A Multitude of 1900s Crises From Four Tons of Bullets to Sioux Wall
Four tons and a half of bullets were dug from a hill behind a Yarmouth rifle range, sold at 122.50 a ton. A locomotive jumped a track near Angers, France, killing the engineer and fireman and drowning 40 passengers. A Winnipeg distillery project aims to meet Canadian northwest demand as immigration fuels liquor growth. In Denver, T. C. Link killed his cousin and his wife after disputes over his home, while a sandstone wall 20 miles long and 40 feet high was found in Rockwell county, Texas. Mississippi Democratic primaries hint at a close contest between Vardaman and Williams amid fraud accusations. Nebraska Democrats and Populists fuse on the direct primary ballots. Mayor Taylor vetoes furniture funding while awaiting supreme court rulings. A 7-year-old girl sacrifices herself in Montana to save younger sisters from a runaway ore car. A Brooklyn mob assaults a tailor accused of assaulting a 14-year-old girl, Martin Sallen. Four army transports head to Manila to relieve troops. Resolutions mourn the death of Charles W. Irvin. The Southern Idaho Baptist union meets in Boise on September 1. A public fruit drier will be built in Elgin. The steamer Norma injures a Snake River bridge pier but no one is harmed. Boise river discharge reaches a long-term high. The Hotel Portland’s W H Woodruff commits suicide amid marital jealousy. Westport beach sands conceal quicksands. two girls nearly drown. Washtucna farmers order 760,000 grain sacks. prices stabilize around 10 to 12 cents. Kootenai County equality board reports value rises. Bonner County totals also climb. Sandpoint Review reports the latest on local county valuations.
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Yarmouth
England
Angers
France
Loire
Winnipeg
Denver
T. C. Link
Mexico
B. R. Link
Rockwell County
Texas
Mississippi
Vardaman
Williams
Nebraska
Supreme Court
A Secretary of State
Taylor
Board of Supervisors
Feon
Alton Mackey
Corbin
Montana
Southern Idaho Baptist Young People's Union
Boise
D. Bancroft
Elgin
Union County
Norma
Snake River
United Geological Survey
E. C. LaRue
Boise River
W. H. Woodruff
Portland
Maud Woodruff
Clackamas Lumber Company
Westport
Aberdeen
Wash
E. Davidson
Miss L. Schroeder
Miss Schroeder
Steamer Norma Wrecked at Ainsworth Bridge Mouth
The steamer Norma, loaded with supplies for North Bank road camps, was blown broadside by a gust of wind against the Ainsworth bridge pier at the Snake River mouth. She lost her wheel, damaged the port cylinder timbers, and had the railing stripped along the vessel.
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Norma
North Bank Road
Upper Columbia
Ainsworth Bridge
Snake River
Normal Schools Are Reviewed and Studied in Oregon
The Salem Journal reports the state board of regents has completed preliminary administration work for the state normal schools. Each campus was visited. inventories and financial statements secured. repairs ordered. The new board holds centralized control but cannot abolish or dispose of property or contracts. Efforts to close two schools failed, and fees may be redirected to the state. The board aims to raise quality and enrollment, with professional studies nearly doubling, and notes a nearby coal find could aid Malheur County.
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Salem Journal
E. Hofer
Board
of Normal Regents
Oregon
For State Normal Schools
Board of Regents
New State Board of Regents
Ontario Plans Coal Venture In Nyea County
Local business men form the Eastern Oregon Coal Company with J Bordall as president and H J Ward as secretary. Prospecting near Dry Creek 12 miles from the Owyhee, 30 miles southwest of Nysea. A committee will oversee drilling and development after July 22 meeting. Two workers have mined 20 tons in 16 days. tunnel reaches 22 feet with coal vein expanding from 7 to 17 inches.
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Eastern Oregon Coal Company
J. Bordall
H. J. Ward
Dry Creek
Owyhee River
Nysea
George Ward
J. Cozart
J. Comart
Nyeai
Mr. Comart
Side-Door Coaches Transform Southern Pacific Passenger Cars
President Harriman has ordered Sacramento built passenger coaches with side doors and round windows. The design features a central passage, stronger end walls, and improved ventilation. Cars will not resemble ordinary coaches and will debut on Southern Pacific western lines soon.
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Harriman
Southern Pueblc
Sacramento
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Western
Girl's quick signal thwarts wreck on Union Pacific line
Mies Rose O'Reiley, daughter of a Buford railroad worker, saved train No. 4 on the Union Pacific at Colores Station by grabbing the bell cord and signaling the engineer to stop after a wheel broke and the chair car began to derail. The rear car left the rails but was halted before a disaster, with a wrecker dispatched to recover the car as the rest of the train reached Cheyenne.
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Union Pacific
Mies Rose O'Reiley
Buford
Colores Station
Cheyenne Tribune
Miss O'Reilly
Ford
Sherman Hill
Cheyanne
Deafness Cure Claim and Street Car Injury Report
An item notes a claim offering one hundred dollars for a deafness cure tied to mucous inflammation and Eustachian tube issues, and mentions Edna Kern, a three year old in a Portland hospital near death after a street car collision with a fender cited as the cause of severe injuries.
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Comedie
Cheney
la Toledo
Edna Kern
Mee
Portland
Japanese caution urged over war with United States
A terse caution warns Japan against provoking the Hague police conference and starting a conflict with the United States. The note stresses avoiding a hornets nest, while hinting at ties through clothing trade as a bridge to potential friendly relations in the future.
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Japan
Hague
Uncle Sam
Mr. Mikado
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Martin Sallen
Sallen
Annie Rogers
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Crook
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Philippines
Charles W. Irvin
Irvin
Thin Lodge
Pauline
Northwest News
Washtucna
S. Bassett
Pacific Coast
Kootenal County
Bonner County
Kootena
Sandpoint Review
The
East Oregonian
Hofer
Capital Journal
Normal Toard
Weston
Ashland
Lyon's
Malheur County
Pnimary
Ontario
Coal Trust
Nyzea
Argun
Gil
Empire Meat Co
Central Meat, Co
Carey, Ramsdell & Co, Telephone
Bond Brothers
Pendleton’s Leading Clothiers
John Gagen
Court St
Golden Fale
Rexall
Pendleton
Orville Coffman
W. C. Minnis
Henning
Ike Club Labor
T. W. Murrell
Cor, Court and Cottonwood
Dartie
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