Knowles Invited to Portland to Ease Docket Congestion
Judge J W Knowles was invited by Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice F A Moore to sit in Portland circuit court trials to relieve the congested Multnomah and Union counties docket. Knowles plans to decline if possible, citing need for an assistant locally. Local instructors Geo W Paddock and Nellie Brock assist Flora fair preparations as crops and travel notes appear from Flora community reports.
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J. W. Knowles
Portland
Justlee F. A. Moore
Oregon Supreme Court
Judge Knowles
Nome Dance Hall Robbed by Miners
A large gambling hall in Nome was robbed as masked men forced patrons against walls and took thousands of dollars before fleeing. One of the incident’s notable details is the heavy miner crowd present at the time of the hold up.
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Nome
Power outage delays The Observer publication
The Observer lacked electricity after noon today, hindering telegraph and linotype operations. The outage caused a late edition and reduced reading matter for the evening issue.
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Observer
Linotype
Flora School Opens With 42 Enrollees
Flora news item notes the Flora school opened on September 14 with an enrollment of 42 students. The item also mentions other general Flora news.
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Flora
Colonist Fares In Effect September to October
Fares for La Grande travel will be on sale daily from September 11 to October 15. Westbound one way tickets are offered and prepaid for relatives in the East is available through local railroad agents.
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la Grande
Time to tell world of home building opportunities
The message invites readers to share informative printed material with all they know about home building resources and opportunities. It claims costs to reach this opportunity are only slightly more than half the usual amount and directs readers to contact an O. BR. & N. Co. representative for information or water regulations.
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O. BR. & N. Co. Sosto
James G. Cannon Named President of Fourth National Bank
The Fourth National Bank of New York elected James G. Cannon as its president. Cannon, renowned in banking circles, began in the industry in 1876 as a messenger with the Fifth Avenue Bank and rose to lead a major financial institution.
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Fourth National Bank
New York
James G. Cannon
Cannop
Fifth Avenue Bank
New York Banker Cannon A Leading Figure in Clearing House Reform
The subject rose to a senior role in the Fourth National Bank, after twenty years as vice president. He is renowned for systematizing bank credit departments and is viewed as the country’s foremost authority on clearing houses. His book Clearing Houses remains an established text.
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New York
Fourth National
Cannon
Witty Exchange Caps Domestic Quip on Marriage
A humorous dialogue features a husband asking how to handle his wife’s anger and replying that he follows her instruction. The quip persists as a concise, ironical contrast on marital dynamics.
A Lick and a Flick from the Hubb Office
An intelligence office manager says the new female employee is an ex actress. She cleans dusting furniture with stage precision likened to a soubrette. The report appears in the Boston Evening Transcript.
Idle Smith Described By Buffalo Express Poem
A 1910 poem from the Buffalo Express portrays a smith as idle with soft hands and flabby arms likened to worn out rubber bands. The piece uses vivid metaphor to criticize labor vigor.
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Smith
Buffalo Express
Chamverlain's Liniment Promoted As Cheap Back Pain Remedy
A vintage advert touts Chamverlain's Liniment as effective for lame back and chest pains. It claims a bottle costs twenty five cents and a dampened flannel is better than a plaster for relief, urging readers to skip costly plasters and buy the liniment.
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Knowles
Multnomah County
Geo. W. Paddock and
Netiie Brock
P. Millsr
William
Bertie
Washington
Wm. Bork
Uniontown
M. Devon
Ray
Miller
Joseph, Ore
M. E
D. C. Kuhn
Paradice
Baker & Drake
Walter Applegate
Nome Dance Hall
Oregon
Chicago
ST. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
ST. Paul
Waleregs
WM. McMurray
Portland, Oregon
Billbush
Royal
Jaylors
Royal Tailors
Broadway
Hedern Confectionery Co
Mirs
Gregan
GROCE
Bill
Fowers
Whiton’s Printery
Suggessor
Bird F. Lewis
Uiac
Chamverlain
Gorgt Kengeds
Fk Looeene Helieves
Lings
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