Big Corn Show At Pendleton Promoted By O W R N Co
The Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation company promotes the Oregon Corn Show to be held at Pendleton on December 6. The event offers over $1,000 in cash and agricultural implements as premiums and includes free seed distribution to encourage widespread corn growing in the Pacific Northwest. Participants may submit corn grown from either provided or self-sown seed, with judging based on merit.
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Oregon
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Pendleton
Northwest
O W
O W. 8. & N. Company
Pacific Northwest
Official Count on Referendum 15 in Oregon Ballots
Marion County backed the University of Oregon appropriation and opposed the sterilization bill with clear margins. In Multnomah, repair funds and building authorizations won, sterilization failed, and Workmen’s Compensation passed. Lane County supported all measures, including sterilization by a narrow margin.
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Marion
University of Oregon
Olcott
Multoomah
Follo University Repair Fund
Seainst
Marion County
Lane County
Local School Controversy Spurs State Tour to Quincy
Quincy residents buzz as charges of teaching Socialistic ideas and improper sex hygiene at Mrs. Foreman’s school prompt a visit by State Superintendent Churchill, county officials, and attorneys to Quincy next Saturday. Also noted are poultry care tips from University of Wisconsin expert James Halpin and a record-setting 1658 mile Pacific Telephone message by Frank Swayne with a $27 bill.
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St. Helens
Ana Oregonian
Athena
Quincy
Fiora I. Foreman
Prin
Cchools
Cburchill
Foreman
James G. Halpin
College of Ariculture
University of Wisconsin
Mr. Halpin
the Pacific
Anys
Oregon
Frank Swayne
Orange Cal
Los Angeles
Wiro
Apple Day Celebrations Spread From Portland Coast to Nation
Apple day proclaimed by Governor Oswald West boosts apple appreciation nationwide. Hotels from Oregon to California serve apples in many dishes while Portland hosts a parade style dining car and civic clubs host apple luncheons. Tragedies follow midday as a herder ends his life near Pendleton and a man loses a foot attempting to board a freight. The Sunshine Club reports a lively meeting at Mrs. Henry Schmitt’s home with about 20 members as they plan next gatherings.
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Noion
Oswald West
Oregon
Ieague
Chambers of Commerce
Washington
California
Portland
Bealdes
Northern Pacific
Sprey
D. BH. McMahon
Pendleton
McMahon
McMaton
William Galbraith
Beattie
Sunshine Club
The
Henry Schmitt
Bey
Clavdad
J F F Club Hosts Lodge Ball Evening
The J F F club will entertain a number of invited guests at the Lodge ball this evening with a dancing party at the offering of entertainment.
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J. F.F. Club
Gamboa Dike Explosion and Workhouse Scene Revealed
Photographs from 1918 depict the dynamiting of the Gamboa dike completing the Panama Canal's water flow into the Culebra Cut. The upper image shows the dam area as charges breached it, while the lower image captures a workhouse explosion aboard the canal.
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American Press Association
Gamboa Dike
Panama Canal
Gatun Lake
Nine Mile
Culebra
Cucaracha Slide
Pacific Ocean
Coyotes in Baker County Spark Rabies Fear
Reports from Haines and surrounding Baker County describe hydrophobia risk as coyotes and bitten dogs spread disease. Trappler George Hodson notes unusually tame coyotes, cattle losses, and two human bite deaths linked to infected animals, with local officials considering dog vaccination orders.
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Haines
Baker County
George Hodson
Baker
Ore Logy
Idaho Country
Mr. Hodson
F. B. Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Leo Newton
Haloes
Newton
R. Binwell
Palmer
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Foss-Winship Hardware Company
Howard
Barrett
Tum-A-Lum Lumber CO
A. M. Johnson
Bryan & Meyer
Main Street
Dell Brothers
O-W. R
N. Company
Gamboa
Hunt Company
United States
2D Coachman
Seattle
Gilbert Hunt
John L. Sharpatein
Gilbert Hunt Company
State Bank of Chicago
Chicago
Sharpatein
Mosting
FIX & Radtke
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