City Attorney weighs power over street pole moves
Pendleton officials study city power to force poles underground or move them from gutters on Main and Court streets. City Attorney John MetCourt says changes may be required but underground wiring not guaranteed. Council quorum absent. decision expected next week as residents push for underground lines and curbside poles.
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Powe
Court
John MetCourt
Northwestern Gas & Electric Company
Pacific Brates Telephone Company
Pendleton
Pots
Home Electric
Telephone
Warren Company
Lin
Judge Refuses injunction on Cleveland streetcar tracks
August 10 Judge Lawrence denied an injunction forcing Mayor Johnson to restore street railway tracks torn up by his orders. The county court approved the viewer’s report in the Nol in road dispute and rejected claims by Mia, Charles Kimbrell and others for damages.
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Lawrence
Johnson
Nolin Road
Mia
Charles Kimbrell
Dagames
Government Takes Hand in Ice Trust Fight at Toledo
For the first time the government steps in as the Ice Trust dispute involves the public and railroads. Luther M. Walker will spend a week investigating for the Interstate Commerce Commission which plans a hearing in Toledo on August 14.
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Ice 4
Ice 1
Luther M. Walker
Interstate Commerce Commission
Convict Ed Bloom Ends Life At Penitentiary
Walla Walla August 10 A convict named Ed Bloom died after leaping from the penitentiary wall at 6 29 this morning The self inflicted fall from a height of about to feet left him dead at 8 16 Guards found him in the corridor after he shouted farewell to a fellow inmate and then plunged to the stone floor He was carried to the hospital where he died shortly after the fall
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Ed Bloom
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Alok
Mwe
Woman Leaps From Train In Fatal Fast-Travel Incident
Loveland Ohio August 10 Efeetella Bloomingdale aged 59 cried I have been bad and don’t want to live and leaped through a window aboard the New York flyer TB & O at 60 miles an hour. She suffered fatal injuries according to authorities.
Hermiston Growth Brings New Buildings and Projects
Hermiston residents anticipate rapid development as several new structures rise amid East Umatilla irrigation works. A government bulldog office, a dormitory, and a residence for project officers prepare for expanded operations. bids for canal work near completion with delays possible. A. P. Davis, U.S. engineer, oversees east Umatilla tasks as arrivals boost assessment and seedings begin, with Maxwell Land and Irrigation's hotel nearing opening at about $6000.
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Weed Ae
Enemoor John YT Whiether
Emnie
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Cheehinat
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Wnited
Reclamation Service
Ened
East Umatilla
Maxwell Land & Irri- Jaton Company
Rockefeller Escape Likely From Standard Company Dispute
Reported in Oyster Bay that John D. Rockefeller may avoid indictment as government officials face exposure in land acquisitions in Indian Territory. Standard Oil officials, including Senator Jones and Barnstable, met with the president to discuss the dispute and the price cut on refined oil.
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Anly Conference Mesut
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Fruit Inspection to Condemn Diseased Produce in City
Walla Walla, Aug 16. Beginning Monday all fruits entering the city will face strict inspection. Any fruit found diseased will be condemned and burned. Inspector W. A. Rite says contaminated fruit will not be allowed to circulate and will be destroyed to protect the public.
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Ant
GAL RH Camp Arrangements Set for Next Week
In Minneapolis on August 10 arrangements are completed for a GAL A event. General Tanner arrived this morning and the National Guard battery received no orders. Visitors are expected, with about two hundred thousand in attendance and twenty five thousand in the parade.
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National Guard
Hand to Hand Combat Kills Latta Men in Pacific Clash
Valiant fight near Leyte results in five Latta troops killed and ten captured. Lieutenant John F. James and two privates die in the Teland of Leyte action while ten captives are taken with equipment. Washington seeks protection for Aleutian fisheries as tensions rise with Japan lingering.
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Jullta
Teland
Leyte
Piret
John F. James
Elehth Infantry
Calvin Snyder
Internal Revenue
Williams
James
Rev George Cox Faces Heresy Charges Over Beliefs
Aug 10 neotnniatl Rev George Clirk Cox writes to Bishop Vincent asserting disbelief in the virgin birth and the bodily resurrection. He labels Niegerite ideas as heretical and questions core Christian doctrines, signaling possible charges.
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George Clirk Cox
Vincent
Niegairte
Dp Chapeer
Christ
Application for Receiver in Cooperative Store Case
Chienso August 19. Application was made today for a receiver for the cooperative store started by Stensinnd. Proceedings indicate financial distress and a court filing to appoint a receiver to manage assets and operations. Local officials report ongoing investigations into the cooperative's finances.
Chicago Wheat Market Update for Aug 10
Chicago wheat opened at T24 and closed at 72, corn opened 49 and closed 4947, oats opened 31 and finished at 31.
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Chicago
County Court Weighs $1000 for County Fair Exhibit
County court members voiced support for a possible $1000 appropriation to fund a county exhibit at the district fair to be held September 14 to 26. State law allows up to $1000 for fair purposes, with officials aiming to keep Umatilla County credited for fruit products from Milton country, rather than exhibiting at Walls Walla.
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Walker
Umatilla County
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Walls Walla
Garden City
Oregon
Forty Pounds of Gold From North Pole Mine Arrives in Baker
Emil Meleer of the North Pole mine reached Baker with forty pounds of gold from the mine cleanup. The retort processed ore not previously banked, yielding about $12,000 in value, an average monthly amount for this operation. The North Pole mine remains a steady producer in the Baker district.
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Emil Meleer
North Pole
Baker Lowt
O& Retort
Baker District
Pacific Coast Baseball Scores From Yesterday
Scores from the AD League show Seattle defeating Oakland, Los Angeles beating San Francisco, and Portland prevailing 4 to 1 over Proane. Hoquiam hosted Gray's Harbor with a 65 to 0 result in Spokane.
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Los Angeles
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Hope 10 Elect Stockslager Hope 10 Elect Stockslager
Payette attorney and delegate to the Coeur d Alene convention reports confidence in Idaho Democrats. He says Judea Stocksliger will win for governor and the party will elect the full ticket. He cites anti Mormon plank and support for Bryan and eight hour miners law. Fred T. Dubois endorsed. convention large and enthusiastic.
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Coeur d'Alene
J. T. Seawell
Diho
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Taho
Judea Stocksliger
Bryan
Fred T. Dubois
Auto Racing at Cowes Opens With Royal Participants
In Cowes England Aug 1 the King and Prince of Wales take part in today's auto racing events. The notably named H P Green, proprietor of the Green galoon Colfax, faces scrutiny for selling liquor on Sunday amid the racing day.
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New Hampshire Fire Insurance Suspends on Pacific Coast
The New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company suspended operations on the Pacific coast during readjustment of unsettled conditions. Frisco liabilities are expected to settle around $500,000. In New York, the Trans-Atlantic Company of Hamburg had property attached, with a trust fund of over $600,000 on deposit with the state insurance superintendent, amid policyholders’ actions. In New York, Aug. 10, the International policyholders committee launched a vigorous campaign to mutualize old line life companies, including a publicity bureau led by G. F. Carrington to win smallholders’ support and secure contracts.
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Ihamborg Company
Depoart
New York
Becce
San Pranvisco
Vigoron
Ohl Line Life Companies
Manchester
N.hl
New Hampshire Fire Insurance Comminy
Pacific Coast
Trans-Atlantic Company
Hamburg
New York Isurance
Wonk! Mutualize
International Polleyholdere’ Committee
Nornal
Tne Life Companies
Carrington
Wholesale forgeries shock Chicago by Milwaukee Avenue tank find
Hundreds of counterfeit promissory notes bearing alleged signatures of prominent Chicagoans were discovered in the Milwaukee Avenue tank vacancy. Authorities say the forger Sensland planned to embezzle the bank for about fifty percent more than the current shortage. Signatures appear traced from genuine instruments and lightly altered.
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Chicago
Earl Fletcher Dies in Prison Case After Conviction
In Birmingham on August 10 Earl Fletcher, a Black man, died in a related incident following his conviction for the murder of a fellow Black convict at the Slows-Sherriedd CODON. The death occurred one day after the conviction was entered.
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Als
Earl Fletcher
Trap Shoot At Santa Cruz Delmar Event
Trap shooters from across the country gather for a three day trap shoot under the Santa Cruz Monterey and Salinas gun clubs hosted at Delmar.
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Santa Crux
Ch. Ave
Monterey
Salinas
Delmar
Harvesters' Shortage Delays Work in Icy Fields
T G Clark of Bridgeport visited the city seeking men to hire for icy field labor but failed to recruit any workers and plans to return today. He notes hay going to waste due to the labor shortage. The Women of Woodcraft of Boise hosted a picnic at Michael's grave in South Bolee on August 9.
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Bridgeport
Baker City
the Women of Woodcraft of
Boise
Michael
South Bolee
Bond Hicks Bond Executed for 1904 murder
In Maho penitentiary at 6 11 am William Henry Hicks Bond was hanged for the murder of Charles Daly committed October 6, 1904. Rudolph Wetter was to have been executed at the same time but was reprieved by the governor at a late hour on October 3.
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William Henry Hicks Bond
Maho
Charles Daly
Rudolph Wetter
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