Dusty to Fresh Cars on Spokane Branch Packed by Air
A Spokane branch feature explains R and N passenger cars Nos 7 and 8 are parked nightly for renovation. Workers use compressed air under high pressure to remove dust from plush cushions and carpets while woodwork is wiped with chamois. Floors are scrubbed, exteriors washed, and windows left open to ensure the cars depart next day as fresh as new. The 240 mile daily runs from Pendleton to Spokane expose cars to heavy dust. officials emphasize consistent cleaning despite long intercity routes.
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Spokane
Pendleton
Spokane Branch
Oregon
Washington
Umatilla County
Adams
Dust control on western railroads noted in records
A porter on main line trains cleans cars and dusts seats across divisions while a large terminal cleaning force operates. Oregon Short Line briefly sprayed crude oil on track to curb dust, but the method was abandoned for being costly. The Pendleton Spokane branch, aside from Idaho Short Line trackage, is cited as the dustiest road in the west per railroad records.
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Oregon Short Line
Idaho
Pendleton-Spokane
How Funds Are Raised in Hawaii Republican Drive
The San Francisco Examiner prints a Hawaii central committee circular urging federal officeholders to donate to the territorial campaign. Dated March 1, 1904 in Honolulu, it asks for a monthly two percent subscription of salary, arguing the burden is light and cooperation is essential.
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San Francisco Examiner
Central Committee of the
Republican Organization
Hawaii
Territory of
Honolulu
T. H
Republican Party
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered. $100 Reward Promised
A classified style notice proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy, claiming it cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers $100 reward for any case not cured and directs readers to request testimonials from PF J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Stoges
Tareh
Hall
PF. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Conatipa
Tlon
Measles and Pneumonia Surge Hit New York City
Measles followed by pneumonia prove alarmingly prevalent in New York City with 1,630 cases in eight weeks and 27 deaths from measles, culminating in 1,368 deaths from pneumonia.
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New York City
Harbin in Manchuria: rail lines, growth, and rival claims
The piece traces Harbin as a central rail hub feeding Port Arthur and Vladivostok areas, with Harbin rising as a Russian planned city. It notes the railway gradient, strategic moves by Japan toward Port Arthur, and Harbin's rapid population shift from 12,000 in 1901 to 44,000 by May 1908, plus a Chinese settlement of 40,000.
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Yellow Sea
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Port Arthur
Harbin
Alexieff
Viadivostok
Japan
Poasiet Bay
Takushan
Korean Bay
Linoyang
Yalu
Korea
Russia
Far East
Rusala
Danny
Leas
East
Pacific
Sungari
Amur
Emat
Thole
Howard
Great
Sunguri
Acceas
Asia
Rusela
Moscow
Army Officer Found Alive in Chicago After Suicide Claim
Lieutenant W C Lewis of the artillery branch turned up in Chicago after a reported suicide attempt in San Francisco. He is technically guilty of desertion. The San Domingan rebellion has broken out anew after supposed suppression. The latest clash ended in a government defeat with 41 men killed and 10 wounded.
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W. C. Lewis
Artillery
Regular Army
San Francisco
Chicago
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Sherwin
E. J. Murphy
Glenn Winslow
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Giock
Pendleton Planing Mills
Robert Forster
Corner Webb and College
EB. Hoover
Pendleton, Or
East Oregonian
Guar Aatf cm
Lea
Cs Ee
Malin Street
Boyd & Turner
E. D. Boyd
Insurance
Heal Estate
Court Street
Lee Teutsch’s Department Store
Main and
Alta Streets
Hardin
Hartford Fire
Alliance Assurance Co
London
Lancashire Insurance Co
North British & Mere Co
Royal Insurance Co
Frank B. Clo
East Court
W. C. Minnis
Canty
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