Railroad Activity Sparks Eastern Oregon Expansion
Local railroad circles report a major plan by Co. R. & N. Co. to spend over a million dollars on line improvements between the city and Yoakum. Surveyors stake roads, a project to remove curves and grades, widen roadbeds, and fence unfenced sections including the Pilot Rock branch. Fencing crews will also cover the Condon and Wallowa Valley branches and others.
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Oregon
Yoakum
Pilot Rock
Condon
Wallowa Valley
Minister Resigns Over Fashion Sparks Church Row
In Lajara Colorado on February 14 a Methodist church board, deeming Rev B F Turner’s dress and leisure as worldly, urged his resignation. Turner, who arrived from the east three months ago, quit after heated talks, and the church board also resigned in protest.
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Lajara
Colo
Turner
First Methodist Church of
Bowen
B. F Turner
Ehurch
Hamilton
Alan
King Edward buys villa for royal residence
Milan dispatch reports King Edward purchasing the villa Brazillania at Posilippo on the bay of Naples for royal use. The Chronicle notes the possible guest list includes Theodore Roosevelt, signaling major royal plans and high profile entertainment.
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London
The
Chronicle
Milan
Brazillania
Posilipo
Bay of Maples
Edward
Theodore Roosevelt
Vanity in Women and the Concerted Male Image
A compact critique argues vanity in women mirrors broader social pressures and male perceptions. The piece links attire posture and public expectation to gender norms shaping behavior and status.
Freewater Sunday closing drive meets Pendleton delegation
A five member delegation from Freewater Sunnyside and Ferndale visited Pendleton to urge closing Sunday operations at a near beer saloon. Deputy District Attorney Steiner heard their case and may bind the proprietor over to the grand jury or wait to present to the next April session. They claim the saloon offers gaming to minors and that the town council favors keeping it open on Sundays.
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Freewater
Steiner
Sunnyside
Ferndale
Grand Jury
Pendleton
Cook Silent as Visitors Barred at Hotel Oddo
In Santiago on February 15 Dr Frederick A Cook and his wife stayed at the Hotel Oddo and refused visitors and interviews. A Belgian engineer on the Valdivia steamer, Ryaselberghe, said he recognized Cook from the Belgica Antarctic expedition of 1887 to 1899, but Cook declined to receive his card and said he did not know the man.
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Santiago
Chile
Frederick A. Cook
Oddo
Cook
Valdivia
Ryaselberghe
Belgica
Prince George of Servia Founds Reform er Paper
Vienna reports Prince George of Servia has started a newspaper named the Reform er. The paper promotes reactionary ideas and the doctrine of absolute monarchy while publishing libels against cabinet members.
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Vienna
Prince George of
Servia
Reformer
Iibels
Turner of Pilot Rock Returns Home After Delay
Turner of Pilot Rock arrived home this morning after an attempted return yesterday failed. He was among eight passengers left on the platform during the travel disruption.
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A. BR. ‘Turner
Pilot Rock
Pendleton Crew Among Guests and Officials At Local Hotels
A stream of visitors and residents fill Pendleton during a busy day. D Ward of Boise tends business interests in Pendleton while A W Douglass of Athena visits. J Merle Roby arrives from Athena. A I Barnes of North Powder stays at Hotel Bowman. Various locals arrive and depart Pendleton including J M Taylor from Athena and John Clancey from Echo. Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely and others conduct office business, and Captain Weyrauch recruits for a Nations Guard unit amid a light regard for cook roles in the camp.
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D, Ward
Boise
Pendleton
A. W. Douglass
Athena
J. Merle Roby
A. I. Barnes
North Powder
Bowman
J. M. Taylor
Robert Starkweather
North Yakima
Mra
T. C. Warner
Portland
Hugh DP
Smith
Echo
St. George
Will M. Peterson
Hermiston
Joe Blakely
Weston
M. S. Squires
Walla Walla
Gary Taylor
Stanfield
Bert Wilson
Wallace
Idaho
A. F. Michael
Pilot Rock
Attorney Withdraws From Burke Dynamite Case
Santa Rosa California February 16 After hours of conference with Dr Wilard P Burke attorney W N Oates close confidant of the physician announced his withdrawal as counsel for the defense of the sanitarium proprietor charged with attempting to kill Luella Smith by dynamite. Oates cited only civil cases stating he would not discuss the matter though regarded as Sonoma counties leading criminal lawyer. His retirement drew much comment as he was expected to lead Burke's defense.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Wilard P. Burke
W. N
Witee
Luella Smith
Oates
Burke
Sonoma County
Lea
Prominent Spokane Man Shoots Himself Dead
Spokane February 16. F. E. Michaels proprietor of the Michaels school of telegraphy killed himself at his home without warning. Ill health is believed to have driven the act. Michaels was former chief train dispatcher for the Northern Pacific railroad and a leading figure in local politics and the Ma Fons lodge.
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Spokane
F. E. Michaels
Michaels School of Telegraphy
Michaels
Northern Pacific Railroad
Order of Ma Fons
Thin City
Will of eccentric millionaire broken by court ruling
Springfield February 16 The Illinois Supreme Court split Colonel Thomas Snell s estate, reversing his will that favored young women of his acquaintance. The estate will go to his heirs, notably his son Richard Snell who was disinherited.
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Springfield
Thnola Supreme Court
Thomas Snell
Galesburg
Hig
Richard Snell
Sheriff reports Bella Gunness search inconclusive
La Porte Indiana February 16. Sheriff Anties of La Porte county wired from Washington state that the reported murderers on the Pacific coast were not found. He had gone in response to Norwegian newspaper notices of a woman paid to resemble Mrs Gunness in matrimonial ads. He will return immediately.
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la Porte
Ind
Anties
la Porte County
Washington State
Mra
Bella Gunness
Pacific Coast
Gunnegs
Washington
Walla Walla Company Seeks Cooks for Camp Life
Walla Walla, Washington. A humorous old saying about needing cooks resurfaces in a civilian mood as Captain Weymauch of Company K, Washington National Guard, notes the line in a more serious light. The piece reflects local humor tied to military life.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Weymauch
Bicycle aeroplane to make flying cheap
Berlin reports German inventor Gustavus Lilenthal a brother of the late aviation pioneer presented an air bicycle that he says can be powered by human muscles without motors. The winged machine is light and resembles a bicycle in operation, gliding to the ground when not in use, and may soon rival current air transport in popularity.
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Berlin
Herr Gustavus Lillenthal
Tempelhof Plain
Herr Lilienthal
Herr Lillenthal
Big Families in London Birth Rates in East End
The registrar general notes UK birth rates fall from 294 to 264 per 1000 since 1895. In London’s east end among Jews large families persist with strong physique from good feeding and restraint. A West Norwood orphanage ballot lists 155 children across 20 families, mostly in the east end.
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London
Alwave
United Kingdom
West Norwood
East End
Barefoot Dancer Plans Vaudeville Run in America
London reports Lady Constance Richardson, once forbidden to appear at St James Court, moves to America after royal displeasure over her barefoot dance. Rumors say her husband Sir Edward Richardson faces financial reverses, prompting her to seek vaudeville work in New York.
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London
St. James Court
Constance Richardson
Edward
America
Sir Edward Richardson
Constance
New York
Prince Ig a Dramadet in Vienna at Montenegro royal tribute
Prince Nicholas of Montenegro wrote a drama titled Prince Arvanit produced in Cettinje with the royal author present. The play depicts a Montenegro history incident and hints at a struggle against Austrian aggression reflected in the work.
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Vienna
Nicholas
Montenegro
Cettinje
Prince Arvanit
Itay
Wooden Bell Syndicate Founded in Paris by Socialists
A group called the wooden bell syndicate has been registered in Paris by advanced socialists to facilitate moonlight flits or surreptitious relocations to avoid rent. The society holds meetings at the Labor Exchange and claims forty three such actions were arranged on January 9.
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Wooden Bell Syndicate
Paris
Labor Exchange
Man Who Looks Down Sees Greatness, Upward Reflects Smallness
A reflective remark contrasts those who gaze downward with pride and those who lift their gaze to acknowledge their own smallness, suggesting humility accompanies self awareness.
Roosevelt to visit Berlin April arrival in doubt
Berlin officials have追 learned Roosevelt plans and expect a reply on intentions. Emperor William hopes to receive the former president as a personal guest, but a news agency denies the possibility of meeting him at the railway station or sending a royal representative, citing etiquette concerns.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
Germany
William
Children Enter Red Goose Drawing Contest at The People’s Warehouse
Young artists under 16 are invited to draw a Red Goose picture and bring it to The People’s Warehouse Shoe Department to receive a prize and a chance to win the $10.00 prize in a citywide drawing.
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Peoples Warehouse Shoe Department
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E. ¢. Skiles
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Weyrauch
the Nations Guard
Wey- Yauch
VRS
Free America
Express
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der Kaiser
O. M. Heacock
Wm. Hanscom
Pendleton Dye Works
Alta St
Maine
Cook Books
Shelly Music
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