Local notices and ads from Main and Court streets
A dense local notice page lists fuel wood and Rock Spring coal from Kopitzke and Gillanders, dry wood sales, a Melrose System reference, insurance pitches by the Maccabees and Knights of the Maccabees, theater at the Orpheum, plus buy and sell ads for houses, transfers, moving services, a livery stable for sale, lost items including a necklace and a collie, and multiple rental listings. Names include Burroughs, Kopitzke, Gillanders, Teutech, Bickers, Penland, Morton, and Steiner with locations in Main, Court, and surrounding streets featuring Hermiston and Walla Walla connections.
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Orpheum
West Court
Kopitzke & Gillanders
Poultry Association Meeting Called At Armory
The Umatilla Morrow County Poultry association will meet in the secretary's office at the armory Friday evening at o'clock. Election of officers and other important business. All members urged to attend.
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Poultry Association
Umatilla-Morrow County
Social at Mrs Hobinsons Home Tomorrow Night
The Sanctuary Chapter of the Church of the Redeemer hosts a social at Mrs J F Hobinsons 124 Jackson Street tomorrow Friday at 8 o clock. All are invited to attend.
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Church of the Redeemer
J. F. Hobinson
Jackson Street
Card of Thanks from Mrs H Struve and Family
Mrs H Struve and family express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for consideration and kindness at their home coming. Their support lightened their grief and made the grave of their loved one lovely with floral offerings.
Hidden handbag yields large estate of Salome Koerner
In Peru Indiana a discarded handbag behind a closet door contained sixty one thousand dollars in government and Chicago Railway bonds plus certificates of deposit and gold coins. An additional nine thousand dollars in Commonwealth Edison Electric bonds were found in a Peru Trust vault. Mrs Salome Koerner aged seventy seven had lived alone for four years after her husband’s death and accumulated the fortune largely from his bequest. She kept wealth hidden and trusted no one.
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Peru
Ind
Chicago
Mra
Salome Koerner
Commonwealth Edison Electric
Demand Head Of Corpse In Banked Promise In East Kentucky
Representatives of Dr Blair of Apache Oklahoma travel through East Kentucky toward Whitesburg to claim the head from the corpse of Smith Fouch. Fouch owed the doctor twenty five years in service for saving his life after a gunshot wound and a brain bullet left him alive with limited function. Fouch promised the head as payment, the doctor accepted.
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Middelboro
Blair
Kentucky
Whitesburg
Corpes
Smith Fouch
Fouch
Mair
Swedish Women Win Vote Rights in Parliament
Stockholm reports the speech from the throne announced a bill to enfranchise women and enable eligibility for elections to the Riksdag on the same terms as men. Any Swede over twenty four years old not under disability may vote for Members of the second chamber.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Riksdag
Patista Raiders Strike Small Mexican Town Near Cuernavaca
Chanmlpm TRaided reports Za patista forces raided Chamalpa a small town eight miles from Cuernavaca Mexico on January 25 with no further details available at this time.
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Quernavacas
Mexico
Chamalpa
Cuernnavaca
Pendleton Visitors List Highlights Local Officials and Ranchers
A deluge of short notes lists Carl Engdahl from Helix and Cameron of Echo visiting Pendleton, rancher John Myrick and others from nearby towns, officials such as George Tonkin and Oliver Morton transacting city business, and various residents staying or traveling through the area on the region’s usual circuit.
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C. Be, Cameron
Echo
Pendleton
John Myrick
A. O. Shuberts
Weston
A. W. Claxon
Walla Walla
Bowman
H. G. Casteel
Ukiah
Ben Swagegart
Jacks
Lexington
Clarence Blahop
N. P
M. J. Harney
Stanfield
Oliver P. Morton
Prineville Night Fire Destroys Downtown Stores
A downtown Prineville blaze caused about 265000 dollars in damage to four businesses on the main street. Losses were borne by Le Kamstra jeweler F E Brostus salon Charles Prest restaurant and A W Long confectioner. The fire started in the restaurant or the candy kitchen.
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Prineville
Ore
le Kamstra
F. E. Brostus
Charles Prest
A. W. Long
Government, Trusts, and Competition in Democratic Pricing
The article discusses tensions between government and trust practices, arguing that government intervention in pricing is unnecessary and could stifle potential competition. It notes that lower ties may enable competition to regulate prices without heavy trust controls, aiming to preserve democratic market dynamics.
World’s GMS Wanderer Nine-Year-Old Travels Vast Miles
Ilttle Miso Julia BD. Kitts, daughter of Lt. William P. Kitts of the Twenty first U S Infantry, is cited as the world’s juvenile traveling record holder. Born at Fort Lincoln on April 19, 1904, she reportedly covered thousands of miles by age nine, accumulating over 46,000 miles including journeys to North Dakota Minnesota the Atlantic coast San Francisco and the Philippines.
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Leavenworth
United States Army
Ilttle Miso
Julia BD. Kitts
William P. Kitta
United States Infantry
Fort Lincoln
N. D
North Dakota
Minnesota
Atlantic Coast
San Francisco
Phillippines
Progressive Wyomingites back Roosevelt for president
In Cheyenne Wyoming on January 25 progressive Republicans met and declared support for Theodore Roosevelt as the Republican presidential nominee. They pledged to oppose the stand out faction led by Senator Warren and Representative Monell Hell.
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Rosevelt
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Nere
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Warren
Mon- Hell
Italians suffer heavy losses near Sensur west of Tripoli
London Jan 25 The Daily Express correspondent with the Turks reports an Italian reverse after a severe battle. Italian forces tried to reoccupy Sensur an oasis about 12 miles west of Tripoli. Both sides incurred heavy losses with sixty Italian dead left in the trenches. The dispatch date is not provided.
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London
Daily Express
Sensur
Tripoli
Johnson to Go East, to Assess Political Situation
Governor Johnson plans a trip to Washington and New York to learn firsthand the eastern political landscape. He explicitly favors La Follette as the Likely choice and aims to gauge sentiment before making further statements.
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Johnson
Sacramento
Cal
East
Washington
New York
Te 4
la Follette
Attell Suspended Six Months Over Fake Fight in New York
The New York athletic commission suspended featherweight champ Abe Attell for six months for faking his bout here with Knockout Brown. The ruling came after an investigation into the alleged staged fight, with Attell facing penalties starting immediately in New York.
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New York
New York Athletic Commission Today
Attell
Thamp'on
Brown
Mail train derailment near Quinton Oregon report
A Board of Inquiry report on the derailment of Mail train No. 10 near Quinton station Oregon on January 21 1912. A short kink in the south rail caused by a falling rock fractured the rail at Mile Post 130 1 4 and derailment occurred at 30 mph. The engineer had a bright electric headlight but could not see the kink. No personal injuries. The watchman attempted to flag the train after hearing rocks fall. Officials concluded the accident was unavoidable and proper precautions were in place.
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Quinton
Ore
Board of Inquiry
W. M. Chamberlain
Frank Baker
Wealthy Man's Son Faces Harsh Reality at Work
San Francisco reports T B Kruttschnitt, assistant superintendent for the Tucson division of the Southern Pacific, discusses how sons of the wealthy face doubt and skepticism when entering the workforce without influence. He recalls entering the Southern Pacific secretly to prove himself, and notes his father never wanted his name linked to his company. He is briefly visiting after originating from Bowie Arizona where he wore overalls as an engine wiper during a strike, and is described as being in his thirties.
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Kruttschnitt
San Francisco
T. B. Kruttschnitt
Tucson
Southern Pacific
Julius Kruttschnitt
Harriman
Father
Mr. Kruttachnitz
Bowie
Arizona
Hunger and cold kill a wealthy inventor
G Alonzo Wilson once famed as the "perpetual motion king" is found dead in his Rowayton, Connecticut hermit’s home. Authorities say hunger and exposure contributed to his death. His wealth lies in banks nearby, while he lived isolated, eschewing attention as neighbors recall his past inventive work and limited social contact.
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G. Alonag Wilson
South Norwalk
Conn
Rowavton
Alonzo Wilson
Tradesman Encounters Mortally Wounded Man In House
A tradesman, noting a biting wind, found Wilson lying on his couch inside a house. The 60 year old man, identified as Wilton, was dressed when authorities arrived after the trader notified them. Nearest relative M. C. Ogden is set to inherit the fortune.
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Wilson
Wilton
M. C. Ogden
Whooping cough party staged by Chicago girl
Katherine Gloor hosted a whooping cough party for an even dozen poor children at 5724 Kenmore Avenue. The 12 arrived by limo with nurses, many in blankets. Bowser the dog joined, whooped along, and guests enjoyed dinner, dancing, and games despite the coughs.
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Pera
Chicago
Katherine Gloor
Miss Gloor
Kenmore Avenue
Freddie Hegenisch
Bowser
Sketch Of Golden Gate Gains Him His Freedom
Clarence B Boyd claiming to be Seattle mayor’s brother paid a $5 fine for intoxication after drawing a charcoal sketch of the Golden Gate at the San Francisco entrance. The court joked the jail door might brighten up and noted Boyd is not a bad sort, paying the penalty.
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San Francisco Bay
Fargo
N. C
Clarence B. Boyd
Seattle
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Boyd
San Francsco Bay
Handshake Reveals Hidden Diamond Worth 400
Henry Opperman a Baldwin Long Island railroad passenger agent greeted a visitor with a firm handshake. The squeeze cut his ring into his flesh and loosened a diamond valued at 400. Despite a diligent search the jewel was not recovered.
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New York
Henry Opperman
Baldwin
Long Island
Tufts Student Plans Return to Russia After Graduation
Tufts College Russian student Jacob Saworth awaits graduation to return to Russia where years earlier the czar’s authorities forced him to flee. He faces possible death or life imprisonment for his 1906 activities. In 1905 fellow student Sanerib joined the Social Democrat party aiding republican goals.
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Tufts College
Trussia
Malone
Cambridge
Mass
Jacob Saworth
Russia
Czar
Iberia
Sanerib
Galdigen
Social Democrat Party
Pays to Advertise at Patton's Barber Shop
Advertisement copy touts affordable share costs at Patton's barber shop. Claims no long waits and ample hot water with clean towels. Mentions employees and denies affiliation with any tribe, Indians, or Japs. Ends with a prompt to provide a trink.
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Patton
Two Old Maids Exchange About Shoe Repair Charge
In a chatty exchange Anna asks Clara about a cobbler, Mr Ek lund, sewing soles on her shoes. Clara says she paid 65 cents and praises the work but dislikes him and Anna.
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Anna
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Ladies’ Home Journal Spring
F. E. Livengood
Ladies’ and Children’s Store
Burroughs
Joerger
Snyder
Noreen
Court Street
Kopitike & Gillanders
Rock Spring
Maccabees
Knights of the Maccabees of the World
Enquirer
J. Whittaker
Snap
Teutach & Bickers
Harn
Aura Street
Alvo
Teutech & Bickers
Penland Bros
Matin Street
A. Morton
Ben Ll. Burroughs
Oregon
Tle
Pioneer
Hermiston
W. W. Steiner, Jr
Hermiston, Ore
Tustin Street
Geo. G. Pell
J. M. Hays
Schmidt Building
Elizabeth Beck
Beauregard
Bulletin
Social
Doctor
Carl Engdahl
Helix
H. M. Crooks
Albany College
the St. George
Jesse Smith
Athena
Effie Klei
Henry C. Means
Umatilla
George Tonkin
W. W. Roper
Freewater
Hugh Bell
Northern Pacific
M. Il, Morrigan
Portland
Elsie McReynolds
Plot Rock
Kh. C. Pinnell
Pilot Rock
J. Hi Key
Mose Taylor
GMS Wanderer
Life One
Trav
T. F. O'Brien
Quinton Station
E. Wheir
F. B. Witchey
W. Boltons
W. R. Ladd
F. IL. Coykendall
Rowayton
Koeppen’s
Tallman
Clara
A. Eklund
Main Street
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