10 Jan 1896
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1896
Page
1
A column notes the routine collection of professional advertising bills on a monthly cycle. It outlines how notices from various trades are tallied and payments reconciled, reflecting standard newspaper business practices.
The notice lists multiple churches with service times and activities. It includes UMUKUH services Sundays and Wednesdays, Sabbath school, monthly and quarterly meetings, and Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. Also Presbyterian, Bible, Lutheran, Methodist, Epworth League, and Salvation Army meeting details with pastors and weekly prayer schedules.
The schedule shows east and south bound trains on the Shasta Route with 2 50 pm and 5 0 am departures daily except Sunday. Includes connections via Roseburg Eugene and major stops like San Francisco Mojave Los Angeles New Orleans and Corvallis Salem and McMinnville. Through ticket office at 1M Third Street offers tickets to Eastern States Canada and Europe from J B Kirkland. All trains arrive and depart Grand Central station Fifth and J streets.
London reports Dr. Jamieson arrives in Johannesburg as Kruger pledges passive stance for Boers against his force. The Chartered South Africa Company would bear full responsibility for hostilities. Berlin cites a Pretoria cable noting a rising and 300 more armed men joining the invaders.
The schooner Elwood under Captain E E Wyman is a total wreck off Gardiner s Point Alaska after a gale. One sailor drowned Adrian F Gorton Swedish sailor. Remaining crew reached shore by clinging to wreckage following doomed boats amid brutal seas. Captain and several sailors survived stranded two months after leaving Seattle bound for Kodiak and Cook s Inlet.
President Cleveland announced a five member Venezuela boundary commission. David J. Brewer Richard H. Alvey Andrew D. White Frederic R. Coudert and Daniel C. Gilman were chosen. The appointees span Republicans and Democrats with balanced representation and no stated political stance for the fifth member.
The Hond Syndicate signs a contract to supply 11.5 million ounces of gold totaling about 200 million in gold. The government to take half initially with option on the rest, and issue 4 percent 30 year bonds at similar prices. Managers receive a 1 percent commission. Previous bond issue priced at 104.49 yielding 34 percent.
The Examiner prints interviews with nearly every prominent San Francisco business figure on last year’s transactions and the 1596 outlook. All agree 1895 was a notable improvement over 1894, with merchants forecasting better times ahead since the 1893 panic.
Markets report a broad sugar rise across all grades with firm overall tone and slow produce trade. Egg and poultry demand lag slightly with eggs easing from prior firmness. East markets modestly better while foreign demand soft. Various regional quotes follow for grains, oats, feed, dairy, fruit and vegetables, with mixed prices across Oregon and California items.
A garbled OCR style listing multiple commodities with prices and units including Alaska, Colombia, sugar, maple sugar, rice, hemp and other goods. The text cycles through grades and prices such as $2.26, $2.50, 6c per pound, 4¢ per pound, and various per 100 pound or per sack figures, with geographic references like Java and Costa Rica.
Market notes show cash prices across multiple commodities including oils, grains, dairy, and produce. Bakers flour, milling oats, oats, peppers, and other staples appear with varied quotes and quality descriptors across regional sources.
A sweeping chronicle of 1895 highlighting Armenian outrages, Cuban uprising, and global politics. It lists major incidents by month, noting disasters, strikes, fires, political upheavals, and notable deaths, with emphasis on Ottoman reforms, Cuban revolt, and U.S. political shifts.
The article critiques theatrical touring scams driven by New York press hype. It argues shows open long in New York to attract notices and then travel nationwide, exploiting journalism to harvest audiences. It warns the public and industry are harmed by press-burnished, low-quality productions and self-dealing show boomer practices.
Secretary Olney directs Constantine minister Terrell to demand 100000 dollars indemnity from Turkey for Armencan missionaries who lost property in Kharput in November. A separate claim will be made for Americans who lost property at Marash a few weeks later. total may exceed 100000 dollars.
An item notes a weekly Monday gathering at the 8 Newberg Camp, hosted by VW. The text lists a group name Joy's for the Jaded and mentions emphasis on health, with no dates beyond weekly Monday evenings.
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