Will Test the Law on Non Resident Sheep Tax Case
A Walla Walla sheepmen group sues Union County stock inspector M Gott claiming the 20 cent per head tax on nonresidents is unconstitutional and discriminatory. Plaintiffs, owning about 60,000 sheep grazing on public lands, seek relief while the suit links to last Creomp on legislature measures and state tax authority.
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Valon
Agia
Unuatitla
Walla Walli
Hialley & Lowell
Thie City
Oregon
Walla Walla
Iginet
M. Gott Etock
Union County
Walla Walle
W. P. Reser
Johnson Brother
Davin & Eyrwud
T. A
Felix von Hollenboke
Kydd
Grant
Bunco at the depot leaves Drake out of pocket
Drake, a young man from Hope, Iowa, was duped by a trio of strangers in a bunco at the railway depot. He sent $25 to a supposed brother’s corpse, only to learn the scam after the till was drained. Drake sought police help after realizing he’d been swindled.
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Hope
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Akell
Alaska
Rangers
Alaka
Hin
Viere
Sig
Drake War
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Corone
Tacoma
Win
Keelhyme
New York Times
Robbed the Ropes at Overland Gambling Rooms
An unintentional slip by a confidence man exposed a swindle at Overland gambling rooms in which players paid out large sums. The scheme used plagiarized wheels to drain bets, with a single session yielding about 700 dollars. Investigation widened to other games as authorities traced an organized gambling ring active for two months.
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New
Rena Thertisnile
Ain
Chinaman murdered in Greenhorn suspected foul play
A Greenhorn death is reported as a possible murder after a Chinaman named CHNTNAMAN WAS MURDELINE was found with a gunshot wound to the skull and a rifle bullet recovered. Doctors Dre Dolson and Curry note no powder burn, suspecting a behind-the-back strike. Animosity against Chinamen cited. all Chinamen reportedly driven out months ago. Attorney J Rand hired to investigate. sheriff in nearby county to act.
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Bakor City
Cremon Tally Journal
Anys
Chinoe Hook
Groeenhorn
Dre. Dolson
Curry
Greenhorn
J. TL. Rand
Tinefin Cyant
Life in the Balkans and Smallpox Tales
Excerpt from Edith Durham’s travel narrative The Burden of the Balkans recounts life in a Balkan village where three men faced punishment for political crimes. A doctor’s friend plans a covert method to influence officials, while a scene shows villagers battling smallpox and a mother caring for children despite illness.
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Howes
Edith Durham
Balkans
Durham
Pompeii as a Toy City of Imitation and Luxury
The Louisv ille Courier Journal reviews Pompeii as a temple to Indolence and display, noting excavations have nearly completed revealing a life of public pomp and private excess. Temples villas theaters baths and gardens disclose Rome’s decadence and looming fall through restored bronzes marbles and alabasters.
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Rome
Pompei
Bulwer-Lytton
Kate
Lona
Mumierr
Louleville Courier- Journal
England's State Records and Earthquakes in 19th Century
England's state records are kept in a vast London office with hundreds of rolls stacked across chancery, king's bench, and common pleas rooms. Each roll weighs 100 to 200 pounds and contains 500 to 1,000 skins of parchment. The text also notes twin earthquakes in Great Britain, arising from faults, and a human-interest quote about Dr Keelhyme reacting to his child’s mild meningitis.
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England
Recor
London
Chancery
Chancery Court
King's Bench
Common Pleas
Unclear excerpt with dental joke and memorial note
An fragmented 19th century clipping mentions a dentist, Fowilah Wusbach, and a friend, with a congratulatory line about marriage of a person associated with memory and workmanship. The text references a monument style and a London bite, but specifics are unclear.
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Ivory
Fowilah Wusbach
Jaye White
Thomas White
London
A Silent Tongue and the Value of Quiet Reflection
An old Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt argues for restraint in speech and warns against boasting. It urges silence when expressing personal ailments or desires and suggests only trusted friends deserve such intimate talk, preserving dignity and avoiding harm to others.
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Aldernieee
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Douglas Pine Mystery and the Doctoring Dig
A garbled reminiscence traces a botanist named David Doug Inn from Beotch lad origins to collector for the Horti cultural society. He allegedly discovered varieties and terms like ty ping eschedolizing and gedefins before a tragic Sandwich forest fate when deep pits were used to trap will animals. He fell into a pit and was devoured by a wild beast.
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David Doug Inn
Wiliam Hooker
Horticultural Society
Flo
Sandwich Forest
Douglas
At the Captain's Table Amid Ocean Swell
The Minneapolis Journal recalls a voyage scene at sea where a captain addresses twenty-six dining companions at the captain's table as open Atlantic swells rise. He calls the group a family and notes selecting seven fellow passengers for the table while ordering stew and fish.
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Minneapolis Journal
Earthquake Belt Encircles the World and Danger Zones
A fragmented discussion notes that earthquakes occur globally, with a belt around the earth including the Mediterranean, Azores, West Indies, Central America, Hawaiian Islands, Japan, China, India, Persia and Asia Minor. It cites dangers to telegraph cables in deep-sea fault zones and ends with a quip about daily supreme events and a rhinoceros lecture anecdote.
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Mediterranean
Azores
West Indies
Central America
Japan
China
India
Persia
Asia Minor
Fragmentary note hints at names and goods in New York Press
A garbled excerpt mentions a person named Ag nter and a friend noting a likely financial connection with "papa's money." It references warm water bathing and a remark about gasoline engines and pumps, all from an unclear New York Press source.
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Helrens
Papa
New York
A Prophecy of Tech Change from the 19th Century Scout
A lecture from 1866 imagines future progress in travel, telegraphy, and printing. The bishop foresees faster trains, a global network of underground nerves, and a shift from handwriting to phonographic recording, describing a world where ideas flow instantly to pages and clocks sync across nations.
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Rhode
Boston
San Francisco
Musselin
Medivenals Town Move Sparks Bend Redmonde Rumor
Prineville Review reports General Manager FL CL Plowlee of the 1 & PL company in Prineville states the firm plans to move its headquarters from Bend to Redmonde and start a new town at the site. The claim follows longstanding tensions with Drake townsite residents at Bend and prior unofficial assertions of changes.
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Medivenals
FL CL Plowlee
1 & PL Company
Prineville
Bend
Redmonde
Drake
Portland men predict Lewiston’s population surge
Thomas Richardson of the Portland chamber of commerce writes in a Lewiston Commercial club letter dated July 1 that Lewiston may reach 26,000 residents within three years and be the Northwest’s pivotal growth city, outperforming other western cities.
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Portland
Lewiston
Lewin
Northwest
Thomas Richardson
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Greenburg
Lewiston Commercial Club
Lewiston Tribune
Sugar Kert Spur Likely To Reach Nichols Ranch Area
A likely extension of the O. R. N. Railroad spur from Stoddard siding or Hot Lake toward the Nichols ranch, covering four to six miles, could reach within three to four miles of Union. The Union Republican contemplates extending the line further to connect with the main line in Pyle canyon.
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Sugar Kert
Stoddard Siding
Hot Lake
Nichols Ranch
Union
Pyle Canyon
Union Republican
Grass Disappearing in Crook County Says A. J. Johnson
A. J. Johnson of Westfall reports grass in Malheur county is waning and less lush than in former years, noting grass destruction is not yet widespread, as cited by the Prineville Review.
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Grast
Crook
A. J. Johnson
Westfall
Dynamiting Fish Report Spurs Warden Clue
E Hiatt of Nichols ranch reports counting 378 fine big salmon lying dead along the creek bank within the ranch. Here is a clue for the fish warden.
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E. Hiatt
Nichols Ranch
Tnion
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