Survivors Return to Seattle After Shipwreck Toll
Thirty seven survivors of the steamship State of California sailed to Seattle aboard the Northwestern. Seven passengers remain in hospital, ten coffins aboard, with three unidentified. Officers testified before Marine Inspectors Whitney and Kell. Captain Cann will inspect wreck site and pursue purs er’s safe. List of recovered passenger bosses includes Mrs A Ruby Birnbaum and Lillian B Ward. many missing or dead names follow.
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Juneau
Alaska
State of California
Seattle
Northwestern
Whitney and
Kell
Seattie
Cann
A. Ruby Birnbaum
Franche Fridd
Monmouth
Ore
Key
John van DeLass
Phoenix
Arizona
Clara van DeLass
Ariz
Lillian B. Ward
Neilie B. Ward
Anna L. Cassidy
May Pixon
Superior
Wis
W. A. Dyer
Milwaukee
Minette E. Harlan
Indianapolis
Leslie Hobrow
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
San Francisco
J H. Holman
Cornwall
England
Alice Johnson
Vancouver
B. C
Lillian B. Norman
Port Bolivar
Tex
Nick Pittulas
Secretary Lane Reaches Hearts of Project Settlers
Secretary Lane secures support for irrigation efforts as $500000 is set aside. The government will start the first unit if private owners accept terms, with few failures noted among project participants. Jackson of the Portland Journal praises Lane as a friend of the project and the secretary. Teal and Dr. Smith speak briefly. Teal lauds the secretary, with E. P. Dodd serving as toastmaster.
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Jackson
Portland Journal
J. N. Teal
C. J. Smith
Teal
Lane
E. P. Dodd
Hermiston Commercial Club
Prune harvest expands as shipments step up at Freewater
Freewater Oregon August reports general prune harvest with two carloads of prunes and two carloads of mixed fruits shipped by the association and union. Shields Fruit Company and the Martin Company of Polse buy the crop and orchards. Estimated price runs 30 to 35 dollars per ton as work crews of over 200 pick prunes and peaches this week. The course of true love often leads to matrimony.
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Freewater-Milton Prune
Hargest
Freewater
Ore
Association
Union
Shields Fruit Company
Martin Company
Polse
William Hurst
Judge Fitz Gerald Returns From Vacation
Judge Thomas Fitz Gerald city recorder reports two weeks at Lehman Springs with rest and no fishing or hunting. A minor fire near 11 pm at the White residence caused no damage. Pendleton Woolen Mills and Peoples Warehouse will exhibit at the fair pavilion next month with space reserved. Johnnie and Tillie Baldwin return from Winnipeg after featuring in a wild west show, praising the Stampede but praising the Round-up more.
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Fire Gerald Rack
Thomas Fitz Gerald
City Recorder
Lehman Springs
White
Dan Kemler
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Peoples Warehouse
Moorhouse
Baldwins
Johnnie
Tillie Baldwin
Winnipeg
May Report Delayed as Grand Jury Deliberates
The grand jury may present its first report to the court tonight but the document is likely to be deferred until tomorrow morning. Juries have considered cases against five or six prisoners in the jail, though findings are not yet completed. McBee Farm Sold Again to Gradwohl of Walla Walla. Kenworthy’s mortgage of 25000 assumed.
Prize Baby Jasper Bellinger Visits Miss Ethel Newquist
Miss Ethel Newquist hosts her visiting nephew Jasper M. Bellinger from Lebanon. The baby has appeared in three consecutive issues of the Woman's Home Companion in the Better Babies department. He is described as a fine looking young fellow who deserves recognition already at a young age.
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Ethel Newquist
Jasper M. Bellinger
Lebanon
Freeman Sues Adams Over Hire of Team in 1913 Case
Clarence Freeman sues Clarence Adams for 227 dollars claiming a team rented on June 27, 1913, for 40 dollars with horses promised to be returned by July 8 and August 15. He seeks 150 dollars in damages for alleged poor care, with Raley and Raley as attorneys.
Beard Secures Quick Talk With Interior Chief In Oregon
W A Beard ex mayor of Sacramento California visited Portland to see Secretary of the Interior Lane about an irrigation project in Sacramento alley. He finally met Lane for about 15 minutes during a drive from Hermiston to Pendleton and secured the point he wished to present, then returned to Portland on an early morning train.
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Hermiston
Pendleton
Mr. Beard
Portland
Outo
KE. L. Swartalander
St. George Grille
Commercial Club
Cosy Theater
Moving Picture Camera
Herbert A. Moyer
A. P. Davis
Reclamation Service
Boise
Portland Commercial Club
Portland Brigade
J. N. Teal
P. Dodd
E. I. Davia
Deschutes
Stanfeild
Echo
Dog at Door Foils Firemen as 60 Horses Die
In Chicago a large dog snarled at firefighters guarding the entrance of Wabansia Avenue Livery and Boardly Stables. Despite brave efforts, heavy flames and smoke trapped 60 horses inside before a second entry allowed rescue. The dog initially blocked access, causing a delay and preventing saving the animals.
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Chicago
Wabansia Avenue
Charles Healey
State Leader of Agriculture Appointed
Corvallis Ore August 20 The appointment of H T French as state agricultural leader to direct farm demonstration and supervise county agriculturists was announced by R D Hetzel director of the Extension division Hetzel said the college is giving Oregon farmers a chief advisor with twelve years of close ties to agricultural development statewide and a thorough understanding of conditions in every part of the state The appointment is an important step in developing the extension service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Agricultural Collegee
Corvallis
Ore
H. T. French
R D. Hetzel
Hetzel
Oregon
President For An Evening At Lane Banquet
A barefooted boy slips into a banquet for Franklin K. Lane and meets the secretary. Col. J H Raley presents him as the president for the evening. Lane shakes his hand, offers fruit, and the boy departs with the grapes, elated by the brief attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
St. George Grill
Col
J. H. Raley
Tts
Lane
Fitll
Mental clinic at Hygiene Congress in New York
At the Fourth International Congress on School Hygiene a "mental clinic" will test and classify school children by mental alertness from August 25 to 30. Dr. Thomas A. Storey of the College of the City of New York announces the exhibit to show how time and money are wasted by grouping dull or idiotic pupils with brighter peers. Dr. J B. W. Wallin of the University of Pittsburgh supervises the clinic.
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New York
Thomas A. Storey
College of the City of New York
Congress
J B. W. Wallin
Psychological Clinic
University of Pittsburgh
Oregon Senate and Secretary Lane Address Support
The article notes Senator Chamberlain on the public land committee and urges constituents to show support. Secretary Lane delivers an engaging speech in Oregon’s old home town, praised by Col. J. H. Raley as beloved and suitable for national duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Jackson
Sam Jackson
Pendleton Welcomes Interior Secretary Lane Visit
Col Raley introduced Mr. Jackson who praised Wilson and Jefferson, Lincoln and the golden rule. J N Teal spoke for friendly Interior Department cooperation. Will M Peterson urged county residents to unite for productive land, while the secretary toured the Deschutes reservation, attended a banquet and a moving picture show, then departed for Boise.
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Col. Raley
Mr. Jackson
Matlock
Pendleton
Wilson
Jesua Christ
Christ
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson
Lincoln
Georgia
J. N. Teal
Portland
Lane
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Harry Arup
Floyd Benson
F. Brown
E. M. Cardiff
D .H. Coman
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Bertha V. Drake
Des Moines
Tlowa
Lawrence Ferris
F. Pickson
A. M. Floyd
M. Floyd
D. Grant
BE Greene
Albert Gybling
Nellie Hamilton
EB Hill
T. Hipp
A. Irish
May Joseph
Russell
D. Shaw
Sydney
Australia
R. Shaw
M. Smith
H. Towne
Alvin Vinneilge
D. N. Wescott
F. Pugh
Umatilla
E. T. Wade
Pendleton, Ore
Secretary Lane
U. S
Main Street
Newsy
Dog
Agriculture
Washington
Chamberlain
Public Land
West Court Street
Wm. Milne
Kfixses
Dale Rothwell
Wm. Hanscom
Stepe Maslin
Lonsdale Maslin
Taylor Hardware
G. Pendleton
Workingmen's Clothing CO
St. George Hotel
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