School Children's Day A Major Feature Of County Fair
County Superintendent advises a holiday for October 2 to welcome all district children to the Umatilla Morrow county fair. The fair commission seeks broad participation, expects hundreds of youngsters, and plans large stock exhibits including Willamette valley sheep and notable horse and cattle displays. Improvements to the pavilion and new band stand are planned for a livelier event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank K. Wellesla
Umatila County
District Fair Commission
Umatilla
Morrow
Silver Cup Presented to Ship by Spokane Veterans
Navy Yard Puget Sound August 13 officers of Spokane Chamber of Commerce D T Ham and G D Dutt along with Generam King's camp Spanish American veterans presented the crater Tennea bee with a silver trophy cup for the highest final record of merit in turret gun marksmanship. Spokane men will travel to Seattle tonight for the Spokane Portand Seattle railway opening in Portland.
Baker City Boy Placed in Jail Impersonation Case
Arthur Lack of Baker City is jailed in Salt Lake City for impersonating a U S Army officer in Los Angeles. He allegedly posed as Lt Cmdr Ere y G Olmstead now at the Los Angeles Navy recruiting station and forged his brother’s name to checks. Dispatches say he issued bogus treasury certificates and may face multiple charges. Rear Admiral W L Capps arrived to inspect the yard and report to the secretary of the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy G. Olmstead
Navy
Los Angeles
Cheeks
Arthur Lack
Baker City
Salt Lake City
United States Army
Young Lack
Errey G. Olmstead
Salt Lake
Olmstead
Fred Lack
United States Treasury
Navy Yard
Puget Sound
W. Li Capps
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Secretary of the Navy
City Marshal Henry Willams Dies After Grangeville Shooting
Grangeville Idaho city marshal Henry Willams died Tuesday from gunshot wounds suffered Monday night when he was shot by Joseph Sorrow. Sorrow will be charged with murder in the first degree.
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Henry Willams
Grangeville
Idaho
Joseph Sorrow
Sorrow
Rain halts harvest in Umatilla county
Light rain paused harvest in Umatilla county delaying about 200 harvesters and delaying the completion, now at 75 percent. Farmers expect to resume after drying out and finish in a few days. overall harvest season described as ideal with minimal weather impact.
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Umatilla
Railroad bids in for 600 steel cars in New York
Aug 13. Agents of several railroad car equipment firms prepare to bid on 600 steel cars likely for Harriman Innes. The project value is reported between six and seven million dollars, though the location of use is not specified.
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New York
Harriman Innes
Pope Disbands Palatine Guard Over Mutiny Fears
In Rome on August 18 the pope ordered the Palatine guard disbanded after reports of planned mutiny and widespread discontent over promotions. Authorities cited alleged advancement through favoritism and unfair practices within the unit.
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Rome
Baker City to get a new county creamery plant
Baker City will host a modern creamery after the Business Men's Association endorsed D. Severince to build it. Severince already runs creameries at Rock Creek Pine Valley and Canyon City, and skim stations may expand countywide. Baker City is the only sizeable city in Oregon without a creamery.
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Baker City
Ore
Business Man‘s Association
D. Severinee
Severince
Rock Creek
Piie Valley
Canyon City
Baker
Tragic Tree-Limb Collapse Kills Mrs Bemis at Siletz
Early this morning Mrs Bemis of Portland was killed when a large tree limb fell on her cabin on the Siletz claim. The body was carried three miles through timber to a road and brought to the Siletz agency for burial. A man working for her was outside the cabin.
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Newport
Ore
Bemis
Portland
Siletz
Baseball Scores From West Coast Games
Los Angeles defeated Portland 2 to 0 while San Francisco beat Oakland 8 to 2 in a pair of late season baseball games featuring West Coast teams and notable pitching and hitting performances.
Rifle Team Defeats Fleet in Auckland Match
Auckland on Aug 13 reports the rifle team defeating American marksmen from the fleet by 65 points. To allow competition the law against armed foreigners landing on British soil was suspended. The fleet officers remain at Botutu and sailors enter venues free, with a silver cup awarded as a consolation prize.
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National Park
Sailor Boys
Auckland
Botu- Tua
Organized horse thieves blamed in Washington counties
A Seattle dispatch reports an organized gang stealing fine stock across western Washington. Deputy Joe Hill says thieves drive horses south to Oregon and north to British Columbia, crossing county lines from Whatcom to Lewis and beyond. Sheriff L. Smith was informed on Hill’s return, with many animals already rounded up but hundreds still moved.
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Seattle
Whatcom
Pierce
Skagit
King
Cowlitz
Lewis
Skamania
Clerk
Cascades
L. (. Smith
Joe Hill
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Hill
Burglars Hit Milne Cigar Store In Corval Robbery
Burglars entered J. B. Milne's cigar shop at Corval through the back door from the alley. They used a hammer to break the safe near the front entrance and robbed it of $100, hammering off the combination rack and gaining access with a chisel to the inner safe containing money and papers.
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J. B. Milne
Corvalis
Milne
Montana Pioneers Meet at Lewiston Anniversary Convention
Montana Pioneers Plongers of Montana plan an annwil convention in Lewiston on September 24 25 and 26. Preparations indicate the gathering will be one of the best and most interesting since the early setters organized.
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Plongers
Montana
Annwil
Lewiston
Boy Roy Reynolds Jr. Hurt in Missoula Horse Incident
Four year old Roy Reynolds Jr. son of a Northern Pacific baggage master in Missoula Montana was kicked on the head by a horse Sunday night. He was reported in very serious condition with feared skull fracture.
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Roy
Roy Reynolds
Northern Pacific
Missoula
Mont
Freight train crash at Kennewick leaves hay car wrecked
In Kennewick Washington Tuesday morning a freight train struck an open switch and telescoped the engine into a hay car. The switch was left open by a switching crew. The hay car was demolished and the engine badly damaged. No injuries were reported.
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Kennewick
Wash
Post Office Fire Destroys Vib, Oregon Building
Fire destroyed the Vib post office in Oregon on Monday, causing extensive damage to the historic structure and disrupting mail services for the community. Local responders battled flames, with authorities investigating the blaze as a possible cause. No injuries reported.
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Vib
Ore
Trains Collide. Three Injured and One Killed in Rock Creek
In Seattle on August 13 a collision of two construction trains on the St. Paul road near Rock Creek killed fireman W. A. Coomber and seriously injured engineer William O'Brien and brake man William Kennedy. Kennedy's leg was severed at the knee. O'Brien may not survive.
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Seattle
W. A. Coomber
William O'Brien
William Kennedy
St. Paul Road
Rock Creek
O'Brien
Kennedy
Powers decline to intervene in Turkey affairs
London August 13 an official of the foreign office said discussing the Turkey situation in connection with a meeting of King Edward and Emperor Joseph of Austria that the powers had decided not to interfere in Turkey's affairs Constantinople August 13 the police are looking for the headquarters of a group of young Turks alleged to be plotting to overthrow the Sultan alleging his reforms are sincere
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London
Foreign Office Today
Turkey
Edward
Josef
Austria
Constantinople
Polive
Twelve Victors Return Home From Olympic Games
Twelve American athletes arrived in New York today, greeted by great crowds and scheduled for a royal welcome. J Carpenter, diagnosed in the 400 meter race on a fouling charge, denied the accusation and urged acceptance of the judges ruling and an end to the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Carpenter
New York
J. Carpenter
Archbishop Farley to Switzerland Likely Cardinal
Rome August 13 Archbishop Farley is travelling to Switzerland for an extended stay. It is probable the pope will soon announce that Farley will be made an American cardinal.
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Rome
Farley
Switzerland
Lots For Sale In New Town Of Waukesha
Sparke Brothers of Spokane list lots in the new town of Wauke sha seven and a half miles west of Spokane on the main line of the Great Northern. Local representatives E J Rice W G Robertson J C Hard and J P B Horn operate from room 15 La Fontaine hotel. The firm reports strong sales and expects brisk demand in this promising wheat belt area. The piece notes electric milking of cows is now seen as feasible and profitable after initial ridicule.
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Waukesha
Spokane
Great Northern
Sparke Brothers
E. J. Rice
W. G. Robertson
J. C. Hard
J. P. Bhhorn
la Fontaine
Great Bend Wheat Belt
Wrights Aeroplane Fails in Paris First Accident
Wilbur Wright experiences the first crash of his aeroplane in Paris when a false minocuver forces grounding at about 25 feet. Crowds surged as he planned an early flight. the craft suffered a shattered framework but Wright expects repairs within days. He emerges as Paris’s hero, with reporters grilling him on weather and more.
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Wright
Paris
Lemans
France
Wilbur Wright
Tts
Mountain Accident Injures Noted Southern Umatilla Stock Man
James Mossie, a prominent stock man in southern Umatilla county, was badly injured when his horse fell on a trail between Long Meadow and Round Meadow last Monday. Walter Allison sought help, reaching Mossie’s home at six the next morning, a physician then treated a severely swollen leg, and doctors hope to set the fracture without lasting harm.
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James Mossie
Umatilla
Henry Lazinka
Mossle
Walter Allison
Long Meadow
Round Meadow
Allison
Rain Forces Campers Home From Mountains
Rain sweeping eastern Oregon drives campers back tonight and tomorrow after weeks in the mountains. A general shower fell across the region with a heavy dose in Kamela and Meacham during the forenoon.
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Oregon
Kamela
Meacham
Pendleton Soldiers Home From Camp
Nineteen members of Company L returned home this morning from the encampment at American Lake. Twenty more will arrive by next Sunday evening. Second Lieutenant Roland Oliver led the detachment with Sergeant Vinter and corporals Lyman and Baker. The men report hard drills, night marches and discipline, plus lessons from sham battles and field maneuvers. Over 5000 militiamen and regulars camped at American Lake, one of the Northwest’s largest encampments. The remaining company members stay in Seattle, Tacoma and Portland and will return to work Monday morning.
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American Lake
Roland Oliver
Bargeant Vinter
Lyman
Baker
Porter
Northwest
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
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Cal
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Coe
M. J. Duffy
Duffy
Harriman
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