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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1913
Page
3
Leon Campbell notes in Peru Today that the Southern Cross captivates observers from near the Tropic of Cancer to the southern seas. He explains its visibility, origin of name, and the enduring puzzles it presents despite advances in spectroscopy and photography.
The piece notes Bismarck and Pepys using noise to aid sleep with early morning awakenings. It cites Twain on naps and dreams, Maury’s vivid dream of revolution, and a London Chronicle remark on long dreams occurring in brief awakenings. It frames dreams as brief brain activity producing prolonged experiences.
A Pearson's Weekly tale describes a haunting at a famed Paris school near Et near Paris. Ghostly white patches resemble hands that try to seize students as they cross the haunted cloister. Three pupils die after a failed rescue in the old stones, while the new girl remains wary of the wind and the eyes in the windows.
A fragment from the Houston Post features a dialogue about a new maid and her nerve. The speaker notes the maid is “alright” but has a baby to care for and desires to take a dog along, highlighting unfamiliarity and potential conflict.
A boy Robbie runs errands for an old gentleman who praises him and expresses thanks. Robbie, eyes down, wishes he could thank Mr Jones for something beyond words, in a tender moment reported by the New York Globe.
Albany New York Governor William Sulzer must face trial as the New York high court of impeachment overruled a motion to dismiss. The 61 to 1 decision rejects arguments that he was unconstitutionally impeached because the Assembly was in extra session. The court accepts a plausible reading of the constitution regarding extra session limits.
Mrs Woodrow Wilson wife of the U S president faced cancellation of her Salton Sea basin date land entry in Imperial Valley after a publication error and failed corrections. The Home stead was cancelled though she seeks possession via proper publication.
Washington reports Pear son and Son, a major British contracting firm with government ties, won a vast concession in Colombia. The deal covers land and harbor works in the Gulf of Darien near the Panama canal and the Atrato river, plus construction of railways docks quays and canals, signaling a major British answer to the Panama project.
Great Northern eastbound overland No. 4 axle failure near Mukilteo caused ditching of the locomotive tender and baggage car. Fifteen injured include A. W. Smith, a baggageman and express messenger, who died. Whitefish Montana is listed as his family home. Seattle bound No. 2 struck wreckage on the adjacent track, causing most damage to the eastbound train.
Washington reports Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Cardenas, accused by Mexican constitutionalists of assassinating ex-president Francisco I Madero, has been killed according to advices received at constitutionalist headquarters.
Salem reports the emergency board will convene per Governor West to authorize a deficiency loan for continued law enforcement. The $1000 legislative appropriation is exhausted, and the governor seeks board approval to fund ongoing activities. Coos County potato harvest is bumper with high quality, staffing shortages arise as plentiful crop peaks at Marshfield.
In Bend Tomo Scalpara was shot and killed by Mrs. Peter Rizzi after alleged improprieties. She returned to dinner to find him dead with his head on a tin pan. She says she shot him for remarks and fled with her baby. he claims the tin pan was already under his head.
Mia Erwin and her young son were killed as a westbound freight locomotive struck the group on the Snake River bridge near Brogan Oregon while en route to Payette. Daisy, 7, was seriously injured in the incident as the family traveled from Ontario to visit friends after a fair.
North Bend Chief of Police Anderson identified Charles H. Stone as L. A. Frey, a former North End councilman and clothing dealer, who was arrested in San Francisco on a white slavery charge.
A Dalles swindler known for smooth chatter left the city with 60 dollars obtained from local merchants via worthless checks and 20 prized horses held at a Klickitat county feed yard. He arranged deliveries to bolster fraudulent sales, but lawmen say no intent to pay. Local ranchers even drove 16 miles to transfer the animals.
Isaac E. Staples of Portland offers a silver tea set to the exhibitor of the best equipped nearest appearing herd of five Jersey cattle at the Oregon State fair September 29 to October 4. The exhibit must include the herdsman blankets and overall appearance in barn and show ring.
John Williams and his band of Siletz Indians staged a lively performance in Wagner hall before a large crowd. The show featured Indian dances songs and various portrayals of the native state for the audience.
Five bears in eight days is the record capture by Sal Shiffman at his Bay City area farm near the town center. Traps set in an orchard close to the house led to the brain's undoing.
Railroad officials seek unknown person or persons who placed a six inch spike on the track eight miles from Wasco with the apparent purpose of wrecking a train. No injuries reported as investigators probe motive and suspect details.
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