Oregon Trail Pioneer Way road project gains support
Prominent leaders and auto clubs back a proposed 2500 mile corridor from St Louis to the Columbia River. The route traces the historic Oregon Trail via Kansas Nebraska Wyoming Idaho and Oregon with the Dalles at the river mouth and crosses the Rockies at South Pass. Ezra Meeker’s monument drive spurred renewed interest and bills seeking funding for trail marking and boulevarding were discussed in Congress.
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Missouri River
Columbia
Independence
Dalles
Ore
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Idaho
Oregon
St. Louis
Plonger
Missouri
Little Blue River
Platte
Grand Island
Sweetwater
Rocky Mountains
Green River
Bear River
Soda Springs
Raft River
Snake River
American Falls
Twin Falls
Shoshone Falls
Niagara
Salmon Falls
Boise River
Blue Mountains
Acrona
Broad
New York City
Washington
Natonal
Congress
Oregon Trail
Roosevelt
Meeker
California
Gardner
Little Blue Rivers
Grand
South Pass
Rockies
Fort Bridger
Fort Hall
Snake Valley
Blue m Mountains
Umatilla
Fort Vancouver
Misosuri
Atlantic Seaboard
Plains
Fort Laramie
Oregon and
Promontory Point
Utah
First
Pacific Railroad
Smyrna Sale Of Widow's Effects Stirs Town
In Smyrna Delaware a 72 year old widower, former Queen Anne County sheriff R Hopper Smith, sells the personal effects of his second wife after eloping with widow Margaret Bailey. The sale featured a gray shroud box and portraits, with family documents and gifts put up for bids amid outraged attendees.
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Wilmington
Del
R. Hopper Smith
Queen Anne County
Maryland
Smyrna
Smith
Margaret C. Bailey
Mr. Smith
Frankin B. Bradbury
Elkton
John A. Reach
Mr. Roche
Milford woman faces $600000 will tied to marriage
Mrs. Mae Baldwin stands tied to an uncle's will that names her sole heir only if she marries George Curtiss, her former lover. Her husband and five children, plus religious rules, trap her, leaving mock marriage or bigamy as debated or repugnant options. Curtiss is among the will's witnesses, fueling fears of a legal trap.
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Milford
Conn
Mae Saldwin
Utah
Baldwin
Brooklyn Carpenter Kills Daughter in Sleep Tragedy
Raffere Richetti a Brooklyn carpenter shot his nineteen year old daughter Iosa while asleep and dreaming of a cinema scene. He then killed himself with a pistol as police and family rushed to Seney Hospital. Iosa remains in critical condition. Frank Richetti, his son, attempted to intervene.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Raffere Richetti
Iosa
Richetti
Seney Hospital
Frank Richetti
Frogs Sweep Savannah After Night Rain Deluge
In Savannah Georgia the Chatham county area woke to a fresh flood of small frogs that appeared after a night rainstorm. The southern city districts and nearby suburbs were covered with the amphibians which stayed active all day dodging streetcars cars and horses.
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Georgia
Savannah
Chatham County
Beads of Rose Petals Inspire Indian Craft at Riverside
Mrs. B I Canfield recounts Riverside California Sherman Institute students crafting black rose scented beads from ground rose petals and iron tincture. The beads are dried on hatpins, strung into necklaces, and valued by both Indian and white communities. The article notes the cultural transmission and education of Indian youths through the institute and their varied paths after graduation.
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Indianapolis
Far West
Claire Bell
North Alabama Street
B. I. Canfield
Sherman Institute
Riverside
Cal
Peru
Carlisle School
America
Big City
Hiawathe
Gil
Canfield
California
California Officials Face Stricter Expense Rules
California state board tightens travel rules limiting creased trousers and laundering costs to be paid by officials. It bans valeting and caps lodging at 1 dollar daily, trains at 1.50, meals at 3 with extra 1.50 on trains, no tips or special conveyances, and requires itemized vouchers for small sums.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
State Board of Control
Castron
Washington
Stork Delivers $500000 Baby in Scranton Family Tale
In Scranton, Charles R. Connell and his wife welcome a child valued at $500000, with a $10000 diamond sunburst. The will of the grandfather left estate to children of William Connell if the father died childless, a condition now overridden by the infant's arrival.
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Rose
Scranton
Charles R. Connell
William Connell
Connell
Deer Damage Prune Orchard Near Forest Grove
Reports from Philip Lesser, a farmer three miles northwest of Forest Grove, Ore, say deer are doing substantial damage to his prune crop. The animals are unusually plentiful this season and growing bolder, causing considerable losses.
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Forest Grove
Ore
Philip Lesser
The Silent Father Riddle in Banter
A brief, playful exchange wonders if a man is a father of six or seven, joking that with fewer children he would boast. The quip pivots on counting and pride, delivering a light moment from casual talk.
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Wregow
Nui UP
Dan Cupid
Big Fortune
Father
Self
Discove Baby Farm
Philadelaa
Nfant
Comeron
Philadelph
Ford
Philadelphia
Kinkaid
Lillian Hinkle
Ex Ford
Patterson
Hinkle
Edwin Rose
Lidia
Stork
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