Mixed 19th century news items on crime, fires, and politics
A sweeping summary of scattered events includes an 1804 prohibition vote figure, rising costs on silverware, theft of Nevada Wonder mining district election returns, a bolt with 190 men hijacking a train in Poland for $450,990, and tax actions on Pullman surplus. Also noted are a thatched cottage in East Hampton slated for church, a misidentified killer in Honolulu, five incendiary fires in a New York tenement killing a woman in panic, a fatal burn, and police raids in St Petersburg linking a New York trade unionist to revolutionary activity.
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Tom Bigfoot
Wonder
Nevada
Poland
Smaletabor
Bembe
J. Ham. Lewis
Chicago
Pullman Company
East Hampton
John Howant Payne
San Francisco
John Stemsen
Stemeon
Aug Tet Dreier
August
James M. James
New York
Russia
St. Petersburg
Northwest News Briefs From Oregon and Washington
Reports detail the Willamette River rising ten feet last Wednesday night and independence events, with Silver Creek near Silverton higher than in a decade. Forgery cases in Eugene yield two year penitentiary terms for James Davis and Oliver Walker. Seattle deputy sheriff J A Bunce faces arrest on charges of opium smuggling as part of a wider Washington crime wave. A canoe accident in Alaska drowns C A Telifer and Clarence White. A potato sack weighs 95 pounds with exactly 95 potatoes of the Six Weeks variety, planted June 7. A Portland corner lot sold for 100000 in November. Frite Alps dies after electrocution by a stray live wire. George Cotterill wins state senate seat with Democratic and Independent support. Roosevelt carried the district by 1500 two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Lo
Silver Creek
Silverton
Wilamette
Independence
James Davis
Oliver Walker
Seattle
J. A. Bunce
King County
Cudihee
C. A. Telifer
Clarence White
Winnipes
Hering Lake
Alaska
J. A. Russell
First and
Morison Streets
Porthind
Lewlea Houston
Lee Fielde
Lewle
Frite Alps
George T. Cotterill
Order of Lood Templars
State Senate of
Washington
Roosevelt
Remedy for Children With Pleasant Tasting Laxative
An advertisement touts Kenedy's Laxative with honey and tar as the kinder option for kids. It claims a pleasant taste and relief for colds and coughs without opiates, asserting compliance with the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by Tallman & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenedy
Tallman & Co
Pembeton Pioneer Dead
Mrs Velfnna Howton a former Pendleton resident died November 7 at a Portland sanatorium after a lingering illness. She lived at Tustin and Aura streets and was active in the Congregational church. She came to Oregon in 1852 with her parents as an early pioneer, said to be the first white child to pass the falls at the Cascades. She leaves a son Clarence Houston and a daughter Mrs H N Frazier of Goldendale.
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Pembeton
Velfnna Howton
Portland
Jess
Tustin
Aura
Congregational Church
Pendleton
Mra Houston
Oregon
Cascades
Columbia
Clarence Houston
H. N. Frazier
Goldendale
Announcements for club meetings in November
The Thursday Afternoon Club will meet on Thursday November 15 with Mrs W J Furnish hosting the Current Literature Club next at the regular Friday meeting. Selected topics will be chosen by the hosters subject to law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre
Dickson
He Hosters
Furnish
First White Men Seen by Tribe in Arctic Discovery
Dispatch from Victoria reports Captain Klinkinberg of the whaler Olga found a people on Prince Albert Land in the Arctic who had never seen white men before.16 natives approached with weapons, then grew friendly. 660 villagers hunted and fished, living in sod dwellings and bone tools, with minimal contact aside from a steel ship artifact converted into a spearhead.
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Lewis and Clark
Oregon
Prince Albert Land
Idaho
Victoria
B. C
Arctic
Thetis
Klinkinberg
Olga
Himo
Fine
Shey
Signe Klinkihberk
Prince William Sayid
Greenland
Kilnkinbverg
Allotting Wallowa Range Prompts Policy Debate
A Joseph correspondent reports on a Wallowa and Chesnimus forest reserve range allotment meeting. The crowd heard Washington policy that sheep numbers will fall on the overstocked area while cattle and horse allotments stay steady. Ranchemen formed associations as talks shift to extending the Cheanimus reserve and a remonstrance from homesteaders was sent to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Wallowa
Chesnimue Forest
Penero
Tully Hall
J. A. Dobbin
A. 5. Potter
Washington, D. C
Wallowa-Chemimua
Howard K. O'Brien
Wallowa and
Cheenimus Forest Reserve
Chesntmun
Washington
Cheanimus
Management of the ranges ends for more rangers
Fragmentary note indicating additional ranger reductions in the county with ongoing staff changes. Details sparse but implies manpower cuts or reassignments affecting at least four rangers in the area.
Oregon stock judged superior to Montana market
Swaggart Plads reports that Oregon stock outperforms Montana at Miles City sales. He notes Seattle as top market for horses besides New York, and he plans to relocate due to Montana climate and range conditions. Swaggart says he bought a large horse ranch to keep stock year round, while inland land prices rise and inland stock outlook shifts.
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Swaggart
Oregon
Montana
Miles City
Mont
Hoppner
Wave the Times
Swagkart
Bt Lone
Seattle
New York
United States
Oreron
Etick
Inc
Orease Inlind Owalies
The Lidn and tte Monko at Fraver Theatre
Henry E. Harris presents The Lidn and the Monko at Fraver Theatre on November 14 after a string of success. The production mirrors a New York Lyceum run, with John Ryder as Ready Money and a dramatic study of influence in American politics through money. Peck’s Bad Boy is also booked for November 12, promising strong attendance.
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Henry E. Harria
Fraver Theater
Lyceum Theater
New York
Charlee Klelh
le Alee
Mr. Klein
John Turkert Ryder
Ryder
Harris
Cna
Peck
Tad Boy
Pock
Frager Theater
Laughing sketches of ex Governor George W on stage
A compact notice recalls a recent stage program featuring arch-humorist performances. It highlights the most laughable character sketches and marks ex-Governor George W as the dramatic centerpiece of the evening.
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George W
Peck of Wisconsin Mirrors Human Foibles for Laughs
A humorous column mocks Wisconsin society, portraying human foibles with satirical force that has audiences laughing loudly. The piece uses a mirror-like lens to reflect communal quirks and public behavior, provoking reflection through wit and irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck
Wisconsin
Hotel St George Hotel Guests and Names List
A long OCR style list of hotel guests and associated cities and initials. The fragment names numerous individuals linked to Portland Spokane Seattle and other places, with mentions of Golden Rule Hotel Olcott and various surnames. The text reads as an incomplete directory or notice of attendees rather than a narrative event.
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St. George
E. E. Marks
Omaha
Clause
Portland
T. Trow
Spokane
C. B. Alichteen
TR Os. Wall
F. B. Awayser
Pamona
Fl. Mawm
Bobby M. Watras
Adame
Golden Rule Hotel
L. Olcott
BK. Parker
Pilot Rook
Jo Patten
Heppner
WO. Walton
Seattle
John Mahan
Freewaster
A. Murton
PFB
Vantlere
Echo
Butler
Goo
Weal
K. Kaiser
O Ro
N. Cog Mre
One Hunt
B. Welton
Whitham
A. Bollands
Logani
Alleged Anoretilet Taken in Denver Arrest
An alleged thief named Olacanno Brun was arrested here by a federal secret service officer in the morning. Brun had escaped from Ellis Island while awaiting deportation, and if seen in the East Ormontan it is believed to be him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Olacanno Brun
Federal Secret Service
Brung
Ellie Island
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Canadian Pacific Irrigation Colonization Company
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Wallowa Range
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Josephy
The
Alexander
Sorosis
Thadas
Buecklen
Golden Rule Hotel Rk
Mhroom
BF. W. Williams
Manhattan Avenue
V. Stroble
Court St
Neagle Bros
Fairbanks-Morses
Cal
Carney, Ramsdell & Co
Colesworthy
Ocatea
David
Taff
Land Man
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
Kansas
East Oregonian
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