Pendleton Elects Temporary Marshal After Coffman Resigns
Orville W. Coffman resigned as Pendleton city marshal amid police committee scrutiny over anti gambling enforcement. Jeff Stevens appointed temporary marshal as the council unanimously approved. A 1200 foot fire hose purchase was authorized for testing by the fire department. Liquor licenses granted to Paul Hommelgarn and Bogart & Keogan.
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Orville Coffman
Jeff Stevens
Orville W. Coffman
Pendleton
Murphy
Police Committee
McCormmach
Swearingen
Dot
Coffman
Ecomne
Biateensoon
Marshial
Pacific Rubber Company
Inet
Howe
Walter Howatt
Howers Rubber Company
Vaughan
Paul Hommelgarn
Bogart & Keogain
College Street
JC. Widdell
Warren Construction Company
Fee
Walla Walla Prison Receives Grain Bag Orders Z
Warden Frank Rees reports applications totaling 1,006,400 grain bags for the state farmers to handle this year’s wheat crop. Bags worth about 70,000 dollars, at 56 cents a bushel, would hold 1,100,000 dollars of grain. Factory output is 7,000 bags daily, with Knottin McKay placing 60,000 bags in a large order.
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Walla Walla
Frank Rees
Knottin & McKay
Steamer Devonian Grounded Off Scituate
Steamer Devonian from Liverpool ashore off Scituate Massachusetts with 12 passengers, all cattlemen returning from Europe. A crew of 35 aboard. The vessel was floated at high tide in the afternoon and proceeded on its course to Foxton.
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Scituate
Mase
Liverpool
Europe
Foxton
Dr Miller Sells Home in Pendleton for 16000
Dr J L Miller today sold his fine residence at 415 Bushtree to A D Sloan of this city for 16000. Sloan will occupy the home soon and Miller may not travel to California this spring but will not leave Pendleton permanently. The house was among the most attractive in the area and Sloan needed no choice property.
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J. L. Miller
Bushtreet
A. D. Sloan
Dr. Miller
California
Pendleton
Mr. Sloan
Water works turned over to Echo city officials
Echo Ore Feb 15 At a city council meeting Bronson Bros handed over the partly built water works to the city planning to finish the project themselves The original contract with Brunson Bros was a little over 1000 dollars with 760 paid A leak in the Furnish ditch caused delays but the reservoir will hold six feet of water to guard against Cree until completion
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Echo, Ore
Enet Oregonian
Echo
Bronson Bros
Brunson Bros
Boycott Crisis Deepens as China Trade Suffers
State Department consular reports show the Chinese boycott harming American trade with Southern China as Singapore merchants and firms like Standard Oil, Singer, Bowing, and American Tobacco suffer heavy losses. Senate passes ship subsidy bill granting $5 per gross ton and a naval reserve of 16 000 officers and men for wartime retraining.
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China
Singapore
Standard Ol Company
Singer Bowing Machine Company
American Tobacco Company
Pacific Coast
Mysterious Poloning Claims Barnett Family
In Atockton Feb 15 J Barnett and two daughters are dead from a suspected poisoning. Mire Harnett and Mry Hartlet are also affected. Barnett died at a hospital this morning. one child died last Saturday and the other yesterday. The coroner begins an inquest and an autopsy is set for today. Symptoms point to promaline poisoning, though Mrs Barnett denies recent canned goods.
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Atockton
J. Barnett
Mire Harnett
Mry. Hartlet
Barnett
Packing Firms Testify In Immunity Claim Fight
Officials of packing companies testified to show immunity was promised if Garfield’s information demands were granted. The Chicago hearing on February 15 saw continued testimony as interests clash over relief from prosecution.
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Chicago
Garfield
Explosion Tears Through Geneva Nitro Plant
Ed Gates and Lee Howard were blown to fragments by a nitro glycerine blast at the Hercules Torpedo company works in Geneva Indiana. The blast occurred in the afternoon and a portion of Gates head was found about 2000 feet away.
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Geneva
Ind
Ed Gates
Lee Howard
Hercules Torpedo Company Works
Gates
Spirit of Conciliation in Anthracite Talks
A conference of anthracite miners officials led by Mitchell and operators from the anthracite district began this afternoon in New York. A jointly chosen committee of seven miners and seven operators was formed to discuss the dispute, with a plan to report deliberations to a committee of the whole. The session closed amid uncertainty about any conciliatory spirit and predictions of continued tension.
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Ita Interee
Ita
New York
Mitchell
Dreaven
John Fahey
George Hertley
W. A. Dettroy
John PB. Gallagher
Toon
Nicholls
B.T. Dempares
Maer
Trusdall
Kerr
Wilcox
Williams
Thomas
Cake
Washington Women Demand Authority Over Applicants
Fifty delegates to the Woman's Suffrage convention alarmed the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on February 1. Only five committee members were present as Mrs Harriet Eager urged that women seek authority placing them above merely being applicants.
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Washington
House
Judiciary
Harriet Eager
Chinese Leave for Germany to Study Systems
The Chinese commissioners led by Tuan Fong sailed for Germany to study industrial social and political questions. He said anti foreign sentiment in China is limited to the lower classes and nothing to worry about.
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Tuan Fong
York
Chines
Germany
Ching
Chinese boycott discussed by House sub committee
Washington February 16 The sub committee of the house committee on foreign affairs heard Chief Clerk Denby of the state department as the main witness. Denby spoke of his years in China with his father the former minister to China. He said the administration of coolies would be too high a price to pay for Chinese labor.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Affairs Today
Denby
State Department
China
Subisdy shipping bill passes Senate with GOP supports
Washington report notes the subsidy shipping bill cleared the Senate by 38 to 27 after a late night session. All supporting votes came from Republicans, with five Republicans joining Democrats against the measure. The bill would establish 12 new coast guard or liner lines, though four lines are not specified.
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Washington
Welock
Railroad Rates Battle Seen Moving Toward Accord
Washington reports indicate Smoot Aldrich and Allison discussed the railroad rates bill with the president this morning and appear closer to a deal than before. An official kiss has been drafted and army and navy officers invited. plans show the bride’s family and others attending. It is estimated Americans spend 200 million dollars annually by tourists abroad.
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Washington
Smoot
Aldrich
Allison
White Men for Track Labor on O N T Railroad
The O T N and N officials plan to replace Japanese and Chil laborers on the tracks with white workers as soon as suitable labor can be secured. About 2000 laborers on the system would be affected, with Japanese the majority in sections and few whites in extra gangs. White men with families would be hired and permanent housing built along the line, replacing current bunk houses.
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Chilhore
Wil
Timn
Innovation in Pendleton High School Commercial Course
The Pendleton high school commercial course proves popular with six percent in bookkeeping, 35 in shorthand, 16 in commercial law, 16 in arithmetic, 10 in typewriting and five typewriters in constant use. The all finger method trains students to type without looking at keys, with practical practice, graded papers, and businesslike record keeping. new desks await arrival to complete the department.
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Pendleton High School
Tims
Lev Vons
Commercial Department
Valencia wreck inquiry reveals crew prioritizing self over passengers
Seattle February 15 In testimony today Boatswain McCarthy described finds and rescue lapses at the Valencia wreck. He said a boat could reach within 30 yards of the wreck while the salvor and the Czar delayed a day. Charles Brown a five man crew member admitted diverting the boat to save his own life, causing a disruption and supporting charges that the crew saved themselves at passengers lives.
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Seattle
Valencia
McCarthy
Salvor
Charles Brown
Chicago Wheat Market Quotes From World Center
Chicago wheat prices closed today at 6 4 5 8. corn traded at 4 3 9 8 and oats at 2 9 7 8. the report comes from the city’s noted wheat center forecasting market movements.
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Chicago
Shot by His Wife FATAL WOUND AT Pomona Hotel
Henry Stantz proprietor of the Pacific hotel in Pomona California was shot and fatally wounded by his wife last night. The wife, drinking and jealous, quarreled over finances. the revolver was supplied by an unknown party. The wife is in jail.
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Pomona
Cal
Harry Stantz
Pacific Hotel
Crowe Case to Go to Jury in Cudahy Kidnapping
Omaha docket reports Pat Crowe accused of robbing Edward Cudahy of 25000 dollars and abducting his son. Jury to hear closing arguments this afternoon as trial progresses.
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Omaha
Pat Crowe
Edward Cudahy
Feasibility of Pendleton Improvement Bonds Under Bancroft Law
Pendleton officials explore Bancroft law as a potential method to raise funds for street improvements. City Attorney Carter notes possible bond issuance without legislative action, though the Bancroft process is cumbersome and requires careful ordinances. Further details awaited to determine applicability within debt limits.
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Pendleton
Portland
Carter
See America First convention opens in Portland
Portland Ore Feb 16 The See America First convention opened this afternoon with delegates from western states aiming to enrich westward tourism. Governor Chamberlain H M Cake of the Commercial club and Fisher Harrie of Salt Lake spoke. An explosion at Illinois Steel works South Chicago killed one man and injured seven.
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Portland
Ore
America
Chamberlain
H. M. Cake
Commercial Club
Fisher Harrie
Salt Lake
Illinois Steel Works
South Chicago
Study of Tax Paying Law and 20-Mill Levy Details
The article explains the start of tax payments on March 19 to the sheriff’s office with staff allocated for rush periods. It notes a county assessment of 10,165,000 and a 209,900 from the 20-mill levy, excluding school and city levies. It lists rebates, deadlines, penalties, interest, and enforcement actions, including property sales for unpaid taxes.
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A. C. Funk
Harry Fowler
R. T. Brown
Pendleton
Lnn
Paper Carrier Held Up in Walla Walla
Ray Gear, a 13 year old Bulletin carrier, was robbed of 45 cents at the corner of Third and Alder streets at about 6 PM by a tall man in a white sombrero and ragged clothes.
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Walla Willa
Ray Gear
Bulletin
Third
Alder Streets
Fire Chief Chegwell Dies En Route to Fire
Boston February 15. William T. Chegwell chief of the fire department died of heart disease while en route to a fire. He had served as chief since 15962.
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Boston
William T. Chegwell
Government officials travel to Virkhand for military supplies
Pekin officials have gone to Virkhand in Chinese Turkestan to receive two cannons, 190000 carbines, 2000 shells and over 1000000 cartridges shipped from Germany and delivered through customs officers who notified the government.
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Pekin
Virkhand
Chinese Turkestan
Germany
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