Kerr Announces Two New Oregon Farm Stations
President Kerr of the Oregon Agricultural College reports federal and state cooperation to establish two agricultural experiment stations in Oregon. One at Hermiston as Irrigation Demonstration Farm, the other in a dry eastern county yet to be chosen. Federal lands, buildings, water, and experts will support the project, affecting over a million acres and promising sizable farmer returns within three to five years. The effort marks the start of wide expansion across the state.
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Oregon Agricultural College
W. J. Kerr
Washington, D. C
Oregon
Hermiston
Umatilla County
Irrigation Demonstration Farm
Gillam
Morrow
Sherman
Harney
Baker
Kerr
Department of Agriculture
Department of Plant Industry
Agricultural College
Tea buy by the ounce prompts shopper guidance
A fragmented notice advises buying tea by the ounce until reaching Schilling's Best, noting no difference in cost and suggesting grocers may refund money if the buyer does not die it.
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Schilling
State seeks farmers aid for irrigation and dry farming experiments
The program envisions converting sparse dry lands that yield one crop every two years into annual yields through irrigation and dry farming experiments. It involves substantial initial and maintenance costs and aims to lead to wide irrigation projects. President Kerr urges farmer and businessman support across the state for this ambitious initiative.
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Kerr
Milton Holds Its City Primaries In Oregon
Special Correspondence from Milton Oregon reports Monday night’s city primary results with nominees N A Davis for mayor W B Craig for recorder C F Fragier for treasurer and D C Masters for marshal. Frank McQueen and Joe Edwards contest the ticket.
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Milton
Ore
N. A. Davis
W. B. Craig
C. F. Fragier
D. C. Masters
Frank McQueen
Joe Edwards
Demented Pastor Confined at Mount Tabor Sanitarium
Fred Taylor reports from Portland that Rev. N. H. Brooks, formerly pastor of the Christian Church in this city, is now confined in Mount Tabor Sanitarium. His condition is described as hopeless and his mind appears completely deranged after going insane while preaching in Bellingham a few weeks ago.
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Fred Taylor
Portland
N. H. Brooks
Mt. Tabor
Christian Church
Bellingham
Doverty Must Serve Life Term For Killing In Saloon Brawl
In Lexington, Oliver of Oscar Allen must spend the remainder of his days behind walls after a drunken saloon brawl led to a fatal shooting. The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a life sentence for Din Doherty, rejecting a self-defense plea. The case stemmed from an incident December 20, 1907, when Doherty killed Allen after a confrontation over drinks. Judge H J Bean ruled in the lower court, with Judge Fee and District Attorney Phelpe involved in the hearing.
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Oliver
Oscar Allen
Suite Penitentiary
Lexington Almos
Din Doherty
Lexington Ealoon
Supreme Court
Bean
H. J. Bean
Fee
Phelpe
Doherty
Alen
Allen
Laztest Man Vindicated After Death Reveals Illness
Richard Slimmer, long called the laziest man in Millville New Jersey, died after an organic disease sapped his vitality doctors say he never deserved the notoriety. Despite prior refusals to work or accept help he was jailed and his five children went hungry until illness explained his condition.
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Richard Slimmer
Millville
N. J
Slimmer
Snakes Seen By Tipsy Men Declared Real
Chicago report on L W Rogers Theosophical Society lecture asserts drunken visions are real on the astral plane. He says intoxication awakens the psychic eye and that astral punishments reflect karmic law, with snakes seen by intoxicated men regarded as real in a nonphysical realm.
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Chicago
L. W. Rogers
Theosophical Society
Snys
Handel Hall
Rogers
Chicago Tribune
Darwin tale at the zoo from Youth’s Companion
Frank Darwin recalled his father Charles Darwin near a hippopotamus cage as a four and six year old boy and girl approached. The hippo shut its eyes briefly and the girl declared the bird was dead, then urged them to move on.
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Frank Darwin
Charles Darwin
Local Business College changes owners and expands
The Pendleton Business College is sold by Miss M M Slattery Spokane to Prof E O Draper of Moscow Idaho who will run the school with expanded plans. A continuous year of operation with a new night school is planned alongside a push to double enrollment. Draper will oversee the shorthand department and reside in Pendleton, aiming to boost growth and establish a summer program.
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Moscow Business College Profesor
Pendleton Institution
Aml
Pendleton Business College
E. 0. Draper
Moscow
Idaho
M. M. Slattery
Spokane
Draper
East Oregonian
Moscow Business College
Ike
Pendleton
Northwest
Spokane College
P. B.C
Young German Student Studies America in Pendleton
Walter Olmichen of Dresden visiting the German residents of this vicinity to study conditions of his countrymen in America and the farming spirit of this county. He is a landowner in Germany examining American farming methods to improve his estate.
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America
Walter Olmichen
Dresden
Germany
Vitor
Pendleton
Father of Dan P Smythe Lying at Death's Door
The father of Dan P Smythe remains near death as doctors fight to stabilize him. Family members gather at the hospital as physicians report little change in his condition.
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Dan P. Smythe
Oregon
Smythe
Habeas Corpus Proceedings Heard Before Bean
In circuit court Judge Bean heard habeas corpus arguments over custody of little Bud Leo Price. The child, in grandmother Mary Price's custody at Adams, is contested by the mother Lizale Williamson. If successful, the mother faces a juvenile court review for unfitness. Read the East Oregonian.
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Bean
Little Bud Leo Price
Mary Price
Adams
Lizale Wil Hamson
Lost brown fur between Armory Hall and Boston Store
Finder leaves at this office on Thursday night. Reward offered for return of a brown fur lost near Armory Hall and Boston Store. Respond with identification and location.
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Armory Hall
Boston
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