West Extension At Irrigation Meeting
Portland Feb 17 special. Congress at Portland next week will hear debate on Umatilla project Carey act plans and the Marriner water diversions from John Day River. Gov West and State Engineer Lewis to speak. Rail fare lures many from across Oregon for a three day congress with a push for early Umatilla development and state rights.
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Congress
Portland
Portand, Or
Umatilla
West
State Land Board
Lewis
United
Oregon
Shire
Reclamation
Mariner
John Day River
Gilliam County
Cascade Mountains
Governor West
William Hanley
Oregon Development League
Rockefeller Bible Class Studies Facts About Engagement
New York report says the young men of the Rockefeller Bible class will spend spring studying marriage. Fifteen lectures begin February 16 under the series title Facts Necessary to be Known About Engagement and Marriage.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
W Rockefeller
Three Million In Unique Laundry Bond Salvage
The United States Life Insurance staff spent ten days drying and ironing 3000 bond certificates salvaged from the Equitable Building fire. Hung on lines in a Wall Street bank vault, the papers were soaked and nearly pulp, then dried with blotting paper, fans, heat, and ironing boards. All 3060 bonds survived undamaged, a remarkable recovery effort.
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Irom Securities
Equitable Vaults
New York
United States Life Insurance Company
Wall Street
Equitable
Kenway
Rich New Yorker in Pathetic Police Case
Wealthy New York figures, including a lawyer for Mrs Henry H Rogers, appear in court as Ida Franklin faces charges for stealing to fund her stepfather burial and provide food for her family. The case highlights elite involvement as justice unfolds.
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New Yorker
New York
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Ida Franklin
Rogers family case linked to Franklin kinship affair
Mrs. Rogers and her secretary were arraigned after visits to the Franklin home at 35 Johnson avenue Williamsburg. Henry Wheeler and Charles Danner represented her as bonds were pledged by Rogers attorney. Mrs Franklin, her mother, and her son receive care while a search for her missing husband proceeds.
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Ing
Freight Train Cuts Off Little Loy's Leg at Carlton
Willie MacGregor, a small son of Mrs. Elsie MacGregs of Wisconsin, was run over in Carlton by a Southern Pacific freight train backing into a siding. His right leg was crushed and severed below the knee in the local yards. He and his sister had just left home near the track when the accident happened. the girl alerted others.
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Willie MacGregor
Carlton
Elsie, MacGregs
Wis
Southern Pacific
MacGregor
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