Various brief items from the era on crime, rail, fire and fairs
A roundup of short notes: a 14 year old indicted for murder after mental evaluation, an Interstate Commerce Commission head warns of rail car shortages, jurors request hymn books in a murder trial, a prairie fire threatens grazing land, a mate from the Cypress is rescued after a shipwreck, petrified nun bodies found in Chicago, Ft. Walla Walla’s band to Boise for a fair, Booth Kelley sawmills cut back due to car shortages, a suspect in the Baker City assassination is in Linn county, Portland offices split votes among Roosevelt Taft and Fairbanks, Monarch Lumber buys timber in Idaho and plans a portable mill, and Albany’s Webb McCaslin believed to be the Butcher Zaspell killer. Webb’s description matches a fugitive in Linn county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wood
Ethel Nevin
Interstate Commerce Commisssioner
Lané
Washington
Pacific Coast
Fred Magill
Pet” Magill
Decatur
Harvey K. Brown
Linn
Portland
Marquam
Chamber of Commerce
Oregonian
Roosevelt
Taft
Fairbanks
Bryan
Johnson
Monarch Lumber Company
Wallace
Idaho
Forestry Department
Tea and Trade Echoes in a Market Rhyme
A quirky verse invites lingering tea, mentioning Ske Schilling's Best while a grocer processes a moonlit chant. The fragment hints at a vendor scene and a local shopkeeper trade ambience with nostalgic regional flavor.
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Schilling
California wizard Luther Burbank harvests diverse apples
Burbank reports a tree yielding seven percent variety apples after years of work. The large, juicy fruit is of high quality and includes many new varieties developed through careful pollen fertilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Luther Burbank
California
Sports of the Week Schedule Highlights
A long list of upcoming events includes Bartley Connelly versus Tom Sawyer in 19 rounds at Haverhill Massachusetts, the opening of Kansas City's horse show, Nassau intercollegiate golf finals, Packle McMarland versus Tommy Murphy in Indianapolis, and major football games such as Princeton Villanova at Princeton and Harvard Annapolis at Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartley
Connelly Va
Tom Sawyer
Haverhill
Masa
Kansas City
Nassau
Tommy Quill
Billy Glover
Thornton, R. I
Loulaville Jockey Club
Packle McMarland
Tommy Murphy
Indianapolis
Seattle
Wash
Princeton
Villanova
N. J
Pennsylvania
Urinus
Philadelphia
Nebraska Minnesota clash in Minneapolis gridiron set
Illinois expects three major college football bouts at Minneapolis and Iowa City with Michigan playing Wabash in Ann Arbor. The Nebraska Minnesota game headlines Minnesota site while Missouri Iowa also hosts action and Michigan Wabash meets in Michigan.
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Minneapolis
Iowa City
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
Pow-wow of Shawnees Opens at Collinsville Host Chief Slybuck
The last great Shawnee pow-wow opens at Collinsville with Chief Slybuck as host. Dances and festivities cover the week. Delegations from several tribes join the Shawnees, with anticipated appearances by Geronimo and Quanah Parker among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
I. T
Collinsville
Slybuck
Geronimo
Quanah Parker
Electric Bitters Help Elderly Woman and Others
W B Brunson of Dublin Ga praises Electric Bitters for his eighty three year old mother saying they boost appetite strength and sleep. The ad extends to women weakness general debility and even weak children with guaranteed relief for stomach and kidney troubles from Tallman Co. druggists Read the East Oregonian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Brunson
Dublin
Tallman & Co
Unity of Religious Faith Echoes in East Oregonian Editorial
Rev Victor Dorris formerly of First Christian Church Salem praises the East Oregonian editorial on church unity. He argues for a Scripturally grounded oneness of the church, led by Christ, beyond denominational federation, urging unity as a divine, durable goal and urging brethren nationwide to join in Christ’s plan. He signs off offering for Christ's glory.
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East Oregonian of Church Unity
Victor Dorris Pormerly
First Christian Church
Dorris
Victor Dorris
Salem
East Oregonian
Ore
Oregonian
God
Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
John
Holy Spirit
Paul
Church of Christ
Jerusalem
Hickory Bark Cough Remedy Endorsed by Dutch Dunkards
The Pennsylvania Dutch Dunk ards promote Hicckory Bark Cough Remedy claiming a guaranteed cough cure and purity. Made from shell bark or white hickory tree bark and sold by druggists and all dealers nationwide via Pandleton Drug Co.
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Pandleton Drug Co
Fall Festival Opens in Charlotte With Notables
The Charlotte Fall festival began today in Charlotte North Carolina under favorable auspices. Trains brought many visitors to the city and the celebration runs through the week. Notable speakers include William J. Bryan and John Sharp Williams among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
William J. Bryan
John Sharp Willams
Help Wanted at Robinson's Domestic Laundry
Help wanted notice seeks ladies garments cleaners Irenere position at Robinson's Domestic Laundry. No further details provided.
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Irenere
Robinson
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Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
C. J. Pritt
Cypress
Lake Superior
Chicago
Northwest
Fourteenth Cavalry Band
Ft, Walla Walla
Boise
Booth-Kelly Company
Saginaw
Linn County
Springfield
Coburg
Wendilg
Frank Wilson
Baker City
Webb McCaslin
Wild Man
Albany
Butcher Zaspell
Heppner
Webb
Sports OF the Week
Open Tournament of Kansas City Automobile Club
Harvard
The
Editorial
Rev
Victor Port
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