Diggs Blame Cast On Woman In Reno Case
In San Francisco on August 19 Diggs defended himself by saying he could not shake off Miss Warrington who lived with him in his bungalow. He described how she dominated him, linking her to his business ruin and family pressures, including possible prosecution by his wife and father. He also claimed Miss Warrington urged bringing Miss Norris to Reno.
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San Francisco
Diggs
Miss Warrington
Rens
Warrington
Miss Norris
Reno
New Road Rumor Connects Baja California to Mexico
Imperial surveys indicate a 450 mile railroad linking Ensenda with Southern Pacific of Mexico and Magdalena via Mexicali. British capital backs the project with JL B Royse announcing in Magdalena that the Huerta government would renew an old concession. The line would unlock mining and agricultural growth in Lower California and Sonora amid scarce rail access.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Imperial
Ensenda
Lower California
Mexico
Magdalena
Mexicali
JL. B. Royse
Huerta
Lower
California
Somoza
Rouse
el Pausayand Southwestern
Fire at Omaha business center injures three firefighters
A blaze in Omaha Neb on August 19 caused an estimated 260000 in losses and injured three firefighters. Captain John F Engle suffered a fractured skull after being knocked from a ladder as crews fought the fire near Hurress Granden Co. on Howard Street between Fifteenth and Sixteenth.
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Omaha, Neb
John F. Engle
Hurgess-Granden Company
Fifteenth
Sixteenth
Howard Street
Third Alfalfa Crop Cut at Stanfield Oregon
Stanfield Oregon August 19 The third alfalfa crop began cutting Saturday and within a month thousands of tons of hay will be stored. Recent rains improved ground and conditions for the fourth crop. Climatic conditions favor a heavy harvest, with average yields eight to nine tons per acre. More beef and dairy cattle are being imported, and thousands of head will be fed here this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanfield
Witter
Ore
Spanish War Veterans Plan Amalgamation at Denver Reunion
Denver Aug 19 The Army of the Philippines and the Veterans of the Foreign Service proposed uniting all organizations whose members served abroad in the Spanish-American war and related campaigns. About 500 members and families attended. The Army of the Philippines includes those who served in that country while the Foreign Service veterans served mainly in Cuba and Porto Rico. The reunion, which closes Wednesday, will elect officers.
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Denver
Colo
Army of the Philippines
Veterans of the Foreign Service
Cuba
Porto Rico
Robber kills hotel proprietor and two others in Everett
Edwin Tungren, 30, a mill engineer from Index, Washington, lined up five people at the Gray hotel in Index and robbed them before firing two pistols. Dorothy Dunbar, owner of the hotel, died. Two others were wounded. Tungren escaped with about $80.
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Hoklup
Everett
Wash
Edwin Tungren
Index Galena
Index
Gray Hotel
Dorothy Dunbar
Tungren
Pendleton Doctor in Suspected Typhoid Case
Dr Sommerville, a well known Pendleton resident, is seriously ill at his Vincent street home. Physicians fear typhoid fever. Grain remains the same as growers continue to offer sixty eight cents for wheat while many farmers hold for a higher price.
Decree Grants Clear Title in Coastal Lands Case
The grand jury convened this morning at the courthouse and will be busy for several days. A special session of court will be held next week to dispose of numerous pending cases. Judge Phelps issued a decree in Robert A. and Oscar T. Bissinger versus John M. Hansen et al. granting plaintiffs clear title to the coast half of section 21 and all of section 22 except the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter, two, 4, N. R. 31.
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Court House
Phelps
Robert A
Oscar T. Bissinger
John M. Hansen
Balcony Construction Expands at Peoples Warehouse
Workmen install a new balcony along the south wall of the Peoples Warehouse to expand storage space as stock increases. The project reflects the store's effort to maximize interior capacity without enlarging the building footprint.
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Peoples Warehouse
Bowman and Perrin Secure Walk Permits on Main and Stonewall
Walter Bowman gained a permit to build a concrete walk in front of his photograph gallery near the Main street bridge. Mrs. Perrin obtained a permit to construct a similar sidewalk in front of her property on Stonewall Jackson street.
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Walter Bowman
Main Street
Mrs. Perrin
Stonewall Jackson Street
Bell Repaired at Pathline Crossing
The warning bell at Pathline crossing is fixed and ringing again. Agent O Brien says it worked last Friday when last inspected, and it was only learned last evening that it was out of order.
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O'Brien
Sherry Places Second in Winnipeg Relay Race
Sherry of the city secured second in the ladies relay at Winnipeg as Irwin Bros of Cheyenne won the event. Sherry will return to Pendleton to ready his horses for the Round-up. A Japanese boy at Furnish summer place near Bingham Springs was gored by a cow, injuring his arm. he was treated in Pendleton.
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Sherry
Barney Sherry
Winnipeg
Irwin Bros
Cheyenne
Pendleton
W. J. Furnish
Bingham Springs
Portland bidder wins round-up film concession again
Lat August Baumann, head of the Oregon Moving Picture Co., Portland, won the exclusive privilege to take moving pictures of the Round-up next month. He also held the concession last year and returned with a higher bid. The amount is not released but expected well into the four figures.
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August Baumann
Portland
Oregon Moving Picture Co
Parmers Through Cutting Amid Fine Weather Across County
With clear weather continuing, farmers across the county finish cutting crops. Tom Thompson's two machines completed yesterday on the reservation and many others expect to finish in a few days. It may take two weeks or more to complete all of the 1918 crop, foothill ranchers only just starting.
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Tom Thompson
Lane arrives in Pendleton this evening
Secretary Lane travels through eastern Oregon on a tour to inspect the west Umatilla irrigation extension. In Trannon he speaks on water for home makers and government aid, urging landowners to partition large holdings into small farms for collective benefit.
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Lane
Pendleton
Portland
Ore
Oregon
West Umatilla
Trrngon
Deer
United States
Sam
Pendleton Pioneer Visits Spokane After Thirty Years
Lot Livermore, Pendleton’s oldest pioneer, returns from Spokane where he found many changes since his last visit. The Spokesman-Review covered the trip with an interesting story highlighting his reaction to the city’s transformation.
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Lot Livermore
Pendleton
Spokane
Spokesman-Review
Pendletonian
Theodore P. Shonts Narrow Escape In Paris Accident
Theodore P. Shonts of New York president of the Interborough Rapid Transit company had a narrow escape after falling beneath a moving railway train at Le Breuil. He was rescued by a bystander and suffered cuts to his hands and legs. Actress Lillian Russell, a passenger, assisted with a first aid kit and bandaged his injuries.
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Paris
Theodore P. Shonts
New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
le Breuil
A. P. Moore
Lillian Russell
Rekd Is Released By Pendleton Manager Over Hitting Woes
Rekd, former Yakima outfielder, released after weeks with Pendleton due to inconsistent hitting. Manager Al Lodell cut him to reduce expenses. Also noted is the Let er Buck dance gaining popularity at Hot Lake, with Pendleton party discovering the ballroom announcement during an eastern Oregon auto tour.
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Rekd
Bill Reid
Yakima
Pendleton
al Lodell
Long-lived imperialist recalls Napoleon bond at 106
Paris Aug 19 Pierre Schamel Roy the only living man who clasped Napoleon Bonaparte's hand today marks his 106th birthday. He walks Neuilly and by the Seine, received informally by fellow imperialists. Roy lives poorly on 49 cents daily pension and recalls his youthful court life.
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Paris
Pierre Schamel
Napoleon Honnarte
Neuilly
Seine
Roy Wes
Rome
Napoleon
L'Alglon
Versailles
St. Helena
Roy
Round-up Accommodation Bureau Opens For Three Day Show
The Round-up accommodation bureau began work at head quarters and around the city. Director Dean Tatum leads a crew listing beds and cots for three show days. Will McKinney, treasurer, plans to oversee headquarters while on vacation from the bank. Del and Bertha Blancett, famed bulldogger and rider, arrive from Australia via San Francisco and will compete. Bertha seeks title after last year’s near miss to Tillie Baldwin. They say Pendleton Round-up is well known in Australia.
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Dean Tatum
Will McKinney
Association
Blancette
Del
Bertha Blancett
Australia
San Francisco
Blancett
Tillie Baldwin
Blancetts
Pendleton
Pendleton Hats Round-Up Item Mets Petition for Official Gear
At a directors meeting the Round-Up hat proposal was debated with Charley March proposing official head gear replaced by bald heads. A petition signed by T D Taylor J T Brown H H Wessel C A Funk D C McNabb Bill McKinney Gus Lafontaine Jimmie Hackett and others supported the motion. The issue was carried over for another week amid hopes of a turning point. Grand Jury in Meeting to consider cases against multiple accused individuals.
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Pendleton Woolen Mills
Charley March
T. D. Taylor
J. T. Brown
H. H. Wessel
C. A. Funk
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E. T. Wade
Pendleton, Ore
Omaha
Coupon Book Service
Newsy
Bucenics
Bugenick
West Court Street
Wim. Milne
Ryptok
Wm. Hanscom
John B. Stetson
Buster Brown
Taylor Hardware
G. Pendleton
Umatilla County
Marvellous
DeOlney
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