River floods and political notes from the Pacific Coast
The report covers multiple items: shipping and distribution updates for The Seattle Star, a San Francisco arrival with a party including PD and Mrs Mill, and political shifts involving the Crocker club and Ryan banquet. It notes military appointments, a fatality on a moving train near Walla Walla, and infrastructure projects in Oregon and Washington. It also mentions weather in Northern California, tea inspection changes, railway grading contracts, and wildlife protection laws.
Board to rule on beef scandal in army rations
Military board of inquiry will state that Miles's charges of bad canned roast beef are unfounded since no canned roast beef was furnished. Prime fresh roast beef was actually boiled beef used for soup stock, with only a fraction remaining as lean meat after cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Board of Inquiry
Uncle Sam
Emigrant Movement Grows Toward Northwest and Manila Conflict
Reports from the East state thousands of homeseekers head for the Northwest while Dakotas revive after drought. Puget Sound areas expect benefit from the movement. Manila officers differ on insurgent numbers, with estimates from twenty thousand to nearly two hundred thousand. High heels from London signal fashion in society circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Great West
Dakotas
Puget Sound
London
Chilly Gulf Coast Fish Story From Gen Gentry
Gen William H. Gentry returning to Kentucky from a Alabama Gulf Coast trip tells of an extraordinary February freeze turning a shallow stream near Mobile into two inches of ice. Hundreds of trout and other fish floated up as ice broke, yielding over a thousand pounds sold in Mobile. Gentry notes plans for the next Gentry gathering to be held somewhere in Bienville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Gentry
The
Alabama Gulf Coast
Gulf States
Gentry
Mobile
United States
Bienen
Notable Ship Movements and Venezuelan Conflict Update
A Romton dispatch notes painter Michael Munkacey improving after a reported sinking. The German cruiser Luesard arrived at Tangier to back two German ships demanding indemnity for Morocco outrages. Venezuelan insurgents near Macaparo were defeated by government forces as Whitelaw Peid of New York reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luesard
Tangier
Morocco
Distinguished Oriental Sir Seyd Ahmed Khan Advocates Muslim University
Les He's Weekly features Sir Seyd Ahmed Khan hailed as a leading Mohammedan scholar and adviser to Queen Victoria. He founded a school at Aligarh in 1875, now a college seeking subscriptions to become a university for Mohammedans. He argues for a modern Muslim university offering religious and secular training to Westernize education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seyd Ahmed Khan
Les
Aligarh
India
Ahmed
Moalem
Great Britain
City charity plea greets passerby on busy street
An arranger pauses before a newspaper box on a prominent corner observes a painted appeal "Help keep the city clean" and questions who is aided by the message. The scene captures urban wit in a Chicago Tribune style vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Their Tale of Great Wealth
Two Alaskan gold prospectors I Myhre Hofstad and M F Hofstad arrived in Minneapolis from Sitka with claims of a vast ore bed. A New York leasing deal reportedly values the property at 7 million dollars with 146 acres on Pand basin and a 2.53 million lump sum for five years.
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Minneapolis
Mareoh
Alaska
I. Myhre Hofstad
M. F. Hofstad
Sitka
Turner
Colorado
Haranoff Island
Pand Basin
New York
Myhre Hofstad
Nofstade
Norway
Benjamin Moore
Muhiman
Hofstad A
Hofstads
Atenys
Kitsikan Pass
Smallpox Riot in Laredo Escalates with Fatalities
Still another smallpox riot in Laredo Texas leaves two men dead and a State Rangers captain wounded as U S troops from Fort McIntosh under Capt Austin join authorities to enforce the quarantine. Adjutant general and two Ranger companies arrived. hundreds more rioters confronted health officers after arrests and cleared streets briefly. Governor Sayers and the US government were asked for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
State Rangers
United States
Fort Mclintosh
Austin
Matamoros Street
Peat House
Gov. Sayers
Athletics for Women and Home Gym Guidance
An article advises creating a personal home gym in a bright room with practical gear like dumbbells or clubs, and outlines gentle, self-guided exercise rules for women. It stresses moderate, individualized routines, best times, and avoiding exhaustion to maintain health and sleep.
Fatal wreck on Norfolk and Western at Ada Virginia
A morning collision on the Norfolk and Western railroad at Ada Roanoke killed Mireman Van Landingham of Roanoke and brake man J A Graham. A man beating his way also died. Several trainmen were injured as three freight trains wrecked while all were moving east. The first stopped. second broke apart and sections crashed into the first. third followed unflagged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western
Ada
Mireman van Landingham
J. A. Graham
Hhe Way
Sunday church services listed for diverse congregations
Palm Sunday and Holy Week services announced across churches including First M. and First Presbyterian sharing a Gospel meeting led by Charlies N. Crittenton at the Armory. Morning and evening sermons span topics from The Hasten ment of Wickedness to Abundant Life with several services at Armory and local houses of worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First M. &. Church
First Presbyterian Church
Charlies N. Crittenton
Armory
First Presbyterian
Fourth Avenue
Spring Street
A. HM. Hutchison
Charities N. Crittenton
Pugtieh Lutheran
Church of the Holy Trinity
Seventh Avenue
Union Streets
James F. Mates
Pike Street
Mary Saw yer and the Lamb in Sterning Massachusetts
A long tale traces the young Mary Saw yer in Sterning Massachusetts caring for a dying lamb that follows her to school and inspires the first verses of the famous rhyme. The lamb dies after many years, and Mary’s later life includes preserving its wool into stockings used to raise funds for the old South church.
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Mary
Mary Sawyer
Sterning
Massachusetts
John Rollstone
Tyler
Somerville
Roston
Old South
Old South Church
George Vanderbilt Acquires Devonshire Pigs for Estate
George Vanderbilt owns 4 percent fine Devonshire pigs now ornamenting his estate alongside other artistic possessions. The pigs recently completed a pleasant Atlantic voyage in first class. Earlier he imported rare calves fed on green peas celery and grass, later served as veal to delight epicurean friends. The dinner menu for the latest arrivals has not yet been disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vanderbilt
Atlantic
Mr. Vanderbilt
Dominion Missing From Honolulu Route To Puget Sound
The Dominion remains missing after nearly sixty five days since leaving Honolulu for Puget Sound. Reports from sailors on other ships say no sight of the bark has been found, with some believing it sunk in the Pacific, others hoping she may yet arrive. Underwriters in San Francisco offer four percent re insurance while some think the crew may yet appear on Vancouver Island.
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California
Calveras
Clowe's Place
Stockton
San Juan
Folsom
Folsom Prison
Dominion
Honolulu
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Pacific
Carnarvon Bay
Tacoma
Queenstown
Europe
Engiish
California Marine
Vancouver
Easy Bank Robbery Ends With Arrest in Kansas City
Suerman, 19, arrested after being found drunk and disorderly with $725 on him. He claimed to have stolen money from the Black Yards Bank of Commerce where his brother Henry E. Buderman worked as cashier and confessing to taking funds on a Friday two weeks prior. Buderman spent $136 in two weeks, leading to police action.
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Mon Suerman
Laker
Billy Smith
Buderman
Henry E. Buderman
Black Yards Bank of Commerce
Sisco Convicted For Embezzling Wellington Stamps
David Sleco former assistant postmaster at Wellington was convicted in federal court for embezzling 225 dollars in portage stamps. Prosecutors showed stamps delivered to the Wellington post office and Sleco’s temporary assumption of the postmaster duties during absence and his failure to account for the stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Sleco
Wellington
Arso of
Bits of Oddities and News Flashes From Press
A collage of curious facts and brief notes including hair strength four ounces per strand, Congo river waterfalls miles apart, New York fire department exam failures, Siam coinage, Boston sparrow extermination, a child’s skeleton fright, gun barrel grooves and spin, and scattered dispatches about city life and travel.
Odd deer yard, rocking chair rescue, and a spate of marriages
A Maine man finds 90 deer in a yard with shed horns resembling a bone yard. An Auburn wife balances in a rocking chair for an hour while a cat toys with a mouse. A court grants 204 divorces in four hours. In Plangasel two marriages occur at once. London banks call Scotland Yard for a forger and telegrams delay detective arrival.
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Plangasel
London
Scotland Yard
Frank James recounts Kodak fear from a Fort Worth grandstand
Frank James, in city for his nephew Jesse James Jr’s trial for train robbery, recalls fearing reporters and cameras. He describes a Fort Worth race day moment where a photographer nearly captured him, joking he would have fired a non existent revolver to alarm the shooter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank James
Jesse James, Jr
Misesouri
Fort Worth
Tex
In Place of Ribbons Gift Wrapping Explained
The article discusses varied gift wrapping ideas from brocaded satin bags to rich fabrics and silver or gold tapes with wax seals. It notes the shift from plain white paper to more personal touches reflecting the giver’s taste and attentiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emart
Desperate Young Criminal Hobbs Brought to Penitentiary
Columbus reports Howard Hobie, age sixteen, appointed as a runner in Deputy Wareden Dawson's office at the penitentiary. Hobbs, from No Man's Land, has a record of two murders and many troubles. At twelve he stabbed a boy. at fifteen he and a brother-in-law killed a wealthy farmer, dismembered the body, and took 106 dollars. Hobbs is serving a life sentence for second degree murder. the brother-in-law's trial is pending.
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Columbus
Howard Hobie
Wareden Dawson
Indian Territory
Hobbs Rolle
No Man's Land
Hobbs’ Parenta
Hobbs
Oxford
Wana
Murdered Then Cremated in Upstate New York
Henry Truck of Homer is under arrest in Cortland on suspicion of murdering Frank Miller, a bachelor farmer whose house was burned and cremated. Miller's horse and buggy were found in Truck's barn, and he was seen near the scene before the fire. Authorities expect to hold him for grand jury action.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Henry Truck
Homer
Cortland
Frank Miller
Miller
Truck
Farm now a thriving city Hancock moved from a claim now worth 50 million
Joseph Hancock a New Hampshire native who left Pekin Illinois for Texas in 1842 reached Dallas on a visit after more than half a century away. He once held 640 acres on public land that became central to Dallas now covered by streets tracks blocks and parks. He laments missing a future as his old claim helped form a city that surpassed his modest farm and ventures that destiny would have made him a millionaire if he had stayed.
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Joseph Hancock
New Hampshire
Pekin
Ill
Texas
Dallas
Mr. Hancock
Republic of Texas
Hancock
Red River Valley
California
Montana
John Neely Bryant
Moore
Maas
Destiny
Electric Fence To Guard Pesthouse In Newport News
Newport News board of health plans a novel electric barbed wire fence around a pesthouse to deter escapes. A guard at each corner with a shotgun will deter attempts, with current strong enough to shock but not kill.
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Board of Health of
Newport News
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Seattle Star
BA. Wells & CD
Telephone Pike
Third Avenue
Seattle
Wadlington
Tribune
O. Milla
Mr. Mill
Milbrae
San Mateo County
Time
Oliver H. P. Neimont
Committee
Mr. Crocker
Pennsylvania
Quay
Jenks
Dalsell
Portland
Frederick A. Kenner
Fort Walla Walla
Wala
Luedinhaus Bros. of
Dryad
War Department
Fortres Monroe
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
EP. Woodruff
John H. Cochrane
Sweetwater
Ten
Washington
Manila
Charles P. Elliott
Glenn
Cook Innet
Puebla
Speaker Reed
Sekyu
Pierrida
He Yaw
China
Shou Ting
Treasury Department
Port Angelen Pastern
Snohomish
Jerry Meeker
Snoquainte Palle Power Company
Pierce County Commissioners
A @iapateh
Spokane
Sousa
Lake Siding
A. D. Gunn
Index
Riverett
Galena
Bix
Fletcher
Missouri
Kid McPartland
Eddie Connolly
I. Hung Chang
Aguinaldo
Romton
Michael Munkacey
Venezuela
Macaparo
Whitelaw Peid
Hofstad Brothers
Athletics
Weatminater Presbyterian
HH. W. Ottehriet
Firet M. B
Marion Street
EK. M. Randall
Second Presbyterian
Third Avenue North
Harrison Street
W. A
Jonah
Plymouth Congregational
University Street
Temple
Trinity
Eighth Avenue
Jamea Street
H. HM. Gowen
Edward Homerie Pusey
Clements
Episcopal
Twenty Fourth Avenue South
Washington Street
George Burrell
First Baptist Church
James Street
Louis & Bowerman
North Genttle Paptiet
Cedar Street
L. J. Sawyer
Battery M. FE
D. Brown
Mary's Little Lamb
Kansas City
Olo
Sisco
Congo River
New York Fire Department
Richard Croker
Siam
Boston
Wes Sullivan
Man
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Ferlin
Amu
Megantic
Maine
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Yonkers Statesman
Ohia
Detroit Free Press
J. Redelsheimer & CO
First Ave
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