Rail Miracle As Train Wreckers Try Robbery
The northbound California express wrecked a mile north of Myrtle Cenex Station Oregon. Two crosswise ties toppled the track, derailing engine mail and express cars. Five tramps injured. engineer Morris bruised. wire man Golling legs broken. No one killed. no clue to wreckers or motive. track torn up for 200 feet. robbery suspected.
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Here
Morris
George Golling
Roseburg
Express
Applegate
Dr Hammond Proposes Castration for Capital Offenses
Dr William A Hammond of Washington outlines castration as a substitute for capital punishment in a humorous paper read before the New York Society for Medical Jurisprudence. He argues castration would redeem criminals by usefulness to society, suggesting roles from editors to clergy.
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New York Society For Medical Jurisprudence
William A. Hammond
Washington
Hammond
Gillette's Uproarously Funny Concert at Olympia Theater
Gillette's All the Comforts of Home will be staged at the Olympia Theater Saturday night in a high energy farce comedy. The production features a strong company led by H. A. Morey and 8. Miller Kent with original scenery and a lively plot of a youth running a rooming house to raise funds.
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Frank Lamb
Herbert Ayling
Samuel Edwards
J. B. Hillis
Jacques Martin
James IF
Ricketts
D. J. Sherwood
Misses Maud Haslam
Kate Dennn-Wilson
Pearl Means
Goldie Andrews
Trella Foltz
Telegraphic Tales from a turbulent period in 19th century headlines
Four million dollars in gold shipped to Europe. Fire in Hudson Ohio destroys fifteen buildings valued at about 100000 dollars. Confessions link murder cases in Millington Maryland and Seybertsville Pennsylvania. Fire in Cayuga flats West Thirty third street New York results in death of a man and a woman. Slander suit recovery in Boston reaches 10000 dollars. Warrants issued for bribery attempts to defeat a bill. Y M C A meeting in dress with focus on youths after dark. Court house clock dials and electrical clock petition planned. Chautauqua programme announced. Jail renovations underway at Nesqually with segregated kitchen. Drug advertisement offers Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs colds and lung issues. Mill hands sought by Y M C A employment bureau.
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Hudson
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Wilkes Barre
Seybertsville
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Cayuga Flats
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Bowdoin Square Baptist Church
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Pasteur germ proof water filter display
Bilger and Going present the Pasteur germ proof water filter a combined filter and cooler with an ice chamber that prevents melted ice from touching the water. The device is claimed to surpass all prior filters for purity and safeguards against disease germs, with wide usage across U S cities.
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Bilger
Going
United States
Stories of Early Days and Ledger Subscription Offer
The Tacoma Ledger begins publishing adventure stories from Washington settlers in daily and weekly editions. Tex Weekly Tribune offers the weekly Ledger to subscribers for 75 cents, or the Weekly Tribune and Ledger together for 1.75 dollars, in advance. Submit your order to avoid missing the stories.
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Tacoma Ledger
Washington
Tex Weekly Tribune
Weekly Ledger
Tur Wrrxiy Triipune
Change of Life Relief Promoted by Dr Miles Nervine
A testimonial style notice touts Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for monthly troubles hot flashes sleeplessness and nervousness. It claims discovery by an Indiana specialist and offers free trial bottles or books at Marré& Ross Acme Drug Store or by mail from Miles Medicine Co Elkhart Indiana.
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Miles
Indiana
Marr É& Ross
Acme Drug Store
Miles Medicine Co
Elkhart
Ind
Grand Three Days Hat Sale Inaugurated By Mrs Wright
A three days sale opens tomorrow under Mrs J Wright featuring trimmed summer hats at bargain prices. Mrs Wright urges ladies to visit as every hat is offered at discount with direct New York arrivals from A Ellis furniture dealer ranging from $4.50 to $19 for fancy rockers and related items.
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New York
Train schedule notes for Port Townsend Southern trip
The Port Townsend Southern departs Saturday night for Tenino with the theatrical company, connecting with the Northern Pacific. Sunday afternoon service to Olympia is delayed to 5:30 PM, with return on its regular time.
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Tenino
Theatrical Company
Northern Pacific
Olympia
Bucklin Arnica Salve Offers Guaranteed Relief
Bucklin Arnica Salve advertised as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with price 25 cents per box at Acme drug store Marry& Ross Proprietors.
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Bucklin’s
Arnica
Acme Drug Store
Marry& Ross
City Clerk Sorts Letter For South Bay Officials
City Clerk Arthur Callow has received a letter addressed to the clerk of South Bay and must decide which official should receive it. The potential recipients listed include Pat Dunning John Longmyer Andrew Larsen J P Elliott BF Corliss G W Osborne George Langridge and J F Hughes.
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Arthur Callow
Southbay
Pat Dunning
John Longmyer
Andrew Larsen
J. P., Elliott
BF. Corliss
George Langridge
J. F. Hughes
Dayis Best Flour Promises Domestic Quality
Audience urged to support home industries by buying Dayis Best flour as a competitive product. The ad emphasizes keeping money at home and building local industry.
Plots for murder spark May Day fears in Paris
Paris authorities brace for May Day unrest amid anarchist plots. A man and wife with eighty one dynamite bombs are arrested after a Dijon town hall blast and an explosion at the Very cafe. Rome reports a minor sewer blast and seven arrests. Loubet vows to pursue evidence and reassure France against disturbances.
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Galatz
Loubet
Sam Wall Dismantles Green Goods Swindle in Boston and New York
Sam Wall, Boston Post editor and Olympia legislative correspondent, played a pivotal role in trapping a New York green goods swindler. He posed as a naive buyer, purchased counterfeit notes for 3000 dollars, and with detectives arrested the swindler who posted bail set at 2500 dollars. Wall, known for Around the World in 60 Days with Train, resides temporarily in Boston as his book presses.
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Tacoma Ledger
Olympia
Globe Trotter
George Francis Train
Boston
New York
Wallis
Boston Post
Wall
Salonga
Puget Sound
Lynchings and shootings shock Tennessee town
A Goodlettsville telegraph reports four negroes lynched and two shot after allegedly brutal outrages on Mollie and Sadie Bruce aged 18 and 14. Names Henry Richard and Mack Harper cited as principals amid rising mob tension.
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Nashvillle
Goodletsville
Mollie
Sadie Bruce
Henry Richard
Mack Harper
English rug magnate to open New Haven branch
Charles Marshall, a leading English carpet and rug manufacturer, plans a large New Haven branch as the McKinley law curtails his foreign production. The move signals expansion to protect supply despite tariff changes.
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New Haven
Charles Marshall
Fresh State News And Notable Docket From The Pacific Coast
A boy, Carl Hartman, drowned in a Tacoma pond. Tacoma and Port Angeles figures report suicides and political moves as Seattle trims expenses. Grays Harbor lighthouse plan noted, plus Utah mind reader Tyndal’s Ukiah show where he collapsed. Markets in California and New York updates amid a spate of crime and theater finds.
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Tacoma
E. T. Thomas
Port Angeles
Ronald
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Scott
America
United States
Adams
Port Townsend
Spokane
Jay P. Graves
H. W. Tyler
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P. Q. Rothrock
H. L. Gilbert
Lighthouse Board
Grays Harbor
Washington
Wilson
Estate Escheats to State for Thomas Walker Case
The second case of escheat involves Thomas Walker of Mason County with $604.86. Under law, if no heirs appear within five years, the property reverts to the state and is applied to the primary school fund.
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Thomas Walker
Mason County
Nineteen Members Arrested for Absentee Duty in House
Washington April 29 The House confronted delinquent members with warrants for arrest for absenteeism. Bowers of California admitted neglect due to pension and post office duties and was excused by a 130 to 65 vote. Other absentees received similar leniency as the session moved to probate calendar matters. Names of several investment and mining firms were noted in a separate listing of capital figures.
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Bowers
California
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