Newberg Graphic Notices and Local Tidbits
The issue reports minor local notes from Newberg Oregon and surrounding areas. It mentions marriages in Toledo Lincoln county involving Jim Sam and Betsy Holland, and Gertrude May Williams’s marriage to Walter Moser in Tol t Washington. The piece also discusses legislative session grafters, a reformatory remark, and trade prospects for American ships in the Indies.
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Toledo
Lincoln County
Jim Sam
Betsy Holland
Gertrude May Williams
Tolt
Washington
Walter Moser
Indies
Central
South America
North
South
Oregonian gossip and political notes from the era
The Oregonian reports varied items including Manila Guards in McMinnville for Governor Geer’s inauguration and a plea to keep girls home. Salem’s Fligg introduces a bill for capital punishment at the state penitentiary. Lincoln county candidates tie, then share 1000 cash. Brigham Roberts draws attention for polygamy and possible expulsion. Kaskaska posts office closes after two centuries, as Walter A. Lyon named Geer secretary. Statesman critiques the selection.
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Manila
McMinnville
Geer
Oregonian
Fligg
Salem
Lincoln County
Idaho
Walter A. Lyon
The
Statesman
Lyon
Goer
Governors meddling in senatorial elections sparks party backlash
The piece argues Gov William P. Lord risks party support after attempts to influence Senate races. It notes a new governor refused a Senate bid and contrasts U.S. steel production potential with Congress action. It then mentions the Yangtze flood in China as a separate risk context.
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Wm. P. Lord
United States Senate
The Mighty River's Shifting Course Wreaks Havoc
The Oregonian notes the river’s unpredictable shifts over six centuries uprooting settlements across hundreds of miles. Despite centuries of embankments, floods breach defenses and the stream ends in the sea at multiple distant mouths.
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Tena
Willione
Oregon
Asia
Oregonian
Irretrievable School Fund Probed for Hidden Losses
The Telegram reports $2,000,000 of the irreducible school fund was loaned on notes allegedly secured by mortgages. Much money is said to be in unreliable hands with interest overdue for years. The January 1897 report is cited as late public notice. The piece urges competent experts to audit treasurer books beyond political appointees at Raleigh.
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Ralem
Globe Democrat appears to mock global affairs
The column critiques various topics from Col Bryan quitting the army to prevent dependencies from slipping away, Chile’s expansion plans on Robinson Crusoe Island, Spain’s claims over Cuba, and America’s steel rail bids surpassing France. It notes Uncle Sam as a premier businessman and mentions Oliver Belmont’s new paper The Verdict and Stevenson’s anti colonial stance against German rule in Samoa.
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Globe Democrat
Col
Bryan
United States
Robinson Crusoe
Lonely Island
America
England
France
Prosper d’Epinay
Jeanne d’Arc
Uncle
Oliver T. P. Belmont
Oliver
Greatest Years in History by Nation and Century
The passage catalogs pivotal years for England France Germany and the United States, noting milestones from Norman conquest to parliamentary development, revolutions, wars, and constitutional milestones including 1066, 1215, 1530, 1688, 1750, 1860, 1789, and 1865 New Year’s Day referencing Lincoln’s freeing of slaves.
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England
Henry VIII
Rome
House of Commons
Canada
Yorktown
Napoleon
Waterloo
France
Germany
Sadowa
Russia
Sedan
Lincoln
Lberty
The Nation Embraces Expansion After the Spanish War
A historical editorial praises the Spanish American War as a turning point, linking newfound duties to expansion and stronger global presence. It highlights U S strategic aims in the Pacific including Guam Manila and Samoa, calls for the Nicaragua Canal under U S control, and notes the growing alliance potential with Great Britain.
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Washington
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Russia
France
Germany
High Seas
Guam
Micronesia
Philippines
Great Sea
East Indies
Samoa
Australia
New Zealand
Honolulu
Manila
Page
Nicaragua Canal
Atlantic
Gulf
Cable expansion and Philippine policy outlined in editorials
Editorial notes press the need for a Pacific cable from San Francisco to Honolulu to Guam and Manila with branches to Samoa and Japan. It argues for U S control in war and commerce and urges rapid action alongside expanding and reforming governance in the Philippines after Spanish rule ends. It envisions a light civilian police, fair taxation, and Anglo Saxon administration replacing corrupt Spanish practices.
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Pacific
United States
San Francisco
Honolulu
Guam
Manila
Samoa
Japan
N. Y. Tribune
Philippines
General Otis
Admiral Dewey
Spain
Boston
Wildman
Hong Kong
Otis
Aguinallo
Whio
Leonard Wood
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Waters
Congress
China
Cuba
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Portland
Timor
Robert Louis Stevenson
Famoan Islands
Apia
Stevenson
Eurath A. Williams
King
Oldham Co
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Willian
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Asiatic Pacific
Cgrreat Britian
Yours
Newberg Clothing House
James Whitcomb Riley
Santiago
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Herbert E. Mess
Prest
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Chicago
Follippines
Murat Halstead
Govermment
War Department
General Merritt
Aguinaldo
Olympia
Dewey
Nanza
F. T. Barber
Sec'y Star Insurance Bldg
E.C. Ward & Co
Lst. Street
Newberg, Oregon
Clara M. Davidson, M. D
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Bank of Newberg
G. Edwards
E. Britt
Colcord
Jesse Edwards
Eb. C. Miles
J. ©. Colcord
E. H. Woodward
N. E. Britt
Ladd & Tilton
National Park Bank
New York
Bank
Alfred Wheeler
First Street
Newberg Hotel
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Europe
Albert Shaw
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Astor Place, New York
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