Balloon Race to Start in Portland for 1914
Portland, Ore. will host the international balloon races of 1914 after the Aero Club of America signed contracts with Rose Festival Association. The festival dedicates at least 3900 dollars in prizes. The Vent is set for Thursday, June 11, with six to twelve balloons expected to compete.
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Portland
Ore
Aero Club of America
Chicago
Joe Rieg
Rose Festival Association
Aero Club
New York
Umatilla Pioneers Plan June 5 6 Gathering Weston Oregon
The twenty first annual Oregon Pioneers Association reunion for Umatilla County and the second annual Sons and Daughters of Umatilla County Pioneers will be held in Weston on Friday and Saturday June 5 and 6. Committees for finance concessions program grounds transport sports and more were named at a meeting at the Barnes office with plans for a subsequent organizing session.
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Weston
Ore
Oregon Pioneers Association
Umatilla County
Sons and Daughters of
A. Barnes
A. W. Nye
L. I. O'Hara
E. (. Rogers
P. T. Harbour
Clark Wood
J. D. Oats
Claud Price
Grounds
J. M. Ashworth
W. A. ‘Graham
L. B. Davis
M. A. Baker
J. M. O’mara
D. B. Jarman
Wm MacKenzie
Wilbur Woods
Clara Price
Anice Barnes
Minnie
Library Notes on Vocational Guidance Resources
A Grand Rapids library reports receipt from the state library of books on vocational guidance with potential for future purchases. The program, distinct from vocational education, aims to guide youths toward suitable careers by exposing them to lives of successful people and the requirements of various trades, aided by a joint library–high school reading course.
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Public Library
High School
Grand Rapids
Mich
Department of English
Hfe
Fowler
Larelie
Pendleton News Briefs Include Guardian Appointment and School Terms
Judge Maloney appoints William H. Bense as guardian of Joseph Thompson. Police report a street gang plotting work on city streets, detaining prisoners to clear dirt at Pendleton High, Thompson street area. Arnold property on Wem Bluff sold for 3000 to Perry Myrick via J. C Thompson and E. T Wade. Woodmen of the World officials to visit Pendleton Monday evening. Two county schools begin new terms District 47 above Weston with Miss May Miller and District 90 on Government Mountain with Miss Mary Williams.
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Kearney
Thompson Street
W. Ee. P. Martin
The
Woodmen of the World
Pendleton
Portland
Jeffreys
Walla Walla
Pendleton Camp
Weston
New Candidate Files for County Commissioner Seat
J M Ashworth a Weston contractor filed his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk for the county commissionership. Incumbent H M Cockburn will not secure the Republican nomination without opposition as the filing confirms a challenger.
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H. M. Cockburn
J. M. Ashworth
Weston
Boys Taken Back to State Reform School
George Howard and Earl Wood, previously paroled from the Salem reform school, were this morning returned to the state reformatory by Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely after causing local authorities trouble with their escapades.
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George Howard
Earl Wood
State Reform School
Salem
Joe Blakely
Rev Tallman Improves After Illness in Tampa
J W Tallman, president of the Commercial association, received a telegram last evening stating Rev I B Tallman is improving a little. He spent the winter in Tampa Florida and has been seriously ill with la grippe and complications due to old age. Rev Tallman is nearly 87 and has many warm friends in the city who recall his visits.
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Rev. Tallman
J. W. Tallman
The
Commercial Association
Rev. I. B. Tallman
Tampa
Fla
Brother of Murdered Man Sought by Police Chief
Grand Junction Colorado police received a letter from an attorney asking Chief Kearney to locate Nels Swanson whose brother was murdered in Grand Junction. Several men were indicted for the crime. Swanson, an employee of Charles Johnson near Pilot Rock, testified before the grand jury but fears returning to the city as he suspects danger to his life.
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Kearney
Grand Junction
Colo
Nels Swanson
Colorado City
Swanson
Charles Johnson
Pilot Rock
Subjects for June teaching thesis list released
County Superintendent I E Young has secured from State Superintendent Churchill a list of thesis subjects for applicants seeking primary teaching certificates at the June examinations. Topics include Garden Contests Music in the Primary Grades Punishment as Seen by Children Physical Defects as the Cause of Dulness and Disorder and Civic Pride Aroused Through Cooperation of the Home and the School.
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I. E. Young
Churchill
Verdict Set Aside in Georgas Messaris Suit Retrial Ordered
Judge Phelps set aside the jury verdict in Hercules Georgas vs Sam Messaris and ordered a retrial on newly discovered evidence. The $200 loan dispute involved Georgas claiming funds from his brother, while Messaris contests the claim. All parties are Greek.
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Phelps
Hercules Georgas
Sam Messaris
Georgas
Rather Bags
Much Focal Decision On Indictment Dismissal
Court sustains demurrer to indictment charging Livie Alexander and T H Alexander with obtaining money under false pretense. Judge Phelps rules a farmer with Indian land cannot bypass federal law by leasing to an allottee and sue the allottee for breach. Alexanders allegedly leased land to J M Banister of Athena claiming authority, then leased to another. Case submitted and resubmitted to higher court.
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Supreme Court
Chireuit
G Ww Phelps
Livre Alexander
T. H. Alexander
Alexanders
J. M. Banister
Athena
Department of the Interior
Banister
Grand jury aims for state supreme court ruling in Phei case
The text notes the grand jury’s multiple actions and the likelihood the state will appeal Judge Phei’s decision to the supreme court to set a precedent. It also reports two lawsuits in Weston for money owed on notes. George W. Proebster faces suits, with judgments sought against J. Wh. Serlinsher and Daisy Herimsehher for $281.64 and against J. M. Ashworth for $266.03, with W. M. Peterson handling the cases.
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Phei
Supreme Court
George W. Proebster
Weston
J. Wh. Serlinsher
Daisy Herimsehher
J. M. Ashworth
W. M. Peterson
Anglers to Echo Tomorrow For Steelhead Run
Anglers from the Pendleton to Arlington area will gather at Echo tomorrow to fish steelhead trout now running in the west county canals. Local game authorities warn anglers to carry licenses and not to fish after legal hours.
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Echo
Pendleton
Arlington
Reclamation Plan Off For Present In La Grande Oregon
In La Grande Oregon March 21 reclamation of 0 000 acres of lowlands by altering Catherine creek and dredging the Grande Ronde river was abandoned for this year. The project would cost about 200 000 dollars and farmers could not agree on the best of three methods to raise funds. Individuals will temporarily take up drainage, with plans to reassemble next fall to allow time for method evaluation. The project was billed as one of the valley's largest commercial undertakings.
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LA Grande
Ore
Catherine Creek
Grande Ronde
Blizzard Closes Seward Peninsula Trails in Alaska
A heavy southerly blizzard on March 21 blankets the Seward peninsula with fresh snow. Streets and access routes into Nome are blocked, but there is no reported damage.
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Nome
Alaska
Seward Peninsula
Snow blanketed Missouri with western regional reach
Snow fell across Missouri with two inches reported in Kansas City, and telegrams indicate snowfall throughout western Missouri and into Kansas as far south as Wichita on March 21.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Kansas
Wichita
Man tries to shoot family at home in Washington
Report from Washington on March 20 says Herman Kabansky broke into Abraham Ramboy's home through a rear window and opened fire. He seriously wounded his wife, his mother in law Lena Rayboy, Solomon Rayboy age six, and Policeman Edwards who intervened. Edwards also shot Kabansky, seriously wounding him.
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Washington
Herman Kabansky
Abraham Ramboy
Lena Rayboy
Solomon Rayboy
Edwards
Kabansky
Stevens 15 Out of Rage for Governor
Portland, Oregon March 21. Robert L. Stevens former sheriff Multnomah county withdrew from the Republican governor nomination race citing a clash between business and political interests. He left for Detroit to attend to an invention matter and said he would return as soon as possible to aid the party.
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Portland
Ore
Republcan
Robert L. Stevens
Multnomah County
Iin
Stevenson
Detroit
Mich
Stevens
Farmers Pick Pendleton for Annual Picnic
Farmers Union votes to hold the county annual picnic in Pendleton in late May at Round-up Park with Pendleton locals and possible Commercial Club cooperation. W. W. Harrah presented Pendleton’s bid over Milton. exact date to be set later to align with national speakers at the state convention.
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Farmers’ Union
Helix
County Union
Pendleton
Farmers Union
W. W. Harrah
Milton
Washington State
Commercial Club
Will Carry Dead Many Miles to Home State
Mrs Edward McQueen of Ulster Pa prepares for an expedition to Alberta to bury her husband in his home state near Cascade Falls in the hinterland. The move follows determinations regarding the burial location and the journey will take place from Calgary to the distant region in March.
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Edward McQueen
McQueen
Edmonton
Fort McMurray
Cascade Rapids
Calgary
Ulster
Cascade Falla
Alberta
Garrison Announces Canal Personnel Changes
Washington March 12 Secretary of War Garrison announced April 1 appointments for the Panama Canal Zone headed by Colonel George W Goethals as governor and head of maintenance Colonel Henry Hodges engineer of maintenance Captain Hugh Rodman superintendent of transportation Captain William Roge electrical engineer Commander D E Dismukes and Lieutenant Commander Henry Butler captains of terminal ports Naval Constructor D C Cutting superintendent of shops and drydocks Major Co 8s Boggs purchasing officer Captain R E Wood chief quarter master Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mason chief health officer Lieutenant Colonel George Dishon superintendent of hospitals Passed Assistant Surgeon Marshall Guthrie chief officer of the quarantine division
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Washington
Secretary of War
Panama Canal Zone
George W. Goethals
Department of Operation and Maintenance
Henry Hodges
Hugh Rodman
William Roge
D. E. Dismukes
Henry Butler
D. C. Cutting
Income tax returns kept confidential secret order issued
Portland March 21 United States collector Milton A Miller receives formal order from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue mandating that income tax returns be kept confidential. The directive reinforces privacy protections for taxpayers and applies across federal tax administration.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Portland
Ore
Milton A. Miller
United States
Collector of Internal Revenue
Tax Officials Warn Oregon Force on Confidential Returns
The Commission of Internal Revenue Osborne warns officers to keep income tax returns strictly confidential and notes past warnings. Mr. Miller says few in Oregon know the exact tax due or how many returns are filed. Deputies aim to identify those required to file by March 1 and those absent or sick may face fines.
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Internal Revenue
Osborne
Miller
Boyle Admits Being Paid to Lobby at Capital
Edward Rovie of Chicago, former treasurer of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, told Senate lobby probers he had worked for prison contractors since 1908 to oppose national legislation limiting prison contract work. The admission was made in Washington on March 20.
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Boyle
Washington
Senate
Edward Rovie
Chicago
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Ten-Word Will Disposes of $100,000 Estate
In Trenton on March 20 the late Judge G D Vroom of New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals left a ten word will disposing of an estate valued at $100,000. The will filed in the surrogate office reads a single sentence I give all my property whatsoever kind to my wife.
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Trenton
N. J
G. D. Vroom
New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
Notice of Pendleton Improvement Bonds payment
City of Pendleton Improvement Bonds No 1 Series and No 3 Series will be paid on presentation at American National Bank Pendleton Oregon. Interest ceases this date March 29 1914. Treas. Lee Moorhouse By Deputy Wm Mickelwen.
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City OF Pendleton
City of
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Newsy
William H. Bense
Maloney
Joseph Thompson
Betos
W. Phelps
News OF
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Lewis
Oregon
Malheur Livestock & Land Company
State Woolgrowers' Association
Heppner
Shaniko
Baker
Ontario
Yale
Hunt's
Condon
Joseph
Enterprise and
Wallowa
Pend
Seale
Foester Elliott
Charles Unicume
James D. Lacey
A. 1. Sparling
Australia
Henry Koepke
Department of Agriculture
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Dale Rothwell
Optician
Hanscom
P. 0
Bidg
Pendieton
Carhartt, Fincks
Underhill
Oshkosh
Hoss of the Road
Golden Rule
J.C. Penney-CoJne
Goethals
Henry Hedges
McDonald” Union
Keystone” Work Ae
Workingmen's Clothing CO
St. George Hotel
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