Drunk Barber Fires Gun In City Streets Incident
Billy Monee, a barber and brother of Jack Monee, fired five shots into the night from a revolver borrowed from a woman in the Oriental on Cottonwood street. Night officers John and Clarence Kearney arrested him, the gun was seized, and he remained in the city jail facing possible larceny charges for the weapon and a separate drunkenness count.
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Barber
Billy
Bastile
Billy Monee
Monee
Jack Monee
James Sawyer
Juniper
Cottonwood Street
John
Clarence Kearney
John Kearney
New North Side Water Main Yields Adequate Pressure
Water Commissioner William Sutherland tested Jefferson and Wilson streets and found 40 psi, two psi below the theoretical pressure for that height per city engineer Geary Kimbrell. Pressure near E P Marshall’s residence now reaches 458 pounds, vs never above 35 under the old system. The new main, tapping only at the hilltop, benefits higher homes by reducing shutoffs from lower usage.
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William Sutherland
Jefferson and
Wilson Streeta
Geary Kimbrell
E. P. Marshall
Pendleton merchants cut Saturday hours after labor visit
Pendleton stores adopt shorter Saturday hours following a visit by the state labor commissioner. At Peoples Warehouse a shift adjustment lets some workers start later while others end earlier, with no reported inconvenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Hoff
Peoples Warehouse
Compliance with law pleases employers and employees
The text notes that adherence to the law is deemed satisfactory by both employers and employees, indicating broad acceptance of lawful compliance in the work environment.
Carlisle Indians Defeat Harvard In Classic Battle
Carlisle Indians won the tilt at Soldiers Field against Harvard with a 13 to 6 score after trading early touchdowns. Carlisle secured the opening kickoff and, aided by the wind, built a lead before Harvard answered with a touchdown and goal. The crowd of about thirty thousand roared as the Indians extended their advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Harvard
Dentists Target Illicit Practice After Board Tests
Dr. E A Vaughan reports four of thirteen applicants passed the state board examinations for dental practice while nine failed. At a subsequent city dentists meeting a $5000 fund was authorized to prosecute amateur practitioners who practice without passing the state exam. Funds will be raised from state dentists and an attorney will press complaints against illegitimate practitioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Vaughan
Portland
State Board of Dental Examiners
Municipal Dentists' Association
Drunken Woman Arrested After Maudlin Display
About five o clock yesterday evening a drunken woman on the streets attracted notice with protracted profanity and moody behavior. Police locked her up and released her this morning after she sobered. Formerly an inmate of the red Hecht district, she had been run out of town by police and returned on the evening train yesterday.
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Red Hecht
Snyder Creditors Won't Get Much
W A Brown owner Hotel Pendleton chosen trustee of the James F Snyder bankruptcy estate formerly Raller saloon proprietor. No distributions yet to creditors. they will receive little from their claims.
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W. A. Brown
Pendleton
James F. Snyder
Raller Saloon
Meneley Concert Company Heads to Waitsburg Washington
The Meneley Concert company, which delivered first class entertainment at the M. E. church last night, departed at noon today for Waitsburg Washington where they are scheduled to perform next. A large crowd greeted the troupe, surpassing attendance at prior Winter Chautauqua offerings at the church during the past week.
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Meneley Concert Company
M. E
Waitsburg
Wash
Cashier Morris Returns to Northern Pacific Office
J. H. Morris, cashier at the Northern Pacific freight office, has returned from his trip east and resumes his duties. Ira Julien, Helix agent, who acted as cashier during Morris absence, will take a month off and then return to work at Helix.
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Morris
J. H. Morris
Northern Pacific Freight Office
Ira Julien
Helix
Heating Plant Installed at District Attorney Residence
District Attorney G. W. Phelps is installing a hot water heating plant at his north side residence. The project totals about 600 dollars, with J. M. Cook of South Thompson street carrying out the installation.
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G. W. Phelps
J. M. Cook
South Thompson Street
South Dakota Editor’s Nephew Arrives to Work at Pilot Rock Record
L. G. McManus, nephew of Pilot Rock Record editor John P. McManus, has arrived from Rapid City M C to make his home and will likely join the Record staff after a visit to the sound cutter.
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South Dakota
L. G. McManus
John P. McManus
Pilot Rock
Rapid City
M. C
Letter from Stuyvesant Fish on Illinois Central reminiscence
George H. Clark of Pendleton received a personal note from Stuyvesant Fish acknowledging a copy of the East Oregonian that printed General McClellan’s 1868 letter about the Illinois Central borrowing $2000 from station agent Gow to build a Cobden depot. Fish adds details on McClellan’s service and notes the Chicago Illinois Central general office now stands on the site of his former residence at No 1 Park Row, purchased in 1891.
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George H. Clark
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central Railroad
East Oregonian
McClellan
Pendleton
Illinois Central
George B. McClellan
General McClellan
Ilinois Central
Gow
Cobden
Pish
Clark
Trailroad
Fish
Chicago
Park Row
Oregon woods praised for violins and mandolins market
The Portland Evening Telegram reports that Oregon red cedar and yellow pine, properly selected and treated, outperform Norway or Swiss wood for violins. F Coulter notes Oregon wood’s success in global violin making, a Boston firm buying it, and a leader of a Philadelphia orchestra purchasing such a instrument. He cites lack of affordable machinery as a hurdle to scale. J A Carlson from Kamela has produced violins and guitars from Blue Mountain pine, with several instruments now in Pendleton.
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Portland Evening Telegram
Oregon
F. EB. Coulter
Manufacturers’ Association
Philadelphia
Boston
Coulter
Hillsboro
Blue Mountain
J. A. Carlson
Kamela
Pendleton
Orphans Finding Homes Advocate Visits Portland
Miss Isadore E Dowden, superintendent of the Oregon and Idaho Home Founding Society, is in the city promoting the society which places many orphans in new homes each year. She travels widely to locate children needing assistance.
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Isadore E. & Dowden
Oregon and Idaho
Hogs From Julesburg Shiped to Portland Meat Market
Ten carloads of fat hogs from Julesburg Nebraska moved today by the O R N to the Union Meat company in Portland. The hogs bring four cents per pound on foot in Nebraska but fetch about twice that price in the Portland markets.
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Julesburg
Neb
Union Meat Company
Portland
Nebraska
Freewater City Marshal Resigns Leaves Police Force Empty
Freewater Oregon city ends up without a police force after City Marshal Herman Wolff resigns. Joseph Choate was elected president of the National Civil Service Reform League at Buffalo yesterday.
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Freewater
Herman Wolff
Joseph Choate
National Civil Service Reform League
Buffalo
Power of Steam and Hair Loss Cure Explored
An article links steam power to scientific discovery and introduces Newbro’s Herpicide as a remedy against a tiny germ blamed for dandruff and hair loss. The ad notes samples by mail from The Herpicide Co. and lists prices sixty cents and one dollar, with distributors A. Koeppen & Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Watt
Newbro
Bend
Stampa
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Koeppen & Bros
Small share of Oregon sheep scab after dip
Federal quarantine head Dr McClure reports only a small share of Oregon sheep show scab after recent inspections. Of 668333 examined, 27668 were affected, about four percent, but only from districts where scab prevailed. Reinspection expected by month end, with spring checks planned.
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Oregon
McClure
Sheep Commission
Fragmentary South District industry note in business heart
Fragmentary text notes that killings and packing occurred in the heart of the business districts, mentioning 11 in a leading industry in many places and that the area has not been driven out into the country.
Third $1000 porch robbery hits Spokane households
The third $1000 theft in two to three weeks struck Wednesday night at Archie Ash's home on Fifth Avenue, with diamonds and jewelry worth $1000 taken. Police suspect the same crew of porch climbers and expert door and window men behind the heists, as little evidence was left at all three scenes.
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Archie &. Ash
Fifth Avenue
Robbers in Fashion Rob Florence Bank in Night Heist
Robbers dressed in stylish attire, wearing hats and riding in an automobile, robbed the Florence Kentucky bank on Thursday night. Those who attempted to intervene were ordered away with threats of being shot.
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Florence
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Vevent
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Jersey Dairy
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