This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
6
Elmer Sperry's gyroscope invention expands beyond a toy to stabilize ships helping steerage, submarines, and airships. He described its promise to reduce seasickness, steady gun mounts, and provide a true compass used by mariners and pilots alike.
The Missouri city Sedalia was founded and named by General George R. Smith in 1850. Born in Virginia and raised in Kentucky, he settled near Georgetown and built part of the Missouri Pacific railway route. After considering Sedville for a name in honor of his daughter, a friend suggested Sedalia, and the town officially formed when the Smith family moved there in 1850.
Baker hosts first automobile show. Marion County Potato Growers meet. 44th Oregon Grange convention slated May 13 1917 at Astoria. No war session soon, Coos Bay schooner Johanna Smith launched. March coldest in 37 years. Bend plans plant extension. Leonard Saxby electrocuted at Hawley plant Oregon City. Federation Hospital Fund planned. Eugene boons city wide lot cultivation for war aid. Douglas county bond vote for roads $550000. Gold Hill beet pulp shipments from Grants Pass. Coos county to fund Marshfield armory $20000. Livestock meeting in La Grande April 24 25. Labor convention in Portland this summer. Penitentiary honor lodge grows to 300. Workers comp reports 6594 employers in 2nd year. flax extension work begins. March accidents 277 with one fatal. OA C relay carnival April 21. Food preparedness drive by extension service. Fires total 50 in 31 towns $75145 losses. Referendum on tenure and school director terms. Court notes 1916 cases down 64 percent. Snow 10 15 feet upper McKenzie. Deschutes Mining and Milling formed. Industrial commission finances posted. West Salem fence removal opens Marion county ferry access. Possible Oregon railroad extensions Marshfield to Coos Bay. Douglas county bounty pays $160 for eight coyotes. Hyde land fraud suits favorable to the state. Large gold clean-up at Waldo 1221 ounces. Road bond rally planned Portland April 28. Insurance fees surge 121910. Rural credits loans near $90k approved. Central Oregon pledges aid to Oregon California & Eastern railroad. Food price regulation urged by State Treasurer.
An excerpt from Admiral Dewey's autobiography recounts how as a young commander he seized authority over a crew of 700. He identifies the mutineer Webster as the ringleader and, after a tense confrontation at the hold, orders arrest with a warning of mortal force if resisted.
A reader describes making a five inch square sheet rolled into a tube to create a visual illusion. Placing the tube against the eye and a book or hand on the other end makes it seem a hole exists through the book or hand, altering apparent sight with both eyes open.
A quaint inscription in Fish Cottage garden Blockley Worcestershire honors a fish titled The Old Fish. The marker notes the fish lived twenty years and died on April 20 1885 after being fed by hand, as quoted by London Tit Bits.
A farmer facing a frightened horse whirled his hat in front of the animal and halted the runaway just feet from him. The grandfather of a boy in a spring wagon thanked the rescuer as onlookers praised the hat method.
Frederick II built the first castle on the site of modern Berlin which housed the Brandenburg electors. The structure suffered heavy damage in the Thirty Years War, but Berlin grew around it and its strength rose with the German Empire forming, ranking third in Europe after London and Paris.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.