Pacific Telephone Exit Shocks Two Counties in $200000 Deal
The Vegere era telephony evolves as Crowe expands the Home Independent system from 1905 onward. By 1907 capital stock climbs to 75 000 with a 30 000 bond. by 1909 it reaches 100 000. The firm owns extensive copper and iron toll lines, connecting La Grande Joseph Union Cove, aiming to squeeze rivals by acquiring competing networks.
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Vegere Telephone Company
D. Crowe
Capital
Home Independent Telephone Company
Crowe
Bell System
Pacific
Union County
la Grande
Joseph
Union
Cove
Wallowa
Livvich
J.L. Caviness
W. J. Church
J. L. Caviness
W. Y. Church
S. D. Crowe
Bell System Sale Reshapes Union Wallowa Telephone Network
Unprecedented sale and retirement reshape local lines as Pacific States sells its Union and Wallowa county exchanges to the Home Independent Telephone Company. The deal preserves long distance Bell service while transferring 2200 local subscribers with expected growth to 3000, involving over 260000 dollars and future improvements.
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Monumental Bell System
Home Independent Telephone Company
Pacific States
Pacific Company
Union
Wallowa
Bell
Home Company
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain States
la Grande and Union
Pacific
Bell System
Home Contern
Wallowa County
Pacific Telephone
Union County
Pacific System
Nlow County
Baker and
Walla Walls
General Aanager S. D. Crow
la Grande
Ceve
Elgin
Wallowa Town
Enterprise
Joseph
Home Telephone Company Wins Major Union Wallowa Deal
In Eastern Oregon the Home Independent Telephone Company purchases the Union and Wallowa exchanges and other Pacific Telephone assets in a landmark transfer. The $200,000 plus transaction marks a local firm led by General Manager D. Crowe taking control from Bell system interests, a rare shift praised as a turning point in regional telecom history.
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Oregon
Astern Oregon Lien & Power Company
Bell Telephone Combine
8. D. Crowe
Home Company
Remov
Union
Wallowa
Home Independent Telephone Company
Pacific Telephone Company
Pacific Concern
Home Concern
Crowe
Bell System
D. Crowe
Bell
Bell Syndicate
Polley
Bell Telephone
New
Vergere Telephone Company Rapid Growth in Oregon
The Vergere Telephone Company was incorporated at Imbler on June 25, 1904 by F. I. Vergere with S. L. Brooks and J. iL. McKinnis. Initial capital stock was $4,000. By October 1, 1905 B. D. Crow acquired half interest, Vergere retaining half. The firm served about 100 subscribers across Union county, a number that doubled in months. On March 24, 1906 capital stock rose to $25,000 as demand for rural and smaller-city telephones surged.
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Vergere Telephone Company
Imbler
F. I. Vergere
S. L. Brooks
J. Il. McKinnis
D. Crow
Vergere
Union County
Girl Escapes Injury After Hitting Sulky
Mise Helen Andrews daughter of Nabt Chief Dispatcher and Mrs C M Andrews 1204 Pennsylvania avenue collided with a sulky driven by Charles McCrary in front of the Golden Rule store. She escaped with slight bruises and was carried to M BLOC store before riding away on her bicycle.
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Mise Helen Andrews
Nabt
C. Mndrews
Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles McCrary
Golden Rule
M. Bloc
Kenyon Favorite Inown in Des Moines March 17
Kenyon received 68 votes in Des Moines on March 17, nine short of the senatorial election threshold. He may be elected tomorrow depending on subsequent results.
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Des Moines
Kenyon
Rebel Scoring Victories: Federals Alleged Losses Amid Fighting
A World dispatch from Douglass Arizona reports insurgents ambushed a federal band near Campus and killed 65 soldiers. In Marfa Texas rebels claim victory as Mexican troops clash near Ojinaga, with Colonel Doranto and 30 soldiers surrounded. In Mexicali rebels conduct night operations killing Filipe Ries and another suspected spy. Captain McDonald comments on trials for rebels.
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New York
Douglass
Arizona
Campus
Marfa. Tex
Oginaga
Federal Command Ia
Doranto
Mia Edith Melcher Sentenced to Twenty Years
Attorneys say Mia Edith Melcher will not appeal the second degree murder conviction of her son. She is expected to be moved to Auburn to begin a 20 year term today.
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Albany
Mia
Edith Melcher
Auburn
Roosevelt Dam Dedication Marks Irrigation Milestone
Monster dam project in Arizona by ARIZONA IRRIGATORS nears completion. Roosevelt reservoir will supply 1,984,000 acre feet, 7,500 horsepower transmitted to Phoenix, with a 280 foot arch gravity design and 1 feet crest length. The structure aims to irrigate 240,000 acres in Salt River valley, surpassing eastern reservoirs in capacity and cost.
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Phoenix
New Croton
Watchusett
Ashokan
Roosevelt Reservoir
Inaur
Salt River Valley
Invasion of Mexico Seen as Inevitable by U S Troops
El Paso reports high officials believe armed intervention in Mexico is near. Troops drill intensely near the international bridge and prepared for instant field service. Taft to address Congress on the international situation. San Francisco notes potential mobilization of thousands to the Philippines and Hawaii with the second Infantry bound for Honolulu.
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EL Paso
Mexico
War Department
International Bridge
México
Augusti
Taft
Congress
San Francisco
Philippines
Hawaii
Honolulu
Russia Gains Mongolian Trade Dominance in China Ultimatum
Pekin dispatches report China has practically granted all demands to Russia over Mongolia, giving Russia a monopoly of trade there. The Chinese reply to the Russian ultimatum was delivered with a ten day period for action, and officials view the settlement as removing causes for war with China.
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St. Petersburg
China
Russia
Mongolia
Ruef Seeks Rehearing in San Quentin Case
San Francisco March 18 Attorneys for Ruef filed a petition in the supreme court asking a rehearing of the case Ruef is presently confined in San Quentin jail.
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San Francisco
Ruef
Supreme Court
San Quentin
Parole Requested for Berry in Wife Beating Case
A petition circulated by Mrs. W. W. Berry was filed with the circuit court this afternoon appealing for the parole of Mr. Berry, who is serving a year for wife beating, as reported from the court.
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Berry
W. W. Berry
Circuit Court
Inland land opening at Umatilla projects draws crowd
The 4th unit filing at Umatilla is set for the 22nd with six claims still pending under the third unit. Prospective filers view land reported as waterlogged near Hermiston, while charges list eight to twelve dollars per acre in building and irrigation installments. Full payment is allowed anytime after federal land office certification of compliance.
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la Grande
Umatilla
Hermiston
The
General Land Office
Inw
Roosevelt Dam Dedicated In Arizona Three Day Festival
Phoenix observes a three day festival as ex President Roosevelt formally dedicates the Roosevelt Dam completed February 6. The dam rises 280 feet high, 1080 feet long, and 170 feet thick, with a vast desert access road and a major power plant nearby. Government projects included a cement mill, farms supplying provisions, and water lines from distant springs. Nearly 600 Apache Indians aided the construction effort.
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Phoenix
Aris
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