Circus arrival and parade in Pendleton headline show
The Al G. Barnes Big Three Ring Wild Animal Circus arrived in Pendleton with a dawn train offload and a city welcome. A vibrant street parade drew thousands as tents rose quickly, followed by an afternoon program featuring wild animals and a concert by Prof. Markham's band, before a two hour main show in a colossal tent.
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al G. Barnes
Wild Animal Circus
Pendleton
Napoleon
Students of Nature
E. &. Markham
Spectacular show delights crowd in afternoon performance
A wonder show thrilled a large audience with thrills and fun. A second performance is scheduled tonight at o'clock for those who could not attend this afternoon. Doors open at 7 o'clock.
Suffrage Initiative Moves to Submit Amendment in Missouri
Women’s Suffrage Club of Kansas City moves to push an equal suffrage amendment by initiative in Missouri. The secretary of state received a request for amendment form and the attorney plans to gather signatures for submission at the next election.
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Women’s Club
Jefferson City
Missouri
Women's Suffrage Club
Kan- Sis
Women plan to buy saloon licenses to stay dry
Excelsior Minnesota women plan a novel strategy to keep their village dry after voters went wet. They may purchase saloon licenses at 1500 each to block liquor sales, a plan sparked by a temperance meeting led by Professor Maria L. Sanford of the University of Minnesota urging council rejection of licenses.
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Muir Sex
Excelsior
Minn
Minneapolis
Maria L. Sanford
University of Minnesota
Centenarian Takes Hire for Chicago Charity
Joseph Meyers a 101 year old veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars began a journey on foot to a Chicago charity institution with five cents in his pocket. He has lost six children and a chicken farm to floods, and after the Galveston tidal wave he moved from Hickman Kentucky where a flood destroyed his remaining fortune and chicken farm. Born in Berlin in 1811 he says he has not eaten meat in twenty years.
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Itas
Chicago
St. Louis
Joseph Meyers
Hickman
Berlin
Plot On Taft Foiled At White House Entry
Washington police stopped a film prank aiming to show a white bearded actor entering the White House steps. The plan featured a camera setup at the main entrance and a staged attempt to reach President Taft. Authorities refused permission despite the filmmakers pleadings.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Een
A Truly Big Renal Estate Bargain Modern 5 room House
A modern five room house wired for lights and phone with sewer connection hot and cold water toilet bath lavatory woodshed lawn and lawn equipment offered for 950 dollars cash via Mrs. A J Overturf 610 West Webb Street.
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A. J. Overturf
W. Webb St
Fred Brown Buys Property on Maple Street
Fred Brown purchased a maple street lot from Kim Morton by deed recorded today. price not disclosed. Bob Livermore returns from Portland after two years to take a job at Welch cigar store on Court Street. Sheriff Taylor and Frank Irwin leave for Salem to face an indeterminate penitentiary term. Two drunks in local court, Eugene Smith fined five dollars. Frank Harney pays with his freedom due to lack of funds. J J McFadden declared bankrupt in U S district court with assets listed at $1700 and liabilities to several creditors. case before Referee Fitzgerald.
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Fred Brown
Maple Street
Kim Morton
Bob” Livermore
Lot Livermore
Portand
Welch Cigar Store
Court Atgeet
Eugene Smith
Frank Harney
J. J. McFadden
J. H. McFadden
Golden Rule
U. S. District Court
Ben Ll. Burroughs
KR. Wallcop
John J. Jones
Jefferson
Commercial Club Meets Tonight Regular Monthly Session
The Commercial association holds its regular monthly meeting tonight with several important matters on the agenda. A major topic is whether to celebrate the Fourth of July this year, and business men are urged to attend to present their views.
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Commercial Club
The
Commercial Association
Rabid Fans Travel to Wall Walla for Tri-State Opener
A group of Pendington enthusiasts left by auto this morning heading to Wall Walla to attend the Tri-state league opening battle this afternoon. The first car carried Julius Guderain G M Rice Nate Vaines W K E Brock and R W Tit ner. A second car carried Charlee Bond Carl Cooley Frank Murphy and Fred Lampkin while a third held T C Taylor and J F P Robinson.
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Pendington
Auto
Wall Walla
Julius Guderain
G. M. Rice
Nate Vaines
W. K E. Brock
R. W. Titner
Charlee Bond
Carl Cooley
Frank Murphy
Fred Lampkin
T. C. Taylor
J. F P. Robinson
Missionary Will Speak on India at Methodist Church
Miss Maude Kenworthy of Portland recently returned from India where she spent years as a missionary will give an account of conditions in that country tomorrow evening at o o clock in the auditorium of the Methodist church. She is described as an entertaining talker and attendance is invited with no admission charged. Tomorrow at 2 p m the Alta Alpha close of the Methodist Sunday school will hold a reception for her at Miss Fantie Wright’s home, 409 Garfield street, inviting all young Indies over fourteen to attend and meet her.
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Maude Kenworthy
Portland
India
Methodist Church
Miss Kenworthy
Alta Alpha
Methodist Sunday School
Fantie Wright
Garfield Street
Dyspeptic Dame Dialogues in Lippincott Comment
A fragment from Lippincott's Magazine shows humorous chatter between Percy and Miss Jane about after-dinner ailments. The exchange mentions Moses receiving two tablets as a divine gift, highlighting playful misreading of classical texts.
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Percy
Miss Jane
Moses
Lippincott's Magazine
Mathematicians Attack Catholics at Conference
Delegates to the quadrennial conference of Methodist continued attacks on Catholics. Judge Thomas Anderson of the District of Columbia supreme court addressed the delegates on establishing a church court of final appeal. Anderson denounced the recall of the judiciary.
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Minneapolis
Methodist
Thomas Anderson
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Anderson
Chicago beef trust faces dissolution ultimatum to land
May 7 1901 United States Attorney Wilkerson delivered the ultimatum to the National Packing Company and its beef barons. The government demands dissolution or severe consequences for the trust, signaling a decisive federal action in Chicago.
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Beef Trust
Chicago
National Packing Company
United States
Wilkerson
6500 Freight Handlers Strike Shuts Chicago Rail Hubs
May 7 in Chicago illinois strikebreakers face 6600 striking freight handlers on duty. Police guard all railroad freight houses and yards as disruption continues in the city.
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Chicago
Ill
Go to Settle Taxes Find Farm Missing in Records
Newcastle Indiana German farmer John Hagner found the county tax records showed no ownership of his 200 acre farm he tilled for years and no taxes charged. An inquiry revealed a peculiarity tied to an old will drawn up by a local attorney affecting his land ownership for his four children.
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Hirosher
Will Newcastle
John Hagher
Hagner
Will Dispute Over Farm Deed Ends in Suit
The article describes Hagner signing a document he believed to be his last will and testament, which would leave the farm to his children. The paper turned out to be a warranty deed conveying the land to the children, forcing Hagner to file a friendly suit to set aside the deed and restore ownership to him. Steps toward this action have already begun.
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Hagner
Gold hunters warned against Bolivian gold hoax reports
American miners are warned by the Washington group not to trust sensational claims of enormous Bolivian gold finds. The La Paz legation cables to the State Department report many miners returning from Tipuan with unfavorable experiences and disastrous outcomes.
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Washington, D. C
Bolivia
la Paz
State Department
Tipuant
Clergyman Takes Knot For Two Dollars
A humorous note states a clergyman will take the knot for two dollars while no lawyer will untie it for less than twenty dollars, joked as a bound vow among legal circles.
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Blanchard Creamery
the Circus
Alta
Centenarian
New
Oregon Motor Garage
West Court Street
Northwest
Cadillac and
Overland Automobiles
Ben F. Trombley
Prop
Newsy
T. D. Taylor
Salem
Frank Irwin
Walla Walla
Workingmens Clothing
AIRE
Wm. Hanscom
Alta Street
Main
S. H. Green
Clark’s Grocery
Main Street
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