Remarkable Spokane reunion as believed dead son returns
Orville Smith, long thought dead after a body found near Missoula was buried in Spokane, arrives from Lethbridge to reunite with his mother Mrs. H. S. Smith. A mis identified body and letters traced to Orville led to the startling discovery, and he plans to stay home and seek work near Spokane.
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Spokane
Orville Smith
Lethbridge
Alta
H. S. Smith
McClellan Street
Spokane High School
Missoula
Mont
Forester Elliott Aids Eastern Oregon Lumbermen
State Forester Elliott visits eastern Oregon to meet lumber men and assess facilities for fighting forest fires. He inspects eradication work against an insect pest by the Bureau of Entomology in Washington and plans to organize lumbermen for rapid response to large fire outbreaks.
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Oregon
Forester Elliott
Portland Journal
Bureau of Entomology
Washington
Pendleton Civic Club Plans Meeting at City Hall
The Civic club will hold a meeting at the city hall tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present signs at local merchandise stores may stay until existing sales end, merchants having invested in them. The Western Land and Irrigation Company sold a land parcel to James Van Slyke for 5000 dollars. Twins: Arne Bor and Dr. Fred Lienallen announce births at the home of Mr and Mrs Guy French in Buttercreek, a boy of nine pounds and a girl of eight pounds.
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Civic Club
Jones
Soo
Western Land and Irrigation Company
the &W
Arne Bor
Fred Lienallen
Pilot Rock
Guy French
Buttercreek
Milton Strawberries Shown From Milton-Freewater District
Ray Crystal, manager of the grocery department at Peoples Warehouse, displays the first crate of Milton Strawberries from the Milton-Freewater district. He receives the initial crate each year, marking the seasonal welcome.
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Milton Strawbberries
Ray Crystal
Peoples Warehouse
Milton-Freewater
Crystal
Pendleton Lot Sold to Olivia Baker for $200
A deed filed with Recorder Burroughs records William H. Bean and wife Gay B. Hayden transferring Lot 10 in Block 10 of Livermore's Addition Pendleton to Olivia Baker for two hundred dollars.
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Pendleton
Burroughs
William H. Bean
Gay
Hayden
Livermore
Olivia Baker
Display Windows Shine at Gray Bros Store
A Fine Display Window Gray Bros. have about completed the improvements to their store and have one of the finest grocery fronts in the city. Large windows with plenty of display space have been put in and with the prism brass at the top, lights the building from one end to the other.
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Gray Bros
Presbyterian church cooks sale at Peoples Warehouse basement
Housewives of the city may attend a cooked fund sale tomorrow in the basement of the Peoples Warehouse. The Presbyterian church ladies organize the event to help prepare Sunday dinners without long hours at the stove.
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the Presbyterian Church
Peoples Warehouse
To Play at Walla Walla by Pendleton Freshmen Team
Pendleton youths mostly high school freshmen travel to Walla Walla Sunday to face a local team led by Tom Gillette. Jade lineup includes Tom Follett Ralph Davis Joe Rorsey Alva Sample Philip Hurst Russell Purlett Ralph Despain Harry Ships Tex Stephenson and others.
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Walla Walla
Pendleton
Tom Gillette
Tom Follett
Ralph Davis
Joe Rorsey
Alva Sample
Philip Hurst
Russell Purlett
Ralph Despain
Harry Ships
Tex Stephenson
Eighth Grade Examinations Near Completion Countywide
The countywide exams close today with the eighth grade tests ending across schools. The examination board led by Albert EB White Mil ton Miss Grice Gilliam Picot Reck Mrs Frank K Welles and Supt d 5 Sanders Pendleton will begin grading papers tomorrow. A record 176 applicants this year, higher than any prior year, with Mil ton leading schools with 34 examinees.
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Albert EB. White
Milton
Grice Gilliam
Picot Reck
Mra
Frank K. Welles
Supt
D. 5. Sanders
Pendleton
Land Transfer Records Show $24000 Sale in Umatilla Lands
A deed recorded yesterday afternoon transfers from Eugene C. Sanderson and wife to Eugene Bible University the southeast quarter of section 25 township 5 lot 3 4 and south half of the northwest quarter of section 2 township 4 north of range 4 totaling 278.79 acres. Consideration is $24,000. Sanderson serves as president of the recipient institution.
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Eugene C. Sanderson
Eugene Bible University
Sanderson
Hog Raising Urged for Prosperity by State Vet
In Rural Spirit of Portland, State Veterinarian W H Lytle argues hog raising is vital to agricultural prosperity. He notes the northwest’s relative prosperity despite neglect and predicts ranchers will soon embrace hogs. He ends with the line all should get on the Breakfast Bacon Special and ride to prosperity.
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Portland
W. H. Lytle
Northwest
Round-up Advisory Board Forms Ongoing Event Plans
The Round-up advisory board met last evening with managers from county departments to draft tentative competitive, exhibition, and non competitive events. Members listed include William Swisler Umatilla Gen McCulloch Echo R B Stanfield Echo F A LeGrow Athena W Rh Taylor Athena George Drumheller Walla Walla Clarence Adama Ukiah Henry La Zinksa Albee James Hall Garden George Carnes Pilot Rock President Rey Raley Exhibition Manager Mark Moorhchase Managers Pred Steiner and Pre Earle were absent.
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William Swisler
Umatilla
Gen McCulloch
R. B. Stanfield
Echo
LeGrow
Athena
W. Rh. Taylor
George Drumheller
Walla Walla
Clarence Adama
Ukiah
Henry la Zinksa
Albee
James Hall
Gardine
George Carnes
Pilot Reck
Rey Raley
Mark Moorhchase
Manaager
Five Five-Cent Sale At Pendleton Provokes Citywide Scene
A rough and tumble morning scene in Pendleton accompanied the town’s fifth five-cent sale, drawing a crowd of women from all ranks and stations. The event unfolded amid comic supplement style chaos as shoppers pressed forward for bargains in what locals described as an unprecedented spectacle.
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Peoples Warehouse
Pendleton
Chaos at Nickle Treat Sale Sparks Stampede
People mobbed the counters as doors opened grabbing papers hats and other items in a wild rush. Women abandoned modesty in a survival of the fittest scene with a strong shopper prevailing while clerks dodged the chaos led by Lewis who kept watch with a wry smile.
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Lewis
World’s Debt to Wireless: Early Shipboard Telegraphs
An excerpt from Technical World Magazine in May outlines the push for wireless on vessels, noting laws requiring wireless on ships with 50+ people for voyages over 200 miles, and detailing global station counts and usage through 1916 including U S navy totals and trans oceanic traffic. It also cites Marconi activity and government actions abroad.
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United States
United States Navy Department
Atlantic
Gulf
Great Lakes
Pacific
Alaska
United States Navy
Army
Marconi Company
British
Post Office Department
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Amazon
Para-guay River
Brazil
Technical World Magazine
Lambs Club Gambol Opens to Public at New Theater
In New York on May 12 the Lambs club held its gambol at the New Theater with the general public admitted for the first time in the club's history. The event showcased performances and social revelry as attendees enjoyed the show.
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Lambs Club
New York
The
New Theater
Tve
Betting machines installed at Churchill Downs meet
A score of parti mutuel betting devices have been installed at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky and will be used during the meet opening tomorrow.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Field Day at Tri-State Fair Grounds Memphis
Several thousand children participate in the annual field day exercises at the Tri-State fair grounds in Memphis Tennessee on May 12.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mothers' Day Observed Across Schools and Churches
Observe Mothers Day in public schools nationwide today with services in churches on Sunday. The observance emphasizes recognizing mothers and their contributions across communities.
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Washington
Greater Alexander Department Store Corduroy and Patent Shoes Sale
A large shipment arrives including corduroy velvet suede and patent leather shoes with corduroy tops in brown white and black. Shoes priced at 5.00 values reduced to 2.45 on sale likely at the Greater Alexander Department Store.
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Greater
Alexander Department Store
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Dale
Rothwell
Optometrist
W. FE. Hanscom
Fey
MT. Hood
Tallman & Co
Best Grocery
Ehmann
McKay
Birch Creek
E. T. Wade
Temple Big
Pendleton, Or
Matcil
Workingmen’s Clothing Co
Pendleton Dye Works
E. Alt
Wonder Store
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