County Conventions urged to nominate the best men
The Vancouver Register urges both county conventions to consider candidates carefully and nominate the most honest and competent individuals. It warns that incompetent officials threaten bankruptcy and calls for reform and retrenchment, stressing the need for officials who identify with county interests. The paper notes union conventions, regional influence, and ongoing political maneuvering in Walla Walla and surrounding areas. It mentions a treaty between Russia and the United States and local revival meetings in Olympia.
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Catholic Mirror
Sisterhood
United States
Emmetsburg
Maryland
Houses of Charity
Academy King
Keston
San Francisco
Rick
Woolen Factory Plan For Walla Walla Valley Milling Decline
The Walla Walla Slatraman discusses converting a local mill site to a woolen manufacturing operation. A new factory would use water power and land to produce blankets and coarser fabrics with stock financing for machinery and rigging. Estimated start needs about 810,000 while Eastern prices imply 10,100 to cover overall costs. the plan envisions a nucleus for a future woolen industry and expansion.
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Walla Walla
Timmy
Rapehia
Silver lode found in Umatilla County and other frontier notes
The Unionist reports a silver lode near Butter Creek in Umatilla County and a brick church planned for McMinnville. A Leon steam sawmill will soon operate near Lebanon. Harvests in Marion County may be lighter than recent years. A post office opens at Wheatland, Yamhill County with Medrickson as postmaster. A fatal wagon incident occurs near Lebanon and growth of mining excited near Burnt River and Day River areas, with rich prospects noted by a correspondent from Umatilla. The Statesman notes Democratic delegates largely favor W G Langford for Congress.
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Walla Walla
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Walla Walle
Fane
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Hiewiker
Maat Baker
Guar
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Skagit Rover
Nympia Trilwne
Drorhrou
M. E. Church
Sbiteaman
Anid
Butter Creek
Umatilla
McMinville
Leon
Lebanon
Marion
Wheatland
Yamhill
Medrickson
Iease
Finn Jan
San Fransisco
Formeal
David Andrews
Linn County
Drews
Ile
Enys
Vanilla
Buttercreek
Unentilla
Fillowe
Burnt River
Live Valley
Shasta Creek
Ewerty Weet
Lewhi
GO. Davorona
W. G. Langford
Congress
Salmon and Salmon Trade Hints From the West
The piece outlines conventions and delegates for Territorial Conventions, notes on salmon fishing expanding toward markets, and mentions the White House levee and various regional political developments. It covers Native salmon reliance, industry growth, and local political shifts in Skamania and Puget Sound areas.
Dolls in Paris Display Inflate Doll World in Shops
In Paris stores dolls are showcased in lifelike tableaux behind windows. A 12 inch nude piano doll sits with diamond ring and jewelry, while another figure models a dress and accessories. A third doll at a dressing table reveals tiny trinkets and silk slippers as wardrobes spill from trunks.
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Paris
Dells
Thie Doll World
Tragic loves and piracy of oil shares across cities
A fragmentary report recounts a string of suicides and a murder linked to love and desperation in Berlin and other cities, plus a dealer’s grim note on oil stock worthlessness. The Erie Dispatch cites auction prices for oil shares, while cables from various capitals report on treaties, politics, and treasuries with little consensus on ratification or debt reductions.
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Ou Suanes
Erie Dispatch
Philadelphia
Glenn Rock Oil Company
Green Hill Oil Company
National Petroleum Company
Decatur Oil Company
Lcent
Moowealth Oil Company
Walnut Island Company
Dcents
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