Tragic shooting in San Francisco and mixed dispatches
Miss Alice Hell was shot by Roy Huff in San Francisco after he tried to force her to drink acid while jealous motives were cited. Chicago Chief Shippy announced horse racing would not restart on June 1 with tracks remaining closed. A London servant inherits $250,000 from her aunt Mary Clark after two decades of search. Milliken Bros closure discharges 1900 steel workers affecting about 7000 dependents. Texan John Henry Kirby posted a $2.5 million bond after receivership. Ballooning safety notes and Harriet Beecher Stowe dramatization anecdotes appear alongside Idaho Sugar consolidation plans and The Dalles residents data. Additional reports cover a Crook county harvester sale, a fatal logging accident near Twin Falls, and multiple smallpox quarantines in Washington towns. Washington grain prices stay high as a drowning near Council, Idaho is reported, plus Boise street paving and a fatal mining camp powder explosion.
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Roy Huff
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Annie Brennan
Heredif
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Milliken Hroa
Staten Island
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Crook County
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T. A. Taylor
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Peter Jones
Wapato
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Frank
Yakima
Washtuens
Charles Burgard
Portland
la Grande Observer
Boise
Charles Anderson
Johnson & Anderson
Hooper
J. A. Balalger
Colfax
Thomas Hamblin
Sells-Flote
Eugene General Hospital Association
W. H. Alexander
Hugene
Aity
Harriett Stanton Winters
Almira, Wash
Rome
Darius
Bond Brothers Clothiers Endorsed By National Figure
Prominent local booster touts Bond Brothers Pendleton as a leading clothier while linking Todnevelt’s struggles to secure a third term and Teddy Roosevelt’s influence on national politics. The piece stresses modern fashion cladding popular among many, urging readers to verify the claim.
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Teddy
Dedicatory Mormon Temple Opens in La Grande
A new $30,000 Mormon temple in La Grande with 2200 seating capacity and the northwest’s largest pipe organ was dedicated. Joseph F. Smith preached the sermon as a 200-voice Salt Lake City choir performed. About 2600 Mormons from Oregon, Southern Idaho, and Utah attended, with all construction funded by Mormons and no outside aid.
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la Grande
Salt Lake City
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Northwest
Union County
Ita
Havest
Ontario paper chronicles Harry Orchard childhood
The article profiles Alfred Horsley later known as Harry Orchard, alleged murderer of Idaho Governor Steunenberg. It describes his quiet Wooler Ontario family, early gambling tendencies, dairy work as a cheesemaker, a damaging factory fire, and a life of drifting leading to disappearance with a Campbellford woman. His wife remained in Wooler with a daughter, while a Brighton resident noted his gambling habits.
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Alfred Horsley
Goveernor Steunenberg
Idaho
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Wooler
Jese
Four Corners
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Innter
Horsley
Vancouver
Ti le
Horsey
Slater
Portland Saloonmen Push For Sunday Closing Loophole
Portland liquor interests march for a knothole in John Manning's Sunday closing law. Hotel and restaurant men join the effort while Manning remains calm. Multnomah county reportedly remains under Manning administration as the issue is debated.
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Cansea
Portland
John Manning
Oregon Daily Journal
Manning
Multnomah County
Tt Ia
Sunday closing law to hit Portland saloons hard
The enforcement plan may close about 60 saloons in Portland and reduce county saloons. Estimates show 50 or more in Portland operating at under 100 dollars monthly. A $400 liquor license ordinance could cut net income by about 75 dollars monthly, with Sunday closings lowering gross receipts by around 20 percent and forcing owners to shift business.
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Portland
Wholeatie Signor Centere
North Coast survey hints at Harriman line to Walla Walla
Engineer Clark for North Coast began a survey near Two Rivers to map a route from the Colombia river to Walla Walla. Indications suggest the road could pass Juniper canyon east of Wallula, join the R. R. and N. track near Wallula, then follow the O. R. & N. water grade, and reach Walla Walla. The plan supports the Harriman proposition for a North Coast line.
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North Coast
Two Rivers
Colombia
Walla Walla
Juniper Canyon
Walluin
Touchet
Building New Fruit Cars to Ease California Shipments
New York June 17 report states Southern Pacific builds 6600 refrigerator cars to handle California citrus growth. At 25 cars daily, more equipment will be added. 36,000 cars expected next season as acreage expands. Orange lemon grapefruit and small fruits moving east, with 10,600 cars valued up to 27 million dollars in a season aided by advanced refrigerated cars.
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New York
California
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Slocum Disaster Remembrance Services Held in New York
Relatives and friends of more than 00 women and children who perished in the General Slocum disaster gathered at the Lutheran cemetery on June 15 1904 for a memorial service. About a thousand people attended including around 200 survivors of the ill fated excursion party. The crowd laid offerings on the graves of known and unidentified victims.
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New York
Timber Deal Gives Cameron Lumber Vast Coeur d'Alene Lands
In the Coeur d'Alenes Cameron Lumber Company secures control of nearly all heavy timber land on the north fork of the Coeur d'Alene river. Four deeds filed at Wallace reveal a tract of 4480 acres purchased for 41603 dollars, with exact acreage and prices not fully disclosed.
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Coeur d'Alenes
Cameron Lumber Company
Coeur d'Alene River
Wallace
Lake Kahlotus Expands Threatens Nearby Homes
Lake Kahlotus has grown to cover at least a mile more than six months ago. Springs feed the lake. if it rises another foot, several residences could be seriously affected. A canal could drain the lake, likely requiring action. Kuhlotus Record reports.
Help Wanted at Once at Troy Laundry
The Troy laundry advertises immediate openings for four boys and five hand-iron girls. The notice seeks quick hiring for labor roles, indicating available positions and a need for applicants without specifying qualifications.
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Troy Laundry
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