Portlang Free Soup Houses Attract Idle Laborers
A portlandian report describes a mass of unemployed laborers from railroad lay offs drifting into Portland. Wages have fallen from 2.70 3. a day to about 2.50 with agents predicting further declines. Immigrant workers from Greece Italy Hungary Japanese and Hindus crowd streets lodging houses saloons and pool halls as police fear potential trouble amid rising desperation.
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Umatilla
Oregonian
Portland
North Portland
Europe
Second
Burnside
Chaka
Coffee quality hinges on buying and brewing
The note discusses good coffee as a blend of purchase and preparation, urging readers to seek Mkp Schilling's Best and to buy from the grocer who provides value. It frames coffee as a combination of goods and craft, with an emphasis on securing quality.
Mountain sheep bagged on Stein's mountain by Hibbards
Dr L E Hibbard and his uncle George Hibbard report securing two mountain sheep rams on Stein's Mountain as part of a string of game taken. The Harney Timesa Herald notes the rarity and difficulty of the hunt and praises Hibbard as a dedicated, law abiding sportsman who supports conservation.
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Harney
Stein's Mountain
L. E. Hibbard
George Hibbard
Harney Timesa-Herald
Wallace
Alvord
Hibbard
Oregon
Steamer Runs Aground Near Hood River Stranding Passengers
Passengers aboard the Capital City escaped unharmed after the steamer struck a rock near Hood River yesterday morning and was stranded for three hours. The crew assessed damage and towed the vessel to shore as authorities investigated the incident.
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Hood River
Kilties Band to Give Armory Hall Concert in Pendleton
The famous Kilties band, internationally known for 1000 concerts across Canada the United States England Ireland Scotland Wales and Mexico, will perform in Pendleton on Tuesday November 12 at the Armory hall. The uniformed group, with a 4-voice choir and bagpiper, travels year round on a fifth tour and draws large crowds eager for their spirited show.
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Canada
United States
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Mexico
Belleville
Mpfon
Angie MacMillan Fraser
Fringer
Pendleton
Armory Hall
Good crops on new land near the Big Lost River project
The Idaho Item notes the Big Lost River Land and Irrigation company has finished earthwork for the canal system, opening 30 000 acres for entry on September 4. Water runs in the main canal, farmers plow for fall seeding, and the experimental farm showcases grain and fruit best suited to Bingham and Fremont counties. Idaho Falls prunes and apples in the region are praised, with yields of 500–700 bushels per acre for potatoes and 100–129 bushels per acre for barley and oats, plus six tons of hay per acre from two cuttings.
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Big Lost River Land and Irrigation Company
Idaho
Bingham
Fremont
Hingham County
Idaho Falls
J. Knollin Live Stock Company
Big Lost River
John Clark
Lost River
Five Year Note For Sale On Secured Real Estate
For sale is a five year note for eight hundred dollars at eight percent interest paid annually. The loan is secured by a mortgage on real estate valued at one thousand dollars. Inquire at Wonder atore.
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Wonderatore
Water for engines on mountain division expanded supply
New and larger water sources secured along the O R N company Mountain division with an artesian well at La Grande flowing about 260 gallons per minute. Upgrades include gravity systems at Durkee Pleasant Valley North Powder Telecaset Kamela and Meacham. Huron remains short prompting planned gravity headgate in Meacham creek for improved supply.
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O. R. & N. Company
Umatilla
Huntington
Durkee
Pleasant Valley
North Powder
Telecaset
Kamela
Baker City
la Grande
Meacham
Bingham Springs
Huron
Meacham Creek
Mystery Cleared on Lost Boy Murder Tale
Spokane Chronicle reports the John Lockman Jr mystery is solved. A note claimed by William Albert Davis described a murder on October 1 near Wenatchee, but the missing boy, believed a runaway, was later heard from in Nebraska and Washington. Mrs Lockman of Marshfield confirms the authenticity doubt. authorities traced the letters and found the tale inconsistent. The boy, described as a born actor, may have staged the confession.
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John Lockman, Jr
Spokane Chronicle
Diamond Saloon
William
Albert Davis
John Lockman
Wenatchee
Columbia River
Edith Speck
John H. Lockman
Harchfilet
Ore
Onder
New York
Deneker
Erokane
Hia
Greek Laborers At Depot In La Grande
The Harriman retrenching orders fill La Grande with hundreds of Greek laborers. Crowding the depot waiting room, they sleep on the floor after a late supper of cheese sausage and bread. A late train arrival causes a stampede but no passage is granted.
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Tillamook
Mount Hood
Southern Pacific
Drain
Hilgard
North Bank Railroad
Harriman
la Grande
Spokane
Forest Service to Build Telephone Lines in National Forests
Montana Idaho and Wyoming forests to gain new telephone lines under a $600,000 special fund. Four forest supervisors authorized for permanent improvements including lines to connect settlements, aid forest protection, and improve access. J W Nelson at Medicine Bow and Sierra Madre Forests allocated $1,059 for lines from Saratoga to Gold Hill with $967 for Medicine Bow and $92 for a line to connect Blowther.
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Office of Engineering
Forest Service
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Sys. Whishington
J. W. Nelson
Sierra Madre and
Medicine Row National Forests
Saratoga
Gold Hill
Medicine Bow Forest
Plates
Mont
Cabi. Net National
Feo Ito
Fast Time for Cablegram From Manila to North Yakima
A cablegram from Manila to North Yakima arrived about forty minutes before filing. The message, dated 8:40 Monday morning, described Loula Late and was delivered to Mr Lang in the Empire Building Yakima. Fruit men reading the note would wish apples could move that fast.
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Maanila
Yakima
Manila
Manilla
Loula
Mr. Lang
Fimpire
Vyakimna
Arnica Salve Ad By J G Jenkins Chapel Hill N C
A testimonial from J G Jenkins of Chapel Hill NC praises Bucklin's Arnica Salve for fast relief of pain from a felon and its effectiveness on sores burns and wounds. Advertises it as best on earth with a 25 cent price at Tallman & Co drug store.
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Bucklin
J. G. Jenkins
Chapel Hill
N.C
Moe
Tallman & Co
Gentlemen’s Clothing Sells on Peace and Pride
A playful mock-article notes that universal peace remains elusive while the Moore group causes trouble for France. It claims the store can outdo rivals in selling high grade gentlemen’s clothing at pleasing prices, asserting every man wore a correct suit and wagering universal peace as a humorous notion.
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Moore
France
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Portlang
Schilling
Famous Band Organization
Lockman, Jr
the Alexander Department Store
Bart Oreeontan
Bond Brothers
Rexall
Main St
Raders
Northwestern Gag
Matioor Building
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