Taxpayers Slow to Pay Umatilla County Taxes Amid Rebates
Sheriff Taylor reports about $145,000 received as five days remain for the 3 percent rebate while only a third of the total taxes have been paid. The synopsis outlines rebate rules: 2 percent for pre March 15, zero for March 15 to April 1, 10 percent penalty after April 1, and 12 percent interest. Half payments before April 1 allow the balance to October 1 with penalties if unpaid. Personal property tax rules urge timely payment to avoid levy after May 1.
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Taylor
Umatilla
Pilot Rock to Welcomes Flour Mill Amid Growth
Pilot Rock reports a flour mill to serve the next wheat crop. Doss Swearingen and John P. McManus confirm stock subscriptions and the Grafe plant move from Newberg, with D. E. Grafe as manager. Erection to start soon near the depot, marking the town’s first substantial manufacturing step. Albany suffrage rally tests state constitutional change excluding male voters.
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Pilot Rock
John P. McManus
Doss Swearingen
Grafe
Newberg
D. E. Grafe
Fairbanks to be guest of honor at London Pilgrims dinner
Former Vice President Fairbanks will attend a dinner and reception hosted by the London Pilgrims this evening. Mr and Mrs Fairbanks plan to sail for New York on the Mauretania next Saturday.
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Fairbanks
London
Echo
B. F. Scott
Portland
Leo Teutsch
Will Lowell
University of Oregon
J. A. Lowell
William McCormmach
J. W. McCormmach
Gideon Brown
California
Asa B. Thomson
J. A. Graybear
Kamela
Personal mentions fill Pendleton social pages from Echo visits
Echo residents and Oregon officials are noted visiting Pendleton or traveling for business. People include C. M. McAlister in Pendleton, Mike Folinger of Athena guesting at Hotel St George, and many others from Echo, Pilot Rock, and surrounding areas passing through for business, medical care, or travel, with multiple mentions of hotels and local ties.
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C. M. McAlister
Echo
Pendleton
Mike Folinger
Athena
St. George
Frank Saling
Weston
R. F. Bicknell
West
D. McCarty
Tl. A. Esteb
George W. Coutts
Andy Erickson
OBR, & N
Blue Mountain Station
A. L. Vogel
Canada
John P. McManus
Pilot Rock
C. F. van de Water
B. F. Smith
Hermiston
RE. P. Croorkin
Caty
Claude Sloan
Beauty Is Wasily Attained The Flesh Forming Claim
An advertisement extols Samose as a flesh forming food improving health and weight. It cites statistics of 98 percent weight gain among users and offers a 50 cent deposit with A C Koeppen Bros to try a box, with money refunded if no marked increase. The product is presented as a health restorer guided by Dr Howard Company instructions.
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A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Dr. Howard Company
Gipsy Lover Steals Sweetheart Clothes In Frontier Romance
Vienna reports a gypsy romance at Szent Marton near the Roumanian frontier. Antastsian Bogui and violinist Janos Vojtila plotted an elopement and castle raid to flee to America. After the attack the couple escaped, the girl found deserted in the forest, and Vojtila beaten to death by her followers. The landowner’s daughter lies gravely ill, possibly fatally wounded by exposure and lung inflammation.
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Vienna
Szent- Marton
Antastsian Bogui
Janos Vojtila
Vortha
America
Vestila
Mounted police search for bandit Bill Haney position
Mounted Los Angeles and Canadian police hunt for Bill Haney in a $4500 reward case. Ventura reports say Haney is dead, but his brother Dave may be in the same border area near Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Ranchers cite a battle near Ashford, B C, where Haney was identified as John Haney and reportedly buried.
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Los Angeles
Canadian Mounted
Bill Haney
Ventura
Bil
Dave
Bui
Dominion
Ashford
B. C
John Haney
Billy
Canada
Calabasas
Wheeler to lecture at Oxford for Rhodes scholars
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California completed Berlin lectures as Roosevelt professor and departed for Oxford England to address Rhodes scholars. He drew greater attention from Emperor William than prior Roosevelt chairholders and was summoned to the throne for a lengthy audience, surprising some German attendees.
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Wheeler
California University
Poglish College
Berlin
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
University of Berlin
Roosevelt
Oxford
England
Rhodes
William
Shoots as curtain falls at Vienna opera house
A wealthy Vienna youth, Camillo Rokal, shot himself twice after hearing Verdi's Rigoletto at the Court opera house. Found in a box at curtain fall, he was taken to a hospital with a heart wound. condition critical. The man was son of a rich manufacturer.
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Vienna
Mim
Court Opera
Camillo Rokal
Portrait at Chicago Art Institute Loan Show Draws Crowds
Hundreds of people flocked to the Art Institute of Chicago for the annual loan exhibition opening today for three weeks. A highlight is the Von Kaulbach portrait of Mia, with Harold McCormick among notable attendees, daughter of John D. Rockefeller.
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Ino D
Chicago
Art Institute
von Kaulbach
Mia
Harold McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Indoor Polo Tourney in New York Opens March Finals Tonight
In the inaugural National Indoor Polo Association event in New York, finals will be played this evening with twelve cups awarded to the champions. If officials are unsure how to proceed they may consult Hitchcock or McHarg.
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New York
National Indoor
Hitchcock Or McHarg
Awarded big damages in Paris court case
Paris courts award $30,000 to Clayton Strawbridge, Philadelphia millionaire, after a trip gone wrong when a rented car from a local automobile company malfunctioned. Strawbridge, his wife, and stepdaughter were injured when steering gear failed and the vehicle capsized near Burritz. Evidence showed the chauffeur acted as a servant of the defendants and the company could not dodge responsibility.
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Paris
Pefore
Clayton Strawbridge
Philadelphia
Strawbridge
Burritz
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East Court St
Albany
Empire State
Senate
Assembly
D. Caln
Gibbon
Delph Eddy
San Francisco
James Johns
Hartman Abstract Company
Lavender
Cottonwood
R. W. Warrington
Presbyterian Church
St. Anthony's Hospital
Ingram’s Grocery
Pendleton Furniture Company
Inqgram’s Grocery
W. R. Graham
Sweetheart
Will
Boston
N. B
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, Limited
Norwich
Kingdom of Great Britain
Oregon
Capital
Mission
Totneseta
Grace
W. H. Lowden
F. C. Staniford
Portland, Or
Nelson's
Main
Main Street
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