Pendleton Roundup Bigger Than Last Year
Big Pendleton roundup draws large crowds with about 60 000 attending the exhibitions and 30 000 on Saturday. Athena appears strong in relay races and riding events with Fay LeGrow’s string winning the three days race. Notable riders include G W Minor on Angel and Bert Kelly on Long Tom, with Tillis Baldwin crowned Indy broncho busting champ for the second time. Accidents add drama as riders are injured and a funeral closes the events for Charles Welsh Barger and family ties remain strong in Oregon communities.
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Pendleton
Athena
Mathers
Fay LeGrow
D. Young
W. R. Taylor
G. W. Minor
Wallowa
Angel
Bert Kelly
Pine Creek
Art Acord
California
Tillis Baldwin
Johnny Baldwin
Texsa
Bertha Blanchett
Arizona
Blanch McGaughey
Northwest
Sitting Ball
Outlaw
Ferday
Bertha Duckes
Hee
Hazel Walker
Rhodes Scholarship Draws Little Oregon Interest
Oregon applicants show scant enthusiasm for the Rhodes Scholarship with only George Stewart Jr. of McMinnville College entering the contest. Oregon colleges Albany and Dallas state they will send no candidates, while Greek knowledge requirements at Oxford exclude many youths. Railroad Commissioner candidate Mabatey of Portland, backed by the Order of Railway Conductors, announces his bid. Also included is a lay explanation of caustics by reflection in concave mirrors, detailing focal point behavior and heart shaped patterns observed with candlelight.
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Europe
Cecil Rhodes
Oregon
Rhodes
Oxford University
Origa
Albany
Dallas
Campball
The
State University
Oregon Rhodea
Eugene
Larry
George Stewart, Jr
McMineville College
Oxford
Ita
Potata
Weighing the Atmosphere and Air Weight History
This excerpt recounts Aristotle’s claimed weighing of air using a goatskin bag and balances. It contrasts ancient belief with modern lab demonstrations that air has weight, notes experiments measuring atmospheric weight, and briefly mentions a social note on Miss Lalo as a dinner guest regular.
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Aristotle
Hoe
Roosevelt Letter Aid to Harriman Campaign Recalled
A New York World look back reviews 1904 roosevelt Harriman letter urging White House aid and $240,000 campaign funding. It notes Perkins contributed to Roosevelt campaign insurance funds tied to women and children. The piece also details The Power of a Voice with anecdotes of Booth O Connell and Auchtermuchty linguistic test, plus Alcibiades fate and fashion history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Roosevelt
Mr Harriman
White House
Harriman
Perkins
Charles II
Pepys
Duke of York
Louis XIV
Englal
The Earth and Man Compared and Paradox Jokes
A collection of brief items and quips, contrasting cosmic scale with human proportion. Snippets include a globe thought experiment, a prehistoric antidote pun, paradox humor from Chicago and Pittsburgh, a detective gag, and children’s dialogue about growing up. The mix preserves period voice and concise humor from a historic newspaper page.
Shipping Wheat to Sound Port Highlights Portland Loss
Portland loses 8000 tons of inland empire wheat to Seattle for oriental shipment, despite similar mountain transport costs. editors argue Portland must gain oriental service and invest in facilities to keep growing wheat tonnage from the inland empire, noting 60,000 or more tons expected for Seattle transshipment this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Portland Journal
North’ Bank
Pacito
Seattle
Seattle Haa Oriental Service
Twlea
Inland Empire
Corse
Hardman
North Bank
Timber frauds and a Bryan tribute in Oregon notes
A Salt Lake ad for timber land near the coast is cited by Attorney General Crawford as a “gure-thing swindle” tied to dubious claims in Bouton and Polk counties Oregon. J Barylen seeks legal clarity on dummy timber claims to aid lumber firms while Oregonian praises Bryan’s campaign support and oratory amid political attacks.
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Salt Lake
Crawford
Lake
Barlyenbove
Bouton
Polk
Oregon
Oregonian
Bryan
Wilconia
Bie
Nobrasken
Boesss
Baltimore
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F. Wilson
H. Kuspee
F. 8. le Grow
E. A. Zerba
Asa’t. Cashier
H. Koepke
Ferguson M. L. Watts
le Grow
First National Bank
Athena Capital
Tum-A-Lum Lumber CO
A. M. Johnson
D. H. Mansfield
Main Street
Lnte
Charles Welsh Barget
Christian Church
Adama
J. B. Saylor
Milton
Barger Wee
Mise
Clara Stafford
Disenas
Bia
Bearie
Bowaii Akill
Wi Walla
A. Mackenzis Moldrom
Paowftay
Dell Brothers
Ccoo
FE. P
Pat) Mabattey
Mabalfey
Order of Railway Conductere
Lalo
Bho—Istave Beard
Dioner Belle
Booth
O'Connell
House of Commons
Ireland
Trejond
Auchtermachty
Alcibiades
Sletiam
Hermes
Sparta
Peraia
Athens
Persia
New York Times
Fiji
Inn
London
Chicago
Gladden
Washington Monument
Eve
Adam
Pittsburgh Post
May
Chicago Record-Herald
Wille
Thorns
Carlyle
Muti Silat
SOUND
Seattle Oriental Shipping
Oregon Metropolis
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