Grain fields burn near Athena in worst blaze in years
Fire swept through W. T. Hill threshing outfit at five miles northwest of Athena destroying the separator, engine, and 250 sacks of grain with no insurance on the machinery. A.J. Criglar’s field caught sparks from a passing engine but was stopped before damage. Boehr, the crew engineer, was badly burned while trying to save the separator. Weather fears of rain loom as harvest ramps up and workers rush to fields.
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W. T. Hill
Athena
Orian Zerba
A. J. Criglar
Hind
Boehr
Disappointment Over No Power Plant Announcement
Milton residents express dissatisfaction after H Mellmann president of the Washington & Oregon Electric Railway Light and Power Company announces that no power plant will be built in the town. The Romo Mellmann electric railroad was proposed to pass through Milton, heightening expectations among locals.
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H. Mellmann
Washington & Oregon Electric Railway, Light and Power Company
Romo-Mellmann Electric Railroad
Pioneer merchant ad touts Fulton compounds and cures
An advertisement by John J. Fulton Co at 40 Montgomery St San Francisco touts cures for Brights Disease and Diabetes via Fulton compounds. It cites anecdotes from diabetics and Bright's Disease patients, claims high cure rates, lists prices 1 for Brights Disease and 1.60 for Diabetes, offers free tests and pamphlets from F Schmdt Co as agents.
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Adolph Weske
Green Street
San Francisco
Califoroa Cracker Company
Bright
Windsor
Coun
John J. Fulton Co
Monteonery Street
Wheat Shattering Forces Rush to Harvest Grain
Weston Aug 14 Farmers here face severe grain shattering from recent high winds after a period of wind that damaged ripened wheat. With grain now ripe, farmers are racing to harvest before further losses occur in a year noted for unusually early shattering.
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Weston
Smallpox Still Raging In Freewater and Milton
Freewater reports 14 smallpox cases with 13 in Milton as public gatherings remain forbidden. Authorities quarantine outbreaks but compliance is poor and new cases arise frequently. Olinger mill area near the river now quarantined after three mill workers contract the disease.
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Freewater
Milton
Olinger Mill
Power plant spat ends in move to Tauchet and Tukanon
Milton residents clamored for a Walla Walla river site but landowner asked 6000 dollars for the strip. The firm balked at the price and will place plants near Dayton and Marengo instead, risking loss of the line and local gains. Residents lament the missed opportunity as land values and railroad prospects hinge on the decision.
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Walla Walla River
Milton
Tauchet
Dayton
Tukanon
Marengo
Bids Opened for Pneumatic Tube Mail in Major Cities
Washington Aug 14 bid period closes for installing pneumatic tube mail in New York Chicago Boston St Louis Philadelphia and other cities with renewal authorized by Congress. Expected results next week. Post Office Dept thwarted contractor price collusion. New York service had cost about 60000 per mile plus transmission costs. New bids set limit at 17000 per mile per year.
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Washington, D
New York
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Congress
Post Office Department
New York City
Seventh Texas District Democratic Convention Opens
Galveston Texas Aug 14 Delegates arrive for the Seventh district democratic congressional convention to be held tonight With A W Gregg of Palestine having pledged votes exceeding the needed total the proceedings are expected to be largely formal leading to his nomination
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Galveston
Texas
Seventh District
A. W. Gregg
Palestine
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Alexander
R. Martin
Reo
St . Opp. Court House
Wes
Iper Estaurant
Main Street
Conom
Oni
J. H. Williams
East Oregonian
Jos. Basler
Bargain House
Joseph Ell
Home County News
Achmdt & Co, Bole Agents
Pendleton, Oregon
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