Leap Year Marriages Lag in Umatilla County
In 1912 only 197 couples sought marriage licenses in Umatilla County, down from 1911 and 1910. December and September led in licenses, while June showed improvement. overall, autumn and winter fared better for Cupid than spring and summer. Divorce filings rose to 65 suits with 11 decrees issued. a suffragette joke closes the item.
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Umatilla
Frank Saling
James G. Stearns
Cove
Bessie M. Fellbaum
James G. Cooley
Martha
Unimedlinn
Hoeat
Divorced in Record Time by Hermiston Contractor
Col H G Newport won a rapid divorce from Anna Newport after desertion alleged May 20 1911. The stipulation allowed swift decree with 20000 to the wife for shared property and 96 for taxes. Property near Hermiston transferred to Col J H Raley as part of settlement. Newport and Anna wed in Baker in 1904. Raley Raley and KR Johnson represented the plaintiff.
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Col
H. G. Newport
Hermiston
Anna Newport
Newport
J. H. Raley
Baker
Raley
Glee Club Program Delights University Audience
An Oregon theater crowd enjoyed two hours of entertainment by twenty five members of the state university glee club. The varied program featured classical pieces like The Sword of Perm and A Plainman’s Song plus bass solos by M. L. Bowman and a ventriloquism bit with Jerard Stannard and Fortmiller. Shaver and Broadbridge performed parodies while De Stannard sang Call John and John Stannard closed with Rocked in the Cradle of the Jeep.
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Oregon
State University
Kenneth Fraver
M. L. Bowman
Grady Jerard
Stannard
Fortmiller
Broadbridge
Shaver
Hert Jorard
Vernon Vawter
John
de Stannard
Parcels Post Goes Into Effect Across Nation
The new parcels post system starts today in all post offices, affecting every city rural and railway route. Rates range from 5 cents per pound up to 12 cents for higher zones with 50 cent insured value up to 50 dollars, and stamps for the Panama Panama Pacific Exposition are issued in 1 2 5 and 10 cent denominations with Balboa Gatun Locks Golden Gate and the Discovery of San Francisco Bay pictured.
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Washington
Alaska
Philippines
Post Office Department
Balboa
Pacific
Gatun Locks
Panama Canal
Golden Gate
San Francisco Harbor
Bay
Discovery
San Francisco Bay
Postoffice Robber Strikes Jackson Area in Oregon
Robberies continue in Oregon with Talent post office looted Sunday night and Eagle Point entry last week yielding little. Postmaster kept quiet until inspectors insisted. Suspect linked to Medford raid earlier in Saturnes morning. Berlin embassy New Year reception canceled due to Ambassador Leishman's deteriorating condition.
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Medford
Ore
Talent
Eagle Point
Berlin
Leishman
Maude Ingersoll Weds Walter McLean Progusia
Miss Maude Ingersoll daughter of the late Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll married Walter McLean Progusia of Cincinnati in New York. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. John L. Eliott of the Ethical Culture Society in strict accordance with the colonel's.
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New York
Maude Ingersoll
Robert G. Ingersoll
Walter McLean Progusia
Cincinnati
John L. Eliott
Ethical Culture Society
Ingersoll
Old Year Blown Out and New Year Welcomed in Town
Whistles and fireworks marked midnight as wind drove a turkey trot on Main Street. Firecrackers and cheers followed the new year while businesses and the post office closed for a holiday observed across the city.
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Main Street
Pendleton Reaches New Building Records in 1912
Pendleton set new construction records in 1912 with about 3.74 million dollars spent on erecting and repairing structures. The state hospital for the insane and a new high school with an annex accounted for roughly 500 thousand dollars, while residential building and urban paving expanded the city’s fabric.
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Pendleton
Branch Hospital
North Side
West Part Street
W. F. Matlock
Oregon Motor Company
North Hill
W. L. Thompson and
McCormmach
West Court Street
Gus la Fontaine
Hive
City Recorder’s
Lincoln School
Washington curbs take-home beer amid growler ban
The Exile Board of the District of Columbia banned selling beer for off premises consumption. Bars and saloons must sell only drinks to be consumed on site or in original packages. Violators face license loss under the new rule targeting the growler trade.
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Washington
Jan. T
Exige Board
District of Columbia
New Order
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Whitehouse
Mrs. Taft
Executive Mansion
Taft
White House
Army
Navy
Pennsylvania Avenue
Marine Band
the President's Own
Santiemann
Secret Service
Jackson
1913
Glee Club
Oregon Theater
Webb, Jackson, Court, Johnson and
Main Streets
East Webb Street
Raley Street
College Street
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