Delays in U S China Trade Due to Rail and Shipping Hurdles
Washington report by Special Agent Crist notes long American shipment times to China caused by continental rail delays and multiple handlings. European goods move faster. critics blame railroad inefficiency and lack of expedited handling from New York to Pacific ports, hindering American exporters in North China markets.
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America
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Oregon's $121,000,000 Valuation Rise Over 1904 Totals
Oregon shows a total valuation of $409,156,685 for 1905, up from $189,058,281 in 1904, due largely to higher values and adjustments. County levies and changes across Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lincoln, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler, and other counties shape the rise as assessments were filed in Salem.
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Josephine
Klamath
Lake
Lang Cbeaesen
Venice
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Marton
Cccusucaess
Morrow Oy
Cucusass
Ash Hioo Multnomah
Polk
Uiaus Carivane
Wallngton
A Modern Miracle of Mrs Mollie Holt Recovery
A local report by J BR from Hooper Woodford Tent describes Mrs Mollie Holt’s dramatic recovery after doctors feared death from a lung infection. Urgent use of Dr King’s New Discovery allegedly brought improvement and a full return to health. Listing includes local druggists Tallman & Co Brock & McComas offering trial bottles. Also notes William Swaminska sentenced to five years at the penitentiary for shooting two miners.
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Mollie Holt
Hooper
Woodford
Tent
King
Bowen
Tallman & Co
Brock & McComas
Republic, Wash
William Swaminska
Adam and Eve tale from Ceylon to India across Adam's Bridge
A local legend recounts Adam and Eve's habitation in Ceylon and a journey across Adam's Bridge to India. Atami seeks Hebe's ascent to the garden, faces a harsh wilderness, and receives a punitive divine message. The tale ends noting gendered social contrasts among descendants.
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Ceylon
Garden of Eden
Adlon
India
Heba
Garden
Villeys
Alam
Adam's Peak
Atmi
Adam's Bridge
Panorama
Atami
Atum
Diamond Smugglers and Their Notorious Tricks
A New York Telegraph item notes diamond smuggling as a persistent worry to customs, with inspectors citing hollow heels and European shoe pockets as concealment methods. It recalls a daring bust involving a Paris bonnet stuffed with gems and warns smugglers’ behavior betrays guilt, aiding catches.
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Enatome House
Eprot
Europe
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New York
Man For the Job Janitor Vacancy story mix
A brief vignette recounts John Wesley advising a troubled man to look over obstacles as a cow peers over a wall. The piece then notes a job applicant praised for varied work, including ice, coal, and police roles, with a salesly mockery of the applicant’s suitability.
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John Wesley
Wesley
Engine paradox sparks heated chauffeur dispute
A Baltimore American quote notes a scientist’s curiosity and a chauffeur dispute near Kensington, Enconid, where a driver agreed to pay fines. The article hints the practice was common among motorists and laments late-acting judgments.
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Kengington
Life Pass Man Rides daily on Texas Rail Line for 15 Years
A Kinsley Mercury item recounts a remarkable elderly traveler who rode a railroad through Texas for 15 years on a life pass. He insisted on entry and fare be recorded, buying daily transportation worth two to five dollars while never missing a return trip home. The old man, who appeared antediluvian, stopped at a woodsy settlement and eventually left the line after decades of faithful riding.
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Nince
Neland
San Jacinto
Kinsley Mercury
Fatal snowslides in Idaho claim several lives
In Idaho near Roosevelt and Thunderbolt, mail carrier Al Hennessey is believed dead after a five mile snowslide. Two horses found killed, search ongoing for Hennessey. At St Louis mine on Boise river, Frederick Amereson buried under ten feet of snow. body recovered. A tunnel accident killed Anderson, trapped by an avalanche near Wilson Creek after a roar alerted workers. Heavy rain loosened snow all day.
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Thunderbolt
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Creak
Carver
Ostner
Cabin Creek
Frederick Amereon
St. Louis
Boise River
Mountainhome
Pine
Anderson
Frank Hyeland
Wilson Creek
Hyland
Alide
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen member loses leg in yard accident
In Spokane, Ed Poulner suffered a yard accident on the Northern Pacific grounds losing a leg stump after amputation at the thigh. Other Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen members contributed 40 placen of Mesh to aid the treatment, which refused to heal with other methods.
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Spokane
Poulner
Northern Pacific
Brotherhood of Railway
Sugar imports surge as US leads world in consumption
The 1905 sugar bulletin shows US per capita use near 75 pounds, total imports surpassing 150 million dollars, with Cuba supplying the largest share and overall production remaining far below domestic demand. US consumption rising sharply, cane sugar dominates world supply, and import volumes grow while population increases slowly. A Las Vegas inquiry mentions a desert with alkali soil.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Cuba
Bureau of Statisticcs
Department
Cate
Planting Trees on Desert Land Study Proposed
A forestry service technical study is planned to determine how Far trees can be grown on diverted land. The communication to Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture outlines the aim to explore viable forestry use in desert areas and to assess feasibility and methods.
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Toquirer
Forestry Service
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Department
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for Nasal Catarrh
Do you use an atomizer in treating Nasal Catarrh Then you will appreciate Ely's Liquid Cream Balm the mildest quickest surest remedy for this disease Identical in curative properties to the Solid Cream Balm famed for overcoming Catarrh Hay Fever and Cold in the head First dash sprays heated air passages All druggists The Ely Brothers 56 Warren Street New York
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Teller
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War- Ten Street
New York
Perfection Through Nature The Liver Clears with DeWit’s Early Risera
Advertising copy asserts natural perfection through nature and DeWit’s Little Early Risera as a cure-all. It claims cathartics purge waste and bile to restore liver function, improving complexion. Sold locally by Tallman & Co.
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DeWit
Tallman & Co
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Pendleton Trader
H M Delaporte, a trader in Pendleton Oregon, reports injury to his seat shoulder and back, kidney irregularities, and disrupted rest. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Brock McComas Co, he says his back and kidneys improved significantly. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York the sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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All Desiers
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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