Nine Mile Tunnel Gust 4 Million for City Rail
Portland reports El P Clark begins Los Angeles tunnel for Mount Hood electric railway. A four track, nine mile tunnel under Los Angeles will cost 4 million dollars, cutting LA to Santa Monica times to about 16 minutes and enabling speeds near 70 mph. The project expands the line to beach corridors and promises a rapid transit era.
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Portland
el P. Clark
Mount Hood Electric
Bull Run
Los Angeles
Los Angeles & Pacific Railway
Santa Monica
Sellwood
Lmits
China
Gates of Heaven
Sherman Line
Cold starts demand prompt care to curb depths
A brief health advisory warns that a cold should be treated at first signs to prevent it becoming deep seated. Delays may extend illness and slow recovery. Take early action to reduce duration and discomfort.
Col B F Shaw Dead Indian Fighter Pioneer Dies in Portland
Col B F Shaw a noted Northwest Indian fighter died in Portland at age 60 from a lung hemorrhage. He commanded Oregon volunteers at the Grande Ronde battle of July 17, 1856 and last August helped locate and mark the battlefield near La Grande with Himes Moorhouse Curry and Huffman. An extended review with Shaw's accounts and photos by Huffman will appear in the Portland Sunday Oregon on February 9.
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B. F. Shaw
Union County
Portland
Shaw
Oregon Volunteers
the Grande Ronde
la Grande
George H. Himes
Major Moorhouse
Fred Curry
Bert Huffman
Colonel Shaw
Moorhouse
Portland Sunday
Oregon
Oregon Reunion in Los Angeles Promises Old Time Hospitality
East Oregonian reports a February 10 reunion and banquet for Oregonians in Los Angeles under Isaac Blum with Martha Jane Olds as president of the day and Thomas B. Merry as toastmaster. The Burbank hall event includes a musical and literary program, impromptu entertainment, reminiscences, and a toast list featuring Seymour W. Condon and Miss Vivia Robberson.
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East Oregonian
Los Angeles
Isaac Blum
Martha Jane Garrison Olds
Thomas B. Merry
William J. Hunsaker
Burbank Hall
The
United States
Oregon
Seymour W. Condon
Vivia A. Robberson
Plains
A. I. Johnson
Oregon Pioneer Day Program Highlights Read Like Thesaurus
The piece lists performances and speakers for a Los Angeles Oregonian event featuring recitations by Miss Grace Gilliam and others, with tributes to Lincoln. It notes a June outing on Oregon pioneer day and mentions Umatilla county attendees including Grace Gilliam and Charles M. Pierce.
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F. J. Lamb
L. C. Barnes
F. K. McCarver
A. Bernheim
B. Frank Ely
C. F. McDonald
Walker Jones
C. W. Oliver
Harrys. McCormick
F. A. Brown
W. L. Baird
A. Glenn Molman
Sanford Watson
Helen Prentice
Grace Wyckoff
Rena Stinson
A. L. Leasure
William Campbell
Ida §. Fuller
Zula Winn
Clara Irwin
Ada Potter
Los Angeles
Oregonians
Oregon
T. J. Kirk
Athena
Fourth Regiment Reinstated In Southern Oregon Militia
The fourth regiment of the Oregon National Guard is reinstated and its seven Southern Oregon companies now form the single command. Field officers and staff are reassigned, with Yoran as colonel and Williams as lieutenant colonel among others. The regiment, first organized last summer, had been limited by a wartime 12-company rule now rescinded, with two years to reach full strength.
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W. E. Finzer
Oregon National Guard
Oregon
George O. Yoran
John M. Williams
Frank B. Hamlin
Creed C. Hammond
Frank E. Taylor
Frank L. Chamelers
Burton K. Lawson
John M. Renie
Walter Schrelkeld
Willard CC. Copperwell
War Department
National Guard
Pendleton Receives Carload of Franklin Automobiles
Pendleton Auto Company unloaded a carload of three Franklin automobiles. a six cylinder 42 horsepower model seats seven and is the first of its kind in eastern Oregon. The other two are 28 horsepower special passenger models with modern features. The six cylinder is partially sold to a prominent Pendleton resident, with a sale expected soon.
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Pendleton Auto Company
Franklin
City
Oregon
Pendleton
Northwest
Carpenter G W Brown weds in Walla Walla affect Pendleton ties
G W Brown well known car penter and contractor and past sheriff candidate wed in Walla Walla last night. Bride Mrs H B Cox of Portland. The couple arrived in Pendleton last evening and plan to settle there. Mrs Brown formerly lived in Marion county.
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G. W. Brown
Walla Walla
H. B. Cox
Portland
Browns
Pendleton
City
Brown
Marlon County
Land agent Johnston promotes irrigation scheme from Walla Walla
Jonathan Johnston a prominent land agent promoting the Canadian Pacific irrigation plan at Calgary is in the city today arranging another excursion from the inland empire to Alberta. He has just returned from Alberta where they report a mild winter.
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Jonathan Johnston
Calgary
Walla Walla
Inland Empire
Alberta
Mrs Stillman Opens Public Office in City Block
Mrs Minnie Stillman opens an office in room 12 of the Association block to perform public stenographic work and other clerical tasks. She is celebrated as one of the citys best known and most capable stenographers and expects strong patronage in the new venture.
Benson Here as Portland Cattle Buyer
T C Benson of the Union Meat company in Portland visits today. He is the father of Mrs A W Rugg of East Court street and a former county assessor, with early county residence.
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T. C. Benson
Union Meat Company
Portland
Mr. Benson
A. W. Rugg
East Court Street
Stanford Student Shot by Homeowner Mistake
Stanfor d student William Cooley from Kalispell Montana was shot and killed early today in Palo Alto while entering the home of Walter Uhlman who mistook him for a burglar and fired, the bullet passing through Cooley's head.
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Stanford
San Jose
Wm. Cooley
Kalispell
Montana
Palo Alto
Walter Uhlman
Cooley
East Oregonian Briefs Highlight Local Updates
Local brief items cover community happenings in Umatilla and surrounding areas. Officials announce small changes, events, and service updates affecting residents and businesses. Readers are urged to note dates and contact points for details.
Bonanza Wheat Farmer Retires After Long Farming Career
A. B. Cooley, longtime bonanza wheat farmer of Umatilla county, retires from his Middle Cold Springs ranch and will hold a public auction February 17. The sale includes 25 team horses, 15 mares, 11 mules, 26 harness sets, 25 brood sows, 76 pigs, stock cattle, 10 milk cows, plows, drills, and more, with an estimated total value near $9000. Two auctioneers will run the sale starting at 9 oclock, cash discounts of five percent, notes accepted for large sums.
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A. B. Cooley
Umatilla
Oregon
Middle Cold Springs
Pendleton
Cooley
Poland
China
Pendleton to Host La Grande In Double Basketball Meet
Pendleton and La Grande high schools will stage a Friday evening double header here featuring both boys and girls teams. La Grande will visit, with the possibility of dropping the return game against The Dalles. The Pendleton girls edged La Grande in their last meeting by a single goal as the game ended tied after regulation.
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Pendleton
la Grande
Dalles
la Grande Girls
Pendleton Girls
Kenwood Pullman Car To Lead Spokane Excursion
The Kenwood Pullman car was moved to Spokane this morning on the O R N train to serve the upcoming excursion. The trip will depart Spokane for California tomorrow night with at least 300 residents from eastern Washington expected to join.
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Spokane
Kenwood
California
Washington
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Pendleton Creamery Co
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Thin Bank
Commercial National Bank United II States Depository
Southern Oregon
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Roosevelt
Boston
Carlond
Haddorff
Marshall
Wendell
Edison
Columbia
Victor
Main St
Eylers Piano House
Pendleton, Oregon
United States Depository
National Bank Act
Inter
Suit House
Pendleton, Or
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