Meridian Tornado Kills Twenty Four and Destroys Center
Meridian Miss March 4 Twenty people killed and 24 injured as tornado hit city center destroying twelve blocks of business area. Property losses estimated at about 1.9 million with 500 homes destroyed. relief funds and convicts aid mobilized.
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Meridian
Miss
Front Street
Patrick McGinnis
Cliff Edwards
J. P. Tarry
W. B. Nelson
E. A. Singleton
J. R. Smith
Mississippi
Jackson
Vardaman
Rankin County
Lindsey Hill
East End
Georgetown
Macon
Moon
Meehan Junction
General Relief Committee
Hundreds of Fish Fleet Wrecked in Violent Storm
From Trondhjem reports say hundreds of fishing boats were swept ashore and keel up after a violent storm. The fleet, numbering 1200 to 1400 men, was part of a large fishing expedition returning from Christiana. Ships dispatched to assist have arrived with sightings of wreckage and floating vessels.
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Orway
Sland
Trondhjem
Christiana
Graeslingern
Late News Items and Proposals Across the Nation
A cargo inspection bureau may be formed by Pacific coast lumber manufacturers. Secretary Shaw plans temporary deposits of 10 million dollars in public banks. Joseph Medill Patterson resigns as Chicago public works chief to Mayor Dunne. Captain William D. Mathews, Kansas’s oldest Black resident and head of the negro Masons, dies in Leavenworth after four weeks ill. A Union Pacific train collision near North Platte amid a blizzard injuries several, engineers Reynolds Garman and firemen Finn Brown hurt. Representative Humphrey proposes a vast Olympic forest reserve game preserve of about 750,000 acres, possibly extending across the entire Olympic forest reserve. Judge Hunt fines Harry L Haupt 500 dollars and imprisons him six months for sending Montana lottery tickets to other states.
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Pacific Coast Lumber
Shaw
Joseph Medill Patterson
Dunne
Chicago
William D. Mathews
Kansas
Negro Masons
Leavenworth
Kan
Union Pacific
North Platte
Reynolds and Garman
Finn and
Brown
Humphrey
Washington
Olympic Forest Reserve
Olympic Forest
Montana Mining, Loan & Investment Company
Butte
W. H. Hunt
United States
Harry L. Haupt
Spokane
Helena
Montana
Express
Spokane Market Prices for Vegetables and Farm Staples
North Pacific market listings show potato prices 50 to 65 cents cwt with beets 75 to 90 cents, cabbage 80 cents per cwt, onions 1 dollar per cwt, and lettuce 25 cents per pound. Butter, eggs, cheese, honey, sugar, coffee and feed values are listed with detailed per hundredweight or per case figures. wheat prices vary by region with Bluestem at 60 to 70 cents and club varieties around 53 to 59 cents in multiple markets.
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Spokane
War Secretary Orders Rapid Readiness for Far East
The secretary of war directs troops in the United States to be ready at a moment's notice for service in the far east while preparations are made in the Philippines to dispatch an army to China to safeguard American interests per presidential instructions.
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Philippines
China
Secretary of War
United States
Far East
Cossacks Receive Large Prize for Wartime Service
In St. Petersburg the Don Ural Kuban and Terek Cossacks share 2.6 million dollars, claimed as land improvement funds yet seen as a special reward for wartime service and internal security fidelity.
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St. Petersburg
Don
Ural
Physician Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life in Buffalo
Henry L. Whitbeck a physician and dentist killed his wife with a hammer and then shot himself with a rifle in Buffalo. The case details gun, method and location.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Henry L. Whitbeck
Morocco Crisis Looms as France Germany Near Concessions
Algeciras reports suggest a possible settlement on Moroccan reforms with France likely offering bank concessions and Germany to soften police demands. The Saturday vote showed Europe leaning for France with eight to three if Austria abstained, signaling a shift in diplomatic status and potential open conference outcomes.
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Algeciras
France
Germany
Arthur Nicholson
Paris
Europe
Great Britain
Russia
Spain
Portugal
United States
Italy
Holland
Austria
Morocco
America
Busch Daughter Weds German Officer Near Pasadena Cal
Lieutenant Eduard A. Scharrer of Stuttgart and Miss Wilhelmina Busch, daughter of Adolphus Busch, were married Saturday at the Church of Angels near Pasadena. The Episcopal service was led by Rev. Mr. Runkle and blessed by Rt. Rev. Joseph M. Johnson. A reception followed at the Busch winter residence.
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Eduard A. Scharrer
Stuttgart
Wilhelmina Busch
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Church of Angels
Pasadena
Cal
Runkle
Joseph M. Johnson
Los Angeles
Busch Winter Residence
Humorous Snippets and Oddities from a Periodical Mix
The page presents a collage of wry vignettes and quips from various sources. Jokes touch on servants, housing terms, dining habits, family banter, a chemist joke, and a note about Berry the executioner and Montreal’s flour mill output.
Spokane Theater February and March Booking List
Spokane bookings for February and March include Woodland March 5, West minstrels March 6–7, Riley & Woods March 8–10, Piff Puff Pouff March 11, Miss New York Jr March 13–14, high school concert March 16, Way Down East March 18–19, Empire Burlesquers March 20–21, Paul Gilmore March 22–23, Madame Gadski March 24, burlesque March 27–28, Ollie Mack March 31. Reserved seats for out of town patrons via Joseph Petrich, manager. Other acts include George H. Primrose minstrels, The Christian, Blanche Walsh in Heir to the Hoorah, and the Roscian Opera company.
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Spokane
Woodland
W. H. West
S Minstrels
Riley & Woods
Piff, Puff, Pouff
Empire Burlesquers
Paul Gilmore
Madame Gadski
Burlesque
Ollie” Mack
Joseph Petrich
George H. Primrose Minstrels
Christian
Blanche Walsh
The
Hoorah
Roscian Opera Company
Great Burlesque Company At Spokane Theater
Next Thursday Friday and Saturday the Spokane theater presents Reilly and Woods burlesque company headlined by Pat Reilly an Irish comedian. The program includes three comedies and a variety of vaudeville acts promising lively entertainment.
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Spokane
Reilly & Woods
Pat Reilly
Piff Puff Pouff Musical Sets Spokane Theatre Date
A lively eight month run in New York broke records with Piff Puff Pouff a musical comedy featuring tuneful music catchy songs dances and a cast of nearly one hundred. Spokane theatergoers will soon see this popular production on stage at the Spokane theater.
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New York Casino
Spokane
Joseph Petrich A Prominent Theater Manager
Jo seph Petrich is noted as an opera singer and stage manager who became a vaudeville king and originator of popular priced theaters. He now serves as manager of the Spokane theater and oversees high class venues.
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Joseph Petrich
Spokane
Way Down East Returns to Spokane for Brief Engagement
The rural favorite Way Down East, long a moneymaker for William A. Brady, is slated to return next month for a short Spokane engagement.
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William A. Brady
Spokane
Madam Gadski Sings in Spokane Concert Return
Famous soprano Johanna Gadski, long a Metropolitan Opera star, will perform in Spokane on Saturday March 24. She excels in German French and Italian roles and is famed for Brunnhilde Eva Elizabeth and Aida. The event promises a high turnout from Inland Empire music lovers.
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Madam Johanna Gadski
Gadski
Spokane
Madam Gadski
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Brunnhilde
Eva
Elizabeth
Aida
Inland Empire
Notable 1906-07 season talents and curiosities
Paderewski plans a spring tour to Spain to reap pears, while Una Clayton stars in The Burglar's Daughter. Charles Aldrich's tour of Secret Service Sam profits for Al H. Woods. E E Meredith argues burlesque demands real ability. Emma Nevada lectures in London, and baritone Leon Rennay earns a U S and Canada season. Theodore Thomas’s frayed baton relic is prized by a Boston admirer.
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Paderewsik
Spain
Una Clayton
Charles T. Aldrich
Sam
al H. Woods
E. E. Meredith
Emma Nevada
London
Leon Rennay
Paris
Massenet
Hahn
Faure
Rudolph Aronson
United States
Canada
Theodore Thomas
Boston
For Sale Barred Plymouth Rock eggs from prize cockerel
A few settings of Barred Plymouth Rock eggs from a second prize winning cockerel at the Wall a Walla poultry show Feb 5 to 10 1906. Eggs 15 for $2.50. J A Shepard Gardner Ave Spokane.
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Walla Walla
J. A. Shepard
Gardner Ave
Spokane
The Electrified Lamp Chimney Experiment
A simple, vivid demonstration for bright boys using a lamp chimney. Tin-foil bands create a path while a silk-wrapped brush rubs inside the chimney to produce a noticeable electric spark in the dark.
Crazy Pictures and Curious Household Experiments
A collection of home science and craft brief items. Includes a tin-foil powered lamp-chimney experiment and a playful blindfold of paper pictures for kids, plus a story about a mother guiding children in making crazy pictures for a hospital donation.
Willie’s First Pockets And Other Tiny Tales
From the Mouths of Babes comments on humor and innocence with brief vignettes. A child joyfully discovers pockets in new trousers and proclaims their floors. A sister’s remark about deformities is met with a child’s grave refusal to mock others. Oscar jokes about a diamond versus a farm barrel of carrots. A first grader loves his teacher and hopes she is promoted too.
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Jim Stewart
Claude Williams
Meier-Neville Hardware Company
Vienna
Herr Weiss
America
Hermann Weiss
Simom
Claude Bonnat
Marseilles
Leriot
Lernot
Bonnat
Lerilot
Willie
Oscar
Frank
Harry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nemep
Everal
Eton
Bert Ur
Mateur
Neil
Hewis Norrhase
Relief Fund—Convicts Aid
Charles Harris
Queen & Crescent Railroad
Harris
Northwestern Wheat
Wash
Bluestem
Davenport
Luestem
Tacoma
Portland
Ore—Walla Walla
Valley
Church of England
Busch
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Meggendorfer
Berry
Montreal
British Empire
Great Burlesque Company
Petrich
Stephen
Lippincott’s
Mamma
Harold
Frankie
Helen
Esther
Mabel
Leon
Maggie
Children's Hospital
Mildred
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