Former Walla Walla Man Revisits Old Home in Coffee Tale
PC Rourk of Maltagalpa Nicaragua visits Walla Walla with brother Edward Rourk. He is a seven year coffee planter who praises Nicaragua’s coffee and explains shade cultivation, banana shade plants, and the labor system. He notes a favorable exchange rate shift and argues the Panama Canal decision benefited local labor by avoiding wage pressures.
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PC. Rourk
Maltagalpa
Nicaragua
Edward Rourk
Walla Walla
Rourk
Panama Canal
Great Fistic Event May 15 Sets Stage for August Fight
Champion Jeffries and James J. Corbett plan final details for their August bout in San Francisco after a New York conference. Eddie Grow likely to referee. Jeffries trains near Los Angeles with Bob Fitzsimmons aiding Corbett trains with his brothers and Yank Henry.
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Jeffries
James J. Corbett
San Francisco
Cal
New York
Eddie Grow
Jed Hes
Los Angeles
Bob Fitesimmons
Corbet
Yank" Kenry
French Arctic Expedition Heads to Spitzbergen and Franz Joseph Land
Paris May 15. The Arctic expedition sponsored by the French Academy of Science departs for Spitzbergen and then Franz Joseph Land. Led by Dr. Jean Charcot, the journey aims to study polar regions.
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North Pole
Paris
French Academy of Science
France
Spitzbergen
Franz Joseph Land
Jean Charcot
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promoted in Ad
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder problems, claiming it prevents bladder derangements and supports heart and liver health. It promotes sample bottles and a free book, with address details for ordering from Kilmer & Co.
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Swamy Rent
Dr. Kilmer
Ningkhamton, S. V
Idaho Wool Prices Rise to 14 Cents
The Evening Capital News reports wool at 14 cents, a gain that pleases sheepmen who had faced offers around 12 cents. Buyers at Payette paid 14 cents for two consecutive days, with some instances slightly higher. Wilson Bros sold 2,000 pounds at 14 cents, after a buyer’s offer matched their asking price. The sale is among the season’s largest and may set the remaining price trend.
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Evening Capital News
Woo
Payette
Wilson Broa
Jinn
Edgar Wilson
Jess
Salter
Boston
Savannah bout stars ready for clash at club show
Savannah Georgia May 16 Gue Gard ner the Philadelphia Shyweight and Hermann Miller of Baltimore have completed training and are ready for tonight’s bout. The rivals are considered evenly matched and expected to deliver an entertaining contest. A rich strike is reported at the Maxwell mine forty miles west of Baker City.
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Savannah
Gue Gardner
Philadelphia
Hermann Miller
Baltimore
Cluh
Maxwell
Baker City
Nightingale Turns Eighty Amid Honors and Reflections
London honors Florence Nightingale on her eightieth birthday with congratulatory letters from Queen Alexandra and world figures. The famed nurse, famed for reforming wartime Sanitation, remains vigorous and devoted to advising on public health and nursing.
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London
Florence Nightingale
Nerarne
Alexandra
Miss Nightingale
Europe
West End
Florence
Sisters of Charity
Paris
Kaleerswerth
Rhine
England
London Institution
Russia
Alma
Bosphorus
Scutari
War Office
Constantinople
Inkermann
Crimea
Scutar
Turkey
Mise Nightingale
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