News in Brief Briefs From Across the Nation
The mutilated body of a man was found near Martinez California with evidence pointing to murder. Three coaches on a Western Maryland passenger train left the track near Gorman Maryland and rolled into a river with two dead and several injured. Fifty families escaped drowning at Dillonvale by boats and horses as an ice gorge submerged part of the town. San Francisco reports a coal blockade with over 60 000 tons stored in vessels crowding the harbor. George Hastings, last of the Clow murder suspects, confessed and received a life sentence. Judge James Hargis a Kentucky jurist known for feuds was shot and killed by his son Beach.
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Martinez
Calif
Gorman
Dillonvale
San Franccisco
George Hastings
Clow
Northern Pacific
Butte
Engineer Clow
James Hargis
Kentucky
Beach
Coffee and routine shape a good cup and habit
A compact meditation on how good coffee rests on both buying and brewing. The text links quality to careful choices in sourcing and in preparation, suggesting that thoughtful practice yields superior flavor.
Diphtheria Closures Hit Chehalis Schools
Northwest Chehalis Washington schools closed due to diphtheria prevalence. Thieves steal 240 dollars worth of money and jewelry from Dr. C H Robertson's Salem Oregon home while family slept. Fred Dawson of Albany Oregon appeals a 200 dollar fine for violating the local option law to circuit court. George W Young, a Grants Pass Oregon miner and copper holdings owner, to wed renowned singer Madame Lillian Nordica.
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C. H. Robertson
Salem
Ore
Fred Dawson
Albany, Ore
George W. Young
Lillian Nordica
Grants Pass
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
The notice offers a hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures unhelped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts J Cheney & Co of Toledo stand behind the firm and cites 15 years of honorable business. Hall's Cure is promoted as internal and blood acting with testimonials and wholesale druggists selling Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hail
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
George Ade’s Alleged Affinity Haunts Indiana Society
Chicago report notes George Ade arriving at the Indiana Society of Chicago gathering in the Auditorium annex with a dramatic, mournful display appearing to depict a phonied romance while a 700-strong audience listened to the scene and the implied tale of affection.
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Chicago
George Ade
Andiorium
Indiana Society P of
Stranger from France Triggers Benign Hoax at Indiana Society
A guest claimed to be from France causing Ade to blush as a flirtation was challenged. The Indiana society members grew chagrined when the “affinity” was revealed to be a male member in disguise with false hair. The prank dissolved into laughter as the joke was exposed.
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Ade
France
Indiana Society
North Yakima Urges Police Drinking Rule Enforcement
The North Yakima city council faces long standing issues with police officers frequenting saloons. The Republic hopes the new rule will be enforced to curb on duty drinking and maintain discipline.
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North Yakima
Sfx
Torn
Pete
North
Yakima
Yakima Republic
Foreclosure Notice Involving Brown Bros and Nora Powder Lumber
The Brown Bros and Tramwell saw mill company of Telecaset has served foreclosure notice. Nora Powder Lumber Company, tied to multiple lawsuits by employees claiming unpaid wages, is the principal debtor. The company table shows $27,000. La Grande Observer.
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Brown Bros. & Tramwell Siwmil Company
Telecaset
Nora Powder Lumber Company
la Grande Observer
Oregon Author Day at Pendleton Academy
A Pendleton Academy program on Oregon literature featured five letters from famed writers including Joaquin Miller Edwin Markham Eva Emery Dye and George H Williams read by class II Literature students Agnes Young Edmund Milne Verve Roberts Alpha Black Bessie Porter and others The letters from Miller Markham Dye and Williams discuss life Oregon connections and literary themes and were read as part of the academy’s Oregon authors program with notes on funding and future plans.
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Joaquin Miller
Join Markham
Eva Emery Dye
George H. Williama
J. B. Horner
Oregon
Pendleton
Agnes Young
Bert Huffman
Major Moorhouse
Lincoln
Oregon City
Maggie Kilburn
Willamette
Ife
Edwin Markham
Pendleton Academy
May Severance
Edwin Milne
Beasle Jacques
Verva Roberts
Alpha Black
Bessie Porter
Et al
Remove the Cause Indigestion Cure Ad
Pendleton families suffer stomach distress from indigestion and weak stomach muscles. Mi ona tablets are advertised to remove the cause, aid digestion, and restore strength with a money back guarantee from Tallman & Co. A 10 cent box is claimed to prove its effectiveness in a couple of weeks.
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Pendleton
Tallman & Co
Rexall Remedies Loyal to Transparency and Quality
Rexall emphasizes open formulas and honest dealings, stating remedies are not cures but reliable solutions. The company insists its 309 products are clearly disclosed, tested for safety, and backed by a money back guarantee. It notes compliance with Pure Food and Drug Law and a history of consistent quality.
Voices on poetry and biographical sketches at Pendleton Academy
A letter from GEO. H. WILLIAMS dated January 1908 requests a discussion of poets and a copy of Own Lit for a Pendleton Academy literary gathering. J. B. Hornber explains government printing limits and offers a book excerpt. An ad for Hickory Bark Cough Remedy by Pendleton Drug Co. closes.
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Dunkard Familes
Pennsylvania
Pendleton Drug Co
Portland Nephew Fatally Shoots Uncle Edward Sweeney
Edward Sweeney aged 65 was shot and fatally injured yesterday in Portland by his nephew J Donahue in a family incident.
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Edward Sweeney
J. Donahue
Portland
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Hargis
Northwest
Chehalis, Wash
George Adf
Academy
West New Brighton, N. Y
Pacific Christian Advocate
McDonald
Yours Very Truly
George H. Willams
Sunday
Oregonian
Daniel Webster
Calisaya
Pendleton Druc CO
DruGaisTs
Rexall Srone
Geo. H. Williams
K. Lerner
Sam L. Simpson
Ella Higginson
Col. E. D. Baker
J. K. Gilt Co
Oregon Agricultural College
J. B. Hornber
U.S
THE
Streeter
Morrie
Treeter
Bryan Stock Co
Little
Pendleton Drug Company
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