All-Omened Stamps: A Fatal Design Sparks Recall Rush
Vienna reports a Serb plan to issue King Peter stamps. the engraved death mask of King Alexander Obrenovic allegedly appears when viewed upside down. Officials campaign to buy back stamps as thousands are already in circulation, amid claims the design was inspired by Queen Natalie. The episode shocks soldiers and uneducated observers, prompting cross national attention.
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Vienna
Servia
Bulgaria
Roumania
Peter
Kara ‘George
M. Mouchon
Uuscle
Alexander Obrenovite
King Alexander
King Peter
Kara George
Natalie
London
Paris
Berlin
Spectrators
Educational Congress Bill For Oregon Seeks Institute Funds
A proposed Oregon act would allow county superintendents to suspend the 1905 county institute and use all or part of the institute funds to finance an educational congress at the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland. If preferred, funds may be partially used rather than fully suspended, to cover congress expenses.
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Tsue
Portland
State of
Oregon
Limber por China sails lumber ships to Oregon
Four sailing vessels, the Anns and She, plan voyages this week to the west coast and South America carrying millions of feet of lumber. The Celeste carries barley to the United Kingdom. Crew shortages may delay departures as boardinghouse operators charge 65 a head, earning 1925 total for the supply.
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Oregon Daily Journal
Anns
China
Pacific Export Lumber Company
South America
Celeste
United Kingdom
Farmer saves train by greasing rails after dog sacrifice
Tasper Henks, a farmer near Mankato Minnesota, spotted a burned culvert on a sharp curve ahead of a freight train. He leaped from his wagon and killed his dog with a club to cover the track with grease, slowing the train enough to stop wheels from slipping. Train crews found the culvert burned and danger averted.
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Tasper Henks
Mankato
Minn
Henkes
Henks
River Rising Pushes Boats Toward Lewis River Head
The Lewis river rises to boating stage and steamers will attempt to reach the head of navigation today. J Allen Harrison, logging camps reopen after three months closure as operations resume up the Lewis river.
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Oregon Daily Journal
Lewis River
Forks
J. Allen Harrison
Kamm
Delegation to Olympia to push irrigation code interests
The Yakima Commercial Club votes to send five leaders G. Rankin H. Scudder Edward Whitson D. E. Lesh and G. C. Mitchell to Olympia. They object to concentrating authority in a single engineer and fear water rights changes under the new irrigation bill.
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Commercial Club
Yakima
Olympia
G. 5. Rankin
H. B. Scudder
Edward Whitson
D. E. Lesh
G. C. Mitchell
North
Yakima Republic
Blind Man’s Secret Wealth Restored by Trusting Neighbor
An elderly blind man hides half his wealth, fears theft, and tells a trusted neighbor. The neighbor urges to store the other half away as well. The thief returns the stolen portion hoping to collect rent, but the plan backfires as the man reclaims his money.
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Flom Ingold
A Hammed Carpet Trick Teaches Waiter a Lesson
An English traveler in Ireland carried hammer and tacks to fix dog eared carpets at inns. He tacked a loose carpet near a door and rang for dinner. The waiter, expecting resistance, slammed the door and fell into the room as the carpet failed to hold. The tale ends with the warning that makeshift devices are unprofitable.
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Ireland
William the Conqueror Killed in Siege at Nantes
The jest by William II and a remark by Philip of France sparked a war in 1087. William, famed for luxury, was carried due to his infirmity and was mortally wounded during the siege of Nantes after a rapid invasion. The piece ends noting the American tariff League now calls for tariff revision with a plan for a horizontal advance.
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England
France
William
Philip
Tage
Nantes
American Tariff League
Wreck Sewers and Gamble Quiet in Pacific Northwest News
The Dalles Chronicle reports Elder Mate drifted toward loss as hull water rises and a port hole near the mean room splits the vessel amid Harri mar Interests in Portland likely abandoning the wreck. The Wilbur Sentinel notes gamblers flee after the new town council enforces Sunday closing, leaving a quiet Sabbath with shops shut.
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Portland
Elder
Columbia
Harrimar
Muiny
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Palm Street
Emerson
Jesse Failing
Bridge
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C.F. Colesworth
Fee
Our Meat Market
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Johnson
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