Chobe News Briefs From Northwest Halted By Diverse Items
A Spokane missing person report on J F Walker, Tacoma post office adding four clerks, and a $5000 library site gift to Whatcom headline a Northwest roundup. Adams county crops flourish while Garfield expects a strong apple prune season. Dayton Dayton’s new Congregational church to cost about 6000. Palouse timber sale near completion and Walla Walla Paine school condemned. Intercollegiate debate Oregon defeats Washington. Eaton shines with logic and eloquence. fifteenth amendment debate topic.
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Washtucna
Adams County
J. F. Walker
Spokane
G. A. BR
Lind
Tacoma
P. B. Cornwall
San Francisco
City of Whatcoma
Garfield
Washington
New Congregational Church
Dayton
Covello
Starbuck
Huntsville
Turner
Walla Walla
Paine
Wisconsin
Edwin R. Collins
California
Ohio
University of Oregon
University of Washington
Seattle
Oregon
Allen H. Eaton
Clyde W.riddell
Vy. Wayne Tomlinson
F. J. Celis
Maurice D
J. Y. C. Kellogg
Eaton
Kelley
United States
Idaho Gleanings Update From Stites and Surrounding Areas
Idaho Gleanings reports a building boom in Stites and a new bank in Potlatch with $50,000 capital. It notes regional land values, farm activity, court decisions, legal actions, and local projects from Lewiston to Portland, including tax, warrants, ore and timber industry items, and Roosevelt’s Philippines stance.
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Stites
National
Poratello
Salt Lake
Chesley
R. M. Robinson
Juliaetta
Robinson
Supreme Court
District Court
Shoshone County
Lewiston
Bear Ridge
Moscow
Two Coal Creek Mines Hit By Deadly Explosion
A Fraterville and Thistle mine blast at Coal Creek Tennessee traps nearly 300 workers. Only one escapee reported, rescuers halted by gas and fire. Officials estimate up to 150 killed with 200 to 300 feared dead. few bodies recovered, heat and flames hinder search.
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Coal Creek
Tenn
Knoxville
The
Sentinel
Fraterville
Thistle
George N. Camp
Anderson County
Tennessee
Coal Creek Coal Company
Major E. ©. Camp
Coal Creek Belt
Knoxville Sentinel
George Camp
Lawyered Fire Hero and World News Roundup
Chicago remembers former chief Robert Williams who led during the 1871 fire aging 77. Across the world, Portugal seismographs report quakes with no deaths while British envoy Pauncefote remains under care. Local tragedies unfold including a Toledo auto collision killing a 13 year old girl, Castroville matricide by a son, and a Spokane Indian reservation removal. Armour refinery blaze injures 29 in Chicago stockyards. National Guard encampment plans in Olympia hinge on the Dick bill.
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Chicago
Robert A. Williams
Toledo
Ohio
James T. Brailey
May Schook
King Alexander
M. Passios
Castroville
Cal
John McCarty
Kootenay
Westport
Fort Steele
Williams
Mullan
Idaho
Spokane
United States
United States Phillipine Commission
Glen E. Castle
Home Finding Association
Andrew Carnegie
Lord Pauncefote
London
Lansdowne
Washington
Armour & Co
Union
Jennie Smith
American Provision Company
Ray Irwin
Israel Morris
Michael Malloy
Miles McNarmara
Maysie Fraser
J. B. Bradshall
Coal Strike Tightens Hold With No Restart
Hazleton Pennsylvania May 20 the second week of total coal mine suspension opens without any disruption or mining activity. miners and owners remain at impasse as engineers firemen and repair crews maintain safety while the industry stays idle. Paris May 21 Mont Pelee continues to erupt with wind shifts spreading cinders across island districts. New York May 21 official Mont Pelee toll reaches 28000 buried 6000 rescued 3000 drowned. Preston May 19 a water spout floods miles around causing four child deaths and Preston alderman Gankey killed by lightning. San Francisco May 20 a slight northern California earthquake felt at 1030 AM.
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Hazleton
Mitchell
Paris
LiHarre
Martinique
M. de Crais
Mont Pelee
Isand
Carbet
New York
Fort de France
St. Pierre
Destructive hurricane sweeps British India
Destructive storm sweeps over Seinde province in Bombay on May 20 washing away forty miles of railroad and destroying bridges houses embankments. Fifty miles of telegraph wires are destroyed and many fires lost.
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Bombay
Seinde
British India
Attempted assassination shocks Vilna governor
In St Petersburg on May 21 an unsuccessful attempt was made to kill Vilna's governor. Authorities described the incident as an assassination attempt with no reported injuries or further details.
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St. Petersburg
Vilna
Destructive Goliad tornado leaves dozens dead
A Texas tornado struck Goliad at about 345 PM lasting five minutes, demolishing a western two block by mile long strip and destroying churches. Ninety people killed and over 100 wounded. A special train with doctors and volunteers aided relief with many named injured and missing. Governor Sayers urged towns to send food and aid and asked railroads to transport shipments free.
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Dallas
Texas
Goliad
O'Conner Guards
Victoria
Austin
Tex
Sayers
Sleep habits of wild animals in captivity
A Penny Pictorial Magazine piece notes lions sleep peacefully in the jungle but show differences in captivity. Bears rest in varied positions, polar bears favor a corner, and nervous animals sleep with one eye open. Prairie wolves peek frequently, day sleepers seem heavy, while night sleepers awaken at danger.
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Penny Pictorial Magazine
Casimir the Great Inventor of Potage Germiny to Retire
The Paris chef Casimir known for Potage Germiny plans retirement after nearly five decades at Maison Doree. Gourmets fear Paris dining will fade, recalling his early triumph and the marquis blessing his soup as a masterpiece.
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Germany
Paris
Vatel
Maison Doree
Casimir
Eiffel’s
New York
Marquis de St. George
Heavy May Snow Hits Breckenridge Deep Coverage
Breckenridge Colorado reports one of the heaviest May snowfalls with ground buried ten inches after the night storm. Across the region ranchers cheer as the weather eases, while other items note a Barbadose consul cable on St Vincent deaths and a Waterloo Iowa cloud burst damaging fifty homes.
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Breckenridge
Col
Gasoline Explosion and Windstorm Hit South Dakota Areas
On May 20 a gasoline tank explosion on Winnebago Street in Pittsburg left 18 year old Adam Gripp dead and eight others injured. In Aberdeen, Windstorm in Edmunds County destroyed all buildings belonging to H. Tobiason and claimed his four year old son. Local readers advised to heed safety and weather alerts.
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Pittsburg
Adam Gripp
Winnebago Street
South Dakota
Aberdeen
S. D
H. Tobiason
Edmunds County
Sunshine and Sleep The Sun as a Sleep Aid
A medical journal argues sunshine cannot be replaced by narcotics for sleep inducing power. It notes sunshine is the strongest soporific, while many women miss sunlight by shuttered homes and fashion. A Philadelphia Bulletin quip questions theatergoers and moral judgment.
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Methodist
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Canyon City
Myrick
Umatilla
Masonic Temple
Portland
William D. Fenton
Salem Lodge
A. F
A. M
Grand Lodge of Oregon
Oregon Fish and Game Association
Panther Creek
Washington County
Salem
Scappoose Creek
Montana
J. A. Longstaff
Good Templars of
Senate
C. H. Benton
Great Falls
Louie W. Eldridge
Lewistown
Frank D. Miracle
Helena
Edward Brassey
James M. Burlingame
Edwin Winstanley
Missoula
James F. Collins
Jennings
Collins
Jesse B. Roots
Western Lumber Company
United States Court
Teamsters’ Union of
Butte
West
Great Northern Railway
Boston
Roosevelt
Philippines
William Lawrence
Episcopal Diocese of
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Bdis
Sevelt
Protestant Episcopal Church
Root
Congress
War Department
Gardener
National Guard
Olympia
Wash
Drain
Preston
Minn
Michael Wilbright
Forestville
Alderman Gankey
Johnson
Margaret Pope
Stuart Dial
Pinkie Lott
William Lott
Puerl
Maude
Alice
Augustine
Stopple
Bill Hoard
Joe Savage
Farinette
Phosa Savage
Mr. Newcomb
Bill Threadwell
Haywood Jones
White
W. H. Maddox
Hayhan
Ayme
St. Vincent
Joe Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Bagley
Joey
Dia House
Colorado
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McAllister
Barbadoes
Iowa
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Waterloo
Dry Run
Biladelphia Bulletin
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