Short News Notes From Athena Oregon
Athena notes report typhoid recovery status visits from Portland Pendleton Walla Walla and Spokane. Local residents attend Pendleton fair, meet friends, and travel for business. A Walla Walla hospital tumor operation yields steady recovery. Miss Katie Maloney wed Fred Swale in Walla Walla, a local groom drawing a prize. Several residents visit fairs, schools closed for fair, pastry sale planned, and travel to Crook county noted.
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Beverly
Portland
John Duffy
Walla Walla
Ality
Mra
Wm. McBride
S. F. LaGrow
Pendleton Fair
Henry Wheeler
Pendleton
Geo. Kidder
Charley Brotherton
Washington
Katie
Fred Swale
Wallowa County
Earl French
Holdman
B. C. Kidder
Watts
Bert Cartano
J. A. Kirk
C. A. Barrett
Plamondon
Chas. Norris
W. D. Parker
St. Johns
A. Society
H. ©. Worthington
Tommy Watts
Robert Coppock
Crook County
Dick Winship
Jarman
Spokane
Best county buy land with buildings and orchard
Auction note describes 8,000 dollars for 1 to 4 sections of wheat land with fine garden land and a small orchard on about three acres. Indicates good buildings and prime value as one of the county’s best buys.
St George Hotel Cash Register Stolen From Dining Room
Bold robbers entered the Hotel St George dining room last night and stole a damaged cash register from the rear lot. A cook spotted the register in the yard at daylight and the cash drawer lay demolished. The restaurant closed overnight, suggesting entry through a rear window before morning.
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Hotel St. George
St. George
Massachusetts bans common drinking cups effective today
Boston reports an act from the last legislature makes public drinking cups illegal in Massachusetts and requires railway companies and other public service corporations to provide individual paper cups for patrons amid concerns they spread contagious diseases.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Dedication of Chaminade College Near Clayton
St. Louis news notes the dedication of Chaminade College the new convent of the Brothers of Mary near Clayton Missouri to be held tomorrow with Archbishop Glenon and other clerical dignitaries in attendance. The date marks the Guardian Engel feast and the community’s anniversary.
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St. Louis
Chaminade College
the Brothers of Mary
Clayton
Glenon
Engel
Pendleton Democratic Committee Elects Officers for Two Years
The Newsy Notes of Pendleton report the Democratic county central committee meeting at Wil M. Peterson’s office. Elected were M. Peterson as chairman, B. Watson secretary, J. H. Raley state committeeman, H. J. Taylor congressional committeeman, B. Murphy and J. Huddeman executive committeemen, with T. J. Tweedy chosen treasurer. Opening Pasco Project plans include a big celebration October 14 with Governor Hayes, Northern Pacific President Howard Elliott, and Rob Strahorn expected. excursion rates will apply Pendleton to Pasco.
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Democratic Committee
Wil M. Peterson
Democratic County Central Committee
Whi M. Peterson
Db. BG. Watson
J. H. Raley
Amaithe County
H. J. Taylor
BE. J. Murphy
HJ. Taylor
J. Huddeman
T. J. Tweedy
Pasco
Br. E. W. White
Les
Pasco Reclamation Company
Governor Hays
Washington
Howard Elliot
Northern Pacific
Robert Strahorn
Pendleton
Bishop of Salisbury Blames Easy US Divorces
New York report quotes Right Rev John Wadsworth visiting bishop explaining that divorce flourishes in the United States due to easy access in certain states. He calls for restraint and central national court oversight, opposing proposals to widen divorce rights via English magistrates or broader courts. He warns lenient laws invite abuse.
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New York
United States
John Wadsworth
Salisbury
England
Wadsworth
Cincinnati
William T. Manning
Trinity Church
Church
Nature Carves a Kaiser in Brazilian Rock Mystery
A German in Brazil claims a rock 600 feet high bears the Kaiser’s head and mustache. He provides German testimonies and photographs, plans blasting to expose the image, and opens a subscription list for patriotic fellows to share the discovery.
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Brazil
Virgin Rock
Berlin
Auto and Plane Race Set for Missouri State Fair
Sedalia Missouri October 1 a race between an airplane and an automobile will be a feature of the Missouri state fair which opened here today. The exhibits at the fair are practically complete today and are of an exceptionally high class.
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Sedalia
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Trip to Maine
A large party representing the Ancient and Honorable Artillery company of Boston will depart by steamship for Maine. This marks the first visit to the state by the organization in forty years.
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Ancients and Honorables
Boston
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of
Maine
Hae
Soo Line Inaugurates Duluth Passenger Service
Soo Line announces regular passenger trains to Duluth Minnesota will begin Monday from Soo Line routes, marking a new service entry into the port city as of October 1.
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Soo Line
Duluth
Minn
Soo Ine
Mondey
Washington Centennial Begins Tomorrow in Pennsylvania
Washington Pa Oct 1 a celebration of the centennial of this town will commence tomorrow and continue through next week with planned events and community activities.
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Washington
Washington, Pa
Elks of North Dakota Organize State Lodge
Grand Forks North Dakota October 1 Elks of North Dakota meet to organize a new state lodge of the order amid formal ceremonies and pledge of unity and service to communities nationwide.
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New Lodge of Elks
Grand Forks
N. D
Elks of
North Dakota
New Mexican Census Shows Big New Mexico Increase
Washington Oct 1 census figures indicate New Mexico's population rose by 66 percent, reflecting substantial growth since the previous count. Authorities note the surge as a sign of demographic and economic expansion across the state.
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Washington
New Mexico
Drug Store Debate Over Stock Sparks Quick Comeback
A brief dialogue centers on a store's identity as a drug store. The owner insists he will stock drugs if demand arises, after a customer questions whether the shop carries only non pharmaceutical items like cigars, candy, gum, brushes, paints, and perfumery.
Supreme Judge W R King Fair Birds Show Results
A long list of poultry awards from a fair, naming winners across breeds and classes. Many entrants include Alfred Winter Rose Comb Brown Leghorns Bonney Maurer and Mrs Rose Guliott Pendleton with multiple 1sts in trios, cockerels and pullets. Other winners include H R Wiesendanger Stanfield English Red Caps N A Humphrey Houdans Norbourne Berkeley and J E Duke with numerous top placings across Leghorns Hamburgs and bantams.
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Cockerel
Fred Haw
Buff Wyandottes
Alfred Winter
Rose Comb Brown
Bonney Maurer
Ss. C. White
Mrs. O. Hende
Irrigan
Bird dog acquitted of murder in Spokane case
In Spokane County, a large brown dog named Spot owned by Robert Roddas was acquitted by a jury of murdering Beth, a cow owned by Byron A. Wilson. The trial, presided by Judge William A. Huneke, featured the dog as a witness and brief testimony from a dozen others. The jury took eight minutes to find Spot not guilty, citing circumstantial evidence and giving the animal the benefit of the doubt. Wilson may appeal on technical grounds for damages.
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Spokane
Wash
Spot
Robert Roddas
Beth
Byron A. Wilson
Spokane County
William A. Huneke
John M. Gleeson
Wilson
Huneke
May
Authoress to the Bride Engaged in Plainfield
The Woodland Princess author Miss Saunders announces engagement to Maxwell Emmonds Perkins of New York. Miss Saunders is daughter of William L. Saunders, former Plainfield mayor and Ingersoll Rand president. Perkins is son of the late Edward C. Perkins. Marriage to be solemnized in January at the Church of Miss Louise Saunders.
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Plainfield
N. J
Maxwell Emmonds Perkins
New York
Miss Saunders
William L. Saunders
Ingersoll-Rand Company
Mr. Perkins
Edward C. Perkins
Louise Saunders
Moving Picture Show Shows A Busy Sunday Program
At the moving picture shows a Sunday program features The Mohawk's Way, a 1000 foot Biograph drama about a romantic Indiang tale. The Deputy's Love, a 1000 foot Essanay western with a sheriff and bandit, and The Count That Counted, a 1000 foot Be sure comedy. Also Song Just to Remind You and A Summer Idol, a Biograph pastoral romance about artists, love, and a country interlude.
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Essanay
The Man Who Died and a Deceptive Brother Plot
A fragmented cinema note describes a Lubin drama titled The Man Who Died. The plot centers on a supposed deceased brother visiting and disrupting a house party, creating a climactic confrontation.
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Lubin
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