Armenian Merchant in Oroomiah Murdered for Faith
News from Oroomiah Persia reports the brutal killing of Agah Jon an Armenian merchant and Presbyterian church member. A Mohammedan woman allegedly instigated the attack by accusing him of insult after a failed property sale prompting a mob to drag him to a mosque where he was tortured and killed. His wife and children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Board For Foreign Missions
Oroomiah
Persia
Agah Jon
Presbyterian Church
Agah John
Matrimonially Inclined Ad Sparks Farm Scams
A Niagara Falls note says a refined young lady seeks an honorable agriculturist for marriage. Gullible farmers sent $100 to help her come, under the name Miss Myrian A Reed. Chief Young nabbed a bearded man posing as Miss Reed’s suitor from New York. Madagascar dispatch reports Geo Muller, explorer for France, murdered.
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Niagara Falls
Niagra Falls
Myrian A. Reed
Young
W. ©. Woodward
New York
Miss Reed
NAKUSP Plans Expansion and Big Government Contract
The town outlines growth aims including more dwellings and services like a summer hotel and photograph gallery. It notes trout creek valley trade, fresh fish daily and several smelters. Bills of quantities are printed for contractors tendering on a major government buildings contract, with $70,000 of the $600,000 vote already spent.
General Merchants Nakusp New Denver and Hay
A brief notice lists general merchants in Nakusp New Denver and surrounding area offering hay and feed among other goods. Local listings indicate shop names and services for residents seeking farm supplies and groceries.
Lake shore hotel with fishing boating and scenic tours
Beautifully situated at the lake entrance to the Slocan mines near New Denver. Access to a short road leads to great fishing and hunting, with boating and sketching for tourists. The bar offers top wines and cigars, and the hotel accommodations are described as the best.
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Slocan Mines
New Denver
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Madagascar
Geo
Muller
Mer
Nakusp
Trout Creek Valley
Bourne
General Merchants
New
Denver
Revelstore
Peter Genelle
Anufacturer
Columbia House
Nakusp, B. C
Hugh Madden
Prop
Neelands Bros
Nelson
JD Iinault
John Colletto, & CO
Prop’s
B.C
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