Noted journalist dies of brain tumor in Philadelphia
John P. Tanning, beloved national newspaper man, dies at 44 in Philadelphia Hospital after brain tumor. He authored a graphic account of the 1589 Samoan hurricane and rode Cuba with Moonrevelt's rough riders. The Botkin-Dunning murder case details fill the rest of the report, including Mrs. Cordelia Botkin's trial for first degree murder and the sensational links to arsenic poisoning via a candy box from San Francisco. The piece closes with an ad for Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup.
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John P. Tanning
Philadelphia
Moonrevelt
Rough Riders
Cuba
Dunning
Cordelia Botkin
Mia
San Francisco
Mra Lotkin
Leon
Danning
Uniform Is No Passport For Soldiers In Uniform
Rhode Island Superior Court rules amusement hall may reject patrons in uniform. Chief Yeoman Fred J Buensle barred from Newport dance hall cannot claim damages beyond ticket price and attempted admission costs. Court deems action breach of contract for failure to honor the sale of the ticket.
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Cnure
Providence
R. I. Ays
Fred J. Buensle
Newport
United States
Mivy
Wm. H. Sweetland
Rhode Island Superior Court
Pine Salve Carbolized Poults Aid Skin Issues Ad
The salve that acts like a poultice is Pine Salve Carbolized. No other salve for cuts burns balls and chapped skin. Ask about price 26ce. Sold by A. C. Koeppen & Broa.
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A. C. Koeppen & Broa
Weather and Crops Editions Favorable Throughout the State
The week offered pleasant sunshine with light sprinkles midweek and rain lingering in the northwest. Temperatures ran about eight degrees above normal west of the Cascades and around three degrees below eastward, amid light frosts and generally dry topsoil, aiding rapid field drying and good moisture below the surface.
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Fiitow
Mountainie
Weston
Umatilla County
Maud M. Baker
Umatilla
Helen T. Duncan
Interpreters Wanted for Civil Service Exams 1907
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an interpreter examination on May 15, 1907 to fill immigration service interpreter vacancies at $1200 yearly. Exams in Idaho Oregon and Washington cities. Languages include Arabic Armenian Chinese Dutch Finnish German Greek Hebrew Italian Japanese Polish Russian and more. Age 20 or over. Apply to local civil service secretary or to the Twelfth Civil Service District in San Francisco for forms 3204 and 1141.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Immigration Service
Boise
Moscow
Idaho
Astoria
Baker City
Eugene
Portland
Oregon
Bellingham
Port Townsend
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Washington
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Naboce
Twelfth Civil Service District
San Francisco
Cal
Civil Service Commission
Elk Saved by Jet-Black Courage of Wyo Warden
Charles Harvey assistant game warden braved deep snow and starvation risks to rescue a trapped herd of elk near Pinedale Wyoming. He walked 26 miles on snow shoes carrying 100 pounds of alfalfa hay to feed the animals. Harvey has repeated such perilous trips totaling over 600 miles to keep elk alive despite blizzards and drifts.
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Charles Harvey
Harvey
Siyr
Pinedale
Wyo
Hiepatchy
Foley's Honey and Tar Guarantee Card
A card promising refunds if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. Claims it stops coughs, heals the lungs, and prevents serious results from colds including grippe coughs and pneumonia. States contains no opiates and genuine product in a yellow package. Koeppen's Drug Store endorses. Read the Fast Oregonian.
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A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Foley
Koeppen
Municipal Scavengers In Yakima Plea To Continue
Yakima health officer Dr Terreau urges the city to keep the scavenger teams on duty at city expense, arguing ongoing cleansing reduced typhoid cases from 264 in the county two years ago to 165 last year. He cites the Reed administration's measures and urges council to liquidate related charges by residents.
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Yakima
Tetreayn
Yakima Hrepublic
Terreau
Tetreau
Yakima County
Reed
North Yakima
Scvenger
Stone Depot for O. R. & N. at Baker City
Baker City reads of a movement to persuade the O. R. & N. to build a new white stone passenger station in Baker City. Property owners promise to donate stone if the company remakes its yards and uses the stone, a Citizens' league prospect cited by the Baker City Democrat.
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Idaho
Baker City
Citizens’ League
Idaho University Handily Beats Lewiston High in Moscow
Idaho University track team defeated Lewiston High School 69 to 48 in a handicap meet at Moscow on Sunday. Liberal handicaps favored the collegians and several scholastics delivered surprising performances.
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University of Idaho
Tam
Lewiston High School
Moscow
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L. J. Coverstone
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Pendleton
New York
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