Two Washington Pioneers Die Within Days of Each Other
Michael W. Burns aged 85 died December 28 in Loomis after a life spanning Maine birth in 1821 to California 1848 gold rush and Cariboo days. Alvin R. Thorp, 74, died December 31 on Palmer Mountain after a long career as Alaska border settler and caretaker of Loomis ranches.
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Washington
Loomis
Michael W. Burns
Maine
California
Cariboo
B. C
Alvin R. Thorp
Palmer Mountain
Okanogan County
Webb
The
Eagles
Howard County
Missouri
Virginia
Kentucky
Mr. Thorp
Thorp
Frazer River
British Columbia
Rock Creek
Omaca
Alaska
Marcus
Stevens County
Sinlahekin Creek
Charles M. Thorp
West
Charles Thorp
Burns
Mail order ad tactics prompt urged advertising surge
A Chicago mail order representative told newspaper men that the business relies on advertising and targets communities where local merchants lag in advertising. He urged country merchants to quote prices and fully describe products to curb mail order competition. The Wisconsin legislature's committee proposed sterilization of chronic insane and feeble-minded as a public safeguard, with Dr James H Noble of Eau Claire leading the panel.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
James H. Noble
Eau Claire
Hahneman Medical College of
Two Women Hire Out as Farm Laborers Near Brook Ore
Two young athletic women from the East, described as a trained nurse and a skilled bookkeeper, attracted attention near Brook Oregon by taking farm work. They adopted masculine dress, wearing cowhide boots and overalls, and work on the Jones place by Lake Labish after seeking outdoor labor.
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Brook
Ore
Brooks
Rosellas
Jones Place
Lake Labish
Stevenson's Eyes and Boer War Graft Notes
Mark Twain remarks on Stevenson's eyes in an Washington bench scene with Louis venson. The Boer War graft scandal leads to officers’ retirement and removal, while England’s duty ideal is cited. British garrison withdraws from St Helena and unrest near Sir Hudson Lowe’s grave is noted. San Francisco grafters vow to die hard, hating grafting.
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Washington
Louis Venson
Stevenson
South Africa
England
St. Helena
Sir Hudson Lowe
Napoleon
San Francisco
Peary Advances Farther North In Latest Arctic Quest
The article notes Robert E. Peary pushed nearly four degrees beyond his 1902 progress in the polar voyage aboard the Roosevelt, surviving a severe ice battle with a crew of twenty. It remarks the pole remains unconquered and reflects on enduring human drive to exceed prior feats.
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Robert E. Peary
Fredericksburg
Peary
Arctic
North Pole
Roosevelt
Pole
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Geo. Keating
Tumwater Light & Water Co
Overland Restaurant
Jno
Bjork
Overland Hotel
the Overland Restaurant
L. Lamb
C. R. Lamb
G. E. Lamb
Sec
P. Davis
Treas
Mgr
Clinton
Minneapolis
Minn
Leavenworth
Wash
Pine
Emil Frank
Prop
OPERA
BES
Central
Tholin & Smith
Chelan Club
Walsh
Campbell
the Echo
Mark Twain
Sam
Willie
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