on January 25 from grippe, a Cuban sugarcane estate fire destroying 950000 pounds, and a devastating hurricane striking Southwestern France with disrupted telegraph links. Berlin’s Reichstag rejects expulsion clause and makes it permanent. Queenstown reports Fastnet lighthouse in distress and inability to approach. A Rome cable notes rumors of the pope’s death, later clarified as health. French explorer Treviere doubts commercial ventures east of Africa. Paris Siecle hints at Newfoundland arbitration but warns against repetition if Britain cannot assert authority.
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Quebec
Cienfuegos
Cuba
France
Reichstag
Berlin
Queenstown Dispatch
Fastnet
Rome
Treviere
Africa
Paris Siecle
Newfoundland
England
Sieele
Storm and Flood Damage Across Southern Island
A severe storm causes high tides and widespread flooding in Southern Penla nland. Ports overspill, Ciloncestervale floods, and substantial property loss results. The Portemouth to South Wales railway is halted temporarily as authorities assess the damage.
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Newfoundland
Lishwo
Portugal
East Africa
Tord Salisbury
Pneland
Hevern
Ciloncestervale
Portemouth
Ic South Wales
Examination of Baer murder trial draws crowd at Spokane Falls
In Spokane Falls Justice Curry hears the Henry Baer preliminary on January 15 amid a charged crowd. Prosecution and defense clash over murder charges and newspaper coverage as public interest soars, with high emotions and a roomwide demand for justice.
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Henry Baer
McCrossin
Spokane Falls
Purtlams
Oregonian
Spokane
Land dispute rejected by interior official
George Chindler, first assistant secretary of the interior, rejects J M Galbraith's claim on a tract in Hingculon township. The land was 176 acres, divided by section lines, making full-plot filing impossible. Secretary notes alternative actions for the post office to pursue. Florida unrest follows with arrests of 35 strike leaders and one fatal shooting in Recambia.
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Wasmarox
George Chindler
Interior
Reattie Land Office
J. M. Galbraith
Hingculon
Range
Toon
Heppner Gazette premium drive offers varied prizes
A long list of subscriber premiums from Heppner stores includes beds, organs, sewing machines, rifles, watches, and silverware. Subscriptions range from 4 to 170 with prizes such as a walnut bed, New Home sewing machines, a Tri mph range, a Winchester rifle, and coin silver bits. The ad promises a live newspaper and allows choosing alternatives, urging readers to participate.
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American Union
The
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Smith & Wesson
Seth Thomas Élock
Heppner
Heppner Gazerie
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