Government preparing list of fruit growers
The pomologies bureau of the US Department of Agriculture is collecting data to list every fruit grower in the United States, including acreage and tree counts by variety. Secretary L M Brown of the Washington State Horticultural Association sent member names and will add new members to compile a nationwide orchardist directory.
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Walla Walla
Wash
United States
Pomologies Bureau
Department of Agriculture
L. M. Brown
Washington State Horticultural Association
Brown
State Horticultural Association
Pendleton Notes Move Into New Home and Property Transfer
Newsy Notes of Pendleton reports Mr and Mrs Westbrooke Dickson occupy their new bungalow at 111 South Main street. A deed filed today shows E C Rogers and wife of Weston sold lot 6 block 3 Kilgore addition to Weston to C R Hibberd of La Grange. Taxpayers urged to hurry for the 3 percent discount before March 15 noon. A new bulletin board at F E Welch store will display Pacific Coast Northwest and Western Tri State league results, with service from East Oregonian.
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Westbrooke Dickson
South Main Street
E. C. Rogers
Weston
C. R. Hibberd
la Grange
Kilgore
F. E. Welch
Court Street
Pacific Coast
Northwest
East Oregonian
Easter bazaar to be held by Methodist class
Mrs J L Rowland's Sunday school class at the Methodist church conducts an Easter bazaar on Saturday March 16 in the Main street room previously Eller's Piano house. Gingham aprons embroidered quilts and homemade candies will be on sale and lunch served from 11 am to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Rowland
The
Methodist Church
Eller
Baldwin Appointed Private Secretary to Congressman Sinnot
Edward D Baldwin, once private secretary to Congressman W R Ellis and a recognized city figure, has been named to a similar post by Congressman Nick Sinnott Baldwin formerly worked as a newspaper man and has recently practiced law in Portland.
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Edward D. Baldwin
W. R. Ellis
Nick Sinnott
Washington
Baldwin
Portland
Two Babies Die From Pneumonia And Erysipelas
Two infants died within hours of each other. A six month old child of Mr and Mrs Albert Maack of Bush Street died of pneumonia at 10 20 PM. A year and a half old baby of Mr and Mrs A M Winn died of erysipelas at their north city home. The Maack child was buried in local burial grounds and the Winn infant in Weston cemetery.
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Albert Maack
Bush Street
A. M. Winn
City of
Erysipelas
Weston Cemetery
Bulldog Flip dies from automobile injuries
The bull terrier Flip, owned by Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Lytle, died at midnight from internal injuries after a car ran over it. The owners mourn the loss and blame the unidentified driver. In other news, G. W. Stone, Mollie Wilson, and a man identified as 4 were arrested on Alta Street for disorderly conduct after heavy drinking. all pleaded guilty and were fined ten dollars or five days in jail. Jim Badroads, an Indian, was fined five dollars for drunkenness, and Sam Osmolson received three days in jail. All remain jailed.
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Flip
W. H. Lytle
G. W. Stone
Mollie Wilson
West Alta Street
Jim Badroads
Sam Osmolson
Elk arrive and are released on Reser Ranch near Walla Walla
A shipment of 25 elk from Yellowstone arrived in Walla Walla and were unloaded at W. P. Reser's farm to be kept until Wenaha forest range recovers. One elk died in transit, leaving 24 in good condition after 48 hours in transit. William Russell supervised selections and care.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Walla Walla County
Yellowstone National Park
Northern Pacific
W. P. Reser
Wenaha
William Russell
Header plant eyed for La Grande to build headers
In La Grande Oregon this week a header factory may be built to employ 200 men at full capacity after Leroy and J W Spencer sold their grain header patent to G W Moyer and Geo A Stock of Portland for 50000 dollars. The buyers plan a local company and factory to make headers and other farm machinery with early models praised by Grande Ronde valley farmers for potential grain savings of one to five bushels per acre.
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la Grande
Ore
Erfria
Leroy
J. W
Spencer
G. W. Moyer
Geo. A. Stock
Portland
Smallpox Vaccination Ordered for Washington Officials
Washington March 12. In response to a smallpox scare all employees of the war and navy and state departments were ordered vaccinated today. Secretary Garrison was the first in the War Department to be inoculated.
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Washington
War and Navy
State Departments
Garrison
War Department
Jost challenges Evans for a fight any time any place
Pete Jost, a less-experienced boxer and brother of Charles Jost, issues a bold challenge to Dudley Evans. He declares he will fight anywhere, at any weight, for any purse or for fun, and vows to pursue the bout if blocked by organizers. Evans, known for a fast pace in recent bouts, would face a tough test if he accepts.
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Pete Jost
Dudley Evans
Pete
Dudley
Evans
Jost
Charles Jost
Barney Mullin
Misleading Labels Alarm Northwest Apple Trade
Boosters of Northwest plan to curb mislabeling by growers, shippers, and boosters as they unite to stop inferior apples reaching markets. Dealers report ongoing winter notices of substandard fruit labeled as fancy grades, with New York reporting an influx of Northwest produce. It is estimated that over 10 percent of last season’s apples were shipped under misleading labels.
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Northwest
Walla Walla
Wash
Aast
New York
First Romanoffs Honored by Russia Ceremonies Seal Tercentenary
The tercentenary of Michael Feodorovitch the first Romanoff’s election was celebrated with 21 gun salutes from St. Peter and Paul fortress. An imperial procession to Kazan cathedral followed, with the emperor and empress greeted by the Metropolitan. The crown prince rode in, did not kneel, and the mass ended with further artillery and bell tolls.
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Michael Feodorovitch
St. Petersburg
Russia
Romanoffs
Empire
St. Peter and St. Paul
Kazan
Hats May Soon Be In Vogue At 1.50 Price
Chicago readers learn that a group from Lucy Flower Technical Training school demonstrated affordable fashion items and meals. Five young women showcased hats, gowns, and a lunch costing six cents per person, under the supervision of Mrs. Albert Sabin.
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Chicago
Kilo Association
Auditorium Hotel
Lucy Flower Technical Training School
Elsa Hirnback
Anna Moonshower
Elizabeth Scully
Beatrice Franz
Alvina Wandelit
Albert Sabin
Stevedore Blames Foreman for Dynamite Explosion
Norris Price testifies before the coroner's jury in Baltimore that William Bomhardt, assistant foreman, sparked the blast by muttering an oath and striking dynamite with a cotton hook. Price described a first explosion followed by a second ten minutes later as he fled overboard. William Henderson corroborates the boast to move the box or blow up the ship. Bomhardt, once jailed, has a nervous condition and sought medical care before facing punishment. he previously fled to a foreign country and later returned to accept his fate.
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Bomhardt
Baltimore
Norris Price
Price
William Henderson
English Territorial Force Shrinks Far Below Strength
A London dispatch argues the Territorial Force stands 50 000 officers and men below its established strength. It notes 63 678 resignations in 1911 12 and predicts further shrinkage, criticizing government figures and urging Lords debate. It compares the force to an overrated sham and urges ministers to heed the Lords debate.
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London
Balzac
House of Lords
Lord Middleton
Surrenders after ten years in fugitive blackmailer case
Thomas Steele, once a Franklin County bar member in Columbus and part of a notable Ohio family, pleaded before U.S. District Judge Hollister in Cincinnati to serve the ten-year sentence for blackmail rather than face further pursuit. He had fled for a decade after his conviction and fine.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
Thomas Steele
Franklin County
United States
Hollister
Wife of Mr Goldo Fired by Cook Says Husband Lost
A fragmentary note claims Mrs. Goldo, grieving after her husband's distress, fired her husband following a cook's remark that she would not remain on the property with Mr Goldo. The judge is referenced in the quote.
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Mabel
Mrs. Goldo
Mr. Goldo
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Workingmen’s Wear
Workingmens Clothing Co
Stevedore
Foreman
Fort Leavenworth
Hollister Delared
Umatilla
E. T. Wade
Pendleton, Obe
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