Local listings and ads mix in crowded Oregon town notice
A dense OCR of local ads lists businesses and services including grocery, bakery, jewelry, lumber yard, and clothing shops. It notes rentals, furnished houses, shoe store deals, lens service, coal delivery, and a theater, with various phone numbers and directions scattered across the page.
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Ingran
Oak Wood
Hohbach
Burroughs
Lenges
Hanscom
Oregon Lumber Yards
Mick Moorhouse
Goodyear Welt
Wohlenberg
Dept
Reyburn’s
Old W
Vogue
East Oregonian
Main Street
Oregon Lumber Yard
Mualn Street
West Court Effect
Desert Washouts Cut San Pedro Salt Lake Route
Salt Like City reports the Meadow Valley washout during the midwinter thaw has destroyed about a hundred miles of rails and embankments on the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake line. The disaster halts commerce, with millions in investment idle and many railroad workers out of work. J Rose Clark notes that a full line examination cannot yet be done and reconnaissance on two alternate routes is under way to find a feasible replacement.
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Clah Desert
Salt
City
Jan
United States
San Pedro, Los Angeles
Salt Lake
J. Rose Clark
Los Angeles
Meadow Valley
Millionaire Swope Poisoning Probed After Stomach Test
Kansas City report states Colonel Thomas H. Swope died under mysterious circumstances with strychnine detected in his stomach. His nephew Cristan Swope died December 2, and authorities believe both deaths aimed to trigger a fortune. Relatives ordered the examination led by Dr Mannes of Chicago.
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Kansas City
Thomas H. Swope
Swope
Christan Swope
Benn
Mannes
Chicago
Opening gun in congressional campaign for Interstate Commerce
Washington June 18 The opening gun in the congressional campaign for Interstate Commerce was fired today as the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce began hearings. Chairman Mann announced plans to continue daily hearings until all district facts are obtained. Amendments to the act regulating commerce and transportation facilities were set for full hearing, seen as a milestone in Cannon era tactics.
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Washington
Congressional Campaign For General Interstate Commerce
Hovwee Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Catrman Mann Hase
Red Goose Waddles Through Pendleton Streets
A giant Red Goose promotion from Peoples Warehouse paraded through Pendleton inviting children to draw pictures of the bird for a chance at prizes. Sixteen main prizes plus every contestant who submits a drawing wins a prize, with a March 10, 1910 deadline and prizes ranging from 1 to 10 dollars.
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Sthodin
Pendleton
Peoples Warehouse
Roosevelt Asked to Referee Johnson Jeffries Fight
Boston reports a plea for Theodore Roosevelt to serve as referee in the Johnson Jeffries championship bout. Johnson endorses Roosevelt as fair and knowledgeable, noting his boxing experience and impartiality, while friends question the idea but find Roosevelt a possible sportsman referee.
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Boston
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt
Johnson
Roosevelt
Hitle
Fetter
The
Hunter-Statesman
Tony Gavin
United States
Rotswevelt
New Pictures at the Orpheum in Pendleton
At the picture show this week the Orpheum presents four films. His Only Child is a drama from Exwsanay Film Co. The Wreck at Sea and The Avenging Dentist are new Gamout releases. The Telly Round the Flag and Here’s to Our Absent Brothers close the program, dedicated to B P O Elke.
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Orpheum
Exwsanay Film Co
Gamout
Gaumout
Pendleton
Pendleton Baptist Conclave Set At Eagles Hall Tomorrow Night
The Baptists of Pendleton plan a conclave at the Eagles hall with a banquet at 6:46 p.m. Roll call by clerk T. Nichols, speakers including Hen Hill, W. W. Harrah, Mrs. May, F. K. Welles, Rev. A. D. Pease, Rev. RB Storey. Toastmaster BR A. Wilcox. Topics cover church work and banquets. music by a local quartet with Penland, Hen Will, J. H. Hartwell, F K Wollet. Ladies committee led by Mrs 4. E. Montgomery handles refreshments.
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Baptists of
Pendleton
Eagles Hall
T. Nichols
Nestors
Ciceros
Hen Hill
W. W. Harrah
Enige
Cbe
Penland
Hen Will
J. H. Hartwell
FK .Wollet
Cupperte
4. E. Montgomery
Prize Shooting Contest at Pas Time Gallery
The event offers first prize a 30-30 Remington auto mate second prize a 22 Marlin repeating rifle and third prize a box of 50 18¢ Higars. Jas H Estes Prop promotes quality fabric and tailoring at The People's Woolhouses Mart Schaffner Marx claim all wool and tailored.
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Remington
Jas
H. Estes
Mart Schaffner & Marx
Right of Way Theater Run Earns Cold Acclaim
Review lauds Sir Gilbert Parker adaptation for a strong cast led by Hallet Thompson as Charley Steele and P Aug Anderson as Joe Portugals. Aileen Hackett shines as Rosalie, minor roles well filled. production praised for acting, pacing, and faithful treatment of the novel. The piece calls it a good production of a good dramatization.
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Gilbert Parker
Hallet Thompson
Charley Steele
Mr. Thompson
Exynie
Aileen Hackett
Rosalie
Patrini
Missouri Pacific stockholders approve 175 million bond issue
In St Louis a special stockholders meeting ratified a 175 million dollar bond issue for the Missouri Pacific Railway. The bonds are convertible at 95 per 1000, with 50 year gold bonds. Holders may subscribe up to 36 percent of their par value. The company may also purchase up to 26 million par value of Tron Mountain bonds and acquire parts or all of multiple Gould properties and associated railroads including Carthage and Western, Joplin and Western, St Louis Oak Hill and Caron Avenue, Sedalia Warren and Southwestern, Kansas City Northwestern, Omaha Belt, Pacific Railway, Pacific Railway in Nebraska, Pueblo and State Line, and Kansas and Arkansas Valley.
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St. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Gould
Miiasour| Pacific Company
Tron Mountain Road
Cartharge and Western Rilroad Company
Joplin and Western Railroad
Compans
St. Lott's “Oak HI and
Caron- Averet Railway Company
Sedalia, Warenw and Southwestern Railroad’ Company
The
Kansas City Northwestern Railroad Company
Omsha Belt. Railway Company
Paoelfic Railway
Pacific Railway Company
Nebraska
Publo and
Stite Line Railios Company
Keaneas and
Arkansis Valley Railway
Hay for Sale Elgin Oregon Mixed Alfalfa Grass Timothy
Elgin Forwarding Co. of Elgin Oregon lists bay hay mix including alfalfa wild grass and timothy for sale at 15 to 20 dollars per ton. Quantity notes mention 1.6 cars at the Elgin branch.
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Elgin
Elgin Forwarding CO
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Koeppens
Koeppen
Main 6
West Court Street
Phone Malin
Tagram
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Plood
Demense
Joe Cannon
Oregonian
Dingy Jack
T. R
the Baptists
Rif
Wohlenberg Dep’t. Store
Theater Comment
P. August Anderson
Joe Portugals
F. E. Livengood
CompAny
Ladies Home Journal
Pattegyy
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