Bankruptcy hits Bea verton merchants Ross duo
William Ross and Donald Ross, Bea verton Mich merchants and lumbermen, are forced into bankruptcy with liabilities of 300000 and assets of 125000. The piece also notes US coin totals for November 1907 35963260 with 23945900 gold 2002000 silver and 121200 minor coins. The public debt stood at 874479419 at Nov 20 1907 with a monthly decrease of 1746 TH. Also mentions Italian emigration shifts due to crisis and a mining accident injuring Sumpter miner Robert Jolly. The steamship Alliance arrived port after a passenger drowned overboard from a bomber.
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William Ross
Donald Ross
Beaverton, Mich
Robert Jolly
Sumpter
Imperial Mine
Steamship Alliance
Portland
D. F. Pyott
Marshfield
Five Year Old Portland Boy Tortured In Desolate Spot
Joseph McGrath, five, son of Mr and Mrs J M McGrath of Portland, was bound by the feet and tortured by older boys Monday. Deserted in a lonely place, he was found in critical condition and died. His spine was injured while trying to free himself. Jason Wheeler, pioneer of Lynn county, died at his Albany home aged four. He crossed the plains in 1847 from Ohio and was a Cayuse War veteran, serving as Lynn county sheriff, territorial legislator, state legislator, Albany mayor, and councilman.
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Joseph McGrath
J. M. McGrath
Portland
Jason Wheeler
Lynn County
Albany
Plains
Ohio
Ecouncilman
Hickory Bark Cough Remedy Promoted by Dutch Dunkard Families
The grandmothers of Western Pennsylvania Dutch Dunkard families have used Hickory Bark Cough Remedy for a century. It is advertised as a heat cough remedy to stop coughing and is sold by Pendiston Drug Co and druggists everywhere.
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Pennsylvania
Pendiston Drug Co
Baptist ladies sale at former Empire Tea site
Baptist ladies hold a two day sale Friday and Saturday in the room once used by Empire Tea and Crockery next to Mrs Campbell's millinery shop. Proceeds fund church activities with cooked foods aprons and fancy work items available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Tea & Crockery Company
Hiawatha Hair Tonic Promises Cure and Growth
A Tallman & Co advertisement declares Hiawatha hair tonic will stop fall ing hair remove dandruff and revive dying hair from the roots with renewed vigor. The claim includes a $100 guarantee and lists Hiawatha Half Tonle Go for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
Tallman & Co
Vancouver Welcomes Fruit Men Gathering in Vancouver
The 16th Northwestern Fruitgrowers association annual meeting opened in Vancouver with delegates from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia. Notable speakers included R G Tatlow, Alexander McPherson, R McBride, Mayor Bethune, and E L Smith. Mayor Bethune praised the international gathering and British Columbia as a fruitgrowers paradise on the Pacific slope.
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Vancouver
Northwestern Fruitgrowers Association
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
British Columbia
R. G. Tatlow
Alexander McPherson
Twin Falls
R. McBride
Bethune
E.L. Smith
Association
H. E. Coach
Hillsdale
Ore
J. W. Cockle
Welsh, Wash
E. H. Shepard
Hood River
Henderson
Moscow
R. H. Webber
Dalles
E. BD. Ball
Logan
Utih
Clarke
Berkeley
Cal
Tte
Northwest
Pacific
Canada
Take Holiday Too Seriously Interview on Holidays and Banking
Judge Lowell argues holidays should extend to year end to shield banks while claiming public officials overreact. He says most business, except open courts, can proceed during holidays and that courts should sit only where prohibited by statute. He warns that overcautious interpretations hinder state business and that actual court operations cannot proceed on holidays.
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The
Oregon Daily Journal
A. Lowell
Stephen A. Lowell
Pendleton
Lowell
Judge Lowell Delivers Opinion On Judicial Character Criterion
A judge states that all business among the people and in the courts is legal. The criterion is whether the acts done are judicial in their character, reflecting his view after returning home last night.
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Lowell
New California Historical Society Lead From Pendleton Woman
Mrs. C. B. Wade and Mrs. A. L. Wade of Oregon rise to prominence in California cultural circles. Mrs. Wade of Pendleton now heads the Governor Pico Museum and Historical Society in Whittier, guiding an effort to preserve De Pio Pico’s La Hacienda del Rancho. The project, backed by local Protestants and Charles F. Lummis, seeks funds, restoration, and public interest to secure the mansion’s future.
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AL Wade
Pendleton
California
Oregon Sunday Journal
C. B. Wade
Oregon
State Federation
Governor Pico Museum and Historical Society
Don Pijo
San Gabriel
Charles F. Lummis
Lindmarks Club
Whittier
Orefon
Walla Walla County Tax Rolls Finalized for Year
Walla Walla County tax rolls completed by W L Cadman show total taxes due of 445 374 dollars, up from 227 155 last year, an increase of 115 219. The overall tax rate rises to 12 1 2 mills due to state and county levy hikes. District No 1 includes Walla Walla city and nearby area with ten mill levy and district tax of 17 546 78. city levy stands at 37 12 mills. Total county property valuation is 21 090 889 dollars.
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W. L. Cadman
Rolla
Saya
Walla Walla
Fire at Spokane depot endangers Coeur d Alene dynamite
Fire at the Spokane and Inland freight depot near Coeur d Alene broke out around 2 a m on Sunday spreading through the east end and damaging offices. The west end housed three to four tons of dynamite which could have exploded if the flames had reached it. Officials said the fire was checked before reaching the explosives.
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Spokane
Coeur d'Alene
Spokane & Inland
Fire damages and uncertain salvage from lake incident
A skidding mishap led to a lake incident with a firefighting challenge due to a large quantity on hand. Defective wiring is suspected as the cause of the fire, leaving uncertainty whether all material could have been moved before the blaze.
Jesse Drumheller Dead Pioneer of Walla Walla Valley
Jesse Drumheller died at the family home 133 Park street after a months long illness. A pioneer of Walla Walla county he helped build forts and farms, retiring with extensive wheat lands and a 45 000 bushel crop in 1890. He married Martha Maxson on October 8 1843 and left seven children Samuel Oscar Albert George Thomas Roscoe and Althea, with Albert deceased.
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Pneu
Dease Drumheller
Walla Walla Valley
Park Street
Snys
Walt
Walla Walla County
Alda
Summer County
Tennesser
Jeasye Drumheller
Springfield
Savannah College
Savannah
Plains
Portland
California
Dan M. Drummheller
Spokane
Oregon
Jesse Drumheller
Oregon Volunteers
Walla Walla
Volunteers
Dalles
Simcor
Colville
Drumheller
Martha Maxson
Samuel
Oscar
Albert
George
Thomas
Roscoe
Althea
Hickory Bark Cough Remedy Sold by Pendleton Drug Co
Pennsylvania Dutch Dunk ards promote Hickory Bark Cough Remedy claimed to cure coughs and be pure. Made from bark of shell bark or white hickory tree. Available at druggists and dealers nationwide via Pendleton Drug Co.
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Pendleton Drug Co
Personal appearance habits in aging adults
Observation notes that many people neglect grooming as they age, with advice urging better dressing and clothing care to maintain a neater appearance. It emphasizes daily grooming and avoiding long-term neglect of personal presentation.
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart
Earth
United States
Giornale di Italie
Rome
America
Italy
Froude
Judge Lowell
B. Wade
Historical Society
the Alexander Department Store
Paserd
Anton Nolte
Wonder Store
Hanson
Bond Brothers Pendleton
Henry
Pendleton Ice & Cold Storage Company
Henneman’s Cigar Store
E. J. Murphy
E. Court Black
W. C. Minnis
Henning
Peoples Warehouse
Jack Brown
Bealar
W. Wees Sr
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