Northwest Briefs From Oregon News Minute
Oregon state fair runs October 7 to 13. Silverton hop-pickers average four to five boxes daily. About 2000 chinook salmon received at Empire City cannery. largest row on record. Myrtle Point enforces curfew. 8 pm bell clears streets. Mary Scott Myers appointed to national executive board of the Woman's Relief Corps. Nehalem cannery resumes. big salmon catches anticipated. Benson Seufert Bros ship two carloads of fresh salmon to New York. cannery operating day and night since season opened. Wallowa County shows activity with lumber draws and building. Baker County court cancels 17219.26 in old warrants remaining unpresented after seven years. Donald McKay at Umatilla agency. interpreter to succeed John McBean. Umatilla and Wallowa Indians camped on Wallowa Lake with gambling and horseracing.
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Oregon
Silverton
Empire City
Myrtle Point
Mary Scott Myers
Dalles
Woman's Relief Corps
Seufert Bros
New York
Wallowa
Wallowa County
Harney County
Gittings
Mosier
Boston
W. H. Talyer
Baker County
Donald McKay
Umatilla
Harper
John McBean
McKay
Lapwal
Yakima region projects and legal actions in Washington
Five miles of ditch on Yakima reservation completed plus 8000 feet of slough. Yakima County assessor lists ten or more milch cow owners totaling 1867. Jesse Nelson sues Spokane for false imprisonment seeking 1050 dollars after arrest for allegedly stealing an express wagon. County treasurer reports last fiscal year receipts 201,844.07 and disbursements 216,800.86. Northern Pacific Coal office to close in Tacoma and shift to Roslyn with staff movement.
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Yakima County
Jesse Nelson
Spokane
Walla Walla County
Tacoma
Northern Pacific Coal Company
Roslyn
Puyallup
Albatross soaring machine tested near Miller Indiana
Chicago reports the first free test of Octave Chanute's albatross soaring machine built by William Paul. The device, heavily ballast loaded and anchored by four 200 foot ropes, left the chute evenly and landed gracefully after under 100 feet of flight. All three trial goals were met with safety confirmed. another test will occur soon.
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Chicago
Octave Chanute
William Paul
Miller
Ind
Irish wonder breaks one hour record at Manhattan Beach
James Michael paced to a new one hour mark of twenty seven miles and 1090 yards at the Quill Wheelmen meet in Manhattan Beach. Frank Starbuck of Philadelphia finished within thirty yards, closing late as his pacemakers recovered from early blunders.
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New York
James Michael
Manhattan Beach
Frank Starbuck
Philadelphia
Michael
Starbuck
Remarkable Star Pointer Shines in Mystic Point Races
Star Pointer at Mystic Point Medford Maes Sept 21 beats two fast rivals Robert J and Frank Agan to pace the three fastest heats in history. Times 2 02, 2 08 1 8, 2 04 percent with Star Pointer winning all three heats and lowering world records for fastest heat quarter and half mile.
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Medford
Maes
Star Pointer
Mystic Point
Robert J
Frank Agan
Frank Rgan
McCarthy
Murderous Hatchet Killing Guilty Manslaughter Verdict
J E Perry found guilty of manslaughter for killing his mother with a hatchet in Wallace Idaho last April. He fled with the weapon but was captured after resisting. Perry had prior insane asylum stays in Colorado and Washington.
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Wallace
Idaho
Murray
J. E. Perry
Perry
Wasylame
Colorado
Washington
No Astoria Road Work Stopped Without Funds
Portland reports indicate the Astoria to Gable railroad will halt in winter as money runs short. About three fourths of the workers are to be laid off today, with dredges kept on tideland grading only by day. Eleven camps remain active on high ground, to pause until spring when funds return.
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Portland, Or
Tongue Point
Dynamiter Bell Arraigned in London Conspiracy Case
Edward Bell alias Edward J Ivory an American hotel keeper from New York was arraigned at the KHow street police court London for conspiring to cause an explosion in the United Kingdom. He was remanded for a week and moved to Holloway jail. The report links Bell to the Ivory saloon interests and suggests he may be the same person as another missing Ivory. The notice includes a London and New York cross reference with local denials.
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London
Edward Bell
Glasgow
Khowstreet
Edward J. Ivory
Lexington Avenue
New York
Hell
United Kingdom
Holloway
New York City
Eighth Avenues
Ivory
Boston
East One Hundred and Eighteenth Street
Hell and
Death of San Francisco Catholic book dealer in suspicious gas case
Achille Waltdeufel, a well known Catholic book dealer, was found dead today at his home on Van Ness avenue. He lay on the sofa in his parlor when a neighbor discovered him. Gas was escaping and Mrs Waltdeufel slept in an adjoining room. She believes the death may have been accidental. He suffered from asthma and his business recently struggled.
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San Francisco
Achille Waltdeufel
van Ness Avenue
Weiltdeufel
Jury Finds Winthrop Guilty in Abduction Robbery Case
In San Francisco on September 21 the jury convicted Oliver Winfield Winthrop of robbery and assault to murder related to the abduction of James Campbell the Hawaiian millionaire. In Idaho Wallace a four horse stage from Murray to Wallace plunged over the grade killing one horse and injuring another with no passengers killed.
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San Francisco
Mitates
Oliver Winfield Winthrop
Asault
James Campbell
Mage
Wallace
Idaho
Murray
Mexico President Diax Opening Congress Address
President Diax's opening address to Congress covers Mexico US diplomacy and water boundary talks, two disputed riverine tracts, and efforts to extradite culprits in the Nogales customs case. It notes Pan American talks on the Monroe doctrine, mining exports rising to $50.868 million, and a fiscal year surplus of $6 million with cash revenue of $50 million.
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City of Mexico
Diaw
United States
Washington
International Water Boundary Committee
Mexico
Bravo
Grand River
Water Boundary Commission
Rio Grande
Chamisla
San Eliza Islet
Nogales
Department of State
Ecuador
Congress
New Triple Alliance Proposed by Gazette on Turkish Crisis
The St James Gazette editorial suggests an England United States Italy alliance to counter Turkish misrule. It argues a British inspired dreibund could ease tensions, with Italy ready to join and Russia potentially isolated by a peace league.
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London
St. James
the Gazette
Turkey
Russia
United States
Italy
England
Bidders Await Word on Great Warship Contracts
Acting Secretary McAdoo reports to Secretary Herbert in England as bids for three 11000 ton battleships are reviewed. Awards may be delayed to October 8 though firms Newport News Cramp & Sons Union Iron Works San Francisco expected to win. Bidders seek rapid decision to exploit favorable material rates.
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Herbert
Washington
McAdoo
England
Board of
Bureau Chiefs
Newport News Company
Cramp & Sons
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Portland Markets Reflect Sluggish Trade And Soft Prices
Northwest farm areas harvesting and marketing crops but with weak demand. Fruit meat and dairy prices down. wheat receipts rising with Valley and Walla Walla bids. oats barley corn and provisions listed with varied quotes. Livestock poultry and eggs priced by market, with regional and national suppliers shown.
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Northwest
Prodigious Violence Warns of Ills After Malaria Threat
An 1895 reader note warns against neglecting relief after malaria and touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as preventive medicine. A claim cites a disease remedy and mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption saving a life. It closes with a stark India hunger statistic and a field note from Joplin, Missouri.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Mexico Naturalizations
The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only remedy able to cure catarrh at all stages, urging constitutional treatment and offering a $1000 refund for any failure. It promises testimonials and lists Toledo Ohio as the address for purchase, with Hall's Family Pills also advertised. The piece ends noting twenty eight foreign nationals naturalized in Mexico in the last fiscal year.
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Hall
F. J. Chesey & CO
Toledo
Boldby
Mexico
Variety of Commodities and Prices Listed for Goods
The clipping itemizes assorted goods with prices including sugar types and granulations, coffee brands such as Corrie Mocha and Java, regional origins like Costa Rica and Caracas, and charges for cases, barrels, and per pound or gallon rates for July and August deliveries. Named brands include Arbuckle and Lion with per case prices.
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Columbia
Alaska
Java
Costa Rica
Caracas
Salvador
Arbuckle
Lion
Island
Live Stock Prices From Local Fairs
Barr-Groas top steers priced at $2.40 with dressed beef noted. Morray-Gross reports best sheep and wethers at $1.75, dressed mutton $1.50 per pound. Veat-Net offers small and large at 3 cents per pound, and Oas-Groes lists choice heavy cattle at $3.00 to $3.25 with light feeders at $2.75 dressed per pound.
San Francisco Market Prices for Potatoes and Farm Goods
Market report lists prices for potatoes including Garnet Chile Early Rose and River Borbanks with per cental and sack rates. Also quoted are prices for ducks, various cheeses and dairy products, meats, and hay grain crops across regions such as Salinas Borbanks Nevada and San Joaquin areas with per pound and per ton figures.
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Salinas
Berres
San Joaquin
Nevada
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