Umatilla Wheat Prospects and Portland Roundup
Crop statistician Hyman H. Cohen reports Umatilla County may yield 5.5 million bushels of wheat this season with strong on light soils though much of the grain lies down from heavy rains. Oregon’s premier wheat county sees reduced acreage but potential spots reach over 50 bushels per acre. barley losses exceed wheat. Portland hosts a raucous Roundup parade with Pendleton delegates, cowboys, and Indian dancers, ending in hotel stairway hoists and vaudeville revelry.
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Hyman H. Cohen
Portland Journal
Athena
Umatilla
Oregon
Eason
Pendleton
Weston
Milton
Atresta
Til’ Taylor
Umatilla County
George Perringer
Elks’ Club
Jack Keefe
Pendleton Commoercial Olub
Indaeu
Ahite Imperial Hotel
Sheriff Taylor
George Peringer
Bill’ Ferguson
W. R
Jinks" Taylor
D. J. Clark
C.W. R. & N. Company
Multnomah
Portland
Pendleton Elks Aid At Portland National Meet
The Elks Lodge of Pendleton attended the Grand Lodge national meeting in Portland last week. Pendleton won three prizes and the city was briefly depicted as a frontier scene with cowboys and Indians in a period of festive activity as reported by the Portland Journal.
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Pendleton Lode of
Elks
Portland
Elks Lodge of
Pendleton
Grand Lodge of the Order
Cowboys
Indiana
Portland Journal
Funeral of Mt Caplinger in Milton Church Services
Mrs H C Caplinger died at home Friday morning. Funeral held Sunday at 2 30 in the Christian church with Pastor Lord and Pastor Meldrum officiating. Born Lexington Missouri December 26 1858 she became Mrs Louis Edwin Campbell on December 25 1878 and had two sons William and Ress present at funeral. She later married H C Caplinger in 1893 and resided in Athena Oregon. Survived by husband two sons two sisters Belle Brago and Fannie Bennett and a member of the Christian church and Maccabees.
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H. C. Caplinger
Christian Church
Lord
Mrs. Caplinger
Mra
Belle Brago
Fannie Bennett
The
Order of Maccabees
Mysterious red crosses spark townwide guessing
Read as a fragmented clipping, residents ponder why red crosses appear at every road and highway corner across town and county. The note hints at industry moves or ads, while unrelated musings on penguins and historic mail coaches drift in, revealing scattered, incomplete snippets.
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Maine
London Dialect as Old Kentish Tongue in Modern Cockney
A column argues London's speech has deep roots in Kentish dialect. It cites spellings from 885 and Elizabethan times to show current cockney forms like them and that words such as telegraph and abaht have ancient origins. The piece challenges London education officials who deny a reputable London dialect.
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London
Mackenzie Macbride
Education Department
London County Council
Thames
Trent
Elizabeth
John Stow
Torture by Water in Louis XIV Era Sorcery Question
A historical note cites Louis XIV era methods of torture described by G Duval in Shadows of Old Paris. The "question ordinary" poured ten pints of water into the body with forced intake and breath blocking to induce confession, followed by the "question extraordinary" with twenty pints and severe pain.
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G. Duval
Paris
Know the Risks Chloe Faces Before Marriage
A Washington Star excerpt shows Chloe, a large middle aged Black cook, announcing plans to marry. Her mistress warns marriage brings responsibility and Chloe insists she knows the risks, joking that her last divorce cost twenty five dollars and she paid half.
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Chloe
Washington Star
Ruins in Yucatan Reveal Bronze Age Neglect and Stone Craft
Arthur Diosy reports vast Yucatan ruins spanning 300 miles showing advanced stone architecture and decorative arts, yet a Bronze Age gap with no metal use. Two Catskills hunters try New York humor with an agent, a dog appears, and a rivet tale ends with a superstition of fate. A fad’s end and lessons from a library motto close the column.
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Yucatan
Arthur Diogy
Diosy
Egypt
Catskills
New York City
Waal
Douglas Marked Faces to Remember by Marking Them
A Washington Post recollection recounts Stephen A. Douglas detailing his memory for faces. He claimed he marked every person he wished to recall, recalling Colonel Harmon of Detroit after a chance New York meeting that happened fifteen years earlier.
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Douglas
Stephen A. Dougaas
Tan
Washington
John W. Forney
Garfield
Hancock
Harmon
Detroit
Forney
New York
Baltimore
Breckinridge
Charleston
Astor House
Colonel Harmon
Washington Post
The Cabinet Secret Papers and Printing Tricks
A National Magazine piece outlines cabinet secrecy with lockable dispatch boxes and a trusted official who transcribes fragmented copies for secret printing. It notes how copies are printed under close supervision and not handled by machine operators.
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Downing Street
What was the matter with the old gentleman
A Baltimore American quote on quarrels suggests a humorous label for stubborn dispute. The line contrasts accusations of others with self-critique, noting that those who attack others fail to improve themselves.
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Dolctors
Baltimore American
Third Party Gall Soved in Oregon Delegates to Convention Chosen
Oregon Republicans and progressives act to form a state branch of the national progressive party. A Portland call for a July 25 mass meeting to elect five delegates to the Chicago convention was approved. officers elected include Senator Dao Kellaher as president and Dr. Levi W. Myers as first vice president.
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Daly
East Side
Eleventh
Alder Streets
Portland
National Progressive Ert
Oregon
Levi Myere
Chicago
United States
National Progressive Party
Allmzens
National Progressive Club
Dao Kellaher
Orst
Lavi W. Myers
George Arthur Brown
George W. Joseph
J. T. Wilson
V. Vincent Jones
Sanfield McDonald
Maloney recalls 1912 Dem convention and Wilson support
Pendleton delegate J. W. Maloney, back from Baltimore, says Champ Clark would have won on a second ballot if aligned with Bryan's temporary organization. He notes Wilson's rising support in the East, with Democrats backing him and some Republicans pledging to vote for Wilson. Morabal Gobleon returns to street duty and Kimor Johnson oversees water prospection efforts.
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J. W. Maloney
Baltimore
Pendleton
Wm. Blakely
Dpatter
Politioal
Murphy
New York
Judge Parker
Otter Harmon
Underwood
Lessor
Fosa
Baldwin Peyer
Fous
South
Wilson
Maloney
New Jersey
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
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le Grow
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Ras’j
FP. Wilson
HH. Koepke
Ferguson M. L. Watts
First National Bank
Bundy Paint Store
Tum-A-Lum Lumber CO
A. M. Johnson
D. H. Mansfield
Main Street
Athena Bakery
A. F. Crasey
Dell Brothers
Mt. Caplinger
Lord of Milton
Mt Christian Church
Dr. Charcot
London News
Onnce
John Palmer
Bath
England
Wogtin
Somite
Mia
Dauntless
Romance
Puck
Tadee
James Anthony Froude
India
Lady Wilson
Tha
King’s Counsel
James’ Gazette
Mr. Meekton
Parker
Briggs
Boston
Roosevelt
Jim" Maloney
Morabal Gboleon
Kimor Johoeon
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