Locomotive Hero of Kamela One Of Railroading’s Great Feats
The Spokane passenger engine 134 once numbered 1408 pulled trains daily and carries a storied past. Pete St Cyr known as Hair Of Pete, sped five miles in four minutes from Kamela to stop a freight train on a dangerous three percent grade in 1529, saving a collision. He is now in Boise penitentiary serving ten years for a separate killing. The tale is cited by the Boise Statesman as part of Idaho’s broader rail history and a Salt Lake conference aims to promote western tourism with governor Gooding supporting broader advertising missions.
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Enat
St. Cyr
Boise Pentitentiary
Emmons
Meadows
Idaho
Salt Lake
Boise Statesman
Gem
Atlantic
See America First Convention in Salt Lake City
See America First plans a convention to boost tourism with a song to be performed by W. B. Borah E. M. Heighe and Colonel Thomas F. Hamer in Salt Lake City. The event promotes visiting America over Europe as part of a tourist interest drive.
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Salt Lake City
Europe
America
W. BE. Borah
Bolas
E. M. Heighe
Welser
Thomas F. Hamer
St. Anthony
The Cause of Sudden Deaths and Kidney Disease Cure
An advertisement explains that kidney trouble leads to serious health issues including bladder and urinary problems. It promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. The ad claims cures, offers samples, and lists Birmingham New York contact details for orders.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Dinghamton, N
Lost in Walla Walla Streets and Seekers’ Frustration
The Walla Walla Union notes visitors’ confusion navigating a city with irregular streets not aligned north south or east west. Original MIL creek plan followed by later additions created tangled blocks making even experienced drivers struggle to locate destinations, prompting calls for better city guidance amid rapid growth.
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Walla Walla
Walla Walla Union
Mil Creek
TO FIGHT THE SALOON Paul Rader Selected to Succeed Dr Tufts
Portland Oregon January 17 At a meeting of the board of trustees of the Anti Saloon league of the state yesterday Paul Rader was elected superintendent to succeed Dr G L Tufts who has held the office for the past two years The antis are preparing for an active campaign against the saloon keepers bill in Oregon Mr Rader is a prominent Congregational minister and a son of Rev D Rader editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate The trustees believe they are well equipped for the coming battle with Mr Rader as superintendent and C N Vin Pelt recently from Ohio as the attorney for the league Plans are being made for a campaign of exceptional forcefulness.
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Paul Rader
G. L. Tufts
Portland
Anti-Saloon League of
Oregon
Rader
D. Rader
Pacific Christian Advocate
C. N. Vin Pelt
Ohio
League
Oregon Equal Suffrage Association praises Mira Waldo board appointment
The Oregon Equal Suffrage Association meeting in Portland resolves to thank Governor Chamberlain for funeral and progressive action in appointing Mira Clara Waldo to the board of regents of Oregon Agricultural College. The resolution calls the appointment a just recognition of young women students and a tribute to Mrs Waldo’s efficiency and high character.
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Governor Chamberlain
Oregon Equal Suffrage Association
Portland
Waldo
Weather and local notes from Baker City and beyond
A report from Baker City notes a dramatic storm near the tall end of a bilzzard and ongoing blizzard conditions into midnight. Pedestrians found the display unimpressive, while sheepmen praised dry mow and mild cold for feeding weather, miners and farmers hopeful for water. Mrs. Cassie Chadwick remains in Columbus penitentary a week after arrival, unable to work, now sewing buttonholes in shirts.
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Dizard
Baker City
Sayn
Democrat
Weather Bureau Department
General Agricultural Department
Cassie Chadwick Wan
Columbus
Ehirti
Oregon must send men of high character to Congress
The Washington Post editorial urges Oregon voters to rise above indifference and elect two respected representatives next June. It lauds Senator John M Gearin as a sign of healthy public sentiment, warns against electing corrupt or poor material, and argues that a strong delegation will restore Oregon’s national standing after recent scandals.
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Oregon
Semson
Congress
Washington Post
National
House of Representatives
Hho
District of Columbia
House
Jor
Sessaion
Kegan
Washington
Commonwealth
John M. Gear
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed For Skin Ailments
Mrs. Grant Shy of Springfield Illinois testifies that Bucklen's Arnica Salve reliably cures cuts burns wounds and all skin eruptions. Guaranteed by Tillman Co and Brock McComas druggists at 2c a jar, advertised as a housekeeping essential.
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Grant Shy
E. Reynolds St
Springfield
Til
Tillman & Co
Brock & McComas
Hockmen's Committee to Report at Denver Meeting
Denver Powt reports brief interview with Secretary James F. Gwinn on forest reserve regulation and grazing on public lands. A special committee, appointed by President Hagen, will draft a report with members from ranching and wool associations to brief conventions and seek better understanding with the agriculture department. Quebec Legislature opens but expected to be short with no urgent matters.
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Hockmen
Denver
James F. Gwinn
National Live
Jeivite Denver
Mr. Gwinn
Pinehot
Hagenberth
Joe M. Smith
Ralt Lake
Jobson
Buckfoot
Dda
H. A. Jastro
Bakersfield
Cal
American Stockgrower
National Wooleroware Association
Pinchot
Tim
Department of Agrivulture
Uric Acid Remedy Promoted by Local Drug Vendor
An advertisement claims kidney filtration failure causes uric acid and gravel. Irving's Buchu Waf era is promoted as the sole cure, cleansing kidneys and preventing buildup. Sold for 0 cents per box by Tallman & Co at 43 Main St Pendleton Oregon.
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Irving
Tallman &Co
Main St
Pendleton
Oragon
Miscellaneous 1930s era crime and financial notes
A chaotic digest reports on a murder escape from Jefferson City to Carthage, a Chicago shooting of Michaela Walsh and a probable self‑inflicted wound on Lucile McLeod, and a double murder in Algonquin. It notes George Westinghouse abandoning a copper project in Vermont's WerShire hills after 1.6 million spent. Manila court martial for Lieutenant Hugh Kirkman faces forgery charges over troop funds. Lovelocks Nevada endures fuel shortages as mercury sinks. Chicago hotel deaths of Niemann and Lucile McLeod, and another murder‑suicide at a Chicago hotel. Washington National Bank in Pittsburgh suffers a mysterious cashier disappearance amid rumors of bank stress, with auditors finding no fraud.
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John Mith
Jefferson Cuty
Carthage
I Murdige
Chicago
Josh Brennan
Abot
Michaela
Walsh
George Westinghouse
Wershire Hills
Vermont
Hugh Kirkman
Eletth Cavalry
Berne Court Mar Waled
Manila
Lovelocks
Nevada
Mercury
Walter Niemann
Lucile McLeod
Niemann
Kouba
TH Bach
Cashler & C Armstrong
Washington National Bank
Pittsburg
Armstrong
Northwest News Briefs From Oregon and Washington
The Very Rev Victor Day of Helena Montana returns from Europe and the Holy Land. Citizens of St John Thornton and Oakexdale push for better O K R and N passenger service. C Woodruff resigns as Steilacoom asylum steward, accusing Superintendent Van Sant of mismanagement. O W Taylor resigns as Southern Pacific Oregon line sup, succeeded by G C Morris who began as a railway operator in 1880. Joe Craft and W J Jones at Nanten face preliminary exams for attempted harm. State Board of Health reports 1 birth and 224 deaths in December. scarlet fever peaks in Grant county with 24 cases. Gelser Hendryx rep Thomas McCusker plans gas plant for Portland, investment 2 to 3 million. Northern Pacific and Great Northern struggle to keep lines open in Idaho and western Montana. hundreds of snowplows and workers. January 15 snow totals 30 inches on Late Line Divide. Arlington buyer J I Blalock acquires 91 head of mules at 150 each for Holt McGulsa under North Bank contract. H A Vincent pays 150 per head for 25 mules for ranch use.
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Victor Day
Gentral
Dioces
Helena
Mont
Europe
Holy Land
St. John, Thornton
Oakexdale
C. Woodruff
Steilacoom Insane Asylum
van Sant
Oo. W. Taylor
Southern Pacific Lines
Oregon
G. C. Morris Morris
Thomas McCusker
Gelser-Hendryx Company
Portland
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Idaho
Montana
Arlington
J. I. Blalock Gold
Holt & McGulsa
Beattle
North Bank Road
Anil Price H. A. Vincent
Walla Walla County
General Ranch Pirpones
Adulteration in Spices and Flavorings Warned
A warning about widespread adulteration in vanilla and flavoring extracts. The piece claims four-fifths of so called vanilla is fake, noting cost-saving cheats and mislabeling. It mentions Schilling's Best products as examples.
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Schilling
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