Diverse 1900s News Bits From Across U S Regions
Denver hosts the American stock growers convention electing Mard Macfeensie as president. A Texas coal mine flood drowns seven. Carnegie builds blast furnaces in Youngstown to employ 2000. Panama Canal sickness hits 12 yellow fever cases among workers. Persia quake kills 50 at Bengar Abbas. Adelbert, son of German emperor, ill with blood poisoning after fly testing. A windstorm wrecks a five story St Joseph building. two killed and one fatally injured in Elwood grain elevator collapse. Dr Oliver W Nixon dies in Biloxi. Chicago Inter Ocean editor and owner. A Minneapolis syndicate eyes northwest lumber mills. Fox Mine Co of Seattle valued at $400,000. Y M C A Pittsburgh refuses two actors as members. Potter criticizes. Miner Julius Baer ill at Hunter’s Hot Springs. Baptists seek biennial convention in Spokane. North Yakima wool trading hits 230,000 pounds at 14–17 cents. Cripple barber A T Rush commits suicide in Olympia. Washington millers to organize at Tacoma on July 2. Moscow Idaho Electric’s water-pumping offer tabled. John L Sullivan in Spokane wants a six to ten round bout with Chirley Mitchell. U S Attorney Buick of Boise vows war on liquor sales to Indiana on Idaho reservations. Two men rob Ed Schinke on Olympia bridge for 40 dollars in daylight. William Barrett jailed in Portland for a 20,000 dollar San Francisco bank theft. entire sum recovered.
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Denver
Mard Macfeensie
Cinco
Texas
Carnegie Company
Youngstown
Panama Canal
Benger Abbas
Persia
Adelbert
William
Germany
St. Joseph
John G. Smith
Jack Chambers
Elwood
Kaw
Oliver W. Nixon
Chicago Interocean
Biloxi
Mise
Minneapolis
Orthwest
Fox Minime Company
Seattle
North Yakima
A. T. Rush
Olympia
Millers of
Washington
Tacoma
Moscow, Idaho
John L. Sullivan
Spokane
Chirley Mitchell
United States
N. M. Buick
Boise
Indiana
Idaho
Ed Schinke
William Barrett
Portland
First National Bank
San Francisco
Barrett
Sixty Acre River Bottom Land for Sale by Wade and Son
Sixty acres of river bottom land in good cultivation with fine improvements. Promises a big profit on the investment. E. T. Wade & Son advertise the property in Box 234 and contact via Black 1111 from their office in the B. O. Building.
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Iimita
E. T. Wade & Son
Black
B. O
Timber Town Boost in Eagle Point Rail Route Ahead
Letter from I H Lee, now in Eagle Point, Oregon, promotes a thriving timber area near a planned Medford Crater Lake railroad. He notes 5,000,000 feet of timber, a growing water system, and hoped rail reach by July. Lee praises climate, roses, and local prospects while inviting friends to visit and learn more.
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Oregon
Pendieton
Eagle Point
East Oregonian
I. H. Lee
Eagie Point
Cousinea
Umatilla County
Ore
Saw‘mill and Planer
Medford
Willamette
Jack Childreth
Puindleton
L. FH. Lee
Fortune in hand Idaho man sells homestead for 87000
Cyrus W Leamire and Della H Leasure sold their 10 acre Lewiston area farm six miles east of Nez Perce to Thomas Haley. The parcel, acquired by homestead, yielded about 20 bushels per acre and sold for 437000? The report notes a strong rise in local land values since the nearby Nez Perce reserve allotment and settlement.
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Idaho
Cyrus W. Leamire
Della H'Leasure
Nez Perce
Thomas Haley
New
Lewiston
Perce
Leasure
Moscow
Minister for Irrigon to Lead New Presbyterian Church
Dr. E. T. Allen named to head the new Presbyterian church at Irrigon, after serving three years as assistant to Dr. BE. P. Hill of First Presbyterian Church of Portland. He begins June 1 and is regarded as one of Oregon's strongest ministers.
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Irrigon
New Presbyterian Church
E. T. Allen
BE. P. Hill
First Presbyterian Church of
Portland
Allen
Oregon
Missionary Eyes Echo for Presbyterian Congregation
Rev. W. S. Holt, synodical missionary for Oregon, is in Echo assessing ground to organize a Presbyterian congregation served by a minister stationed at Trungoen. If enough members are found, steps will be taken to organize in the near future.
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Echo
W. S. Holt
Presbyterian Church For
Hotel Arrivals At The St George List Of Guests
The St George hotel reception book shows guests arriving from many cities including la Grande Portland Seattle San Francisco Denver St Louis Detroit Spokane and Boston. Names include N A Funley Fred Halsted J A Allleon J Gardner Virgil Cooper and many others with numerous towns such as Baker City Pilot Rock and Echo.
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St. George
N. A Funley
la Grande
Fred Halsted
Rawlins
Lee Cochrane
San Francisco
George H. Harvey
Denver
P. H. Booth
L. Lewis
Seattle
B. W. Gilman
Co. Heath
F. Anderson
Fred K. Flvher
Portland
J. A. Allleon
J. Gardner
G. L. Richardson
Spokane
J. E. Claughly
J. H. Blanford
Baker City
A. J. Watras
Adama H. EB. Ash
Central City
Virgil Cooper
Rae Richardson
Cecil Stully
Ralph Dodson
Stanley Parker
Roy Shirrid
Hiker City
Lewis Fernard
J. M. Baker
N. Vudah
Hot Lake
Grace Gillham
Pilot Rock
Dorothy Gilham
William Huston
Elty
Ventress
Starbuck
J. B. Taylor
Echo
Olive Spencer Welch
Albert Welch
Charles M. Williams
R. H. Simpson
Los Angeles
L. L. Davis
F. B. van Cleve
E. McBroom
Monument
Miss McQuilkin
Boston
Lina Campbell
St. Louis
Alving Collins
Stlets
Eather Bilinger
Silitz
Huffman
Treasure in mountains draws new searchers near South Park line
Den ver Post reports two strangers arrived to hunt for a stash of gold dust and greenbacks buried along the old South Park stage line. In 1864 James Reynolds, a Confederate captain, led a guerrilla band that robbed the Buckskin Road stage, taking over 346000. The gang was attacked the next day, Reynolds and another were killed, one captured, others fled southward.
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Old South Park
Denver Post
Bailey‘s
South Park
James Reynolds
Quantrell's
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Katherine
Donlway
Don
Welonghin
Egon
Dye
Bulch
Frederick Nolf & Co
General News
Northwest News
Julius Baer
Northwest
Hunter's Hot Springs
Mont
Baptist Young Peoples’ Union
Conrad Platzonder
the Pendleton
C. W. Mount
George B. Bent
Chicago
Fred Wilson
Condon
E. P. Dodd
City
F. D. Newberry
Philade
Ingles
Kansas City
BE. T Silsner
Joseph
G. EK. Patterson
Philadelphia
W. Scott
Bellfontain
R. S. Erb
G. B. Atkinson
W. DD. Marks
E. Bragion
J. Jesse
J. H. Kloeckner
Joe Plaver
P. FE. Smith
Thoma
William Maher
Delph
ACHER
Merrick
the Fair Dept. Store
Pendleton
F. A. Hamilton
H. M. Smith
J. Fred Fisher
J. W. Colling
Ralph C. Newland
Mojave
Colorado
Quan
Trell's
Conrad Plateceder
Sullivan & Bond's
Pendleton Meat CO
Main Street
Conrad Platzoeder
PHONE
Pendleton Roller Mills
Byers
the Merchants Cafe
Ven
Etwees
Arris Lange
Frank Leonard
Pacific Northwest
East
Merchant’s Cafe
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