News in Brief General 1D Riddick Dies in Arkansas
A digest of brief notes: Justice Riddick of Arkansas dies from typhoid in Little Rock. A Chicago Northwestern freight collision near Eau Claire injures several. Idaho sheep quarantine to be lifted Oct 15. Dungeness lighthouse keeper Brooks fractured spine and is hospitalized. Mrs Cassie Chadwick gravely ill in penitentiary. Julia Peel portrait by Lawrence sold in London for £5400. Gloucester escape from death near Waynesboro. John Draper rearrested after being cleared of a $25 robbery. Salem & Portland line cave-in victim Thomas Molloy improving. Bailey halts Fire Station work over bond issue doubts.
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Duluth
Chicago
Eau Claire
Wis
Aespatch
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Idaho
Brooks
Dungeness
Port Townsend Wash
Columbus
Cassie Chadwick
Julia Peel
Sir Thomas Lawrence
London
Walla Walla
Bailey
Winter apple sale and local incidents in Idaho and Washington
JC Dowdy of Moscow Idaho sold 14 acres of winter apples to Kansas buyers for 1200 dollars. Carl Peterson aged 19 died in an Aberdeen yarding engine explosion, blown 40 feet into a canyon. The Oregon state horticulture board meets Monday October 14 in Portland with fruit crop estimates. Toppenish Washington approved a 6000 bond for a city hall, bids to be sought. Moscow civic groups push to drive border houses out of town. Tom Chrimon, night watchman aboard the steamer Veniture, fell into Vancouver Harbor and disappeared.
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Moscow
Idaho
Kansas
Carl Peterson
Aberdeen
State Board of Horticulture
Portland
Severs
Civb Clube
Unita
Tom Chrimon
Vancouver
Mead backs primary law reform plan amid opposition claim
The Spokane Chronicle cites Walla Walla Bulletin saying Spokane opposition for a plan to attack the direct primary law, passed by the last legislature, on constitutional grounds. The Chronicle hints Mead administration supports the plan. Mead has publicly supported the primary law, making the claim of a deal to annul it seem unlikely.
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Walla Walla Bulletin
Chronicle
Mead
Anniversary of Cuban Revolution observed as national holiday
Havana marked the thirty ninth anniversary of the start of the ten years war for independence (1868 78) as a national holiday. Public offices and many stores closed, city decorated, with public meetings and speeches but no troop parade.
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Havana
Crown Prince Yoshihite Sets Out to Korea
Tokyo reports Crown Prince Yoshihite left with a distinguished suite to witness Korea’s passing as an independent nation and its incorporation into the Japanese empire. The departure from the capital sparked an enthusiastic public demonstration.
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Korea
Tokyo
Prince of the Blood
Yoshihite
Out of Sight Bucklen’s Africa Salve Ad
An old saying about covering sores with Bucklen's Africa Salve promises swift healing. The copy claims piles also vanish under its influence and guarantees the product by Tallman & Co. druggists, 36.
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Africa
Tallman & Co
Pendleton District Fair Exhibits Draw Wide Praise
A Rural Spirit review lauds the second annual Third Oregon District Fair held September 23 to 28 in Pendleton. Umatilla and Morrow counties showcased strong displays in fruits vegetables grains and grasses with notable dry farming results and irrigation examples. Judges noted top entries in Shorthorns and other breeds, while local schools, businesses, and farmers’ associations contributed attractive booths.
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Morrow
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United States
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Ruby
W. C. Aliner
Salem
J. J. Beckhisen
W. R. Graham
Starifil
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Coound
K Mac
J. B. Joy
Cunningham Sheep & Land Company
Pilot Rock
E. Grayschmig
Shropshire
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Oregon Prunes Expect $1 200 000 Crop Value This Season
Oregon prunes will bring growers about 1.2 million dollars this season with a 25 million pound yield. Growers receive roughly 4 3 4 cents per pound while shippers gain about 6 1/2 cents, totaling over 1.6 million for the handled crop. Harvest quality is high due to sunshine, with northern Willamette Valley counties excelling in prune quality and yield. The grape crop also benefits from abundant warm October sunshine, though rapid ripening challenges gathering at peak condition.
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H. M. Williamson
State Board of Horticulture
Wilbur K. Newell
State Board
Oregon, Daily Journal
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Willamette Valley
Yamhill
Clackamas
Washington
Multnomary
No Crooked Races Targeted at Walla Walla Track Policy
Walla Walla County Fair directors vow to bar riders and refuse purses for any fixed races at the county fair. RB B Caswell, director, says such methods have plagued circuits elsewhere and will not be tolerated in Walla Walla. Bookies and pool-makers are warned to avoid attempting to throw races, as watchful officials will act.
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Fair Association
RB. B. Caswell
Walla Walla County
Spokane
Caswell
Crooker
Bookies
Poomakers
Diamond Head Charley Dies in Honolulu Lighthouse Legend
Hawaiian girls mourn as Diamond Head Charley Peterson, longtime keeper of the Diamond Head lighthouse, is dead in Honolulu. The familiar guide and friend reported ship sightings to visitors, becoming a beloved figure whose loss deeply moves the island and those recalling his daily beacon and tenure. Word reached Portland as locals reflect on the steady light and the man behind it.
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Honolulu
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Islands
Oregon Daily Journal
Nght
Diamond Head
Parta
Hawaiilan Islands
Charley” Peterson
Portland
La Grande Autoists Unite Forming New Club
Auto owners and drivers in the Grand Ronde valley organize to promote better auto practices and racing events. G M Richey chairs a meeting at the Commercial club as initial steps toward a permanent organization. Officers to be elected next Sunday amid plans for a first race meet and use of the Island City fair grounds track.
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Auto Rec Mers
Sys
la Grande Observer
la Grande Notoiste
Commercial Club
G. M. Richey
A. V. Andrews
Jay van Buren
M. K. Hall
Fred Holmes
Island City
Fair Grounds
Game birds terrified by hunting open season near Morning
Chinese pheasants fled with domestic fowls to escape hunters at N. W. Clark’s Morning ranch as the hunting season opened, scattering a flock of chickens and prompting alarm among the birds.
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N. W. Clark
A Valuable Prescription From Dr Flood For Rheumatism
A newspaper excerpt presents Dr George Edmund Flood's famed rheumatism kidney and bladder treatment. The doctor attributes his success to a long investigated prescription and offers it directly to readers through the publication.
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George Edmund Flood
Pheasant Hen Dines With Chickens At Salem Farm
A Chinese pheasant hen has grown tame at R. Jones’s Salem area farm, joining chickens for meals and roosting together. Jones fed the bird for a week, even guiding it from the roost and watching it nestle among fowl. A second pheasant rooster sought shelter near the capitol building to avoid hunters as La Grande hunters report frequent outings.
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Salem Statesman
R. Jones
Morpheus
Capitol
Ezra Meeker Returns Home After Historic Eastward Journey
Ezra Meeker reached Puyallup Washington after traveling to New York over the old Oregon trail in a prairie schooner. Pioneers welcomed him and heard his recital of experiences from the eastward journey. He undertook the trip to spur interest in marking the historic highway and hopes for congressional action.
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New York
Oregon Trail
Ezra Meeker
Puyallup
Wash
Congress
Christian Science Church Fund Drive Shows Surplus
The First Church of Christ Scientist plans a final payment drive Sunday for its church and organ totaling 702 dollars from the church and 27 dollars from the Sunday school. The Wallin Watch Bulletin notes the needed amount was 640 dollars and praises voluntary offerings without subscription pipes or coercive solicitation.
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WIII
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Wallin Wath
Christian Science Denomination
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