Northwest News Briefs From The Week In Review
A compendium of regional items notes Palouse bank plans and high hog prices, a pioneer farmer killed in Albion, and a plan to build a large greenhouse in North Yakima. Whitman college anticipates 100 to 150 more registrations, Ellensburg normal opens with a record 112 students, and August Kreyssler dies in a Deminick farm accident. The Oregonian pegs Pacific Northwest crop at 41.7 million bushels, threshers continue on Eureka Flat, and a series of fatal accidents and robberies are reported around Wilbur Dayton and Colfax to Iowa Hill.
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Palouse City
Palouse
Peter Peterson
Albion
North Yakima
Whitman College
Ellensburg Normal School
August Kreyssler
Fairfield
Portland Oregonian
Pacific Northwest
Eureka Flat
Joe Anderson
Eniineer
Stookey & Sons
Wilbur
Henry Hawkes
Alto
Frank Hoskins
Groupe Lumber Company
Dayton
Young Men's Institute
Walla Walla
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Charles Murray
Iowa Hill
Colfax
Big Dipper
L. Thomas
Connel
Mr. Thomas
Moscow businessmen form new association
Idaho Gleanings reports Moscow merchants organize an association while Kendrick sees five thousand bushels daily grain receipts. A Moscow youth Glen Carter aged 14 was accidentally shot and killed. Moscow Elks buy land for a future hall. Sheriff Sutherland seeks Robert Carey after release for assault. Abe Nixon misses boxing match with Vic Langly disappointing Wardner residents. Henry Hawkes and Loretta Sandham wed in Rathdram after 17 years apart. William Cowper saves a child at Hope, a rescuer breaks a leg.
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Moscow
Kendrick
Glen Carter
Carter
Moscow Lodge of Elks
Sheriff Sutherland
Shoshone County
Robert Carey
Abe Nixon
San Francisco
Vic Langly
Henry W. Hawkes
Sucker Lake
Loretta Sandham
Chicago
Rathdram
William Cowper
Hope
McKinley memorial day observed across Montana churches
Montana items note that McKinley memorial day was observed in a majority of churches across the state last Sunday. Reports detail forest fires north of Anaconda and near Bernice, with rain needed to save timber. fires blamed partly on campers.
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McKinley
Anaconda
Bernice
Tom O’brien
State Penitentiary
Himelf
O'Brien
Charles Gordon
Gordon
Chateau County
Lavalle
Board of Pardons
Anaconda Company
Blackfoot Lumber Company
John Taylor
Montana Ore
Cora
Butte
Pat Carney
Carney
Winchester
Taylor
John H. Andreas
Helena
Nine French Cod Fleet Vessels Foundered in North Sea
London reports during recent gales the French cod fleet vessels foundered in the North Sea. Fifty fishermen are said to have drowned. In another note, mine owners of the Coeur dAlenes appear not to plan mine closures despite circumstances. A stray remark questions child discipline and slipper lore.
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London
North Sea
Coeur d’Alenes
Murdered Idaho farmer found dead near Monroe Washington
A farmer named Martin from Coeur d'Alene Idaho was found dead near Monroe Washington last week. Authorities say he was murdered by robbers and he apparently carried a large sum of money which was missing from the body.
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American Smelting & Refining Company
Martin
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Monroe
Washington
Oregon Notes Reports and Events Across Western Oregon
Oregon notes report a bright outlook for Weston State Normal School despite recent bank robbery at North Powder. Forest fires thickened along Willamette and Columbia rivers endangering navigation while tremors were felt in Gresham and Clackamas. A. L. Belding found guilty of murder in Portland. A bill to aid Mrs. Waggoner of Chehalis related to Merrill’s body discovery. Fires devastate Springwater area. widespread fires feared across Western Oregon.
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Eastern Oregon State Normal School
Weston
Harry Walters
North Powder
Cascade
Coast Ranges
Willamette
Columbia Rivers
A. L. Belding
Portland
Waggoner
Chehalis
Merrill
Springwater
Gresham
Clackamas
Oregon
Global Snapshot of Strikes and Disasters This Week
Five hundred hop pickers strike in North Yakima while the steam barge Houghton sinks at Detroit docks with two drowned. Reports span from Tennessee congressman W. C. Anderson's death to Rivera and Roosevelt policies, labor conflicts in Italy and Alaska, shipwrecks, legal cases, and notable deaths including B B McGregor's estate and William Stratton.
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North Yakima
Wash
Houghton
Detroit
Mich
W. C. Anderson
Tenth District
Tenn
Roosevelt
Deadwood
Omaha
Philip Vorkin
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Portland
Himelf
Chas O’neill
New York Fruit and Exchange
Park Place
James McGinn
Newcastle
Hubbard
Youngstown
Ohio
B. B. McGregor
Standard Oil
Mamacroneck
Candela
Apulia
Italy
Asheville
N. C
Columbia
Marrouin
Fernandez
Finaquillo
Venezuella
Revolutionary Army
Luciano Mendoza
Riera
Great Northen
Montana
Surrender of revolutionary general Carenzo signals pacification
The cable from Bogota reports revolutionary general Carenzo, active east of Bogota, has surrendered. Officials deem the move crucial for pacifying eastern Colombia, following a government naval repulse on the Magdalena river. Also reports a vast fire near Yacolt Washington destroys timber, farms and livestock, forcing evacuations and injuries. King Edward and Queen Alexandra arrive at Balmoral. convalescence declared complete.
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Colombia
Magdalena River
Washington
State Department
Hart
Columbia
Carenzo
Great Plains
Magdelena
London
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Balmoral
Old Favorites and Poems on Highland Mary
An assortment of lyric excerpts and poems, including Battle Hymn of the Republic, Highland Mary variations by Robert Burns, and reflections on 19th century industry and atmosphere science. The text blends historical songs with prose discussing labor, transport costs, and atmospheric science.
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the Republic
Robert Burns
Training College Crews Emphasize Discipline And Hard Work
A Pennsylvania college oarsman describes daily eight mile sessions for varsity crews plus two daily rows, with strict discipline from the captain after taps. Coach Ellis Ward notes hearty meals and plain fare to keep rowers healthy, while loyalty and determination drive them to excel in training and racing.
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Varsity
Ellis Ward
Pennsylvania
Leslie
British industries decline trade victories of Americans
London Financial News shows Col. M. R. Jefferds noting from 1870 to 1880 the New York Central Railroad cut its operating expenses per ton mile by over 62 percent while wages rose, indicating American efficiency outpacing English factors.
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London and Northwestern
New York Central
Great Northern
London
Gunton
United States
England
Col. M. R. Jefferds
London Financial News
New York Central Railroad
Zeppelin Ruined by Aeronautics and Ancestral Feats
The article notes Count von Zeppelin, builder of the largest airship, is financially ruined by his experiments and selling aluminum from old airships. It recalls his 1863 Civil War era service and a 1870 Franco Prussian War cavalry raid, plus other eccentric anecdotes from the same column.
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von Zeppelin
Zeppelin
United States
France
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