Thanksgiving at Camp Watson in the Snake War
A Los Angeles Times feature recalls a frontier Thanksgiving at Camp Watson in the Blue Mountains area. Troopers pursue hostile Snakes after deer and elk are hunted, battle in darkness, surrender is forced after a tense parley, and a gobbler feast ends a grim morning with the rescued baby later raised by a pioneer.
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Oregon
Camp Watson
Blue Mountains
Owyhee
W. V. Rinehart
Tom Hand
Fred Wilmarth
Fort Dalles
John Day
Maupin
Clarno Garaches
Jim Clarke
Donald McKay
Stentor Jan Jones
Snake
McKay
Alton
Great Pine Creek
Henry Heppner
Los Angeles Times
Our National Emblem: The Turkey Instead of the Eagle
The piece argues that as an American citizen I believe the turkey should be the national emblem. It suggests replacing the eagle on the twenty dollar gold pieces with the turkey, noting forefathers adopted the eagle from Old World symbolism.
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Turkey
Wreck of Hilda Off St Malo Devastates Sailors and Passengers
The Hilda, a Southwestern Railway steamer from Southampton to St Malo with about 100 aboard, wrecked in fog and a snow storm off the French coast near Jardin lighthouse. Estimates say around 100 drowned, only about five to six saved and crew of 26. Rescue efforts and uncertain passenger lists hinder full casualty count.
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London
Tihie Southwestern Railway
Hilda
St. Malo
France
Southampton
Jardin Lighthouse
Ada
St. Briae
St. Servan
Cezambre
St. Cast
Southwestern Railway Company
Many Men After Job of Paymaster
Within two days after the Navy department announced a competitive examination for pay corps vacancies, 138 applications arrived from applicants in twenty one states. Pennsylvania and Illinois supplied the largest lists. With only twelve vacancies, officials expect a deluge of further letters as they fill the corps.
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Washington
Navy Department
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Glasgow Lodging House Fire Kills Thirty-Nine
A massive blaze at a Watgon Street lodging house in Glasgow trapped 330 men on the top floor. Firefighters saved many as 39 residents perished and dozens were injured before the fire was brought under control. The inferno began on the fourth floor at dawn and smoke choked narrow passages while residents clustered outside.
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Glasgow
Great Britain
Watgon Street
Six Hundred Killed as Vladivostok Riot Spreads
Tokyo dispatch reports near half of Vladivostok burned and 600 garrison dead. Jail opened, General Kapek missing, and damage pegged at 25 million dollars. Harbin troops reportedly joined rioters.
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Tokio
Vladivostok
Nagasaki
Kapek
Harbin
Army of the Unemployed Poses Postwar Economic Fear
Tokio officials estimate 700000 men unemployed after troops return from the field. The looming industrial downturn fuels uneasiness about a near term business revival. It remains undecided whether Vice Admiral Togo will visit England.
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Tokio
Togo
England
McSwain and Cole Charged in Armour Blackmail Case
Chicago police arrest William S. McSwain and his brother in law W S Cole on charges of attempting to extort $40 000 from Armour & Co over letters stolen from the Beef trust files McSwain a four year Armour stenographer allegedly used company mail access for the theft and threats followed Armour’s refusal to pay.
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Packer
Chicago
William S. McSwain
W. S. Cole
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Co
Beef Trust
McSwain
Mr. Armour
Armour
Cuts it in two President cuts own salary
New York. At a special Mutual Life Insurance board meeting Richard A. McCurdy announced his salary would drop from 150000 to 75000 a year. The move, aimed at cutting company expenses, followed a preliminary report from the new investigative committee. Other executives' salaries were reduced, saving about 145000 to 150000 annually.
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Mutual
New York
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Richard A. McCurdy
McCurdy
Treaty Sent for Final Ratification in Washington
The Tokio engrossed peace treaty and the Portsmouth convention vellum copy have arrived at the Japanese legation in Washington. The State Department will host the final exchange of ratifications, likely within a few days.
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Washington
Tokio
State Department
Nebraska Corn Yield 1905 Corrected Figures
The Nebraska corn yield for 1905 is corrected to 32.8 bushels per acre with a ten year average of 26.4. This shows 6.4 bushels more per acre in 1905 than the ten year average, reversing earlier reports of a deficit and altering perceived crop health.
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Omaha
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Running a Grocery as Christ Would Do
In Sioux City Iowa Rev W M Hoare closed his grocery after two years of attempting to run it by Christ like principles. He left the ministry to pursue the business but could not compete with worldly grocers and ended the venture.
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Camp Watson
Boutelle
Donald McKay
John Jacob Astor
Concomly
Donald
United States
Sioux City
Christ
W. M. Hoare
Mr. Hoare
Charles M. Sheldon
Army laundries restricted to avoid competing with civilians
Acting Secretary Oliver issues a general order prohibiting army canteens and laundries from competing with civilian suppliers for goods and services to hospitals and supply departments at army posts. Departures may only occur when civilian sources are unavailable or when a direct government advantage is shown.
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Washington
Oliver
Mormons Seek Colonies in Tamaulipas Area
Salt Lake City Mormons travel daily into Mexico forming colonies across the republic with some colonists considering Tamaulipas as a location.
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Mexico
Salt Lake City
Utah
Republic
Tamaulipas
Disposition of Wei Hai Wei Ties to Port Arthur Agreement
In Washington circles keen interest centers on the fate of Wei Hai Wei the English naval station in China. The earlier cession of Port Arthur to Russia for years paralleled a similar term for Wei Hai Wei and the current question is whether that England agreement remains valid after Port Arthur is no longer Russian.
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Washington
China
Port Arthur
Russia
England
Wei Hai Wei
Wingland
Promoters Testimony on Venezuelan Asphalt Mine Case
Secretary Root heard detailed testimony from Critchfield Rockey and Clarke about an asphalt mine in Venezuela. They claim Castro granted tramway and export rights, but later export duties and higher taxes ruined the operation, prompting a state department redress request. Secretary Wilson urged national pure food law at chemists convention, praising efforts against adulteration and public demand for food purity.
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Washington
America
Venezuela
Root
Critchfield
George Washington Critchfield
R. 8
Rockey
United States and Venezuela Company
R. Floyd Clarke
State Department
Castro
Russell
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Senator Dryden Pushes Federal Life Insurance Supervision
Senator Dryden of New Jersey, president of a major life insurance firm, discussed with the president federal supervision of life insurance. He will introduce a bill in the coming session differing in details from last congress but upholding the same principle. The senator noted the Supreme Court has not ruled on federal regulation of insurance and has found interstate insurance not interstate commerce under state law cases.
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Washington
Dryden
New Jersey
Congress
Supreme Court
Grangers Roast Grafting At National Grange Meet
Atlantic City reports the National Grange executive committee denounces graft as an evil invading homes through adulterated foods and demands government action. The document condemns political dishonesty and says imprisoning post office looters won’t curb graft when millions profit from it, including Senate figures.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Grange
Patrons of Husbandry
United States Senate
Henderson's New Treatment in Dubuque
In Dubuque ex-speaker David Henderson is kept alive with his brother acting as nurse. A trained nurse uses scorching blankets to draw blood from the head and improve circulation. The new treatment avoids opiates and follows a prior successful trial by the brother.
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Henderson
Dubuque
David Henderson
C. Henderson
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Henry Bapker
Capt. Waters
Clarno Ranch
Frank Clarno
Clark
Grangers
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