Fire Threatens Athena as Taggart Store Burns Down
A fire in Athena Oregon destroyed the Taggart General Merchandise stock and building, causing about 20000 dollars in loss. Firemen saved the town from total ruin as hot, breezy conditions blew glass from storefronts and threatened nearby buildings. Taggart fainted during the rescue. his accounts were destroyed. The Kirkesrate and W E Ladd estate owned the building. Taggart carried 7000 dollars of Merchants Mutual insurance.
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Athena
Ore
T. M. Taggart
Taggart
Judge Richards
Attorney Watts
Kirk Esrate
W. E. Ladd
Portland
Merchetts’ Mutual of
Escape From Salvation Army Rescue Home In Spokane
Nellie Nelson, held at a Spokane Salvation Army rescue home on a baby-smuggling charge, escaped through a second-floor bathroom window at 11 pm wearing only a night dress and a Salvation Army coat belonging to Lieutenant Katie Merritt. Police, aided by Captain Bertha Smith and Dr Frances Rew, pursued and recaptured no one. Nelson reportedly wandered the city after the escape, climbing cornices and possibly jumping from the porch roof.
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Spokane
Wash
Salvation Army
Katie Merritt
Nellie Nelson
Filias Fox
Salvation Army Rescue Home
Nelson
Bertha Smith
Merritt
Aeratron
Smith
Smithaard
Frances Rew
Saved From Awful Death By King's New Discovery
A Fayetteville man recounts how his sister, weakened by consumption, was cured by Dr King’s New Discovery after other remedies failed. He praises it as the best medicine he has seen. Coughs colds la grippe asthma croup and bronchial troubles respond. trial bottle free and guaranteed by A C Koopopes & Broa.
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A. D. McDonald
Fayetteville
N. C
R. F.D
A. C. Kooppes & Broa
Spokane ex mayor on China situation during orient stay
Spokane former mayor C Robert Moore describes China’s boycott on American goods as a result of a visit by Associated Chambers of Commerce officials. He says China may become a major US customer and exports could rise rapidly. He notes enthusiasm for representative government and a parliamentary body in the orient.
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Spokane
Wash
China
Associated Chambers of Commerce
Pacific Coast
C. Robert Moore
Orient
Bea
United States
Texas to Host Great State Land Show in Houston
Houston prepares for the next national land show set for March. The event aims to unite land owners and buyers, with exhibits from Panhandle to Rio Grande in Texas largest convention hall. The public interest runs high as land markets surge nationwide.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Omaha
Public Eye Age Center For Good Land Investments
Texas Ia
Panhandle
Rio Grande
Southwest
Smythe Arranges for Convention Plans in Oregon
Secretary Dan P. Smythe of the Oregon Woolgrowers' Association returns from Portland to perfect arrangements for the annual convention on January 3, the day before the National Woolgrowers' meet. District Forester C. S. Chapman will discuss forest service grazing issues. County associations plan preconvention meetings, with Malheur and Harney sheepmen meeting December 30 at Yale to hasten travel to Portland. Idaho and Utah delegations aim to boost Boise and Salt Lake hosting bids, while eastern sheepmen push to move the next convention east of the Rockies. Local committee heads met to organize ahead of hosting 12,000 to 15,000 visitors. extensive work continues.
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Dan P. Smythe
Oregon Woolgrowers’ Association
Portland
Oregon
Idaho
Boise
Utah
Salt Lake
California Takes Up Growing of Cotton
A Houston shipment from California shows 41 bales of cotton raised on irrigated land. The high grade California crop is a novelty and may open a new cotton territory via Houston brokers. Prices are expected to undercut Texas due to longer haul, with potential market advantages if handled locally. The report notes the broader implications for Pacific coast cotton in the Texas market.
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Houston
Texas
California
Oklahoma
South Texas
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Walla Walla Hopes to Get a Congressman
Walla Walla leaders expect a new congressional district will place a representative in the lower house. Discussion centers on east of the mountains districts with Walla Walla as a likely center alongside Spokane and North Yakima. Local candidates include H A Reynolds and Francis A Garrett for the new seat.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Congress
Columbia
Franklin
Yakima
Klickitat
Kittitas
Douglas
Grant
Okanogan
Spokane
Ferry
S&tevens
Shitman
Lincoln
Adams
Garfield
Asotin
Washington
H. A. Teynolds
W. DD. Lyman
Whitman College
J. L. Dumas
Francis A. Garrett
Wanted Horses to Pasture at Chris Breding Ranch
Wanted about 40 head of horses to pasture at 1.60 dollars per month per head. Location North Cold Spring on Chris Breding's ranch. Fine pasture and running water on site. For more details contact BHOC or Breding Pendleton Oregon.
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Chris Breding
Cold Spring
BHOC
Breding
Pendleton
Oregon
Banks on Sure Thing New Life Pill Ad Claim
An OCR fragment advertises a supposed life changing pill from a dubious company. It lists a blurred address, claims cures for various ailments, and mentions Dr King and unrelated names in a nonsensical listing.
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Banks
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Taggare General Merchandise
Fiesy
Amercans
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Cheoey County
Pendleton Papers
Lishing
Ide
Eilers Music House
Main St
E. O
Alexander
Prof
R. T. Bark
Faust
Santiago
Merry Monarch
A. Frangesa
J. Lampe Gounod
A. Corbin Hildreth
M. Tobani
Deline Mario Costa
G. Michiel
Laurendean — Voolstedt
Allan Macbeth
Sous
Eilers
Main Street
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