Alaska’s great coal problem hurts growth and rail plans
Engineer E C Hawkins says Alaska sits on rich coal that could cut fuel costs from 14 to 1.50 a ton, yet Roosevelt’s conservation order blocks mining. He outlines tracks to Chitina and Bering river fields, massive bridges, winter work crews, and a rapid road approach to open vast mineral regions for prospectors and rail access.
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E. C. Hawkins
Copper River and Northwestern Railroad
Alaska
Chitina
Copper River
Bering River
Tieke
Woods Canyon
Despondent janitor suicide at Auspland Drugs store
John Christenson, 60, longtime janitor at Auspland Drugs, 110 North Sixth Street, Portland, shot himself in the basement at 10 this morning. Clerks found him with a revolver and a chloroform bottle, a note tied to the bottle neck, and a will revealing a $2100 estate and a wish to fund city efforts to clean up bawdy houses. He had been despondent over illness and had sought poison previously. The note offered $1000 to whoever could force signs on furnished rooms to curb prostitution. Unfurnished rooms advertised in the East Oregonian building EB office.
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John Christenson
Auspland Drugs Company
North Sixth Street
Gilson Street
Portland
Pendleton business college fuels Ja to resist life’s knocks
Ja learns to handle hardships through a Pendleton business college education. The college provides the training to build practical skills and resilience, shaping Ja’s approach to business challenges.
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Bing
Pendleton Business College
Kennedy Square: A Realistic Tale of the Old South Fiftys
F Hopkinson Smith's serial Kennedy Square in Scribner's proves one of his most successful stories. It offers a vivid, realistic depiction of the old South in the fifties with sharp insight into its deals.
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F. Hopkinson Smith
Kennedy Square
Incribner’s
Pendleton Orpheum Show Promises Best Moving Pictures
The Pendleton audience awaits the Orpheum program featuring the best moving pictures and the brightest screen moments. Local cinema goers expect a standout lineup with acclaimed performances and popular stories showcased on the marquee.
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Pendleton
The
Orpheum
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Childs
Miles
Childs Glacier
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Inter Ocean and Farmer
E. O. By Mail
Oregonian One
S. W. East Oregonian
Orice
East Oregonian Pub, CO
Pendleton, Ore
Inland Empire
Umatilla County
Oregon Lumber Yard
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