New Years Title Fight Looms As Smith Faces Pelkey
San Francisco reports both fighters in peak condition for the twenty round New Years bout. Odds favor Gunboat Smith at 10 to 8 as training intensifies. Other dispatches note Lead Cross Training for Bud Anderson and a possible Rivers challenge. Medford Britain tax post updated with Colvig taking over as tax attorney. Federal reserve bank placements discussed, San Francisco likely to receive one bank with Seattle or Portland for the other. California Congressman Church pushes tax relief bills for irrigation districts.
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San Francisco
New Years
Gunboat Smith
Arthur Pelkey
Smith
LOS Angles
Cross
Bud Anderson
Anderson
Joe Rivers
Washinton
Pacific Coast
Federal Reserve
Seattle
Portland
Merchants Claim Strong Holiday Gates in Portland
Merchants report in Portland that gate receipts over the last month exceeded the same period last year by 30 percent. Postal receipts for December totaled 126000 dollars. The chamber of commerce launches a campaign to secure a regional bank for Portland under the new currency bill, with help from the clearing house association and Oregon delegation in Washington.
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Portland
Chamber of Commerce
Portland Clearing House Association
Oregon
Washington
Beachey Performs Double Loop From 300 Feet
San Francisco December 26 Lincoln Beachey the aviator celebrated Christmas by breaking a world record looping the loop five times from 760 feet and landing in a Panama Pacific Exposition street Beachey also turned a double loop at 300 feet claiming it a record and saying he intends to attempt another record next Sunday
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San Francisco
Lincoln Beaachey
Panama-Pacific Exposition Grounds
Beachey
Begond
Trial of Sikorsky aeroplane welding three and a half tons
St Petersburg reports the successful trial of Sikorsky s newly designed aeroplane capable of lifting three and a half tons. The test was conducted at the aero facility, with sleeping quarters provided in the aircraft for crew during the operation.
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Petersburg
Bourse Gazette
Sikorsky
Aero
Dreaming Carriage with 100 HP Motors for Passengers
A four motor machine of 100 horsepower each will propel a passenger carrier with sleeping accommodations. The design promises space for a score of travelers and includes cabins for overnight comfort.
Lipton challenger to be a new vessel not Shamrock
London December 26 Daily Telegraph reports that Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger will not be an improved Shamrock but a distinctly new vessel, signaling a novel design approach for the upcoming race.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Thomas Lipton
Trains Collide Near Booneville. One Man Killed
A west bound Missouri Pacific passenger train collided with a freight near Booneville Missouri. Fireman Dan Johnston of Jefferson City was killed being crushed between locomotive and tender. Engineer Gossett was seriously injured. None of the passengers was badly hurt.
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Booneville
Missouri Pacific Railway
Here
Dan Johnston
Jefferson City
Gossett
Noisey wheels muzzled New York cars gear up for quiet brakes
New York public service commission orders all local street car companies to fit brake shoes with a lubricant device to stop screeching. By March 1, 1915, the entire fleet must have the device installed.
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New York
Public Service Commission
A Good Manager Can Be His Own Boss
A concise adage notes that effective leadership empowers self direction. It highlights the value of autonomy and personal accountability in managerial roles across industries.
Woman i Varied Interests Social and Club News
A digest of society notes covering social events, club activities, personal notices, fashion trends, home hints, and miscellaneous items of interest to readers following feminine topics and community happenings.
Christ mas ball ushers festive Lambda Sigma season
A vivid society note describes Lambda Sigma fraternity’s annual Christmas ball at Eagle-Woodman hall with blue and white decor, lattice ceilings, mistletoe, and 24 dance numbers. Patronesses line the receiving area as the grand march opens at 9. Also reported are a Riverside wedding of Ellis E. Gervais and Edith B. Myrick, a library ball upcoming for charity, and assorted local social updates including happy couples, travel, and guest visits in Pendleton and surrounding towns.
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Lambda Sigma Fraternity
Eagle-Woodman Hall
Walla
Fred E. Judd
Thomas Boylen
Ida Fowler
Wilson E. Brock
Joseph V. Tallman
John, R Dickson
Pettingill
Herbert Thompson
Ellis E. Gervais
Edith B. Myrick
Riverside
Tolbert F. Weaver
First Christian Church
B. F. Myrick
B. B. Gervais
BB. B. Gervais
King
Fred Brown
Patten
Mra Brown
Design Your Own Clothes Says Georgia Caine to U S Women
New York December 27 Georgia Caine star of the musical Adele advocates American design for women's wear. She designs her own gowns with a modiste aiding execution and dismisses Paris as overhyped. Her views carry weight amid New York designers challenging Parisian fashion.
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Georgia Caie
The
United States
New York
Georgia Caine
Adele
Paris
Mish Caine
William Ziegler
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Church of California
Church
Lipton
Ternoon
A. J. McAllister
James A. Fee
Royal A. Marcum
Myrtle Jones
Nye
Walla Walla
Mr. Marcum
Fred Gulick
Edith Slusher
Edith Crockett
A. Mackenzie Meldrum
Athena
Thelma Thompson
W M. Blakely
Mabel
Nora Manrud
Hermiston
Lambda Sigma
Lotta Livermore
W. J. Stockman
W. A Stockman
Ming Bertha Angel
Elmer Storie
Mrs
Ben L. Burroughs
Mrs. Burroughs
Roy Alexander
Henry W. Collina
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