West Court street improvement approved by council
City council approved a contract with Warren Construction Company to pave and widen West Court Street from Main to Ash for completion by September 2. The firm posted bonds of 23000. Washington and Blake street work is reported finished. Police chief requests two additional jail cells.
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Warren Construction Company
West Court Street
Main
Ash
Lonergan
the Warren Company
Washington
Blake Streets
Kimbrell
Kearney
House Committee
Wilson declares plan to seek secluded spot for nominating speech
Governor Woodrow Wilson, amid talks with Democratic leaders here, says he will be forced to leave his home temporarily to find a secluded place to finish his speech and better accept the Democratic presidential nomination.
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N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Young Girl Bound After Subway Stalking Interlude
Miss Ethel Conrad, recently acquitted of a murder attempt charge against W. EB. DPD, describes a man who followed her from a subway station before she lost consciousness. A chloroform saturated handkerchief bound over her mouth and limbs was reported as the intended constraint. Stokes, a millionaire hotelman, is hospitalized after the incident.
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New York
Ethel Conrad
W. EB
DPD
Stokes
Credentials Rejected For Socialist Wilmington Delegate
Edward Morton of Wilmington Delaware had credentials denied by the Ancient Order of Hibernians at its convention here due to his socialist activities and campaign work with the party. The decision highlights party concerns over political alignment affecting leadership roles.
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Chisago
Hecause
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Edward Morton
Wilmington, Dela- Ware
First Wheat of the Season at Echo
Echo Oregon reports the season's first wheat brought in by W M Kline. Turkey Red tests 69 pounds per bushel with an expected 20 bushels per acre from his thousand acres. Also notes social, travel, and business items from Echo and nearby Pendleton. Mount Vernon Illinois reports a deadly "death farm" mystery with nine victims.
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Echo, Or
Yesteray
W. M. Kline
Mount Vernon
Ilis
John Ackerman
Demand for Protection Grows Over Death Sentence in Mexico
Reports claim Patrick Dunne, an American citizen, faces death in a Mexican jail. Congress weighs formal demands and possible decisive action to secure safety of Americans in Mexico.
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Washington
Patrick Dunne
Mexico
Congress
Western division encampment at Lake Michigan for ACA history
In a historic first for the American Canoe Association the Western division will hold its annual encampment on the shores of Lake Michigan, marking a notable shift in the organization’s traditional venue and regional activities.
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American Canoe Association
Lake Michigan
Newsy Notes of Pendleton Headlines and Arrests
Cress Sturgis is home sick with a severe cold. A Scarlet fever case at 600 Mill Street led Chief Kearney to quarantine the house. Pat McDevitt buys a new Indian motorcycle from Lester Cronin. Cleve Boyd faces an immoral acts charge and is fined 25 dollars with ten days in jail. Three drunks pay five dollars to avoid jail.
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Cress Sturgis
Meyer
BD. Howdyshell
Mill Street
Kearney
Bugs
Pat McDevitt
Lester Cronin
Umatilla County
Cleve Boyd
Hatley
Henry E. Burr
Thomas Connor
H M. Butts
Irrigation Hearing Resumed Over Paradise District
The Paradise irrigation district hearing resumed before the county court. Opponents argue their lands gain no benefit and should not be included in the proposed ditch district.
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Paradise
Photographer Laments Loss of Camera at Oaks
Walter Bowman, a well known local photographer, misplaced his $250 camera in Portland after leaving it with a restaurant waiter. Major Lee Moorhouse lent him a replacement camera, allowing him to continue his Elk parade coverage. Ankeny Senator injured in buggy accident near the city when a calf spooked the horse. He suffered a broken collar bone and head contusions but is recovering and plays down the severity.
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Walter Bowman
Portland
the Oaks
Walter
Lee Moorhouse
Senator Ankeny
John Ankeny
New Umpire Replaces Knell in Western Tri-State
Umpire Phil Knell is replaced by Storkwell in the Western Tri-State league per a notice to Secretary Keefe from President Sweet. Fines are imposed on Walla Walla players Hap Smith and Chil ders, along with Boise and La Grande players, for recent incidents.
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Phil Knell
Storkwell
Keefe
Sweet
Walla Walla
Boise
la Grande
Hap Smith
Mission Creek Water Rights Seek Injunction Against Crowleys
The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions filed suit alleging Charles Crowley acting for his wife Louisa tore out flumes carrying Mission Creek water to a seven acre orchard and garden for the Catholic mission on the reservation. A temporary injunction restrains interference during the suit. plaintiffs seek permanent rights and $150 damages with Lowell and Winter as counsel.
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Charles Crowley
Louisa Crowley
Mission Creek
Seven Acre
Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Today
Crowleys
Mission
Lowell
Winter
Diamonds in River Mud Recovered by Oyster Tongs
Harbor Master Maguire aids in retrieving two diamond rings dropped by a couple on the Great Bridge. Jerry Potts, an experienced oyster man, works by mud and water to recover the rings using oyster tongs. The rings, valued at a specified cost, were given by a young man to his partner during happier days before their courtship cooled.
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Providence
Maguire
Great ‘Bridge
Market Square
Jerry Potts
Cupid
Tragedy-Reenacted Rings Snatched In Murky Water
In a July waterfront scene at Woondaquatucket a young man demanded rings from a woman who refused. She ripped the rings from her fingers and threw them into the murky waters. Onlookers say Jerry Potts now reenacts the tale tonging for jewels instead of oysters, his tongs stiff with burlep.
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Woondaquatucket
Jerry Potts
Jerry
Arrested for dog's tricks at Philadelphia station
Arthur Randall of 1918 Rittenhouse street was arrested and arraigned before Magistrate Track after his trained water spaniel performed tricks at Broad Street Station. A crowd gathered and a heated dispute with Special Policeman Horn led to the arrest in the Twentieth district police station.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Arthur Randall
Rittenhouse Street
Twentieth District
Randall
Horn
Thugs Rob Robber Returns to Hazleton After Eighteen Years
David Williams, middle aged man from Omaha, returned to Hazleton to find his parents who thought him dead. On a Hazleton street he was robbed of $45 and valuables. He was found unconscious by several boys and revived to tell his tale. His parents and relatives had hidden during his eighteen year absence.
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Old Home
Wain Secker
Hasleton
Hazleton
David Williams
Omaha
Williams
Bori
Microbe-Proof Car Strap Trial In Cleveland
Pete Witt traction commissioner conducts tests on a bacilli-proof strap designed to protect polite car riders. The two sizes, white enameled hollow steel, aim to prevent germ spread from leather straps. Witt declares germs are disliked and those straps resist them.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pete Witt
Pete
Witt
Equitable Savings Pays Out In Pendleton This Year
J H Curry traveling auditor for Equitable Savings and Loan Association of Portland visits Pendleton to settle matured certificates. The firm expects to pay tens of thousands in Umatilla county this year. Full paid certificates yield about nine percent. Equitable holds over $6,000,000 in notes and mortgages with a $150,000 reserve with the state, larger than many Northwest savings institutions.
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J. H. Curry
Equitable Savings and Loan Association of
Portland
Pendleton
Equitable
Curry
Umatilla County
Oulyo
Washington
Oregon
Northwest
Portrait Photo Sparks Memory in Village Window
Liz and Mary stroll to school when Liz spots a photographer's window showing the annual village school procession. She points to Annie Smith in the third row and to a pair of boots behind her, exclaiming that one pair belongs to her.
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Liz
Mary
Annie Smith
Annie
Milwaukee
Woman asks officer to check if pursuer admires her looks
A frightened woman reports to a policeman that a man has followed her for an hour. She asks not for arrest but for verification whether the man is pursuing her due to admiration or merely because she wears a panier skirt and carries a cane.
Fatal Disease Warned by Self Treatment Quip
In a wry exchange, a patient jokes about self diagnosing with medical books while a second person replies that such self study may lead to a costly misprint and fatal error. The dialogue highlights caution in medical self treatment.
Yachts Registered This Year Reach 3633 Total
A total of 3633 yachts have been registered this year. About 60 percent are in the power division of the fleet, including large steam yachts, auxiliaries, small and large gasoline cruisers of all sizes.
Noodle Artist to China Education Talks Shifted Life
Walla Walla resident Charles Gee Ong, once a noodle cook, has taken a teaching post near Canton, China, to teach American words and study. He aims to start Feb 1 and finish by June, hoping to return to the U S soon. He notes limited trade with America and expresses pride in pursuing schooling despite a humble background. He misses baseball, track, and animal shows since crossing the ocean.
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Walla Walla
China
Wallin Walla
Wash
Qui Geo College
Canton
America
Charles Gee Ong
New York
Ong Saays
For Sale or Trade Reo Car 1911 Model 6 Passenger
A used 1911 Model 6 Passenger Reo is offered for trade for Pendleton city property or for cash at a substantial sacrifice. Send inquiries to Box 292.
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Pendleton City
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Ruby
Newsy
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