Blue and Gray in Battle's Restful Afterglow
The poem contrasts the Blue and the Gray, dead soldiers united in death and memory. It recalls grim fields, laurel and willow, flowers for friend and foe, and a vow to end hatred as the graves are laurelled and the dead honored. Written by F. M. Finch, the poem frames reconciliation after Civil War carnage.
Settlement Changes Climate or Not Says Denver Weather Records
Denver Weather Bureau records show total precipitation over 17 years fell slightly from 246.80 to 225.71 inches, yet the public believes settlement and cultivation have even moisture distribution. The chief point is timing and storage of moisture, not total rainfall, with crops benefiting from timely rains and better moisture use.
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Peculiar baseball notes from Pendleton score book
Fans learn curious stats from Pendleton vs Dalles contest recap. Taliaferro, main Dallas pitcher, fanned 14 in one game and 27 in five games overall while allowing nine hits in the latest. King hits a homer off Taliaferro, with multiple players fanning and scarce safe hits across the series.
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Dickman
Walla Walla
Leonard How
Tompany
Fight With Horsethieves Near Lind in 19th Century Chase
Colonel D J Kent reports a Western Washington pursuit of horse thieves near Lind. A team and harness were stolen ten miles south of Crupp, a pursuit led to Providence, then Lind with multiple gunfights and rescues of horses as deputies joined in the chase.
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Mounted bandits escape with fresh team near Crouches
A description notes that a group of mounted assailants held up another man near a location called Crouches and seized a fresh team. Despite a posse being constantly supplied with fresh horses, they were unable to overtake the thieves.
May Abandon Starbuck O R N Division
Rumor says the O R N division point may move from Starbuck to Winona soon, per the Walla Walla Bulletin. City officials deny knowledge of the change and a Starbuck business man says he knows nothing about the matter. Some say the switch could occur when the Snake River road from Ripparla to Lewiston is finished, but that is not imminent.
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No Trout Seen in Umatilla Waters Despite Reports
Deputy Game Warden Turter states there are no trout or salmon in the water behind the Umatilla dams near the city. All reported catches consist of white fish and chubs, which are plentiful in the area.
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Residence on South Malin Street Painted White
J. B. Perry has his residence on South Malin Street painted white and William Hilton’s house is also being painted the same color by conductor F. L. Coykendall.
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Americans to Explore Congo for Copper and Rubber
Antwerp May 29 The International Forestry company plans a Congo expedition led by R Dorsey Hohun to Luebo via Homa with Thomas F Ryan and other New Yorkers aboard Prospecting will begin on arrival Copper mining is the focus aided by a Leopold grant valued at about 2 5 million francs over 60 years The project draws interest from Guggenheim Whitney and Rockefeller Sr The Switchmen's Union of America votes 2000 to aid in defense of Haywood Moyer and Pettibone.
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