Electric roads spur Pendleton Portland train plan
Excerpt notes electric lines in O R N territory fuel competition with the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. Walla Walla and Freewater gain revenue from the early line, pressuring O R N to raise service while Pendleton benefits from improved railroad facilities prompted by the Walla Walla invasion of Umatilla county.
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Walla Walla
Pendleton
Portland
Walla Walla-Freewater
Umatilla County
Pendleton Seeks Open Sale of Umatilla Lands
Local talks claim a syndicate of capitalists aims to buy Umatilla heirship lands quickly to seal patents. Pendleton business supporters urge open bidding and oppose secret deals with Indian lands, insisting every settler with funds gets a fair chance to purchase.
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Umatilla
Pendleton
Indian Department
Pendieton
Umatilla County
Oregon Prison Papers Read Inside Penitentiary
Oregon prisoners will soon read home papers after Governor Chamberlain sanctioned access starting June 1. The change ends a long ban that denied inmates even the chance to read Oregon newspapers, despite allowing letters and external papers previously.
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Oregon
Chamberlain
East Oregonian
Walla Walla AIDS Pendleton rail link expansion
A rumor notes a continuous Portland to Spokane train line via Pendleton and Walla Walla, hastened by new electric railroad construction from Walla Walla into Umatilla county rather than by the Oregon railroad commission.
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Portland
Bigee
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Spokane
Oregon Railroad Commission
Umatilla County
Alberta land lure draws Walla Walla migrants back home
Walla Walla residents who rushed to Alberta two or three years ago and invested nearly all their money in cheap lands say they were deceived and want to return to the Inland Empire. Among the dissatisfied are several from Umatilla county. While some profits from land price increases were reported, many doubt Alberta can become a genuine, permanent wheat district. Umatilla county remains a solid place to stay, given many families returning to settle long term.
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Walla Walla
Alberta
Inland Empire
Umatilla
Advertising pays and audience trust the ads
The speaker notes it is odd that a man who claims advertising doesn’t pay yet complained when not given free publicity also profits from advertising. Regular, practical ads attract readers who expect leading firms to be represented. absence leads readers to think those firms have nothing to sell.
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The
Pipers
San Francisco Considers Municipal Streetcar Ownership
City officials discuss replacing private streetcar operation with public ownership to serve the public good rather than profit. The piece argues labor troubles stem from corporate greed and watered stock profits.
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San Francisco
Park plan aims to plant shade trees for Pendleton visitors
A proposed park on the old cemetery site north of the river would offer shade to Pendleton visitors on July Fourth. The project would begin by next July and require many years for trees to grow, but starting soon increases the chance that the current generation may enjoy the shade.
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Pendleton
Coming Events and Wool Sales Dates Listed
May 24 Oregon state grange Hood River May 4 Umatilla County Caledonian picnic Athena June 4-7 Washington state grange Lyndon June 7 Ploneers reunion Weston June 10 Oregon Pioneers association Portland July 4 Pendleton celebration July 4-7 B YY PP U national convention Spokane July 10-15 International Christian Tradesaver Seattle July 14-20 Grand Lodge Elks Philadelphia July 9-18 Knights Templar conclave Saratoga NY Wool Sates Dates Pendleton May 22-23 June Heppner May 29-30 June Shankto June 1 11 and 26 July 16 Con-
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Oregon State Grange
Hood River
Umatilla County Caledonian
Athena
Washington State Grange
Lyndon
Ploneers
Weston
Oregon Pioneers’ Association
Portland
Pendleton
B. YY
Spokane
International Christian Trdeaver
Seattle
Grand Lodge Elks
Philadelphia
Knights Templar
Saratoga
N. V
Czar Nichols 39 Years Old in Mixed Calendar Record
Nicholas Th, the present czar of Russia and the eighth ruler of the House of Romanoff-Holstein, was born May 6 or May 18 according to the new style. In the year 1968 he is the eldest son.
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Nicholas Th
Car
Russa
House of Romanof- Holstein
Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Wedding Details
The future Tsar Nicholas II, grandson of Alexander III, married Princess Alexandra Alix on November 1, 1894, four weeks after his accession. The couple, educated abroad and traveled widely, faced an assassination attempt in Japan during his early career and later bore five children, four daughters and one son.
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Alexander III
Dagmar
Denmark
Japan
Nicholas
Alexandra Alix
Ludwig IV
Hesse
Victoria
Unjust water rates prompt Baker City readjustment call
The Daily Herald argues Baker City must adopt a uniform tax plan for water charges. It attacks current rates as inequitable, detailing debts of 235000 to 317000 due next years, a 60 000 due the following year, and a mix of minimum charges and meter rates that treat small property owners unfairly. The note urges the city council to study and implement a fair, square system.
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Baker City
Daily Herald
Portland
BR. & N. Railroad
Sumpter Valley Road
Court hears case over sale of wife in Haute Loire
A peasant sues another for 120 pounds claiming breach of a contract to sell his wife. The wife resisted the arrangement and scolded the buyers. Reports say such sales have occurred in the district in recent years. The tale appears in a Paris letter.
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Haute Loire
Paris
Hotel St. George Inn Promoted As Northwest’s Up-to-Date
European plan with steam heat throughout. Rooms en suite with bath and hot and cold running water. Large, new example room. Hotel features modern conveniences including telephone and fire alarm connections to office. High emphasis on first eras and modern comforts.
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Eample
Hotel St. George Inn
Northwest
Alngle
Deserters and Exiled Hearts in Martha 4 10 Blanch
Poetic denunciation of deserters and idle exiles who forsake duty for dreamlike escape. The piece laments wilful aliens living apart from homeland under a distant sky, yearning for home while shirking responsibilities. Published in Blanch in the June Everybody's.
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Martha
Kore Land company tests artesian water near Yakima
The Kore Land company under a Yakima franchise is sinking a well on the town’s outskirts and plans a thorough test for artesian water. They are prepared to drill deep and intend to reach eighty units of depth. The saying about excuses suggests a belief that misdeeds meet excuses whenever a person wants to err.
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Kore Land Company
Yakima
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