Local Classifieds Offer Coal, Beds, Rooms and Land
Local notices list coal from Oregon Lumber Yard and Kimmerer Coal, furniture and apartment rentals, furnished rooms, nurses training inquiries, cedar posts for sale, window screens, and a river steamer ride to Portland. Pendleton Planing Mill offers lumber, doors, and mox, with various contact numbers and locations in Pendleton Oregon.
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Pendleton Planing
Central Needle
Jesse Falling
Smith Bros
Main Street
Walla Walla Hospital
Walla Walla
Pendleton Planing Mill
Pendleton
Portland
Dalles
Stanfield
W. T. Reeves
W. H. Bel
Same
Ore
S. Garden
Water Street
Vincent Street
For Sale Thoroughbred Scotch Collie Puppies
For Sale Bitches five dollars and dogs seven fifty. M L Little Route 1 Box 75 Amity Oregon. For Sale Bungalow bargain is taken by August 1 inquire 119 Lincoln Street.
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M. L. Little
Amity
Oregon
Lincoln Street
Lost Winchester rifle 82-20 model 1892 with reward
A Winchester rifle calibre 82-20 model 1892 with serial number 876319 is lost and a reward of 2.50 is offered. Finder should leave the item with John Kearney.
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John Kearney
Local lumber and coal yard specials advertised
Good dry red fir, slab wood, cotton wood, yellow and black pine listed with special prices in five cord lots. Clean Rock Spring lump and nut coal offered. Save money by visiting Ky Plttke & Gillanders, phone Main 178.
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Johnson Street
Oregon Lumber Yard
Furnis
Judd
F. B. Judd
Jersey
R. H. Stevens
Dutch Henry
Rock Springs
Demett
Main Street
Kyplttke & Gillanders
Forest Service faces delays but starts season with existing gear
The federal forest service delays its plans due to congressional hold ups on appropriations, yet begins the season with last year’s equipment. It reports about 70 harmless fires so far, mainly from land clearing and locomotives, with better care by lumbermen and railroads noted.
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Federal Forest Service
Local residents head to Echo and Walla Walla celebrations
Pendleton figures join Fourth of July events as they travel from Walla Walla and Echo. Notables include J. E. Keefe of the Western Tri-State League, Will M. Peterson, C. P. Strain, and R. H. Wilcox, with others visiting Lehman Springs, Astoria, Long Beach, and Garden City for holiday gatherings.
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Ritner
Walla Walla
R. Alexander
Keho
Thomas Boylen
Madras
A .W. Nye
Echo
Charles
Benson
Pasco
Wash
Lehman Springs
R. H. Wilcox
C. P. Strain
A. J. McAllister
Astoria
E. B. Waffle
J. E. Keefe
Western Tri-State League
Will M. Peterson
Westbrooke Dickson
J. R. Dickson
Odessa Sterling
Winnie Wilson
Garden City
E. L. Smith
Long Beach
Smith
Thomas Vaughan
Una
Beth
Beulah
Ben
Hubert
Andrew Newtow
Andrew Nevlow
Tennewick
William Baker
West
Alta Street
Pleads in Ad for Justice from Lansing Prison
John Healy, jailed since 1905 for highway robbery, appeals from Kansas State Prison to exonerate him. He says authorities condemned him wrongly. a governor's pardon has not arrived and a county attorney statement backed his claim of innocence. Healy notes a man allegedly confessed to the crime Healy serves for.
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John Healy
Lansing
Lola
Healy
Tr Iy
Wealthy Russian to visit Alberta
Lethbridge Alberta report that V P Von Egert a longtime Russian dry farming leader cannot travel to America this year Instead a wealthy Volga district farmer will tour Western Canada and the Northwest United States to study dry farming and later instruct Russia A number of Russian delegates and agricultural commissioners will be recalled to reorganize Russia's agriculture
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Lethbridge
Alta
V. P. von Egert
Russia
John T. Burns
America
Volga
Canada
United States
Creston to Feature Fruit at Dry Farmed Exposition
The Board of Trade plans a large district display at the International Dry-Farmed Products Exposition from October 19 to 26. Creston, B.C. will show many varieties of peaches apples and plums and aims to sweep the blue ribbons in the fruit class as orchardists prepare their exhibits.
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Creston
B. C
Board of Trade
Suffrage Debate at General Federation Convention
Delegates at the 11th biennial General Federation of Women's Clubs convention in San Francisco discuss woman suffrage. Intense focus centers on two presidential candidates Mrs Phillip Carpenter of New York and Mrs Percy V Pennypacker of Texas, whose statements support suffrage but remain guarded.
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San Francisco
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Phillip Carpenter
New York
Percy V. Pennypacker
Texas
Scout Leaders Engage in Fly Fight Pamphlets
The leaders of the scout movement cooperate with the American Civic Association in a campaign against flies. They distribute pamphlets to boys detailing four points: educate people on the deadly nature of flies, eliminate winter fires, remove breeding places, and trap any flies that escape.
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Scout Movement
American Civic Association
Scout Organization
Boy Scouts
Houston Hosts Free Sunday City Entertainment
The Houston municipal auditorium hosts free Sunday programs with the band, vocal solos, instrumental acts, photo plays, and public lectures. City funding covers all expenses as residents enjoy concerts, lectures, and film shows featuring soloists from northern and eastern centers.
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Houston
Texas
Delayed Libel Suit Denied Over One Year Rule
William Chambers Hite as administrator of Louise Hite's estate lost his libel suit against Francis B. Keene after the supreme court ruled the action was not commenced within one year of discovery. Keene's letters to a Geneva friend in 1905 and 1806 were alleged to be defamatory. The case, initially awarding $7,000, saw the circuit court and supreme court disagree on jury involvement and retrial discretion, with Judge Fowler ultimately refusing a new trial.
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Eenough
Milwaukee
William Chambers Hite
Louise Hite
Louieville
Francis B. Keene
Geneva
Switzerland
Hite
Keene
Supreme Court
Fowler
Circuit Court
Steamer Sidney C MeLouth Burns on Green Bay
Captain W. W. Shorkey and fifteen crew members were saved after the Sidney C. MeLouth steamship burned on Green Bay about twenty miles from Green Bay. The captain and crew rowed to Pensaukee and stayed until morning. the vessel, built in 1850, was 985 feet long and 41 feet beam.
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Captain Shorkey
Sidney C. MeLouth
Green Bay
Wis
Sidney C. MecLouth
Marion City
Mich
W. W. Shorkey
Pensaukee
Sharkey
Fat Woman Sat On Groom In Kidnap Plot
Philadelphia report describes Mrs. Sadie Foley weighing 340 pounds seating on groom Edward A. Dougherty just after his marriage to Marie A. Grennin. He struggled with six young girls as friends spirited the bride from the Church of the Annunciation to Delanco, keeping her for hours before reunification.
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Philadelphia
Sadie Foley
Edward A. Dougherty
Marie A. Grennin
Owen Grennin
Passyunk Avenue
Snake bite tragedy as intruder wounded in attempt
Washington Pa reports a man fleeing a riverfront snake crash leaped a fence into a cornfield owned by Lowrey M Stephenson near Waynesburg. Thomas Corwin was stabbed in the back and is dying Stephenson, tied to the Carnegie pump station, is a prominent local figure.
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Custodonian
Washington
Thomas Corwin
Waynesburg
Lowrey M Stephenson
Stephenson
Corwin
Carnegie
Princess Mary Breaks Royal Spending Habit in London Shopping
Princess Mary browsed Bond Street shops with her governess this week. She asked prices before buying, a frugal habit uncommon among royals, and then told her governess she doubted Queen Mother would approve spending that much. The scene highlights her thrifty approach during a quiet shopping expedition in London.
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London
Mary
Bond Street
Edison Medal Awarded to George Westinghouse
In Boston at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers session the Edison medal was presented to George Westinghouse at a banquet in the Hotel Somerset. The award honors his meritorious work in developing the alternating current light and power system. Previous Edison medalists include Elihu Thomson in 1909 and Frank I Sprague in 1910.
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Edison
Boston Meechinnge
Boston
Mass
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Somerset
George Westinghouse
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Westinghouse
Elihu Thomson
Frank I. Sprague
Widow of Dr Faber Linked to Turkish Sultan’s Heir
In San Diego the widow of Dr Frank R Faber who died by her own hands is revealed as a daughter of Abdul Hamid II the deposed sultan of Turkey. The article notes Dr Faber was a dentist to the Turkish court and met the ruler during his career.
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Faber
Turkey
San Diego
Cal
Frank R. Faber
Abdul Hamid II
Armenian Princess Wife Faber Story Across Continents
The widow Mrs Faber, widow to Dr Faber, wandered from Constantinople to America after the sultan’s dentist disappeared. She claimed her husband, once the sultan’s dentist for twenty five years, was summoned to the palace to extract a molar and fled to Berlin before coming to America a year ago. The tale notes the couple’s ten year marriage and the widow’s prostration after the tragedy.
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Constantinople
Dr. Faber
America
Faber
Abdul
Thief Strike Hits South Orange Collector in Rome Echo
A South Orange, New Jersey collector Herman C. Hoskler reported loss of 250 oil paintings worth 50000 dollars from his unoccupied home as thieves picked frames and took canvases. Police in New Jersey and New York are investigating with help from Rome described as echoing Louvre methods.
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South Orange
N. J
Louvre
Herman C. Hoskler
Vatican
Rome
Hoskler
New York
Irrigation by Overhead System Gains Attention in New Jersey
In Woodbury New Jersey farmers discuss modern irrigation as a rising method. Arthur Seabrook Cumberland county hosts visits from growers nationwide to view his plan. Dr John Cary former councilman has installed an overhead system at Holroyd place with daily operation. Water from a well is pumped through pipes to sprays adjustable for gentle rainfall or heavy irrigation.
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Woodbury
N. J
South Jersey
Arthur Seabrook
Cumberland County
John C. Cary
Holroyd Place
City Enriched by Raid on Slot Machines
Pittsburg county detectives seized hundreds of slot machines during an operation enforcing gambling laws. Machines were destroyed with an ax at the courthouse as nickels spilled from each unit. The raid left the county several hundred dollars richer.
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Pittsburg
Blocking Traffic and the Nine-Child Father Tale
McFee boasted of nine children while walking them on busy lines and was halted by a policeman who asked what he had been doing. The exchange ended with the officer questioning why a crowd trailed him as he walked along in a tale that blends humor and misadventure.
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McFee
Galt
Joe
Weasels Claw His Face in Pennsylvania Incident
Lewistown resident James Stinebarger known as Dynamite on the state road crew suffered a badly lacerated face after a weasel leaped from a bank hole and struck him while he was moving rip rap stones. Co-workers recalled the moment, noting the startled animal caused the injury before scampering away.
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Lewistown
James Stinebarger
Stinebarger
Night Attack by Weasels Hits Farm Chickens
A tense chase ends with a man fleeing after a series of charges from a pursuer. The next night, eighteen of Stine barger’s favorite chickens are killed in the coop by weasels in a strange coincidence.
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Stinebarger
Marker planned on former Miami Indians reservation site
Portland Indiana plans are underway by the Mississippi Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution to place a marker on the corner of the former Miami Indians reservation, three miles west of Portland. The marker will likely be a large boulder with a copper plate, bearing an inscription about the reservation.
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Portland
Ind
Misissipewa Chapter
Daughters of the American Thevaluction
D. J. W. Hall
Hall
A. & C. Stone and Lime Company
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Penland Bros, Transfer CO
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F. J. Ronaldson
Tola
Kan
Kansas
Licly
Alberta
Burns
Groom
Princess Mary
Thrifty
Westinghouse
Sedecquiset le
Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Broadway
New York City
Ua Chagh
Iain
Will Honge
Miami Indians
Corner Court and Garden Sts
Pendleton At the
Ranch Eyes
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