Washington Is Without a Flag for 24 Years
Spokane reports Governor Ernest Lister urged state flag adoption while the Spokane Ad Club forms a tri-city committee with Seattle and Tacoma clubs to gather designs. A selection process will run through the three cities though not necessarily the final official flag. Also notes a wedding trousseau mix up in Spokane and Mt. Spokane named a game preserve closing August 28 to hunts and firearm use without permits.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Ernest Lister
Ad Club
Raymond B. Bigelow
Seattle
Tacoma
Advertising Men's Cluba
Lister
Army Officer on Retired List
Brigadier General William H Bixby retires voluntarily after a long army career dating to 1873. He leaves as major general to allow Col Rossell to serve as chief of engineers, with Colonel Russell advancing to brigadier general and awaiting retirement at the next grade. Bixby is praised for efficiency as chief engineer and for river and harbor improvements nationwide.
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Washington
William H Bixby
William T. Rossell
Col. Rossell
Bixby
Rosell
Russell
Engineer Corps
Army
Feats and fights in brief from West Coast and beyond
Telegraphic briefs report Mrs Myrtle Wright and Miss Delile Meyer swimming the Golden Gate in strong ebb currents. Cherley Miller trains for a 20 round bout with Arthur Pelkey in Los Angeles. Willie Ritchie heads to Vancouver to fight Freddie Welch on Sept 1. Fashion notes from San Francisco follow. Nat Goodwin proclaims Mrs. Goodwin right for life. Oregon judge denies alimony in a divorce case. Oregon Exposition commission endorses a modest log building for the Panama site. A silk pillow incident in Los Angeles leads to redress claims from Mrs Paul Kalmar and Mrs John Atwood.
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San Francisco
Myrtle Wright
Delile Meyer
Golden Gate
Fort Point
Lime Point
Cherley Miller
Arthur Pelkey
Los Angeles
Sonoma County
Willie Ritchie
Vancouver
Freddie Welch
Ritchie
Paul Kalmar
Kalmer
John Atwood
Mountain preserve to restrict hunting near Spokane
The game commission will grant permission after assurances that wild animals will not be killed. The area, a top northwest region, is expected to attract deer bear and game birds with several elk placed on the preserve. Farmers at the mountain base support the plan. A new auto road to the summit from Spokane will cut travel time to an hour.
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Game Commission
Northwest
Spokane
Good Reason for His Enthusiasm Over the Remedy
A man cured after days of colic or bowel illness with one or two doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy naturally praises it. The ad claims the remedy never fails and urges trying it in need. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Adv
Athena Young Lady on Vacation
Special Correspondence from Athena Oregon reports Ada De Freece leaving for Lehman Springs with Carrie Charp filling in at tele phone office. Various residents visit Pendleton Spokane Walla Walla and Lewiston. band concert praised. Dr. J D Plamondon attended Ferro McBride at McDougal camp after an incident involving a young lady.
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Athena
Ore
Ada de Freece
Telethone
Lehman Springs
Carrie Charp
T. J. Watts
Spokane
Flora Booth
Roy McPherrin
W. P. Littlejohn
Anita
Pendleton
Lexington
Lawrence Sharp
Walla Walla
Frank Rainville
Lewiston
Idaho
del Stanton
Mildred Finnell
L. M. Nelson
Athena Band
J. D. Plamondon
McDougal Camp
Ferro McBride
Wm. McBride
Old Alabaman shoots after years of anger ends in tragedy
Baker Ore August 12 J A Alexander 71 shot and probably fatally wounded William Anderson 64 at Halfway The second shooting in a long running family feud begun in Alabama when neighbors before moving west Anderson a son in law to Alexander surrendered and is being taken to the county jail Both men are well known in Halfway with little hope for Andersons recovery
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Baker, Ore
J. A. Alexander
William Anderson
Halfway
Alabama
Anderson
Alexander
Remarkable Cure of Dysentery by Remedy Says Hill
B W Hill of Snow Hill North Carolina suffered dysentery from mid July losing weight from 145 to 125 pounds over two months. After using Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy he needed two bottles for permanent relief. For sale by all dealers Ady The Benedict oftentimes has good reason for acting like one possessed
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Chamberlain
B. W. Hill
Snow Hill
N.C
Ady
Benedict
Jayne's Vermifuge Tonic for Children and Adults
An old advertisement extols Jayne's Vermifuge Tonic as a remedy for parasitic intestinal infestation in children and adults. It claims to destroy parasites, cleanse nests, restore digestion, and improve health with a palatable sugar-sweetened formula. Sold by Dr. Jayne & Son in Philadelphia and by druggists everywhere.
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Jayne
Drugelsis
Jayne & Son
Philadelphia
Titanic derelict sighting likely fishing schooner remains
New York August 12 The wreck found near the Titanic’s grave by Captain Remnant of the Luciline is probably a fishing schooner derelict long reported. White Star Line official C W Thomas and Lt G P Chase say there is little credence to theories the Titanic rests on a ledge.
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New York
Hner
C. W Thomas
White Star Line
G. P. Chase
United States Hydrographic Office
Broad Street
Fem
Derelicts Drift May Have Affected Ocean Route
A Philadelphia branch hydrographic report notes derelicts near a course, with tests indicating the ocean depth about five miles at the point. Lieutenant Chase doubts the story, saying little credence is given and the latest report from July 30 lists derelicts that could have drifted into the Luciline’s path.
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Philadelphia
Chase
How the Trouble Starts Constipation Remedy Ad
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tar for constipation to prevent numerous ailments. It claims regular bowels avoid diseases and notes availability from all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Marriage a Failure Wife Takes Poison
Salem Oregon August 12 Mrs James Lansing a young newlywed ends her life at the Garden road home by cyanide poisoning. She left notes to her husband and parents and reportedly said marriage was a failure and she was miserable. The poison came from the family nursery where she helped spray trees. She was about 21.
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Salem
Ore
James Lansing
Garden Road
Here
T. R. Hetley
C.F. Lansing
Lanzing
Man's Body Frozen in Ice Cage Hoax
Philadelphia August 12 a story of a man supposedly frozen in a large ice cage drew attention as locals reacted to the startling display. Investigators later questioned the reality of the scene raising doubts about the hoax claim.
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Philadelphia
Ice block decoy reveals dummy in crate
William Kerrigan of Bryn Mawr Ice Co alerts patrolman Albany of a dead person found inside a cake of ice. The pair dispatch a search inside a boxcar, where a large block hides a lifelike tails dummy.
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William 8. Kerrigan
Bryn Mawr Ice Company
Albany
Lower Merion Police
Copper Albany
Burn Bawr Station
Kerrigan
Louis Davis Guilty in Second Degree
Dallas Oregon August 12 jurors found Louis Davis guilty of second degree murder for the June 29 killing of his mother in law Mrs Stewart at Ballston. The jury failed to reach a verdict on first degree murder.
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Dallas
Ore
Louis Davis
Stewart
Ballston
Oregon Agricultural College Opens Forty-Fifth Year
The Oregon Agricultural College begins its forty-fifth school year on September 19 2013 offering degree courses across agriculture engineering home economics mining forestry commerce pharmacy and two year programs. The catalog lists teacher and manual training courses with music offerings and domestic science and art. A booklet titled Enrichment of Rural Life and a catalog will be mailed free on request to H Am Tennant registrar Corvallis Oregon.
Whitbread Ale or Stout Touted as Health Tonic
An advertisement proclaims Whitbread English Ale and Whitbread Stout as health tonics for nervousness overwork and stomach relief. It brags of natural bottle aging, pure barley and malt, and claims American distribution via IISG Company New York City.
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England
America
St, James
Great Britain
Iisg Company
New York City
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