New Pendleton-Umatilla motor car ready for trial run
A new Pendleton Umatilla motor car, arrived from Portland last night, is being prepped for a trial trip and Sunday schedule. B W Cross will serve as brakeman, C Carpenter as motorman, with the car running a west end excursion before regular service begins. Regular runs depart Umatilla 8:30 am toward Pendleton and Pendleton 4 pm toward Umatilla, with intermediate stops listed.
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Pendleton-Umatilla
Cmatilla
West End
Portland
B. W. Cross
C. Carpenter
Cross
Pilot Rock
Carpenter
Pendleton Portland
O'Brien
No. 14
Umatilla
Hermiston
Stanfield
Echo
Nolin
Yoakum
Coe
Barnhart
Pilot Rock Junction
Pendleton
Arrive Utmaliia
Time Has Now Come to Consider T. R Seriously
Henry Watterson urges readers to consider Theodore Roosevelt for the presidency in 1912. He calls Roosevelt the most startling figure since Napoleon and says his temperament, education, and training fit him to eradicate corruption.
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T. R
Louieville
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Watterson
Roosevelt
Watterson
Napoleon
Mayor Gaynor to bar church tax exemptions
New York April mayor Gaynor urged the tax board to require churches and other religious institutions to pay their share of local improvement taxes and announced he would withhold approval of exemption applications.
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New York
Gaynor
Tax Board
Boosters Off for West End Tomorrow in Umatilla County
A motor car tour by 76 local business and professional men will launch from the O R N depot at 9 o clock tomorrow. The trip visits Umatilla Hermiston Stanfield and Echo with lunch in Hermiston and aims to celebrate the new motor car service and boost for a county publicity bureau funded by taxation. Copies of the petition will be distributed in each town.
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Umatilla County
Hermiston
O. R. N. Company
Commercial Association
Umatilla
Stanfield
Echo
Local visitors and residents cited in Pendleton
A long list of callers and locals in Pendleton includes J N Sulst of Pilot Rock EB W Rhett from Hermiston Evelyn Brown visiting Pendleton Mrs R B Baton of Heppner Ed Eben of Joseph attorney Dan Smythe returning from Boise T N Stout of Baker City and many others including Charles Betts Athena census takers and Charles Lysle Echo merchant Also noted are hotel registrations and business visits by L K Harlan Matt Mosgrove Hurlburt of Echo and J T Mayo with mentions of travel and trading activity around the county
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EB. W. Rhett
Hermiston
Pendleton
Evelyn Brown
Pendleton Friends
Charles Green
Portland
J. W. Lennox
R. E B. Lingon
Umatilla
St. George
William Gulliford
Buttercreek
Charles Lysle
H. R. Newport
L. K. Harlan
Condon
Irrigation Project to Spend 1 Million in Northport Area
A giant corporation plans to irrigate 0,000 acres along the Upper Columbia between Roasbore and Northport in Washington. The firm has $1,000,000 subscribed, with $300,000 already spent on water rights, land, and townsites. Engineers survey land and divide into large westward market tracts. A town will be laid out 12 miles from the US Canada boundary on the Spokane Falls & Northern line, with projects extending 16 miles along the Columbia River.
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Northport
Wash
Roasbore
Columbia River
Corps of Engineers
United States
British Columbia
Corporation
Miles of paving planned for Baker City streets
Baker City Oregon Preliminary work began Thursday on paving First Street from Place to Center a five block run. Warren Construction manager W Houghton supervises. After First is finished Center will be paved from depot to Main ten blocks. Plans then call for Washington Court Valley Auburn North Main Second and other sections totaling 32 blocks and nearly four miles.
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Baker City
Ore
Pirst Street
Place
Houghton
Warren Construction Company
Center
Depot
Main Street
Washington
Main
Court
Resort
Fourth
Valley
Auburn
Second
North Main
Baker
Second Street
Dewey
Owyhee Irrigation District Boundaries Set Near Ontario
Malheur county commissioners defined the Owyhee irrigation district boundaries extending from the Malheur River to the Owyhee River and from Snake River to the High Line canal. The district spans 30 miles north to south and 4 to 6 miles wide, totaling about 187000 acres to be watered, including the Kingman colony district. When combined with Gem irrigation district and others in Idaho, about 137000 acres will be irrigated by High Line canals from the Owyhee river.
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Ontario
Ore
Yale
Owyhee
Malheur River
Owyhee River
Snake River
Kingman Colony
Gem
Idaho
Owohee River
Escapee shot dead as guards shoot prisoner in harbor
In San Francisco, April, military prisoner P. Collins serving two years for desertion was killed by guards during an attempted escape at transport docks. While transferring prisoners from Alcatraz, Collins was hit by twenty bullets as he tried to flee.
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San Francisco
Cal
A. P. Collins
Alcatraz
Collins
Liberty
New Air Record Made In Mourmelon France Flight
Aviator Daniel Kinet piloting a Farnam biplane flew 102 miles in two hours and twenty minutes with one passenger, setting a new air speed record. The previous mark was held by Orville Wright.
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Mourmelon
France
Daniel Kinet
Farnam
Orville Wright
Government sale of Rupert town lots in Idaho
The April 8 article reports a government sale of town lots at Rupert in the Minidoka project, southern Idaho. Rupert, a 600 population incorporated town on a railroad, benefits from irrigation, cheap power from a government dam, and approved lighting contracts. The town hosts a public school, fraternal societies, five churches and a women's culture club.
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Uncle Sam
Boise
Idaho
Rupert
Minidoka
Secretary of the Interior
Birthday of King Albert in Brussels Presses Festive Mood
Brussels observes King Albert’s thirty fifth birthday with nationwide rejoicing as Belgians mark the monarch’s recent accession after King Leopold I’s death. The celebratory mood reflects the young ruler’s popularity amid early days on the throne.
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Albert
Brussels
Wisande
Leopold I
Hoppe and Morningstar to Open Spokane Exhibition
In Spokane Washington tonight Willie Hoppe the world billiard champion and Ora Morningstar holder of the title for several months begin an exhibition contest. The event marks a return engagement for Hoppe and Morningstar as spectators anticipate precise long shots and quick caroms in the showcase.
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Cre Eee
Spokane
Wash
Willie Hoppe
Ora Morningstar
University of Iowa Opens Baseball Season With Davenport Series
Town baseball news from Towa City dated April 8 reports the University of Iowa starting its baseball season with a series against Davenport, a Three Eye league team. The brief item notes the season kickoff and opponent but lacks scores or further details.
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Towa City
Towa
University of Iowa
Davenport
Three Eye League
Monmouth ad urges yes vote on school question
A paid advertisement urges voters to support a school question in November. It claims four cents per year per $1000 tax, emphasizes separating schools from politics, and promotes education for boys and girls. Ends with Monmouth official J B V Butler urging yes and savings tip to read today’s ad.
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Monmouth
J. B. V. Butler
Sec. Com
Ore
Young Turks Party Faces Crisis in Balkans Era
Reports of revolts in the Balkans and Albanian demand to seat Abdul Hamid alarm the Young Turks in Constantinople. They fear the former sultan is only nominal, torn between a modern foreign policy and domestic reform.
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Constantinople
Balkans
Abdul Hamid
Young Turks
Mexican racing to start in fall despite revocation reports
San Francisco April report from Galveston claimed Mexico revoked American racing concessions. Le Laurena secretary of the Mexican Jockey Club denies the charge. Dispatch says racing will begin next fall and run five months.
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San Francisco
Cal
Marquis le Laurena
Mexican Jockey Club
Galveston
Mexico
Poggenberg Beats Brown In National Amateur Billiards
J Ferdinand Poggenberg of Liderkranz club defeats Morris D Brown Brooklyn champion representing home club by 400 to 41 in last night's national amateur billiards championship match in New York.
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New York
J. Ferdinand Poggenberg
Liderkranz Club
Morris D. Brown
Brooklyn
Lieut Loring Retires from Fifteenth Infantry in Washington
First Lieutenant Sylvester G Loring of the Fifteenth Infantry was placed on the retired list in Washington on April due to incapacity for active service.
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Loring
Washington
Sylvester G, Loring
Fifteenth Infantry
Stolen March of Estes Ends in Fines and Loot
John Estes triggered a police stakeout by entering a guilty plea to gambling at the station. He paid 25 dollars, was then fined 75 dollars for running a gambling game, and the city collected 40 more after a roulette raid. Authorities now own a roulette setup valued around 360 dollars found in a basement.
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John Estes
John Doe
Flrst Clues
Estes
Matthews
Lewiston Seeks Court Over Local Option Vote
Tawiston Idaho April action to set aside a local option election result in district court. Case argues illegal ballots and numbered stubs could reveal voter choices. McGrane Bollinger hotel bar owner sponsors the lengthy complaint, with appeals planned to the supreme court.
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Tawiston
Idaho
District Court
Supreme Court
J. P. McGrane
Bollinger Hotel
Comet Sighted by Lick Observatory Professors
Halley's comet was observed at Lick Observatory near sunrise, visible for a few minutes before twilight brightness. The sighting occurred as predicted with the comet in its expected position, but the tail was not seen due to twilight.
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Lick Observatory
Cal
Halley
Glass Workers Walk Out in San Francisco
About 125 glass workers in San Francisco walked out over the closed shop principle. The Building Trades Council has been asked to endorse their course.
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San Francisco
Building Trades Council
Tide Flows to Canada Free Homesteads Spur Immigration
Unprecedented numbers of Britons depart for Canada as sailings for the first quarter of 1910 are expected to surpass previous years. Emigrant berths are booked far ahead, with Canada promoting vast land grants and economic opportunity. The promotion claims 160 acres free, wheat costs and potential profits cited, and large 1909 farm incomes cited to bolster appeal.
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London
Canada
Canadian Immigration Office
Great Britain
German adopts Indian Yaqui boy joins Long Beach family
Dr M Schutz of Long Beach seeks Probate Court permission to adopt Ramond Palamorie an 18 month old Yaqui Indian boy. He already has two biological children and has adopted a Corean and a mulatto. He believes environment can erase racial differences. The Yaqui child is the son of an insurgent chief from Sonora. His mother was captured by Mexican soldiers and sold into slavery during a Los Angeles visit by the family.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Cal
M. 5. Schutz
Ramond Palamorie
Schuts
India
Sonora
Milwau kee Mayoral Candidates Trade Soap Ploy
A Milwau kee mayoral candidate distributed cakes of soap to voters while the opponent offered only verbal soft soap in a controversial campaign gambit.
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Milwaukee
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Milton
H. G. Hurlburt
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H. B. Schoch
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University of Oregon Medical College
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