Russia seeks American engineers for Trans Siberian needs
The Denver Post reports Russia seeks engineers and firemen from the United States to staff the Trans-Siberian railroad amid war urgency. A Russian agent in Denver is hiring idle experienced men at daily wages of 10 to 16 dollars, with several Cripple Creek railroad workers already volunteering.
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Russia
Trans-Siberian
Denver Post
America
Colorado
Denver
Keeyying
Cripple Creek
Eliott
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Far East
Riusselan
Topeka
St. Charles
Market Street
Reh
St. Petersburg
Siberia
Manchura
Vladivostock
Peter the Great
Manchuria
Mukden
Shinking
Korea
West
China
Orient
Milton News Mix Improves Health and Local Affairs
In Milton Mary Luckington returns to Walla Walla after a visit. Teachers attend family tasks in Portland McMinnville and Salem. Lealle Tolen breaks leg in horse accident near the public school. horse bolted and rider struck rock. A.M. Elam returns from Cuba after two months on business. Legislative notes discuss antitrust bill and injunctions against unions. One Minute Cough Cure advertised as a quick relief for coughs and colds.
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J. Elam
Walla Walla
Estelle Chapman
Crea
Midge
Cora Merrifield
J. L. Elam
A.M. Elam
Cuba
Lealle Tolen
Ray
Tassie
Tallman & Co
A Preacher’s Opinion on a Liquor and Tobacco Cure
The Rev J N Bell pastor of the Presbyterian church Baker City endorses the Trib remedy for liquor and tobacco habits. He cites lasting cures at small cost and urges public use after observing favorable results from Trib. He states wholehearted recommendation to all in need.
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J. KR. N. Bell
Presbyterian Church
Baker City
Borma
Nood
Anti-Injunction Bill Sparks Capitol House Hearing
Congress considers the Anti-Injunction or Anti-Conspiracy bill as labor groups press for its passage while Employers' Associations fiercely oppose. The measure would exempt labor unions from certain restrictions, prompting a heated public hearing before the House committee on federal function.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Grosvenor
House Committee On
Champion Corn Husker Charlee Rannoch Wins World Title
Charlee Rannoch of Shenandoat Iowa claims the world title by harvesting 201 bushels of corn in 10 hours. The championship prize money totaled several hundred dollars funded by friends of Rannoch.
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Rantack
Raonack
Galenburg
Minolta
Charlee Rannoch
Shenandoat
Iowa
Giant 108 Pound Sea Pie Feasts Yarmouth Fishermen
In Yarmouth England a sea pie dinner reestablished the town’s gastronomy, serving sixty men a nine hour boil. The four deck pie weighed 108 pounds with beef bones short crust and beefsteak ox kidneys fillings. Carvers split portions as workers ate the steaming dish. Proceeds benefited the poor.
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Yarmouth
England
Advertise forSchoolhouse Bid Draws Carpenters
On February 22 the Ent Oreconan ran an ad advertising a new schoolhouse to be built 12 miles southwest of Pendeton and inviting bids. Within three days 24 carpenters and contractors visited the office to view plans and specs, with many likely to bid and the district expected to receive solid figures.
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Ent Oreconan
Amtoline
Pendeton
Notice to Contractors for Hague Schoolhouse Bids
Notice to contractors invites scaled bids to build a schoolhouse in school district No 48 known as the Hague. Specifications may be seen at the East Oregonian office. Bids must include bonds and be mailed to W Brown, school clerk, by March 1 1904. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved.
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Hague
The
East Oregonian
W. Brown
Mark Twain Missed the Moat on the Mississippi
A contemporaneous note recounts Mark Twain's boating misjudgments on the Mississippi. He blamed the missed landing on no skill as a pilot, but a fellow known to Clemens recalled his blunt confession that the boat left at 010 and arrived at 20, unable to eat.
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Mark Twain
Mississippi River
Mr. Clemens
Hows and Joux in a Slender Philadelphia Record Exchange
A fragmentary exchange references a thin fellow, a light, and a back-and-forth tone. The dialogue hints at a local Philadelphia record scene with playful mispronunciations and stage patter.
Fragmentary quip from the New York Globe clipping
The readable lines show a playful exchange on gender roles as a mother and daughter discuss finding a husband. The text conveys social humor from a Globe clipping, noting regional newspaper tone and brevity.
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Hitman College
Peet
E. S. Fisher
Edgar S. Fisher
Whitman Conservatory of Music
Grace M. Jones
Thos. Pennell
Alta Streethursday
Ndleton Roller Mills
W. S. Byers
Canty
Sement Hall
Shooting Gallery
Wton
Ongcon
Rally Journal
Meat Brasier
Artists’ Supplies
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Ordore
Ant Trust
House of Representatives
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Judiciary Committee
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Clara
Bom
Thins
Atelison Globe
Martha Washington
Hill’s Pure
California
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Pierce
Neagle Bros
Winona
Gesolloe Enginos
P. P. Collier
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