Municipal electric plant linked to water rights debate
City weighs a municipal electric plant to supply power alongside its mountain water system amid potential conflict with Byers Milling Co over water taken from Thorn Hollow and Umatilla River. If the mill proves damages, the city may owe compensation or reroute power, a settlement viewed as equitable to support the mill’s needs.
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Byers Miliing Company
Byers
Thorn Hollow
Umatilla
Telephone Trust Wires Targeted for Standards Move
A damaged OCR passage describes depreciation of 26.2 million and 51.07 million changes with 11.5 million and 25 million allocations. It references the telephone trust in Penneton, profits, dividends to the public, and a push to standardize wires on Mainnga Court streets as part of business expansion.
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Alteast
Telephone Trust
Pretit
Teader
Penneton
Suthon
Mainnga’ Court
Public Service Proposal Urges Telephones Regulators Vote
A letter from Union and Wallowa counties argues for public service commission Bill BIL to regulate rates and service, urging voters to back state oversight. It warns against monopoly by telephone firms, promotes public accountability, and calls for replacing unfaithful commissioners with public-minded figures.
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Union
Waltown
Railroad Cornimbaediens
Cnple
Telephone Profits Amid Underground Wires Move
Stockholders of the Bell System report 1918 gross revenue from telephone service at approximately 166 million dollars, an increase of about 14 million from the prior year. After expenses taxes and maintenance the document outlines current maintenance and provisions as key factors in profits.
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Telephone Trust
Frell Company
Theodore N. Vail
Bell Aystem
Paving District Size Affects Costs In Pendleton
Residents of West Court and Jackson streets are urged to seek paving now. Larger districts reduce per square yard costs due to setup expenses. current council plan covers 12 blocks, and expanding to West Court would double the district, lowering price. Citizens urged to act before future opportunities fade. The piece also notes a parallel political comparison to a municipal electric plant vote and historical remarks on Roosevelt’s 1967 Tennessee coal and iron action.
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Pendleton
West Court Street
Jackson Street
It is generally a long time between paving
A concise remark notes that paving projects tend to be spaced far apart over extended periods, suggesting slow progress and extended intervals between road work. The statement reflects typical scheduling gaps in urban infrastructure.
August 7 in history and notable events
On this date in history several events are recorded: in 1641 Parliament seeks to curb King Charles I by avoiding Scotland, in 1744 the first yellow fever patient dies in Philadelphia amid a mortality surge of about 2,500, in 1220 a French ministry shift brings Royalists to power, and in 1490 the French throne is declared vacant by the Chamber of Deputies after charter changes.
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Scotland
Philadelphia
France
Chamber of Deputies
Timeline highlights from 1848 to 1910 events and notes
A fragmented chronology lists events from 1848 comet sightings through 1910 Boston light swim. Mentions include French throne era ties, 1854 Ottoman action, 1870s Prussian siege context, New York mayoral probe, 1903 Miles address, British cession in 1904, 1964 Japan area notes, and Port Arthur reference. Names and dates are garbled but entities include Loui Philippe, Hasdans, Metz, Dix, Buyemeyer, Miles, Dalai, Boston.
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Paris
Priceiane
Metzaz
Dix
New York
Oriierm
Buyemeyer
New York City
Cleut
Miles
Orpheum Presents A Trio Of Films At Toes Faye Change
At the Orpheum a varied program includes A Geranium, A Sacrifice to Calumnation, Ancient and Modern London, Rove Wal Be Rove, Oh You Teacher and more. The Eclectic lineup features scenic Thames views, gentle rural comedy and a schoolroom romance with Lily Brown winning the teaching job and Jim Read pursuing love amid boardroom intrigue.
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Landon
Thame
Westminster
Abber
Thames Embankment
Tower Bridge
Tower of London
London Bridge
Lower River
Ellen Barker
Pumpkinville
Cupid
Jenkins
Jim
Lily
The Pastime and Biograph Film Listings
The listing highlights The House of Quality with The Indian Brothers, a tale of a renegade Indian seeking tribal admission ending in punishment at a chief’s funeral. Also shown are Lubin, Edison, and Biograph shorts featuring romance, duels, and a country boy’s pursuit of fortune, with mutual rivalries and comic interludes.
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House of Quality
Indian Brothers
Bvi
Lubin Hownyo
George
Bill
Dorothy
Onset
PNM
Edison
Lnds
The Cosy. Feixtra Fine Stories Of Heart Interest
The Cosy features heartwarming tales and light entertainment including two great westerns and several bright comedies designed to entertain and amuse readers with wholesome humor and engaging storytelling.
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Feixtra
Love Is Best and The Plan That Failed in Local Talkies
A fragmentary review outlines two features. Love Is Best follows a country girl who achieves stardom then loses voice and returns home to joy. The Plan That Failed is a Kinz Solomon comedy about pretended deaths to win a lover, with a failed scheme and humorous resolution.
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Danyang
Lazy Ranch
Tecomes
Lote
Iaugh
Ionele
Quan
Nestor
Tom
Nestor- Kinz Solomon
Discovery uncovers Civil War grapeshot in Bangor
In Bangor Pennsylvania Mrs. William Winemaker found a rusted grapeshot on a roadside edge. Local historians consider it possibly linked to General Sullivan era battles. The item is described as a rare relic tied to a great-grandfather’s story. Further examination aims to confirm its origins and significance.
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Bangor
William Winemaker
Sullivan
Gene Sullivan era battery location noted near quarry
A fragmentary report recalls a Civil War veteran Mr. Winemaker stating his great grandfather described an output battery of General Sullivan's army at a site where the American-Hangar quarry now ends. The passage notes a frontier expedition route through the region during the Wyoming nisescore era.
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Wyoming
Winemaker
Sullivan
Rattlesnake Incident Near Snow Shoe Attacked by Man
A man returning from Snow Shoe near Altona, Pa, encountered a large rattlesnake by the roadside. Four rattlers crawled from bushes as a heavy car passed. Attle Reed struck the snake with a stone, dispatching it. The snake’s seven rattles were collected for a belt.
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arTo
Kile & Attler
Altona
Joln
Tyne
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Fourteenth Street
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T. J. Potter
Ash Street Dock
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Main St
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Columbia Liquor Store
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Herman Peters
Prop
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J. P. Medernach
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Olympia
Pioneer Bottling Works
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