City Briefies Mix of Ads and Notices in East Oregonian
A collage of local classifieds covers dry wood and winter sales at Campbell n Millinery. It lists furnished rooms for rent and transfer work by Bransberg Milne, with calls to East Oregonian office. Also offers are for sale, job seeks, lost items, hardware goods, and investment pitches amid a school reform debate on gender roles.
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Campbell
East Oregonian
Bransberg & Milne
Baker & Folsom's
Keen Kutter
Goodman Hardware Co
Anna Selkirk Norton
Schmidt Building
Studebaker
Care Golden Rule Hotel
Florence
Christian Church
St. Joseph's Academy
New Teachers Called Sissies by Clark University President
President Stanley Hall of Clark University told the Iowa State Teachers Association delegates in Des Moines that the pendulum has swung too far toward effeminacy. The remarks sparked disruption as teachers debated standards and discipline at the convention.
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Hall
Clark University
Chicago
Record-Herald
Des Moines
Bays
Stanley Hall
Iowa State
Roanoke presented by Streeter-Bryan Company
The Streeter-Bryan company staged Roanoke to a capacity house last night amid praise for Miss Bryan as the blind girl and strong performances by Streeter as Joe, Terry as Tom Bailey, Weeks as Exekial Morse, Condon as Aunt Dinah, Belmour as Mrs Peyton, Heldelle as her daughter, Hadley and Wallace. The play traces a boy and girl cast on the mercy of the world with a scheming aunt and a grasping miser, ending happily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Condon
Dinah
Mise Belmour
Notice of Credit Ban by Mrs Mollie E Gillette
A dated notice states Mrs Mollie E Gillette has left home and children without cause and warns others from extending credit after the date. Signed M H Gillette, declaring inability to pay any bills contracted by her after this date.
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M. H. Gillette
Haggin Nominates 306 Colts for 1916 Futurity
James Haggin, famed horse breeder, tops nominations with 306 colts for the Futurity of 1916. The club has received a $2060 check, $10 per nomination. Foals to be born and trained at Elmdorf stud in Kentucky and Rancho del Paso in California, Haggin's breeding farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James FB. Hagein
New York
Elmdorf Stud
Kentucky
Rancho del Paso
California
Love for Oregon Enthusiasts after Moving West
A former Cheyenne resident now in Klamath Falls praises Oregon in a Cheyenne Tribune letter. She describes Oregon’s scenery from mountains and rivers to Portland’s Rose City charm, river gorges, and abundant wildlife, noting a government post on the Klamath reservation and frequent travels. The piece ends with a vivid ode to Oregon’s climate, beauty, and “Rose City” cityscape.
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Oregon
Klamfaith Falls
Cheyenne Tribune
Tribune
Klamath Reservation
Portland
City of Roses
Rose City
Willamette
Columbia
Mount St. Helens
Mount Hood
Columbia River
Inland Empire Leads 1907 Railroad Building Record
The Railroad Gazette lists 1907 U S railroad building at 212 miles, down 8 percent from 1906 as grading finished early. The Great Northern and Northern Pacific joint line from Kennewick to Vancouver marked the longest new road, with Pacific extension work by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul. Kansas City Mexico and Orient built 47 miles in Oklahoma, 25 in Texas, 18 in Mexico, while Western Pacific shows Nevada 39 miles and California 102 miles laid, leaving hundreds of miles to finish to Seattle and Topolobampo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inland Empire
Railroad Gazette
United States
the Gazette
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Kennewick
Washington
Vancouver
Portland & Seattle
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Pacific
Seattle
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Oklahoma
Texas
Mexico
Kansas City
Topolobampo
Nevada
California
Woman Uses Gun During Two Rivers Robbery
Mrs M Sutliff and her daughter ran a Two Rivers store when two burglars attempted to break in on Christmas Eve. She fired two pistol shots from a revolver as the men tried to raise a window. A bullet pierced a cloak worn by a robber, and Mrs Sutliff and her household escaped unharmed.
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Adirondack
Brie
Griswold
Wallula
Two Rivers
Pettibone Verdict Reveals Final Jury Not Guilty
Boise Capital News outlines the Pettibone case verdict with a four to none first ballot shift to a 16 to two, and final unanimous not guilty found as juror Ben Stahl received medical care. Jurors remained cordial, refused to discuss deliberations, and dined together at the jury house on Bannock street after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise Capital News
Evans
Smeed
Palmer
Bannock Street
Nurse Wins Judgment Against Woodmen Lodge in Nurse Case
In Judge Coburn's court Miss Mies Mary Daker filed suit against the Woodmen of the World lodge and its sick committee for 192 dollars for nursing services to George Campbell in fall 1906. Verdict for the plaintiff. lodge argued charter limited nurse hire to 150 dollars. George W. Tannahill for plaintiff. P. E. Stocker for lodge.
Bancrofts Fine Car Rebuilt At Pocatello Shops
Vice President Bancroft of the Short Line had his private car No. 1903 rebuilt at Pocatello shops. The overhauled car, described as among the finest service cars, was brought to Salt Lake for final touches by a team including Al Stoker H M Johnson Jim Halcomb son and John Woffington before delivery to the general manager.
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Bancroft
Pocatello
Pocatello Tribune
Western Railroad
Joe Blackburn
al Stoker
H. M. Johnson
Jim Halcombson
John Woffington
Salt Lake
Baker City Population Grows as New Arrivals Rise
Baker City sees 126 new residents and a rising population while 95 deaths were reported in the past year. Most deaths occurred within a single month, with heart trouble noted as a common factor. The local climate is blamed for the unusual death pattern.
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Baker City
Teddy Roosevelt
Walla Walla Valley Letters Drive Inquiries in 1907
The Commercial club secretary A C Moore reports 1572 letters of inquiry about the Walla Walla valley in 1907, averaging 131 monthly. December topped the year with 220 replies, many sent to eastern points. Inquirers often visited the valley, conducting personal investigations that led to family relocations.
Buffalo Herd Thrives in Oklahoma Park After NY Gift
A herd of 15 buffaloes from the New York zoological gardens is thriving in an 8000 acre Wichita reserve Oklahoma. Keeper Frank Rush reports two calves born since arrival named Hornaday and Oklahoma. The herd will be fed alfalfa hay in shelters this winter and gradually roam the Wichita range next spring to regain wild instincts.
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Bam
New York Zoological Gardens
Wichita National Forest
Oklahoma
Cache
Washington
New York
Hornaday
New York Garden
Frank Rush
Wichita
Witchita
Plains
Hotel Arrivals Citywide List Includes Names and Residences
A long roster of hotel arrivals is reported with guests from Portland Salem Meacham Forest Grove Walla Walla Weston Moscow Weiser Elgin Joseph Roseburg and Boise among others. Names include George St George Rathburn Gillanders Callison Daly H. D. Kimball Rogers Meeks H. Hindman Hollgarth Paxton Adams Luseter Dudley H Paxton Nibs and many more.
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Hoel St. George
Lewis Rathburn
Portland
Baker City
W. B. Barton
Wallowa
C. BE. Nibs
Irrigan
Cora McCrea
Weiser
Lillian Hindman
Elgin
Luther Hindman
James Hollgarth
Gary Mitchell
Joseph
Chester Romig
H. Paxton
Weston
J. Paxton
W. Adams
W. Luseter
C. E. Dudley
Roseburg
Fragmentary list of names and places from mixed sources
A noisy compilation of personal names and locations appears, including Golden Rule Hotel Chester Noel Portland Shore Port land J B Johnston Jessie Star buck Mr and Mrs George Blanch ard Mrs R B Manning Pilot Rock A K Tellson H C Brinstetter Echo W Holdman Adams C A Pratt Mordean J M Todd Echo George Greenwood Chico G M Heges and family W M Fraker city Mrs R F Marshall Umatilla Miss Lucy Corrigall Echo Mir Marie Corrigall E11 Miss Oa xter Freewater A H Todd Keko S A Frans Spokane Tote Moller Winons Hall Newport city A W Hoggard Echo Mo Aurer Hot Laka BH O ran stetter Echo T N Adams Mrs G A R McGrew
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Chester Noel
City
Shore
Portland
Thomas Ball
J. B. Johnston
J. Jessie
Starbuck
George Blanchard
R. BE. Manning
Pilot Rock
A. K. Tellson
H. C. Brinstetter
Echo
W. Holdman
Adams
C. A. Pratt
Mordean
J. M. Todd
George Greenwood
Chico
G. M. Heges
Family
W. M. Fraker
R. F. Marshall
Umatilla
Lucy Corrigall
Mir Marie Corrigall
O'axter
Freewater
A. H Todd
S.A. Frans
Spokane
Ludis Crander
Moller Winons Hall
Newport
A. W. Hoggard
Mo Aurer
BH. O . Ranstetter
T. N. Adams
Mra. G
A. R. McGrew
Hogs Suffer Rheumatism Says Rural Spirit Reader
Rural Spirit reports rheumatism is common in hogs in the northwest. Lincoln county Washington hog raiser G M Stapish says hogs cannot be kept on board floors without rheumatism. He advises bedding hogs on the ground and seeks reports from others with similar experience to aid the hog industry.
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Northwest
G. M. Stapish
Lincoln County
Wash
Monster Blast Fires On New Year’s Day On North Bank Road
The North Bank road region saw a massive blast to remove hills as 600 tons of powder exploded at once. The detonation, part of road improvements, sent river fish ashore and even toppled a wagon land in some spots, as reported by the Baker City Herald.
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North Bank Road
Baker City
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All Ladies
Pendleton
Teutsch’s
Bee Minnie
Eldridge
Care East Oregonian
A. C. Koeppen & Brothers
Cheyenne Land
Beaver State
Eleanor E. Gunston
North Bank Line
Pettibone
The
Bancrofts Fine Car
Florsheim
Sorosis and Seigler Bros
Buster Brown
the Alexander Department Store
Buffalo
J.A. Allison
H. C. Grady
la Grande
J. B. Gilham
J. T. McNaught
Hermiston
G. L. Linbarger
St. Louis
J. D. Matheson
Fred Taylor
Golden Rule Hotel
What the
Northern Pacific Railway
Pullman
A. D. Chariton, A. G. P. A
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