Ordinance on Public Building Fire Safety Passed In Athena
City council in Athena approved Ordinance No. 92 ensuring fire safety in public buildings with 800 seating or more and empowered fire officials to enforce rules. Ordinance No. 93 granted Henry A. Barrett a 20 year telephone franchise. Special meeting set to refine dog licensing and horse care ordinances and address street improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Fire and Water Committee
Henry A. Barrett
City of Athena
Russians Accused of Maltreatment in Korea and Far East
Reports from Seoul and Vladivostok describe Russian soldiers abusing natives near Aja and engaging in robberies, with Korean forces repelling invaders and claiming 80 enemy deaths. News also notes Russian naval movements around Yumen river and possible fortifications, while Japan eyes attacks on Port Arthur and Vladivostok with forces landed near Tinking island and Arkold.
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Seoul
A Ja
Kang Gero
Yalu River
Rome
Agenzia Diberas Chemuipo
Vladivostok
Tinking Island
Arkold
Neigh
French Found Dead In Mountain Cabin Near Milton
The body of Old Man French was found in a lonely cabin at The Tanks about 20 miles from Milton in the Blue mountains. Teamsters discovered the corpse which appeared to have been dead several weeks and decomposed. Coroner Dr W G Cole was notified and will investigate the death believed to be due to senility.
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Pendleton
French
Tanks
Milton
Blue Mountains
Teamsters
W. G. Cole
County GOP Central Committee to Moot on March 22
Official notice declares a county Republican central committee meeting set for March 22. The agenda outlines party business and candidate considerations for local elections.
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County
Republican Central
Tragic Dynamite Blast Kills Two Near Independence
Two young men Curtis Baker and Gilbert McCabe are killed when a dynamite charge thawing in hot water explodes near Independence. The blast throws them 160 feet, tearing limbs and mangling bodies while Burton Woods and a third man are unhurt. Nearby house and soil are damaged as authorities note the men’s deaths.
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Curtis Baker
Gilbert McCabe
Burton
Independence
Woods
Baker
McCabe
Flood Threatens Weston As Snow Pack Gathers Quickly
Weston leader warns a major flood risk looms for Weston Milton and Pendleton due to heavy Blue Mountains snow. If a rapid thaw and chinook bring warm rain, bridges at Weston and Mil l will be hardest hit with possible shipments stalled. The same mountains feed Umatilla and Walla Walla rivers and Pine Creek, raising concerns after a harsh winter.
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Blue Mountains
Fletcher's Mill
Umatilla
Walla Walla
Pine Creek
Weston
Pendleton
Wade entanglement and sheep sale plans in Umatilla County
The Wade entanglement disrupts local finances and prompts early spring sheep movements with bands to be sold as low as needed. Umatilla County flocks are said to be the Pacific coast’s best for wool and mutton, and will sell well. Also: Persian lecturer Joseph Koshaba to speak at Epworth Hall in Athena on customs and marriage in Persia. Oregon Journal notes rapid growth of the Oregon Daily Journal and a March 20 Sunday edition launch. Prohibition Convention set for Milton March 10 with Oliver W. Stewart speaker. J M Morris in town for greetings.
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Umatilla County
William Baker
Alba
Quant Athena
North
E. L. Barnett
Athena
South
E.R. Cox
Bingham Springs
Thompson Cottonwood
George Ginn Echo H. Koontz
J.B. Baker
Fulton
J. H. Hanscomb
George E. Adame Hogue
Joe Arkel Helix
B. B
Richarda Juniper
Keneth McRaee
A. Faxon McKay
Milton
Joe Winkler Milton
W. Mumford Mountain
Chan
Wells Pilot Rock
Folsom Pendleton
John Bryant
Thos
Thompson Pendleton
Pendleton
Wade
W. T. Rigby
Umatilla
East Oregonian
Pacific Coast
Epworth Hall
MBK
Joseph Koshaba
Persia
Mr. Koshaba
Sunday
Oregon Journal
Oregon Daily Journal
Portland
Northwest
Oliver W. Stewart
National Prohibition Committee
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Manasse
Third Sts
Butterick
THE
Chicago
Market Street
San Francisco
C. Sharp Fulah
Dell Brothers
South Side Main Street
Oregon
Czar
Yumen
Tokio
Yumen River
Possiet Bay
Yalu
Mountain Cabin
West
C. Baker
G. McCabe
Wade Cattle
Starbuck
Henry
Opera House
Churches of Athena
Beethoven
Kunkel
Tobani
Bilison
Kinkel
Clay
Wallenhauph
Mise Mary LaBrasche
Mins Maude Gholson
Anna Boas
Ads
Doll Bro
J. M. Morris
J.M. Morris
J. M
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