Wool Market Getting Lively In Pendleton Area
Immense quantities of wool will arrive soon as first sales approach. Sindhi companies hold back, but growers expect high prices matching last year. Weary buyers, shearing underway, warehouses filling, and optimism from Warner that Boston and London markets support strong prices.
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Neals
Whitehouse
Cunningham Company
J. E. Bm
Pendleton
Warner
Keanath Warner
Umatilla County
Bowie
Mrr
Boston
London
Ex-surveyor general Meldrum to serve three year term
United States authorities plan to remove Kenty Meldrum ex surveyor general for Oregon upon return from testifying in the Hermann case. He will be conveyed to McNeill's Island on the Sound to serve a three year sentence and pay a $6500 fine. U S Attorney Prieto asked for process and judge Wolverton ordered proper steps. a U S marshal will escort Meldrum upon arrival. Meldrum was convicted about three years ago on 21 counts for fraudulent surveys and collecting fees. appeals followed before a circuit court decision upheld the verdict.
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Kenty Meldrum
United State
Oregon
MecNell
Portland
Yeaterda
United States
Prieto
Wolverton
Meldrum
Bristol
Circuit Court of Appeals
Washington
Lea
May Day Prank Ends in Student’s Death at University
May Day prank at the University of Denver leads to the death of William Cottrell a student who touched a live electric wire atop an electric pole. Twenty comrades witnessed the incident as authorities investigated the accident on May 1 in Denver.
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Denver
William Cottrell
University of Denver
Farmers Union Grows In Walla Walla County Meet
The Walla Walla lodge reports strong growth as 64 new members joined the local branch at Wakeburg on Saturday. On the same day 41 names were added to the National Farm Educational and Protective Union in Proscoot. Next meeting set for 1:30 pm at the courthouse. Eligible members include farmers, laborers, rural workers, teachers, physicians, and ministers. Editors of newspapers are admitted if living in the county. The constitution excludes classes likely to keep cereal prices down.
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Walla Walla
Farmers’ Organization
National Farmem Educational and Protective Union of America
Order
Wakeburg
Farmers’ Trust
Proscout
Elonie alx-Wit
Ite
Court House
Janion Aire
Dildo
Sheep Poisoning at Prineville Saddens Valley
In Upper Crooked River valley rancher Ralph Porelly reports 21 sheep dead Thursday evening from cyanide poisoning. Sheriff Elkins suspects poisoned grain scattered near a spring on Porelly’s deeded land. Porelly, once owner of land once occupied by Sherry Davie who disappeared seven years ago, declines comment.
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Ralph Porelly
Crooked River Valley
Sheriff Elkins
Porsily
Sherry Davie
Prinevie Pordhy
Seven Miners Rescued After Five Days Entombment
Seven miners trapped at Foastwell were rescued at 1:18 AM and moved to Windber Hospital after five days underground. Mike Bovina, the contractor who led the rescue, described their terror and hunger, noting cannibalism fears among the group. In Harrisburg, the Legislature officially recognized the rescuers bravery and passed a resolution.
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Johnstown
Pau
Foastwell
Hoaspital
Windber
Mike Bovina
Harrieburg
Foustwill
Balloon flight report from Washington abandoned
Rion not reported from St. Louis on May 1 as Captain Chandler and J C McCoy began a Washington journey. A south wind storm continues while upper currents are easterly toward the Atlantic. The craft remains aloft until the undertaker finally lowers it.
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St. Louis
Chandler
Memo
J. C. McCoy
Wishington
Weather Bureau
Atlante
Fire at Lotus Lunch Club Kills Two Women Two Die From Blaze
A fire at the Lotus lunch club for women in the overall district fatally injures Katherine O Rourke and Ron Witford, ages 22 and 24, while fifteen others suffer serious injuries. The blaze began in the basement amid rushing crowds as patrons leapt from windows and police arrest a man carrying an uncomclove with a didder.
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Rocke
Polleentian Sullivan
Dows
Widespread May Day Labor Strikes Hit Bay Area and Beyond
San Francisco and Oakland see eight hour demands in metal trades affecting ironworkers blacksmiths machinists and shipbuilders. Laundry and brewery workers join calls for eight hour day as clerks and others push unionization in Southern Pacific shops. Chicago Paris Los Angeles Stockton and Denver report Socialist parade tensions strikes and settlement talks with railroads open shop disputes and hourly wage debates.
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Oakland
Bay
Eirick
Farroamento
Sacramento
Withetum i
Brewery
Southern Pacific Oir
Stockton
Severn
May Argue Before Committee and Wheat Market Notes
May 1 reports Senate action to permit counsel for Commissioner Kelser to argue before the Senate over removal by the governor. The Wheat Market in Chicago shows May prices with wheat opening at 74 896-8 and closing HOM. Corn opened 50 and closed 47.66
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Albury
Senate
Hughes
Kelser
Chicago
May
Hom
Onte
Frost destroys Union county fruit crop in Oregon
Frost news from Judge Geer of Cove Union county reports the fruit crop in the area entirely ruined by Saturday and Sunday nights frost. Inspector Howard Evans of Umatilla county says the frost has killed the crop, marking a near total failure for the season.
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Howard Evans
Umatilla County
Pen Meton
Judd Geer
Cove
Union County
Oregon
Mr. Geer
Hermiston Moves To Incorporation And Court Pleadings
Hermiston seeks incorporation as town with planned limits extend four miles west and east of the O R N track and half a mile north and south. The county court will hear the incorporation petition and a renewal of the Higwor Hotel license with opposition from remonstrants. Also in dispute are two county roads as McNaught and Newport Skinner factions clash.
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Simatia
Umatilla
Hermiston
Maxwell Land & Irrigation Company
C. L
McNaught
Newport-Skinner
Court House
Messie
Skinner
Newbert
C. & McNaught
W. B H. Skinner
Canada–Britain trade journals price change proposal
Indirect reference from London indicates the United Kingdom plans a four year experiment to reduce the price of Canadian trade journals to two contending pounds instead of eight cents, aiming to level competition with US papers and magazines in Canada. If successful it may be extended beyond four years.
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London
Portage My Newapaners
Muranines Ant
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
jManada
Battle of Manila Bay Celebration Planned in Washington
In Washington on May 1 a commemoration marks nine years since Admiral Dewey’s victory at Manila Bay. The banquet honors Dewey and his captains, including the late Gridley who fired the signal, with several surviving officers expected to attend.
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Manila Bay
Washington
Whellington
Dewey
Malla Bay
Dewey and Friends
Gridley
Scrugham Arrested In New York Life Trustee Election Case
Scrugham manager of the international policy holders committee was arrested with Charles Stirrup and C F Carrington in the New York Life trustees election probe. He was arraigned this morning and posted $25,000 bond. His hearing is set for Monday.
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New York Life
New York
Manager Scrugham
International Policy Holders' Committee
Charles Stirrup
C. F. Carrington
Discrimination charges spark rail and steam line probe
Washington reports investigation into more than 20 railroads and steamboat lines accused of discriminatory handling of cotton exports. Minnesota in St Paul implements a 1 cent passenger rate under the Peterson law, with a 2 cent fare for all intra state business, effective today.
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Washington, May L
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Jewteinture
Missing Finlander John Otranberg Believed Foul Play
Two weeks after John Stranberg, a Finlander from Briggson vicinity, vanished from his Fairview farm home, neighbors fear foul play on the Wra top mountain. He left his cabin intact and carried a $9 check. a wife and daughter remain in Finland. In another incident, Wright Robinson, 25, a Seattle lawyer, drowned at Long Beach, California on April 7.
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Wratop Mountain
Mriggson
John Stranberg
Bipangberg
Fairview Farm
Briggson
Btranbera
KR. F. Johnson
Farmers’ Bank of
Weston
Ilisappedranes
Nelghbors
Stronberg
Finland
Hag Hee
Wright Robinson
Seattle
Long Beach
Calif
Equine Exhibit Parade Plans For May Event In Pendleton
The Pendleton horse show committee led by Frank Frasier announces a 10:30 a m assembly on May 4 with a nonregistration parade from the fair pavilion through town to the starting point. Participants must bring groomed stock to designated spots on Main West Webb and near the depot with autos kept off Main and Smart streets to avoid spooking horses.
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Frank Frasier
Fall Commission
Frazier
West Webb Street
Main
Bowman Hotel
Fair Pavilion
Court
Pendleton
I. W. Tulloch
Frasier
New Naval Training Station at Lake Michigan site
May 1 report from Washington states a new naval training station is planned for the Great Lakes region. The facility will be built at Lake Bluff overlooking Lake Michigan just north of Chicago, with an estimated cost around 2 million dollars.
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Washington, D.C
Navy Department
Catholic college and church burned in Seattle blaze
Seattle May 1 The Catholic college and Church of the Immaculate Conception burned to the ground at 10 this morning Loss estimated at 60000 One hundred boys were marched out in safety.
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Seattle
Catholic College
Church of the Immaculate Conception
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