Local Officials Urge Rock Pile for Prisoner Labour
District Attorney G W Phelps and Night Officer John Kearney propose using a rock pile to employ county jail inmates to address hoboes and reduce county costs. They argue cooperation between Pendleton city and Umatilla County could supervise prisoners on roads and streets, easing the fall of inmates during winter.
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Umatilla
G. W. Phelps
Pendleton
John Kearney
Tom Mylin
Kearney
Sinc
Cochran and McCarthy Inspect Eastern Oregon Site Options
J W Cochran of Condon and G G McCarthy of Portland arrived in Pendleton to survey sites for Eastern Oregon branch insane asylum. They will assess rainfall temperature and terrain, reporting to the state board with inspections planned around December 15. Cochran acts at the request of Acting Governor Jay Bowerman.
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Pendleton
Eastern Oregon Branch
John W. Cochran
Condon
G. G. McCarthy
Portland
Schdule
Union
Baker City
State Board
Cochran
East Oregonian
McCarthy
Oregon
Jay Bowerman
Poet Guides Politician to Tower View in New York
A poet leads a politician friend to the top of New York's tallest tower to admire the panorama. The politician, momentarily stunned by the distant cityscape, remarks on the many assembly districts visible. The line ends with a quip about December.
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New York
Pendleton Marriage License Granted to Local Couple
A marriage license was issued this morning to Francis Roy Emory and Mise Pearl Romageux, both residents of the county. Hermiston woman Lou Brownell was operated on at St. Anthony's Hospital this forenoon by Dr. J. Smith and Dr. M. W. Turley. E. bh. Pyle, a traveling salesman for Rasmusen Paint of Portland, moves his family to Pendleton and will base headquarters here, living at 1100 East Court Street. Mrs. Pyle is sister of Deputy Warden James Estes.
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Francis Roy Emory
Mise Pearl Romageux
Hermiston
Lou Brownell
St. Anthony's Hospital
J. Smith
M. W. Turley
Pendleton
E. Bh. Pyle
Rasmusen Paint Company
Portland
Telegraph Office to Have Interim Manager
Telegraph Manager HLM Carr of Ortland will serve as manager of the local Western Union Telegraph office during George Gillette’s absence in California for the winter. Walter Eggerth, previously with the Pendleton office and now at Hoquiam, Washington, will hold Mrs Gillette’s former position.
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HLM
Carr of
Ortland
Western Union Telegraph Company
George Gillette
California
Pendleton
Walter Eggerth
Offee
Hoquium
Washington
Gillette
Injured Man Related: Ackley Relative Connected
Mrs. Dan Ackley wife of the Boise Guard who was shot by Fisher the escaped convict at Burns yesterday is a cousin of Mrs. W R Graham of this city. Ackleys live in Boise where Mr Ackley is traveling guard for the state penitentiary. Fisher escaped from the Boise prison several years ago and was shot and killed while trying to escape yesterday.
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Dan Ackley
Boise
Fisher
Burns
W. R. Graham
Ackleys
Ackley
State Penitentary
Dead Convict Known Here James Tamum Fisher Killed
An escaped Idaho penitentiary convict, Arthur Fisher, killed at Burns in a confrontation with the sheriff and a guard. Known locally as James Tamum Fisher, he lived near Pilot Rock for years and had no prior trouble in the county before his Boise escape.
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Arthur Fisher
Idaho Penitentiary
Burns
Taylor
James Tamum
Fisher
Pilot Rock
Boise
Bergevin Mosgrove Case Set For Circuit Judge Bean Hearing
The Bergevin Mosgrove dispute over a mercantile store transfer in Athena returns before Circuit Judge Bean after months in county court. Matt Mosgrove of Milton and William Mosgrove of Dayton, Washington, attend along with Bergevin counsel to contest an amended Mosgrove answer.
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Bergevin-Mosgrove
Bergevin- Mosgrove
Bean
Athena
Bergevin Brothers
Matt Mosgrove
Milton
William Mosgrove
Dayton
Washington
Bergevin
Mosgrovea
Fergy Returns to Pendleton as City Goes Wet
E R Ferguson known as Fer gy returns to Pendleton after two years away. Once owner of Fergy s Place on Main Street he left July 1 when saloons closed. He traveled through Baker City Boise Lewiston Portland Medford before finally returning now Pendleton has legalized saloons.
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Pergy
E. R. Ferguson
Pendleton
Fergy
Ferguson
Main Street
Baker City
Boise
Lewiston
Portland
Medford
Way Points
Unwilling Superintendent Emerson Rides Freight to Camp
Emerson of the G C Foss company, supervising the tunnel finishing crew at Coos, rode briefly atop a box car when a through freight, not local, stopped for a car drop. Believing it to be local and that it would halt at the camp at the east portal, he stayed aboard as the train sped on toward Coe.
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Emerson
G. C. Foss Company
Pendleton
Coos
Coe
Howling Alley Defeats Alexander in Bowling Match
At Pastime Bowling Alleys last night Howling Alley team defeated Alexander by 68 pins. Hanscom of Alexander rolled 212 high, while Book of Howling Alley posted a 184 high average. scores listed show Molitor Gibson Hanscom Bote Lovell and others contributing to the 2266 total for Alexander and 2424 for Howling Alley.
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Alexander
Hanscom
Book
Molitor
Gibson
Bote Oe
Dane
Lovell
Coon
G. Hays
Aiken
Hd Hays
Credit Where Credit Is Due In Lippincott Quote
A quip from December Lippincott's features a speaker deriding Fletcher while asserting credit for an idea. The motley cow proclaims it was the speaker who showed Fletcher how, underscoring a claim of authorship and mentorship.
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Fletcher
Lippincott’s
Near beer men found guilty continued from page one
Judge W N Gatens of Multnomah county court dismissed costs. Appeals from Multnomah and Coos counties go through several cases with judges O Day Harris and Slater. Rehearing denied in Friendly v Elwart. Zimmerman Wells Brown co v Sunset Lumber co affirmed Lane county. Continuous cases span multiple counties and judges with opinions by Eakin Moore Slater.
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W. N. Gatens
Circuit Court
Multnomah County
Thomas Darling
A. Miles
Thomas O'Day
Eakin
W. Miles
Moore
J. C Friendly
Respondent
C. M. Elwart
George Helleni
Ve. Alexander Urquhart
Coos County
J. W. Hamilton
Slater
Zimmermaan-Wells-Brown Company
Sunset Lumber Company
Lane County
T. Harris
Banana Anna Tad A Cute Skin Game
New York reports the Banana Anna case detailing Anna Strula known as Banana Anna who invented a banana skin scam. She staged falls on railroad platforms to claim damages, amassing funds across cities before being jailed for accident fraud.
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New York
Anna
A. Strula
Banana Anna
Rufus Wallingford
Sines
New Jersey
Alliance For the Prevention
Skookum House
Champ Clark Shifts Stance on Committees in Speaker Bid
Washington report notes Champ Clark of Missouri, seen as a likely next Speaker, shifting from his earlier push for a strong committee on committees to defer to the Democratic caucus for naming committees. Clark, once critical of Speaker’s power, now suggests caucus decisions should govern committee appointments as he eyes the chair.
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Washington
Champ Clark
Missouri
House of Representatives
Joe’ Cannon
House
Clark
Committee of Committees
Reed, Henderson
Cannon
Fy Clark
Panama Decree Bans Defective Roof Gutters to Fight Yellow Fever
In Panama the governor sanctions health officials to remove gutters that pool water as a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying yellow fever. The measure aims to stop infestations by eliminating standing water in newly built houses, a move lauded as preventing deadly malaria from breeding at homes on the Isthmus.
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Washington
Panama
Civil War Veteran Recounts Lincoln Assassination T
Hazleton resident Pat Robert Lincx, a Civil War veteran, died at his home Friday. He witnessed Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theatre in Washington and helped capture John Wilkes Booth as a government secret service agent. The Chicago Journal questions why Uncle Joe Cannon remains silent.
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Hazleton
Pat Robert Lincx
President Lincoln
Ford
Washington
J. Wilkes Booth
Lincx
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Despain & Bonnet
Main and Court Street
Pendleton Dye Works
Newsy
Howling Alley
Near Beer
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Joe Cannon
Haren
Chicago Journal
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Wm. Hanscom
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