O R N 10 Have Better Equipment Requisition Approved
Requisitions totaling about 4.6 million dollars for the Oregon routes of the O R N and Southern Pacific lines receive approval. Orders will be placed through New York offices to boost freight and passenger service with Atlantic type engines and expanded rolling stock. The package includes 25 freight Consolidated engines, 12 Atlantic passenger engines, 3 switch engines, steel postal and baggage cars, and hundreds of freight cars, with total equipment value around 4.6 million for Oregon and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Southern Pacific
Oregon
New York
Tidewater
O'Brien
Washington
O. R
New York Central
Harriman
Old Men Duel Over Gate Sparks Spokane Mystery
Spokane authorities face a puzzling case after a rifle duel between Oliver A. Tooley, 73, and Norrig Diltz, 2, near Saltese Lake left Tooley wounded. The feud spanned politics and religion over years, centering on gate ownership. Tooley refuses to prosecute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Spokane County
Tooley
Diltz
Halley's Comet Scare Fuels Swindle in Russia
Swindlers profit from public ignorance by selling subscriptions for special prayers for Halley’s comet, with Kieff and nearby areas hit hard and police not taking action to halt the frauds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kieff
Empire
PILE SURED CLAIM FOR OINTMENT PROMISES CURE
An advertisement touts PileSured Pazo ointment claiming to cure itching bleeding or pain in 6 to 14 days with a money refund if not effective. It markets a guaranteed relief for hemorrhoid symptoms and lists a refund policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kondon
Murder in Huston Texas prompts axe killings
Huston Texas witnesses report a brutal double murder with Gus Schulz his wife and two children and boarder Walter Hymann found in a room, bodies mutilated by an axe. Authorities note no evidence of a lone killer as the scene reveals a grim multiple homicide. A public notice on food safety and BDly's Cream Balm advertisement appear in the same piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huston
Texas
Gus Schulz
Walter Hymann
Schulz
Bdly
Pacific Squadron Wins Navy Battle Practice Pennant
The Navy Department reported Washington March 17 that the Pacific fleet topped the Atlantic fleet in the battle practice pennant with standings of 39.92 to 21.62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Race horses drugged before entry at Emeryville track
Detectives in Emeryville California seek the identities of those who drugged several race horses at the track stables. Three valuable animals faced likely death and Jockey Club officials warned of a potential wider covert attack as the horses were poisoned the night before they were entered for the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emeryville
Calif
Jockey Club
Conductor of Fatal Mail Train Receives Reward
Everett Wash March 17 Walter Vogel conductor of the mail train in the Wellington avalanche was named train master of the Great Northern He escaped death by taking Scenic orders the day before succeeding A R Blackburn who was killed in the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett, Wash
Walter Vogel
Wellington
Great Northern
Vogel
Scenic
A. R. Blackburn
Clash Between Greek Troops and Peasants in Kardita
A deadly clash erupted at Kardita as Greek peasants clashed with troops amid land riots. Many peasants were killed or wounded, according to a censored Athens dispatch dated March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Kardita
Athens
Candy Jag Latest Stir Sparks Chicago Action
Chicago residents face a rising trend of candy intoxication across the stockyards district. Officials from the state pure food department vow to curb the practice after discovering a candy with 32 1/2 percent ether 2 1/2 percent ether oil and 65 percent alcohol. The product allegedly causes drunkenness and illness and is sold to women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
State Pure Food Department
John R. Newman
Irrigated Lands Corporation Nyssa Oregon Orchard Inquiry
Nyssa Oregon orchard prospects discussed with Irrigated Lands Corporation regarding irrigation, land use, and potential development. Findings focus on available acreage, water rights, and proposed agricultural plans for the Nyssa region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyssa
Irrigated Lands Corporation
Ore
A Little Cold Ends in Death and Cures Touted
A brief verse recalls a neighborly funeral with a cautionary note that neglect of a cough can be deadly. An advertisement promises a 24 hour cold cure using glycerine virgin oil of pine and whisky with dosing every four hours, claiming availability at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Income Statement Fragments From Year-End Figures
Premiums received during the year in cash. Interest, dividends and rents received during the year. Income from other sources received during year.
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Broken Lotx
Severena Cetetegeenees
Max Baer
Lewis Bros. & Co
Harriman Lines
B. F. Tolson
Elizabethtown
Tallman & Co
Hay's All Air Health
Isaan
Halley
Pacific
Atlantic
Stabrwood
Oregon Lumber Yard
Anak Rons
Kondon Manufacturing Co
Minneapolis, Mian
Boston Insurance Company
Boston
Massachusetts
Insurance
Capital
Total Asset
Freeman Nickirson
Rodgers
Second
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