14 Oct 1892
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1892
Page
1
Excitement among Kickapoos rises as a petrified War Eagle, once buried upright in a hollow tree, is found after a forest fire. The scene includes a tomahawk imprint, fear, and a hurried tribe vote to abandon the reservation, later reversed. A stone inscription marks the warrior’s resting place.
Oregon reports abundant Chinese pheasants with extensive beets harvest in Chico. Idaho Chinese register movement defies Six Companies. San Jose electric franchise refused over wire placement. New Mexico drought and wrecked Wetmore. Yale B C store closure by Hudson Bay Company. fires burn Fremont adobe in Santa Barbara. Spokane Indians seek funds to claim Coeur d Alene lands. Victoria BC grumbles over American consul clearance. Lane County Mongolian pheasants blamed for raids. Boise City placer gold yields. artesian hot water pipes to town. unlawful stock shootings in Crook County. local parity on Burr parasite notes. Ward acquitted in Gilliam County self defense. Leach jail sentence extended. Holden argues for Lick Observatory inquiry. rogue river tale relic in Curry County.
The notice extends the free corn import window to November 30. It also notes reduced duties from December to January, boosting U S corn demand west of the Mississippi. Also covered are new naval stacks, Choctaw nation tensions, land surveys for the Cour d'Alene reservation, and China visa issue discussions in Washington.
The World's Fair committee in Chicago outlines a $7,000 prize fund for the international chess tournament to be held with the fair. Exhibits include a British flag display, a 7 feet high cheese mold shipping to Ontario, and a $225,000 main railway station at the fair grounds with capacity for 26,000. Other notes mention Washington’s building target for January 1, 1903, a 40‑ton mineral collection valued at $8,000, and a tailor collective exhibit planned near the fisheries building.
A detailed listing from Portland Market shows prices across fruits vegetables grains dairy poultry and fruits. Items include Walla Walla wheat at 1.15 to 1.17 per cental, California lemons 7.00 to 8.00 per box, oranges 3.00 per box, cranberries 10.00 per box, and assorted dairy and poultry rates such as fancy creamery butter 30 32 cents per pound and chickens 4.00 per hen.
A dense catalog of prices for assorted goods from rice to fruits and meats. Includes per unit and per weight figures for items such as prunes, peaches, pears, apples, oranges, coffee, sugar, and canned goods, plus regional origins and pack sizes. Indicates fluctuating cents per pound, per ton, per cental, and per gallon across suppliers.
A garbled list shows quotations for iron, steel, coal and related products with per unit prices. Items include pig iron, steel at various cents per pound, charcoal and roofing materials, coke, rosin, tar and turpentine with implied ton, box and barrel measures.
Prices for hides wool and pelts listed by quality and weight across Oregon regions. Hides from Hines-Dry and selected prime grades offered with prices per pound or per piece, noting weights under and over 55 pounds and various conditions. Wool rates shown for Umpqua and Willamette Valleys with per pound ranges and condition based adjustments.
The list shows meat and deli items with prices per pound or unit. Items include dressed beef cuts, lamb, ham varieties, breakfast bacon, smoked meats, and canned fating products with varied prices in cents per pound. Local store offerings reflect a broad selection and range in daily specials.
Captain Robert Staplins of Stonington Conn caught a remarkable lobster in one of his pots near Fisher's Inland. The creature displayed yellow spots across the body and limbs with a bright hue, weighing about one and a half pounds. Lifelong lobster fishers who viewed it reported never seeing such markings before.
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