Rival railroad feud opens in Clearwater country field
The Clear water race shows rival Harriman and Hill lines rushing crews as the Oregon, California and Northern shifts stance. Northern Pacific eyes the traffic, Lewiston to Riparia and beyond loom as options. The O R N could push track laying within a day to claim lines toward the coast, while irrigation boom and Snake and Columbia valleys promise vast growth and wealth in coming years.
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Hill
Harriman
Clearwater
Yhané
Worthern Pacific
Clearwater Country
Lewiston- Riparia
Nez Perce
Camas Prairies
Lewiston-Riparia
Lewiston
Prairie
Tidewater
Twin Falls
Snake
Columbia
Waha project revival and big canal plans dominate outlook
The piece outlines revived Waha irrigation ambitions and the Dalles-Celilo canal with a $300,000 last session appropriation, enabling early construction once deeds reach Washington. It notes Rockefeller philanthropy, a stock market windfall, tariff scrutiny by leading Republicans, and rail/timber development plans from Missoula to Lewiston. The season promises stronger crops, new mill investment, and continued weather-driven yields.
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Dalles-Celilo
Washington
Department
Senator Mitchell Takes Action After Secretary’s Alleged Leak
The senator fires his private secretary over a leaked matter and hints at replacing him with a harder line aide. A Boston man accused a New Yorker of an insult and awaits bond terms after alleged wrongdoing. Nez Perce county’s 1890s population surge sets state record, while Jiu Jitsu heists and railroad plans ripple through Idaho and Montana. European financial centers eye a Russian exit, and a homegrown railroad supports local industry as war drags on.
Altogether Imaginary about Heyburn amendment claim
The Boise Statesman story misrepresents Senator Heyburn as offering and pantomiming an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill. In fact Heyburn offered and supported an amendment that was adopted and became law, with the Congressional Record confirming no retreat to the cloak room. The New York Times reference is without foundation.
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New York Times
Boise Statesman
Seniator
Heyburn
Lemhi Agency
Statesman
Senate
Congressional
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered as Cure All
Readers are assured Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages, a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. The ad claims the cure works by affecting blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 if any case fails. Included are testimonials, address in Toledo, and a note to buy Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Northern Pacifics Clearwater Branch Proves Highly Profitable
The Central Idaho mining camps once produced insignificant freight for the Northern Pacific. In three years the Clear water branch became the railroad’s most profitable line. A proposal to extend up the South Fork of the Clearwater into the gold belt could repeat this success quickly, a hunch the company may act on.
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Central Idaho
Clearwater
N. P
South Fork
Idaho
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertisement notes a remedy promising to cure a cold in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It guarantees a refund if it fails and carries E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Price listed as 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Juliaetta Man Drops Dead in Idaho Town
W H Nash livery stable proprietor in Juliaetta collapsed and died of heart failure yesterday about 1 pm after an earlier attack. He was about 40 and had no local relatives. Separately, Dixie Society of Oregon forms in Portland, Gov Chamberlain elected president, aims to attract southern states for Lewis and Clark exposition. In Columbus, McKinley statue model updated by removing the curl and reducing cheek projection. Idaho Senator Dubois accepts Philippine tour with wife, leaving around June 1. Portland reports $200,000 expansion for Oregon Railroad & Navigation machine shops.
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Juliaetta
W. H. Nash
Portland
Dixie Society of Oregon
Chamberlain
Mason and Dixon
Virginias
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Kentucky
Oregon
Dubois
Philippines
Washingon
D. C
Idaho
Philippine
Sant Francisco
Prima Donna Burned in Dressing Room Fire
Miss Ethel Tillson a prima donna of a light opera company was severely burned in a Roastable theater dressing room tonight when her picture hat caught fire from a gas jet. She was removed to a hospital and is expected to recover.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Ethel Tillson
Roastable Theater
Japanese student wins second in UM oratorical contest
Inui K S of Japan took second place and a $50 prize in the University of Michigan annual oratorical contest held in Ann Arbor on March 27. His speech was titled The Sick Man of Asia and His Doctor.
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Japan
Ann Arbor
Mich
K.S. Inui
University of Michigan
Asia
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McNeall
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Gibson
J. P. Vollmer & Co
Cox Outfitting Co
Main Street
Baird & Company
Lewiston Foundry and Machine Works
J. T. Graham
Mgr
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Billings
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Ogden
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Second Street
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