City council weighs Carnegie library and hitching ground
Last night the council discussed securing a Carnegie Library with $10,000 to $15,000 from Carnegie, contingent on land and ongoing maintenance costs. They also debated a city hitching ground for country teams, street widening on Malin Street, and surveying West Court Street. Meanwhile, Union Pacific doubles mainline between Omaha and Green River with heavy traffic focus. All Walla Walla base ball will be city league managed with a new park, and a city hall bonds vote set for April 16.
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Carnegie
Cottonwood Street
McCormouch
Mumm
St. Francia
Court
Alta Atreats
Renn
R Elrent
Jesse Wfatling
Malin Street
North Side
West Court Street
Wevern
Union Pacific
Omaha
Green River
Mohler
Denver
Why
Omeaha
South Omaha
Iwesburg i
Cheyennne
Ine
Walla Walla
Wallia Walla
Chaps Theft Leads to 60 Day Jail Term
Senator Mitchell, the Indian, was arrested by Constable Thompson after taking a pair of chaps belonging to an Indian man. He confessed in front of Justice Parkes, and received a 60 day sentence.
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Mitchell
Diayn
Thompson
Parkes
Double track the WAP work on Harriman lines
Cheyenne March 21 report notes ongoing year round efforts to double track the Western Pacific route and improve Harriman lines. The brief item signals continuous rail work and maintenance across the year, reflecting a focused transportation project.
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Harriman Lines
Cheyenne
Rail and telegraph service crippled in western cities
Tialirondam Telegraph Troup reports rail and telegraph lines heavily disrupted across San Francisco and the Pacific coast, isolating cities such as Portland Los Angeles and Sacramento. Officials warn relief is delayed and continued outages may worsen mail and supply shortages for days.
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San Francisco
Portland
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Pendleton Academy Y W C A elects officers
Pendleton Academy Y W C A elected officers for the term with Miss Margaret Johnson as president Miss Gertrude Fruiston as vice president Miss Ethel Hull as secretary and Miss Pauline Jones as treasurer Three Pendleton Academy teachers Miss Altice Van Nuys Miss Marjorie Lyman and Miss Ferren are veteran members and active workers in the organization.
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Pendleton Academy
Y. W
Young Women's Christian Association of
Margaret Johnson
Gertrude Fruiston
Ethel Hull
Pauline Jones
Altice van Nuys
Marjorie Lyman
Mise Ferren
Chule Meeting Postponed To Saturday Afternoon
The Thursday Afternoon club meeting at Mrs. B. S. Burroughs home was postponed from this afternoon to Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Burroughs will host on the new date.
Mystic Shriners to Los Angeles Round Trip Plan
Thirty-Eight dollars for a Portland to Los Angeles round trip plus sleeper charges. Special trains leave Portland May 2 with reservations handled by RB Whitehouse. Tickets and names due by April 20. Committee urges early bookings. program includes excursions and weeklong events ending May 4.
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J. G. Whitehowe
al Kader Tempe
Portland
Imperial Council of the
Myatle Shrine
al Kader Temple
Los Angeles
RB. G. Whitehouse
Slopers
Noble Fred A. Hines
Lon Angéles
City of Angels
J. C. Moreland
H. Beckwith
W. D. Fenton
SIG &Michel
Geo
W. Hazen
Thaw Sanity Inquiry Sparks Courtroom Turmoil
New York march 21 judge orders sanity inquiry into Thaw as defense and state clash over mental condition. Jerome says experts deem Thaw paranoid and warns of appellate consequences. Hamilton uncertain but notes possible incapacity today. Defense lawyers react angrily as session ends amid speculation the incentive shifts to a lunacy commission.
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New York
Fitzgerald
Jerome
Hamilton
Jourome
Thaw
Greason
Dr. Hamilton
Tha
Qieason
Hmamilton
Gleason
Ackerman Addresses Rural School Problem in Oregon Lecture
Ackerman, Oregon superintendent of public instruction, spoke on the Rural School Problem at the Tri-Agency Teachers Institute in Walla Walla. He argued country schools are rapidly improving and that current progress is only a small start toward greater educational gains. The Jones Adams Spaulding Co will open a door factory at McMinnville, Oregon, expanding local industry in sash and blind production.
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Ackerman
Walla Walla
J. H. Ackerman
Oregon
Tri-Agenity Teachers’ Institute
Jones, Adama & Spaulding Company
McMinnville
Indictments Rise as Ruef Scandal Looms in San Francisco
San Francisco reels from 66 indictments against Ruef and Halevy amid graft revelations. Duffey’s impeached name shocks as Langdon vows merciless prosecutions. rumors swirl of a Ruef rescue plan and a grand jury probe expands. Pacific States Telephone Company figures in the sensational case as investigations intensify.
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Ruef
Pacific States Telephone Company
San Francisco
Theodore Halevy
Board of Works
Duffey
Supervisors’ Board
Langdon
Heney
Chicago
Gray Wolves
Missouri
Biggy
Native Sons
Schmite
Farrall
Grand
William McGibbon killed by a horse near Wallula
William McGibbon longtime Weston resident and respected Umatilla County citizen was killed at his home near Wallula when a horse in a corral kicked him in the head during efforts to separate the horses. He was about 44, leaving a wife and three children. He was a brother-in-law to the Still family of Milton and formerly lived in Weston. Funeral plans unspecified, with movements possibly to Weerton for interment.
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William McGibbon
Weston
Umatilla
Wallula
Horace Walker
McGibbon
McGibboun
Thie Elts
David
Alex
Robert
James Still
Milton
Tved
Pendleton
Weerton
Dr J L Magee’s Spokane trip and Pendleton wealth
Dr J L Magee traveled from Spokane toward home after a Boise trip. He credited Pendleton’s riches and vitality, noting his wealth built from Snowstorm mining stock in Coeur d'Alene district bought at 17 cents, sold earlier for 2 per share, totaling about 364,90. He now runs a Spokane mining brokerage and is brother in law to Frank and Charles Gritman of the city.
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J. L. Magee
Ocity
Spokane
Boise
Alexander department store to get modern plate glass front
Improvements planned for theAlexander department store include removing the present front and installing a modern plate glass facade with a central entrance and large show windows on both sides. The upper portion will feature prime gins to increase light. Mr Alexander will begin changes at once.
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Alexander Department
Alexander
Nine in Police Court Nine drunks charged in police court
Nine bedraggled men appeared in police court this morning, eight of them charged with drunkenness and one with using unseemly language. All received sentences of five dollars or three days in jail. Seven of the group were laborers from the Pacific Construction company's crew.
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Jim Badroads
Pacific Construction Company
Elgin Team Wins Knights of Pythias District Meet
The Elgin team defeated La Grande lodge in the Knights of Pythias district convention held in Elgin and will represent the district at the grand lodge meeting in Portland in May. Both squads trained hard, and many expected La Grande to win, noting their well drilled team.
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Elgin
Knights of Pythias
la Grande Lodge
Grand Lodge
Portland
Italian Colony Idea Placed For Umatilla County
Italian consul Signor Pietro Corte, visiting from Denver, shows interest in forming a large Italian colony in Umatilla County. He tours Welser area and may relocate colonists from New York and Philadelphia if the land suits. Possible sites include Butter Creek Hermiston and Hudson Bay Irrigated districts, with settlers using small tracts and labor income.
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Signor Pietre Corte
Denver
Umatilla
Ummatuiin
Pietro Corte
Welser
New York
Philadelphia
Butter Creek
Hermiston
Hudson Bay
Pendleton
Diploma Awards in State Examinations Reported
In the recent state teachers examinations Superintendent J. HA. Ackerman County Superintendent Frank K. Welles Misa Cora M. Sullivan and Mrs Lula B. Keller of the city received state life diplomas Frank B. Pennock of Milton earned a five year state diploma.
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Securad Tife
J. HA. Ackerman
Frank K. Welles
Misa Cora M. Sulivan
Mics Lula BE
Keller
Frank B. Pennock
Milton
Pendleton Citizen Opposes Carnegie Library Funding
Judge Stephen A. Lowell urges Pendleton to reject Carnegie library funds citing tainted wealth and past labor conflicts. He favors local tax or private support for a library but insists on maintaining independence and avoiding fortunes tied to controversial industrial methods.
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Stephen A. Lowell
Pendleton
Lowell
East Oregonian
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Homestead
Stephen A
Protests Vaccination Policy From Echo Parents
Echo parents appeal to County School Superintendent Welles against a vaccination rule requiring all Echo schoolchildren be vaccinated by a set date. They argue religious objections, while state law authorizes school boards to compel vaccination during smallpox concerns. The superintendent has informed the complainants.
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Echo
Welles
Echo School
New Electric Cash Register at Peoples Warehouse
At the Peoples Warehouse a new electric cash register has been installed by A. L. Knight and store staff. The device records cash sales charges and packages, operates via electricity, and includes keys for different clerks to use.
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Peoples Warehouse
A. L. Knight
Great Sticky Threatens Cleveland March 31 showdown
Dunne, president of the boiler makers, has had no word from Chom Hlarriman or Bin representatives and may wait for a cure before calling out every member of the union if no word comes. Word from Winnipeg says railroad employees are concerned as organizations from the Lakes to the Pacific, including the Canadian Pacific, are represented with officials discussing increased pins.
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Cleveland
Dunne
Boilermakers
The
Onion
Lakes
Pacific
Canadian Pacific
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