Poor Indian Man Faces Elopement After Wife Leaves With Baby
Walter Bomson known as Walter Davis faces a child custody crisis as his wife elopes with another Indian woman on a Northern Pacific train. He seeks her return to care for their six month old baby, contacting Pasco marshal and Nez Perce reservation officials. The case centers on a family dispute and potential custody arrangements.
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Walter Bomson
Walter Davis
Dunkenness
Romson
Northern Pacific
Nez Perce
Lewiston
Pasco
Founder and Leader of Christian Science is Dead
The article chronicles Mary Baker Eddy born July 16 1821 and details her years in Concord Bow and nearby properties including North State Street School Streets Pleas Ant View and Chestnut Hill Boston suburb. It notes early students who became church leaders and the establishment of a Christian Science kindergarten and the dedication of a major church edifice on July 17 1904.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Concord
N. H
Chicago
Ill
Mary Baker Eddy
Chestnut Hill
Bishop Cheney
Reformed Episcopal Church
Cheney
Eddy
Bow
Funeral for Mrs Eddy in Boston Thursday
The funeral of Mrs. Eddy will be held Thursday from her home in Boston with private services. Only family members and leaders of the Church of Christ Scientist will attend, and the body will be buried unannounced. ample ceremonies are planned.
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Boston
Prominent Ministers Visit Local Church Impressed Pendleton
Dr. W S Holt of Portland Dr J Milligan of Portland and Rev J F Vernon of Prescott Wash visited Pendleton for Presbyterian church conferences. They plan further meetings in Milton Freewater and other Walla Walla valley points. The Pendleton meetings drew sizable crowds and boosted church work. A Saturday banquet pleased attendees with after dinner speeches. The group toured Tutuila Indian mission and agency school, praising Major E L Swartslander for care of the Indian children.
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Tutullla
Agency
E. L. Swartslander
German Balloonist Drowns After North Sea Landing
London dispatch reports a German crewman named Metszger drowned when a manned balloon en route from Munich to Switzerland crossed the North Sea and the basket struck water near the Orkney islands. The craft landed safely but one sailor was lost.
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London
Munich
Switzerland
Orkney Islands
North Sea
Metszger
Population figures add a Mississippi and Kentucky congressmen
Washington reports Mississippi with 1,797,114 residents and Kentucky at 2,289,905. North Carolina stands at 2,206,257. Mississippi grows 15.8 percent and Kentucky 6.6 percent, with each state gaining one additional congressman.
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Washington
Mississippi
Kentucky
North Carolina
The apparel oft proclaims the man in sharp rebuke
A clipped quotation notes that clothing often reveals character and intent, underscoring a moral about appearance versus virtue. The line suggests attire can at times condemn a person as clearly as it can unveil status or taste.
Jolly Neighbors Meet At Aura M Raley Home
Newsy Notes Of Pendleton reports the Jolly Neighbors club will gather tomorrow afternoon at Mrs Aura M Raley home on West Alta street. Boundary changes by the district boundary board shift part of district 9 into district 67 affecting local school delineations.
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Jolly Neighbors
Jolly Neighbors Club
Aura M. Raley
West
Alta Street
Diatricta Nos. 9
District Boundary Board
Porson
Wright and Wissom Wed at Wisdom Home on Maple Street
Albert M. Wright and Mary E. Wissom were married Sunday at 2 p.m. at the residence of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs A B Wisdom on Maple Street. Rev. N Evans officiated the ceremony.
Crown Stover and Eva Stover wed at Presbyterian Church
Fred Brown Crown Stover and Eva Stover were married Saturday evening at the Presbyterian church parsonage with Rev. Joel C. Lininger performing the ceremony.
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Crown-Stover
Fred Brown
Eva Stover
The
Presbyterian Church
Joel C. Lininger
Pendleton Welcome for Merense Return to Local Drugstore
Frank Merense and his wife arrived from Forest Grove Oregon and plan to resume his former pharmacist role at Donaldson drug store on Main street after a year away.
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Pendleton
Frank Meresse
Forest Grove
Oregon
Meresse
Donaldson Drug
Mainstreet
Latourelle Receives Insurance Payout After Home Fire
Henry Latourelle, whose home burned last week, received a $1000 check from J. R. Dickson to cover insurance carried on the house. Latourelle held $2000 in insurance, but the payout falls short of his total loss.
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Henry Latourelle
J. R. Dickson
Dickson
Latourelle
Hotel St. George Cluster Lights Shine On Main Street
Since the installation of the two cluster lights in front of Hotel St. George, favorable comments have been heard. The five globes per cluster illuminate the street and give Malin street a more metropolitan air compared with other lights on Main street.
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Hotel St. George
Main Street
Malin Street
Conrad Platspeder Plans New Meat Market on Court Street
Conrad Platspeder, formerly in the butchering trade, has leased the Court street site now home to the Owl Tea House. He will open a meat market after January 1 once the present tenant vacates. Work includes concreting the basement and fitting the room for market use. Platspeder left Pendleton four and a half years ago for the Northwest.
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Conrad Platspeder
Court Street
Owl Tea House
Platzoeder
Pendleton
Northwest
Pendleton to Host Organizing Owls Lodge
M P McEachern and J W Howard of Portland visit Pendleton to appoint deputies for canvassing Pendleton and nearby towns. Lewis King will serve as deputy. A northwest rally of the Order of Owls is planned in Portland January 16 and 17 as McEachern aims to establish several eastern Oregon lodges before then.
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Pendleton
Lodge of Owls
M. P. McEachern
J. W. Howard
Portland
Lewis King
King
Bowman
Order of Owls
McEacheron
Oregon
Keene Named Guardian for Mother in Probate Action
J. W. Keene was appointed guardian for his mother Mary R. Follon by County Judge Gilliland on Saturday. The petition states Mrs. Follon is aged and unable to manage herself or her estate. It claims niece Mary Scrivener is attempting undue influence to move Mrs. Follon from the Keene home and claim a portion of her estate.
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J. W. Keene
Mary R. Follon
Gilliland
Umatilla CAC Alumni Banquet Set For December 28
The Umatilla county CAC alumni association plans a banquet for members and invited guests on December 28. The event aims to fit between Christmas and New Year so students can attend. A banquet committee includes C. G. Brownell Fred Steiner and Dr F W Vincent with Welmer Despain Cooper on decorations and Waggoner Welmer Aldrich on invitations. Dr Vincent, former association president, will be toastmaster.
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Umatilla County C. A. C
Bowman
Messrs
C. G. Brownell
Fred Steiner
F. W. Vincent
Welmer
Despain
Cooper
Waggoner
Aldrich
F. Vincent
Umaha County Association
Congress in Capital Considers Rail Inspectors Bill
Short session notes a push to pass a bill to have locomotive bollers examined by government inspectors amid strong support and railroad opposition. Alaska governance remains unsettled with a governor appointed by the president and Congress acting as territorial legislature amid dispersed population and varied interests.
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Senate
Alaska
Congress
Taft plans public health bureau and coal land bills
The article notes push on coal land development to ease high local coal prices and proposed leases to protect government interests. It mentions railroads, Taft's support for a national public health bureau challenged as a doctors' trust, and Senator Heyburn’s bill to regulate food storage amid storage disparities. It also covers the Ballinger Pinchot report and investigations into third degree methods and legal fees from Five Civilized tribes.
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Senate
Alaska
British Columbia
Taft
Bureau of Public Health
Congress
Heyburn
Rep
Idaho
Congressional Commission
Ballinger- Pinchot
House
Liberals Poised to Win English Election Amid Rain
London reports indicate rioting and violence during the third day of votes for seventy five MPs across sixty seven constituencies. Heavy rains dampen turnout as Liberals and allies seek to control the House of Commons while Conservatives aim to narrow the liberal majority. Early tallies show Conservatives with 0 seats, Liberals 68, Nationalists 14, Nationalists and Liberals 8.
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London
England
House of Commons
Storms in Philippines Cause Major Damage and Deaths
Manila reports indicate 25 dead and $300,000 in property damage from storms sweeping Mindanao and Zamboanga within eight hours. Damage likely rises as reports from other islands arrive.
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Manila
Minanad
Zamboanga
Carmen Sylvia memoirs set for private chapel opening
London reports that Carmen Sylvia the Queen of Roumania will publish From Memory’s Shrine translated by Sampson Low Marston & Co profits to a Bucharest blind school. Her preface notes she will open the private chapel where memories are enshrined. Lisbon heralds Portugal’s regime moving to end slavery in cocoa islands San Thome and Principe, with Britain boycotting cocoa now backed by a republican pledge of native freedom.
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London
Carmen Sylvia
Sampson, Low, Marston & Co
Lisbon
Portugal
San Thome and
Principe
Kidder Bankruptcy Notice in Umatilla Oregon
In the District Court of Oregon Ella T Kidder was adjudged a bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors is set for December 17 1910 at 10 AM at the referee in bankruptcy office Pendleton Oregon. Creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact other business. Dated Pendleton December 2 1910. THOS FITZGERALD Referee in Bankruptcy.
Indian Cases to Appeal on Old Indian Marriage Customs
Attorney J P Winter departs for Portland to present two Indian civil cases in the United States circuit court of appeals. Rosa Parr versus United States and Yakima Joe versus Tulslap challenge legitimacy of marriages under old tribal customs after land allotment. Judge R S Boan ruled such marriages legitimate, but appellants seek reversal. Many local Indian cases hinge on the same question.
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J. P. Winter
Portland
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court of Appeals
Rosa Parr
United States
Yakima
Insurgents Prepare to Attack Chihuahua City
Advices today report Insurgent forces ready to move on Chihuahua guarded by government troops. A large rebel body is drilling for the attack as citizens reportedly back the rebels and withhold water from loyalist troops. Government troops in northern Mexico await the insurgent move.
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el Paso
Chihuahua
Mexico
Conservationists Meet in Spokane Today
The Western Conservation Forestry Association convened in Spokane for a three day session to devise better means of protecting forests from fires that swept the northwest this year. Few delegates were present but more were expected from Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana. F T Allen of Portland presided today.
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Spokane
Wash
Western Conservation Forestry Association
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Northwest
F. T. Allen
Portland
Knights hold third rank work and officer election
Damon Lodge No. 4 Knights of Pythias meets tonight to perform the third rank work and conduct the election of officers. full attendance requested. G W Coutts C C R W Fletcher K R.
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Damon Lodge No. 4
K. of P
G. W. Coutts
C. C. R. W. Fletcher
K. R
When in doubt doll up and look the part for decisions
A pithy saying advises dressing to impress as a cue to clarity. It suggests appearance influences judgment and confidence in making choices.
Estray notice for geldings near Pendleton
Estray notice describes one span of sorved geldings of moderate age weighing about 1150 pounds. Reward offered for notifying Chas Lobaugh Pilot Rock or John L Bartley at 308 Lilleth Street Pendleton.
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Chas, Lobaugh
Pilot Rock
John L. Bartley
Lilleth Street
Pendleton
Bankruptcy Notice for Kidder of Athena Oregon
In the matter of George B. Kidder a bankrupt in the district of Oregon notices are given that on December 8 1910 he was adjudicated bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors will be held at the referee in bankruptcy office in Pendleton Umatilla County Oregon on December 17 1910 at 10 o'clock in the morning. Creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct other business.
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District Court of the United
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Oregon
Thos Fitzgerald
District Court of the
Umatila County
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