Atlin Gold Boom In Early 1900s Arctic Trail Tale
An Englishman, James Edward Langford of Romilly Cheshire, recounts his Alpine to Atlin Lake expedition via the Ashcroft route. He describes hard travel, Indian guide Tagish Jim, staking Pine Creek and McGee Creek claims, and belief the Atlin district will boom in spring. He mentions prior African coast experience and the growing demand for baby carriages in spring markets.
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James Edward Langford
Romily
Cheshire
England
Oxford
Atlin
Vancouver
Langford
Tagish
Atlin Lake
Skagway
Dawson
Tegieh
Tagish Jim
Taku
Pine Creek
McGee Creek
Africa
Evolution of baby carriages from chair to go cart
The article traces carriage history from early two wheel chairs to the four wheeled modern push cabs. It notes brakes evolving from sliding bars to varied systems and predicts go carts gaining share, with go carts offered in many styles and lower prices than traditional baby carriages.
Adds Another Lodge In Colfax Washington
COLFAX March 14 Modern Woodmen of America camp No 619 opened in Colfax with 69 charter members, one of the largest in the area. J J Brown of Asotin led the ceremony assisted by local members William Yohuka C W Dowell William Stone H Atkinson and Charlies McMillan. Officers for the term include BE Weinberg venerable consul R G Margrave worthy adviser BR A Hill banker George Howard clerk A Drascher escort KR Gaston watchman W McTier sentry J L Irvin chief forester J D Blow A B Stubt N B Yelle trustees and Dr A E Stubt examining physician. A banquet followed at Kitchen restaurant.
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Colpax
Wash
Colfax
Woodmen of
C. W. Dowell
William Stone
H. Atkinson
Charlies McMillan
Garfield
BE. W. Weinberg
R. G. Margrave
BR. A. Hill
George Howard
A. Drascher
KR. Gaston
Mr. W. McTier
War and Matrimony and the Price of Food
A March Ladies' Home Journal excerpt by Prof. D. R. McAnally links marriage rates to food prices and wartime conditions. It notes Massachusetts marriage trends from 1801 to 1880, declines during economic dips, and rises after wars, suggesting women face better odds of marriage around wartime periods.
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D. R. McAnally
Ladies’ Home Journal
Massachusetta
Massachusetts
Cupid
Tekoa Man James Gonong Dies in Manila Infection
James Gonong, a Tekoa resident and former brakesman for the O R and N, died in Manila around March 1 from smallpox after serving in Idaho volunteers. He had lived in Tekoa for several years and was well known in the community.
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Tekoa
Wash
James Gonong
Manila
Idaho
Suit Over Water Rights Begins in Stevens County
Northport brewing firm and T. Perrot clash over Five Mile Creek water rights. A first case hearing is set for March 15 in Stevens County, marking the area’s initial water rights dispute.
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Northport
Waah
Stevens County
Northport Brewing Company
T. Perrot
Five Mile Creek
Punctual Mr Scott of Exeter in a Dart of Time
The tale describes Mr Scott of Exeter famed for punctuality. His exacting routine let innkeepers in Cornwall and Devon forecast his arrivals to the minute. A traveler visiting Port Isaac tried to order a duck at 2 pm but found Mr Scott arriving shortly before the hour, illustrating unwavering punctuality.
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Mr. Scott
Exeter
Cornwall
Devon
Port Isaac
Scott
Harper's Round Table
Lost in the Snow Near Mineral City
Richmond report says W. B. Bishop a longtime Richmond hotel man is missing in the Mineral City area Louisa county after a recent stroke. He left his son’s home yesterday morning and has not been seen. searchers fear another apoplectic event may have claimed him as snow melts.
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Richmond
W. B. Bishop
Mineral City
Louisa County
Parthea
Ice on Lake Chelan Baffles Seasoned Sailors
Captain C J Trow reports a rare thin band of ice across Lake Chelan on a mild March morning, with two ice strips near Johnsons point to Navarre and Bunnybank to Wapito point. The incident, likened to a window pane, is attributed to cold cross currents from adjacent coulees, while a tangential discussion on heredity and monstrosities in plant experiments by Hugo de Vries is included.
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Chelan
Wash
C. J. Trow
Stehekin
Lake Chelan
Mercury
Johnson's Point
Judge L. A
Hugo de Vries
France
Comptes Rendus
French Academy of Sciences
N. Y. Sun
Pullman Farmers Buy Thoroughbred Shorthorn Bull
Metaker and Kiemgard, farmers living south of Pullman, bought a thoroughbred Shorthorn bull in town and expect him here tomorrow. The firm breeds Shorthorn cattle and Poland China swine and won all the prices at Whitman County fair last October.
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Pullman
Wash
How Horses Catch Cold From Neighbours In Stables
A Spectator note explains how horses often catch catarrh when moved into new stables or mixed with other horses. A physician's test showed a single disinfected stable prevented illness after bringing in a fresh horse from the pasture, suggesting infection travels via the stable environment rather than the horse itself.
Prisoner Fred Miller Released From Colfax Chain Gang
Fred Miller, a German worker, was released from the county jail today after serving 3% days for petit larceny committed at Tekoa. Hellishly hardworking on the chain gang Miller earned the equivalent of $2 a day in cash, according to Jatler Curry who lamented losing his best worker.
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Colfax
Wash
Fred Miller
Tekoa
Miller
Jatler Curry
Lincoln's Early Reading Shaped His Great Mind
J P McCaskey notes Lincoln's first books were the Bible, Aesop's Fables, and Pilgrim's Progress, forming his literary taste. He memorized many passages and later loved Burns and Shakespeare, praising Lincoln's enduring recall and admiration for the Scottish poet.
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Abraham Lincoln
Bunyan
Burns
Shakespeare
Robert Burne
J. P. McCaskey
The
Pennsylvania School Journal
A New Light Plant to Replace Old in Taeo a
TAEOA Washington March 14 On March 20 the old electric light plant will be supplanted by a new one considered among the state's most complete. Wires are being removed and new ones strung and other work proceeds to avoid delays when the machinery arrives.
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Taeoa
Wash
Vegetable Monstrosities and Their Origins
The discussion surveys abnormal plant growths called vegetable monstrosities noting disease as a likely cause for many cases. It suggests some monstrosities might be reproduced, hinting at potential propagation or recurrence.
Colfax Man Files First Whitman County Bankruptcy
Elmer E Huntley of Colfax becomes Whitman county’s first bankruptcy petitioner under the new law. Attorney John Pattison filed in U S court in Walla Walla. Liabilities reach 23000 with assets limited to exemptions. Once prosperous farmer near Sunset, Huntley lost land and livestock after poor wheat yields and low prices, then injury to his arm left him crippled. He aims for a fresh start despite past ruin.
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Colfax
Wash
Elmer RE. Huntley
Whitman County
John Pattison
Walla Walla
Huntley
United States
Elmer BE. Huntley
Sunset
Bill Lang Will Merry
Big Billy Lange the famed center fielder of last year's Chicago team will quit baseball. He is engaged to Grace Gleselman daughter of Henry Gleselman of 1720 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco. Her father objects to the profession and Lange may abandon the ball field. Lange is known on the coast and began as a Port Townsend boy, later played in Seattle in the Northwest league.
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Ran Francisco
Lange
Little Eva
Chicago
Oakland
Miss Grace Ginzelman
Henry Gleselman
Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco
Miss Gisselman
Bill
Eva
Port Townsend
Wash
Seattle
Two Young Men Help Elderly Lady In Chicago
An elderly visitor to Chicago slips on a wet pavement and falls. A quick acting young man helps, carries her to a drug store, and asks for water. The clerk mishears the request as soda water, adding a light note to the incident.
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Chicago
Water Rate Dispute in Northport
Northport city council, advised by the city attorney, ordered warrants for 60 cents per water hydrant per year from the contract start date to now, to be tendered to the company. The matter remains in status quo awaiting authority figures to accept or reject the warrants. The dispute centers on the per hydrant amount originally agreed. It is hoped the responsible parties will reach an equitable understanding.
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Northport
Wash
Am Company
Peculiar Disease Strikes Wilbur Area Horses
In Wilbur Washington T Hatch reports 12 work horses dead from a peculiar disease after a neighbor also loses several. A Spokane veterinary surgeon failed to diagnose and the state vet was unavailable. Local efforts aim to control the illness amid fears of a contagious horse plague.
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Wilbur
Wash
Youth Abe Schniffer Injures Teen in Main Street Stabbing
In Walla Walla a 14 year old Abe Schniffer stabbed Johnny Kohl near the heart during an altercation with several other boys. Kohl survived with non fatal wounds. Schniffer captured and jailed on $100 bond awaiting trial.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Abe Schiffner
Johnny Kohl
Kohl
Main Street
Behiffner
Schniffer
Young Kohl
Schniffner
Colfax Man Tracks Coyotes Threatening Livestock
A L Drascher delivered two coyote scalps to the Colfax county commissioners this week. He lives west of St John in the rocks where coyotes are numerous and attack chickens and small livestock. Since December 1 his pack has killed 29 coyotes and one wildcat, making coyotes scarcer and boosting poultry profits.
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Colfax
Wash
A. L. Drascher
Burglar killed by a train in Chippewa Falls
Bert Moneca a young burglar broke into Milan and Dunham s general store in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin at about 1 o clock this morning and stole a fur coat and other articles He pursued fled to the Wis Central railroad car house secured a hand car and started east He was struck by the Chicago limited and ground to fragments beneath the wheels.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Bert Moneca
Milan & Dunham
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Wiseconsin Central
Chicago Limited
Klickitat Valley Stirred by Railway Visitor in Goldendale
Goldendale Washington March 14 Capt J B Coch a noted steamboat captain visited Klickitat valley to view a proposed Columbus to Goldendale railway line His silent reconnaissance included an inspection of county records and a ride from Grant's by stage He expressed favorable impressions of the valley and the wheat country around Goldendale
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Goldendale
Wash
Klickitat
J. 8
Coch
Weert
Columbus
Grant
Cochran
Klickitat Valley
Bill Arps Golden Wedding at Shadows In Cartersville
Bill Arp and his wife, listed as Mr and Mrs Charles H Smith, celebrated their golden wedding at the Shadows in Cartersville Georgia. A large family reunion followed with congratulatory messages from notable figures including W J Bryan and Frank L Stanton.
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Bill Arp
Cartersville
BU Arp
Charles H. Smith
W. J. Bryan
Southern Banana Exchange formed by New Orleans and Mobile importers
Six leading fruit importing firms of New Orleans and Mobile organized the Southern Banana Exchange trust to cut expenses, eliminate brokers and middlemen, and improve fruit distribution. The group notes current conditions offer little or no profit in the business.
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NPW
Orleans
New Orleans
Mobile
Southern Banana Exchange
Gulf Coast
Exchange
Knit Goods Trust Forming Draws Amsterdam Invitees
Amsterdam knit goods manufacturers invited to a March 15 meeting at the Waldorf Astoria New York to discuss forming a knit goods trust. Philadelphia backers and 66 firms plan representation as a $50,000,000 capitalization is noted.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Philadelphia
Bck
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