Railway Twins Celebrate Birthday in Portland
Portland, Feb 1 Yesterday marked the birthday of the ONeill twins Hughie and Jack long known in railroad circles as the Railroad Twins. Both roles span freight and passenger work with O W R & N based in Seattle. A birthday banquet at Perkins Hotel three years ago drew railroad men from the Pacific coast.
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Portland
Ore
Hughie
Jack” O'Neill
Jack
O'Neills
Harriman
Hughie” J
H.ig
Seattle
Alwys Caning
Railroad Row
Perkins Hotel
Pacific Coast
Masses of fish when drydock is emptied
In Seattle on February 1, sailors and townsfolk swarmed the Puget Sound drydock at the Navy yard gathering thousands of smelt and herring as water was pumped out. Men with sacks and dip nets fished along the dock sides, many leaving their posts to cast again after word of the bounty spread to Bremerton.
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Seattle
Puget Bound
Navy Yard
Bremerton
Fish supply feeds Nes for several days
A fragment notes enough fish to feed Nes and his family for multiple days, suggesting a temporary abundance or aid during a period of scarcity. No additional context or identities are provided in the readable text.
Dakotans travel far to find old friend
Hood River Oregon February 1 Mr and Mrs Frank James traveled from Hot Springs South Dakota to locate Thomas Williams a former local baker who catered their wedding breakfast nearly a quarter century ago. Learning he had moved to Eugene three years ago they went there in search of him.
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Hood River
Ore
Hot Springs
Frank James
Thomas Williams
Williams
James
West
Eugene
Pupils Begin Manual Training At High School
Grade school pupils required to take manual training and domestic science appeared at the high school last week and are now taking their work regularly. Rev. A. L. Crim conducting revival meetings at the Christian church gave an interesting address before the student body Friday morning.
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A. L. Crim
The
Christian Church
Alton High School Trouser War Ends in Long Pants
In Alton Illinois the graduating class resolved a dispute over attire for commencement. Leo Grosh, 17, agreed to wear long trousers after class members demanded it and appeared in them today for the first time. A separate paragraph notes a neighborly exchange between a lady caller and a child about a mother’s return.
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Alton, Il
Alton High School
Leo Grosh
Wanted at Once for Old Rags by East Oregonian
The East Oregonian offers to buy your old rags. Seeks large and clean pieces and invites readers to bring or send them to the newspaper office at their earliest convenience.
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The
East Oregonian
Pendleton News Briefs Include Marry License and Yes Terday
Elbert B. Casteel and Annie A. Boylen of Pilot Rock obtained a marriage license from the county clerk. The wedding is expected tomorrow. Fred Lockley has joined the Oregon Daily Journal as a special writer to travel the northwest. Evangelist Crim drew a large audience with a chorus led by Arthelde. Archie Crim will join the cornet in upcoming services. United Orchestra played for dances in Echo and Hermiston and will perform at Eagle-Woodman Moose halls and the Oregon Theater. Mrs. Maggie La Brasche seeks a divorce from Leon La Brasche, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. case filed in circuit court.
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Elbert B. Casteel
Annie A. Boylen
Pilot Rock
The
Journal
Fred Lockley
East Oregonian
Northwest
Sunset Magazine
Oregon Daily Journal
Evangelist
Evangelist Crim
Arthelde
Christian Church
Archie Crim
United Orchestra
Echo
Hermiston
Eagle-Woodman
Moose Halls
Oregon Theater
Forestry Board Meeting: Smythe to Attend in Portland Salem
Dan P. Smythe departs tomorrow for Portland and Salem to participate in a state forestry board meeting. The trip focuses on legislation matters the board hopes to address and potential action on those issues.
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Forestry Board
Dan P. Smythe
Portland
Salem
State Forestry Board
Supervisor Mere and Prof White Visit Eastern County Schools
Supervisor Mere and Prof Albert E White, supervisor of schools for the eastern end of the county, visited today. White said his district reaches within eight miles of the city and last evening he traveled through this part of the county to Pendleton, making the round by horse and buggy.
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Albert E. White
Pendleton
Bugsy
Three Drunk Indians and Other Local Incidents
In Pendiston police court this morning three Indians were fined three days for drunkenness after being picked up yesterday. A man and woman from Walla Walla faced $5 bail each for a footrace on Webb street and were arrested by Officers Manning and Hughes. Dassie Green, a county jail prisoner isolated for possible smallpox, remains quarantined by County Physician Garfield. Sheriff Taylor plans no new jail intake until the danger passes, with two men currently held at Baker awaiting transfer.
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Pendiston
Walla Walla
Webb Street
Manning
Hughes
Dassie Green
Garfield
Green
Taylor
Baker
Chessman Injured After Basketball Collision
East Oregonian city editor Merle Chessman suffered a painful injury while playing basketball between the Commercial Club Gym team and the high school. He struck a brick wall while guarding a shot, breaking tendons in his right thumb. He was taken to the hospital and treated by Drs. Boyden and Ringo.
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Chessman
Merle Chessman
East Oregonian
Pendleton Gun Club to Organize Monday Evening
The Pendleton gun club will organize Monday at 7 30 PM in city hall with about 60 initial members aiming to grow to roughly 75. The plan targets attracting newcomers to trap shooting, with shooters from Umatilla Hermiston Echo and Pico Rock showing interest and the local group expected to become one of the state’s strongest.
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Pendleton
Umatilla
Hermiston
Echo
Picot Rock
Suffragists Learn of Mouse Liberation Plot
Washington February 1 suffragette leaders reacted with indignation to a reported plan by college students to station and release mice along Pennsylvania avenue during the inauguration march. Organizers prepared to counter with cat carriers while authorities may be asked to stop the scheme.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
King of England Bounds with Bad Cold
London reports doctors worry over the king ailing since Christmas with chest weakness and a feverish cold that resists easy relief. The illness has prompted concern about his ability to lead and carry out public duties while physicians monitor his recovery.
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King OF
England
London
Musical program to precede dance at Eagles Wood Hall
A splendid concert by the Round-up band and soloists precedes a Monday evening dance at Eagles Wood hall. Mrs Carl Power and Eugene Molitor will be soloists, Chauncy Haines directing. The program includes On Wisconsin, The Dawn of Love, Ah So Pure, Love Me and the World Is Ming, Broadway Review potpourri, Song of the Soul, The Garden of Dreams, Polish National Dance Kuya-Wink, and a Dixieland two-step.
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Eagles Woodman Hall
Carl Power
Eugene Molitor
Chauncy Haines
Mareh
Wisconsin
Purdy
Morceau
Bendix
Nina Edmelellealhaney Puotote
Fugene Molitor
Lampe
Carl Brett
Clare Kummer
Coyote Loses Race With CP Rail Engine
Fireman crawled onto the pilot and grabbed the coyote by the tail as the animal surged ahead of CP Rail engine 1848 between Loretta and Twin Butte. The beast was dashed against the engine after a brief struggle, with the train then arriving at Revelstoke. The incident, witnessed by driver George Bell and fireman C M Nick, left the animal’s fate settled and the line open for traffic.
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Victoria
B. Co
George Bell
C. M. Nick
C. P. BR
Revelstake
Loretta
Twin Butte
Revelstoke
Mr. Laughton
Windsor Hotel
First Train Returns to Tillamook in 32 Days
Freight cars, held for a month in the mountains, bring supplies to Bay City Oregon. The first train over the Pacific Railroad & Navigation into Tillamook county arrived last night. It was a freight run into the stricken region delivering needed provisions.
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Bay City
Ore
Tillamook County
Castro Will Return to Europe Says He Is Targeted
New York reports Castro, facing habeas corpus action and Secretary Nagle denial to enter, plans to depart for Europe soon. He claims conspirators seek his country’s riches and vows to return to Europe to escape persecutions.
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New York
Castro
Nagle
Europe
British steamer Ying Chow in distress off Luzon
The British steamer Ying Chow is reported disabled and helpless off Luzon with two hundred passengers aboard. The cruiser Cincinnati has been ordered to assist the vessel.
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Ying Chow
Luzon
Cincinnati
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