Skamania Gold Boom Lures Prospectors to Lookout Mountain
From Portland Oregon, August 7, reports detail Timothy Sullivan’s discovery near Lookout mountain at the headwaters of Hock creek Stevenson in Skamania county Washington. F Woodworth notes fifty to one hundred claims staked as Portland parties rush to the inexhaustible ore field with easy milling rock.
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Portland, Or
F. Woodworth
Stevenson
Skamania County
Washington
Lookout Mountain
Timothy Sullivan
Portland
Vancouver
Washougal River
Sullivan
Hock Creek
Fielda
Woodworth
Rock Creek
Beaton
Orr Declared Tacoma Mayor by Fifteen Vote Margin
Edward O rr is proclaimed mayor after Judge Pritchard finds Orr won by fifteen votes in spring election. A V Fawcett must vacate as disputed ballots and four stolen precincts were retroactively counted along with rest of returns.
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Tacoma
Edward
Orr
Pritchard
Supreme Court
A. V. Fawcett
Fawcett
Robert J Crowned World's Fastest Paced Four Heats
Columbus Ohio August 10 Robert J again proved the greatest pacer harnessed to a sulky Frank Agan was the favorite in the free for all pace The great race produced the fastest four consecutive heats and the fastest fourth heat ever paced or trotted on any track The first heat ran 2 03% the second and third heats 2 04 4 the fourth heat 2 09 44 with record lowering by Agan and a surge in backing for Robert J
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Columbus
Robert J
Frank Agan
Cleveland
Hamlin
Village Farm
Admission of Negroes to Creek Nation Declared Unconstitutional
The Creek Nation supreme court in Okmulgee voided citizenship for over 1700 Black residents. The ruling declares United States emancipation acts unconstitutional for tribal relations, with no appeal. Interior department agrees. Dawes Commission cannot intervene.
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Perry
Okmulgee
Adams
Supreme Court of the Nation
United States
Interior Department
Dawes Commission
Indian Court
Equitable Fines Questioned by Astoria Gamblers Keeps
In Astoria Oregon a clash over monthly fines for gambling houses simmers as old and new venues stir dissent. City council may revise the scheme to equalize payments between single table operators and those running multiple games.
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Astoria
Ex-Treasurer's Report Shows Missing Funds and Shoddy Books
Salem Oregon August 10 The expert committee report confirms the ex treasurer held back 1577 at First National Bank and 741 45 wholly unaccounted for The accounts were badly confused and office books would need rewriting for the treasurer period Receipts for school fund and taxes totaling 79817 and 82114 were not entered The total handled by Minto was 640 579 Also New Orleans bank American National failed to open and will liquidate
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Democratic Party
Chicago
National Committee
Middle States
Salem, Or
First National Bank
Minto
Thunderstorm Deaths and A dozen Fire Losses Across Cities
In Chicago Walter Scott of Bauer and Scott stone firm was killed by a lightning strike during a severe storm. The heat wave caused multiple sunstroke deaths and many prostrations. In Niagara Falls a string of fires destroyed the Park theater Tugby’s museum and other buildings with losses around quarter of a million dollars. Bethlehem Iron Works shipped a 21 ton ballistine plate for the Russian Kostistin battleship to Admiral Virchowski at St Petersburg.
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Chicago
Walter Scott
Bauer & Scott
Stone Dealers
Calametavenne
Niagara Falls
Park Theater
Tugby's Museum
Th International Hotel
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Iron Works
Kostitian
Virchowski
St Petersburg
Farm and Home Creameries Do Not Make Large Butter Share
The article challenges the belief that creameries dominate butter output, citing Trenry E. Alvord estimates. It shows farm butter rose from 13.01 pounds per capita in 1850 to 16.38 by the eleventh census, with farm butter totaling 19.2 pounds per capita, while creamery butter rose later as the system expanded.
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Trenry E. Ab Vord
Mr. Alvord
New York Times
The tassel condition and rye straw binding notes
The article explains how tassel dryness or wetness affects pollen and corn yield, noting one quarter of tassels may produce full ears in ideal seasons while defective ears occur. It also compares egg to chick profitability and praises rye straw for binding corn stalks to prevent breakage and improve harvest timing.
Practical Melon Cultivation and Farm Tips From Early Journal
Advice on melon hills watering with deep holes to retain moisture and avoid midsummer dryness. Notes on substitutes for wheat, nutrition of oats and potatoes, and moderation for diverse foods. Tips include mice bait with pumpkin seeds, axle grease mix, lamb care, foal hoof health, stock cost policy, grafting to prevent apple splits, and barn lighting for cows.
Proprietary tonics and cures touted in era medical ads
An extant ad fragment promotes Hoateter's n omed Bittere as a universal remedy for malaria and constitutional catarrh with claims of rebuilding health and warning of $1,000 for genuine testimonials. It lists other remedies Hall's air cures and Dr Kline’s nerve restorer with addresses in Toledo and Philadelphia and ends with a note on quick steps indicating energy.
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Hoateter
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Blackwell’s
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