Newberg Chronicle Notes Local Trials and Growth
Treony man Scott faced grand jury after a murder trial with no bonds. Asa comics gains boom as a new town on the Sound in Washington eyes 2500 population and 50 arrivals daily. The American state central committee set April 16 for a Portland convention with Yamhill County receiving eight delegates. Pacific railroad plans tea steamers Portland to Japan to compete with Canadian Pacific. Standard gauge prospects may relocate main through traffic via Southern Pacific, improving reach to Portland. Lizzie Lincoln, daughter of Robert T. Lincoln, died in London at fifteen after cancerlike illness and surgery in France then London. Robert T. Lincoln remains the surviving male heir.
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Tue Aeronican State Central Committee
Portland
Yamhill County
Annual School Meeting elects district officials
The district held its regular annual meeting last Monday at the new public school building with many voters present. Andrew Pickett was elected Director for three years and N.C. Christenson clerk for one year. A new building will eventually accommodate 200 students and costs for finishing the other room and fencing were approved. The town’s progress in education is noted as boosting its reputation.
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Andrew Pickett
N.C. Christenson
White School House
Nowhorny
Academy Winter Term Closes With Satisfactory Examinations
The winter term of the Academy ended Friday with smooth conduct by teachers and students. Examinations showed strong effort and good time management. A literary entertainment Saturday night delighted attendees as students performed with evident preparation and skill.
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Academy
Program of student events and declamations list
The text lists a sequence of school activities and student performances. It names various participants and topics including addresses, declamations, essays, music, and a choir piece, with speakers like Alva Cook Elimu Brown Joycie Hoskins Frank Slubson Abbie Miles and Elmer Washburn.
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Bro- Keng
Elimu Brown
Robert Samma
Joycie Hoskins
Elmer Washburn
Frank Slubson
T. Stanley
Abbie Miles
Ordinance on Balls Shows and Amusements in Newberg
Ordinance No 28 imposes quarterly and per event licenses for halls theaters circuses and traveling shows in Newberg. It sets fines and possible imprisonment for evading licenses and repeals sections 11 12 13 of Ordinance No 3. Passed March 3 1890 approved March 5 1890 Attest mayor and recorder.
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Newberg
Ifa
Mona
Snaxk I. Baum
Annie Bell Willison Obituary From Purdy Tennessee
Annie Bell Willison, daughter of Rev. W. A. Willison, died at eleven years old after a lingering illness. Born in Purdy, Tennessee, April 14, 1873, she remained spiritually minded and found joy in the Daily Light and passages from John. Her short life inspired fellow Sabbath school children to seek Christ, and her pastor commends her example to students and friends.
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Annie Bell Willison
W. A. Willison
Purdy
Tennessee
John
God
Little Annie
Jesus
Woomany
Hle
Christ
Annie
Hem
W. O. Forbes
Albina Courter
Deeds Recorded in McMinnville and Newberg Areas
Deeds recorded since late March include Jewe and Samuel Hobson to N E F Pritt in Tobsons add Newberg Con 500 J D Carter and wife to Geo W Gray in Harley Large add Newberg Con 500 Leonard Myers to Fille M Grayson part of lot Hurley Large wht Newberg Con Tod Austria to J B Hibbs lands in McMinnville Con Hh 4 9 Hibbs and wife to Mary O Wan yaman McMinnville Con few Edgar Poppleton and wife to David Mexander lot in LaFayette Con 10 Union Lodge No 43 to A Smith lot 262 Masonite Cemetery McMinnville Con 10 Macey B Thatley et al to Solomon Mac woth Jane Sam DD Sowlon
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Samuel Hobson
N.ef
Pritt
Sandi
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Tobsons
Newberg
Con
J.D Carter
Geo
WL Graywon
Loth
Harley & Large
Leonard Myers
Fille M. Grayson
Hurley & Large
Tod
Austria
Hibbs
McMinnville
Mary O. Wanyaman
Edgar Poppleton
David Mexander
LaFayette
Union Lodge
A. Smith
Masonite
Macey B. Thatley
Solomon Mac Woth
Jane
Ph Sam. DD. Sowlon
Real Estate Transfers and Lot Purchases Across McMinnville and Newberg
Property transfers recorded including Solomon Haworth and wife to John W. B. Cook for 27 percent of D L tract. J M Wright and wife to Lucy Haworth with 00. Chas M Cooper et al to T Cooper for 8034 acres. Jacob Wisecarver and wife to I F Faber for blocks and lots in McMinnville. G W Burt and wife to B P Fuller for McMinnville properties. Jesse Edwards and wife to F H Howard for Edwards Addition Newberg.
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W. Con
Solomon Haworth
John W. B. Cook
D. L
Sam
D. Snowden
J. M. Wright
Lucy
P. Haworth
Lota
Bi'k
Edewards Add
Newberg
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Chas M. Cooper
Tod
McMinnville Col
Jease Edwards
F. H. Howard
Edwards Add
Survey notes and public debates from the era
The report covers C F Berleson traveling to Coburg for a Narrow Gauge survey and potential standard gauge extension to Springfield linking Albany with Southern Pacific routes. It also notes a Calabasas man found hanged on a fence near Freeport, and quotes tributes and debates about Henry Grady and Gen Sherman. It discusses juror John Culver facing harassment after Crone case outcomes and raises questions about juror fitness in death penalty versus life imprisonment contexts.
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C. EF. Berleson
Oregon Pacific Co
Southern Pacific Company
Coburg
Springfield
Merald
Albany
Lebanon
Lerald
Pope Leo XIII and Catholic labor reform in Rome
W. T. Stead reports from Rome that Pope Leo XIII supports radical labor reforms including Catholic trades unions, shorter work hours, and Sunday rest. He would cooperate with Protestants and even atheistic or revolutionary groups to advance workers' rights, aligning with Paris socialist aims seen at the time. The pope’s stance signals broad church tolerance for reform and emancipation of women within modern labor movements.
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W. T. Stead
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Rome
Leo XLII
Bromi
General Trades Union
Holy Father
Europe
Great Britain
Anwrea
Paris
Weanan
Newberg W C T U Plans Annual Meeting March 15
W C T U column calls county superintendent reports to Mrs Kirk and invites all members to the annual meeting at Friends church on Saturday at 2 pm. Superintendents urged to read concise reports for the secretary and county convention. A list of department heads and organizers follows.
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Newberg W. C. T. U
Friends Church
Vannie Martin
Temperance Pledge Moves a Tobacco Shop to Change
Mrs Henry recounts a temperance episode where a young tobacconist receives a Bible and prayers, leading to a life change. The report notes congressional action on soldiers homes stopping liquor sales, urging reform under the National WCTU leadership, and cites Emerson on stimulants.
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