Plasterers to Start Work on High School Roof Next Week
The article notes plasterers will begin on the high school building next Monday as lathing completes, with 11 000 yards of plaster to be applied and the roof awaiting asphalt coating. Architect Gauntt is confident the project will meet contract date.
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Gauntt
Amalgamated Sugar Factory
Bramwel
Baker City
David Eccles
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Rolapp
Wallowa County
Carload Pipe Ordered to Extend Water System
A four inch pipe shipment will reach the city in about three weeks for use in expanding the water system. Water Superintendent Gilman plans to lay the pipes to improve five streets mainly on the north side of the track. Petitioners come from M Avenue North Fir A Avenue Division Street North Ash and West Avenue.
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Gilman
M Avenue
North Fir
A Avenue
Division Street
North Ash
W. Avenue
Missouri gains a new representative after census
Washington reports Missouri's population at 4,293,335, an eight percent rise that yields one additional representative for the state. The announcement follows the latest census figures and outlines apportionment changes affecting Missouri.
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Missouri
Washington
Montgomery Buys 80 Acres From E. F. Grout
W. H. Montgomery completed a land purchase via the Geo. H. Currey Real Estate Agency. He bought 80 acres from FB Grout, adding to his 160 acres adjoining. After harvesting several thousand cords of wood, the farm will be substantial.
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E. E. Grout
Currey Agency
W. 8. Montgomery
Geo. H. Currey Real Estate Agency
FB. E. Grout
Montgomery
Lowney Confectionery Brands Highlight Quality Products
The LOWNEY name stands for purity and wholesome confectionery. The house remains trusted with products as good as ever. Small quantities ensure steady supply of Variety Chocolates Bon Bons and small packages to keep business thriving.
Frisco Rider C McNichols Leads Transcontinental Cycle Race
C McNichols of Seattle sails ahead in the long international motor cycle race toward La Grande after Baker City stopovers. The 12 000 mile event spans 14 weeks with $3500 to winner and $2500 to second. He rests briefly, then continues over the mountains. He is 2200 miles ahead of his nearest rival and four days ahead of schedule.
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C. McNichols
Seattle
la Grande
Baker City
Boise
Idaho City
McNichols
Wyoming
Peoples Forum on Saloon Regulation in Portland and Seattle
Daily paper reports suggest regulation of licensed saloons is not highly effective in Portland and Seattle. The Oregonian notes bootlegging occurs on Sundays in Portland, while a Seattle focus is implied. At a liquor license meeting, Officer Montgomery testified about surveillance of Lime- Licht venues, including the Quelle.
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Cox
The
Oregonian
Circuit’ Court
Portland
Cox #6
William B. Gladstone
Pabst
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Daily Papers
Grand Avenue
Seattle
Montgomery
Football Schedule Promises Five New England Clashes
Tomorrow's lineup features Harvard at Cambridge against Bates, Princeton hosting Stevens, Cornell visiting Ithaca to meet Rensselaer, Brown in Providence versus Norwich, and Navy facing St. John's in Annapolis. Yale meets Syracuse in New Haven while Penn hosts Dickinson in Philadelphia and Dartmouth travels to Philadelphia. Wesleyan plays Rutgers in Middletown with multiple regional showdowns.
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Harvard
Bates
Cambridge
Princeton
Stevens
Cornell
Rensaliaer
Ithaca
Brown
Norwich
Providence
Navy
St. John’s
Annapols
Yale
Syracuse
New Haven
Penn
Dickinson
Philadelphia
Dartmouth
Mass
Wesleyan
Rutgers
Middletown
Inexpensive Liniment Beats Plasters for Aches
A 25 cent bottle of Chamberlains Liniment is promoted as a superior remedy for lame backs side pains and headaches. The ad suggests dampening flannel with the liniment as an effective poultice.
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Chamberlain's
Pugh Fired After 23 Years at U S Sub Treasury Philadelphia
After twenty three years of service Winfield B Pugh cashier and chief clerk at the United States Sub Treasury in Philadelphia was dismissed. Pugh had resigned previously to United States Assistant Treasurer Joseph Bosler who announced the firing. Bosler cited dissatisfaction with Pugh living standards though he was not short in accounts. Pugh entered service under Harrison and served until near Cleveland's end before being dropped and later reinstated by McKinley.
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Philadelphia
Winfield
Pugh
United States Sub-Treasury
United States
Joseph Bosler
Bosler
Harrison
Cleveland
McKinley
Auto races airship headline in Springfield
Springfield is set to host a five mile circular track race featuring Barney Oldfield in a Benz and Walter Brookins in his aeroplane. Brookins receives a one mile handicap as part of the event following yesterday's Chicago to Springfield flight that earned $20,000.
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Barney Oldfield
Benz
Brookins
Oldfield
Two Divorces Granted by Circuit Judge Knowles
Circuit Judge Knowles grants two divorces this week. Adella V. Hall and L. D. Hall are separated on desertion grounds, and A. E. Brownell and Mrs. D. E. Brownell are also dissolved. Few cases are filed for the court’s opening next Monday.
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Knowles
Adella V. Hall
L. D. Hall
A. E. Brownell
D. E. Brownell
Eircuit Court
Booth Construction Plans For County Fair
The fair committee orders booths through John Steinbeck who will build them if informed by tomorrow noon. The fair starts Wednesday at noon and runs until Tuesday night, and many who will operate booths are arranging lumber through him.
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John Steinbeck
Cabinet meeting ends without Ballinger action taft stance unchanged
Washington on September 30 the Cabinet House Party broke up with no move on the Ballinger case. Taft reportedly did not permit discussion, indicating his attitude toward interior secretary Ballinger remained unchanged.
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Washington
House Party
Ballinger
Taft
Secretary of the Interior
Riot Flares As Troops Move Cholera Victims In Naples
Rioting broke out in Naples on September 30 as several hundred carriage operators aided authorities in isolating cholera patients. Troops faced resistance while moving victims, with mobs attacking them using knives and stones. Many civilians were injured in the clash.
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Naples
Spirit of Idaho and Greater Than Gold on sale
Two new nonfiction works, The Spirit of Idaho by Arthur W. North and Greater Than Gold by Clayton M. Jones, are now available at newsstands for 15 cents each in October Sunset Magazine.
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Idaho
Arthur W. North
Clayton M. Jones
Sunset Magazine
Curious river traps and tall hats in 18th century notes
From Herbert K. Ponting on traps set in Fuji rivers to drown fish, to a London Globe vignette about a curate and a squire’s daughter. It notes the tall hat’s Paris rise post Franklin death and describes northern Indian riverine boats near the Sutlej.
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Japan
Herbert K. Ponting
Fuji
France
Paris
Franklin
Germany
Russia
Native river boats and old surgeon anecdotes
The piece describes natives paddling inflated skins across a river, noting their balance and swimming skill. It also recounts a Dr Pirrie anecdote from recollections of fifty years where a patient mistook a doctor’s concern for gossip and a boardinghouse joke about blue fish on the New England coast.
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Jidy
New England
Yonkers States
Town Life and Restlessness in a Katydid Ballad
A troubled man spends his life in town’s bustle then retreats to the farm seeking rest but cannot sleep. He complains all night about a lonely katydid pest disturbing his peace. The verses blend urban clatter with rural quiet as the insect's presence haunts him.
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Wright Drug Co
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Frisco
PACE
Rite
Peoples Forum
FAIF
Springfield
Barney Old
Field
Walter Brookins
Chicago
Ettinger
Nellie
London Globe
India
Cherry
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