President Plaza seeks funds for Eculdor at St Louis fair
Oregonian reports on August 1 1902 that President Plaza will ask Congress for an appropriation to enable Ecul dor to participate in the St Louis exposition. Generals Hotta Dewet and Delarey sailed from Cape Town to England to raise relief funds for Boer widows and orphans. An auction in London sold rare books including a Caxton Royal book for 1400 and a second folio Shakespeare for 615. A Nicaraguan paper claims Costa Rica’s Paos volcano near Alsjuela is active with sounds and ash. A Lynnville Indiana postmaster L D Zimmerman was fatally shot during a robbery. Cocoanuts grow in Philippine plantations. the trade has grown, but typhoons affect it. San Francisco imported 23 sacks of cane chaff for a paper experiment. Hawaii burns vast chaff yearly, which may be used for paper.
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Hotha
Dewet
Delarey
England
Cape Town
South Africa
London
la Democracia
Paos
Costa Rica
Alsjuela
L. D. Zimmerman
Lynnville
Warrick County
Ind
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Hilo
Santiago
Hawaiian Islands
First drilling outfit in Bohemia mining district
Pacific Northwest News reports the first air compressor type drilling outfit is being installed in the Bohemia mining district. Baker City's Old Folks excursion set for August 21 from Baker City to Sumpter. Union reports a 230000 fire Wednesday afternoon destroying the planing mill of J H Hursh and the Messenger lumber yard. Everett residents protest the Tracy Merrill show opening in their city. Ellen, widow of William McCormick, dies suddenly at Shedd aged about 70, an Oregon pioneer of 1852, leaving three sons and five daughters.
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Bohemia
Baker City
Sumpter
Union
J. H. Hursh
Messenger
Everett
Wash
Tracy Merrill
Beattie
Ellen
Wilam McCormick
Shedd
Oregon
Hotel arrivals list for Pendleton and other cities
A compiled hotel arrivals list shows guests and travelers in Portland and nearby towns. Names include Arnold Rothwell Thomas Nester George Williams E J Brannick Harry Neer Homer Dickson J Freise Ferguson John DeLand A Sinsheimer Blair F A Landenberg M H Patton Elizabeth King J J Burns Denham W D Chamberlain A Windus A R Harrison Mrs Wiliam Horan W H Condon G D Galley Harry Willis T W Breed G N W Wilson Mre J Betz Jacob Betz Jr Dr G T Kuykendall McAdams A E McBreen P E Hunsucker F D Cramer E H Burke Ira Bunker Preewater D D Seefeld Mayne Lucy N A Davis and others in Oregon Washington Idaho California Wisconsin and Illinois cities.
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Arnold Rothwell
Portland
Thomas Nester
George J. Williams
E. J. Brannick
Harry Neer
Homer Dickson
Union. Co
J. Freise
Review
F. Ferguson
John DeLand
St. Louis
A. Sinsheimer
C. Blair
Newhere
F. A. Landenberg
Spokane
M. H. Patton
Elizabeth King
Springfield
J. J. Burns
John Denham
W. D. Chamberlain
A. Windus
A. R. Harrison
Milton
Wiliam Horan
California
W. H. Condon
Umatilla
G. D Galley
Harry Willis
T W. Breed
Oakland
G. N. W. Wilson
Mre
J. Betz and Sonst
Walla Walla
Jacob Betz
G. T. Kuykendall
Pomeroy
McAdams
Wisconsin
A. E. McBreen
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An old advertisement claims deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and catarrh. It asserts only constitutional remedies work, offering one hundred dollars for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Remedy and promotes Hall's Family Pills as the best, sold by druggists for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Druggista
Washington stamp printing bids signal end of government toil
Washington August 1 bids opened for printing postage stamps marking the gov ernment's costly experiment to print its own stamps. Once private contracts supplied stamps from New York, the government faced higher costs as the Bureau of Engraving and Printing reported losses of 3400 dollars last year. Officials say private firms can do the work cheaper without full payroll obligations and 30 days annual leave.
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Washington, D.C
Post Office Department
Govern T
New York
Washington
Government
Lake
Bureau of Encreving and Printing
Record price mark for Shorthorn cattle at Kansas City sale
Twenty nine fine quality Shorthorn cows on Palled siéers averaging 1448 pounds sold in Kansas City Thursday at eight dollars and sixty cents per ten weight, the highest price for heifers ever received in this market.
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Kansas City
Indians Triumph Over Baker City In Exhibition Baseball
Pendleton hosted a slow yet engaging game as the Indians beat the Gold Diggers 6 to 5. Key figures included Thomas allowing 22 hits with one earned run, Adams with a triple and two singles, and Hammond impressing in center field. Umpire Breed officiated, with a strong defensive showing from Stovall, Mahaffey, and the miners’ outfield, while Baker City’s Ferris and Hupp contributed notable moments.
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Pendleton
Baker City
Baseball Park
Gold Diggers
Indians
Thomas
Thomas i
Taylor
Adams
Schills
Fay
Crawford
Stovall
Schmidt
Clemens
Sechilis
Hammond
Ferris Adams
Brown
Wilner
Mahaffey
Rhea
Tayior
Schill
Woods
Mahaffer
Hupp
Ferris
Center
Pay
Diff
Bluth
Baker
Lass
Clem
Miner
Mr. Breed
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Harvest
One Price Clothiers, Furnishers and Hatters
Main Street
Oregonian
General News
Plaza
Congress
Pacific Northwest News
C. Brady
Yam- Lil
Ww W. Hawley
Crown Papier Sotlany
Oregon City
Willamette River
Kenney
Fort Stevens
Astoria
Wasioon
George Brown
Hays
F.w.schmidt & Co
Sapage
Black Smith
Neagle Brothers Water &I
Main
Ore
Benaithal
ST. Paul’s
Wabh
Orange
Andread Bard
Mies Imogen Hoyer
G. Neuman
Merrick
Ake
Osah
Boston
Hardware
Mas
Malin
Vieter
Thompson Hardware
Polydore Moons
UTV
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