Wreck of Chicago Limited near Medill Mo Claims Several Lives
Meager details report seven killed and twenty three injured after the Chicago limited from San Francisco plunges through a flooded ravine bridge at Medill Missouri. Seven bodies recovered initially and many passengers presumed drowned in the wrecked cars.
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Curiaco
Atchison, Topka
Santa Fee
Medill
Chicago Limited
San Francisco
Lou Markee
Luther Cornelius
Anda Ronan
Express Messenger
Chicago
W. A. Sham
Robert Schultz
Martin Regal
Fred Hartger
W. Allen
Pittsburg
William Adams
England
Mapiin
Santa Fe
Topeka
Kas
Lion Larkle
Kansas
Kerksville
BE. Burkley
Westport
John C. Grous
Macon
Fort Madison
Telegraphic Tales and State Politicking Summary
Telegraphic items note strikes in Barre Vermont and Boston. Willets nominated for congressman at large in Illinois. London syndicate to raise a Portuguese loan. Choynski sailed for Liverpool. Ontario Stormont mills shut with 1700 jobs lost. London Anchor and Allan lines resist wage cuts. Glasgow strike averted. Portland Oregon fire at Nicolais sawmill with $35,000 loss. St Petersburg grain exports eased. Austria to prosecute Neue Frei Presse. Cincinnati loyal legion condemns noncitizens in army. Mrs. Montague imprisoned in Londonderry jail. accouchment expected soon. Sydney reports quiet Samoa. Chilean money fading, gold and silver used. Cleburne debate collapse injures 2 dead. STATE POLITICAL POINTERS notes Seattle mayoral appointments dispute. Tacoma council refuses confirmation. Huson aims for attorney general. praise for Major Huston as capable republican candidate.
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Barre
Vermont
Boston
George
Willets
Republicans
Illinois
London
Joe Choynski
Parson Davies
Liverpool
New York
Stormont Cotton Mills
Ontario
Permaaa
Riga
Iban
Revel
Austria
Neue Frei Presse
Wilbrandt
Cincinnati
Loyal Legion
United States
Robert Montague
Londonderry
Sydney
Pei
Samoa
Cleburne
Texas
James 8. Hogg
George Clark
Montreal Star
Earl Grey
Canada
Nominating Conventions Endorse Silver Policy And Blaine
A May 5 report from Sprinaukro Illinois notes the Republican state convention reassembled to confirm a permanent organization and nominate a ticket led by Governor Joseph W. Fifer and Lyman KE Ray. The platform denounces treachery against honest money and backs silver restoration while endorsing Harrison and Blaine.
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Sprinekoro
Ill
Joseph W. Fifer
Lyman KE. Ray
I. N. Pearson
C. W. Pavey
Henry Hertz
Chicago
Democratic Party
Harrison and
Blaine
George W. Prince
Knox County
Virginia
Roanoke
Mahone
Harrison
United States
Minnesota
St. Paul
Joel L. Heatwelf
State Committee
Davis
Lirrie Rock
State Prohibition Convention
National Arena
Remarkable skull fracture patient in Brooklyn child
A three year old boy Charlie Fisher was crushed by a horse dash on Bedford avenue, suffering a fractured skull. Surgeon Gifford and House Surgeon Orrell removed fifty six skull fragments over hours, exposing brain and pulsing it through a round wound the size of a fifty cent piece. Doctors deem the recovery astonishing for his age.
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New Yor
Charlie Fisher
Eastern District Hospital
Brooklyn
Bedford Avenue
Charlie
Gifford
Orrell
Memorial Day Services Bring Visiting Units to City
A Geo H. Thomas Post No. 5 G A R meeting at Woodruff's hall plans Memorial Day events on the 30th with Major O A Bowen and Judge J W Robinson among speakers. Visiting companies from Tacoma and Aberdeen, Sons of Veterans, Womans Relief Corps, governor and state officers attend, ceremony on capital grounds with cenotaph and cross, two hours to two and a half.
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Geo. H. Thomas
Woodruff’s Hall
O. A. Bowen
J. W. Robinson
Olympia
W. H. Calkins
Tacoma
Fourth Street
Sons of Veterans
Company A
Tascoma
Aberdeen
Womans Relief Corps
Financial ticker snapshot from New York trading floor
A noon update lists numerous railroad and financial stocks with figures such as Atchison 35 and Central Pacific 3114, Union Pacific 4514, Wells Fargo Express 45, and Western Union 9314, reflecting mixed activity in rail, shipping, and telegraph sectors.
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New York
Pacificos
Atchison
Central Pacific
Burlington
Denver & Rio Grande
Northern Pacific
Preferred
Northwestern
New York Central
Oregon Navigation
North American
Pacific Mail
Rock Island
St. Paul & Omaha
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
Wells Fargo Expess
Western Union
New Corporations Filed in Secretary of State Office
Tacoma Tabernacle Association Ta coma capital 4000 Nooksack City Mill Company Whatcom county Anacortes Co operative Manufacturing company Anacortes capital 35000 Trojan Mining and Milling company Tacoma capital 000000
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Tacoma Tabernacle Association
Tacoma
Nooksack City
Savage's Car Tracks
George Marvin watched workers remove old street car tracks used for Savage's coal oil motor He ordered the rails hauled to a vacant lot beside his house to keep watch over them and monitor the work today.
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Savage
George Marvin
Vast Oregon and Washington items mix local notes and crime
Regional news items from Tacoma to Seattle include coal plans for the Mohican, Seattle electric lines moving to a combine, the death of pioneer Samuel A Bonney near Tacoma, and the Snohomish Daily Sun ceasing to exist and becoming a tri weekly. A Seattle mother nearly drowns her baby. a centennial clam feast lists counts by variety. a new Washingtonian publication is printed by deaf and dumb students. Santa Barbara reports a bigamist sentence. Chicago markets show firm grains and fats. the Baltimore cruiser Baltimore visits Astoria for the centennial celebration events.
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Mohican
Tacoma
Seattle
Samuel A. Bonney
Snohomish Daily Sun
Thomas Pitner
Tide Flats
Grant Street
Grays Harbor
Washingtonian
Washington School For
Vancouver
Wash
Voice of the Deaf and Dumb
California Grain Market Report and Geary Chinese Bill Update
California grain prices show wheat at 1.49 and barley at 9 94 cents per bushel in San Francisco. In Washington, the House approved the conference report on the Geary Chinese bill by 85 to 28 votes.
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California
San Francisco
Washington
House
Yeas
Reporter Whistles Dixie in Street Encounter
A Washington Post reporter whistled old tunes while walking when an older colored man in a blue overcoat challenged him. The man warned the reporter to stop singing about prayer, saying he might wake in a hot place if not more serious.
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Washington Post
Post
Dixie Land
Blains Payment to Italy Not a Federal Responsibility
English papers claim Mr. Blaine pays 25 000 indemnity to Italy for New Orleans mob killings, arguing this sets federal responsibility. Officials say funds come from a diplomatic pool and serve amity, with Porter and Baron Fayais to return to Rome and Washington, restoring cordial relations.
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Blaine
New Orleans
Italy
Porter
Rome
Baron Fayais
Washington
Baseball Scores From Northwest Games
Seattle defeated Tacoma by a wide margin while Portland led Spokane in a Pacific Northwest clash. Readouts show team results and standings from regional ball clubs.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Spokane
Authorized to Collect for Tux Datty Trisune
W N Harris is authorized to collect all accounts due from the subscribers to the Tux Datty Trisune. The agreement assigns collection duties to Harris ensuring pursuit of outstanding balances.
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W.N. Harris
Tux Datty Trisune
Death Visits an Unfortunate Olympia Family
Mrs. James Mars died this morning at 1 25 at her Franklin and Fourth streets home after months of suffering. This marks the third death in ten months, following the husband and son who died on November 9. She leaves two daughters, Ella and Lizzie, and had lived in Olympia twenty two years, the past fourteen at the Franklin Fourth street corner residence. Funeral will be at 11 tomorrow with Odd Fellows cemetery burial, Rev Hoagland to read service.
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James Mars
Franklin and
Fourth Streets
Messenger
Mars
Jesse
Ella
Lizzie
Odd Fellows’ Cemetery
Nice Problems for Boys and School Math Fads
A column criticizes easy arithmetic problems taught to children ages 8 to 12. It cites a transcript about investing in U S 6s and 5s to yield semiannual dividends and questions why schooling should include such simple tasks. The piece argues schools should add new studies and avoid overeasy math.
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Geld
Henry Ivison
New York
N. Y
U. S
Ward's school of book keeping offers short term chance
An opportunity for city youths and young women to gain basic business education at home with minimal cost. Ward's school of book-keeping at Bettman's block requires immediate enrollment as the term will run only about two months.
Young Men's Institute Leaders Visit Olympia Council
Grand President James Smith and Grand Secretary George A. Stanley arrived from San Francisco to visit the Olympia council of the Young Men's Institute. District Deputy P. B. Keaney is due this evening to officially visit the council at its Bettman building rooms, with a reception to follow at Taconia Hall.
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Young Men’s Institute
James Smith
George A. Stanley
San Francisco
Olympia Council
The
P. B. Keaney
Council
Bettman
Taconia Hall
Russian Travel Lecture Set for Olympia
Rev Thos Van Ness of San Francisco will preach at the Unitarian church next Sunday evening in Olympia He also will deliver a lecture on his travels through Russia in the auditorium Wednesday evening Part of the proceeds will go to Russian sufferers.
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Russia
Thos. van Ness
San Francisco
Mr. Hoagland
Olympia
Unitarian Church
New York Ferry Disaster Prompts Two Engineers on Each Vessel
A midtown New York harbor collision occurs on the Cincinnati ferry after the sole engineer died oiling machinery. The boat struck Courtland Street pier with passengers aboard, injuring several and sparking a new law requiring two engineers and firemen per ferry boat.
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New York
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Courtland Street
Pai
How They Rode from Youth's Companion
A girl hears riders pass and asks her mother if she can ride too. Mary, seeing women on horseback, declares she will get a horse and ride herself when she can sit astride. The tale highlights language invention and childlike imagination sparked by imagery of women riders.
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Mary
So Mandy Skamakowa Hagle Letter About a Foreman Request
A section foreman writes to the road master asking for a reliable replacement after discharging a worker. He pleads for a “good man” and four pick handles, framing the request with a rustic, humorous tone and closing affectionately as a “humble servant.”
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Skamakowa Hagle
Jurry McNulty
Furniture dealer Ellis offers New York rockers range
A. Ellis, the furniture dealer, received direct from New York a fine line of rockers priced from 450 to 19.
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A. Ellis
New York
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Crisman-Sargent
Third Street
Olympia, Wase
State Printing and Publishing Company
Fourth and
Adams Street
Olympia, Washington
Jefferson Sts
France
Washington, D. C
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge
Massachussetts
Manchester-by-the Sea
Lowell
Lawrence
Cleveland
Pan-American Congress
Mr. Coolidge
Senator Bruce
Commodore van Santvoord
Hudson River
Mr. Bruce
Bruce
Mississippi
Commodore van Santgoord
Telegraphic Tales
John Collins
John McGraw
Fred Grant
Geo G. Lyon
Jf Ogden
Seattle Land Office
Lyon
Nevada
Voorhees
Huson
P.I
John B. Allen
Drake
Hill
Rydstrom
Walla Walla Union
Thad Huston
Major Huston
Fifer
Carrison
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Delaware
Court
Del
Hiram Burton
Arkansas
Tisuiminco
I.T
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Wm. Kemp
Harris
Byrd
Jones Wolf
Earth
Little Charlie Fisher
Wall Ec
Eeast
Judson Giant
Goree
Cocein Cae
Havana
Key West
Main Street
Olympia, Wasel
B. Hared
D. C. Bates
C.C. Bates
Harned & Bates Brothers
West 116 Sixth Street
Prop
Ima TR Fet
C. F. Allen & CO
Olympia, Wash
L. Melton
Olympia Trading Company
IL Y
L. G. Wilson
W. R. Wilson
Wilson Bros
E. C. Bickford & CO
Fourth Street Corner
Columbia
Argo Restaurant
Fourth St
Olympia Marble Works
Newmaker & Sizer, Props
New York Stock Market
Bown
Chicago Tribune
Fresh State News
Santa Bargbara
Cal
D. W. McWalters
A. H. Naye
Cope
San Quentin
Santa Barbara
Emma Boales
Mary Carrillo
McWalters
Chicago Produce Market
Baltimore
Astoria
Ore
Staith’s Point
Blaine and
Kinly
Pacific Northwest
Ubs
Mandy
Olympia Daily Tribune
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