Notable early 20th century incidents and figures summarized
A colorful roundup notes John M. Thayer’s death in Lincoln Nebraska age 64. Snow collapses Indianapolis street car barns. John A. Dickson killed Louis De Burr fatally injured. Mine disaster in Caricrems France sparks a 46 000 miner strike for safety. A Kansas City quarrel ends with E C Barris death after Mrs Bill Dandelson claims insult. The American Church Institute for Negroes formed in New York with Samuel H Bishop as general secretary. William Carr lynched at Bayou Plaquemine Louisiana for stealing a cow. John C Graham Provo editor dies of Brights disease aged 67. once removed from postmaster job for polygamy. Indeterminate two to four year sentence for Thomas Bascom Springfield Ill after rail switch incident. Indiana auditors A Henderson and A C Daly cited with owed state sums. 30 000 acres swamp land in Colville valley Washington eyed for drainage valued over 1 500 000 under Elwood Mead oversight.
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John M. Thayer
United States
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Indianapolis
John A. Dickson
Louis de Burr
Caricrems
France
Tne
Kansas City
Bill Dandelson
E. C. Barris
Morris
American Church Institute For Negroes
Lowa
New York
Samuel H. Bishop
Wiliam Carr
Bayou Plaquemine
Carr
Metro
John C. Graham
Provo
Utah
Enquirer
Bright
Rainy Wind Destroys Wheat and Bond Vote Near Spokane
Distorted clip reports wind damage to wheat around Cunningham Washington with acres blown out of the ground. Northwest Idaho votes May on a proposed waterworks bond. Spokane and Trinnol electric incorporation papers filed as surveys finish. At Moscow Idaho mercury plunged to 17 below zero marking a record low in years. Auctions scheduled for Idaho lands at Moscow Grangeville and Lewiston. Coal miners strike impacting the Montana line near Lethbridge Alberta.
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Medical Lake
Inwane Weylon
Cunningham, Wash
Spokane & Trinnol
Electric
Witix
Mercury
Moscow
Idaho
Grangeville
Lewiston
Lethbridge
Alberta
Montana
Declamatory Contest Set At Pendleton Academy Friday Evening
Pendleton academy will host its annual declamatory contest on Friday evening March 23 in the Academy building. Contestants include Miss Bessie Porter Miss Alpha Black James Hoskins Vera Marston Margaret Johnson Travis Hoskins and Verva Roberts. Judges to be announced later. Also notes on tonics and hotel arrivals appear in the page.
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Pendleton Academy
Academy Building
Academy
Bessie Porter
Miss Alpha Black
James Hoskins
Vera Marston
Margaret Johnson
Travis Hoskins
Verva Roberts
Bowman Opens Photo Gallery Near Main Street Bridge
W.5 Bowman opens a new photo gallery at his old stand near the Main Street bridge. He recently returned from Portland where he joined Anne's gallery for six months and linked with the official photography company of the Lewis and Clark fair. He brings new Portland ideas and offers best work with satisfaction guaranteed.
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Bowman
Main Street Bridge
Portland
Anne
A Scientific Wonder Cures via Bucklen Arnica Salve
A Bucklen arnica salve touts cures including a dis tresting pile case of BE R Mulford a lecturer from Waynesboro Pa Its claims cover burns sores boils ulcers cuts wounds chilblains and salt rheum The product lists price 26 cents at Tallman Co and Brock McComas drug stores Also an ad notes a nearly new high grade piano for sale at half its cost located at Bowman hotel room 26
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Bucklen
BE. R. Mulford
Patrons of Husbandry
Waynesboro
Tallman & Co
Brock & McComas
Bowman Hotel
Umatilla County launches descriptive booklet to lure homeseekers
The Umatilla County Development League issues a six page statistical booklet on county resources to be distributed on Union Pacific and O R N trains as homeseekers travel west. H C Willis will travel to Cheyenne to distribute and recruit, while reduced rail fares from Missouri river points and Chicago to Pendleton entice westward migration. The effort aims to boost east advertising and direct attention to Pendleton and surrounding areas with equal county coverage and a push to attract permanent settlers.
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Umatilla
Leongie
Union Pacific
Oregon
Washington
East Oregonian
Leon Cohen
G. A. Flyartthan
Wor
Dickson
H.C. Willis
Umaili
Porthador
Northern Pacific
Pendleton
Mixsouri
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Portland
Araiatilla County
O. R. & N. Bagedge
Antilla County
Prospectors Flood Alaska Interior by Rail
About 30 prospectors with full outfits left Seward Thursday by train carrying roughly 73 passengers. Most head for the Yentna district, with some going to upper Shushetna and areas north of Knik. February saw 0 to 75 men each week venturing to mining districts, and officials expect a new surge after mid March as thawing rivers could halt travel.
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Seward
Yentna
Upper
Shushetna
Knik
Jackson
Construction Department of the Railroad
Convicts Build Roads Under Governor Chamberlain Authority
The Kalem Journal reports Governor Chamberlain authorized Superintendent James to assign convict labor to a quarry project. About twenty men work daily in drilling and blasting rock, with two county foremen and two armed guards supervising. Workers are selected for good prison records and suitability, transported each day, fed at noon at the county's expense, and housed under canvas shelter.
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Chamberlain
James
Kalem Journal
Convict Labor Experiment Draws Public Interest
Fragmentary text describes convict labor used in quarry work and rock preparation to streamline road construction. Officials expect earlier rock processing, aiming for timely road placing and heightened public interest in the experiment.
Iron and coal lands eyed for Oregon steel plant
Oregon could host a major iron and steel operation as New York interests, led by G Allen Mason for the New England Coal and Iron Company, pursue options on more than 15 000 acres near the Columbia River. Oregon Parly Journal notes brown hematite ore and surface coal with potential to rival eastern mills if development proceeds.
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Oregon
Oregon Parly Journal
J. 8. Giltner
G. Allen Mason
New York
New England Coal & Iron Campany
Annd
Columbia River
Trix
Michigan
Columbia County
Columbia City
Scappoole
E. ©. Ghitner
Walla Walla Petition Drives Macadamizing Militon Road
Farmers along the Walla Walla to state line route circulated petitions on March 26 asking county commissioners to macadamize the middle Milton road from city limits to the state line. The four mile stretch would run along the military reservation area through a populous Walla Walla valley district.
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Walla Walla
Walla Walla Valley
Winter Weather at Alba Delays Stock Operations
Alba reports moderated temperatures but extreme cold with eight to ten inches of snow nationwide. Stockmen feed plentifully, though some small herds rustle hay. No stock losses yet, but many are weak and likely to incur slight losses. Thermometer reads 12 to 22 below zero last week.
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Alba
Abundant Water From Snowion Mines Promises Long Season
Abundant water next summer ensures mills and placer properties will operate from May through fall. Miners previously unsure of water supply now face no speculation as heavy piping will start as soon as water begins to flow. Industry expects a long season with day and night piping to maximize output.
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Grangeville
Nutmeg Quality Claims by Schilling's Best
Advertisement claims Schilling's Best ground nutmeg is fine and oily from difficult nuts. It contrasts dry and wormy nuts and asserts grocer's money back.
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Schilling
National Retail Hardware Dealers' convention opens in Minneapolis
The annual meeting of the National Retail Hardware Dealers association begins in Minneapolis with broad representation from all states and territories. The three day session will discuss the Parcels Post proposal, likely opposing it, while supporting a rate cut on first class mail matter.
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Minneapolis
National Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association
Parcela Post
Emall
Talking machine ad promises free unit with records
An advertisement by J A Owenhouse invites readers to obtain a talking machine with no paper needed for a year by buying records. It notes Cleveland's Baking Powder is sold by leading grocers and hints at a deal that makes the talking machine free.
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J. A. Owenhouse
Cleveland
Laundry Service Ad Promises Delicate Care and Speed
An advertisement extols a laundress offering careful, speedy cleaning for delicate fabrics. It claims Indies customers receive superior results, with fabrics returning looking almost new. The copy emphasizes exceptional tootlites and gentle handling to avoid damage.
Hyomel Inhaler Promises Cure For Catarrh
An old advertisement touts Hyomel as a safe inhaler that reaches throat cells to kill catarrhal germs and heal irritated mucous membranes, claiming a permanent cure. Complete outfit priced at $1.00 with an extra bottle for 60 cents, sold by Tallman & Co.
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Tallman & Co
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Great Eastern Dept. Store
General News
Thomas Bascom
Springfield
Ill
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Summan
Amreck
A. Henderson
Indiana
A. C. Daly
Colville River
Stevens County
Elwood Mead
United States Department of Agriculture
Northwest New
Rathdrum
Dalles
St. Patrick's Day
Vogt Opera House
C. Row
St. Louis
W. H. Herman
F. J. Burk
Hartford
E. A. Hrace
San Francisco
W. D. Hopkins
Spokane
Hutchinson
M. E. Crichton
Pennsylvania
C. J. Freese
H. Reynold
Los Angles
George Stevens
Eb, E. True
R. Brandon
J. H. O'Neil
J. Walsh
L. Rathburn
Ff. Hedges
K. F. Helle
A. Martin
Mra le Whitmore
Paul
George Scott
L. H. Wilhauer
Jake Moora
Atlanta
Oregon Life
the Policy-Holders Life Insurance Co
A. L. Mills
President
Adolphe Wolfe
Fitt Vine-Pres
Louis G. Clarke
William Pollman
A. J. Glesy
Geo. Banford Smith
Leo Friede
BE. Galbraith
Ove Actry
N. Teal
Kl. H. Peters
L. Samuel
Clarence &. Samuel
Washington Street
Macleay Building
Portland, Ore
Umatilla County
Pro- Umatilla County Development League
Willie
Cheyenne
Alaskan
Sewant
Snowhound Fastneses
Marion County
Macadam Road
Gould Marquam
Sorosis
Alexander
Abraham Lincoln
Pendleton Steam Laundry
Pho
EAGLE
Main Stiuert
Hotel ST. George
George
J. H. Estrs
Byers
Boyers
Pendleton Roller Mills
Prorrietoe
Frank B. Clopton
East Court Street
Ontario
Willom
Burbridge & Carel
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