Aviator Carries 3s Big Sack of Mall on Sunday Flight
Walter Edwards, aviator, demonstrated interstate mall delivery from Portland to Vancouver, carrying about 2500 pieces of mail. He praised transcontinental routes as feasible and discussed aerodrome dangers from gusty winds and terrain while a small crowd watched at the Country Club aerodome.
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Portland
Ore
Walter Edwards
Pendiet
Country Club Aerodome
Vancouver
Wash
United States
Edwards
Country Club
Harry T. Burrows
Merrick
E. J.ball
Hitchcock
President Tat
Woodrow Wilsen
Theodore Roosevelt
Northwest
Pendleton
Boise
Flight, Inc
Vree List
Opposes Would Speed Gear Set in Cars
Indiana engineer Wm Guy Wall chief of Nations 4 Company in Indianapolis known for world stock and international champion cars spoke against a four speed gear set. He urged quiet running and simplicity via direct drive, noting foreign cars require frequent shifts on minor grades and that Americans resisting constant gear changes. Wall leads Indiana Society of Automobile Engineers and recently toured abroad studying foreign makes.
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Guy Wall
Indianapolis
Wall
Indiana
The
Society of Automobile Engineers
Str Bailey Gatzert River Ride From The Dalles
Passengers for Fortland can save money and enjoy a refreshing river ride aboard the Str Bailey Gatzert leaving The Dalles daily at 3:39 p.m. except Sundays and Mondays. Fare to Portland is $1.
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Fortland
Dalles
Portland
Brutal Attack on Travelers in Mexican Rail Ambush
In a ZapatisTa assault one kilometer north of Ticuman, 110 miles southeast of Mexico City, a southbound passenger train was ambushed. Thirty six killed and many others slain after rebels fired on the cars and set them ablaze. Conductor Marine and Collector Dominguez, wounded, escaped through Zapatista lines to Yautepech.
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Mexico City
Zapatistis
Ticuman
Khont
Marine
Dominguez
Yautepech
Zapatista
Public urged to end yearly auto model cycle
George M. Dickson of the National company in Indianapolis criticizes the yearly model system. He notes National paused such models years ago and now builds by series numbers. He argues the yearly approach is expensive, wasteful, and hampers progress, advocating a steady, perfected series system for better value.
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Sys
George M. Dickson
Indianapolis
Dickson
National
Willy
Puble
Noted Aviator Hubert Latham Killed in Congo Hunt
Describes the death of Hulbert Latham, famed aviator, during a June hunting expedition on the Mahi bank of the Chart river near Cayo rapids in the French Congo. He was gored by a buffalo after a rifle misfire while pursuing a wounded animal. His body was buried at Fort Archambault on June 30.
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Chingceros
Paris
Hulbert Latham
French Congo
Brazzaville
Congo
Latham
Mahi
Chart River
Cayo Rapids
Fort Archambault
Pendleton News Notes Anew Residence Move And Local Notices
W L Thompson of the American National Bank has moved into a new home at 603 Water Street recently vacated by his family and rented to Roy Alexander. A divorce was granted to Mamie Lee Eversham from Jack P. Eversham on grounds of cruel treatment. Peter Embysk’s threshing fire loss was settled for 1100 with Bentley & Leffingwell Insurance. Blue paint brightens the Alta and Main block housing Tallman drug, Penkind lodging, and Connor cigar stores. Royal M Sawtelle returns from a monthlong trip to California visiting Seattle Chehalis Long Beach and Astoria. Charles J Ferguson resigns as deputy district attorney to practice privately in Pendleton. Mrs Cynthia A Turner learns of her brother Ben F Beagle’s sudden Idaho death. Major Lee Moorhouse receives a veteran’s letter urging a city monument by G A R and Indian war groups referencing the 1850s battles and a Juniper canyon dispute.
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New
Tome
W. la Thompson
American National Bank
North Hill
Water Street
Roy Alexander
Cynthia A. Turner
East Alti Street
Ben F. Beagle
Yellow Jacket
Idaho
Beagle
Lee Moorhouse
W J. Smith
Alting
W. V
Mr. Smith
Walla Wella
Pio-plo-mox-mox
Juniper
Vancycle Canyon
Moorhouse
Juniper Canyon
Retired Parmer Sued for Divorce
Mrs Jane Branstetter filed for divorce from Henry Clay Branstetter a well known retired farmer in the county They seek custody of two children Myrtle and Bryan half the couple's property valued notes totaling 22000 Echo properties alimony of 75 monthly during the suit 400 attorney fees and 875 witness fees The couple married in 1896 and the suit alleges desertion in May 1907 Judge A Fes is named as her attorney.
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Parmer
Jane Branstetter
Henry Clay Branstetter
Myrtle
Bryan
Ferl
Echo
Big City
Plains
A. Fes
Women In Police Court Over Drunken Pair Go To Jail
Rosa Boyd paid a two dollar fine after being arrested last night with G. J. Duffield on a nocharge drunkenness charge. Her companion chose jail time. Two other drunks, 7, WA Pierce and Gus Regan, also took the jail option. Grouse hunting party including Oto Turner and Mrs Turner of Portland left with Mr and Mrs Lane and Mrs Frank Murphy on No. 4 for the mountains to await grouse season and plan to visit homeward via the sound.
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Rosa Boyd
G. J. Duffield
Pierce
Gus Regan
Oto
Fat) Turner
Turner
Portland
Pendleton
William Lane
Frank Murphy
Mrs. Turner
Casualty Underwriters Meet at Old Point Comfort
The second annual meeting of the International Association of Casualty & Surety Underwriters opened at Old Point Comfort Virginia on August 13. Sessions will cover common interests and sectional topics with emphasis on accident prevention and workers compensation law changes. Noted participants include David Van Schaak of Aetna Life Insurance and Governor William Harges Mann who welcomed delegates.
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Old Point Comfort
Seoond
International Association of Casualty & Sirely Underwriters
David van Schaak
Aetna Life Insurance Company
van Schaak
William Harges Mann
Virginia
deleRiltes
James W. Barry
Insurance
Michigan
Mirta
Longevity of Birds and Animals According to Harpers Weekly
Harpers Weekly cites studies on animal lifespans noting ravens rarely exceed seventy years, parrots reaching a century, and golden eagles living 118 years in Schroenbruch and ninety in the Tower of London. A Vienna eagle reportedly died at 104, with Buffon granting swine and geese extreme ages.
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Schroenbruch
Tower of London
Vienna
Geexe
Buffon
Harpers Weekly
Reward Offered for Missing Studebaker Family near Huntington
Fifty dollar reward offered for information leading to the whereabouts of Mrs Fh Studebaker and her three sons Roy Raleleh and Mike who vanished from their Huntington area home on July 38. They are believed headed for Whitman county possibly working on a ranch and may travel under the name Spry. They left with a round topped arip. Telegraph all information to RB OF Studebaker Huntington Ore.
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Mra. Fh
Studebaker
Roy
Raleleh
Mike
Huntington
Wuimatilla County
Spry
Ore
Gossard Corsets Displayed at The People's Warehouse
The Celebrate Gossard Corsets line is showcased at The People's Warehouse with new front-lace models on display. Representatives highlight fit and style as shoppers preview the latest undergarments.
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People’s Warehouse
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Gorn
Aviator
Cimid
Hubert Latham
Newsy
G. W. Phelps
Mamie Lee Eversham
Jack P. Eversham
Peter Embysk
Mr. Embysk
Messrs
Bentley & Leffingwell
Alta and
Main
Tallman Drug Store
Connor Cigar Store
Penkind Lodging House
Ack
Royal M Sawtelle
Los Angeles
Seattle
San Francisco
California
Chehalis
Long Geach
Astoria
Ferguson
Charles J. Ferguson
D YY Kuykendall
Casualty
Dale
Rothwell
Hanscom
Workingmens Clothing Co
Shelburne
North Beach
Bath
Seaview, Wash
T. J. Hoare
Prop
A. Schneiter
Pendleton, Ore
Main Street
Drummers Sample Shoe Store
Clark’s Grocery
Bennett Aero CO
Portland, Oregon
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