Mixed 1903 News Briefs From Across the Nation
A collection of brief items notes Virginia peanut output tied to a $4 million stake, Balkan revolt doubts in Russia, threats against a Black Tennessee mail carrier, and London loan applications for Transvaal financing. It also reports widespread Presbyterian creed votes, Manchuria concerns, a million dollar cult lawsuit against the shoe trust in Boston, Deputy Sheriff Baker’s fatal shooting in Iowa, Ireland land bill progress, Brooklyn builders opposing unions, Bakers’ Association price hikes, John Czolgosz detained in Los Angeles, and other varied items from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trist
Virginia
Tennessee
Transvaal
London
Uhe Presbyterian Church
America
England
Japan
United States
Manchuria
Shoe Trust
Boston
Baker
Council Bluffs
Iis
House of Commons
Brooklyn
Chicago
John Cxolgess
Owassing
McKinley
Los Angeles
Mere Even Wets
Pacific Northwest items from the Albany to Walla Walla area
Pacific Northwest notes report memorial ovation for Binger Hermann in Albany and a Washington picnic in June. Union and employers arbitration actions include Portland painters and Sumpter business men. Postal and place name changes creep in with Loudon Station and Johnston Siding. A San Francisco hotel cashier faces fraud charges, while a Neskowin post office robbery case arrests a Portland suspect. Desertion and elopement shake Eugene and Walla Walla, and rural mail routes expand serving Whatcom Ferndale Yakima Colfax. Timber cruisers named deputy assessors set to value timber lands to curb owner-assessor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binger Hermann
Albany
Washington
Waltabure
Portland
Painture
Bunmpter Cawmilletelke
Sumpter Business
Loudon Station
Johogon Siding
Walla Walla
Post Office Department
Whatcom
Ferndale
Yakima
Colfax
Clatsop County
Hotel Arrivals List
A crowded hotel arrivals roundup includes Miss M White and Caldwell Mason from Kansan City, A Whaley and J L Smith, plus Bey Mitchell of Portland. Couples T H Beathe and wife, Mrs Tausick of Walla Walla, and visitors from Neenah and Spokane appear among numerous travelers. Names span Portland to Heppner and Baker City with arrivals listed from Echo, St Johns, Sumpter, Collins, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. White
Caldwell H. Mason
Kansan
A. Whaley
Bolivar
J. L. Smith
Wallowa
Bey Mitchell
Portland
T. H. Beathe
Weston
Tausick
Walla Walla
John Jensen
Neenah
Henry Fass
Paul
Thompson
J. H.taylor
Farmington
G. Joyce
J. Morris
City
T W. Luck
la Grande
A. Peck
Startling Test Promises Cure For Gastric Ulcers
Dr T G Merritt of Mehoopany Pa reports a patient with violent stomach hemorrhages due to ulcers improved from the first dose of Electric Bitters and has had no attack in 14 months. The remedy is praised for dyspepsia indigestion and kidney troubles and sold by Tollman Co. Also real estate ads: 640 acre Jas Lindsay farm near Alba with timber hay and crop potential, fenced with buildings and sold in up to three tracts by Bentley Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Merritt
Mehoopany
Tollman & Co
Jas. Lindsay
Alba
Bentley & Hartman
Purported Moki Tea Skin Tonic Ad Describes Benefits
An advertisement promotes Moki Tea as a pure herb drink that improves complexion and clears skin, claiming to relieve headaches. It lists prices of 25 and 60 cents, offers a money back guarantee, and directs readers to W. H. Hooker & Co. in Buffalo for samples, with W. H Schmidt & Co. as druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hooker & Co
Buffalo
W. H Schmidt & Co
Land and buildings for sale near the city at Rigby property
Five miles northeast of the city a tract of good wheat land with half in grain, plus a dwelling two barns other outbuildings and a water system. Call Oliver & Co.’s grocery or W. W. Rigby at Thompson Treeel for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver & Co
W. Rigby
Thompson
Acker's Blood Elixir Promises Cure for Chronic Blood Poisoning
Patent medicine claim stating Acker's Blood Elixir positively cures chronic blood poisoning and sorefulous affections. Describes it as a matchless system tonic and purifier. Money refunded if dissatisfied. Sec and $1.00 F. W. Schmidt & Co. druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acker
F. W. Schmidt & Co
Ten Dollars Reward for Strayed Brown Mare in Helix Oregon
A brown mare with a white facial stripe, shod all around and wearing a saddle with a coat tied behind, strayed from near Gibbon station. Ten dollars reward offered for return of the outfit to Henry Hill, Helix, Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibbon Station
Henry Hill
Helix
Oregon
Sunday School Organized and Local Farming Notes
In Ridge and vicinity a Sunday school was organized for the new term amid reports of large land tracts being readied for fencing. The area experienced warm dry days followed by a cool dust storm, with expectations of rain. Local farmers like J E Smith Co and Edwards Bros report varying lambing and wool numbers as activity centers on Pilot Rock, Alba, and nearby Joel Canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Smith Co
Edwards Bros
Fharnwald Bros
F. BE. Potter
Alkali
James Hackett
Dixie Ranch
Joseph Kennedy
Alba
M. G. Edwards
Pilot Rock
G. W. Lansner
John Day
James Kinnty
Webb Shoe
Charles Cunningham
Hone
A. Waugh
T. D. Waugh
Jack Canyon
Clarke Sturtevant
Hhe
Sarah Manning
Pendleton
Berton Smith
J. E. Smith Livestock Co
Bear Crook
M. EB. Fletcher
K. F. Fahrenwald
Allen
le Schmidt & Viebrock
J.T. Ogle
al Smith
Wiashote Ete
Fire Relief Association activity noted by Oregon agent
M H Rice of Freewater, county agent for the Oregon Fire Relief Association, reported spring business activity in McMinnville. The association carries over 1,000,000 in reserves, has paid 619 losses in eight years, and operates as a strictly mutual society governed by member vote.
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M. H. Rice
Freewater
Marunia
Oregon Fire Relief Association
McMinnville
Cavalry Horses Inspection Dates Announced
Government inspectors will be in Echo on May 24 and Pendleton on May 27 to appraise horses suitable for cavalry use. Owners with eligible stock should present animals for inspection. for prices and details contact Zoeth Houser at Keho or Pendleton. H Metzger, Contractor.
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Echo
Pendleton
Zoeth Houser
Keho
H. Metzger
Sir Henry M. Stanley Recalled for Loneliness Recovery
British explorer Sir Henry M. Stanley is described as recovering from loneliness some years after his famed travels. The note portrays him as enduring a period of isolation once seen as a serious issue in his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Henry M. Stanley
Explorer
Walla Walla Men Back Warrants for School Building
Walla Walla businessmen and capitalists pledge to subscribe 43 000 in school warrants to finance contractor payments for a new high school. The instrument, circulated last week and publicized last night, shows multiple signatories agreeing to take warrants at par despite legal objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Lots for Sale Near River at Grant's Pass
A notice offers several night lots on the north side by the river with no grading required. It notes a price range and mentions work starting on the first flour mill at Grant's Pass, planned as a four story structure with high capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NT. Conk
Grant's Pass
Economic Figures From Victoria and US Demographics
The document notes Victoria’s gold yield for the first two months totaling 126189 ounces. It also states there are 51038 divorced persons in the United States, with more than two thirds being women. March public debt increased by 1691081 dollars.
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Victoria
Molo
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
General News
Pacific Northwest News
Janes F. Hohen
Hotel Pleasonton
San Francisco
Ae Ayeremaes
Elliott
Landing
The
Columbia
Astoria
Charleston
John Frantin
Federal Grand Jury
Neskowin
John J. Hess
Goldendale
Ts & Midshipman
Ricard & Wickham
Eugene
Friday
Eva Mullen
Mr. Hood
F. W. Schmidt
Bell & CO
Front and
Washington Sts
Portland, Oregon
Jesse Failing
Sharples Tubular
T. C. Taylor, the Hardward May
Pendleton, Ore
Main ST
Grand Trunk
Sumpter
North Pole
Golconda
Monmoth G. M. CO
Belle Baker
Bald Mountain
IBEX
Stand Trunk Gold Mining and Milling
H. S. McCallum & Company
Baker City
U. R
Bryson
Our
Jen
Thompson Hardware Co
Main Street
Hardware Lim
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