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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1897
Page
1
Local church notices list multiple congregations with service times and monthly meetings. Alfred Ware and other pastors lead various denominations including Presbyterian and Methodist, with weekly prayers, Sunday schools, and special quarterly or monthly gatherings noted.
Through ticket office at 14 Third Street offers tickets to all points in the Eastern states Canada and Europe at low rates. J B Kirkland is the ticket agent. All trains arrive and depart from Brand Central Station at Fifth and Irving Streets.
Timetable fragments show daily and Sunday service notes for Portland lines. Entries mention departure times from a main hub, varying by day, with abbreviations for carriers and agents. The text also references a manager and an Axst. Gen. F. & P. Agent in a terse boxed notice.
A selected digest reports New York press censorship proposals Greek diplomacy easing crisis and varied incidents. Weyler threatens harsh penalties for Cuban women accused as suspicious. Indian agency sees 15 trespassers. Oregon Soldiers Home bills total 1038.68 for February. Notables include Mrs. Beecher and ex senator Dolph deaths. Pacific notes cover Icelandic, Japanese monetary shifts, and a Sumner man’s laudanum death.
A passenger train from Chattanooga wrecked near Rome Georgia on the Fort Owen river trestle when heavy rains caused the forty foot high structure to fail. Six injured none fatally. The locomotive plunged into the river after the engine derailed and fire broke out. engineer Pitman survived a miraculous swim ashore.
The Bee of Sacramento reports its concluded series alleging city council corruption. It claims Carl von Arnold a Chicago saloonkeeper planned a gambling den concert hall and a new paper with $50 000 backing. The paper says he is a San Francisco detective hired by The Bee to expose officials. He testified before a grand jury about his investigations.
A burglary by Will Hunter ends in a gunfight with Officer Priceman Perdue who is wounded and later dies. Hunter is fatally shot by the officer after a pursuit. Myrtle Boland, 5, dies from a stray shot while playing in an alley. A mob clash follows as whites and blacks fight. about a dozen people are hurt.
Olympia March 16 Governor Rogers vetoed appropriations totaling 25 550 for Cheney normal school and 37 500 for New Whatcom al school after reviewing the general appropriation bill. He issued a statement explaining his reasons. Bills approved by the governor follow including acts on assignments and satisfactions of judgments and corporate filing fees.
Mrs Edmonson left her baby briefly to fetch cold water as the tub water proved too hot. The infant daughter fell into the tub and was severely scalded with life despaired of. The report notes an anti trust law mentioned in connection with the same article.
The Times quotes John Sherman saying no war with Spain over Cuba and no annexation of Canada. He envisions a three republic future with Canada, the United States, and Mexico, maintained by natural political evolution and continued ties to Britain.
Reports from Canea Candia and Retimo describe continued pillaging and fires as insurgents clash with forces. Foreign admirals seek to outline autonomy for Crete while consuls coordinate relief and language barriers hinder negotiations. In London a petition asks McKinley to oppose higher cured mackerel duties. Also in the U.S. an Indiana former treasurer faces embezzlement charges and Dekalb county officials face probes.
Chicago children will receive instruction in politics and civics as part of a proposed curriculum overhaul. The Civic Federation education committee plans a thorough civics course, combining theory with voluntary practical citizenship through auxiliary societies. The Woman's Club of Englewood and similar groups are studying ways to assist with practical implementation.
The monthly and eight month figures from the bureau of statistics show February exports led by breadstuffs and cotton with declines in bread and provisions while mineral oils rise. The eight month totals show gains in cotton and oils and a drop in provisions. February total exports of these four items fall about 13 thousand from January.
An article describes the Labor Exchange system where labor checks replace cash. It notes 200 branches and San Francisco operations proving value, with goods moved between Reading, Fresno, San Diego, and other cities. It explains deposits, non redeemable checks, and cross branch exchanges to supply goods and services. Also mentions the Three Friends Expedition departing Jacksonville for Cubs.
The ostrich farm of Major A. J. Tiffin on Merritt's Island Florida reports notable success with thriving birds and growing production, reflecting an unusual agricultural venture in the area.
Port Townsend reports the steamer Al-Ki leaving for Alaska with 245 Yukon prospectors 90 dogs and 30 packhorses. The voyage comes as Yukon rush sets a record with 600 tons of freight left behind and skepticism over packhorses usefulness. Willapa and City of Topeka also arrive with few passengers and freight.
In Virginia Sean Smith, a woman, is elected sheriff. The report notes the surprising result and highlights the gender bar breaking outcome in local law enforcement.
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