Oregonian chase for cheap labor and Wall Street fears
The Oregonian editorials defend Chinese labor as a boon to Oregon, warn against American labor fears, and argue open immigration would harm workers. Elsewhere, market turmoil follows Dimock & Co. failure as trusts stumble and a Philadelphia relief effort gardens vacant lots for the needy amid economic strain. A Denver case recalls a hypnotic thriller involving a woman who menaced a man, driving him toward insanity before a state asylum.
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Portland Oregonian
Pacific Coast
Oregon
America
Portland
Oregonian
Long Distance Hypnotism Case Baffles Wichita Doctors
Wichita medical men examine William Mack a harness maker who claims hypnosis explains his insanity. He alleges an evil eye owner in Portland and recalls a 1891 meeting with Gertie Andrews in a San Francisco hotel. He says a failed marriage plan led to his financial decline and distress.
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Wichita
Kan
William Mack
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Gertie Andrews
Mining notes show March ore output and tunnel work nationwide
Ore from the Black Princess near Loomis yields gold with the shaft down 35 feet. The Republic mine leads development with 427 feet drift in March, as many mines report various feet of tunnel drift and shaft work. The Lake View, Eureka, Mary Ann, and other claims, plus founders in Seattle, mark ongoing exploration and production activity.
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Black Princess
Loomis
Republic
Eureka Gold Mining Company
Mark Tapley
Turing
Mary Ann
Blaze Destroys Old Olympic Hall on Second Avenue
Firefighters responded to a late afternoon alarm from box 21 for a small blaze in the old Olympic hall on Second Avenue near Benecca Street. Chief Kellowgin suspects a defective tie in a restaurant below sparked the fire. The hall, once Plymouth Congregational church meeting space, suffered about 60 in damage.
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Olympic Hall
Second Avenue
Benecca Street
Kellowg
Plymouth Congregational Church
Shocking murder tale unfolds in Chicago strip
A brutal double tragedy in Chicago ends with a wife slitting her husband’s throat and a pool of blood marking the floor. Neighbors recall years of abuse as the woman fights off a choking husband, dragging the crime into the tenderloin district’s lurid glare.
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Chicago
Joseph Brown
Sumfin
Sis
Ike
Fernandis Defeats Amos Brown in Suit Over Extras
Amos Brown filed suit in the superior court on April 5 seeking 8794.95 from C. Fernandis and others. Fernandis built a two story brick corner structure on Second Avenue and Seneca Street for 13557, with architect approved plans. Extras totaling 3734.95 were billed and paid, which Brown says belong to the contract. The jury awarded a verdict for defendant S. C. Fernandis.
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Amos Brown
Ealt
Superior Court
C. Fernandis
Suicide in Crawfordsville Sparks Family Tragedy
In Crawfordsville Indiana Woods 20 son of timber dealer Robert Woods shot himself after a violent quarrel at work over him quitting. He refused to speak to his father as he lay dying, showing his ungovernable temper and spite.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Will Woods
Robert Woods
Woods
Mapela the Bad Man Falls to a Rancher’s Shot
Walter Dunham a Pecos valley rancher confronted Jesus Mapela in a district known for danger. Dunham killed Mapela with four bullets to the heart in a confrontation that showed the killer’s notoriety and the rancher’s resolve.
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Paso
Citien
United States
Mapela
Beth Purr
Dunham
James
Hurr
Ateckman
Pew
Dunhass
Pecos Valley
Pecps
Prince Albert
EL Paso
Tex
Walter Dunham
Jesus Mapela
Suits Filed in Superior Court Foreclosures and Ads
Puget Sound National Bank v. D. T. Denny et al. seeks foreclosure. Post-Intelligencer Publishing Co v. Charles W. Slater seeks adver tising relief. Frederick Nelson & Munroe v. C. W. Slater seeks furniture bill.
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Puget Sound National Bank
D. T. Denny Et al
Post-Intelligencer Publishing Co Ve
Charles W. Slater
Frederick, Nelson & Munroe
C. W
Labor and political notes from Hudson County headlines
The Central Labor federation warns it will withdraw fraternal delegates from the Hudson Trades council unless the Waiters and Partenders union is suspended. Bricklayers union No. 11 NY vows fines for members failing to carry working cards after next Saturday. NY workers protest alleged bypass of citizen employment rules on public projects via naturalization. New York society plans a grand Jeffersonian dollar dinner on April 19 to defend human rights and oppose concentrated power. St Louis citizens have pledged nearly 1 000 000 of 5 000 000 for the 1903 world’s fair. California fur seals remain plentiful. the British steamer Geneva returns to Monterey with 1263 skins. San Francisco Chamber endorses President McKinney’s attendance at the Trans-Missouri Commercial Congress in Wichita May 27 to June 3.
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Central Labor Federation of
Hudson County
N. J
Hudson Trades Council
Waiters’ and Partenders’ Union
Bricklayers’ Union, No. 11
New York
Thomas Jefferson
A Lovely Victim Princess Isabel of Or Leans
Advices from Vienna report Princess Isabel of Or Leans as the favored bride for the Emperor of Austria after the mourning period ends next September. The Hungarian Austrian throne lacks a queen and the emperor has no son, raising speculation about a dynastic reunion. A fragile royal line on English soil faces pressure from a discredited brother and political forces seeking to stabilize Europe through an arranged marriage.
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Isabel of
Orleans
Europe
New York Journal
Vienna
Avstria
Hungary
Austria
Franco
Duke of
Dinner for Two and the Hassock Mix Up
A couple dines in a downtown restaurant. The short woman asks for assistance to reach the floor, and a comic misunderstanding arises when the waiter mishears hassock as a dish and asks if the lady wants it broiled or fried. The exchange becomes a humorous moment in the Chicago Journal.
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John
Walter
Voce
Chicago Journal
US Gunboat Wilmington Charts South American Rivers
The Wilmington sails up the Amazon and Madeira rivers in a multi week voyage to extend commerce while American diplomacy seeks improved ties with Venezuela. Historical note recalls the 1878 Enterprise expedition up the Amazon and its chart used by the Wilmington. The piece ends with a poem excerpt reflecting on misunderstanding in marriage.
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Washington
Wilmington
South America
United States
Venezuela
Senor Andrade
Hubert Seward Jerningham
Trinidad
Hubert
Andrade
Orinoco
Great Britain
Amazon
Madeira
Negro
Peru
Thomas C. Selfridge
Aheo
Enterprise
Home Vampires and the Defeat of a Man’s Purpose
A harsh indictment of a nagging wife who undermines a husband’s life goals. The piece depicts a large hearted but defeated man facing public shame after refusing to concede to marital pressure. It portrays his dignity eroded by her selfish influence and questions his future resolve.
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Kipling
Lkely
Blushing Tied to Mind State Says Paris Experts
Paris specialists report that unsteadiness of purpose and instability of mind characterize blushers. Habitual blushers show temperament changes, blush more in damp weather, and due to mental state. They note that only weak or highly sensitive men blush, while strong men do not.
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Paris
Philadelphia Inquirer
Swapped Their Wives Shocks New York Courting Scandal
In Mt. Vernon and Patterson a tangled tale unfolds as Louis Bruyn and Charles Colet, both married to sisters, divorce and swap spouses. Colet accuses Bruyn of assault and seeks charges while Bruyn allegedly abducts Mrs Bruyn, who sends a pleading letter promising to make their child remember him.
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New York
Louise Bruyn
Charles Colet
Jean
Miltzie
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Colet
Bruyn
Mra. Bruyn
Board of Education approves a batch of warrants
The regular meeting of the Board of Education audited bills totaling 20 295 98 with allocations for teachers salaries 14 788 75 janitors and others 1 794 85 general fund 2 734 28 furniture 978 10.
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Board of Education
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