Indian liquor ring: Dupuis jailed after three convictions
Harry Dupuis, convicted three times within two weeks for selling liquor to Indians, will serve 30 days in jail and pay a $75 fine. Earlier sentences included $25 and 10 days for Corbett, and $50 and 20 days for Bomson. The case revealed a signaling method to obtain liquor in a dry town.
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Harry Dupuis
Dupuis
Peter Corbett
Walter Bomson
Corbett
Bomson
State Hotel
Dupuise
Alexander Store Reflags Major Improvements in Pendleton
Pendleton merchants express faith in the city as Alexander department stores add a broad balcony surrounding the building to increase floor space by hundreds of feet. Interior upgrades accompany a new concrete walkway spanning the 100 foot structure, half owned by R Alexander and half by Dr. J M Pruitt of Oakland. the old walk has served nearly 20 years.
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Alexander Department Stores
Pendleton
Alfaira
R. Alexander
J. M. Pruitt
Oakland
Death Investigation Opens For drowned Miss Cuyreau
Tacoma July 28 Coroner began inquiry into the drowning of Miss Margaret Cuyreau who went missing Sunday afternoon during a boating outing with John Flynn. Flynn testified he struck the girl to rescue her after she became insensible and dragged her ashore to attempt revival.
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Tacoma
Margaret Cuyreau
John Flynn
Flynn
John
Thugs Take Money From Shoes And Hat In Robbery
San Francisco on July 28 two men robbed peddler William Emmett after meeting him on Pelie street. They struck him in bed and stole his shoes and hat along with $180 in savings, $40 hidden in a hat and $140 in a shoe. The incident led to a police report and pursuit. A separate note mentions a promised $100,000 emelter for the Stindarm mining district.
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San Francisco
Wiliam Emmett
Hatiess
Pelfie Street
Emmett
Pendleton Sees Wide Range of Local Visitors
A long list of visitors and residents is noted in Pendleton today. Mrs. J. M. Brown of Gurudane and G. E. Townsend of Condon are among Pendleton business visitors, with attorneys and merchants from Pilot Rock Baker City Hermiston and Walla Walla making trips for business, shopping, or legal matters.
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Gurudane
Pendleton
G. E. Townsend
Condon
G. W. Coutts
Pilot Rock
H. T. Longley
Hermiston
R. L. Nelson
Baker City
C. K. DeNeff
Louis Rugain
H. ¢. Gard
J. P. Winter
Walla Walla
H. H. Gilbert
Lavelle McDonald
Portland
Seattle
B. Gearn
Ross Newport
E. B. Bailey
Alexander Department Store
Lehman Springs
W. T. Hastings
Weston
J. J. Harris
Riverside man called home amid typhoid illness in Baker City
Ed Morgan of Riverside left Spokane for home when his nephew George Wachtel of the Herald press room fell ill with typhoid fever in Baker City. George A. Emery, traveling agent for New York Central fast freight lines, is inPendleton headquarters Portland awaiting business. He was told Pendleton was maligned but reports suggest otherwise.
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Spokane
Ed Morgan
Riverside Addition
Baker City
George Wachtel
The
Herald
George A. Emery
New York Central Fast Freight Lines
Portland
Pendleton
President Taft demands lumber rate cut before tariffs
Washington July 28 President Taft stated that he would not approve the conference committee report on the tariff bill unless the lumber rate is reduced to one dollar or one dollar and a quarter. He signaled he wants lumber and glove tariffs lowered before backing the overall measure.
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Washington
Taft
Conference
Senator Stone Slap Case Dismissed on Dining Car Charge
Baltimore July 28 The assault charge against Senator Stone of Missouri over slapping a negro porter on a dining car was dismissed by the court this afternoon.
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Baltimore
Senator Stone
Missouri
Nebraska Shows Big Prosperity Figures
Nebraska reports strong year end figures for 1908 with 17,990 farm mortgages paid off totaling 126,977,791 dollars and 16,6558 new mortgages recording 36,432,657 dollars. The state’s wealth averages 276 dollars per person with a population near 1,256,000 and 60 million acres in area, 35 million cultivable. Nebraska rises to third in corn production and fourth in wheat output, surpassing Missouri by about two million bushels.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Missouri
Boy uses knife to treat rattlesnake bite on trail
Thomas Warner, 16, of Nimshow California, was bitten on the left hand while returning from a mountain trail between Nimshow and Magalia. He cut away flesh with a pocket knife to reach the bone, then ran home bleeding. Despite rapid bleeding, doctors reported no swelling and healing proceeding.
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Chico
Cal
Thomas Warner
Nimshew
Magalia
Survey to Probe Oil Fields in Eastern Oregon
Representative today urged the Geological Survey to investigate Milheur county oil fields in eastern Oregon to assess deposits and commercial value. The director said no prior study existed and that an expert, now in Colorado, will commence a preliminary investigation upon return, followed by a detailed study later.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Oregon
Milheur County
Colorado
Foreigners Must Have $25 to Land in America
New York secretary Nagle upheld a ruling that an alien must possess at least 25 dollars or be refused admission. The cautionary guidance, though not formal, already affects steamship companies as fewer immigrants are rejected and carriers avoid deportation costs by screening out undesirables.
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New York
Nagle
Williams
Dallas Rock Crusher Crew Waits In City Pit
Sixteen men form the full crew at the Dallas rock crusher as thirteen teams haul crushed rock to street spreads. The work proceeds with vigor and economy amid a cool breeze described by local observers.
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Dallas
Ritters Test of Fifty Years Stands in Health Promise
The message hints at a longstanding health claim tested for fifty years, urging action and urging readers to engage with the program. It references Stickly’s guidance and a call to move forward, though the text is fragmented and lacks concrete specifics or verifiable details.
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Ritters
Botto
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Advert Brings Health Claims
An old advertorial item promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claiming to improve health and aid indigestion dyspepsia costiveness cramps and malaria. It stresses a private stamp on the bottle neck as proof of genuineness and warns of various ailments supposedly aided by the product.
Big Bend land to be restored to entry in Washington
In Benton county near Hanford a lands opening is slated for September 26 with entry likely by midnight. The plan affects townships 14 26 east 13 26 east 13 27 east and 12 27 east under Hanford and Walla Walla offices. Hanford water rights attract buyers at 100 to 350 per acre. If conflicting settlers apply first priority rules apply. second filings may go to highest bidder. Some land is school or railroad. much remains dry as the canal and ditch advance. The October entry follows the batching of rules with potential bidding disputes resolved locally.
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Walla Walla
Hanford Canal
Hanford
Mark Twain to Pilot Taft Down Mississippi
St. Louis dispatch notes President Taft will ride a boat with Mark Twain guiding the voyage down the Mississippi River. The piece highlights a historic pairing of a famed author with the nation’s leader during a celebratory excursion.
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St. Louis
New Orleans
Mark Twain
Cape Girarden
Caruthersville
Missouri
Cairo, Ill
Memphis
United States
Clemens
Mr. Taft
Taft
Mississippi
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