Rail link to New York cuts travel time sharply
Independence entrusting news notes a new through train service between Mortland and New York City promising faster journeys and a thirty minute savings per leg. Farmers in Oregon report cautious optimism on hop crops amid dry conditions and favorable yard conditions in Independence. A Washington County farmer attacked his wife over a missing cream causing a brutal butcher knife crime with calls for severe punishment.
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Oregon
Mortland
New York City
Washington County
Courts of Justice
Visitors impressed by lush Pacific Northwest vegetation
Visitors from across the United States praise the luxuriant vegetation west of the Cascade mountains. They remark on ferns thriving in winter woods and note Yaquina bay rhododendrons as famous in Oregon, with Newport excursions organized to view the flower at its best.
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Pacific Northwest
United States
Cascade Mountains
Yaquina Bay
Oregon
Newport
Crude letters reveal souring interest in Oregon trading
A damaged clip quotes a Chicago packing house manager praising Oregon while lampooning local quirks. The fragment notes a flood of inquiries about the state and mocks overworked clerks and eager staff ready to pounce on any news.
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Oregon
Blawgrade
Chia State
Crult
Chicago
Welcome to Oregon Heralds Volk’s Arrival and Kansas Loss
The article extols Gerald Volk as a strong future influence for Oregon, praising his principles and capacity while noting Kansas loses an esteemed figure. It also reports a steamer under construction at Independence by Dr. Parrish sinking in the Willamette, with no current plan to raise it and engineers expected to assist soon. Advertising appears for Hattle Mix tailor shop and 4 HP upright gasoline engines by S Muhleman in Independence.
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Gerald Volk
Oregon
Kanene
Kansas
Volk
Independence
Parrish
Willamette River
Murderer J D Roselair Kills Wife Near Boston
J D Roselair confessed to fatally harming his wife Jaye Forest Grove Times in a Nehalen area home dispute. He seized a large knife and hatchet after a quarrel over milk, leaving the body mutilated. he later surrendered to Sheriff Hancock at Hillsboro. A local lynch mob cooled by orderly restraint.
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Boston
J. D. Roselair
Wify
Jaye
Hillsboro
Hancock Rowelair Bas
Hibehore
Nehalen
Buxton
Portland
Hancock
Survivor of Noted Family Whitman Dies in Oregon
H. D. Whitman founder of Dallas first steam laundry six years ago died at St. Johns Oregon from stomach disorder last week. His remains were brought to Monmouth for burial Thursday. He was a descendant of the Whitmans famed as pioneers.
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H. D. Whitman
Dallas
St. Johns
Oregon
Monmouth
Mr. Whitman
Pioneer
Squire Whitman Dies Leaving Family in Mourning
The obituary notes Squire Whitman of Oregon, known for his membership in the Woodmen of the World, who died after life of service. His death leaves a widow and a small family, with an estate valued at about $1000 and arrangements for the beneficiary membership.
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Squire Whitman
Oregon
Jota
Woodmen
Worl
Drownaville Group Joins Oregon Development League
A small town group of elites in Drownaville joins eighty nine other progressive leaders in forming a state league committee. The move aims to foster cooperation and improve publicity for regional economic benefit in the Willet(te) Valley area.
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Drownaville Commercial Chul
Oregon Development League
Drowneville
Willette Valley
Oregon
Worldly tale of youth, pills, and innocence in Kentucky
James Wright of Spurlock Kentucky shares how Electric Bioters, taken after kidney trouble, made him feel young again. He claims a lifelong decline reversed after six bottles and praises the medicine as a godsend to the weak and elderly. Try them at all druggists.
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Wm, Parr
England
Tved
Meoploe
James Wright
Spurlock
Southern Pacific to Inaugurate New Train Service
The railroad announces improved service on the Southern Pacific with a new fast train to California, the BhastaLimited, to begin operation on June 1, plus upgrades to the Willamette Valley line enhancing travel south and west.
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Southern Pacific
California
Commission
Willamette Valley
Hundred Dollar Reward for Uncured Catarrh by Hall's Cure
The Toledo Ohio firm Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured. The undersigned Walding Kinnan and Marvin attest to Cheney's honor and financial reliability based on 15 years of business dealings.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Independence Honor Declines as Jones Plans Move
Hon B F Jones of Independence bought property in Dallas and will move his home to Dallas this summer. The Dallas Observer appeals for no false hopes and urges residents to keep prominent citizen from leaving. Foley's Kidney Remedy advertised as a health tonic. For sale by P M Kirkland.
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Independence
B. F. Jones
Dallas
Dallas Observer
Foley
P. M. Kirkland
P.M. Kirkland
Veterans plan Corvallis state encampment in June
Civil war veterans prepare for the annual state encampment to be held in Corvallis on June 2 3 and 4. Local organizers seek participants and lodging details for the event.
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Corvallis
Kodo Provides Relief for Indigestion and Dyspepsia
An advertisement claims little attacks of indigestion lead to more serious ailments and promotes Kodo as guaranteed relief. It urges readers to try it today and notes it is sold by all druggists with a prompt nod to patronizing advertisers.
Polk's Gazetteer directory overview for Oregon and Washington
Polk's Gazetteer presents a business directory listing every city town and village in Oregon and Washington with descriptive sketches and details on location shipping facilities and a classified directory of businesses and professions compiled by R L Polk & Co Seattle.
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Independence Enterprise
Charles Edward Hicks
Independence, Ore
Salem
Meeta
Hattle Mix, Tailor Shop
Muhleman
Bare
Vudor
Brownsville
June Lippincott
Chamberlain
Rosa Potts
Birmingham
Ala
DeWitts
DeWitt’s
B. C. DeWitt & Co
S. C. Wall
N. Com’l. St
Salem, Oregon
R. H. Koox
Tom Sulivan
Independence Boosters
Hippert
August Huckenstein, Migr
Suns
Athletic and Symnasium S$oods
Jacob Voqt
State Street
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Fort Worth, Texas
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Southern Oregon Commission CO
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