Brutal Cattle Loading on Hawaii Ship Described
A reporter from Leslie's Weekly witnesses cattle being loaded onto a vessel at Kawailahao Hawaii in a cruel process. Cowboys drag frightened steers into surf tie horns to boats and hoist them aboard using a bellyband. The scene is painful, with natives and sailors involved and calls for a more humane method amid rough seas and costly freighting.
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Hawaii
Kawalihae
Honolulu
Molokai
Leslie's Weekly
The Electro Magnet in Engineering Works
The electro magnet plays a prominent role in lifting tasks by energizing via a switch to attach to bars, scrap, or pig iron. Poles are shaped to suit material, with oblong forms for heavy rails. It handles castings over two tons and can lift and drop a steel bail of one to six tons for breaking old castings.
Passing of a Famous Bridge at Constantinople
An American firm sought the sultan’s order for a bridge project by presenting two paintings. The first showed a stormy view of the Golden Horn bridge, the second a sunny day scene. Reuters notes neither depiction swayed the sultan to award the contract.
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Golden Horn
Constantinople
Atlantic
Reuter
Artist Charles Field Leads Fight Against Gold Frames
American artist Charles Field of St. Louis now in Paris argues frames should be custom designed to fit each canvas, making the frame part of the picture and enhancing its presentation. The idea has sparked interest in U.S. art circles with John Martin of New York adopting it. two of his works will be shown in autumn salon with bespoke framing.
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Charles Field
St. Louis
Paris
John Martin
New York
Argonaut
New Bayonet and Sword Planned for Regulation Use
A bayonet and a straight long sword are to replace current regulation weapons though timing is unclear. The sword favors thrusting, long and narrow like a rapier, while the bayonet will be long and thin for extended reach. Earlier claims of bayonet obsolescence are challenged by recent jungle warfare lessons. In a separate item, George G Morton of Russell Street suffers sore ribs after laughing at a prank with garden hose, requiring medical attention for a rib fracture and partial lining tear.
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London Court Journal
George G. Morton
Russe!l Street
Bermuda
Electric Railways to Cover the Willamette Valley
Salem Statesman reports a rousing Salem Stayton electric railroad meeting at Turner with Salem leaders A Hocketneli n and E Hoffer among attendees. Turnout was large, plans call for stock sales and construction starting along the line, with headquarters at the Salem Board of Trade. over $2500 has been spent on improving the coming park site and water works, promising a 40 acre lawn when the hydrant and piping work is finished.
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The
Salem Statesman
Salem
Statesman
Wills Caldwell
W. JL. Freres
Charles Streff
Dr. Beauchamp
Stayton
J. W. Ransom
Ed L. Martin
Turner
Sherman Swank
Charles Helin
Frank L. Pound
Aumaville
Salem Board of Trade Rooms
Work party furthers park grounds with trenches and ditching
In Walla Walla the city park project progressed with twenty men digging ten trenches each three feet deep spanning 4 squire 40 eres, two miles of ditching, and a mile and a quarter of pipe laid yesterday. The Statesman notes102 workers were employed that morning to complete the tasks.
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Walla Walla
The Greatest Aerialists At Local Show
The Peerless Potters with the Greater Norris and Rowe circus arrive here after London triumphs to perform Thursday afternoon and night May 14. American by birth they spent much time in Europe where they gained fame as the highest paid aerialists. During San Francisco runs 279,878 paid admission for 60 performances. The press calls them the world’s greatest artists and describes their space flights as thrilling with full double twists and triple somersaults.
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Norris Jand Rowe Circus
Museum
Mennagerie
Hippodrome
Congress of Natons
London
England
Hives
Europe
San Francisco
Peerless Potters
Acrobat troupe amazes crowd with airborne maneuvers
Saults soar sixty feet with catches by hands and feet, performed by a seven-member troupe delivering graceful, butterfly-like feats.
Foley Kidney Remedy Promises Healthier Kidneys
The kidneys strain impurities from blood and Foley's Kidney Remedy is advertised to make them healthy so they will remove waste. Pendleton Drug Co. promotes the remedy with a call to take it at once to restore wellness.
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Foley
Pendleton Drug Co
Prisoner in Connell Jail Attempts Suicide by Hanging
An unnamed inmate at Connell jail attempted suicide on Saturday using a small rope. The rope broke and he nearly strangled before officers reached him.
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Connell
First Class Restaurant Near Hotel Adverts Prices
An advertisement for a first class restaurant in connection with a hotel notes room rates at 1.00 and 1.50 dollars. It mentions a location a block and a half from the depot and a prominent electric sign reading Bee.
Commodious Sample Rooms near Depots With Dining Bar
Telephone and fire alarm connections with all rooms. Headquarters for traveling men. Free meals, special weekly or monthly rates. Excellent cuisine and prompt dining room service. Bar and billiard room in connection. Only three blocks from depots.
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Bath
St. George
Northwest
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