Forest Grove church gains $100 gift from James J Hill
Northwest Notes reports Loyal Catholics rejoice over plans to build a new Forest Grove church on the Dr Pope property. James J Hill, president of Great Northern Railway, donates $100 to Rev Joseph Buck for Forest Grove and Cegh era parishes, prompting further local gifts for construction.
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Forest Grove
Ore
James J. Hill
Great Northern Ailway Company
Joseph Buck
Ceghera
Dr. Pope
J. F. Kattenhofen
Church of the Visitation
Verboort
Gold Strike Reported on Swank River near Meaghersville
Forest ranger FE Kerstee ter of Liberty reports a new gold strike on the Swank river Wednesday near Meaghersville in Ellensburg Washington. Frank Jordan and A F York led several miners to a lodge where a rock half a yard long yielded over 300 in gold. About 60 prospectors worked nearby with several small pockets found.
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Swank River
Ellensburg
Wash—O
Kersteeter
Liberty
Jordan and
York Trim
Frank Jordan
A. F. York
Meaghersville
Murder charge shocks Idaho Falls family in Mud Lake area
Toiho Mrea Augus tine Pierre and her son Edward were arrested in Idaho Falls on charges of murdering Gustave Pierre of Mud Lake Fremont county. A younger son Paul was detained earlier. The Pierces owned a 320 acre tract near Mud Lake. Weeks earlier Mrs Pierre and her eldest son had had Gustave arrested on insanity charges, from which he was released by county authorities.
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Idaho Falls
Toiho
Mrea
Augustine Pierre
Edward
Gustave Pierre
Mud Lake
Fremont County
Paul
Pierces
Swamp-Root Promoted for Kidney Health
An old advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as the best remedy for weak kidneys, claiming it protects other organs too. It urges readers to try a sample by mail from Kilmer & Co and warns to avoid lookalikes. Product sold in fifty cent and one dollar sizes.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Washington Wheat Crop Declares Strong Yet Not Bumper Yield
Walla Walla Wash The state executive board of the Farmers union at its Spokane session fixed Washingtons wheat yield this year at over 0,000,000 bushels. H H McLean local grain agent and board member left for home after reports from counties and districts. Representatives indicated earlier figures were exaggerated. Farmers statewide expect a good harvest though not bumper with partial failures in some districts.
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Washington
Walla Walla
Wash
The
Farmers’ Union
Spokane
of Washington
HH. H. McLean
Record Wheat and Barley Yields Raise Idaho Harvest Hope
Lewiston reports conservative grain yields for fall wheat averaging 35 bushels per acre and fall barley 60 bushels per acre in New Percey prairie. Total upper country output could set a new record with rising acreage. Labor shortages across high lands push farmers to hire costly help and some areas see a push for a 10 hour harvest day amid long hours for harvest crews.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Percey Prairie
Portland man finds rare 1847 gold coin worth $500
Albany residents report a Portland man discovering a scarce 1847 gold piece valued at $500. The coin, one of only about six believed to exist, lacks the words In God We Trust. It repeatedly passed through a cigar store till its value was realized.
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Albany
Ore
Oregonian
George Jackson
Portland
William Eagies
Armany Clear Factory
Eagles
Mr. Engles
Auto Road to Hood River Plan Gains Momentum
Hood River residents view a first day wagon road and automobile route to Lost Lake as a pivotal project. The proposal aims to connect Hood River with a major Portland Multnomah county highway to Mt Hood, with a Lost River committee named to push the effort.
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Hood River
Ore
Lost Lake
Multnomah County
Mt. Hood
Commerceial Club
Portland
Multnomah
Clackamas
Italian Black Hand group terrorized Spokane merchants
Evidence links Mackhand Spokane and others to Black Hand letters and vagrancy charges. Sentenced to 20 days in jail and $100 fines each. Police connect suspects to a Portland blackmail scheme. local Italian merchants refuse to testify.
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Mackhand
Spokane
Wash
Floe August
Joe Grosett
Cazano Candle
Frank Elurombals
Portland
Black Hand
Augustin
Candio and Brosett
Rocco Catalino
Attalio Mesinano
Two Suspects Await Trial For Violent City Quarrel Shooting
Catalano and Masinaro, heavily armed, await superior court trial for a case of assault with intent to kill stemming from a shooting and knife fight two weeks ago during a dispute over police orders to leave the city. Catalano led the group with Masinaro as lieutenant.
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Catalano
Meamara
Catelano
Masinaro
Frontier week celebration opens in Cheyenne at new four mile track
Cheyenne Cheyenne Wyo Aug 17 Frontier week an annual event opened with an automobile free meet at a new four mile speedway around Slown's Lake. The Cheyenne Motor Club spent heavily to prepare the course which critics call an ideal speedway. Grandstand seats 7000, two tiers of seating, steel and concrete construction, signal posts every half mile, and timing for nearly any distance.
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Cheyene
Wyo
Wyoming
Cheyane Motor Cub
Istern Automobilistn
Relief From Intense Colicky Pains Reported
Beaver Dam Kentucky resident I. 8. Mason recalls years of severe colicky pains with no relief until a friend recommended Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After a few doses, he was completely relieved and has had no return in four years. The remedy is sold by all good dealers.
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Mason
Beaver Dam
Chamberlain
Anniversary of Fulton Steamboat In New York
New York observes the 102nd anniversary of Robert Fulton boarding his Clermont steamboat on August 17 1807. A replica of the vessel, 150 feet long with a replica engine, will be displayed during the Hudson Fulton celebration starting September 26, with the replica expected to travel up the Hudson from Albany under steam.
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New York
Robert Fulton
Hudson
Rulton
Fulton
Albany
Best remedy for indigestion praised by Drumquin resident
Mr A Robinson of Drumquin Ontario endorses Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the best medicine he ever used for indigestion and constipation. The tablets are easy to take and pleasant, priced at 25 cents. Free sample available at all good dealers' drug stores.
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A. Robinson
Drumquin
Ontario
Chamberlain
National Tennis Tournament Opens at Newport
Newport Aug 17 The national championship tournament of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association began today with key matches in the doubles and singles defending titles by Harold H Hackett Broderick J Alexander and William A Larned. The scholastic championship also draws interest with matches slated Thursday.
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Newport
United States
Harold H. Hacket
Broderieck J. Aleander
William A. Larned
Granulated Sore Eyes Cured by Chamberlain Salve
A Henriet ta Kentucky man Martin Boyd reports twenty years of granulated sore eyes cured after using Chamberlains Salve. In February 1903 a customer tried it and used two thirds of a box with no further trouble. The salve is sold by All Good Dealers.
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Eiy
Martin Boyd
Henrietta
San Francisco Republican Primary Targets City Offices
Republican candidates for city offices to be named in the San Francisco primary on August 17. William Crocker, a retired lumber dealer, is expected to win the mayoralty nomination with the endorsement of the committee of twenty five from the citizen's committee.
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San Francisco
Wiliam Crocker
Citizen's Committee
Foley’s Ortho Laxative Advertisement Claim
An advertisement states Foley's Ortho Laxative relieves indigestion stomach trouble and habitual constipation by stimulating the stomach and regulating the bowels with a promised positive cure. Koeppen Eros.
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Foley
Koeppen Eros
Two May Have Pamished on Mt Tacoma
A Tacoma tele phone message from Ash ford reports T P Callaghan of West Seattle and Joseph W Stevens of Trenton N J started Saturday for Mt Tacoma ascent without a guide. They were last seen at Gibraltar rock amid a storm. Guides and climbers searched the mountain. later tracks near a crevass edge suggested a slip. Aspen stocks and packs were found near the crater with no sign of the men.
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Tacoma
Waah
Ashford
West Seattle
Joseph W. Stevens
Trenton
N. J
Mt. Tacoma
Gibraltar Rock
J. P. Bstirley
Stirley
Longmires
Phillip
A. H. Swartz
Jules Stampfler
Million Dollar Ledge Find Claims End of Prospector Womack
Robert Womack, famed as Cripple Creek’s discoverer, died in poverty in Colorado Springs. He once sold a $10,000,000 claim for $500 after years of hopeful prospecting near Cripple Creek. He spent his fortune at a bar and roulette, ending in decline and bedridden care in his final years.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Robert Womack
Cripple Creek
Womack
Yellow Lodge
Bob Womack
E Forte
For Rent Unfurnished Room in Rust Oregonian Building
Unfurnished room available in the Rust Oregonian building described as large and cool with electric lights and a bath on the same floor. Inquiries to this office.
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Oregonian
Automobile stage to Lehman springs
Inquire Pendliteon Auto Co.
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Lehman Springs
Inquire Pendliteon Auto Co
Crittenden Family Reunion on Belle Isle Detroit
In Detroit on Belle Isle the National Crittenden Family Association holds its annual reunion. Prof. A. R. Crittenden of the University of Michigan presents a paper, recounting data from England on the Crittendens who descend from Abraham Crittenden, founder of Gulliford, Connecticut, in 1639.
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Detroit
Belle Isle
National Crittenden Family Association
A. R. Crittenden
University of Michigan
England
Crittendens
Abraham Crittenden
Kent County
Gulliford, Conn
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Advertised
An old advertise note offers One Hundred Dollars for an incurable catarrh. It cites P. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and testimonials from local druggists. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Elks Open South Dakota Grand Lodge Blow-Out in Deadwood
Deadwood hosts the South Dakota Grand Lodge of Elks annual four day gathering with crowds from across the Black Hills expected to join the festivities. The event marks the first annual blow-out in the city, promising extensive entertainment by and for the Elks and top local participation.
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Deadwood
South Dakota
Grand Lodge of Elks
Black Hills
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