Fourteen Sites for Big Building Bids Opened in City
Bids opened yesterday in Washington for Pendleton’s fed 1 building reveal fourteen local site options with prices from 4000 to 22600. Inspector will assess site nature and location. treasury aims to weigh factors beyond price. Additional post office site bids in Albany and La Grande show lower valuations. eight La Grande sites and several Albany sites listed with varied amounts.
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Washington
Albany
la Grande
Pendleton Fed. 1
Washton
Pendleth
Brittan & Gray
Livermore
East Court
Johnson Streets
Thomas Milarkey
West Court
Willow
Jesse Failing
Main and Water
Hood
W. G. Cole
Main and
Jackson
Chris Stanuill
Bluff and Garden
Mary E. Coffey
Court and College
J. H. Young
Bluff Street
Stanull
Main Street
R Searcy
Lot
A. Lowell
Congregational Ured
A. Alloway
Harry Folsom
College and Court Aireets
C. F. Colesworthy
Alta
Cotton Streets
Cole
Mra
T. G. Hailey
Alte Tle
Treasury Department
E. FE. Moore
Spring Avenue
Fourth
Fifth
B. W. Grandy
Adams
Ryncareon Sisters
J. M. Berry
D. Fitzgerald
Eden
H. J. Young
Monroe
Greenwood
W. Wade
Teland City M. & M. Co
Elm and Jefferson
Mrs. N. ©. Baker
Foon
C. C. Cleanger
Elleworth
Charles BE. Wohkerton
Lyons Street
Ed Cusick
W. H. Davis
Ferry
P. W. Spiner
E. A. Woodin
Jacob Leib
Broadalbin
J. K. Weatherford
Lyons
Tragic Death Of 11 Year Old From River Injury
Frank Suebauer, 11, son of Henry Suebauer near Cornelius Oregon, died Sunday from tetanus after a toe injury from a river incident two weeks earlier. The case highlights risks of untreated wounds and delayed medical care in rural areas.
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Frank Suebauer
Henry Suebauer
Cornelius
Ore
Castaways subsist on fish three weeks at sea
Seattle July 17 Two castaways from the barkentine Fremont of San Francisco who were rescued off Uninek pass had subsisted on raw fish for three weeks. They were brought down on the Hyades arriving last night from Nome. The men are William McDonald and Ernest W Elzer fishermen of Fremont. They had set out to attend their linen and when they tried to return to their ship they lost their bearings and drifted for three weeks.
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Seattle
Barkentine
Fremont
San Francisco
Uninek Pass
Nome
William McDonald
Ernest W. Elzer
Italian murderer Adolph Jules seen near Merrimac seeking beer
Heavily armed Italian killer Adolph Jules, who on Tuesday slew two men at Western Pacific camp in the Big Bear hills, entered Merrimac Calif. last night and asked for beer at a store. When refused, he headed into the woods as pursuers close in.
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Marysville
Calif
Adolph Jules
Big Bear Hills
Merrimac
Woman slaps husband incident ends in acid tragedy
Spokane July 17 A woman Miss Florence P Phipps wife of Sydney Phipps became severely ill after her husband slapped her in the Club cafe last night. She drank carbolic acid and may die. She is the daughter of John Hinkle a furniture dealer of Sand Point Idaho.
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Spokane
Florence P. Phipps
Sydney Phipps
John Hinkle
Sand Point
Idaho
Hearst Attacks the Democrats and Labor Split Fears
Hearst declares faith in party leaders shattered and predicts a rift between labor factions and the Independence League over aligning with Democrats. Gompers warned against abandoning the Independence League as Bryan and other leaders discuss the Democratic national committee chair role and Hearst’s Faris message.
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Independence League
Labor
Jiryan
Washington
Hearst
Gompers
Democratic Party
American Federation of Labor
Nabor People
Democrats
Macobn
Bryan
Faris
Lamb
Indiana
James
Kentucky
Callahan
Massachusetts
Democratic Naonal Committee
Tiryan
Poker separated him from $1090
Pendleton is reputed closed to gambling yet insiders say three well known men recently gathered in a locked room for a day and night game. Two won $1030 from the third, one taking nearly all of the third man’s share. The game was quiet and private, but the winnings were reportedly shared among the participants. Old-time gamblers are said to be in town hoping the activity continues.
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Pendleton
Prohibition Ticket Unanimously Nominated After Ballots
Eugene W. Chafin of Chicago wins the Prohibition presidential nomination after three ballots, with Aaron B. Watkins of Ada Ohio chosen unanimously as vice president after a parliamentary tangle. The ticket favors governors' races in their states, and the convention ends with a brief, famously short platform.
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Columbus
Eugene W. Chafin
Chicago
Aaron 8
Watkins
Ada
Ohio
Chafin
Daniel R. Sheen
Peoria
New York
Indiana
Wisconsin
William B. Palmore
S T. Louis
Palmore
Aston Watkins
Charles Seamon
Prof
Watking
Prof. Watkins
T. D. Domaree
Kentucky
Charles 5. Holter
Roth
Prohibition Party
Waukesha
Wis
Prohibition
Illinois
Prohibitionista
Nine Perngon Blown Ten Atom Explosion Rocks Ellensburg
Nine people killed and many injured when a powder magazine exploded near Cle Elum Washington. Victims blown to fragments pieces of flesh scattered across town. property wrecked and glass shattered. Officials fear further deaths as rescue continues amid panic and sorrow.
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Truman
Ellensburg
Wash
Northwestern Improvement Company
Cle Elum
George Mead
Peter Moffatt
Avedy
Moffatt
Andy Grill
Joe Rossi
Joe Pegrinappi
Gifford McDonald
Robert Smithson
Michael Evans
Mike Seuall
American Falls Votes Dry Saloons Cloaked by Surprise
American Falls voters approved a dry measure by 84 to 108, falling 27 short of registration. The result ends liquor licenses in the village after their expiration, surprising many who favored keeping saloons open. The measure directs the village trustees to refuse new licenses within corporate limits.
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American Falls
Pocatello
Potter a Noted Mining Man Found Dead in Seattle
Seattle July 17 George D Potter of Spokane famed inventor of Potters safety tender for street cars was found dead in his room at the Prince Albert hotel. An autopsy will determine cause though heart disease is suspected. Potter, worth about 300000, carried no money and a unique gold nugget is missing. Geneva July 17 Switzerland fights absinthe ban with Geneva center campaign and prohibition spreading cantons.
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Seattle
George D. Potter
Spokane
Pacific Northwest
Potter
Prince Albert Hotel
D. A. Doyle
Seattle Electric Company
Doyle
Coeur d'Alene
Indians receive $800000 aid in South Dakota
Washington reports eight hundred thousand dollars have been distributed among the Slaseton and Wahpeton tribes in South Dakota, providing funds to the two native communities.
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Washington
Wahpeton
South Dakota
Preliminary hearing held for murder suspect Jim Jenkins
Jim Jenkins, accused of fatally shooting Mrs. Mary Morrison at Hazlemere, B C, had a preliminary hearing in Vancouver and was bound over for trial in the higher court. Evidence painted him as the killer, with strong identifications from Morrison's young daughter and Great Northern engineer Nothrie.
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Jim Jenkins
Mary Morrison
Hazlemere
B. C
Vancouver
Great Northern
Nothrie
Mysterious Death Tied to $5000 Insurance in Chicago Suburb
Miss Ella Bloomberg, 26, a dressmaker, died suddenly at Mrs. Heidelman’s Maywood home. Suspect William Golden, married and longtime friend, was arrested after police found an labeled bottle near the victim. Insurance payments tied to a $5000 policy carried by Bloomberg.
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Chicago
Ella Bloomberg
Carl Heidelman
Maywood
William Golden
Miss Bloomberg
Golden
Disaffection at Olympic Games protest and withdrawals
London July 17 protest over scoring ends in no championship awarded this year. Greece and Germany withdraw from the contest while England wins the tug of war against the United States amid a protest over the English team wearing heavy cleated boots. Attendance is light as rain falls.
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Germany
Greece
Sweden
London
Lord Desborough
England
Nilzon
Larner
Lemming
America
United States
Wealthy North Yakima citizen cited for contempt over divorce remarriage
Howard F. Thompson, a wealthy North Yakima resident, was cited to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court for marrying before the divorce time limit expired. The complaint was sworn by his former wife.
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Howard F. Thompson
North Yakima
Pendleton Men Return Home From Democratic Convention
Pendleton reporters recount the Denver Democratic Convention where about 66,000 delegates and visitors packed the city. They praise Bryan’s reception, note demonstrations by all but six states, and forecast Bryan’s presidential victory with strong support from New York, the Midwest, and the West.
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Denver
W. Matlock
T. J. Tweedy
Matlock
Oregon
Mr. Tweedy
Gore
Oklahoma
Bryan
Nebraska
New York
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Connecicut
Georgia
Illinois
Rome
Tammany
Chicago
Pendleton
Portland engineer killed stealing ride in Oregon
John Jacobsen a stationary engineer from Portland was killed while riding a Short Line freight train near Ontario Oregon. His left leg was severed in the incident.
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John Jacobsen
Portland
Ore
Ontario
Hypnotism Suspects Trail of Death Rocks City
Cincinnati reports a sensational case as Louis Wollweber and Grace Billingsley face murder charges in the death of Justice of the Peace Robert Singleton. Allegations center on hypnotic influence used to lure Singleton to a room for robbery where he died. Wollweber, from Boston, Billingsley, 20, from Chicago, are held amid a wave of deadly incidents connected to the affair. Singleton’s son collapsed while filing charges. Mrs. Jones, daughter of the murdered man, died after handing a Bible to the girl amid ongoing turmoil.
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Grace Billingsley
Robert I. Singleton
Justice of the Peace
Singleton
Wollweber
Boston
Chicago
B. Jones
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Ghafin Heads
Aaron
Geneva
Switzerland
Cantone
Republic
Matlock and
Tweedy
Vention
Colorado
Middle Western
West
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
Louis Wollweber
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