Furnish-Coe Dam Under Construction At Coe Station
Work has begun on the Furnish-Coe dam at Coe station by Eschbach-Bruce Co. of North Yakima. A fifty foot high barrier will store flood waters for land reclamation, with a small crew of about fifty men and heavy machinery. Completion is aimed for November 1, and camps for Three companies, including Twohy Bros. and a tunnel builder, will intensify activity at Coe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe Station
Eschbach-Bruce Co
North Yakima
Furnish-Coe
W. J. McEachern
Seattle
Coe
Pendleton
Alex Bruce
W. J. Furnish
Eschbach- Bruce Company
Twohy Bros
Disappearance Mystery Deepens in Portland Case
Portland, May 25. The disappearance of Swedish widow Mrs Hanna Smith deepens as undertaker B E Erickson admits writing a fake telegram signed by Hanna Smith and sent from Los Angeles to her relative Anna Harper. Los Angeles police found a letter from Erickson to a friend asking for a telegram. District Attorney Cameron investigates. Bowden claims Erickson owed Smith $1200, which he denies.
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Portland
Hanna Smith
B. E. Erickson
Los Angeles
Nice
Anna Harper
Erickson
Cameron Here
E. Bowden
Explosion at Hitt fireworks plant in Seattle suburb
Seattle May 25 The Hitt fireworks plant at Columbia City blew up in the forenoon causing a massive blast. About a hundred workers were employed but all escaped. Two men were injured. Fire followed, burning debris as city departments responded half an hour later. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars.
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Seattle
Hitt Fireworks Company
Columbia City
International Auto Show Opens in St Petersburg
The Russian Auto Show in St Petersburg opened today with several American firms represented. The exposition will culminate in a 400 mile race from St Petersburg to Moscow.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Investigation Approved Albany May 24 Resolution
A resolution authorizing a general investigation into alleged corrupt practices in the state during recent years was approved by both houses of the legislature today.
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Albany
Local social notices list visiting and returning residents
Mrs. Frank Sloan of Echo and Frank L. Walt of Cascade Locks are guests at Pendleton area hotels. Several lawyers, merchants, and travelers from Hermiston, Castle Rock, Uma tilla, Walla Walla, Echo, Freewater, and Adams, visit Pendleton for business, funerals, or court matters. Notables include J. N. Prater attending a Howland funeral and J. S. Norvell and wife at Pendleton academy graduation.
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Frank Sloan
Echo
Pendleton
Frank L. Walt
Cascade Locks
St. George
HH. M
Freewater
J. T. Hinkle
Hermiston
G. Coutts
Pilot Rock
E. Y. Judd
Hartford
P. Bowman
Blue Mountain
Buttercreek
Homer T. Watts
Athena
R. R. Lewis
W. F. Crowe
Walla Walla
J. P. Neal
I. N. Prater
Howland
Robert Adams
Adams Brothers
Henry Swartz
Swartz and
Athena Stockman
Will Leaves Edith Ogilby Cruse Five Dollars Inheritance
New York reports the will of Louise Ogilby Warner who died April 18 at 43 Fifth Avenue. She bequeaths Edith Alice Ogilby Titmouse Cruse five dollars with a warning about ingratitude and deceit, while residue amounts to over $1,000 goes to Clarence Maud Ogilby. Edith lives at 30 Champs Elysees Paris. Clarence at San Yasidie San Diego California.
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New York
Edith Alice Ogilby
Louise Ogilby Warner
Fifth Avenue
Clarence Maud Ogilby
Titmouse Cruse
Champs Elysees
Paris
San Yasidie
San Diego
Cal
New Tate Wing Nears Completion for Turner Collection
Nearly 20 000 Turner paintings and drawings will be shown in two large galleries and five rooms in the Tate’s new wing. The National Gallery will keep some key works while the rest are housed in the new wing or wherever space allows. Final selections precede a summer opening.
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New Gallery
London
Tate Gallery
Turner
National Gallery
Newport couple to wed and then farm
Newport couple Marianna Fullam and Austin Ledyard Sands plan to marry on May 28 and become society truck farmers. Sands, living at Edgehill, prepares a 100-acre farm as the couple aims to supply Newport’s demanding market with vegetables and fruit.
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Newport
Marianna Fullam
William F. Fullam
Naval Training Station
Austin Ledyard Sands
Frederick P. Sands
Lorillard Spencer, Jr
Edgehill
Cottage Colony
Gift from Indian Chief Yellow Wolf to Yakima man
Nez Perce chief Yellow Wolf sends his wartime rifle to J V McWhorter of Yakima Washington adopted into Yakima tribe as Old Wolf also loans an eagle feather headdress and a 18 inch flute made from bird bone. He says the flute and headdress are skookum medicine believed to bring luck while McWhorter, writing a history of the Nez Perce, preserves these items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Wolf
J. V. McWhorter
Yakima
North
Wash
Ll. V. McWhorter
Old Wolf
Mr. McWhort
Saved Sailor Feeds the Poor in Gloucester
Captain Joseph Menquita, famed Gloucester fisherman, fulfilled a sixteen year old vow by giving away 2000 loaves of bread to the poor. The presentation occurred at the Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage with sixteen crew members present. A band led the procession from church to his home where open house followed for the evening.
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Gloucester
Mass
Cape Cod
Joseph Menquita
Church of Our Lady of Good
Rhode Island Mills See Steady Jobs Growth Ahead
In Rhode Island the industrial population has received wage advances with cotton mills running full time despite a curtailment agreement. The outlook shows steady employment for 40,000 operatives.
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Rhode Island
Marriage at St Pauls Cathedral in London
For the first time in fourteen years a wedding was held at St Pauls Cathedral though it is not licensed for marriages. The bride, daughter of Canon Newbolt, wed Subganist Charles Macpherson with a Bishop of London officiating and the cathedral choir in attendance. Furnished rooms for light housekeeping offered at 719 College Street in the Want ads.
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Prn
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
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Standard Grocery. Co
East Court Street
Main
Furnish-Coe Dam
Dale Rothwell
Wm. Hanscom the Jeweler
Pendleton Dye Works
East Alte &T
Phome Main
David BE. Cutchen
Castle Rock
J. J. Burnham
Umatilla
George J. Lt. Noyes
Caravan of Echo
Norbourne Berkeley
Newton Johnson
E. B. Waffle
Harry Barr
Napa Tan Shoe Company
la Grande
C. T. Goodwin
Baker City
E. C. Skiles
Will Moore
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
Use Jeutsch
Workingmen’s Clothing Store
BE. W. Warrington
Presbyterian Church
Jack King
Adams
W.J. Furnish
Lee Spinning
Davenport
Washington
New Pendleton
Spokane
Harry Bartholomew
St. Anthony’s Hospital
J. S. Norvell
Helix
Pendleton Academy
Leila Norvell
C. J. Freeze
Spokesman-Review
P. C. Parker
Verne Parker
B. O. Parker
Oregon
Oakland
Drain
Annie Markham
W. P. Temple
Rose
Ingram’s Grocery
Turner Works
Boston
ST. Paul's
College Street
Royal M. Sawtelle
Farmers
J. A. Cresswell
Farmers’ Union
Workingmen’s Clothing CO
Pendleton Roller Mills
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