24 Jul 1891
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1891
Page
1
OCR fragment shows partial text with pricing and listing words. Lacks clear names, dates, or places to identify a full notice. Readable items suggest a goods listing or trade ad but specifics are unreadable.
A collection of church schedules lists services for several churches including Preshytrhians, Friends, Evangelical, and YWCA groups. Details include Sunday worship, Sunday School times, midweek meetings, activites for youth, and monthly business or special sessions at various locations.
Transit notice describes Southern Pacific and Sishasta line trains via Portland with through tickets to Albany Roseburg Medford and Ogden Route. Includes Pullman sleepers and buffets, through service from Grand Central station and various Willamette Valley stops.
A Pacific Coast summary reports a $208,000 mechanic lien filed in Boise City against Idaho Mining and Irrigation Co. A rail line to Yuma is to be pushed to completion with eighteen miles under contract by August. Taxpayers in Los Angeles press for orderly meetings and access for reporters. A Mount Wilson electric road project is proposed in Peandeun. The navy yard foreman exams wrap up as Mare Island reports progress. Los Angeles sees property value shifts with land and personal property changes.
Acting Secretary Wharton sends instructions to Pross Mendenhall and Merriam to Alaska to study seal fisheries breeding grounds pelagic sealing and possible seasons. Army recruitment shows gains after shifting focus to countryside and improving desertion rates. Carnegie made three three inch steel plates tested against a six pound Hotchkiss rifle with favorable early results. Robert J. Creighton discusses Australian mail service funding as New Zealand exits the line and Congress may expand support to link American ships with British Australian settlements.
The report notes the Duke of Cambridge forbidding Orange Lodges within the British Army and mentions related political and international tensions. Other items cover corn prices, droughts in Central America, famine in Chile, railway strikes in Paris, and various European political notes.
Eastern items report William G. Forsyth's nomination was referred back to the National Board of Control by the Keystone Bank probe. Wanamaker defended his bank connections amid prior accusations. Other items note Vanderbilt rent at Newport, Chicago stockyard talk, and various political and social remarks.
A collage of society notes lists General Early as orator. Patti dithers about hair color. Tennyson, Emin Pasha, Mark Twain, and Henry George feature in global chatter. Mentions of Lords and ministers mingle with birthdays and obituaries, while Oddities and anecdotes span politics, literature, and travel.
Reports describe a string of violent acts including a Vincennes street clash that left a bystander dead, Percy Hudson in Silverton killing a woman he loved and then himself, and a Kansas City ex policeman killing his wife. Additional incidents include a mass murder in Denham and deaths in Old Jefferson and Sebastopol with suspects arrested.
A wide archive of 19th century notices reports actions against slavers in Africa and unrest in Guatemala and Yemen. Influenza subsiding in London, May 1891 wettest in Europe in seventy years, and European leaders planning visits and events.
The remains of Jefferson Davis are to be transferred to Richmond Virginia. Other items note Edwin Booth’s failing health and various economic and political news items from across the nation.
Sporting notes report Jackson and McAuliffe in talks for a second light weight title bout with $2000 side purse and Pacific Club efforts to arrange a match. The piece also covers rowing invitations between Oxford clubs and Harvards on the Thames and various Berlin and New York athletic events with club honors and records.
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