Australian swimmer breaks world record crossing Vienna harbor
Annette Kellerman, an Australian champion long distance swimmer, swam over 26 miles without a stop at Vienna. A world athletics note reports her feat as the standout among aquatic exploits of the era.
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Annette Kellerman
Vienna
Federal Circuit Court
New York
Waleh
Chicago
W. Woodruff
Redlands
Perris Cah
Congress
Oregon
Washington
Washington News Briefs From Astoria to Nome
Senator Hey burn shows marked recovery in Washington. Astoria city council plans charter amendments for voters next December. Charles Miller aged 28 died at a Cambridge sawmill while moving sowings. Supreme Court upholds lower court in Daly murder case. Freq Pond sentenced to death for Daly murder, influenced by Daly’s wife. James Wickersham federal judge appointment in Ameka not to be confirmed. Roosevelt may offer another. ex sheriff William Cochran fatally shoots Thomas Sharkey after long quarrel. J R Binns, ex lieutenant, jumps from the Ohio en route from Nome to Seattle for brain treatment. A submarine capture recently raised a mall Island off the coast.
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Charles Miller
Wolser
Cambridge
Washington
Supreme Court
Freq Pond
Charles Daly
Bolse
Mur
Daly
James, Wickersham
Ameka
Senate
Roosevelt
William Cochran
King County
Kilway
Thomas Sharkey
O'Dirien
Ohio
Nome
Seattle
Mall
Totel Arrivals List From Multiple Cities
A long list of arrivals by rail and steamer includes names and origins across Portland Spokane Walla Walla La Grande San Francisco Omaha Kansas City Memphis and Salt Lake with many individuals and spouses named among travelers and residents awaiting transportation or transfer.
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W. W. Trving
Portland
J. A. Allison
F. J. Gardner
G. L. Richardson
H. KE. Emery
Spokane
Pete Sheridan
Reho
al Brown
R. T. Sweeney
Hogan
RE. J. Brown
Walla Walla
George Connor
la Grande
Blond
F. Bertholomew
D. L. Shaw
Washington
GT. Willame
Wallin Walla
F. 8. Campbell
San Joee
Mra
A. (. Kirk
Anna FE. Kirk
A. Stocker
B. H. Trumbull
A. Livingstone
C. B. Miller
Wife
H. J. Miller
A. EF. Paddock
A. H. Rohrer
Portlanity
Ringler
BE. A. Burke
FL C. Jorgensen
H. M. Hunt
J. AL Proleo
A. Z. MacArthur
J. C. Prick
St. Louiie
O'Hare
L. Loheman
Salt Lake
William Maher
Catarrh Cure Promises One Hundred Dollar Reward
Readers learn of a claimed cure for catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice asserts the remedy treats catarrh as a constitutional disease by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and invites testimonials, with a Toledo address for purchases and a recommendation to also take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney
Toledo
Hall
Notice of sealed bids for two bridges in Umatilla County
The Umatilla County Court invites sealed bids to be filed with the county clerk by 2 p.m. on June 25, 1906, for two bridges over the Umatilla River. One bridge is to be near Echo, Oregon, the other just east of Pendleton city limits. Bids follow county clerk furnished plans and specifications. the board may reject all bids. Dated June 11, 1906, County Clerk Frank Saling.
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Umatilla County
Oregon
Umatilla River
Echo
Pendleton
Frank Saling
Sewage Tank Plan Rush To Cleanse Washington Rivers
Washington state health officials press cities to stop discharging sewage into fresh water streams. North Yakima faces about $3000 for full tank adoption as Vancouver BC cites septic tank use. Spokane and Walla Walla along the Yakima basin would follow, with enforcement possible to compel compliance. City Attorney Forsyth supports board powers to enforce cleaner water.
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Yakima Republic
Washington
State Board of Health
Cites
Eity
North Yakima
Yakima River
Lr. J. M. Semple
Spokane
de. P. Frank
Vancouver
B. C
Yakima
Walla Walla
Whrehipeton
Clty
Magar Reed
Counelmen
State Board
Thie
Vaneconwer
Forsyth
Board of Health
North Yakime
Granting Washington State lands controversy robs schools
Washington state officials allege federal officials and Congress are robbing the common schools of thousands of acres granted by the enabling act. Land Commissioner F W Nore cites fraud in entries and pressure to release a 160 acre tract in Chehalis County to Roger Hansen's heirs, with Interior support for a patent if the state relinquishes claims. Commissioner Ross says release is unclear but will follow rules.
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Secretary of the Interior
Congress
State of Washington
F. W. Nore
W. L. Jones
Olympian
Interior Department
Ito
Bate
Ross Rave Her
Versailles Bourbon Tree and Odd Africa Witchcraft Tale
A rambling note recalls the famed Versailles Bourbon orange tree said to survive through centuries, linked to various royals from Napoleon to Francis I, and later vanished dustless from St Denis. The tale shifts to a Cape study of witchcraft cannibalism in Lilongwe, with a man admitting eating a dead woman after buying a medicine from a witch doctor. A France waterspout is described with menacing thunder and a conical cloud. The Canterbury archbishop precedes York due to a historic dispute resolved by papal grant.
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Versailles
Pontalgebleau
Naverre
Francis I
Pontaineblean
St Renebad
St Denis
Serene
Africa
Lilongwe
Australian Native and the Trinity Belief
A fragment from The Australian Native mentions belief in the Trinity and evolution, noting fitness relative to contemporaries, then shifts to a scene of nocturnal cowardice. A humorous exam answer about an eclipse of the moon is cited, and the piece ends with a note on Kansans organizing a society at Yakima amid references to Jayhawk ore and local humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les
Amlsuke
London
Yakima
Uric Acid and Gravel Remedy Sold in Pendleton
Uric acid and gravel arise when the kidneys fail to filter impurities. Irving's Buchu Wafers claim to cleanse the kidneys, restore walls, and prevent uric acid formation. Sold at 60c a box by Tallman & Co, 623 Main St, Pendleton, Oregon.
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Irving
Tallman & Co
Main St
Pendleton
Oregon
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