Local ads mix with errands in Pendleton notices
A jumble of short items seeks services and sales from Lane & Son to hotel staff, groceries, coal, meat, furniture, cows, and drayage. It lists Wanted ads for waitresses and solicitors, lost items, transportation by river boat, and small business offerings with multiple phone numbers and local addresses.
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Dutch Henry
Lane & Son
Buick
E. O
Jane
Orpheum
Aura Street
Jersey
I. W. Short
Milton
Ore
Henry
Main
Rock Springs
Nick Puloa
Thorn Hollow
P. O
Portland
Dalles
Str
Bailey Gatsert
Pendleton City Pound Seizes Three Year Old Stallion
The Pendleton city marshal impounds a three year old bay horse weighing about 1100 pounds. It bears a reverse C brand on both shoulders. If not claimed by the owners within ten days, it will be sold at public auction at 2 pm on August 15, 1911, at the Oregon Feed Yard pound to cover costs. TOM GURDANE, City Marshal.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Pen Jleton
Tom Gurdane
Industrial war may tie up Western railroads
San Francisco Aug central press reports a looming industrial war between western railroads and their mechanical department workers after wage increase demands totaling 50 million dollars annually were refused. Officials declined to predict actions but warned the situation is tense. Harriman officials say they cannot forecast union moves, though they expect trouble may be delayed.
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San Francisco
Western Railroads
Harriman
Ht Tt
Bravery Underwater by Lieutenant Tomb on Maryland
Lieutenant William V. Tomb of the U S S Maryland dove about 20 feet below the surface to search the ship’s hull after a sailor fell overboard and drowned. Although barnacles and debris covered the bottom, he tied a life rope to himself and conducted a thorough search. Acting Secretary Winthrop sent a letter recognizing Tomb’s bravery.
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Washington
William V. Tomb
Maryland
Tomb
Bettom
Winthrop
West to Track Big Game in Curry County
Government party including Governor West and Superintendent Alderman will travel to Curry county to pursue game with game warden Finley and accompanying officials. Dr Colvin of the State Board of Health will oversee party health as they traverse the mountains.
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Henle
Salem
Ore
Governor West
Alderman
Curry County
Finley
Colvin S&s
State Board of Health
Woman in marital tangle in Bellingham bigamy case
Mrs Jack Magnussen formerly Mrs Ben Smith awaiting filing of a bigamy charge by the county attorney. A court order had previously compelled her to marry Magnussen. Ben Smith, her first husband, returned from prison and she moved back with him and others. she says she believed the court orders must be obeyed. She will be arraigned on the bigamy charge in September.
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Bellingham
Wash
Jack Magnussen
Ben Smith
Jal
Smith
Magnussen
Walla Walla
Horace Walker
Echo
George B. Carrier
Chilenge
George H. Johnson
Protection
Kanes
Portland
William Lyons
Gertrude Sheridan
Minneapo
I. N. B. Anderson
Connell, Wash
M. E. Church
Union
Oregon
John Kearney
Philippines
Bank Concedes Damages in Rowland Suit
Clara H. Rowland of Salem accepting a $10,000 compromise from U. S. National Bank in Salem to settle a $100,000 damages suit. Rowland, injured in an elevator shaft accident at Hank D Building a year ago, was brought to court in an invalid chair and unable to stand, saying the boy started the lift too soon and dragged her between the elevator and shaft wall.
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Clara Rowland
U. S. National of
Salem
Salem, Or
Clara H. Rowland
Thi City
Hank D
Inmates Needed to Cultivate Farm at Haddam Prison
Middlesex county prison at Haddam faced crop waste due to inmate shortage. After newspapers reported the lack of workers, nine squads on minor sentences were sent to the prison farm, saving the crops and ensuring labor for cultivation.
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Midleton
Conn
George West
Middlesex County
Haddam
Pat Kelly Alleged to Receive Irish Peerage
Unconfirmed report from Atchison Kansas claims Pat Kelly once a local diver near Stranger Creek has been made a peer in Ireland by King Edward before his death. Known as Fine Day Kelly for praising any weather as a fine day, he moved to Ireland after selling his local holdings following a relative's Louisville, Kentucky death.
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Kansas
Atchison, Kan
Pat Kelly
Stranger Creek
Ireland
King Edward
Kelly
Louisville
Gold Discovery Triggers Bend Ore Rush
Bend Oregon August 8 Announcement that gold quartz found on Tumale Creek twelve miles west assays ten dollars per ton and has started a gold rush. The town is nearly depopulated with about fifty claims already staked and the hill swarming with gold seekers.
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Bend
Ore
Tumale Creek
Dockmen Strike 15s Still On in England
London August 8 dockmen and teamsters remain on strike keeping freight piled high at London and Liverpool docks. Workers refuse to return until teamsters win demands. Provisions grow scarce and police reserves are on standby as a conference between employers and employees proceeds.
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Dockmen
England
London
Liverpool
Personal mentions from Pendleton and area travels
State Senator Burgess, Miss Hertha Anger, Miles Elizabeth Naylor, Charles Campbell, Mrs William Temple and many others are listed as returning from visits or transacting business in Portland Wallowa Lake Lehman Springs and other local spots with relatives and officials in Pendleton The round of social and civic travel includes real estate agent C J Morgan and others with plans for future visits and engagements.
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J. N. Burgess
Portland
Hertha Anger
Wallown Lake
Miles Elizabeth Naylor
Hemmlston
Pendleton
Charles, Campbell of Stanton
William. Temple
Wallowalake
Brown Dies Prison Record After Roosevelt Visit
Seattle report shows John H. Brown age 74 jailed after pocket picking during Mr. Roosevelt’s spring visit. He claimed no criminal record but has spent 40 years in state penitentiaries in Pennsylvania and Iowa. His history includes eight years at Allegheny penitentiary for burglary and ten years at Anamosa for grand larceny, plus minor sentences and a railroad pass indicating he followed Roosevelt to the West.
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Seattle
John H. Brown
Allegheny County
Brown
Troosevelt
Aly
Lightning Hits Moscow Barn in Idaho
A Moscow Idaho barn in Latah county was struck by lightning six miles southeast of the plees and totally destroyed. Owner Peter J Underhill saved all his valuable horses. Estimated loss around 5000 dollars due to the fire. Later the same evening lightning killed a mare owned by Peter Argyle, a colt nearby escaped unharmed.
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Moscow
Idaho
Latah
Peter J. Underhill
Peter Argyle
Jnjireu
Colfax Motorman Shields Inland Train From Storm Damage
Colfax Washington under a severe storm saw Spokane & Inland train No 6 delayed after passing Steptoe. Motorman Smith wrapped wet wires with tape improvising repairs amid rain and lightning, keeping electricity lines intact for Inland trains despite a nearly 700 volt system.
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Colfax, Wash
Smith
Spokane & Inlaid
Spokane
Colfax
Rosalia
Wreck Attempt on Great Northern Train at Moorhead
A bold attempt to wreck Great Northern passenger train No. 9 failed near Moorhead Minnesota as engine tender and mail car left the track. Spikes and fish plates were pried from rails. A crow bar and tools found nearby. No injuries. Motive unknown.
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Fargo
N. J
Great Northern
Moorhead
Minn
Lawmakers Duel After Fist Fight in Hungarian Assembly
In Budapest the Hungarian lower chamber erupted into a fisticuff during a debate. A government aide and an opposition member clashed as a bystander attempt failed, prompting the president to suspend session. A duel followed with Herr Posingne and Pal taking part, their first bout ending without a conclusive victor.
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Budapest
Hungary
Herr Pal- Ingac
Herr Pas
Posingne
Herr Posingne
Pal
Strike Trouble Ends at Sugar Refinery Dispute
San Francisco August 8 deputies stand by to quell disturbances as union and non union workers confront Crockett refinery tensions. By day’s end officials believed the strike trouble had ended and order was restored.
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San Francisco
Crockett
Mrs Clara Heriot Dies Here at Berkeley
Berkeley California August 8 Mrs Clara Heriot widow of General Edgar Heriot of the Confederate army died here aged 66 She came to California with her husband who was prominent in campaigns in Texas at the close of the Civil War
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Berkeley
Cal
Clara Heriot
Edgar Is
Heriot
California
Tex-ns
Exponent of Golden Rule Sends Widow to Street
A fragmented item from a New York page details a Sunday school teacher named Tam facing a court action. The readable text suggests a harsh outcome for a widow linked to the case, though many details are garbled in the OCR.
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Ento
New York
Tam
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F.E. Livengood ® CO
Ladies’ Home Journal
W. Webb
Thompson Street
Johnson and Water Streets
Penlai
Bros
Main Street
Farmers’ Meat Co
Conrad Platzoeder
BE. Court Street
H. M
J. L. Burroughs
Tor Sale
W. Alta
Selty
Mr. Lee
George Stangler
Gritman Gros
Tan
Koeppens
T. Harbour
Weston
J. M. Bentley
Eity
Lehman Springs
J. J. Haley
John
C. J. Morgan
Hermiston Real Estate Inn
Fam Neil
Nyksa
Iaho
Claler
Bureau of Animal Industry
Pen- Meurn
D. B. Biasley
Misa Iva Hill
Seaside
Lee Teutsch
Herrman
Hayward Altman
Morrisania
Altman
Third Avenue
Bronx
Anna McDermott
East One Hundred and Sixty-Fourth Street
Mrs MacDermott
Ullman
McDeroo
Man
Peter Underhill
Iiny
Oxfords
Wohlenberg Dept
Tallman & Co
Aml
Inland
Del
North Beach
T. J. Potter
Ash Street Dock
Hassalo
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company
Wm. McMurray
Malin St
Lehman
Blue Mountains
Auto Stage
Pendleton Auto Co
Pilot Rock
Springs
Frank L. McNeil
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