Wide range of early 20th century news items
Reports claim Maxim Gorky’s health is poor with months to live. Berlin horse killings for meat rose from 7,267 in 1895 to 10,815 in 1900 and about 19,000 in 1904. Hawaii volcano activity signals possible overflow. Bryan plans world tour on public utilities ownership. Five vacant Roman Catholic cardinalships noted with no rush to fill due to cost. D. Sankey, 60s, blind sacred songwriter, likely near death in Brooklyn. $1400 stamps stolen at San Francisco and $12,000 more feared. Margaret Bradley’s stab death in Woodbury, New Jersey. Three diamonds worth $90,000 stolen from Tiffany & Co, New York, since May 4.
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Maxim Gorky
Berlin
Kaleuea
Hawaii
William J. Bryan
Vatican
Tiffany & Co
New York
New York capitalists bid to buy Portland street railway
Northwest news notes New York capitalists negotiating to purchase Portland street railway system. Salem high school claims undisputed state baseball championship. J G C Eden resigns as Great Northern assistant traffic manager. Harry B Adams of Portland succeeds him. Montana farmers seek closing of Anaconda smelters over crop-damaging fumes. Sixty two Civil War veterans buried at Walla Walla. G A R monument to be dedicated with ceremony. Low water halts log driving, closing many northwestern mills. Maude Babcock attempts morphine suicide in Pullman after alleged romance with younger sister’s sweetheart. Thurston county dairies and creameries produce 275001 pounds butter in 1890. 128 dairies now. Montana anti trust law ruled unconstitutional. beef trust cases appealed. Yakima forest reserve spans 25000 square miles, extends Cascade and Rainier reserves. timber land withdrawn years ago.
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New York
Portland
Salem
J. G C. Eden
The
Great Northern
Harry B. Adams
Montana
Anaconda
Oratorical and field meet highlight Pendleton surge at Baker City
Pendleton high school led by Jay won three firsts and collected 18 points to place second at the Baker City fourth annual oratorical contest and field meet. Baker City won the team title with 50 points, Union scored 18, La Grande 4, while Miss Effie Smith offset Pendleton's overall loss in the afternoon events.
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Jay
la Grande
Effie Smith
Pendleton
Baker City
Effle Smith
Pendleton High School
Roger Tallmadge
Earl Kilpatrick
le Grande
D. M. Hill
Jim Hill
Carl Helm
Walla Walls
Mike Smith
Union
Fair Grounds
Baker
Parker
Swackhammer
R. Bollermay
Iny
Wilson
Clark
Richardson
Hiatt
McKinnon
Leezer
Goodall
Scots
Gillian
Dawson
Stuller
Bollerman
Kellogg
Strand
Pierce
Harvey
D. M. Hil
Walla Walla
George Eyre
Jay of
Railroad land delays in Southern Oregon sale plans
The Oregon California Railroad ownership confirms no fixed sale date for Southern Oregon lands. A San Francisco land agent notes sales will resume when market conditions warrant, with a new land map under preparation but not distributed until sales begin. The company awaits demand and potential land value shifts from the Lewin and Clark fair.
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Oregon
Lewin and Clark
Jacksonville Times
the Times
Charles W. Eberlen
San Francisco
Oregon& California Railroad Company
Eberlein
Romton Corbett Refuses Return To Kansas Farm
Romton Corbett, long believed to have shot Lincoln’s assassin, Wilkes Booth, owns a Cloud County Kansas farm but lives in Texas. He previously was confined in a Kansas asylum, escaped, and now refuses to return, citing fear of restraint.
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Romton Corbett
Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Cloud County
Kansas
Texas
Names Across Cities Surface in Sparse Registry List
A sprawling OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and spouses with city and state ties from Portland to San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and beyond. The jumbled roster includes many likely travelers or residents such as William Curtis, J. Smith, Mrs. Schultz, H. M. Martin, and G. Nichols, among others, without clear context or narrative linkage.
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St. George
A. E
Lacisa
Portland
F. H. Anderson
Athena
L. A. Miller
Keno
A. Keystone
San Francisco
P. W. Brodt
W. T. Hislop
G. M. Guimenaon
Tacoma
J, Gardner
G. L. Ricchardsen
Nelson Rich
Prowser
D. Morris
Los Angeles
George Baker
George McD
Arkiey
Taconim
R. A. Daly
Ottawa
J.B. Smith
la Grande
J. M. Smith
Spokane
Sweney
Wife
Seattle
A. Anstey
George W. Harris
J. & Leey
H. W. Brooks
A. McRae
Walla Walla
F. Welden
William 8. Curtis
Turner
Weston
J. W. Dykes
Milton
A. D. Runnell
G. C. Eshelman
H. A. Sideman
Chicago
B. T. Harbourn
L. D. Hette
San Franciscy
William Atwood
Mrs. Schultz
Bingham Springs
W. Dallard
L. L. Davis
L. Campbell
Robert C. French
E. Costello
Starbuck
Norwood
City
William Freckler
Echo
J. Clam
Freewater
J. W. Savacool
Santa Fiona
Annette Bowman
Wardner
H. M. Martin
Denver
J. A. Norton
Hesse
J. E. Currie
Cora Jackson
van Cannen
Idaho
W. FP
Shirey
Stokes
C. M. Smith
F. A. Hamilton
Paddock
Dave Ackerman
Louisville
Alice Brown
Salt Lake
William Livingston
William Elleroy
Boston
A. E. Grasett
Indianapolis
Krause
BE. W. Brigham
Borton
L. F. Roberge
E. BR. Pets
T &. Trumbull
J. L. Fuller
W. W. Randall
J. A. Og
A. Brown
FP. Gitterman
New York
A. Nylander
L. Rathburn
George Abbott
Wood Paasley
Portland. Co
EB. Roosevelt
Dan Dewey, Jr
F. H. Parr
John Skogland
H. BE. Stevens
Pierre Mutte
Rowbam
M. Parmentier
Woonsocket
J. Fouswell
F. Hall
H. J. Miner
G. A. Nichols
Mexico City
William Ni¢ghols and Son
United States wheat yield and consumption decline claim
The text cites an estimated US wheat yield of 541,000,000 bushels and per capita consumption of 6.7 bushels, totaling about 626,000,000 bushels. Secretary Wilson blames extravagant farming, arguing yields lag as population grows and suggests smarter methods could increase production.
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United States
Willson
State fair funds to improve grounds and buildings
The State Fair board plans no fair this year but will spend £15000 on improving the grounds and buildings. The mortgage is lifted and the property is clear, with funds available for interior grading, sewer upgrades for sanitary conditions, new structures and a broad program of painting and cleanup.
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State Fair Board
Salem Journal
Ita
Governor appoints optometry board members and library official
Governor Chamberlain on Saturday appointed Herman Bar of Salem Dr C W Lowe of Eugene and F E Matterns of Portland to the state board of optometry He also named W B H Ayer of Portland to the state library commission
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Chamberlain
Herman Bar
Salem
C. W. Lowe
Eugene
FE. C. Matterns
Portland
State Board of Optometry
W. BH. Ayer
State Library Commission
Military detail called for private after wife beating
First Sergeant Mullican summoned Corporal Needham and Privates Clancy and Moore to form a detail from the married Quarters to fetch a private who had beaten his wife. Clancy, sleeping, was roused only after the sergeant’s urging, prompting an emphatic complaint about waking someone else.
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Mulligan
Needham
Clancy
Moore
San Francisco Examiner
Bargain Talk in London Tit-Bits Fragment
A fragment from London Tit-Bits shows a playful exchange about borrowing £2 in the afternoon. The wife offers a bargain to the husband for relief from extravagance and a chance to discuss worth and grievances.
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Bergata
Henry
London
Planny mover questioned by Uncle in odd exchange
A quirky dialogue fragment shows Uncle Thomas and Jinige debating why some men succeed while others fail. The conversation references a famed player Jntole ly and mentions Uncle Burney as a possible mover, with a jumbled remark about talk and attention.
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Ian
Johnson
Katherine
Islands
Condon
Bulch
Frederick Nolf & Co
General News
Sankey
Brooklin
Malin Pont
Woodbury
N. J
Margaret Bradley
Northwest News
G. A. BR
Northwestern
Mixa Maude Babcock
Pullman, Wash
Slater
Thurston County
Washington
Yakima
Cascade and Rainier
Baker Gity
Pendledon
E. T. Wade & Son
Phone Black
Southern Pacific
Bickers
Pendicton
Gov
Ladless
Fair Dept
Pat
Menem Frederick Groat Tethy How
Messrs. Thomas Adams & Co
Nottingham
England
Cheatnut Street
Philadelphia
Uncle Thomas
Pendleton Meat CO
Conrad Platzoeder
Main Street
PHONE
Goodman-Thompson Co
Dhpore Buying
TaylOr Hardware Co
T. C. Taylor
Rome
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