07 Aug 1891
Page 1
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 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1891
Page
1
A mosaic of local church schedules notes Presbyterian Friends Church Evangelical Union and Baptist services. Regular sermons on Sundays and third Sundays, Sabbath school times, monthly meetings, and devotional or business gatherings are listed with venues and times for May August and November.
Fragmentary list shows mayor, treasurer, marshal and officials including surveyor and commissioners. Partial names and wards appear while multiple titles and street references are unreadable.
Portland schedule lists trains on the East and South routes with connections via Willamette Valley and Carri cars. It notes multiple depots including Union Station and Jefferson Street, Pullman sleepers and through tickets to Carmi and Europe, with key stations at MeMitupel, Dayton, and Milwaukie.
Reports show saloonkeepers resisting new high license fees as warrants target 57 offenders and more arrests loom. In Los Angeles a 2,500 acre burn scars timber harvests, while bridges rise at Vancouver and a wave of proposals span Pomona to Santa Monica.
News briefs describe a Tolstoi community at Kharkoff suppressed by the government. Other items note Belgium joining the triple alliance, famine fears eased in Northwest India, and various European political and cultural developments.
A wide array of items from the national scene includes a whisky surplus and Chicago’s plan for a 25 story building, with copper production led by the United States at 226 million pounds. Also noted are political moves, rail and tech industry shifts, and regional economic notes across cities like Denver Boston Cleveland and New York.
A nameless column lists various society notes from late 19th century circles. It mentions Mise Maggie Mitchell of Oregon as a Belle of Varia and other nobility travels, ties to Wall Street, and cultural figures like M. Cabinet and Sir Cuntutfe Owen.
The Navy Department approves the Board of Examiners report for Mare Island foremen and master mechanics as eighty five candidates are examined. Second Comptroller Gulkeson approves Western Union telegraph charges for the Signal Bureau under protest pending legal review. R V Bell visits the Pacific Coast to open bids for Indian supplies and speaks highly of government schools and contract schools alike.
A digest of multiple cases reports John Eppest of Western Union Suffolk Va. shot dead. Francisco Lopez wounded while escaping Yuma levee. $75,000 missing from Krounse Tex express office. Ex pressman Burke nabbed for smuggling opium. Hazelton Pa mob violence target Giuseppe de Cornali. George Croft killed by real estate agent Willey in Defiance Ohio. Captain Thompson from K F Chapman arrested for cruelty. Berlin bank forgeries surge. Detache clerk missing. Lynching statistics by acts of rape murder and arson noted. John Winder arrested in Atlantic City for assault on Joseph McKean.
Russian corn purchases surge while reports cite economic strain in Germany and France. Monarchical and republican tensions color Europe as railway projects and canal schemes reemerge. and new trials touch on Maybrick case amid arbitration talks with the United States.
Market conditions in Portland show strong activity with unusually brisk trade in fruits and a heavy wholesale flow. Supplies of summer and tropical fruits are large, melons cheap, peaches scarcer, and a robust demand persists. staples like coffee and butter remain firm while oats stay light and poultry and eggs show fair receipts.
A dense catalog of grocery items with prices and quantities from various suppliers. Includes beans, coffee, canned goods, fruit, vegetables, and dried fruits with per pound and per case rates, plus regional supplier notes and shipping terms.
Murrox-Live and Hoos-Live appear in market notes with varied prices and packaging details. Swokun Mears-Eastern bam lists 12 percent and 13 ounce portions, Oregon supplier quotes breakfast bacon varieties, while LAu and OK entries note per pound pricing with modest differences.
Auction listing notes hides, pelts and pelts grades to 55 pounds and over in the Willamette Valley. Items include sheep pelts short to long wool and shearling lots with price indicators and conditions noted. Names and dialogue fragment refer to vendors and observers in a 19th century Lawrence American context.
An informal exchange unfolds as speakers discuss a remark perceived as delicate and flattering. One warns it may reveal more about perception than intention, while another half-jests about the sincerity of the compliment.
Fragmented OCR reads like a garbled sports or event note with names Witt Hinmense Caplin and Larkin. No clear date place or outcome can be determined from the legible text.
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.