Yakima Fire Cremated Two In Destructive Blaze
A Yakima fire last Saturday night destroyed old wooden shacks between Donald Keck and Shardlow blocks on Yakima Avenue near Front Street at a cost around 50000. Two bodies were recovered from the ruins though identification was not possible, with additional fears of missing lodging house occupants. Fire erupted before 0 30 and escalated to a 60 foot smoke column, overwhelming the department as Chief Hauser and crew attempted rescues. a Japanese restaurant proprietor N Mitsunaga reported losses of about 1600 and claimed the fire began outside his kitchen area, while two letters to William Biggins in North Yakima were found amid the debris.
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Yakima Republic
Donald Keck
Yakima Avenue
Front Street
Hauser
N. Mitsunaga
Mitsuniya
Musunaga
Gus Hammel
Willam Biggins
North Yakima
New York
Office of Justice of the Peace
Prompt for a Quick Return of a Damaged Item
A speaker urges immediate action to prevent harm and notes that a returned item is almost like a new watch. The passage contrasts prompt handling with how a repeated return yields a nearly fresh watch.
District Attorney Saloon Closings Followed by Court
No Sunday drunks yesterday as police court shows two Saturday arrests. Judge FitsGerald ordered the pair released without trial after two days in jail, noting the usual Monday docket but finding only these two cases.
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FitsGerald
Taggard Where They Will Be Kept for Coroner Frank
The article notes the name Taggard and mentions storage or custody related to Coroner Frank. It implies preparations or holding of items or persons for the coroner's office, with no further context provided in the readable text.
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Taggard
Frank
Wiona Wrecked Inquest Testimony On Powder At Coal House
In an inquest at Wiona, William Gleason attended but denied any explosion besides gasoline. Daniel Pranch testified that 560 pounds of giant powder and fuse and caps were stored in the coal house, while a company agent admitted knowledge of powder there but not the quantity. Additional witnesses supported these facts.
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BR & N
William Gleason
Daniel Pranch
E. K. Hanna
Colfax
Prof J B Horner to Speak at Hotel St George
Registrar from Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis will visit Hotel St George on Monday August 12 at 3 pm to discuss attendance for next year. The college seats 633 students with 47 instructors and a 12000 volume library offering courses in engineering, science, commerce and forestry. Annual costs range from 3 tax to 145 for board and room with work opportunities to defray expenses. Both sexes admitted. for catalogues contact the registrar.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Hotel St. George
J. B. Horner
Oregon Agricultural College of
Swenson Takes Over Inland Empire Magazine
H S Swenson has acquired Inland Empire Magazine from H S WIBMis and will publish the monthly from hereon. Swenson has long served on the magazine and helped produce the recent issue. A journalist with eastern Oregon experience, he formerly co owned The Dalles Chronicle and held a stake in Milton Eagle before relocating from Milton.
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H. S. Swenson
Inland Empire Magazine
H. S. Wimis
Little Monthly
Swenson
Inet
Oregon
Dalles Chronicle
Milton
Milton Eagle
Engine Dies on O R N Passenger Train At Kamela
Eastbound O R N passenger train out of Umatilla failed after leaving Umatilla. Two helpers assisted from Bingham Springs to Kamela and the engine was killed or extinguished while descending the Kamela mountain. Train then reached La Grande with a two hour delay.
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Umatilla
Bingham Springs
Kamela
la Grande
Former Pendletonians Visit En Route to McMinnville
Former Pendleton residents Mr and Mrs M V Vaughn arrive for a brief visit while traveling from Twin Falls Idaho to McMinnville for Mr Vaughn s health. He once ran the Racket store in Pendleton and left seven years ago.
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M. Vaughn
Twin Falls
Idaho
McMinnville
Mr. Vaughn
Thin City
Minister to Lead Sunday Services Here Next Week
Rev. H. 8. Shangle of the M. E. Church, south of the city, returned from La Grande today. He will conduct morning services at the local church next Sunday but there will be no evening service on that day.
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Wim
Shangle
M. E. Church
la Grande
Paving Bids Drop on Seattle Boulevard Contract
Bids opened by the board of public works show the Seattle asphalt trust cutting its bid for the boulevard project from 2.25 to 1.85 dollars per square yard. The move reflects fear of new paving processes entering the market.
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Seattle
Asphalt Trust
Wet saloon opens in Union county over line
Not dry at Kamela on Sunday August 4. W G Bates operates a saloon over the line in Union county while Pendleton remains dry.
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Kamela
Pendleton
W. G. Bates
Union County
Advertising Manager Resigns for Oregonian Post
Leaves the Journal, W. J. Hofman resigns as advertising manager after five years to take a similar position with the Portland Oregonian.
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The
Journal
W. J. Hofman
Oregon Daily Journal
Portland Oregonian
Marriage License Issued for Gentry and Jewett
A marriage license was issued on Saturday to William E. Gentry and Ruby Opal Jewett. The 16 year old bride candidate provided parental consent from E W Jewett of Echo with the license application.
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William E. Gentry
Ruby Opal Jewett
E. W. Jewett
Echo
Mrs Nelson ill at Nelson ranch near Lehman Springs
Mrs James Nelson wife of a Buttercreek rancher is reported seriously ill at the Nelson ranch near Lehman Springs. The Nelsons had just lost their young daughter at Pilot Rock. The Melville Dollar will depart Portland with a cargo of 96,000 railroad cars cut in Oregon bound for Guaymas Mexico for the Mexican Central.
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James Nelson Very II
James Nelson
Buttercreek
Nelson Ranch
Lehman Springs
Mra. Nelson
Pilot Rock
Portland
Oregon
Guaymas
Mexico
Mexican Central
Died After an Operation at Helix for Appendicitis
L Bott, 16, son of J K Bott of Helix, died at home Saturday evening from effects of an appendicitis operation. He was buried at Helix today. The loss alters many fathers’ views on life as they reflect on their firstborn.
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L. Bott
J. KK. Bott
Helix
Stetter Spell of Stom-440 Bitters Promoted for Digestive Ailments
An advertisement touts Stetter Spell of Stom-440 CelEGRATEQ Bitters as especially valuable for curing poor appetite indigestion cramps malaria fever and general digestive upset. It urges readers to try it today.
Roosevelt Targeted At Socialist Picnic In Freewater
A Socialist picnic in Freewater sparked excitement after Mia F. Wells accused President Roosevelt in a rabid speech about mining labor. Bishop C. J. O'Reilly defended Roosevelt, calling him pure and honorable, drawing strong applause from the Badgero's hall congregation.
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Freewater
Roosevelt
Washington
Oregon
Mia F. Wells
Bishop O'Reilly
C. J. O'Reilly
Badgero's
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Blahoe
Man Arrested on Larceny Charge Over Horse Theft
Frank Wachins sits in county jail on larceny charges after sheriff deputies arrested him here yesterday. He claims he merely pawned the animal and expresses a lack of regard for a fellow tribesman as the basis for the case.
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Wachins
Frank Wachins
Taylor
Indian claims theft over horse sale to Oregon Feed Yard
A claim from an Indian who says a horse was taken from the reservation Saturday evening and sold to the Oregon Feed Yard for five dollars. The owner asserts he merely soaked the animal and planned to return it, disputing the theft.
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Wachins
Oregon
Many In The Mountains Heat Draws Pendleton Folx
Pendleton residents escaped the heat by heading to the mountains for a Sunday. Eastbound passengers drew crowds at the depot as day trippers sought Bingham Springs and Meacham for bathing, hill climbing, and rest. Meacham hosts hundreds camping for cool air. visitors are advised to bring lunches and plan to camp.
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Pendleton
Wsnally
Bingham Springs
Meacham
Dr Monkman Locates In Pendleton As Assistant Pharmacist
Dr. B G Monkman, long time pharmacist and physician at Enterprise in Wallowa county, has sold his interests and moved to Pendleton. He will work as an assistant at the Donaldson company pharmacy and also practice medicine from that establishment. Mrs Monkman will join him by the end of the week. she is visiting at La Grande.
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Monkman
B. G. Monkman
Enterprise
Wallowa County
Pendleton
Donaldson Company
la Grande
Japan to host Nagasaki marine exhibit invites U.S. participation
Japan announces an exhibition of marine products in Nagasaki from October 21 to December 10 next. It has formally invited the United States to participate in the event. The war is over.
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Japan
Nagamki
United States
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