Horse Team Killed by Train Near Umatilla
Special correspondence from Hermiston Oregon reports a Hermiston Mercantile Company team broke from a hitching rack while a party of Hermiston Redmen were at a lodge meeting in Umatilla. One horse was killed by a freight engine. The remaining team returned home on the morning train. Mrs. M Dishon of Hermiston was taken to Pendleton for surgery after a splinter wound led to blood poisoning. Also noted, FBR Swayze banker received a surprise bachelor dinner hosted by about 25 friends at his home last evening.
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Hermiston
Ore
Ave
John Donavan
Hermiston Redmen
Umatilla
Hermiston Mercantile Company
M. Dishon
Pendleton
Swayze
Advertising Scheme May Send Warship to Promote Panama-Pacific Expo
San Francisco Aug 3 A warship loaded with exposition literature and manned by Californians could be sent to ports worldwide under a plan backed by a commission of federal and state officials if the board of directors of the 1915 fair can muster sufficient influence with the navy department.
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San Francisco
Navy Department
Will Censure Liberals Move In Commons Next Monday
London August 27. A. J. Balfour leader of the unionists in the house of commons will move a vote of censure against the Western ministry next Monday. He hopes the demonstration will reconcile opposition factions and provoke a final shake up before the veto bill becomes law.
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London
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Wbern
Balfour
Tacoma Effort Aims to Bring Military Poet Nearby
Tacoma officials push to host a visiting military poet, outlining plans to secure a residency or visiting program. The move seeks to honor service members and enrich local culture with contemporary war and peace reflections.
Attorneys Eye Fast Trial In Indian Springs Condemnation
The five Indian women are offered ample compensation for land sought in condemnation. Courts may settle the matter as District Attorney McCourt rejects compromise. Circuit Judge Phelps awaits return to proceed. City Attorney Raley and water board officials aim to conclude the suit swiftly to begin developing the Thorn Hollow springs and assess water availability.
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McCourt
Phelps
Meacham
Jis
Raley
J. T. Brown
Water Board
Thorn Hollow
British Strike Pushes Food Prices Higher
London August 3 meat and other provisions rose sharply due to a dock workers strike and a widespread food shortage feared. Strike leader Ben Tillet said the International Transport Workers Federation is ready to join the action and halt shipping between American and English ports.
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London
Ben Tillet
International Transport Workers Federation
Ship not lost arrives at Sydney after voyage from Aberdeen
San Francisco reports cable advices from Australia say the Espada, a schooner bound from Aberdeen to Sydney, has arrived there after being reported lost at sea. The vessel lost her mizzen mast and nearly all sail, and was leaking badly and had been unreported for months.
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San Francisco
Australia
Esspada
Aberdeen
Sydney
Espada
Salle
I W W Threats Loom as Attacks Oust Opponents
The piece reports alleged attacks on J D Bilis for wearing an emblem and quotes I W W members threatening to attack any city. It notes continued work by I W W members through harvest and a pledge to fight again after. It also mentions John Gates in Paris suffering a severe sinking spell and believed to be dying.
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YW. W. Theowshout
M 0
Gates
Paris
John Gates
Woman Reconciles, Drops Divorced Second Thought
Mrs Archibald White of New York abandons a divorce suit to reunite with banker husband Archibald S White. The couple had faced pressures from Greek suitors and aristocratic alliances as White planned a Paris banking branch. She now remains in London awaiting reconciliation and plans to return to her husband.
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Archibald White
New York
Paris
Archibald S. White
Bostonians
Etalli Brothers
London
England
de Magnin
Pancard Automobile Agency
Massanat
de Magnin Ilvese
Familly
Mrs. White
Mr. White
Handcar Rescue Saves Girl On Runaway Horse
Bellefontaine Ohio. John Suydam section foreman on Lake Erie and Western railroad at Hume used a handcar to chase a runaway horse dragging a buggy with his daughter Marguerite aboard. He caught the pair and swung the child to safety after a four mile chase over trestles and cattle guards.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
John Suydam
Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Hume
Suydim
Marguerite
Rit
Evan Whihare
Tombstone Erected For Beloved Los Gatos Fox Terrier
Mrs Dolwee Kent, former wife of Temesah Kent, erected a tombstone for her fox terrier Monee Dog after its death on July 34 1917. The stone stands on Glenn rifle street near the terrietone, beneath the zite-linehilitie carrier. A funeral was held with solemn rites praising Mrs Kent’s kindness and the dog’s loving nature.
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Dolwee Kent
Temesah Kent
Doliee & de Wilkut
Anales Yooman
Woraing
Kent
Not Tardy Enough to Puncture Thief's Head
Chicago police recover stolen goods as officer Frank Smith confronts Wallace Fran luce, 27, during pursuit. A bullet deflects off Fran luce's forehead, causing a deep scalp wound. he is charged with larceny after treatment at St Luke's Hospital.
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Chicago
Poliecemen
Wallace Francuce
Frank Smith
Franele
Min
St. Luke's Hospital
Franch
Marriage License Granted to Shepard and Wattenberger
County clerk issues a marriage license to Raymond H. Shepard and Alke Andrey M L Wattenberger. The brief notice confirms one license is on record with the county clerk.
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Raymond H. Shepard
Alke Andrey ML Wattenberger
Chinese barber Murphy becomes porter and shoe shifter in Pendleton
Chinese Janitor Murphy, longtime Pendleton resident, now works as a porter and shoe shifter at a local barber shop. Glen Vandewater, son of Rev Vandewater, pastor of the Christian church, suffered a painful hand injury today while working in the Slusige room of the employment company.
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Boor Blick
Murphy
Pendleton Tla
Thinie Seousage
Glen Vandewater
Rev
Vandewater
The
Christian Church
Empirement Company
Six Arrested for Drunkenness in Police Court
Six offenders appeared before Judge FitzGerald this morning for drunkenness. Four were Indians and two were white men. All received the usual punishment of five dollars or three days in jail. W. R. Walpole of Irrigon was named to the district fair board to fill the vacancy left by A. Bennett, who resigned and moved to Portland.
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FitzGerald
W. R. Walpole
Irrigon
District Fair Board
A. Bennett
Irrigan
Portland
Smashed Hand Forces Farmer George Lambuth to City for Treatment
George Lambirth, a well known farmer from Nolin and brother of J. T. Lambirth of the First National Bank, is in the city seeking medical care after his right hand was severely mashed in the cog wheels of a threshing machine.
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George Lambirth
Nolin
J. T. Lambirth
First National Bank
Round-Up Directors to Attend Cheyenne Show
By actin of the Round-Up directors taken yesterday two directors President Roy Raley and Sheriff T D Taylor will be sent to Cheyenne to witness the big frontier show beginning August 23. They will serve as envoys extraordinary from the Round-Up and will also gather ideas for use during the coming Round-Up.
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Cheyenne
Actin
Roy Raley
T. D. Taylor
Wool handling at Pendleton mill tops four million pounds
Charles H. Greene of the Pendleton scouring mill reports the plant will process about 4,000,000 pounds of wool this season. The mill started a month early and expects to finish the wool scour in roughly 30 days. Fourth of July committee chair T. G. Montgomery filed a full report with the Commercial Club detailing receipts and expenditures for the celebration. He found a shortfall of $2.90, which he paid personally and submitted vouchers for.
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Pendleton
Charles H. Greene
T. G. Montgomery
Commercial Club
Montgomery
Rahm Stops Threshing Amid Rainfall Disruption
Rain began around seven this morning stopping threshing near Prileton. The shower, though brief, delays and hampers the wheat harvest, with grain men predicting little damage but significant time loss for threshing crews.
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Rahm
Priileton
Preparing for Camp at Astoria Encampment
Lowill company shows strong effort as arrangements for August state encampment near Astoria proceed. Many youths from Hermiston join the company. New olive drab and khaki uniforms arrive to fully equip the regiment. The third regiment will travel to the event and participate in Elks parade at Astoria Centennial.
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Lowill
Astoria
Hermiston
Portland Girls Placed in St Josephs Academy Custody
In Portland fall they will be sent to St Josephs academy. Judge Phelps ruled the lodging house improper after testimony about the girls. He urged settlement of custody. Mrs Lyle, sister of Mrs Whitworth, offered to take the children home in Portland. Deputy District Attorney Pruitt led for the state. Mrs Whitworth was defended by Carter & Smythe and Judge J A Fee.
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Portland
St. Joseph's Academy
Phelps
Lyle
Whitworth
Pruitt
State
Mrs. Whitworth
Carter & Smythe
J. A. Fee
Absconder Dies in Mexican Jail
Washington Wilson Evans, a Los Angeles banker and former teller of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, died in Acapulco Mexico while awaiting extradition. He had been sought for embezzling £20,000 from his former bank and for involvement in the pursuit of dynamiters responsible for the Los Angeles Times explosion that killed nineteen people on October 1 1910.
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Los Angeles
Acapulco
Washington
Wilson Evans
National Bank of Los Angeles
Mexico
United States
Los Angeles Times
Kate Schooner and Evans Linked to Dynmite Plot
Evana was aboard the schooner Kate, long linked in reports to the dynamite used by accused conspirators. After capture, Evans quipped, Just my luck, as investigators traced the dynamiter search to him and the Kate.
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National Bank
Evana
Kate
Evans
Skeleton Identified in Maine Wardroom Bones
Skeletons found in the wardroom of the battleship Maine are identified as Assistant Engineer Merritt. Identification rested on skull contours. The bones were found where Midshipman Boyd testified they were separated by flood water en route to the main deck. They rest in a casket awaiting Merritt family instructions.
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Havana
Aug
Maine
Merritt
Boyd
Fernie Coal miners vote to end strike
Winnipeg Aug 3 1000 Fernie Coal company miners vote yesterday most favor ending the strike. The result shows a large majority backing a return to work and resuming production.
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Winnipeg
Fernie Coal Company
Barders Rise In Ancient Greece And Rome
In Greece during the fifth century before Christ, barders began to prosper, followed by a similar rise in Rome around 200 B.C. The note reflects early cultural roles of storytellers and performers shaping ancient literary traditions.
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Greece
Rome
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Yakima
Connell, Wash
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Charles Lyte
Dale
Rothwell
Optometrist
W. E. Hanscom
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Pendleton Dye Works
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Springs
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