Change in Time of Washington Trains
Changes in Pendleton train schedule announced by Agent T F OBrien affect passengers to Spokane. Beginning next Sunday Washington division Nos 6 and 46 depart earlier or later: No 6 from 4 55 am to 1 7 pm and No 46 from 2 pm to 25 pm, with No 6 rerouted via Walla Walla and Walula. No changes to Nos 7 8 and 45.
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Pendleton
T. F. O'Brien
Spokane
Washington
Xante Ditizion
Walla Walla
Waliula
enraged husband shoots spouse in tragic Portland home
A 45 year old carpenter Christopher Darrow fatally shot his wife after she compared him to her former husband, then killed himself at their Northrup street home. The couple’s three year old son witnessed the scene crying for his mother as police arrived. the woman was reported to die.
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Portland
Christoper Darrow
Northrup Street
Billy Dutch Leis Sengering Dies By Self Inflicted Gunshot
Salt Lake July 7 William Leis sengering known as Billy Dutch a former ball player and umpire in the Western league shot himself through the heart last night. He is survived by a daughter and a sister.
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Salt Lake
William Leissengering
Billy Dutch
Police Urge More Officers as City Faces Nightly Turmoil
Police report heavy tasks as officers struggle to handle ongoing disturbances. Residents describe threats and refusals for food or money, with doors locked and calls to city hall unanswered. Chief Gurdene calls for more daytime and nighttime personnel and a guard at Thore. Reports cite petty thievery, stolen edibles, chicken losses, and a wave of idle, criminal elements including yeggs and dope users amid harvest delays.
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Gurdane
Wappenstell Appears Before Grand Jury in Seattle Bribery Case
Seattle on July 7 reports Wappenstall wife of former police chief, implicated in bribery scandal, testified before a grand jury as a major development in the case.
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Seattle
Re. Wappenstein
Pendleton and Hermiston notes and travel updates
Newsy Notes of Pendleton reports transfers and local business moves including Ash Perce moving to Etta Pierce tote 2 and 10 in Hermiston blocks. Mrs EP Marehall and Miss Mary Roberts return from Yellowstone on the Northern Pacific train. Dan B P Smythe, president of the Petitictan Commercial Association, travels to Salem for a state forestry board meeting. Freewater City Attorney James FP Noni visits to discuss an addition to town comprising one block.
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Hermiston
Ash Perce
Etta Pierce Tote
Yellowstone
EP. Marehall
Mary Roberts
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone Park
Dan Bpsmythe
Petitictan “Commercial Association
Salem
State Board of Forestry
Freewater
James FP
Noni
Mice & Plat
Nm Block
Perry Improving Amid Pneumonia Recovery Update
Local bar figure R. E Perry shows signs of recovery from pneumonia after six weeks of illness. The Sig Tile pavilion is being updated to reflect a new fair date set for September 11 to 14. Phil Nadeau, once with the Walla Walla Bears, is healing in Portland after a pitched ball hit him in Chehalis. doctors report no skull fracture and a hoped return to the field this Sunday.
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Sig
Phil Nadeau
Walla Walla
Chehalis
Portland
Three Drunks Jailed After City Arrests
James Carrigan John Carlton and El Bailey were jailed last night for intoxication. Carrigan received four days in jail with no fine option while Carlton and Bailey drew three days each in lieu of five dollar fines.
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James Carrigan
John Carlton
el Bailey
Forty Four In City Jail Reported In Brief Note
A late bulletin states the city jail held forty four prisoners last night. Offenders are described as a transient class of undesirable citizens. Most inmates accept a brief sentence rather than pay fines, by choice or necessity.
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Farty
City
Gearty
Whitten Family Makes Baseball Schedule News
Mrs. Whitten reports her husband has joined the Baker team as shortstop and will play this week. The league’s present schedule ends Sunday, but indications point to a new ten week schedule being arranged. Mrs. Whitten plans to join her husband next Monday.
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Whitten
Baker
Frink Delays Olympia Trip Aids Chehalis Team
Soldier Frink did not reach Olympia as reported. He lingered at Wensha Springs, missing Athéena’s celebration games with Walla Walla. He passed Pendleton this morning and will proceed to Portland then Chehalis to finish the season with that city’s team.
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Frink
Chehalis
Olympia
Wensha Springs
Athéena
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Portland
Wrestling Bout in QGregon Theater Tonight
Local wrestling card features Kid Irish a bantamweight from Walla Walla versus Harry Clarke a lightweight in a handicap bout. Clarke will attempt three throws within an hour as the favored grappler, with pre match exhibitions and tours listed for the crowd.
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Qgregon Theater
Kid Irish
Walla Wialla
Harry Clarke
Remodel Sheriff Office Window of Court House Refaced
County court orders remodeling of the sheriff’s office within the courthouse. Private office space will be removed and the receiving area moved to improve public access and efficiency. A larger public counter and improved waiting area will be created.
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Whreriff
Henting
Tne
Presbyterian envoy to visit Pendleton and Grande Prarie
The presbyterian mission committee plans a July series of services with Rev J M Cornelison coordinating in Pendleton territory while the envoy travels from Grande Prarie to Pendleton. He will be hosted in Peberon until morning and then meet the committee chairman for further arrangements.
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Presbyterian Dsyingelist
Fey G. W. Aring
Eourelief
Grande Pronde
Panitieton Cama
Yeh Valley
Peberon
Hore
J. M. Cornelison
Pendleton Territory
Lawsuit Seeks Return or $400 for Horses
A suit filed in the circuit court by an unnamed plaintiff against M L Fix seeks the return of three horses or their value. The complaint alleges unlawful seizure and refusal to return the animals, plus a request for $400 in value and $76 in damages. Raley & Raley appear as attorneys for the plaintiff.
Drunkenness Grounds for Divorce Suit Filed
Nancy McMahon files for divorce from Benjamin McMahon of Grant county on habitual drunkenness since their marriage and asks inequitable relief.
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Nancy McMahon
Benjamin McMahon
Grant County
Woman Sues For Divorce Over Husband's Intemperance
Plaintiff files for divorce claiming gross intemperance left her unable to support their thirteen year old child Margar et and made life miserable. She alleges a 1897 marriage in Grant county. Petergon and Wildon are her attorneys.
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Margaret
Grant County
Petergon & Wildon
Man Thrown From Mule In Spectacular Fourth Race
Major Lee Moorhouse displays a Graflex image showing the mule throwing Louis Carelli just before a Fourth of July wild mule race. The photo captures the rider mid buck with clear outline, aiming for copyright protection for the image.
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Lee Moorhouse
Louis Carelli
Iureill
Hop Head Struggles With Officers After Saloon Incident
A strong man, described as a hop head, fought Chief Gurdane, Sheriff Taylor, and Dr. Waffle after a disturbance at the Bogart saloon. Arrested at Main and Webb, he wrestled officers before being subdued and jailed for 12 days for resisting an officer. Identified as Frank Courlin on the police court docket.
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Chief Gurdane
Sheriff Taylor
Dr. Waffle
Bogart
Main and
Webb Street
Gurdane
Taylor
Waffle
Elitera
Ely
Frank Courlin
Absolute Life Attacks Purified Mrs Bridges
Mrs Bridges testified in Chicago on July 7 denying exposure of persons by Absolute Life disciples. She described a December 1906 experience of "absolute life" that brought joy, happiness, and a sense of purification, claiming it made her a better person.
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Chicago
Ils
Ste
Mra. Bridges
Lee
Man in Western Miner DisguisE Seeks Lost Kin in Wilmington
A man calling himself James Grant and claiming to be James Blondell appeared at the Wilmington Board of Health seeking crew for his parents and relatives. He says he grew up with Cherokee Indians after being stolen forty years ago, learned their language, and later prospected for gold in the West. He owns $189,000 in mining claims and described a birthmark matching Blondell’s family. The case unsettled officials who will review board records.
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Wilmington
Del
James Grant
Board of Health
Malcolm
James Blondell
Grant
West
Stranger
Tonopah
Indiana
Whmington
Mialfolm
Charles Blondell
Cyants
Blondell
Aleo
Siepair Cnm
Leleetdon
Ejat
Hie Agardh
Will
Hedict Board
Grint
Young girl burned to death in auto near Crescent City
Miss Myrna Kelly, 14, daughter of J B Kelly of San Francisco, died after a gasoline tank explosion aboard a car returning from Portland to San Francisco via Crescent City. Sister Angela was seriously burned, and Kelly and his two sons Hobart and Homer sustained burns. The family was taken to Grants Pass for treatment. Angela, a University of California student, faced likely disfigurement if she survives. The mother and infant daughter remained in Portland.
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Grant Pass
Ore
Myrna Kelly
J. B. Kelly
San Francisco
Angela
Kelly
Hobart
Homer
Crescent City
Portland
Myrna
Grants Pass
University of California
Aviator Eugene Ely Passes Exam for First Lieutenant Post
Eugene Ely, yesterday approved for four commission as first lieutenant in the California national guard, will lead an aviation squad recruited from coast artillery company members. The unit will join the signal corps.
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Ely
Sacramento
Cal
Eugene Ely
California National Guard
Coast Artillery Companies
Signal Corps
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