Western Pacific opens ocean to ocean route at Oakland
The 922 mile Western Pacific railway from Salt Lake City reaches Oakland California creating a new continental link for through freight and passenger service from the Atlantic Gulf and Great Lakes. Gould lines now connect to the Pacific and to ocean lines, boosting Pacific commerce and industrial growth as California leverages hydro power and raw materials for a rising economy.
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Western Pacific Railway
Salt Lake City
Pacific Coast
Western Pacific
Denver and
Rio Grande
Salt Lake
Gould
Pittsburg
Detroit
Atlantic
Gulf
Great Lakes
Bay of San Francisco
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California
Samose Flesh Forming Food Promises Quick Gain
Samose, sold by Koeppen Bros., is described as a flesh forming food rather than a medicine. Taken with meals it supposedly blends with food to aid digestion and absorption, producing weight gain in a week or ten days. Buyers are offered a personal guarantee to refund if results don’t match claims.
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Koeppen Bros
Prince Hit With Rock In Italy Auto Attack
Rome reports the Duke of Geno, second cousin of the King of Italy, and his son the Prince of Udine were attacked while driving to Streas. A youth threw a stone striking the Prince in the face. Police were notified and investigating.
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Duke
Geno
Italy
Prince
Udine
Streas
Conversation Admits Miss Helen Gan Request
A message from Sam-Say, Rastus to Castus-Yo expresses Miss Helen Gan wants to meet. The reply states Castus-Yo is not a gas meter and refuses the comparison.
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Sam
Rastus
Helen Ganpipe
Castus
Oregon Theatre Opens the Season with Until Eternity
The Oregon theatre debuts its season on August 20 with Margaret Islington in Until Eternity, a Paris acclaimed drama adapted by Edward Eisner. A tale of a mother’s desperate act, a train wreck, loss of identity, and a reunion that tests a husband’s resolve and a child’s innocent love.
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Oregon Theatre
Margaret Islington
Paris
Miss Tilington
Edward Eisner
London
Disguised Governess Seeks to Reunite with Her Child
A woman believes her husband is dead and remarries, then pursues a life under a false name. She loves her boy and fears neglect, gaining employment as a governess at her former home. Her disguise falters when a brother-in-law exposes her plan and the husband and new wife arrive.
Going Some to Play in City at Oregon Theatre
Lawrence and Sandusky bring their all star cast to town for a one night engagement on Tuesday Sept 27 at the Oregon theatre. The uproariously successful comedy Going Some has drawn larger audiences in New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston and other major cities and this tour is its most successful to date.
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Lawrence
Sandusky
Oregon Theatre
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Art Dealers Arrested in Bogus Antiquities Case
Berlin Herr Batteaux assistant curator of the Westphalian Museum at Munster and Max Heilmann a denier in antiquities are arrested on charges of manufacturing and selling fake ancient works. Heilmann offered a Westphalian noble a carved wooden knight for 1625 dollars, an item copied from a stone figure at Minden cathedral. The other work is a late Gothic saint copy. Batteux allegedly knew it was a copy. Hermann’s letters show extensive business with America. authorities seized his correspondence. Previously Munich artists were found selling old masters to wealthy American collectors at low prices, tying into the wider fraud network.
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Berlin
Herr Batteaux
Munster
Max Heilmann
Heimann
Minden
Hermann
Batteux
Helmann
Hla
America
Munich
Life Insurance Notice for Lee Teutsch
Lee Teutsch is reported in a life insurance notice appearing in East Oregonian. The notice provides standard policy details and contact information for the insurer.
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Lee Teutsch
Serum May Cure Child Paralysis From Rockefeller Study
Philadelphia reports Drs. Simeon Flexner and Paul A. Wise of the Rockefeller Institute announce a serum that prevents infantile paralysis in some cases and cures it after onset in monkeys. They also report an immune serum that may prevent infection, signaling possible vaccination. The findings could transform treatment and raise questions about eventual antitoxin use.
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Philadelphia
Simeon Flexner
Paul A. Wise
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York
Dr. Flexener
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Pendleton Soda
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