Northwest notes recount fires and fatalities across the West
At Pendleton Oregon the Schultz Brewery burned with a boiler explosion. Accidental shooting killed E Ray Burn at Point Roberts Washington during a pleasure sail. Drowning near Wally Walls followed by multiple deaths in Cripple Creek Colorado and Hoquiam Washington. forest fires threaten Montana timber. Missing miner Philipp Bassett found dead near Anaconda. trains derail near Sappington Montana. Floods drown four near Raton New Mexico. Earthquake and building damage hit Montana and Missoula. Seattle bartender Fred Ernest dies after strike. Robbery linked assault injures Seattle clerk. saloon blast at Leadville kills two. Fort Benton Montana brawl leaves fatally wounded men. hospital deaths and ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franke S. Rogers
Hoquiam
Wash
Joseph Stock— Wammer
Yelena Independent
Mootaus
United States
W. A. Clark
Aleld Dremochel
Olesen’s Gulch
Anaconda
Mont
Philip Hassett
Bassett
Fish Bank
R. BR. Taylor
Colorado Springs
Franke 1
Shader
Taylor
Gilbert
William Coyne
Helena
Mr. Coyne
Rocky Mountain News
Raton
N. M
Francesco Dominguez
Terceo
John Betagnoll
Thex
Leadville
Colo
Frank Hulmer
Bertagnoli
Finntown
Ibex
Fort Benton
Joho Reavis
John Allen
Old Miller Watches Lovers by the River
An old miller in a quiet riverside porch observes a young couple, the Leetie Apple Blossom and her chivalrous partner, as they linger by rocks in the water. He overhears their bond, battles loneliness, and longs for a chance to speak when the couple finally meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Lindsay Coleman
Daily Story Fab. Com
Nateral
Han
Marler
Life and Youth in Forward Stride vs. Past
A quotation from Henry Van Dyke appears in The Outlook praising living fully from youth onward. It urges bold travel, joy, and resilience, embracing future challenges without dwelling on the dim past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dyke
The Girl and the Indifferent Man in Silent Society
A shy listener recalls a year of romance and loss as a society girl meets a man beyond her world. She longs to share warmth and intimacy but cannot persuade him to stay. They part, then reunite briefly before a final, quiet farewell amid a fading landscape.
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Behlin
Wolf
Negro Cook Turns White in Storm Fear on Ship
A schooner named the Fred A. Small, from Valparaiso with a cargo of wood birds and monkeys, faced a four day night storm. Cook Herm Blanco reportedly grew whiter and whiter due to terror and death fears, nearly turning white for three days before color returned. the ship reached port wrecked and towed to drydock. Captain Z R Thompson recalls the unusual transformation witnessed aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Small
Herm Blanco
Blanco
Z. R. Thompson
The
Small
Valparaiso
New York Mall
Rivalry Over Beethoven Statue Between Leipzig and Vienna
Rivalry over a Beethoven statue by Max Klinger has pitted Leipzig and Vienna. Vienna's city council reportedly contributed nothing, giving Leipzig the best chance to secure it. The sculpture, a 15 year labor in bronze, shows Beethoven seated on a throne with symbolic figures and an eagle at its base. Estimated materials cost 37 500 dollars, with a claimed purchase price near 100 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven
Leipzig
Vienna
Max Klinger
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northwest Notes
Pendleton
Schultz
Point Roberts
E. Rayburn
G. C. Upper
Charles E. Burrows, Jr
Wally Walls
Frank Walland
John Moose
Burt Smith
Joe Schank
el Paso
Beacon Mill
Cripple Creek
Missoula County
Montana
Booner
Clinton
Fred Ernest
Seattle
Philip Ethier
Leander Shipman
Julian E. Lane
Idako
J. W. S. Emerson, M. D
Tracy's Drug ‘Store
Shoshone
J. M. Rogers, D. D. S
Hagerman
Leon Calhoun
Idaho
Hagerman, Matty
E. M. Dill
South Rail Street
Shoshone, Idaho
B. Githens
Smyrt A. Weaver
D. W. Yaden
North Rail Street
Frank Pharris
Doc. Smith's
F. McRandall
Idaho Nursery
Payette
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