Free Library Adds Thirty-Two New Books This Month
The Free Library reports a rising reading room appeal and strong activity. Librarian's monthly tally shows 116 new registrations, 120 card issuances, 64 children, two non residents, and daily book issuance averaging 54 with a peak of 120. Ten more titles join tomorrow alongside 32 incoming fiction volumes from well known authors including Allen Beach Bower Brady Chompsdeley Crawford Davis Deland Dye Glasgow Henry Hichens Hornblow Kingsley Klein Little MacGrath Major Montgomery Oppenheims Reed Thanet Ward White Williamson.
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Allen
Bride of the
Bower
Chip of the
U. Brady
Crawford
Rome
Davis
Deland
Helena Richie
Dye—McLaughlin
Oregon
Glasgow
Henry
Hichens
Hornblow
Kingsley
Mise Smith
Klein—Lion and the Mouse
Little—Littl
Snow
McCall
Red Horse Hill
MacGrath
Tate Goose Girl
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hall
Montgomery
Anne
Avonlea
Oppenheima
the Governors
Reed
Old Rose and Silver
Thanet
Vance
Black Bag
Ward
Wilson
Spenders
Williamson
Princess Virginia
Tidal Wave Hits Lisbon Front Inundates Lower Streets
A tidal wave about two hundred feet high struck Lisbon after a hurricane, flooding the water front and lower streets. Shipping suffered heavy damage and several deaths are reported though no official tally is available. Nesmith Ankeney of Walla Walla spent a few days in the city on business.
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Lisbon
Nesmith Ankeney
Walla Walla
Pendleton Social Notes Reflect Regional Movements
The city hosts a flurry of personal visits and relocations with Ernest Ruppe from his ranch in Clark and several Athena and Pendleton residents traveling for business. Notable moves include Henry Means family heading to Portland, Miss Hazel Weller visiting Wallula for the weekend, and James Meauns from Stanfield stopping through for local affairs. Additional foot traffic features real estate agent E. P. Croarkin, Portland transplants Fred Shoemaker and H. W. Collins representing local interests, and James Rhea’s return trip from Walla Walla to Heppner.
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Ernest Ruppe
Clark
Arlington
Bessie Lee
Athena
William Slusher
Portland
Nolin
C. BE. Sloan
Pendleton
Rene Register
Edgar Smith
Henry Means
Hazel Weller
Walla Walla
J.T. Lieuallen
Adams
Lowell Rogers
James Meauns
Stanfield
E. P. Croarkin
Echfo
Coast in storms grip hurls Pacific Northwest
Portland reports severe wind and rain across the Pacific Northwest as telegraph and telephone lines fail. Measurements show Portland at 12 mph, Seattle 56 mph, weather officials note a likely central storm off Vancouver Island with forecasted barometer fall and continued rain and high winds. Columbia River shipping nearly at a standstill.
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Portland
Ore
United States Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
North Coast
Aattosh
North Head
Blaine
Wash
Seattle
Marshfield
Vancouver Island
Columbia River
Industrialists Brought to Trial in Spokane Conspiracy Case
Spokane reports that Secretary Fe neo and organizers Thompson and Foote along with editors Wilton and Cousing and John Panener face criminal conspiracy charges. Telegrams from Western Union manager Jones suggest Fel lene wired Montana elites for men and funds to oppose police. In Toronto, federation of labor aims to keep an old age pension, with many delegates heading home as adoption is likely.
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Spokane
Fe‘neo
Thompson and Foote
Wilton and
Cousing
Industrialists Paper
John Panener
Jones
Western Union
Fillene
Const
Montana
Toronto
Resolutions Committee
The
Federation of Labor
Prehistoric Fort Remains Found Near Boone, Michigan
A Boone merchant, A C Fessenden, while hunting, found well defined remains of a fort on a hill crest near Boone. This marks the third similar discovery in eight years within a few miles, suggesting prehistoric habitation before white settlement in the region.
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Cadillac
Mich
A. C. Fessenden
Boone
Mr. Feasenden
Ancient earthworks and relics unearthed at site
Enclosure embankment stands three or four feet high with trenches on both sides indicating a stockade. Some earthworks show two trenches closely together. A number of clay vessels were unearthed at the dig site.
Murphy Seeks Fan Ideas to Improve Baseball
Chicago President Murphy of the National League club invites fan correspondence to suggest overhauls in rules and procedures. He proposes a longer owners’ session and a “school of Correspondence” to uplift the sport, promising to bring meritorious requests to the league meeting.
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Chicago
Murphy
New York
Bishop Takes Hot Shot At Divorce
New York dispatch reports Bishop C. P. Fitzgerald of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Nashville telegraphs criticism of divorce agitation. He warns divorce is rising even among the affluent, notes secrecy of proceedings, and urges public opinion to drive stronger laws and better professional standards among clergy and officials.
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New York
C. P., Fitzgerald
Methodist Episcopal Church
Nashville
Tenn
New Copper Circuit Planned Between La Grande and Joseph
The Home Independent Telephone company received a car load of wire for a new copper circuit between La Grande and Joseph. The two ten gauge wires will span about ninety miles and use high grade telephones for near whisper clarity. Two work crews will start from La Grande and Joseph and complete the installation when they meet en route.
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Home Independent Telephone Company
la Grande
Joseph
fiInemen
la Grande Star
Mrs G W Tyson Dies in Echo After Illness
Mrs George W Tyson of Echo Oregon died at 12 35 this morning from heart failure following paralysis on November 2 She was born Jennie Y Colvan in Illinois and married there in 1879 Her funeral will be at 10 tomorrow at the Echo Methodist Church conducted by Rev A M Lambert The couple had lived in Echo for a year
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Echo
Ore
George W. Tyson
Jennie Y. Colvan
Illinois
Iilnois
A. M. Lambert
The
Methodist Church
Baker and Walla Walla Fight Over Suspect
William Ford, a colored man, was arrested in Pinker City on a robbery charge involving his roommate William Grady. Sheriff Haviland notified, but word reached Baker City revealing Ford had “turned a trick” in Boker City the day before. Both cities seek to hold Ford for trial as he faces theft of a watch, revolver, a child’s ring, other jewelry, and $5.
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William Ford
William Grady
Pinker City
Haviland
Boker City
Baker City
Ford
Grady
Walla Walla
Secretly Married Count Cenky Ties to Vanderbilt Line
The year old secret marriage of Count Galman Cenky, said to be a third cousin of Count Szechnyl, to Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and Maud Howard Bryan of Portland is announced in New York. Cenky, former husband of Jan Kubelik's present wife, has taken apartments here and plans to stay. The Countess Cenky, said to be wealthy, said relatives in the west objected to the union.
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New York
Count Galman Canky
Szechnyl
Gladys Vanderbilt
Maud Howard Bryan
Portland
Ore
4Czaky
Jan Kubelik
Cenky
West
Unknown Tomorrow Curtain Hangs Over Hopeful Condition
A brief reflection on gratitude for the curtain that shields the future from unknown conditions. The phrase evokes anticipation and faith in what comes next.
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Fred Shoemaker
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Dan Kinney
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Newt Jones
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W. E. Brock
Roy Alexander
St. Anthony's Hospital
James Rhea
Walla Wana
C. J. Mitchell
Baby
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