Multiple crashes and crimes fill a restless region
A historic ragbag reports a Santa Fe train wreck near Red Rock Oklahoma killing engineer D C Mack with several passengers hurt. Other items include Alabama Governor Comer backing an 7 pm saloon closure law, a South Dakota hailstorm destroying crops over 160 square miles, and Kirk Jones the Boston burglar wanted in many cities. Also noted are a Portland lineman electrocuted, Gaudens the sculptor's death, and various local incidents across Oregon, Montana, and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Rock
Oklahama
D. C. Mack
Comer
Alabama
Brown
Spink
South Dakota
Kirk Jones
Boston
Portland
Oregon
Gaudens
Concord
N. H
America
Forsythe
Montana
Nels Olsn
Olson
Burlington Railford
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginetra
Burlington
West
Miller
Ontario
0. R. & N. Company
la Grande
San Pedro
Cal
Pacific Wharf & Storage Company
Procession of the Four Varieties of Alaska Salmon
A Washington Herald feature describes Alaska salmon behavior and four distinct varieties. It notes spawning deaths after fertilization, male care of fry, and return of offspring within three years. It lists king, sockeye, dog, and silver salmon arriving from spring to autumn, with color changes in freshwater and glacier streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Washington Herald
Attack the System Not the Individuals, Chesterton Note
A London News excerpt argues that to reform a bad system one must attack individuals who uphold it. The author likens fighting a system to fighting brigands, insisting personal targets become necessary when system-minded enemies impede change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planets
Bolity
C. K Chesterton
London News
Thackeray's Pantomime and a Frugal Moment
Thackeray, famed for genial generosity, died poor despite earnings from his pen. Close friend John Leech found him in his study lamenting his routine work. Leech urged a holiday and seaside outing, but Thackeray sat silent after rattling his empty pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
William Makepeace
John Leech
Wale Leach
Strength of the Condor
The condor displays immense strength and boldness, pouncing on small animals. Its blunt claws prevent carrying heavy prey, so it pinches prey to the ground with one claw while tearing it with the beak. After feeding it becomes sluggish and flightless, but resists all capture aggressively.
Cure For a Nagging Woman
An Et Gall, Switzerland widower advertised for wife number two and showed fifty suitors photographs to his wife, threatening others if she objected, effectively curing her of nagging habits, per Petit Parisien.
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Et Gall
Bwitserland
Petit Parisien
Signa Phrase in Sunday School Lesson Quotation
A Chicago News item quotes a Sunday school teacher saying every human will die and asks what comes after dying. A toy character responds with a humorous line about cleaning and pressing, adding a playful twist to the lesson.
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Chicago News
Influence of Scotchwomen in Moral Endeavor
A fragmented excerpt reflecting 19th century views on Scottish character. It cites intellect, grit, and strenuous endeavor as marks of Scotchwomen, contrasts reading with action, and notes a terse remark about conscience. The text shows period attitudes without coherent narrative or clear event.
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Scotland
Hotel Arrivals Across Cities for Pendleton Era
A list of guests checking into hotel Pendleton and Hotel St George and various inns including Portland visitors G W Allen and J F Melcher, Spokane residents Rident and Spofford, Chicago traveler J L Sehen, and many more from Seattle, Walla Walla, Lewiston, Baker City, The Dalles, Colfax, and La Grande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Hug
Elgin
Eugene
Baker City Light & Power Company
J. L. Lambrith
J. N. Hodgson
Hodgson
Portland
E. Claypoole
Ohio
Lewis River
Vancouver
Wash
Mme
Huston
Bruce Haines
Blur
Heppner
Tone Hotel
Tone Proclaimer
la Grande
Selgrist Bros
Hotel
Pendleton
H. M. Welch
G. W. Allen
Grangeville
Thomas Nester
W. L. Reddig
C. Berkeley
J. W. Burgess
Pilot Rock
Anna E. Plympton
Walla Walla
Samuel D. Wells
Spokane
D. Parks
Fred Goddard
Mountain Home
Mr. Stanson
Williams
W. Sebre
F. B. Rident
Joe Langford
R. Jell
J. F. Melcher
Starbuck
Willis Brandon
C. R. Ingall
W. RF. Littlefield
Seattle
W. C. Goodf Rich
Buffalo
L. F. Locher
St. Loui
A .L. Stetzel
Waterloo
A. Wendell
Wife
Chicago
H. Burke
P. Ward
M. D. Mullens
J. W. Bellu
F. C. Wieden
W. J. Ayers
M. Cook
Koontz
G. C. Wittenfer
W. H. Kramer
C. L. Sehen
J. M. Henderson
M. PD
Mullens
N. D. Parke
F. H
Drew
Baker City
T. M. Anerson
Judson Spofford
Lewiston
F. H. Dean
J. W. Anderson
Dr. Monkman
Enterprise
St. George
P. Nester
B. Wapner
M. ©. Mulins
L. E. Kellogg
Porland
L. Ragan
Alice Barr
the Dalles
W.T. Shirey
B. L Sheridan
Echo
J. N. Pickerell
Colfax
W. P. Edrese
Walter Everly
T. Bowen
J. D. Raishie
Boise
Mra
H. W. Gilla
Ogden
Florence B. Peck
J. Hunsaker
Everett
E. J. Burns
George O'Conor
Wallin Walla
J. G. Billowa
J. H. Evans
Union
M. D. Spencer
D. Killner
San Francisco
J. Stanbury
Arthur C. Thompson
W. M. Simpkins
Mia
J. E. Taylor
T. Traw
Charles Miller
H. J. Brink
F. E. Vogelwon
J. A. Allison
W. J. Collina
F. C. Hanley
Bluff man touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claims
C G Hays of Bluff Missouri proclaims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve the quickest healing salve for sores burns wounds and piles. Sold by Tallman & Co druggists for 26 cents. Includes a sale ad for a butcher shop and its fixtures in Holb Oregon with contact W H Albee. Oregonian newspaper note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Hays
Bluff
Bucklen
Tallman & Co
W. H. Albee
Holx
Ore
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the Alexander Department Store
General News
Forbes Street
Sixth Avenue
Pitteburg
J. H. Zimmerman
Carrick
Edyrard Shields
Jack McCarty
Cincago
John Carlberg
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Calberg
Alaska Lumber Company of
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northern Pacific
Ines
Billings
Northwest News
Union County
Union Republican
KB. H. Bauer
Oakland
Calif
Charles Holt
Holt
Wallaburg
Anaconda
John Berbereck
John Johnson
Berbereck
Frank Carpenter
Johnson
Parrott Ranch
Moving Pictures
Carpenter
East Oregonian
Farm and Fireside
The
Home
East Oregonian Pub, Co
Uit
al Weekly East
ANH
Oregonian
Rock Island Lines
Los Angeles
California
Colorado
Denver
Idaho
Washington
Dakotas
St. Paul- Minneapolis
Canada
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Rock Island-Prisco Lines
Third St
F. J. Donaldson
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