Marriage License Issued in Pendleton County
Officials report a marriage license issued to Albert R. Cummings and Inez Scott, both residents of the county, while weather records note a maximum of 73 and a minimum of 39. Returns from California recount Mrs. L. F. Lampkin’s visit to San Francisco. Deputy warden James Bates and others returned from a hunting trip near the Columbia River with 20 geese.
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Albert R. Cummings
Inez Scott
County
James Bates
Attorny G. W. Coutts
Ed Hays
Bart W. Coutts
Columbia River
Rees
Shirts and Socks Discrepancy in Pendleton Fire Claim
Mark Moorhouse receives a humorous letter from F. M. Branch, superintendent of insurance agencies, noting an excessive claim of 17 shirts and 22 pairs of socks for policy 703493. The letter jokes about abundant apparel, laundry in the closet, a 50 cent bathing suit, and visits with John Bentley to Bingham springs, suggesting the claimant’s wardrobe is unusually large for a Pendleton resident.
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Mark Moorhouse
New York
F. M. Branch
Pendleton
Mark
John Bentley
Bingham Springs
Aged Woman Marries Adopted Son Sparks Legal Battle
Mrs Bridget Johnson aged 72 wed her adopted son August Bendel 22 at Yorkville stirring ire of her children John James Realy and Mrs Mary Meyers who hired a law firm to null the marriage claiming Bendel duped their mother into marrying him to gain her $5000 estate They seek a court declaration of illegality and a guardian to manage her property Also noted is a Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen fund for a scientific training course.
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Auora
Bridget Johnson
August Bendel
Yorkville
Bendel
John
James Realy
Mary Meyers
Johnson
German Kaiser fears to face angry subjects
Berlin reports widespread fear among the German public that the Kaiser and his government will confront a hostile assembly as the Reichstag faces looming reforms. Postponement of the November 8 meeting is blamed on avoiding public anger over police brutality and political tensions.
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Berlin
Kaiser
North Sea
Reichstag
Haid
Koenigsburg
Marienburg
Eight Skeletons Dug Up at Johnstown
Workmen laying a large water main in Johnstown Pennsylvania uncovered at least eight flood victims from 1889. The bones lay about seven feet deep in the old Conemaugh bed, placed in a single bag for interment in the unknown plot at Grandview Cemetery.
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Johnstown
Manufacturers’ Water Company
Stone Bridge
Grandview Cemetery
Missionary Conference to Open at Presbyterian Church
In Umatilla the United Orchestra members returned after providing music for the Ghosts ball. A missionary conference opens tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the Presbyterian church with an afternoon and evening program inviting the entire family. Mrs William Mickelsen and her infant are at St Anthony's hospital as Mr Mickelsen battles typhoid fever. their daughter has scarlet fever and is in the pest house.
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Rence
Umatilla
United Orchestra
Presbyterian Church
William Mickelsen
St. Anthony's Hospital
Mickelsen
Pest House
Exciting Runaway and Recovery on City Streets
A horse owned by an East End grocer caused a lively spin down Court Street this morning, dragging a cart nearly the full street length before stopping at Main and Court with no serious injuries. Captain Isaacs of Helix, earlier reported dead, has recovered enough to be seen on the streets, while Tom Nye, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nye, suffers a broken foot from yesterday in Walla Walla while working for the American Tobacco Company.
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East End
Court Street
Main and
Court
Captain Isaacs
T. Isaacs
Helix
F. F. Perham
Tom Nye
A. D. Nye
Walla Wallin
American Tobacco Company
Doe and Ros in Court Again On Drunkenness
John Doe was arrested last evening on a charge of being drunk and dis orderly. He deposited bail in the amount of 410 and was allowed to go. Richard Roe was taken into custody last evening on a charge of simple intoxication. He deposited $5 and was released.
Fee Returns Home From Whitman Visit
J. Alger Fee of Whitman College returns to his Pendleton home this afternoon after a week visiting friends in the city. Since leaving college he has farmed and plans to continue this work until next fall when he will likely enter Columbia University law school.
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Fee
J. Alger Fee
Whitman
Pendleton
Death Threatens Whole Family
Rev Nathan Evans pastor of First Methodist Church rushed to Walla Walla last evening as his brother in law Fred B Lacy a tuberculosis patient grew gravely ill His wife died yesterday from the same disease They were married in Walla Walla four years ago and have a young daughter.
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Nathan Evans
First Methodist Church
Walla Walla Las
Fred B. Lacy
Walla Walla
Evans
Reynolds Held to Grand Jury in Milton Case
Martin Reynolds of Milton was held to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing before Justice Childers on a statutory charge involving his step-daughter. He was bound over in $2000 bond, and in default jailed in Pendleton County Jail.
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Reynolds
Martin Reynolds
Milton
Justice of the Peace Childers
Pendleton
Jal
Shakeup In Train Conductors In Local Line Reversed
O R N reshuffles conductors after the local service between this city and Baker ends. Charles Stacey moves to motor car duty. William Waite returns to freight. Conductor Cherry takes the motor car run. Houghan to Elgin branch. Fergus assigned to Pilot Rock branch.
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Baker
Charles Stacey
William Waite
Elgin
Cherry
Houghan
Fergus
Pilot Rock
Quiet Hallowe'en Observed in Pendleton
One of the quietest Hallowe'ens in Pendleton was observed last night with few pranks. Minor mischief included gate removals and overturned sidewalks in spots. Drayman W. G. Fisher had trouble locating his wagon wheels this morning and is still seeking the taps to secure them.
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Hallowe'en
Pendleton
W. G. Fisher
State Federation of Labor Opposes State Prohibition
At Jefferson City Missouri the State Federation of Labor by unanimous vote went on record as utterly opposed to state wide prohibition.
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Jefferson City
State Federation of Labor
Ancient Church Unearthed on Mount of Olives
From Jerusalem comes news of a long hidden church discovered at the Convent of Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives. Remains of a Christian church possibly linked to St Helena, with two mosaic floors and several tombs, hint at a Sermon on the Mount site. The lower mosaic dates to AD 330, with a Crusader restoration above. The site is tied to Helena and the Holy Land church heritage.
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London
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
St. Haelena's
Theodous
Coal o t l Johnny rival dies penniless
Pittsburg reporter George McClure once a disciple of Coal Of Johnny died at Allegheny General Hospital nearly penniless. He inherited about 20000 dollars, turned it to cash, flew friends to Johns town to visit an amusement resort, bought the place and celebrated, but the money ran out within a week. He returned to Pittsburg and to his old trade, shedding former finery. He was 46 years old.
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Pittsburg
George McClure
Coal
Johnny
Allegheny General Hospital
McClure
Johnstown
Maid Miguel Drowns After Love Rebuff at Berlin Home
Mile Jeanette Miguel a French governess attached to the Princess of Pless drowned herself in the Talow canal on the outskirts of Berlin after receiving a note from a prominent Berlin society man saying he had no time. Police found the note in her room at the princesss suburban residence in Grom Lechterfelde. The princess had earlier hired her in London to teach her eldest son French.
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Berlin
Mile
Jeanette Miguel
Princess of
Miguel
Canal
London
Society women aid strikers in Chicago
Scores of society women joined the garment workers strike in Chicago on November 1. They began picket duty with the strikers and confronted strike breakers, attempting to persuade workers to quit. The presence of social leaders on the line made a profound impression and aided the strikers.
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Chicago
Garment Workers
Too Much Talk in Blizzard Scene Debate
In a sharp exchange Rowland quips that De Hamme’s theory for furnishing cold air in the blizzard scene produced too much hot air. The exchange showcases a light, witty back-and-forth in a theatrical or literary context.
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de Hamme
Rowland
The Circus Parade and the Curbstand Vendor Gift Tale
A playful scene features a Circus Parade with a camel and elephant. The camel questions a curbside vendor’s peanut offering while the elephant mentions a warned caution about gifts from Greeks.
Farmer and son joke about college lessons
A farmer asks his son what he learned first at college. The son, distracted, replies with a drinking question, choosing the same drink as the farmer. The exchange ends with a light humorous beat.
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Farmer
The Fat From The Flower
An advertising style piece argues vegetable fats surpass animal fats in health and digestion. It promotes Cottolene from cotton fields as a superior alternative to lard, claiming physicians and experts endorse its ease of digestion and suitability for invalids.
London Venice fashion in American society this fall
The fall vogue shifts to Venice as Americans seek the city after Clare Frewen and Wilfrid Sheridan’s wedding. Notables like Mrs. Cornwallia-Weat and Muriel Wilson join Venice’s social scene, while London grows quieter with few prominent Americans remaining. The piece notes the Bryan presidential boom is drawing less attention from socialites.
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London
Venice
George Cornwallia-Weat
Clare Frewen
Wilfrid Sheridan
Duke of Marlborough
San Maurizio Canal
West
Countess of
Exccx
Bryan
The
Society For the Prevention of
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Cranberriee
Standard Grocery Co. Inc
Frank O'Gara
Bernard O'Gara
Sec
Treas
East Court Street
Newsy
California
L. F. Lampkin
Mra. C. J. Engle
San Francisco
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Denmark
Cole
Matere
Mie
Bradfield Regulatoer CO
Atlanta, Ga
Thers
Pendleton Dye Works
Roseburg
H. J. Robinett
Cavitt Creek
Robinett
Crawford
Roosevelt
Boston
Will
Miss Deacon
Anthony Drezel
DALE _ ROTHWELL
Wm. Hanscom
Ireland
Copeland
East End Grocery
Berlinerlin Dye House
JACK
Richardson’s Art Goods
Richardson
Mt Richardson
Wonder Store
Mate End Cour Street
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