Stinger Appointed City Ticket Agent in Portland
Charles W. Stinger has been named city ticket agent of the Harriman lines in Portland succeeding Victor Schilling who disappeared. Stinger, with prior roles in Southern Pacific and O R N, is described as highly competent. Schilling’s disappearance remains a mystery and spurs fresh theories about his possible travel route toward Seattle and Victoria.
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Portland
Charles W. Stinger
Harriman Lines
Victor Schilling
Stinger
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
O. R. & N. Company
Victor A. Schilling
Schilling
China
Spokane
Seattle
Great Northern
Victoria
B. C
Spain and United States sign commercial treaty
Washington July 3 Minister Sigr er of Spain cabled that the commercial treaty between Spain and the United States was signed this morning, confirming a long negotiated agreement and marking a milestone in bilateral trade relations.
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Washington
Sigrer
Spain
State Department
United States
Abandon Meacham Excursion Canceled by Rain
Inclement weather cancels the Meacham day trip excursion plans. No special train will run for the event. O R N Co offers round trip tickets to points within 200 miles of Pendleton at one and one third fare, usable on regular trains, return by July 6.
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Meacham
Pendleton
Juniper Wheat Fine Crops Near There Are Doing Well
M L Morrison visited from his Juniper country ranch and reported wheat in the area thriving and forecast a heavy yield. He showed 176 acres of Winter Fife, an early vigorous grain suited to the region. Morrison noted his brother J H Morrison now lives in Weiser Idaho in business, after leaving Oregon years ago.
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M. L. Morrison
Juniper
Morrison
J. H. Morrison
Umatilla County
Weiser
Idaho
East
Oregon
Oregon Politicians Head Home From Washington
Representative Tongue of Oregon starts westward from Washington after leaving on Wednesday. Senator Mitchell plans a stay at a health resort to recover before returning to Oregon. Moody is expected to come via New York and will delay westward travel for a few days.
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Representative Tongue
Oregon
Wash
D. C
Moody
New York
Senator Mitchell
Oregos
Guard for the President Precautions in Pittsburgh
Washington July 3 Two secret service operators will guard the president on his way to Pittsburgh tonight and upon arrival he will be surrounded by a cordon of secret policemen regular and irregular soldiers. Precautions will be comprehensive and careful as possible due to anarchist activity believed in Pittsburgh. Firecrackers or torpedoes within 100 yards of the presidential party will not be tolerated.
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Washington
Secre
Pittsburg
Treat All Alike Irish Prisoners to Be Released
London July 8 in the House of Commons Secretary of War Broderick said Irish American prisoners of war would be released under the same order as other prisoners. He did not know the number involved.
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London
House of Commons
Broderick
River Strike Ties Up Portland Steamers
Portland July 8 All major river steamers are tied up this morning due to a strike by engineers. Companies refuse concessions and traffic is at a standstill with prospects of a long walkout.
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Portland
Hartford Fire Burns Capewell Nail Factory
Hartford July 38 fire destroyed the Capewell Horse Nail Company factory this morning. Loss pegged at 400000 dollars. No further details provided on casualties or cause.
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Hartford
Conn
Capewell Horse Nail Company
Senator West's Son Denies Blindness Report
In St. Louis on July 3, Alexander West, the senator's son, denies a published report that Senator West has gone blind.
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St. Louis
West
Alexander
Rear End Wreck injures twenty four passengers at Glensham
Pittsburg July 3 train No 43 of Pittsburg and Western collided with the rear of the Butler accommodation after a dispatcher operator misunderstanding. The engine telescoped the rear coach injuring four seriously and twenty others less. None expected to die.
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Butler
Pittsburg
Pittsburg & Western
Glensham
President to declare Philippine war at an end
Washington reports a proclamation will end hostilities in the Philippines and grant amnesty to political offenders. The military governor’s role will be replaced by a department commander under civil authority, and Aguinaldo Pio Del Pilar Mabini will be released. Acting Governor Wright wires Secretary Root praising policy.
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Washington
Philippines
Chaffee
Aguinaldo
Pio del Pila
Mabinni
Moody Bill Signed by President Becomes Law
The Moody bill to sell the unsold portion of the Umatilla Reservation was signed into law by President Roosevelt on Tuesday afternoon July 1 after Secretary Hitchcock’s objections were overcome in a private session. The date of land sale has not been announced.
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Moody
Umatilla
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
White Caps Punned. Swift Retribution Overtake
A mob of White Caps whipped Mrs. Guest in Arkansas Union on July 3 and dynamited her house. Harvey Sexton fired at the mob as Pink Gibson, the leader, detonated dynamite in his vest causing Gibson to explode, severely wounding nine others.
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Arkansas
Union, Ark
Harvey Sexton
Pink Gibson
Gibson
Mitchell troubled by miners riots and unrest in Wilkes-Barre
President Mitchell returned to headquarters amid riots that have shaken miners in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Fears grew that operators may reopen collieries and that a split in striker ranks could follow from rumors fueling unrest.
Lands to be sold by auction on Fort Hall Reserve
Lands in the Fort Hall ceded reservation open for settlement with price rules set. Most lands enter at 2.50 for agricultural and 1.25 for grazing, but lands within five miles of Pocatello are reserved from entry and will sell July 17 at no less than 10 per acre. Prospectors may explore reserve lands before then. mineral lands are reserved from sale and will be subject to mineral-entry at 10 per acre.
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Fort Halls Reserve
Washington
Fort Hal
Oklahome
Pocatello
New York Market Wheat and Stocks Report
The wheat market opened lower and continued to decline to 78 cents, off about a half cent from prior levels with some recovery. Other markets show mixed results with quotes in Portland and Walla Walla and brief notes on upcoming market closures for Friday and Saturday the 4th and 6th. Stocks rose, led by St Paul at 176, Steel 39, Union Pacific 105.
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New York
Liverpool
St. Paul
Steel
Union Pacific
Chicago
Free Mail Delivery Delayed Again at Pendleton Postoffice
A Pendleton post office notice confirms postponement of free mail delivery from July 1 to September 1, 1902. Assistant Postmaster Bateson received a letter from Postmaster General Hawley in Washington, delaying carrier examinations and the appointment of delivery staff. The city has awaited free delivery for a year, with no word on successful applicants.
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Bateson
Washington, D. C
Pendleton
J. J. Hawley
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Promoted for Digestive Ailments
Advertised as a universal cure for indigestion, dyspepsia, heartburn, constipation, biliousness, insomnia, and malaria. Claims include positive cures and endorsements from physicians and druggists. Warns that many spend fortunes on futile health searches, urging readers to use the Bitters and note the private stamp on the bottle.
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England
South Africa
President backs regular session for Cuban reciprocity treaty
Washington reports the president will not call an extra session to consider the Cuban treaty for reciprocity. He plans to prepare a commercial treaty with the key points to be enacted into law but will not present it until Congress convenes for its regular session.
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Washington
Congress
Navy orders Dixie to Venezuela to protect American interests
Washington reports the Navy Department notified Commander Berry of the Dixie at League Island yard to prepare for action. The ship is believed to be sent to Venezuela to protect American interests, and it was intended to put the Dixie out of commission.
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Dixie
Washington
Navy Department
Berry
League Island
Venezuela
No Gambling In Portland Tonight
Portland authorities ordered the chief of police to shutter all gambling houses tonight as Mayor Williams and police commissioners enforce a city crackdown in July.
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Portland
Williams
To Find Teachers
Acting Governor Wright reports from Manila that the constabulary are attempting to recapture the school teachers. He says several of the gang have been killed or captured and claims the teachers were alive as of June 2.
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Washington
Wright
Manila
Fire destroys town of Tugia in Turkey
Constantinople reports a major blaze in Tugia Turkey today. The fire left 800 people homeless and caused extensive destruction across the town.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Tugia
New Multnomah County Officers to Take Office Monday
The newly elected officials of Multnomah County will assume office on Monday, marking the start of their terms. Voters previously elected these officers to serve in county government.
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Multnomah County
Washout Delays Train to Pen dleton from East
The O R and Netralia No 1 from the east did not arrive until 9 pm after a washout near Platt River country Nebraska. A waterspout washed away track on both sides but no lives were lost. This morning's train was four hours late for the same reason.
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O. R. & Netralia No. 1
Pendleton
Platt River
Nebraska
King's Condition Improves Amid Coronation Speculation
London reports the king slept well and showed no deterioration, with officials noting the illness not yet recorded in the court circular. The coronation date remains uncertain with speculation centering on November 20, St Edmund's day, for its unique religious significance.
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London
St Edmund's Day
Marriage License Granted in Walla Walla to Claude Medley and Jonnie W Cole
The Walla Walla Union reports a marriage license issued yesterday in Walla Walla to Claude Medley and Miss Jonnie W. Cole. Medley, known in Pendleton as a former clerk at Cleaver Broad and later at Pendleton Shoe Company, recently moved to Walla Walla for work in a shoe business. He and his bride plan to reside there.
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Walla Walla
Mrs J B Goff Remembered In Oakland Area
Mrs J B Goff, aged sixty years, was long a resident near Oakland. She and her family were highly esteemed in the community and remembered for their steady civic presence.
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Mra
J. B. Goff
Oakland
Tracy At It Again To Seattle In Bold Escape
Seattle police pursue convict Tracy after he hijacked a Puget Sound launch at Olympia and forced four men to flee. He was sighted along the Seattle International Railway near Ravenna Park, with authorities converging as a major manhunt unfolds. Local reports say Merrill may be hiding near Shelton, while a Belmore house robbery is linked to the escape.
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Seattle
Wash
Tracy
Olympia
Puget Sound
Merrill
Hhe Slaters
Shelton
Ballard
Seattle International
Ravenna Park
A. D. Freeman
Tacoma
Belmore
Assassination Plot Foretold in Findlay Vision
A Findlay Ohio resident in a trance predicted within fifteen months an attack on President Roosevelt thwarted by the president's bravery. He named a republican successor not Roosevelt, King Edward to die within three years, a future republic attempt after his son’s accession, a pope’s death changing Europe, and a terrible storm in the third week of August.
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J. K. Breesen
Findlay
Ohio
Roosevelt
Edward
Ireland
Scotland
Europe
Celebrate at Kines Fourth of July Event
Pete Smith plans a large turnout at Kine's grove for the Fourth despite rainy weather. The morning program starts on the street at eight and will move to the grove for music and dancing under a covered platform. The Woodman excursion is canceled, Meacham crowds expected to join, and a good time is promised at the grove.
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Pete Smith
Kine’s Grove
Free Phonograph Concert at Galvation Army Hall
Tonight Captain Kabs will present a grand phonograph concert at the Galvation Army Hall. The corps’ young ladies serve ice cream cake to all who attend. Admission is free for all.
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Galvation Army Hall
Kabs
Cal Coast
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Secret Service
Pennsylvania
Root
Laguna
McKinley
Mitchell
Wilkesbarre
New York Market
J. L. Ray & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
Valley
Seattle International Railway
Kine's
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