Weston Residents Seek Cold Springs
Weston Oregon reports many families head to Cold Springs for summer camps while harvest begins in Weston. Notable locals and visitors include Mrs. Joel Davis, Mrs. Ralph Sailing, Mrs. Carl McConnel, Miss Fay Warren, Miss Anita Kirkpatrick, plus numerous others from Weston, Athena, Pendleton, and Walla Walla as travel and visits continue.
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Weston
Ore
Cold Springs
Cam
Joel Davis
Ralph Sailing
Carl McConnel
Fay Warren
Anita Kirkpatrick
Agnes McKenzie
Pendleton
Fred Shelkey
la Grande
James Navin
Helix
Grace McBride
Mollo Miller
Athens
Robert McGrew
Farrer to Enter Vanderbilt with Methodist College Fund
Durant Oklahoma carpenter J C Farrer, fifty seven, to study three years at Vanderbilt University. Born in Williamson County Tennessee, he joined Edwards Grove Methodist Church in 1883. A Methodist fund of 2400 aided his education, raised by trustee Dave Corlett and others, with funds deposited in a bank.
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Coplett
Little Tennessee Church
Farrer
Southwest
Charlett
White
Tennessee
Red River
Indian Territory
Durant
Manul
Oklo
Atranger
Williamson County
Corlett
Entite
Amiong Corlett
Educational Fund
Young Farrer
Méthodiet Church
Okla
J. ¢. Farrer
Nashville
Vanderbilt University
RR. Jones
Dave Corlett
Deed Transfers Part of Oroville Lot with Prohibitions
In Oroville Ellen McCallan transferred about seventy four feet on the north side of Montgomery Street to Christopher Riley. Filed by J. E. Riley almost twenty three years later, the deed records a £200 price and prohibits liquor sales mimiling and immoral use. Pigs shall never be kept there.
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Oroville
Ellen McCallan
Christopher Riley
J. E. Riley
Montgomery Street
Olive Avenue
Back to 243 year term for railroad fraud case
In 1901 J M Baker a telegraph operator for Kansas City Mexico Orient was convicted on 37 counts of forged express money orders. He received a 243 year sentence, was later paroled, faked his death to a sweetheart, and had parole canceled when Governor Stubbs ordered him back to serve the remainder.
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Topeka
Kan
J. M. Baker
Kansas City
Mexico & Orient
Stubbs
Haker
Treed for Six Hours by Big Mother Bear
Mary McInnes, fifteen, while hunting for a lost cow near her father’s Kinney homestead, seven miles north of Kinney, encountered a black bear with two cubs. She crawled into dense brush, becoming perilously close before realizing the bears. The incident happened in Kinney, Minnesota.
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Miss McInnes
Kinney
Minn
Mary McInnes
Miss Melanex
Levy Seeks World Note System for Travelers
Representative Levy of New York introduced a bill to establish an international note system in the United States. The plan would have the secretary of the treasury engrave international notes, endorsed with values in multiple European currencies, redeemable in gold to aid expedited international business and traveler convenience.
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Washington
Levy
New York
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Hungary
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Netherlands
Italy
Portugal
Russia
Spain
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Dying Pauper Whitney of Detroit Fame In Cincinnati
Once wealthy Frank Whitney, son of William H Whitney of Detroit and brother of Mrs. William Pettibone, lies dying in Cincinnati in the charity ward of the city hospital. He was known as the lumber King of Michigan and with his sister, both believed last survivors of the Whitney family long prominent in business and society.
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Cincinnati
Charity
City Hospital
Frank Whitney
William H Whitney
Detroit
Great Forests
Michigan
Frank
William Pettibone
Warnock Company
New York
City
Whitney Family
Philadelphia Heiress Sparks Elopement in Wilmington
James Thompson of Germantown Philadelphia, 21, courted by Margaretta S Mottet 22 heiress of Camden N J after her missing watch prompt her to elope in Wilmington Delaware Thompson works in a Philadelphia newspaper ad department and is son of Reading Terminal superintendent Thomas J Thompson.
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Wilmington
Del
James Thompson
Germantown
Philadelphia
Margaretta S. Mottet
Camden
N. J
Thompson
Thomas 3. Thompson
Reading Terminal
Bloomers to Fill Playhouse in The Amazons
London notices the Amazonas in its twenty year plot and humor may become this season’s hit as actresses Philis Nelson-Terry Ma rie Lohr and Pauline Chase star in bloomers. The piece argues feminine attire has evolved beyond old rational dress and highlights the casting as a major draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Philis Nelson-Terry
Marie Lohr
Pauline Chase
Bearded Pier Reunion Reveals Long Lost Brother
Mrs Minnie Lubitz of Brooklyn and Julius Friedmann of Würzburg reunited after forty years at Hoboken Pier as a two foot long beard sign bore the message I am looking for my brother. The sign prompted crowd cheers and a tearful embrace between siblings as George Washington docked in New York.
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New York
George Washington
Hoboken
Minnie
Julius
Minnie Lubitz
Brooklyn
Julius Friedmann
Wnuremburg
Labor conditions put in tubular form
Salem Oregon July 26 in answer to letters sent to every county in Oregon 46 percent of those in western Oregon report it easy to secure work and 65 percent report it difficult. Compared with two years ago 40 percent report them better and 650 percent report them poorer. Comparing wages with two years ago 60 percent and
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Oregon
West
Bame
Eben
Bebes
Lawer
Salem
Southern Railway Opens New Atlanta Terminals
Dedicate Terminals Atlanta July 25 Southern railway put into commission its new terminals in this city today. The terminals cost over a half million dollars and are described as the best of any railroad in the south. Freight representatives from nearly all Southern roads were invited to inspect the improvements.
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Pendleton
Atlanta
Southern Railway
Ttme
California Invades East on Eastern Tennis Courts
California plans a major assault on eastern tennis courts this season. Mc Loughlin has left for the east followed by Thomas C Bundy and other western stars, with Harold W Healy Charles B Hooper and Ward Dawson among Californians tipped for surprises. The junior California champion Williams at twenty adds youth to the field as Andre is eagerly awaited in the east.
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California
San Francisco
McLoughlin
Thos. C. Bundy
Harold HW. Healy
Charles B. Hooper
Ward Dawson
Williams
Andre
Insure Show Girls in New York Nautical Themed Act
Insurance has been taken out for the Winter Garden show positions including 16 girls in the harem tank scene and the sewer-man Albert Howson who is to be submerged unseen for twenty minutes. The policy totals 45000 dollars and covers accident or drowning risks during the stage sequence.
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New York
What Makes a Woman and the Power of Electric Bitters
A portrait of female strength suggests women need health and vigor to rule a kingdom. Electric Bitters are praised for curing fainting, dizziness, weakness, nervousness, backache, and fatigue. Ellora Pool of Depew, Oklahoma, reports great personal improvement and gratitude for the medicine priced at 50 cents with a guarantee from Koeppena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ac, Koeppen & Bros
Ellora Pool
Depew
Oklin
Koeppena
Sale of Thoroughbred Scotch Calle Puppies
MW L Little offers bitches for five dollars and stud dogs for seven dollars sixty cents. Contact R1 Box 7h Amity Oregon for details.
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Bor Sale
MW. L. Little. R
Amity
Orecton
Double Strength Ethine Freckle Remover Sold in Pendleton
A skin specialist endorses a dry double strength Ethine freckle remover sold by first class druggists in Pendleton with a money back guarantee. The product promises rapid improvement after the first night and claims to be harmless to tender skin while removing freckles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
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Bienniul
J. M. Kemp
FP. G. Lucis
Garden City
David Weeks
W. M. McKenzie
Weeks
Wiliam Compton
Athena
J. M. Compton
Clifford Culley
Marvel Watts
Ralph Stages
Wallowa
Joe Tlieuallen
Carl Ray
Edgar L. Smith
Nelson Cottage
North Water Street
James la Lande
Walla Walla
Lucile Kemp
Spokane
Phyllis Neilson-Terry
Rosalind
Mise Pauline Chase
Ranlvagh
Pauline Chaise
Mimi
H. Gobert
Newport
Gobert
College
Oregon Theatre
A. G. Delamater
Geo. Barr McCutcheon
Grayst Ark
Oscar Eagle
David Belasco
Pendleton Drug Co
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