Baltimore Mayor's Will Sets $16000 For Wife After Haste Marriage
General news item reports Mayor McLane of Baltimore leaving $16,000 to his wife whom he married three weeks before taking his own life. Other items note high pulmonary disease counts in New York City, 1,000 cases under direct charge of the city health department, and a ship passage volume on the Columbia river bar with 16 licensed pilots. Also mentions Henry Watterson preferring Grover Cleveland to Roosevelt for age-related term concerns, Japan's blockade of Liao Tung Peninsula, William Keyser's death at a carriage incident, a tax case fought to the Supreme Court, and a near-death revival of a SD child after a long funeral wake.
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McLane
Baltimore
New York City
City Health Department
Columbia River Bar
Oregon News Mixes Deaths and Disputes Across the State
Solomon Eads dies at 65 in La Grande as Oregon miners and pioneers are noted. James Wiggs, Salt Lake pitcher, suspended by Alvin Lane. A boy from Waterville dies from a horse accident. S Rusk collapses while walking to the polls in Bourne. Oregon Homeopaths plan a June convention in Portland. Pacific Coast lumber combine ruled illegal in federal case. Fred Bohle dies after tomato can cut. American Labor Union moves headquarters to Chicago. State official Halley pursues adulterated California jellies entering Oregon markets.
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Solomon Eads
Oregon
la Grande
Thesday
James Wiggs
Salt Lake
Mininer
Alvin Lane
Waterville
Eugene
S. Rusk
Sasteorn
Bourne
Polix
Oregon Homeopaths
Portland
Pacific Coast Lumber Combine
Big Mills
San Francisco
Fred Bohle
Colton
Wash
American Labor Union
Bautie
Mont
Chicago
Halley
California
Three Big Bargains in Oregon Real Estate
Three big bargains list acres with orchard and mouse damage. 92 500 for six acres with house, 400 bearing fruit trees, and 4 acres alfalfa. another eight acres with house and barn and 406 bearing trees priced 2260. stock ranch of 2200 acres offering hay, water, timber, and range at 6 per acre. City property a specialty by E T Wade Son.
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Oregon
E. T. WADE @ son
School Board Eyes Byers Grove Site For New Buildings
At a recent meeting the board weighed three proposed sites for new school buildings with Byers Grove leaning to be chosen after the city engineer’s grade. Matlock property in the west end and a tract near Jackson Street also under consideration. Bonds to fund construction will be sold June 13 and work to begin immediately after. Miss Eva Woodlief elected to teach next year, returning to third grade with specialty in that work. The final site decision will be announced Friday evening with construction plans set for commencement.
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Byers
Eva Wood Fie
Eva Wood
Woo
Matlock
West End
Inn Road
Jackson Street
Old pioneers vote by proxy in broken thigh case
A. D. Rhonimus, a 74 year old Democrat, broke his leg while handling a young horse and asked for a judge and clerk to cast his ballot. Jesse Failing, a 63 year old Republican with a broken thigh, offered to help them poll. Neither voted and the oath would have contradicted, so the result remains unchanged.
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A. D. Rhonimus
Rhonimus
Jesse Failing
Failing
Oath
Road to Seven Devils linked to rich copper camp
Baker City Oregon expects a 60 mile railroad to the Seven Devils copper region this season. Promoters W L Vinson W C Brown vice presidents of New York Central and Lake Shore railroads along with H A Parker of Rock Island and banker James A Shake toured Huntington in Brown's private car to inspect the route. Baker City landowner W O Patterson joins the inspection party as the line would serve Eagle Pine valleys Big Goose creek Seven Devils mines Medical Lake and Cornucopia gold mines. The project promises major business growth and awaits expert decision.
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Baker City
Seven Devils
W. L. Vinson
W. C. Brown
New York Central Railroad
Lake Shore Railroad
H. A. Parker
Rock Inland Road
James A. Shake
New York
Huntington
Vinson
W. O. Patterson
Tidh Eagle
Pine
Big Goose Creek
Tennis Club Chooses Round Robin Singles Championship
At a Tennis Club meeting arrangements for a coming tournament were set. The first game will be Sunday morning with players assigned to singles places, each contestant facing all others, top scorers earning the singles title for the year, and doubles formed from top singles players for the doubles championship with trophies and prizes. A separate report notes the bodies of Martin Brile and his brother found after their disappearance in Quillay ule Valley, Washington.
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Gow
Martin Brile
Quillayule Valley
Washington
Denan Forest
Hotel Arriva guests listed in scattered Portland notices
A long OCR fragment lists numerous guests and residents across cities including Portland Seattle Spokane San Francisco Boston New York Denver and Chicago. Names such as G W Hunt J A Lickel C Otterhagen F H Stocker Charles H Green and many others appear with partial city affiliations and family mentions. The item reads like a social register or hotel guest ledger, with scattered commas and misspellings.
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G. W. Hunt
Portland
J. A. Lickel
C. Otterhagen
F. H. Stocker
Charles H. Green
San Francisco
E. W. Brigham
Boston
J. Sam Cole
Frank E. Green
J. W. Connell
John Ansfield
Cleveland
A. H. Greenberg
Seattle
G. M. Rice
Dayton A. F. Parker
Grangeville
John Gavin
the Dalles
E. J. Brannick
Mrs. Adams
Spokane
W. M. Ovter
Tacoma
Albert G. Rooker
J. W. Beverly
Denver
Mier Francens Day
H. W. Cameron
A. H. Coston
Bell
A. W. Tukner
W. KB
McRoberts
George Baker
C.H
Beware of Catarrh Remedies and Poisoned Wells
A fragmented notice warns against internal use of mercury containing “Hall's Catarrh Care” from FJ Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It urges only prescriptions from reputable physicians and cautions about dangers to the body. Separate item notes Manchurian Chinese accusing Russians of poisoning wells prompting evacuations.
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Hall
FJ. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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General News
Brad
Henry Watterson
Grover Cleveland
Roosevelt
Liao Tung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Danny
William Keyser
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
James Curtin
Pittsfield
Mass
United States Supreme Court
Syearoid
C. M. Fearing
Caster, S. D
Northwest News
Hotel Arriva
The
Pendleton
St. George
H. L. Jackson
San
Sellen
Holland
Jathca
F. O'Meara
Mise Myrtle du Rette
Salem
Lonergan
Seatry
J. H. Spear
St. Louis
R. J. Small
G. C. Kinn
Walla Walla
F. Wilson
H. W. Behnke
Nathan S&s Bamilton
W. Heroes
VW Connell
Vimatina
Bickers
Devens
Closset & Devers
Thin
Parry
Cooper
Sullivan
Bond
Milwaukee Beer
the State Saloon
E. Roses & Co
Schwarz & Greulich Meat Co
Main Street
A. Nolth
Restaura
Paria
Gus Lafontaine
Malo Street
Canty's
Gorner WA
Webb
Palmo
Pruggists
Cor, Main and
Court Pendleton, Orege
C. F. Colesworth
Lee
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