Pendleton Chosen as Base for Interurban Plan
Washington Oregon company pivots to Pendleton as headquarters to build an interurban line from Walla Walla. After Walla Walla vetoed a franchise, the firm moves operations here, banking on local power sales and regional growth. Pendleton gains as a central hub and potential traction company headquarters.
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Walla Walla
Pendleton
Wallington-Oregon
Umatilla
Northwestern
Washington-Oregon
Northwestern Company
Production and Prices: Henry Clews Urges Higher Output
Henry Clews asserts that rising production will lower living costs. He urges a general increase in production and raw materials, noting moderate to deficient supplies. He stresses the need for greater agricultural output and points to European yields as a benchmark.
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Henry Clews
Europe
A Call for Closer Farming to Cut Living Costs
A discussion argues for scientific farming to raise output and lower living costs. It warns that profit motives create price manipulation through combines and corners, and that trustees and large fortunes among non-farmers drive costs, not farming.
American counsel on advertising in China hints at visual appeal
Henry D. Baker argues that Chinese respect for pictures boosts American trade. He notes calendars attract attention, well illustrated ones are kept, and British and American brands gain from strong trademarks. Dogs in China are street scavengers, not pets, so avoid dog imagery.
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Henry D. Baker
Orient
Baker
China
Nelson Wolgast Fight Draws Local Interest Amid Cash and Settlement Talk
Last night readers asked about the Nelson Wolgast bout while talk swirls around boxing crowds, frontier settlement and Indian land questions. The piece weighs in on white settlement, colonist rates, and pushing homesteaders toward eastern Oregon counties.
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East Oregonian
Nelson
Ad Wolcast
Dane
Oregon
England Election Turmoil Flares Over Next Crisis
In England the premier faces fragile security as Asquith's party won last election yet another crisis is feared. If it occurs, another election may be required, signaling continued political volatility and potential government instability.
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England
Asquith
Ex-President Zelaya Arrives in Madrid Aims to Expose U S
Former Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya lands in Madrid and signals plans to reveal alleged U S actions. His move follows political turmoil and he plans to speak publicly with new disclosures.
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Zelaya
Madrid
United States
The Largest Transformer to Power Cities and Industry
In California the world’s largest transformers, built by General Electric, will convert river power into high pressure electricity for urban use. Each unit weighs over 28 tons, spans nine by five feet, and carries 5,000 horsepower at 128,500 volts, tested at 250,000 volts before shipment to California.
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California
Riinineten
Troneformer
Wwe Genelieriden
General Electrical Company
Schenestady
N. Y
ANOTHER GOOD BUY RANCH IN PENDLETON OREGON
1640 acre ranch with 200 acres grain 260 acres alfalfa and fruit trees. Water from a stream irrigates with concrete dams and ditches. good buildings and a railroad through the middle. Ideal for feeding stock for market. Price 46000. Be. T. Wade American Nat Bank Bid Pendleton Ore.
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BE. T. Wade
American Nat
Pendleton
Ore
Power transmission via Idg transformers reaches far cities
The article discusses a system generating and transmitting water power through Idg transformers to cities like Syracuse, Toronto, and Rochester with minimal loss over lines. It contrasts the Kansas City Star critique of “chosen cute” price reform and quotes a Kansas City Times view on Aldrichism and Cannonism. A proverb notes childhood wishes versus adult reality.
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Syracuse
Toronto
Rochester
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