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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1896
Page
15
A fragmentary report details the Baltimore Orioles nest weaving skill and habitat. It describes a superb bird nest built of interwoven strips of burlap and twigs, suspended in trees to protect eggs from winds and predators.
A miscellany of humorous tales and curiosities drawn from riverboat life and Midwestern scenes. A minister’s profanity on a Portsmouth riverboat, a Kentucky stockdealer’s oaths at Catletts, a Chicago checkerboard table built from 28 070 pieces, a cat sequestered with a villa, and a Montana senator’s quip about Major Maginnis.
The Arago owned by Oregon Coal & Navigation Co. was driven onto Cras Mead jetty by a heavy current while landing near Coos Bay. Twelve died, four passengers and eight crew, with a partial list of identified victims. Survivors were brought to safety aboard the Columbia. The vessel, built in 1885, had a 647 ton burthen and long served coastal trades.
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