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Newspaper
Olympia Tribune
Location
Olympia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1892
Page
1
Lawyers search for twenty thousand dollars in diamonds and seven thousand dollars in dresses tied to murdered Mrs Barnaby. Dr Graves claimed to guard belongings but later said he had no knowledge of the jewels. A housekeeper, Mrs Hickey, refused search of her trunks and denied possession of the items.
A check arrives to reimburse a widow for money borrowed from her deceased husband during the Civil War. The article recalls Melvin Sherman of Company F, 185th New York volunteers, shot at Quaker Roads March 29, 1865, with Corporal D. F. Wallace aiding pension efforts. Wallace had borrowed money from Sherman’s sons to repay the debt, 27 years earlier, as interest accrues.
A fire destroyed the Chronicle building at Hdl monds and its newspaper outfit. In Washington, pension awards were granted to several individuals. The coast survey steamer McArthur was raised and refloated after a flood damage incident, while Corwin and Albatross will pursue scientific work in Cook Inlet before returning to Port Townsend by May 1.
Vancouver miner J F Jordan reports a revival at the Okanogan fields with many returnees and new machinery. Rail access to Colie City and a good wagon road boost activity as claims such as Black Bear War Eagle Triune Jersey Silent Friend Spokane Mayflower and others push development with about 100 claims in the district.
Spikes Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Tacoma promotes the town with fine illustrations and readable articles. The February issue features portraits of Col Haines and Washington national guard officers and an illustrated piece on The Nicaragua canal feasibility and importance by O W Hobart.
A special meeting for conferring degrees will be held this Friday evening at 8 o clock. All Odd Fellows in good standing are invited to attend. W J Foster N G C M Moorz Secy.
California and Southern California press groups plan a May visit for national editorial association delegates. Highlights include a Dutch Flat mining pageant with a salted gold creek, a miner’s nugget ceremony, miner’s meal, and gold buttons for each delegate. Committees will greet trains and provide state resource literature.
Joseph Kennedy known as the Human Ostrich died at City Hospital after swallowing tacks nails screws and broken glass for display purposes. A post mortem found his stomach normal yet filled with these objects with no perforations. Bellevue Medical College reportedly offered $5000 for his body, but the exam revealed no astonishing internal abnormality.
Prairies burn near McCook Nebraska and Jurnissur Colorado with wind driving flames over thousands of acres. Reports say some farmhouses and stock may be lost though unconfirmed. In Cruxornall a steamer fire claims Nellie Maloney and several workers dead or missing. Market notes list stock prices and crop futures. A Des Moines hurricane halts traffic and damages homes. Ottawa releases warning to seal fishers about risks ahead of negotiations.
Telegram from Venezuela's minister contradicts a battle report between revolutionary and government forces but both sides plan further actions. In Moorehouse parish a double murder follows a geese theft accusation and gunfire. Georgia Attorney General George M. Lester dies after Confederate service.
Walter Cook, a Negro, was hanged in Farreurn Georgia this morning in the presence of 10 000 people for the murder of Jazer a well known planter.
A Nelson Nebraska cyclone from the southwest with a hail storm preceding it caused extensive destruction. The First National Bank and several blocks were unroofed, a new schoolhouse nearly destroyed, and many residences wrecked. Two men were killed in nearby towns as telegraph lines lay down and reports remained unconfirmed.
The Sprague AGVersiser Tuesday prints a pretend interview with Judge Turner asserting candidates Sam Hyde John L Wilson and State Attorney Jones will run for Congress and clash as Spokane leaders claim Hyde and Wilson work together. The Pomeroy Independent counters state overspending and notes over 200 per capita in circulation.
In San Diego harbor this morning the French man of war Champlaine arrived. In Washington, Charles D. Drake former chief justice of the United States court of claims was found dead in his bed this morning. The steamer Keweenaw towed into San Francisco harbor Wednesday night with a damaged rudder will face a salvage claim not less than $75,000. The cabinet discussed the Bering sea question and negotiations for renewing the modus vivendi are progressing favorably.
The article notes Queen Victoria disliking tobacco smoke and forbidding smoking in Windsor and Balmoral palaces. It mentions a private secretary sending a letter to ministers asking them not to smoke while writing dispatches. It also covers Olympia plans for a public square band stand to host Saturday concerts by the city’s band on Fourth and Main.
The Soleil du Dimanche reports a mysterious figure in Paris claiming to be the champion ab sent-minded man. He visits a morgue one night with a heavy lag, telling the officer he has not been home for three days and asks if a certain person happened to be there.
Mrs. Alice Houghton and Mrs. Slaughter will meet Olympia ladies tomorrow at 2 o'clock in the Olympia hotel parlors to formulate plans for the progress of the woman exhibit at the Columbian exposition.
In Kentucky a mock debate unfolds with Colonel Bludd declaring water a good thing and rain making cawn and whisky. Major Bowie counters with cautious optimism as the exchange highlights rural pride and resource humor.
Justice Drake aged eighty one died today in Washington after an unexpected illness following a grippe attack. The jurist had seemed in good health and his death shocks the public.
A crowded social scene in Olympia featured Chinook themed invitations and Siwash style whist games at several homes. Nellie Frost and Wwp Poster won top prizes, with D Garfield and G H Funk receiving smaller awards. Edna Hawley’s farewell, afternoon high fives, and multiple progressive whist gatherings followed in a lively society roundup.
California grain market notes from San Francisco dated April 1 list wheat as a 1.5334 price for buyers and barley at 9.73 cents per bushel.
Olympia council resolves to waive certain rights under ordinance 302 to end railway negotiations and directs a new license for door to door merchants, especially vegetables, while approving a Plum street bridge contract and setting Decatur avenue grade. Bills for multiple vendors are ordered paid and the Gamewell Fire Alarm bill is approved.
A compilation lists several newly formed or noted corporations and entities across the state. Entries include U S Clothing Company of Everett with $10,000 capital, The Hast Wenatchee Land and Investment Company of Wenatchee with $100,000, and Brown's Land and Engineering Company of Everett with $11,000 capital.
The New York Opera company will perform at the Olympia theater around May 7 or 8. It is regarded as one of the finest on the road and is expected to draw large crowds from Olympia’s music loving public. Sick Headache cured by Dr. Miles’ Nervine.
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