Moró Castle fifty years ago a pioneer’s final tribute
Spokane remembers Payne E. Cleaves known as Jack who rose from Mayflower stock to Civil War service. He survived a Moro Castle imprisonment during a late 19th century incident linked to a merchantman seizure and served as an army cook. Cleaves founded Klickitat county’s first hotel and remained a relied on local figure until his death.
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Spokane
Payne E. Cleaves
Lyle
Klickitat County
High Seas
Cleaves
Jack
Cumberland County
Maine
North Yarmouth
Moro Castle
Fillmore
A. N. Corliss
Denver
Colo
Washington
Northern Pacific wins case over Wallace timber tract
Spokane reports a $10 million valuation for a 460 800 acre Wallace district tract in northern Idaho, restored to the Northern Pacific Railway after an eight year dispute over mineral land classification. The decision supported forestry and agricultural use, with hearings dating back to 1902 and a 1905 ruling finalizing the outcome.
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Spokane
Wash
Wallace District
Idaho
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Commissioners of
General Land Office
Coeur d’Alene
Department
Northern Pacific
Wallace
Loan Offered on City and Farm Property
Several thousand dollars to loan on approved city and farm property. J A Gellatly.
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J. A. Gellatly
Churchill Relates Roosevelt Africa Expedition Route
The account by Winston Churchill outlines the planned Roosevelt party journey through the Uganda Protectorate by foot bicycle or caravan with Nairobi as base for six months. It notes the tsetse fly fever risk malaria from natives and the Uganda railway reaching only to Port Florence. It highlights wildlife and rail travel dangers and Churchill’s view Uganda offers the best prospects for British influence among East Africa.
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Winston Spencer Churchill
British East Africa
Roosevelt
Churchill
Blackwater
Edgar A. Mearns
Uganda
Nairobi
East Africa Protectorate
Mombassa
King’s African Rifles
Roosevelt Party
Churchit
Simba
Lons
Mompassa
Cairo
East African Protectorate
Somaliland
Ladies question denatured alcohol for chafing dishes
A brief note asks women whether denatured alcohol is suitable for chafing dishes. It claims the fuel is cheap safe and clean and provides a phone contact 573 for more details.
Mrs Potter Promotes Folger’s Coffee at Convention
Mrs Potter told a ladies convention that her doctor approved good coffee and urged buying Folger's Golden Gate whole roast and grinding at home. She advised readers to have their grocer grind it for fresh results.
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Klicki
Tat
SION
U.S. Land Office
J. J. Eyer
Mission Street
Roosevel
Kingdom of
H. H. Bell
Mr. Churchill
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Hart Schaffner & Mare
Agency
Douglas
Florsheim
Wenatchee
Hart
Tomor
E. H. D. Webb & Co
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