Graham Furniture Store Fire Causes Large Loss
A Graham furniture store fire in the basement early Sunday caused a loss estimated between seven and ten thousand dollars. The blaze origin is undetermined with theories ranging from defective wiring to incendiary. Both store contents and building were insured, so the loss impacts insurance companies, not owner W. R. Graham or building proprietor Joseph Basler.
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Graham Furniture Store
Graham Furniture
W. R. Graham
Joseph Basler
Graham
Lehman Springs
Karl Gulott
Pendleton Roundup of Visiting Residents and Local Activity
E Brady of Haines and D C Kirk of Weston visit Pendleton. Mrs Jennie Hargrove from Birch Creek arrives for shopping. Sayers of Stanfield engages in county business. Lukens from Hamley hamesa store spends day at Meacham. George Davis from North Yakima attends to interests. Mrs Jane Carden from Adama shops. W S Gadway family hike huckleberries near Meacham. MeLeran goes to Spokane to register for Indian land drawings. Dr J A Donaghue returns from Arlington visit. E Hogue family spend Sunday at Meacham for huckleberries. Mrs Mark Johns and daughter Maggie depart for Spokane. Eliza Keppinger and Pearl Lafave of Gervais visit Pendleton en route to Spokane. James Clarke of Patton Humphrey barber shop takes vacation to register for reservation land. Gillette and Eggerth fish near Cayuse station. W V Glassyer of the federal bureau returns from Walolwa county for local office work. Jack Welman returns from Spokane Coeur d Alene and Missoula to register for land drawings. B Sanderson of Freewater Times reports prosperity in Umatilla equity.
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E. Brady
Haines
Pendleton
D. C. Kirk
Weston
Jennie Hargrove
Birch Creek
CC. L. Sayers
Stanfield
Thomas Lukens
Hamley Hamesa
Meacham
W. S. Gadway
Lehman Springs
Spokane
Eliza Keppinger
Pearl Lafave
Gervais
James Clarke
Patton-Humphrey
W. V. Glassyer
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Walolwa County
Jack Welman
Eagle Baths
Coeur d'Alene
Missoula
President Taft to witness Wrights plane test at Fort Meyer
President Taft announced that he would watch Wilbur Wright's airplane test this evening at Fort Meyer. The event highlights continuing aviation progress and the administration's public interest in flight experiments.
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Washington
Taft
Wilbur Wright
Fort Meyer
Eugene's 1998 building boom noted by Trecleter
The Trecleter calls 1998 a remarkable era for Eugene as numerous substantial residences rise citywide. New streets are laid out and substantial sidewalk and cement work proliferates, signaling strong progress in the construction boom.
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Kugstne
Eugene
Saya the Trecleter
Marver
Pendleton Telephone Line Extended to Horse Shoe Curve
O F Steele reports In dependent Telephone extends line from Nolin to Horse Shoe Curve. Wil Sing in Portland and Miss Mytelene Fraker leaves Friday for Portland to sing as soloist at First Unitarian Church. Will Hyatt named Pendleton Tribune news editor. John T Dougall leaves for Portland. J W Messner of Baker City visits on Western Land and Irrigation Co business, planning to Echo tomorrow. Small fire destroys a woodshed plank box owned by Gus Schmidt. fire blamed on children and matches.
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Independent Telephone Company
Nolin
Horseshoe Curve
Wil
Portland
Mytelene Fraker
First Unitarian Church
Tribune
Will Hyatt
Two Rivers Tribune
Two Rivers
Washington
Pendleton Tribune
John T. Dougall
Tere. J. W. Messner
Baker City
Western Land & Irrigation Company
Baker County
Echo Tomorrw
Gus Schmidt
West End Company
Enjoyable Social Event At Slater Residence
An informal post season reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Slater at 915 Railroad Street Saturday evening. Guests included Furnish Slater visiting from the Slaters' home, with Misses Fraker as hostesses and Miss Rosine Epple Raley and Edna Slater assisting. Vocal selections entertained attendees by Miss Mytelene Fraker, Miss Weittenhiller of Platteville Wisconsin, and Miss Edna Slater.
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R. J. Slater
Railroad Street
Furnish Slater
Misses Fraker
Rosine Epple
Raley
Edna Slater
Sitka Alaska Post: Miss McDill Accepts Teaching Post
Miss Mariel McDill daughter of Superintendent and Mrs McDill will begin duties at the Indian Industrial School in Sitka Alaska within weeks. She is a Pendleton Academy and Whitman College graduate who has taught since graduating. The Presbyterian run Sitka school recently received a 25000 endowment and new buildings are under construction replacing the long-used old structures.
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Alaska
Mariel McDill
MccDill
County Poor Farm
Indian Industrial School
Sitka
Miss McDill
Pendleton Academy
Whitman College
Presbyterian Church
W. G. Beattie
Swift Packing Plant Started This Fall
Portland Oregon report announces Union Meat company new packing plant on the Columbia river will open in early fall with 350 workers. It will be the west’s most modern plant featuring stockyards and slaughter pens and will operate under Union Meat Packing though linked to Swift Packing company. The firm plans to move from Troutdale to the new peninsula home and expand facilities as business demands grow.
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Portland
Ore
Union Meat Company
Columbia River
Colt
Swift Packing Company
Union Meat Packing Company
Troutdale
Adi
Ae Business Necea- Kitontes
Controversy Over Sutton Beating Sparks Calls for Action
Witnesses in the marine corps allegedly withheld facts while Sutton’s treatment sparked public outcry. Evidence of savage beating fueled demand for drastic measures, condemning the navy department’s inquest and Sutton’s brother lieutenants for allegedly combining to brutalize him.
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Sutton
Army
Navy
Board of
Navy Department
Willing
Moors Resume Heavy Fighting at Melilla
Official dispatches from Melilla report the Moors renewing the offensive to strike Melilla directly. Fierce night battles caused heavy Spanish losses as Moorish forces attacked along the line seeking to sever links to Marina’s camp. The gunboat Martin Alonzo Pinzon shelled the foe while communications were cut and the Spanish boat suffered casualties.
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Marina
Allalayou
Ataton
Martin Alonzo Pinzon
Boas
Body found in trunk in Lynn lodging house
Police report a mutilated Armenian man found dead in a trunk at No 148 Liberty street in a Lynn lodging house. The bank book bore the name Minas K Morijian and a note listed contact L B Adams of Jamaica Plains. Frank Jones, a shoe factory worker who rented the room eight weeks ago, is suspected. discovery follows a new trunk delivery Monday.
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Center Street
Jamaica Plains
Results of the Big Games Yesterday in Northwest League
Scores from Aberdeen Seattle Tacoma and Spokane show Seattle and Spokane suffering reverses while Aberdeen Vancouver and Portland post wins. The narrative shifts to a bankruptcy sale of cemetery property in Greensburg with David Keenan directing. An aged woman bids high for a vault containing her daughter and grandson, then withdraws in distress as the vault sells for 743 with contest threatened by the owner.
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David Keenan
Greensburg
J. J. Peppary
National League Results at Cincinnati baseball summary
Cincinnati box score shows an 84 run total with Peasey and Spade focusing hits. Dubec Castleton and Mc Lean contribute in the field and Beebe and Phelps provide key plays. The fragment hints at a high scoring NL game with multiple players named.
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Cincinnati
R. H. E. Cincinnati
Dubec
Castleton
McLean
Beebe
Phelps
Vault Containing Dead Sold At Auction in Greensburg
In Greensburg Pennsylvania a vault holding the owner's remains was sold at a forced public sale at the old Unity cemetery. The sale occurred due to the estate being settled by creditors after the owner's death. the late Latrobe area landowner faced insolvency prompting the auction.
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Greensburg
Old Unity Cemetery
Latrobe
Black Pine Valuable in Timber Use
A timber expert says the black jack pine, abundant south of Bend, may gain value for wood pulp and paper production. He notes 160 acres could be as valuable as 140 acres of yellow pine due to its future potential.
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Bend
Enrollment Rises in Josephine County Public Schools
The Josephine county public schools report an increase of about 100 pupils in the just closed school year. The district employed 102 teachers this year, up from 97 in the preceding year.
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Josephine
Josephine Country
Sutton Witnesses Ignore Brutality In Annapolis Hearing
An eminent Army officer discusses the week’s developments at Annapolis in the Sutton case. He cites brutal acts by lieutenants and calls for their dismissal, noting bipartisan interest in the inquiry and the doubt over Sutton’s death or action.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Sutton
Annapolis
United States
Leutenants
Bitters Assert Health Benefit Enduring Through 56 Years
The ad claims Better Health is within reach but requires Bitters to achieve the change. It asserts the product has stood the test of 56 years and will not fail in your case, urging sickly folks to obtain a bottle.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters advertised for health
An advertisement promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for flatulence heartburn vomiting indigestion dyspepsia and other ailments. It notes a genuine bottle with a private stamp over the neck and urges readers to start on the road to better health today.
Airship Navigation Endangered by Eagles
Berlin report notes Dr Zell warns aerial navigation could be wrecked by eagles and large birds of prey. Kaiser orders zoo experiments to test noises or methods to frighten the birds away. Some Albany residents plan to run sprinklers continuously as part of a meter system.
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Berlin
Zell
Kaiser
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