Dozens Die as Global Calamities Doomed Messy Year
A summary of wide-ranging incidents includes the death of William H. Musham former Chicago fire chief after 44 years service. The Austrian steamer Imperatrix wrecked off Crete with 4 crew 180 passengers and 30 died. most of the rest drowned. Explosions near Windsor Nova Scotia kill two and injure 30 seriously. Col William J. Bryanne plans a Vermont tour in April with George Fred Williams. John Walker dies after a 200 foot fall from a Chicago hotel window. guests faint. Kingston Jamaica suffers February earthquakes. 11 laborers die from collapsed walls. Athens county grand jury indicts ex-state asylum workers for inmate cruelties including second degree murder. Albert L. Greene transferred to Idaho and tied to land fraud cases. Rev John Gibson dies in New Hebrides after 49 years as missionary. 16 missionaries murdered. Arthur Sweeney 17 arrested in Denver for counterfeiting. part of a 24-person ring. Cinton R. Leigh killed in Salt Lake. Taft rep Seth from Wayne injured and Speaker Joseph hurt in collision on Copper Belt rail line near Bingham Utah.
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William HM. Musham
Chicago Fire Department
Tie
Imperatrix
Crete
Windsor
Nova Scotia
Meadow Plaster Ouorres
William J. Bryanne
Vermont
Burlington
Barre
Green Mountain State
George Fred Williams
Poston
John Walker
Chicago Auditorium
Joe
Kingston
Jamaica
Athens County
State Insane Asylum
Arthur Sweeney
Denver
Col
Sweeney
Cinton BR. Leigh
Salt Lake
Herald
Seth, Taft
Wayne County
Mwtah
Harry Joseph Ellectly
Bingham
Utah
Fasttccesswacsrays
National Guard
Johnson Road
Union
Crittenton
Patton
Oregon Historical Society
Portege Road Commission
Leader-Hero Sheep Commission
Inaid
Nampa
Idaho
Oregon
Iwtrich
Wilkes
Jackson
Grangeville
Reece
Henry Scott
Yakima
Medical Lake Asylum
Lewiston
John M. Sedgewick
Orting, Wash
Tacoma
Robert Hungerford
Trisa
Pendleton
George Evans, Jr
He Wise
la Grande Observer
Property dealer advertises wide city real estate and goods
The notice by KE. T. WADE offers a broad range of properties and goods for sale. It promises access to hotel space with 22 rooms, two lots, suburban real estate, and both improved and unimproved property. The dealer states readiness to obtain any desired item, including livestock, for customers.
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Moma
Tom Small
Hotel guest list features regional travelers and vendors
A long hotel guest register shows names from Portland Seattle Spokane and Walla Walla along with merchants such as Empire Cracker & Candy Co of Spokane and furniture seller A T Johnson. Entries include George M Allen J H Lissett Floyd Rankin W L Redding C F Turner and many others visiting or staying at the Hotel St George Hotel Pendleton and other locations.
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Hotel
St. George
George M. Allen
Portland
J. H. Lissett
Stanboat Springs
W. L. Redding
H. T. Kills
Seattle
Floyd Rankin
Cfty
BE. Stevens
Echo
EK. J. Brown
Easterday
Walla Walla
C. F. Turner
Weston
W. J. Avers
R. R. Johnson
A. B. Thomson
Frank Sioan
EC. Smith
Empire Cracker & Candy Co
Spokane
Wash
A. T. Johnson
Olie McCarty
William Dunn
Burns
New York
John Isaacs
Lee's Crossing
D. W. Allard
George T. Coyne
W. A. Teutsch
Dot
J. D. Gregon
Adams
J. G. Callison
M. Strohm
Hermiston
M. A. Wilson
Morrow County Tax Roll Transfers to Sheriff Shutt
County Clerk W C Hill turned over the Morrow county tax roll for 740¢ to Sheriff Shutt last Monday. The roll lists state and county tax at 60570.90, special school at 16015.02, special city at 2692.87, total tax 79269.75. The total shows an increase of about 10000 from last year mainly due to more deeded land and higher special school taxes.
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Morrow County
W. C. Hill
Shutt
Henppmer Times
Thompson Case Cost Reduced for Murder Trial
A Tacoma dispatch reports that by pruning in the prosecuting attorney's office the King county cost of the Chester Thompson murder trial of Judge Emory has been cut to 4267 dollars. The figure covers witness fees jury expenses and incidental stenographic work not included, with several hundred dollars still to come.
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Thompson
King County
Chester Thompson
Emory
Tacoma
Public Appropriations Reported Amid Budget Turmoil
Legislative record shows varied appropriations including 1 207 070 for general appropriation and 600 000 for county roads plus 400 000 for port and costs. Other items noted include 101 750 for lottery beneficiaries and 0 725 070 referenced as appropriations in multiple lines.
Northwest Legislature Totals and Local Incidents
A gross summary of Oregon and Idaho legislative appropriations totals 9 728 473 with allocations for universities normal schools and state institutions. Reported incidents include a bridge worker fall near Biggar a robber attack near Jacksonville a man declared mentally unsafe at Yakima a fatal logging accident near Orting and a poisoning public-spirited tour for street paving investigators and local weather notes.
Humming for Trouble and a Curers Promise
Charles Walters of All erheny Sierra Co writes of a salve that cures a range of ailments quickly. He touts Ruecklen's Arnica Salve guaranteed by Tallman & Co drug store at 2Fc.
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California
Ruecklen
Charles Walters
Allerheny
Sierra Co
Walters
Tallman & Co
Osteopaths Bill Pushed by State Board Plan
A Saturday rush to the state house involved osteopaths and a bill creating a state board of medical examiners. The measure, opposed by none of the osteopaths, outlines a structure for licensing and oversight without detailing specific objections. East Oregonian report.
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State Board of
Meididal Examiners
Philadelphia school notes on music and elocution training
An OF PHILADELPHIA notice to residents and day pupils highlights special emphasis on music and elocution. It mentions students prepared for teachers' examinations for county and state certificates and invites interested individuals to address for particulars.
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Philadelphia
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John Gibson
New Hebrides
KE. T. Wade
F.A. Martin
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Chicago
F. A. Johnson
C. E. McCauley
Omaha
Willian Fragier
BE. Hedges
L. Rathburn
F. E. G. Berry
W. C. Bushe
Minneapolis
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E. Redfield
Heppner
Sy. Smith
Thoma Nester
J. C. Lonergan
Northwest News
Washington
Snake River
Twin Falle
House
Senate
Twin Falls
Bonnerland Twin Fadle Counties
J. A. Putter
Renton
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East Oregonian
St. Joseph’s
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F. J. Donaldson
Main St
Ore
Northwestern Gas, & Electric CO
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