Northwest Prosperity Seen Ahead By Pendleton Round-up Prep
General Passenger Agent William McMurray of the Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation Co praises Oregon and Washington farmers after touring Eastern Oregon and Washington. He notes preparations for Pendleton Round-up with hotels packed and visitors hosted, predicts large crowds and strong local commerce. The company’s Round-up folder will be distributed widely with images of last year’s stadium crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Inland Empire
Oregon
Washington
William McMurray
Northwest
McMurray
Pendleton
St Johns Constable Faces Suspension Action
Salem Ore Aug 23 The first officer to be halted to show cause why he should not be removed from office by the Governor under a law for failure to enforce the criminal laws was Constable Mitchell of St Johns Special Prosecutor H E Ring appears in the case as the proceedings move to court to enforce the measure.
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Multnomah County
Ringi
Mitchell
Charles Bredeson
O. W. Allen
St. Johns
Salem
Ore
T. Johns
HE R. Ringe
Eugene Merchants Back University Defense Effort
Eugene Oregon Aug 23 resolutions by the Eugene Merchants Protective association direct its directors to work with the citizens' committee to defend the university appropriation bill that has been referred to the people. This marks the third time Eugene citizens have mobilized to aid the university against alleged referendum misuse.
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University OR
Oregon
Eugene
Ore
Eugene Merchants’ Protective Association
Citizens' Committee of
Eugene Citizens’ Organizations
People of
University
West Names Commission for Rural Credits Visit
Governor West appoints George F. Rodgers Salem A T Brutton Forest Grove and A P Davis La Grande to cooperate with H J Starkweather Clackamas and Hector MacPherson Corvallis to represent Oregon before Congress on Rural Credits and Farm Life in Washington D C. They join a European tour to study credit systems and will report findings and conditions to Congress.
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Salem
Ore
George F. Rodgers
A. T. Brutton
Forest Grove
A. P. Davis
la Grande
West
H. J. Starkweather
Clackamas County
Hector MacPherson
Corvallis
Congress
Washington
D. C
Btarkweather
Mr. MacPherson
Europe
Oregon
United States
Local marriages and social notes in Pendleton
Friday and Saturday weddings and social events are listed, including Rev Nathan Evans officiating at a nine o clock ceremony for Ruby Siebert and Paul De Ford at the Siebert home with Mendelssohn march, a reception, and notes on other marriages. The column also mentions engagements and trips by local residents and travel to Portland Seaside and Alaska. It includes remarks by the mayor about a public issue on street attire and decorum. The piece names Pendleton residents and nearby cities such as La Grande Portland Waitsburg Glacier National Park and Spokane.
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Nathan Evans
Methodist Church
Ruby Siebert
Paul de Ford
A. D. Siebert
Marle Street
Alex Manning
Lillian Guiliford
de Ford
Verne Boynton
la Grande
Albee Explains His X Ray Order in Portland
Portland report shows Mayor Albee replying to a woman's letter about choosing gowns to avoid his x ray rule. He defends ordering police to arrest wearers of immodest gowns, noting concerns about length and width and the danger of fashion in underworld circles.
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Portland
Albee
Mamiela of
Dreen
Women voters may double Oregon registration totals
Salem report notes that enfranchisement could double the total registration in Oregon based on county figures through August 16. Estimated primary registration in 1914 at 250,000, up from about 160,000 preregistration before the 1912 general election. County-by-county totals listed with Multnomah and Marion among higher counts. The new law enables permanent voter registration anytime before 30 days prior to a general election and 15 days before a special election.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Olcott
Baker
Benton
Clackamas
Columbia
Coos
Curry
Douglas
Grant
Hood River
Jackson
Josephine
Klamath
Lane
Lake
Linn
Malheur
Marion
Morrow
Multnomah
Polk
Union
Wallowa
Wasco
Washington
Wheeler
Yamhill
Costly Treatment and a Simple Remedy
A Whitlow Arkansas resident reports years of constipation and indigestion with costly medicines and hospital visits in St Louis and New Orleans yielding no cure. After using Chamberlains Tablets at home, he improved and is now well. Advertised as sold by all dealers.
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C. H. Hines
Whitlow
Ark
St. Louis
New Orleans
Chamberlain
Adv
Bear Holds Campers in Top of a Tree
A group from Enterprise recounts a bear encounter in the Springdale woods. Frank G. Swaggart and Sam McGee climbed trees to escape a bear while a drenching rain fell. They later retrieved their hats and returned to camp, leaving the scene with tales of a dramatic standoff.
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Bear
Enterprise
Orc
North Woods
Frank G. Swaggart
Sam McGee
Mr Swaggart
Mr. McGee
G. W. Humphrey
US Lets Arms Go Into Mexico From El Paso
In El Paso 40,000 rounds of ammunition and 400 rifles were exported to the Mexican federal garrison at Juarez under a treasury permit. The sale is part of a larger cash purchase of 400,000 cartridges and rifles by local dealers. Officials say shipments are common and delivered to buyers at back doors, with nine federal trains bound for Chihuahua noted. Collector A. Lt. Sharpe said the export permit was just received from Washington by mail.
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EL Paso
Secretary of the Treasury
American Customs and Army
Jaurez
el Faso
Department of Justice
Juarez
Chihuahua
A. Lt. Sharpe
Washington
Swedish Gunboat Urd Sunk in War Game Collision
The battleship Oden rammed and sank the Swedish gunboat Urd off West Island during a war game. Many sailors on the Urd perished as the vessel went down in the accident.
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Stockholm
Oden
Urd
West Island
Heavy toss of life reported in pickup notes
A fragment notes that life was described as heavy and tossed in a pickup recount. The brief hints at a dramatic event or experience but lacks clear names, dates, or locations to identify specifics. Further readable context would clarify the event and involved entities.
Men would live in tents if forced to do housework
If men had to do the housework they would live in tents and use paper dishes.
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Panamas
West Names Commission
Frank D. Carruth
Helen Brant
Carruth
Stanfield School
Waitsburg
University of Oregon
Seaside
John Vert
Ethel B. Wilkie
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Wilkie
Alaska
A. M. Wilkie
W. H. Shepard
Orell M. Shelton
M. BE
Xii. Evans
Tinatilla
W. L. Thompson
Stephen D. Brageau
Marjorie
Elizabeth Brazeau
Spokane
Faye Bartholomew
Gutar
Henry W. Wotlins
Fred Gulick
Edith Slusher
Knickerbocker Apartments
Lawrence L. Boynton
Marie Ethel Dove
M. E. Parsonage
PD. J. McFaul
Kathleen
Lehman Springs
Dudley Evans
Miss Helen Mead
Winnie Privett
Frances Weber
Neva Lane
Glacier National Park
W. R. Ellis
Cathlamet
Richard Mayberry
Charles Bond
Tuesay
H. W. Gossard Co
U. S
Mexico
East Oregonian’s Merchants’ Gift Contest
West Alta Street
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