Miner Attempted Suicide On Bridge Street In Despair
Thomas Bone, a 20 year resident and near-blind miner, attempted to cut his throat behind his Bridge Street cabin. He spoke of a poor job but survived after massive blood loss. treated at St Elizabeths hospital. The incident follows calls for safety measures after a deadly Ohio fire tragedy in a school building. The White School will add an outside stairway for emergency exits.
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Thomas Bone
Bridge Street
Baker City
The
Democrat
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Ohio
Harriman officials visit Wallowa extension site
High officials from the Harriman line in Oregon visited La Grande and Elgin today to inspect the unfinished Wallowa extension. Led by General Superintendent M. J. Buckley and Superintendent D. W. Campbell, they aim to resume operations soon with April 1 as the target date.
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Harriman
Toad
Wallowa
Oregon
la Grande
M. J. Buckley
D. W. Campbell
Elgin
Fire safety push at La Grande school board meeting
In Collinwood Ohio this week a fire escape plan for the school building was advanced by the La Grande school board at last evening session. The board aims to eliminate any possibility of a holocaust in local school buildings and met to discuss measures beyond the current plan.
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Collinwood
Ohio
la Grande
Saya
North bank road fill costs rise over rough quicksand
The Dalles Chronicle notes about $180,000 spent on the north bank road fill near the old box factory, built over quicksand and bulging as earth shifts. Curves were kept minimal by the road builders, risking further costly stabilization work in the future.
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Dalles Chronicle
Footwear Misrouted to Transvaal Firm in America Stamp
M Weil Co reports a shipment of four boxes of modern shoes destined for Aitken Bros in Sanderton and Hammersmith Transvaal South Africa. The goods bear a Made In America stamp and were intended for Baker City Herald instead of the selling firm name.
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M. Weil & Co
Trans- Vaal
South Africa
Aitken Bros
Sanderton
Hammersmith
Transvyaot
Baker City Herald
Rancher Horner Sees Cattle Winters In Wallowa County
Not in California but there in Wallowa county Charles Horner owns a fine ranch on the Snake river seven miles above the Imnaha mouth. He is in Enterprise for supplies and reports crops and flowers blooming at his place. On three ranches owned by him Lee Russell and Harry Vaughn 600 head of cattle were wintered without feeding an ounce of hay.
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California
Wallowa County
Charles Horner
Snake River
Imnaha
Enterprise
Lee Russell
Harry Vaughn
Wallowa
Woman Attorney Loses Case in Oklahoma Estate Claim
Washington March 9 Mrs Belva A Lockwood the only woman to run for US president must pay Frank M Rucker administrator of James Taylor estate Oklahoma six thousand dollars The verdict held she owed the administrator a percentage of her fee from an Indian Territory claim The jury set five thousand nine hundred forty two dollars and fifty cents as the share due Taylor estate Lockwood 88 and still active in Indian claims and Equal Rights Party campaigns in 1884 and 1888.
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Washington
Mar
Belva A. Lockwood
United States
Frank M. Rucker
James Taylor
Oklahoma
Lockwood
Tucker
Thin Ery
Court of Claims
Indian Territory
Taylor
Equal Rights Party
Nine Hour Law Impacts Short Line Rail Workers
Many keypounders reported to work on the Short Line yesterday as the federal nine hour law took effect. Railroads say the measure is drastic and impossible to fully implement with current labor, training, and financial conditions, warning profits may fall and crews are insufficient to fill new positions.
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Pocatello Tribune
Railroads vow to push for rate relief and union talks
Railroads report ongoing complaints of low freight and passenger rates and IC C promises a future meeting to hear both sides. At a Salt Lake Short Line officers meeting, parties agreed to comply with the law and more workers were added to service along the system.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Salt Lake
Murderer Dorls Granted New Trial in Oregon Case
The Oregon supreme court granted a new trial for James Dorls of Wallowa County, convicted in 1906 of killing Charles G. Sims. The court said the dying declaration of Sims and its admission at the first trial should have been weighed with the possibility of recovery and not given equal weight to oath testimony. The decision cites state v Foot You and notes the opinion by Commissioner King discusses further appeal questions.
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Oregon Supreme Court
James Dorls
Charles G. Sims
Wallowa County
Salem
Doris
Sims
T. H. Crawford
Supreme Court
Lo Sims
State
Foot You
Oregon
King
Catholic Diocese Bans Elks and Eagles Membership
La Croix of Montreal reports the Bishop of St. Albert Canada has solemnly denounced the Elks and Eagles secret societies. Catholics in the diocese are forbidden to join these organizations under church oversight.
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Elks Or
Eagles
la Croix
Montreal
St. Albert
Canada
Elks and
Petition Blanks For Q Candidates Printed For Election
Petition of Candidates and Elector's Nominating Petition blanks for either party are printed and on sale at the Fast Oregonian office.
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Fast Oregonian
Registration Dates For Local Primaries And Elections
Registration opens January 6 for primaries and closes April 2. Primary election on April 17. Registration reopens for the May 16 election. General election on June 1. Registration reopens September 20. Close for election October 20. Presidential election on November 4.
Enormous Transient Railroad Laborers Prowl Riparia
A Riparia correspondent describes an influx of around 40 000 to 50 000 railroad workers, a wandering, multinational crowd who blocked the village's single hotel and restaurant then vanished as quietly as they arrived. Many carried beds on their backs and savings ready to send home, while Spokane and Lewiston felt little impact and cities along the river saw no permanent settlement.
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Riparia
Snake River Valley
Washington & Idaho
Crystal Snake
Lewiston
Idaho
Riparla
Spokane
Six New Townsites Planned Along Milwaukee Line
Six new townsites along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway in Washington will be sold at public auction by Milwaukee Land company, successors to Western Townsite. Names include Marengo Palisade Ke hora Malden Seabury Kittlas with distances east or west of Lind. Lots 100 to 600 per town. Track laying to start in March. auctions in Spokane with markets open through summer.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Washington
Milwaukee Land Company
Western Townaslte Company
Spokane Chronicle
Lind
Lind Fre
Marengo
Palisade
Kehora
Malden
Seabury
Kittla
Milwaukee
Ritzville
St. John
Rock Lake
Kenova
Rosalia
Oakesdale
Lehi
Spokane & Inland Electric
Kittlas
Eliensburg
Pink Elephants Prompt Nettles on New Chicken House
A neighbor asks why Nettles is building a chicken house. Nettles answers that it will house pink elephants, not chickens, highlighting a playful misdirection.
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Nettles
Ex‑Captain Keller Flees Train. Captured After High Speed Flight
Daniel F. Keller, former captain of the twenty-seventh Infantry, arrested at Kamloops for forging checks, escaped from a fast train en route from Portage to Fort Sheridan yesterday by jumping from a window. He was recaptured two hours later.
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Daniel F. Keller
Twenty-Seventh Infantry
Kamloops
B. C
Portage
Wis
Fort Sheridan
For sale few Berkshire placs from America’s restrainta
For sale a few Berkehire plcs from America’s restraina 10 to 16 dollars each 8 D Le Rose Echo Ore Engraved cards invitations etc Very latest styles Leave orders at East Oregonian office 10 cents the Beebeene
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D. A. May
East Oregonian Office
Berkehire Plcs
America
Restraina
le Rose
Echo
Ore
East Oregonian
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Chicago College of Embalming
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