Day's Happenings Around Weston
Weston residents hear overhauling of city water pipes planned to save supply as Frank Snider, water superintendent, targets leaks. Local folks, including Turner family and Bannister residence remodel, visit merchants, enjoy rain, and plan outings. A lawn fete with ice cream and cake is set for Saturday with a band concert.
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Weston
Ore
Frank Snider
Harry Turner
Portland
Masons
Eastern Star
Burrill
Weston Mountain
T. Gore
John M. Bannister
United States Military Tournament at Tacoma
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce wins hosting rights for a major tour nament at the new public school stadium in Tacoma. The amphitheater seats 30,000 and cost over 100 600 dollars to build. Two thousand U S regulars will compete in military and athletic events with cavalry drills, artillery displays, and daring maneuvers.
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Tacoma
Wash
War Department
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
Northwest
United States
Military tournament offers music from four bands
Four United States military bands will furnish the music while thousands of dollars are offered in cash prizes. As an inducement for the people to visit this great military tournament, special reduced rates will be offered on all the railroads.
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United States
1200 Acres Set to Fruit Trees Near New Plymouth
New Plymouth Idaho reports 1200 acres of fruit trees planted this spring within four miles of town. About 1000 acres lie south and east of New Plymouth with soil prep irrigation and planting overseen by Walter Burke. The Payette Valley Orchard Co has 270 acres planted under Bernard Eastman, amid expected growth in the coming five years. In Ritzville Washington contractor Thomas Brady arrives to oversee construction of a new Northern Pacific depot on D Street between C and E. The 26 by 100 foot mission style building uses Seattle brick and Tenino stone trim with brick walks and cement curbs matching a North Yakima style.
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New Plymouth
Idaho
Payette Beach
New Plymouth Land & Colonization Company
Walter Burke
Min
Burke
Payette
Bernard Eastman
North Yakima
Ritzville
Hermiston Notables and Local Moves Gather in Delta
Mrs J H Alexander and daughter Mrs C J Blanchard arrive from Washington DC. Mrs Blanchard is wife of the chief statistician of the US reclamation service. Dr Byron G Monkman adds 40 acres to project land north of Hermiston. QD Brownell of Umatilla visits before leaving for the county seat. J F Braun of Curtis Publishing visits his family on a local ranch. Mrs Frank B Swayze and children depart for Kansas City and midwest points. R R Lewis returns from Pendleton assisting the county recorder.
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Hermiston
Ore
J. H. Alexander
C. J. Blanchard
Washington, D.C
J. F. Braun
Curtis Publishing Company
Frank B. Swayze
Kansas City
Middle West
R. R. Lewis
Pendleton
Stolen Heart of St Joseph Shocks Italian Citizens
Rome reports a fresh theft of sacred art as the heart of St Joseph disappears from Leonessa. The relic, housed in a silver reliquary over fifty pounds, dates to a Capuchin monk and Turks martyrdom. The casket, linked to Farnese lineage, is valued as priceless.
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Rome
Peninsula
Ascoli
Nicholas
J. Pierpont Morgan
Leonessa
St. Joseph
Virgin Mary
McGee's Baby Billxir cure for bowel ailments
A fragment notes a patent remedy touted for infants to treat diarrhoea dysentery and stomach disturbances. It highlights the bowels as a vital concern and mentions Koeppen & Urq as possible distributors.
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McGee
Koeppen & Uru
No sadder proof of littleness than disbelieving great men
A brief reflection quotes Carlyle on the fault of underestimating or doubting eminent figures, portraying disbelief in great men as a measure of personal smallness and insecurity.
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Carlyle
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Sherman County
Oregon
Eastern Oregon Land Company
Care of Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Board of Trade Building
Portland, Oregon
Bannister Farm
Murphy Bros
America
Benvenuto Cellini
Charles
Marguerite of
Austria
Aleccandro de Medici
Attavio Farnese
Alessandro Farnese
Paul Tit
Farnese
Cardinal Farnese
Orsini
Leonesia
Francesco Maria
Sunkist
California
Mote Sunkist
Wim. Rogers & Son
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Clark Street
Chicago
Wenaha
Alexanders
Stein-Blach
Alexander Ziegler
Renoletor
Buster Brown
S Express
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