Italian Indigent at Umatilla Poor Farm Shifts Hope Homeward
Liugi Devantis, an Italian inmate at the Umatilla county poor farm, is reported gravely ill. His brother, a member of the Italian king’s cabinet, promises to fund his return to Italy after sending a letter via the Italian consul in San Francisco to verify Luigi’s condition. The story notes the brother’s cautious check and the Italy-based promise amid regional poverty.
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Umatilla
Italy
Lules Decantis
Lugi
Devantis
Tiatians
Yungi Devantis
Poor Farm
Mediterranean
San Francisco
Luigi
Gilliland
San
Francisco
Doris
Chronology of the Telegraphers Strike 1907
The article reviews the Western Union and Postal Telegraph strike of 1907 starting with a 10 percent wage raise on March 1 and the rise of the Commercial Telegraphers Union. It covers June 1 walkouts in San Francisco and Oakland, a negotiated settlement mediated by US Labor Commissioner Nelli, and ongoing disputes over reemployment terms and nonunion labor across Chicago, Los Angeles, and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Small
San Francisco
Oakland
Cal
Nelli
United States Department of Labor
Western Union
Los Angeles
Postal Telegraph Company
Chicago
United States
Canada
Danish Girls Arrive From Denmark At Golden Rule Hotel
Two 14 to 15 year old girls traveling alone from Denmark arrived last night and stayed at the Golden Rule hotel awaiting relative Matt Deming of Adams. They cannot speak English, wore a toy bearing Pendleton Oregon, and confusion at meal seating highlighted language barriers.
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Denmark
Golden Rule
Matt Deming
Adams
Eafety
Pendleton
Oregon
Ashee
Mr. Deming
America
McBroom
Fisch
Lster
Man Charged With Adultery Held at County Jail
Taft man charged with adultery held at the county jail. The accused woman's name cited as Mrs. Ed Wilson, with whom he allegedly lived. The report notes legal action and detention pending further proceedings.
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Ls KR Uiatnc
Taft Ja
Ed Wilson
Boost Club elects new officers at Pendleton meeting
At a Boost club gathering in the Pendleton printery, T. T. Geer was chosen president to succeed W. A. Crank. With Burford's departure the treasurer post became vacant and Frank O'Gara was elected to fill it. The full officer slate includes Geer as president, A. J. McAllister as vice president, Jack Huston as secretary, and O'Gara as treasurer.
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Boost Club
Pendleton
T. T. Geer
W. A. Crank
Geer
Sesason
W. DB. Burford
Frank O'Gara
Booster
A. J. McAllister
Jack Huston
Frank O Gara
Husband and wife pair jailed after Kerr ranch visit
Ed Wilson's complaint leads to the arrest of a man and a woman who had just arrived from the Kerr ranch. Mrs Wilson seeks divorce and wants no further contact with her husband. No formal charge has yet been filed against Mrs Wilson, and prosecution is uncertain.
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Ed Wilson
Kerr Ranch
Whirlwind Sought for Alleged Horse Theft
Charles Whirlwind, a tall Indian man described as the son of a renowned elf, is sought by the sheriff on a horse stealing charge. Melanie alleges Whirlwind stole a horse at Athena, rode it to Weston, and sold it for corn. the horse belonged to Metanic who had borrowed it from Kakutes.
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Charles Whirlwind
Whirlwind
Melanie
Athena
Weston
Metanic
Kakiutes
False alarm over Elmer Gilliam death at Cayuee warehouse
A rumor claimed Elmer Gilliam was killed in a Pacific Coast company warehouse accident at Cayuee. Investigation showed no foundation for the claim regarding Gilliam, though it echoed a prior report of Ben Gilliam’s Nevada death. Relatives and friends were alarmed until the truth emerged.
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Elmer Gilliam
Pacific Coast Company
Cayuee
Elmer Gillam
Ben Gilliam
Walla Walla
Nevada
Phelps to Defend in Balcom Divorce Case
District Attorney Phelps says he will defend Mrs Balcom if the divorce case against her by Frank Balcom goes to trial. Balcom remains jailed after a $500 bond demand by Judge Gilliland. Peter West filed the suit for divorce, seeking Balcom's release from custody. Also: Mary E Walker sues James H Walker for desertion. they were married Nov 2 1901 and have no children. Rh H Patton plans to move with family to a three acre fruit farm near Milton next week.
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Balcom
Frank Balcom
Phelps
Peter West
Bolcom
Gilliland
Mary E. Walker
James H. Walker
Walkers
Milton
Rh. H. Patton
South Thompson Street
BOLLER MAKERS AT WORK AND LA LOS ANGELES STRIKE
The brief clash between striking boilermakers and Motive Power Graham ends with workers ordered back to duty by the Boilermakers union. Los Angeles dispute nearly settled but scab issue must be resolved first before return to work. Profitable prune orchard case follows Jenk ins purchase and sale with large crop sales and hog fattening. A man named Duman is shot by a police officer in Oakland after alleged theft from a boxcar.
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la Grande
Ore
Graham
Los Angeles
Boilermakers’ Union
Theft of Government Water Sparks Prosecutions
The Yakima Republic reports that theft of government water under the Sunnyside canal has prompted prosecutions. T. DeHaan and John Miller are charged with ditch cutting and headgate breaking, bonds set at 250 dollars, three days to post. Proceedings reference statute 7164 with penalties up to 1000 dollars or two years imprisonment.
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Yakima Republic
Enat Umatilla
Reclamation Service
Sunnyside Canal
Service
T. DeHaan
John Miller
Sunnyside Valley
Theta
Justice of the Peace Taggard
Cort
Miller
DeHaan
Calvin Casteel
James Cheyne
Clarence Thomas
Ralph B. Williamson
Tiffany
Supreme Court
Julia M Kinley Dead Founder of DAR in Atlanta
Julia Mee Kinley cousin of the President and founder of the first DAR chapter dies in Atlanta on August 16. In La Grande Oregon Warren Follet a 60 year old farmer was found dead under a binder at Cricket Flat near Elgin after an accident reported August 14. Read the Best Oregonian.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Atlanta
Julia Mee- Kinley
The
la Grande
Ore
East Oregonian
Warren Follet
Elgin
Large Idaho teachers institute to be held in Pocatello
Four hundred teachers from seven southeast Idaho counties will gather in Pocatello from August 24 at the Academy to participate in a joint teachers' institute. The rural committee in charge asks those with spare rooms to communicate with the committee and offer accommodations at private homes.
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Pocatello
R Oral
Teachers’ Institute
Acadey
Pocatello Trimy
Idaho
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Jewelers S17 Main Street
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F. &. S. Bitters
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G. W. Ivens
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Dept. Store Res
Europe
Umatilla County
Iife
Meranie
Caynee
Boller Makers
Pouta of Duty
Nymen
W. G. Jenkins
Robert van Gilse
Mr. Jenkins
Emison
Nya
F. A. Duman
J. B. Burke
Oosewedt
Roosevelt
BIG
Boston
Qtole Water
Julia M'Kinley
Oregonian
Main Street
St. George Restaurant
S.adler Bros. & CO
Max Baer
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