From Poorhouse to Palace Chapter Sixteen Night at the Party
Rose Lincoln defies illness to attend Mrs Russell's party while Jenny and Ella watch. Mary Howard arrives as a fashionable newcomer and gains attention, provoking Rose's jealousy and Ella's heartbreak. William Bender reveals his renewed, platonically cautious love for Jenny, leaving Ella crushed and Rose pledging to quit society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Lincoln
Mount Holyoke
Jenny
Stose
Rose
Mary Howard
Ida
Miss Selden
Ida Selden
Sarah
Mrs. Russell
Sanarah
Henry
Ella
Mary
Ida Seldon
William Bender
Sbe
Henry Lincoln
Elle
William
Mr. Selden
Elias
Alenry
Hunting with the Camera and the Fearless Warblers
A bird photographer recounts observing a worm eating warbler nest, its concealed site, parental defense attempts, and the calm trust of the birds as the fledglings are photographed. The piece notes the shift from wariness to curiosity as the young leave the nest and interact with the camera.
Happenings of the Week From Four Corners of the Nation
A roundup notes Pierre Lorillard is dead. Pope condemns French law. Kruger balks on a U.S. trip. Oklahoma land opened for settlement. navy reestablishes European station. Telluride miners’ strike settled. salmon cannery formed. Newport yacht race results. fatal rail crash near Dunsmuir. Williams fire in Arizona. Sullivan City Alaska appears. Albert L. Johnson dies. South African war medal awarded to an American. Skagway flag issue. Cascade reserve expanded. East heat wave death toll rising. large lead combine formed in Missouri. Chicago purse theft. naval observatory security perimeter. pension rolls gain 49,612 names. Manchuria fighting renewed. Huntington fire. steel strike unchanged. postmaster age limit rises. Chinese edict protects missionaries. Reading strike ends. public debt and receipts show gains. Tennessee governors include U S senator William Bate. march of destroyers to government. London notes puritanical views on American women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Stock Exchange
J. W. Watts
Rutherford B. Hayes
Montana
Robert Knapp
Willamette
Portland
Newport
Yacht Constitution
Columbia
Independence
Southern Pacific
Dunsmuir
Cal
Williams
Ariz
Sullivan City
Alder Creek
Alaska
Albert L. Johnson
Brooklyn
England
Skagway
Cascade Reserve
Oregon
Missouri
Philadelphia
Reading
Strads Fetch High Prices in Private Sales
A Stradivarius violin commands high prices in private deals with owners setting the asking price. The piece is valued by owners at substantial figures, reflecting its rarity and desirability in the market.
Balaena Wrecks Near St Lawrence Island After Ice Battle
The Balaena of San Francisco, a Pacific Steam Whaling Co vessel on a 30 month Arctic voyage, wrecked on a rock 20 miles west of Southeast cape, St. Lawrence Island. Captain F. F. Cotte and 60 crew escaped to shore as the ship teetered in 80 foot seas, with several frozen extremities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
San Francisco
Pacific Steam Whaling Company
St. Lawrence Island
Southeast Cape
Behring Sea
F. F. Cotte
Arctic
Cape
Growth and Improvements Across Oregon Industries Report
Commercial and financial Happenings review notes June fish licenses totaling 607 30, Harney county fair September 16 21 and ongoing fish hatchery expansion. Encampment of the Fourth regiment O N G at Eugene ends. Astoria federal building improvements bid. Medford boy crushed near moving engine. Mayville Gilliam en youth dies after failed memory prescription. Northern Clackamas county hopyards show 30 day gains with strong plant health and 10 percent expected yield over 1900. Riddles Douglas county builds large evaporator and Eugene First National Bank adds vault. Riddles school house contract awarded. Pendleton Thorn Hollow line under repair. Roseburg water company battles leaks. Rogue river fish deaths blamed on dynamite. Lakeview shearers strike for ten cents per head. Willamette McKenzie log boom to Oregon City. Sam Creek district gold quartz locations found near Ashland likely valuable. The Dalles flouring mill nearing completion with only windows unfinished.
Telluride Strike Ends After Miner Union Victory
Telluride Colorado July 9 The Smuggler Union strike ends after Arthur L Collins mine manager agrees to settlement terms with the Miners Union. Non union workers may be employed but union oversight remains strict. Union president or secretary gain access rights and control over payments and discipline. Liberty Bell and Tomboy mines will reopen. The agreement condemns recent violence and sets contract procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telluride
Cola
Coates
Orman
Arthur L. Collins
Collins
Liberty Bell
Tomboy
Marshall Basin
Dry Reservoirs Fuel City Fire Destroying Huntington
A downtown blaze in Huntington West Virginia from 11 am to 5 pm caused about 200000 in damage. The hotel filled with guests including women who fainted as fire destroyed the building and spread to residences and shops while city reservoirs were empty and engines were out of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Anti Clerical Demonstration by Mexican Students
In Mexico City about 300 students held a public meeting denouncing priests as immoral and unpunished. Gendarmes kept order under Governor Coral as unrest grows. Precautions aim to avert further trouble and possible temple invasions if priests remain unpunished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Coral
Federal District
Army to send new regiments to Philippines for relief
Acting Adjutant General Ward reports five new infantry regiments and five new cavalry regiments nearly recruited under the army reorganization act. The Thirteenth cavalry lacks 389 men. The troops will relieve regulars in the Philippines who have served two years or more and are to be brought home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ward
Thirteenth Cavalry
Philippines
Fighting in Manchuria and Shan Si frontier reports
Fresh reports from Tien Tain on July 5 describe a pitched battle at Shen Yang where natives defeated the Mohammedans. General Tung Funh Siang is said to be attacking Chinese converts in Shan Si province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tien
Tug Fern Sinks off le River After Collision
The tug Fern of Algonac Mich found sunk off le River Saturday morning. It carried a crew of five men all presumed lost. The yacht Marguerite of Hancock was found wrecked between here and Eagle Harbor. Two men are believed missing on board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le River
Mich
Fern
Algonac
Marguerite
Hancock
Here
Eagle Harbor
Summer Mail Service Link Opens Between Canada and Yukon
The post office department announced summer mail service is now in operation between Lake Bennett B C and Dawson Yukon territory. It runs under the same conditions as last year and is open to all classes of mail originating in Canada and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Lake Bennett
B. C
Dawson
Yukon Territory
Canada
United States
Market prices for farm produce and livestock listed
The notice lists per unit prices across Wheat Blue stem barley sheep and lambs beef and veal pork and poultry milk and dairy products and wool mohair potatoes and hay. Prices shown include flour per barrel 2.00 to 3.40 and butter up to 18 cents per pound with many items in the 1 to 7 dollar range for larger quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Graham
Shorts
Oregon
Young America
Wool— Valley
Tubs Endure Water Test Amid Global Trade Talk
A curious note claims tubs will not warp or crack if filled with water after use in Germany era trade debates. It mentions extending the favored nation clause for Britain with Canada excluded. An American offers $2000 for his daughter to enter British society while London reports US Steel aims at global trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Great Britain
Canada
London
United States Steel Corporation
Dinner for Generals Gomez and Palma at Union League
New York July 9 A dinner at the Union League club honored General Maximo Gomez and General Tomas Estrada Palma. W E D Stokes helped organize with ties to the Cuban junta. Gomez thanked the press for aiding Cuban libre and spoke of Cuban unity with the United States after Spain's rule ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union League Club
Maximo Gomez
T. Estrada Palma
W. E. D. Stokes
Stokes
Cuban League of America
Junta
Palma
Gonzales
Gomez
United States
Cuba
Weyler
Jessie Morrison Sentenced for Manslaughter in Castle Case
Jessie Morrison, convicted of manslaughter in the second degree for the murder of Mrs. Clara Wiley Castle on June 22, 1900, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary in close confinement at hard labor in Eldorado Kansas on July 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado
Kan
Jessie Morrison
Clara Wiley Castle
Privateering Threatened Sounded in Brussels
The Petit Blow reports that Mr. Kruger has refused to entertain privateering proposals but promoters urge the South African Republic to seek intervention from powers. If he continues to refuse, they plan to issue letters of marque and act without authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Kruger
South African Republic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary J. Holmes
Southbridge
New England
Martha
Bertha
Pierre Lorillard
Prince von Hohenlohe
Ragatz
Switzerland
America
Oklahoma
Navy Department
Crazy Man
Colo
Standard Oil Company
Pacific Coast
C. N. Gordon
Vancouver
Chicago
Naval Observatory
Manchuria
Tennessee
State
William B. Bate
Earl of Stamford
Thea
National Vigilance Society
National Morala
News OF the
Portance
Commonwealth
Harney County
Pendleton
Eugene
Federal
Astoria
Medford
van Dusen
Mayville
Gilliamenn
Clacakmas County
Woodburn
Hubbard
Riddles
Douglas County
First National Bank of Eugene
Thorn Hollow
Roseburg
Rogue River
Lakeview
McKenzie
Oregon City
Sam Creek
Ashland
The
Dalles
Portland Markets
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!