Thanksgiving recess leaves Oregon Normal students home
A large group of Oregon Normal students, more than half the student body, left Tuesday for Thanksgiving holidays. The Better O. N.S. Committee lists Mildred Howell as chairman and Jessie Beckham as secretary treasurer with several other members. The Juniors contributed 26 dollars to Near East relief. Faculty members and students attended lectures in Portland and Eugene events, with plays and a Vespertine program praised for their quality. A bank robbery in Monmouth was described, with details of the hold up and the bandit’s escape hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. N.S
Mildred Howell
Jessie Beckham
Dorothy Taylor
Naomi Hagensen
Marguerite Hansen
Bessie Hunter
Mabel Stollar
Leona Gooding
Nina Needham
Aretha Kidby
Everett Evans
Near East Relief Fund
Landers
Eugene
Lane County Institute
Campbell
Mingus
Portland
Maurice Browne
Ellen van Valkenburg
Muriel Paul
McMinnville
Phyllis
Vespertine Society
Charlotte Ballin
O. Henry
Courier
Monmouth Park
Ruth Nickson
D. J. Collins Held Up in Bellingham Office
D J Collins former Independent man and brother of J C and J H Collins was robbed at the Albers Brothers Milling company office in Bellingham Washington on November 16. The unmasked bandit forced Collins and cashier A G Nelson to face the wall and stole about 200 dollars plus checks before fleeing after cutting telephone wires.
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Collins
Nelson
D. J. Collins
J. C
J. H. Collins
Albers Brothers’ Milling Company
Bellingham
Wash
Bellingham Reveille
Albers Brothers Milling Company
Elk and Ellis Streets
A. G. Nelson
Dallas backs Southern Pacific against trucks
A Dallas meeting of Southern Pacific employees formed an organization to promote railroad shipments over trucks and autos. Speaker J A Ormandy highlighted taxes paid, payroll, and road wear, urging merchants and rail workers to support return to railroad service and a home trade program. The Dallas Commercial Club endorsed the stance and appointed a committee to urge merchants to patronize the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Observer
Southern Pacific
J. A. Ormandy
Ormandy
Polk County
Dallas
Dallas Commercial Club
B. Sundberg
W. L. Loehren
H. G. Campbell
P.O. Powell
Farm Bureau
W. L. Kadderley
Violet Grace Seeks Tiny Delights in a Busy Afternoon
A Judge story follows Violet Grace on a shopping spree filled with cosmetic touchups and brief visits to shops for trinkets and inexpensive gifts. She dreams of a blintise, admires a mirror, and ends with a streetcar ride home as the afternoon ends.
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Violet Grace
Natentin
Ve Baby
Camille
Katherine Negley
Judge
Russian immigrant hid bath in mountain still cave
State and federal officers raided a six foot high stone still cave near Sherbourne mountain. John Finn appeared from a steam filled door wearing a muddy mantle claiming he was taking a bath, saying he heated stones with a log fire to create steam.
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Prohibition
John Finn
Sherbourne Mountain
Finn
Rutland
New York
Grosvenor Ship Treasure Found Off Pondoland Coast
Treasure legends revive as the East India Company ship Grosvenor, sunk near Pondoland in 1752 with 8.5 million dollars in bullion, ingots, emeralds and coins, is reportedly located. A Grosvenor Bullion syndicate has formed and survey work proceeds with claims the vessel lies 18 to 25 feet deep and remains intact.
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East Indian Company
Grosvenor
Pondoland
South Africa
Grosvenor Bullion Syndicate
Strore
Palestine Port and Rail Projects Urged by Officials
Assistant Trade Commissioner Jaouan E Gillespie after visits to Egypt Syria Palestine and Smyrna reports Palestine plans port enlargements at Jaffa and Fiata a power plant irrigation of the Jordan valley and a Galilee to Baghdad railway link but near-term work may favor Jaffa port improvements urged by Jaffa orange growers and shippers.
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Palestine
Jaouan E. Gillespie
Egypt
Syria
Smyrna
Government of
Baldwin Returns From Northwest trip to Independence
M L Baldwin has returned to Independence after a journey to North Yakima and other points in Washington.
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M. L. Baldwin
Independence
North
Yakima
Wash
Port Alberni Plans Power From Surplus Water
Port Alberni British Columbia will use surplus water from a creek seven miles away to generate electricity for fighting purposes. The hydraulic head is 610 feet with 359 feet effective head after losses, yielding 120 horsepower sufficient to light the town for years.
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Port Alberni
B. C
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Man Trudges Home After Icebound Train Delay
Ed Lorence, en route to Walla Walla, Washington, remained aboard an icebound train near Bridal Veil for three days. He walked over ice and snow to reach Portland and then resumed his journey toward Walla Walla yesterday.
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Ed. Lorence
Walla Walla
Wash
Bridal Veil
Portland
Walla
Strained Eyes on Vintage Wall Pipers in Ports mouth Mansions
Agnes Repplier in Harper's Weekly notes a wall paper display in colonial Ports mouth mansions that depicts hurried scenes of English villagers in Thillit bats, a whale fishing fisherman, a naval battle beyond, and Niagara views. The scenes include West Point cadets, Indian war dinners, and a 1850 Warner house mural showing Isaac sacrificed by Abraham under Governor Phipps.
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Portsmouth
Thomas Burley
Aldrich
Senle
Walla
Athletic Club
Virginia
Niagara Falls
West Point
Warner House
Dhaner
Abraham
Isaac
Phipps
Toothless Men of Hyderabad Sind Race Mystery
In the Hindu Anil community of Hyderabad Sind India a group called Hindus is described as toothless men with bald heads and extreme heat sensitivity. Reports claim mating outcomes where children are normal or affected, with several cases noting daughters as toothless and sons normal, implying a hereditary pattern though details are unclear.
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India
Hyderabad Sind
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Chester Sloper
A. L. Thomas
George Conkey
Asa B. Robinson
Lelaure
Victrola
Victor Company
Victor
Independence, Oregon
Roe
A. C. Moore
Ree Independence
Farm Bureau Offic Imperial Hotel
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