News in Brief: multiple disasters and civic changes
More than twenty injured in a Chicago street car crash on wet pavement. Ashland factory explosions kill three and injure others. Calabrian villages destroyed by earthquakes near Rome with ten dead. Nevada lacking a state bank examiner after Jack Marshall resigns. Major Miller appointed but not yet qualified. Southern Steels undergoes involuntary bankruptcy filing in Birmingham. Obituary notes Roseburg resident J. Flint dead. Oregon incidents include kerosene lighting in Lakeview and diphtheria cases. Escapes and captures follow horse thieves in Colfax. A Portland streetcar fatality hits James Frainey. another death near Jane, Oregon, tied to a rejected marriage proposal. Attorney General announces Elvin E. Cobb as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington. List of residents across multiple cities noted.
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Atlantic Dynamite Company
Ashland
Wis
Calabrie
Rome
Torre del Greco
Nevada
Jack Marshall
Sparkes
Major Miller
Marshall
Miller
Southern Steels Company
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
J. Flint
Roseburg
Lakeview
Ore
Pine Creek
St. Alphonsus Academy
Tillamook
Roger Mahoney
Arthur Hamilton
Jane, Ore
Grace Wattenburger
Names of residents and places in Golden Ryle Hotel record
A list of individuals and locales including Golden Ryle Hotel, Milton, Athena, Sprague, Umatilla, Union, Portland, Spokane, Walla Walla, Starbuck, Pilot Rock, Meadows, and various Walker, Browell, Howland, Hopper, Craddick, Henderson, Hanford, Williams, Hitchcock, Lee, Orr, Parnell, Kinney, Yoakum, Meadows, Bigler, Sammon. The fragment appears as an indexed roster or directory entry with numerous personal names and towns.
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Golden Ryle
T. L. Childers
Milton
John Walker
Athena
Atheni
J. Walker
M. Walker
FE. Walker
A. Howland
Sprague
John Howland
Ben Brownell
Umatilla
Eva Brownell
H. C. Susswind
Union
T. K. Hopper
McKay
L. ¢. Hill
St. Louis
For Sale Five Year Note on Real Estate
Five year note for $800 with interest paid annually secured by mortgage on real estate worth $1600. Enquire at Wonder store.
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Wonder Store
New Waterways Opened Deep Waterway From Lake Michigan to Gulf
The Clinol and Mississippi canal opened to navigation marking a 30 year effort to secure a deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico. The 75 mile main line runs from the Illinois river near Hennepin to the Mississippi below Rock Island, with a 30 mile feeder to Rock River. The project, once Hennepin canal, used about 1 million dollars in congressionally appropriations since 1890, includes 92 locks on the main line and one on the feeder, and features a dam to force water down the canal with 21 sluiceways for electrical power development.
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Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Mammoth Dam
Illinois River
Hennepin
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Rock River
Sheffield
Shortage in Talc Powder disrupts Texas rice mills
Austin October 25 rice mill men in Texas report a talc powder famine in the United States. Mills rely on talc for cleaning and polishing rice and would be forced to shut down without it. Most talc used in the country comes from Austria. A cargo is reportedly en route from Europe to New Orleans to relieve the shortage temporarily. Rushing Track Work on North Bank at The Dalles October 26 shows three crews laying steel for the new road across the river.
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Austin
Texas
United States
Austria
Texas Rice mi
Europe
New Orleans
North Bani
Dalles
North Bank work speeds New Yakima freight to Portland route
North bank construction officials say by November 1 the line will be ready to haul freight as far as Lyle for boat shipment to Portland. Twohy Brothers finish camp and workers cash checks amid a small city banking run as Apple shipments brighten outlook in North Yakima.
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North Bank
Lyle
Portland
Twohy Brothers
Nome Alaska basketball troupe to tour United States
A Nome team sails from Seattle to tour the U S over 16000 miles to promote Alaska. Stops include Portland San Francisco Salt Lake City Denver Kansas City Omaha St Paul Fond du Lac Madison Chicago New York and southern cities, with an Alaska return planned for next summer. A fundraising drive by the Nome Jersey YMCA opens today with speakers from navy steam engineers and boys' work agencies.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Nome
United States
Portland
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Denver
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Paul
Fondu Lac
Madison
Chicago
Y. M. C. A. Hame
New York
Cincinnati
Detroit
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
New Orleans
Y M C A Ridgewood Boy Conference Opens
The New Jersey Y M C A Ridgewood branch reports the annual boys conference begins October 25 with sessions expected to discuss youth programs and community outreach under the association’s educational initiatives.
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New Jersey
Ridgewood
N. J
The
New
Coffee grocer offers refund if you dislike Schilling's Boot
A local grocer promises to return your money if you do not like Schilling's Boot coffee, signaling confidence in the product and a customer friendly guarantee.
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Schilling
Big coal dock for Duluth in record sized project
In Duluth Minnesota on October 26 the Pittsburg Coal Company announces plans to build the world's largest coal dock here to meet rising northwest demand. The $1 investment will enable year round coal supply, locating beside the United States Steel dock. Steel from Pittsburgh will supply the project with plans drawn and completion rushed.
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Mammoth
Northwest
Duluth
Minn
Pittsburg Coal Company
West Superior
United States Steel Corporation
Stee
Pittsburg
Hotel Arrivals at St George Include Notables
A list of guests checked into the Hotel St George includes Jon Dunn Lite Valley E B Laniagon from San Francisco Leo W Galkerstein from Walla Walla W R Thompson and wife Parco Co W Harras from Chicago H Tillard Jones from Portland E J Bartlett J G Callison Mirick A G Ogilvie from Portland Wm Spielberg from New York J G Yates Joy S McClelland Oliver P Morton J A Hendle N C Mario Theo W Tucker James Leslie F D Bacon from San Francisco Gladis Brown ing L G Luxturman from Chicago R R- from unspecified origin.
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Hotel
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the Alexander Department Store
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Elvin E. Cobb
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Potter C. Sullivan
Made In
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Bond Bros
Pendleton
North Yakima
Order of Eagles
Pendleton Aerle No
Eagles Hall
A. W. Hanson
Royal M. Sawtelle
Garfield
John F. Hill
J. M. Sheets
Vogue
Main Street
Alaska Baseball Team
Jersey
Russia
W. J. Clark & Co
ST. Joseph’s
Pendleton, Oregon
Sisters of St. Francis
Dolly Varden
Wale
Peerle
Pendleton Cloak
Suit House
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