Vast 1902 news items mix war, crime, politics and travel
Thirty years ago reports note the ninth annual Daughters of the Confederacy convention in New Orleans and multiple legal and crime stories. Trials cost cities millions, an embassy arrest occurs in Italy, and a socialite faces fortune fights in New Jersey. From California land fraud to a Santa Maria eruption’s ash ruining Guatemala coffee, the item catalog marks a wide sweep of events including a merging U.S. tool firms, famine in Finland, immigration pressures in Russia, and a long hotel guest list with residents across Portland, Spokane, Chicago, and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Deushters of the Confederacy
Assum
New Orleans
Molineux
New York
Acvress
Guatemala
Santa Maria
California
Meyer
Italy
Ersta
Tocuss Bieger
Hennett
Hersel
New Jersey
Finland
Russia
French Guiana
Bellevue Hospital
United States
International Axe & Tool Company
Deafness Cure Claim and Weston Oregon Adverts
Deafness curable only by constitutional remedies. catarrh linked deafness. One hundred dollars offered for cure of deafness caused by catarrh. Weston Oregon promotes Eastern Oregon State Normal School, free water for homes built before April 1 1903, and available building sites at Normal Heights. Weston Improvement Co. Weston, Or. Includes a humorous quote from The Evening Times about a bribe in a separate snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Oregon
Eastern
Oregon State Normal School
Weston Improvement Co
Pacific Northwest News Summary Of Regional Events
Engineers of the OR and WN survey the Clearwater near Lewiston for a Riparia Lewiston line. Coal miners of Lehigh Coal and Navigation threaten a strike over reinstatement. The Hancock will replace Columna as receiving ship and sail from San Francisco to New York via Magellan Strait. A Sacramento River flood kills 2900 sheep near Pilmeeton. General Owen Bummers, former colonel in the Philippines, named commander in chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OR & WN
Lewiston
Columbia River
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Hancock
Columna
San Francisco
New York
Strait of Magellen
Elder
Colombia
Sacramento River
Pilmeeton
Cal
Owen Bummers
Oregon U. S. Volunteers
Philippines
Well Built Residences in Wasco County Antelope District
In Wasco County around Antelope, pioneers and stock farms shape a thriving dairy and sheep region. J N Burgess near Antelope Creek expands to 65 cows with alfalfa and ensilage, while Meadow Lawn Stock Farm near Antelope Creek covers over a section and hosts blooded stock and range sheep. Antelope serves as a trading point for Scotch settlers, and BF Nichols, oldest pioneer, recounts crossing in 1844 and early Oregon life. The Columbian Southern line reaches Shaniko, linking rich wheat country with multiple warehouses and growing land values signaling future prime farming conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Bireess
Antelope
Otill
Burgess
Gentry
Sedalia
Ladd Jersey
Wasco County
C. B Durbin
Meadow Lawn
Antelope Creek
BF. Nichols
Oregon
Plains
Mr. Nichols
Dr. Whitman
Oregon City
la Creole Creek
Salem
Ben Hayden
Polk County
Sherman County
Waseo Warehouse Milling Co
Blees
Waseo
Klondike
Hay Canyon
DeMogs
Grass Valley
Kent
Columbia Southern Warehouse Corrpany
Muro
Bourbon
DeMesa
Wilcox
Shanike
Moli Lewel
BhuTeat
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Creganvan
General News
Hotel
Pendleton
T. Maxwell
Springfield
E. C Cobbough
Heppner
H M. Markins
Fall Creek
M.A
Hoewell
Seattle
William Maher
Portland
D .Chase
Spokane
David Bourman
Cleveland
J . Kees
Walla Walla
Getchell
W. H White
Umatilla
C. M. Grimes
the Dalles
E. J. Brannick
Frank Drake
George W. Cott
J. Casting
Chicago
J. B. Hamilton
Columbus
Isabelle Hamilton
Margarit Hamilton
J. A. Luckel
M. Meyer
Reysoe
Minneapolis
T. W. Jackson
J. Freeman
L. Allenhof
P Mobler Portland
Fr. Gardner
J. ©. Shields
Pilot Rock
R. Asimer Northport
George D. Clements
Huntington
H. Lippold
Athena
W.C. Cunningham
WJ. Moore
C. L. Downer
J. A. Guild
Portlland
M. J. Hampbill
Pilot Hock VW
Th Marke
TE. Ainsworth
J. Alien
Joe Lieualien
W. Oh. Mead
N. Borchess
Spokann
Thun- Pm
Pacific Northwest News
Prineville
Crook County
Field
John H. Mitchell
Mississippi River
Mr. Mitchel
Mitchell
Moody
G. Thompson
Richard von
Geo HO Church
iShanika
Columbia
Frazier
E. J. Murphy
Court Street
Columbia LodGiNg House
Alta & Webb
F. X. Schempp, Prop
Liquor Store
Main
C. C. Sharp Sharp Nas
Kemmerer
Rock Spring
Rosinant
P. P. Collier & CO
W. C. Minnis
Baker & Folsom Furniture
Postoffice
Byers
Pendleton Roller
W. S. Byers
Uiil Ili
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