Fifteen Engine Monstrosities Arrive for O R & N Mountain Service
Fifteen monster locomotives from Baldwin Philadelphia reach La Grande and Portland rail lines. Weighing 342000 pounds loaded, with 186900 pounds on drivers, they haul about 100 tons more on mountains. Engines feature 41% 2 inch tubes, 200 psi boiler, 256 psi tested, 7000 gallon water tanks, and will run between Umatilla Pendleton North Fork Kamela and Albina for final setup. A second item notes a El Paso bull fight poster and gambling fines in Pendleton.
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Monster
Railromd
West
Philadelphia
la Grande
Portland
la Grandé
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Northwest
ORR, & XII
Fea
Umatilla
Pendleton
North Fork
Kamela
Albina
Southern Pacific
Mountain
Huntington
Washington
Levger
Improving the Lobby at Hotel St. George
New linoleum has been laid in the hotel lobby. When finished the lobby will look greatly improved and the hotel will retain its reputation as one of the finest hostleries in the state outside Portland. Fifteen men were injured by a gas explosion in a coal mine at Walsenburg. Fourteen bodies have been recovered.
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St. George
Portland
Walsenburg
Wheat Prospects Improve Says L. Smith On W & C Route
WHEAT PROSPECTS: EF L Smith believes there is no danger of precaing and expects a bumper crop if June rains come. He toured the W C RY region, noting fall sown wheat boosts yield, with forecasts averaging 40 to 45 bushels per acre along the W and C R line, higher in fall sown areas. He owns 4900 acres near Helix and cites moisture protecting crops from freezes.
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EF. L. Smith
L. Smith
Smith
Helix
Mr. Smith
Vansyele
Juniper
Athena
Une
Killian Junction
Pendleton
Spokane
Here
Adams
Carnival Pride as Crowd Fills Munsie Hall Tonight
Carnival success draws large crowd with laughter from the farce Looking for a Wife and a royally announced second proclamation. Tonight the queen returns and the program features Give Me Back My Pants afterpiece. A couple to be married Sunday will win 50 worth of furniture. Conlin the contralto also performs The Holy City.
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Redell
Aon
Munsie Hall
Benard Conlin
Holy City
Wong
Creamery for Echo Seeks 85000 Subscriptions for Stock
Subscriptions canvassing for the Echo creamery aims to raise 5000 dollars, with about 7500 already raised. Of this, 1400 comes from Echo, the rest from Butter Creek district. Frank Van Cleve and J. W. Maxwell promote the Chicago Creamery Company, signaling strong local interest in starting the venture and dairy cattle participation.
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Rapilly
Echo
Feho
Futter Creek
Frank van Cleve
J. W. Maxwell
Chicago Creamery Company
Butter Creek
Chase to Speak in Pendleton on Suffrage Campaign
Miss Mary N. Chase, national suffrage organizer, will open a suffrage campaign in Pendleton on Tuesday March 6 at the Baptist Church. The first address on the equal suffrage amendment will be delivered there, with further appearances planned in Milton, Freewater, and other county locations.
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Mary N. Chase
Baptist Church
Mia Mary N. Chase
Miss Chase
Pendleton
Milton
Freewater
Candidate to Speak Across County as Campaign Trail Moves On
The speaker will visit Milton and Inglechapel on Saturday evening near Prewater. She will speak at Weston on March ?, at Athena on March 4, and at Adams on March 6. In the eastern county she will address several country school districts and maintain an active campaign until the county is thoroughly worked over.
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Epeak
Milton
Inglechapel
Preewater
Weston
Athena
Adams
Death of Mrs H E Stevens Echo Oregon
Mrs H E Stevens died from a gunshot wound after an accident Sunday at Echo Oregon. The 14 year old son pulled the trigger while hunting, causing a groin wound that led to fatal complications. Burial plans set for Portland. family previously moved from that city. The story also notes medical figures and a distant family history involving amputation and hospital work.
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Echo
Ore
East Oregonian
H. E. Stevens
Portland
Becho Lumber Yard
Wireless Operator Ira Spoonemore Visits Father Before Harbor Leave
Wireless operator Ira Spoonemore, son of J. Spoonemore, a well known city employment agent, visited his father last night on his way to Huntsville Washington on shore leave. He commands wireless equipment on the United States vessel Concord now in San Francisco harbor. He will return to his ship in a few days.
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Ira Spoonemore
J. ©. Spoonemore
Hunteville, Wash
United States
Concoord
San Franch
H Arbor
Hie Vesee
Farmer to Erect Elegant Residence on Wheat Farm
Mathis Dennis, living five miles east of the city, plans a fine farm residence on his wheat farm. Lumber and foundation stone are being delivered, construction will start soon. The house will have a furnace and modern conveniences, with an estimated cost of about 41000.
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Mathis Dennis
O. R. & N. Officials Visit Portland in Transit
General Superintendent M. J. Buckley of the O R L & N passes through the city in his private car en route to Washington division points. He conducts a routine system tour and plans to return to Portland in a few days.
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M. J. Buckley
Washington
Portland
Delegates Leave For Athena Sun Day School Convention
Delegates to the Athena Sunday school convention departed by the Bpo kane passenger train this morning. Visitors will go to Athena tomorrow morning for the last day’s session. Sir John Gorell Barnes of the S Voree Court Division of the High Court of Justice in London, England, upheld a South Dakota divorce decision.
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Athena
Bpokane
John Gorell Barnes
Svoree Court Division
High Court of Justice
London
England
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Advocation and Claims
The advertisement proclaims Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as non alcoholic and fully disclosed in plain English on the bottle wrapper. It asserts endorsements from medical writers, offers free literature, and promotes Dr. Pierce as a specialist in women’s diseases. It also mentions Pleasant Pellets as a bowel laxative and regulator.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Ita
J. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Portland Chamber urged to study Portland Mt Hood railroad
The Oregon Daily Journal reports the Portland Chamber of Commerce should study a Portland to Mt Hood railroad. On President Hoge’s return from California the proposal will be laid before him, with a committee to canvass conditions and report feasibility. A sub committee of the transportation committee will handle the work.
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Ailroad
Mt. Hood
Portland Chamber of Commercce
Portland
Oregon Daily Journal
Hoge
California
Transportation Committee
Power of Steam and Hair Germ Findings
The piece links James Watt and steam power to a modern study revealing a tiny germ causes dandruff hair loss and baldness. Newbro’s Herpicide claims to destroy the germ and restore hair health, with Koeppen Bros. Detroit as special agents in sample distribution.
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James Watt
Newbro
Stein Ton
Detralt
Mich
Koeppen Bros
Special Agents
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el Paso
Texas
W. H. Rabb
Old Mexico
Mra
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Tom Scott
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Winslow Bros
Victor, Columbia
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Edison
Phonographs & Supplies
J. A. Owenhouse
Eilers Plano House
Main Street
Jewelers
Opticians
Posto ‘Ce
Pendleton, Oregon
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Benjamin Hill
Waltsburg
Wuesh
Charles A. HI
Topeka
Christ Hospital
Mr. Hill
By Express
the Fair Store
Boston
Knox
Gordon
Stein Block & Co
Cluett
Hanan
Douglas
Pingree
Empire Meat
Greulich
Main St
Rock Spring
Lantz Bros
Bond Bros
West End Grocery
Howard Co
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Alta Street, Cor
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A. J. Gummings
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