Notable 19th Century News Roundup From Pittsburg to St Louis
Edward Ferguson dies in Pittsburg after a vast fortune. Gold seized in Chicago gambling dens by District Attorney Lindaley. Lowther, of France, honors Porter with Grand Cross. Santos Dumont heads to New York en route to St Louis for the airship prize. FE Dickens named rear admiral, replacing J Read at Wehr horse board. Lightning hits Thunder Mountain killing four horses, injuring driver and three passengers. Finland unsettled after governor assassination. authorities report little public sympathy. Brotherhood of Hookbinders denounces Roosevelt over Miller’s retention in government printing. Pension Commissioner Ware refuses to write Chicago Tribune poem. vows to remain until pardoned out. Three Americans, Maxwell of Texas, Maxwell of Arizona, and Woodward of Arizona, murdered by Mexican bandits in Sonora during a prospecting trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Ferguson
Pittsburg
Chicago
Lindaley
Lowther
France
Legion of Honor
Porter
Santos Dumont
New York
St. Louis
FE. W. Dickens
League Jalan Navy Yard
Bhen
J. J. Read
Wehr Horse Board
Thunder Mountain
Finland
Bobrinkoff
Oregon and Washington News Briefs From 1904
The Seattle Times was sued for 25000 dollars for damages to character by attorney Frank Weisstring of Seattle. The Hood River crop will yield 10000 crates, 2000 under early forecasts. Millard Hinl a Salem cigar dealer, was shoved in the Willamette river last Saturday. A movement seeks to split the Oregon Episcopal church into two dioceses with the Cascade mountains as the divider. N H Latimer of Dexter Horton Trust was elected president of the Washington State Bankers Association at Walla Walla. Secretary of state corrections reports due to errors in Coos Clackamas Harney Lake Lincoln and Morrow counties election returns. Over 200000 head of sheep may graze on Cascade reserves this season. none on Olympic Idaho reserves. David Briggs of Grants Pass found a quartz ledge yielding 25000 mortars in a week from a 10 by 7 foot excavation. the vein is decomposed and improves with depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Times
Frank Weisstring
Seattle
Hood River
Millard Hin
Salem
Willamette
Oregon Episcopal Church
Cascade Mountains
N. H. Latimer
Dexter Horton Trust Company
Washington State Bankers’ Association
Walla Walla
Secretary of State
Coos
Clackamas
Harney
Lake
Lincoln
Morrow
Cascade
Olympic
Idaho
David Briggs
Grant's Pass
Mortara
Real Estate Offers in Pendleton Oregon
If you want to buy wheat land stock ranch town property vacant lots or anything in the real estate line just drop in and see us ca T. Wade & Bon Office in FE 0 Building Pendleton Or Phone Black 1111.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ca. T. Wade & Bon
Pendleton
Rebekah Elect Officers and Lodge Organized at Adams Athena
Athena news reports Mrs William Meride attended a sick child in Walla Walla then returned home. Mrs Jake Craton and Mrs Cox are ill with stomach trouble and weakness. Eva McDonald visited relatives. Mrs Nelson wished well to daughter Mrs Lind. Mrs Hall returned from Astoria. Grand president Mrs Barnett and the Rebekah team organized a 20 member lodge at Adams with officers elected including Mrs Ferguson and Miss Mary Carr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
William Meride
Walla Walla Tueasay
Sam Meffride
Meffride
Jake Craton
Cox
Huenlita
Eva McDonald
James Nelson
Milton
Lind
Hall
Astoria
WH Reeder
Barnett
Rebekah
Adams Yestoering
Rebekah Lodge
Afra
Oisle Adama
M. G
Ferguson
Tom Swaten
Mary Carr Tress
EA Donley
Willig Goleon
Kittie
Walla Walla
Rebekahe
Fred Gross
Mae Gross
Mabel Thompkins
T Sharp
Mikes Kittle Sharp
Fight Over Spokane County Assessor Schedule and Spokesman Review
The text describes a dispute between Spokane County Assessor Dayton H. Stewart and the Spokesman Review, tied to a $21,000 assessment and tax nonpayment by W. H. Cowles’s Associated Press franchise. It notes prior year assessments, court aside hopes, and tensions after the assessor’s plant valuation, with continued sharp editorials from the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Dayton H. Stewart
Associated Press
W. H. Cowles
Spokane Press
Cowles
Mudgett
Stewart
Spokesman Review
Montana Leads Nation in Sheep Population
The acting statistician reports Montana heads the United States in sheep numbers with 5,270,068 sheep valued at 2.31 per head. Wyoming, New Mexico, Idaho follow, while the U S total shows a decline of 12,354,732 sheep to 61,030,144.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Department of Agriculture
Wyoming
New Mexico
Idaho
Ohio
Oregon
California
Michigan
Colorado
Texas
Wisconsin
New York
Arizona
United States
Oregon Pioneer Reunion and Sports Tournament Dates
June 22 marks the thirty second annual reunion of Oregon Pioneers in Portland. June 23 24 and 26 feature the Northwest Sports men's tournament in Pendleton. In August 2027 the American Mining Congress will convene in Portland. Mrs Mellasa Ellen Gleason of Philomath died Saturday aged 64. She had come to Oregon from Missouri in her youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Pioneers
Portland
Pendleton
American Mining Congress
Mellasa Ellen Gleason
Philomath
Oregon
Missouri
Hotel Arrivals List From Walla Walla to Portland and Beyond
A lengthy hotel arrivals page lists guests arriving at hotels in Walla Walla Portland Spokane San Francisco and other cities. Names include Miss Lewls Hendrick H Herman A Roderick Grant W. H. Seaver 3 R. Morrin Master Murray R. A. Watson William Maher C. M. Smith A W Eickner G. Hungiker A H Dagton B R McRoberts C L Cox T H Smith S Peisnr A Stuttekopf J. etc. Destinations cover Portland Seattle Chicago San Francisco New York and more with numerous residents and travelers passing through. The list mixes individuals couples and families with varied spellings and minor OCR quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Lewls Hendrick
Walla Walla
H. Herman
Portland
A. Roderick Grant
Porthinil
W. H. Seaver
San Franchiscn
R. Morrin
Chicago
Murray
Loulaville
R. A. Watson
City
William Maher
C. M. Smith
A.W. Eickner
Spokane
L. Hungiker
A. H Dagton
W. BR. McRoberts
A. CD
M. Cozle
Louis Apple
M. Groom
Fred Olsen
San Francisco
N. L. Tooker
BE. Pakkowk
Portians
T .B. Hunt
A. C. Brodie
A.C. Brodie
C. E. Nelson
Weaton
G. J. McEvoy
A.C. McBreen
W. T. Histoy
Elty
Th A. Stirks
H. J. Morey
A. Leopold
Sheepmen Seek Range Lease and Water Source
Attention sheepmen open range to lease and locate good range and water. Address box 44 La Grande Oregon. $7.50 Panama date for $4.75 from Lee Teutsech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grande
Panama
Lee Teutsech
Over 225000 Employed by United States Civil Service
The census bureau reports more than 226,400 persons employed in the federal civil service, excluding some military and small poste positions. The payroll covers clerical and professional staff, with 150,383 in Washington and nationwide, including 147,001 men and 1,822 women, ages varied. Many serve under one year, with a broad salary spread and 13,998 unpaid substitutes in rural deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Civil Service
Wigil
Census Bureau
Finth
War Department
Navy
Thie
Uncle Sam
Washington
Canada sanctions the road plan for Grand Trunk Pacific
The Canadian House of Commons passed the Grand Trunk Pacific bill by 64 to 59 after concessions. The road from Moncton to Port Simpson will cost about 1.25 million dollars and cover 3125 miles. The government to build Winnipeg north, lease to Grand Trunk Pacific for 45 years at 3 percent, with bonds guaranteed for remaining sections. The project aims to open 500 million acres for cultivation in the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commans
Grand Trunk Pacific
Senate
Governor General
Moncton
North Bay
Gravenhurst
Win
Niles
Butteinfer
Port Simpson
Grand Trunk Railroad
Winnipeg
Canadian Northwest
United States
Cure dandruff with Newbro's Herpicide claims
The ad asserts Herpicide kills dandruff germs and promotes hair growth. It markets the product as the sole scientific solution, promising irritation relief and a pleasant scalp, with a 10 cent sample via stamps to The Herpicide Co. Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
The
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
F. W. Schmidt
Walters Flour Milling Capacity and Trade Offer
Walters' Flouring Mills can process 150 barrels daily. Flour exchanges for wheat, with flour, mill feed, and cho feed continuously on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walters’ Flouring Mills
Aon
Also Mentioned on This Page
General News
Brotherhood of Hookbinders
St. Paul
Roosevelt
Miller
Ware
Chicago Tribune
Pension Bureau
James B. Maxwell
Baird
John Maxwell
Pierce, Ariz
Enoch Woodward
Douglas
Ariz
Sonora
Mexico
Pacific Northwest News
Hevere Case
Adams
St. George
Louis
G. Tuttle
W. FP. Moffatt
W. A. Haltz
Sallila
Mrs. Thompson
L. Downer
Spokonw
C. French
Ralph Johnson
George Goodnight
L. H. Gideon
F. E. Carson
Sioux City
Sam J. Cohen
J. E. Rothschild
Denver
Rh C
Dodd
C. H. Thompson
James Whittemore
RK. F. Steele
the Bickers
HH. Burke
J. Owans
la Granady
W. 2D. Smith
le Grande
F. J. Bowers
William Dunbar
James Casey
J W. Allister
W. M. Parker
D. Hayes
F. F. Root
A. W. Allister
James O'Connor
L. Smith
M. W. Gray
T. J. Casey
James Morgan
Mascot
Sam Miller
JL. C. Marin
W. H. Berkley
Sik
Neagle's
Neagles Bros
Palmo
Court Sts
Pendiston
A. Noltr
White Bros
Association Blok
Canada
Sherwin
E. J. Murphy
Court
College Place
F.E. van Dusal & Co
Boller
Govert
Glenn Winslow
Opti | Postoffice
Canty
Amusenen
Corner
Webb Streets
Ron Bane
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