150 Years 1887-1901 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY PART THREE OF THE DALLES CHRONICLE'S TEN-PART SERIES. April 27, 2007 Page 3 TIMELINE 1889 Sherman and Wheeler Counties divided from Wasco County. 1889 Salvation Army established in The Dalles. January 8, 1889 An electric tabulating machine is patented by Herman Hollerith. April 22, 1889 At noon the Oklahoma Land Rush begins. Within hours Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed. May 6, 1889 In Paris, the Eiffel Tower opens. May 31, 1889 The Johnstown Flood, The South Fork Dam fails and more than 2,200 people are killed in and around Johnstown, Pennsylvania. June 3, 1889 The nations first long distance power transmission line is completed. The line ran 14 miles from a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon. July 8, 1889 The first issue of the WALL STREET JOURNAL is published. November 2, 1889 North Dakota and South Dakota become the 39th and 40th states. November 8, 1889 Montana becomes the 41st state. November 11, 1889 Pioneer woman journalist Nellie Bly begins her attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 day. She completes the journey in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes. November 23, 1889 The first jukebox is played at the Palais Royal Saloon in San Francisco. December 10, 1890 THE DALLES DAILY CHRONICLE is established as one of the many competitors to the dominant TIMES-MOUNTAINEER. The two competed fiercely for the next 14 years; the TIMES-MOUNTAINEER ceased publication in 1904. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program