Trainless life spans a pioneer aunt before 1900s rail age
Central Meat Market co owner T J Tweedy cites his aunt Mrs Caroline Best of near Columbus Kansas who never rode a train in 73 years and never wore a corset or hat. She moved from Illinois to Kansas by wagon and lived within ten miles of a railroad for much of her life. After a two year rail trial she remained rural and warned others to avoid corsets.
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T. J. Tweedy
Central Meat Market
Spokane
Idaho
Oregon
Tweedy
Caroline Best
Columbus
Kansas
Redlands
California
Dilinois
Cruiser Washington Reports Smallpox Onboard
Port Townsend Washington February 15. The cruiser Washington will reach the Diamond Point quarantine today with five cases of smallpox in her crew. Assistant Surgeon Carter in charge of the quarantine district received a wireless message from Washington saying she is steaming at full speed ahead.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Washington
Diamond Point
Carter
Alaska Caribou Herds Trail North Each Year
Alaska caribou migrate north in large yearly herds with estimates suggesting about 100 thousand individuals participate. The movement occurs seasonally and involves multiple regions across the state.
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Alaska
Hahnert Divorce Grants First Separation in Umatilla
Mrs Dora C Hahnert wins a legal separation from William F Hahnert in Spokane via Circuit Judge Bean. The couple, married August 7 1907, faced cruel and inhuman treatment amid illnesses and accusations of laziness. Hahnert allegedly drank, stayed out, and decried her illness, contributing to her weight loss from 135 to 105 pounds.
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Umatilla
Bean
Dora C. Hahnert
William F. Hahnert
Hahnerts
Spokane
Personal guest list highlights Pendleton day
A string of visitors converges on Pendleton from Athena Walla Walla and Portland including Mrs A McKay at Hotel Bowman J W Skiles en route to Walla Walla and A E Eberhard of Atlas Bridge Co Portland. Local business figures Lieuallen Sloan Turner Croarkin Baker and others travel in from Adams Echo Pilot Rock Stanfield and nearby areas on various errands and appointments.
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A. McKay
Athena
Bowman
D. FitzGerald
Walla Walla
J. W. Skiles
A. E. Eberhard
Atlas Bridge Company
Portland
A. J. Pressey
P. B. Holdridge
North Yakima
John Winn
McKay Creek
A. KR. Turner
Pilot Rock
E. P. Croarkin
Echo
J. T. Lieuallen
Adams
R. W. McWhorter
Echo and Stanfield
Independent Telephone Company
Mr. MacWhorter
Robbers Inflict Crueltness on Engineer in Maryland
In Hagerstown Maryland February 14 three masked men robbed and beat engineer John Nelbert thrusting his head into a blazing furnace and placing him on a flywheel after futilely trying to fit his shoulders through the door. The attackers escaped with ten dollars. Nelbert is expected to recover.
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Hagerstown
John Nelbert
Mrs Roosevelt Sails to Join Husband in Khartoum
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and her daughter Miss Ethel sailed from New York to Khartoum to meet Col. Roosevelt and Kermit. She rejected reports that the party would return to the United States via San Francisco.
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Mrs Roosevelt
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Ethel
Here
Khartoum
Col. Roosevelt
Kermit
Roosevelt
United States
San Francisco
Idaho Land Frauders Up for Trial Today
Boise Idaho February 15 The trial of William F Kettenbach George EL Kester William Dwyer and Harvey Steffey charged with conspiracy to defraud the government of timber lands was called for trial in United States district court today and the empaneling of the jury began Judge John F Philips of Missouri announced he would retire June 25 after a career in the federal bench A congressional resolution demanding his impeachment was referred to a committee
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Boise
Idaho
William F. Kettenbach
George EL. Kester
William Dwyer
Harvey Steffey
United States District Court
Kansas City
John F. Philips
United States Court of the
Western District of Missouri
A. P. Murphy
16Th District of
Missouri
Philips
Dentist to Convert Central Americans
Tacoma dentist Dr George T Lord and his wife plan to move to Guatemala City after closing a practice of about $10000 a year. He intends to continue dentistry gratis for the poor while preaching, and to establish missions with his wife joining his religious mission. They belong to the First Congregational church. 1907.
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Tacoma
Wash
Central America
George T. Lord
Guatemala City
Lord
Guatemala
First Congregational Church
Wil
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Club de Chiens de Police Et Des Gardes
Chasses Et Des Douanteres
Paris
Blackau
Hospital Corps
Tole
Wheeler County High Has Fine Debaters
Wheeler county high school debaters from Fossil returned from Sherman and Crook counties with teams led by Leland Knox, Howard Lamb, Halbert Stewart, Burr Black, Clara Wattenberger and Mearle Black. The Knox Lamb Stewart trio won at Wasco Moro and Prineville to claim Crook Sherman and Wheeler county championships and earn a future contest with Pendleton in about a month. Prof Blough of the Fossil high school accompanied the group.
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Condon Times
Pendleton High School
Wheeler County High School
Fossil
Condon
Sherman and
Crook
Leland Knox
Howard Lamb
Halbert Stewart
Burr Black
Clara Wattenberger
Mearle Black
Wasco
Moro
Prineville
Sherman
Wheeler
Pendleton
Blough
Foss
Emperor Shuns Duchess Who Wed Actress in Royal Feud
Berlin reports rigid Prussian court etiquette fuels a rift between the Hohenzollerns and the Saxe Meiningen. The emperor skipped the Saxon Weimar grand duke’s wedding citing Baroness von Heldburg, Duke George II’s actress wife, as a commoner. The Kaiser’s sister Princess Charlotte is married to the hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen, linking sides at the ceremony.
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Berlin
Hohenzollern
Saxe-Meiningen
Saxon-Weimer
George II
Saxe- Meiningen
Charlotte
Bernard
New Army Head in India Inspires Troops on Tour
Calcutta reports Sir OMoore Creagh, newly appointed commander in chief, made a strong first inspection tour. Native officers and soldiers praise his sympathetic approach and multilingual skills, earning him the nickname Sipahika-dosht or the Spoys friend.
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O'Moore Creagh
Calcutta
Sipahika-dosht
Sir O'More
Creagh
Trish
India
Balluch
English Cathedral at Catro to Stand at Gordon's Spot
Cairo reports a memorial cathedral rising near the place General Gordon fell in the Sudan. The structure aims to honor British heroes and serve as a counterpart to existing mosques, the Coptic cathedral, and the Roman Catholic cathedral at Khartoum. A separate Brussels item notes a practical joker scam causing hopeful court appointment telegrams and a woman timing her reply to the prank.
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Cairo
Gordon
Sudan
Khartum
Brussels
Belgium
Ilkkely
General Booth to Visit Berlin Next Week
Berlin expects General Booth of the Salvation Army to visit Berlin next week and speak at major German centers. Vacuum suction combs driven by electrical fans are now provided for stablemen to use to carry horses.
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General Booth
Berlin
The
Salvation Army
Uie
Washington society learns of two white house gaffes
At the army and navy reception in Washington two notable incidents stir gossipy laughs. A celebrated statesman wearing glasses drops them down a young navy matron’s gown and, after an awkward rescue by her husband, a scene ends in amused relief. In another moment a dancer dislodges a stately matron’s hair puff causing a costly loss. An admiral mistakenly pockets the puffs as if a handkerchief. The piece notes similar items and a prize draw for children at a local store.
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Washington
Washington Society
White House
Army and Navy
Navy
Usu
National Repute
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Columbia
Forrest L. Baker
Mechanical Department
East Oregonian
Seattle
Dick Sullivan
Pendleton Steam Cleaning and Dye Works
Adna Raley
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Idatio
Ingram’s Grocery
Wheeler County High
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