Local classifieds offer coal wood and services in town
Local notices list Dutch Henry coal Main 178 B L Burroughs dry wood and Rock Springs coal Main 6 meat market Malin 101 fresh meat lard and groceries Beola Broak transfer large drag moving trash and hauling services 647 Main street Six miles west of Mea cham Oregon and Pendleton Business College ads with Sept 0 start and discounts for early enrollment
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Dutch Henry
Snyder
W. Webb
Aura Street
Malin
B. L. Burroughs
Rock Springs
Beola
Main Street
Maiin
B. A. Morton
Forthang
Dalles
Bailey Gatsett
Portland
Pendleton Business College
M. L. Clancy
B. A. Prin
For Kent to responsible parties room for term nine to twelve months
A furnished room in a for term nine to twelve months is offered to responsible parties. The property includes a barn and out buildings and is located at 400 West Webb Street.
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Kent
West
Webb Street
Haul It and Stangler Offer Prompt Moving Services
George Haul It offers hauling and moving services with George Stangler at Gritman Bros. Main 611. They handle light or heavy loads including trunks furniture and planes, moving promptly and with care to any part of the city.
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George
George Stangler
Gritman Bros
Love Is A Pake Bride Warns Teens On Divorce
Sixteen year old Helen Tantlinger Stanley, married twenty one days to nineteen year old George Stanley, has filed for divorce. She tells teen onlookers that there is no true love and describes a marriage built on false promises. The pair wed after courtship at a local park and planned a ceremony in St Joseph.
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Chicago
Helen Stanley
Grace Street
Stanley
St. Joseph
Drum Mormons Out Of Iowa Town
Two Mormon elder proselytizing were met by a crowd of women banging dishes creating a din that drowned their speeches. Husbands and brothers joined in fisticuffs, the meeting ended and the missionaries left town amid lingering dishpan cadence. A cough remedy advertisement follows.
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Drum Mormons
Iowa
Kamrir
Dishpan Brigade
Constance Rowe Marries Herbert Hoff at St Kilda’s
Eight sisters attended the Hartlepool church wedding of Miss Constance Rowe daughter of Alderman Rowe to Herbert L Hoff. A ninth sister was absent abroad, leaving the ceremony with strong family presence.
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St. Kilda's Church
Hartlepool
England
Constance Rowe
Alderman Rowe
Herbert L. Hoff
End of Police Graft Prompts Shakeup in Portland
In Portland on September 1 officials claimed the police overhaul signals the start of curbing graft in the tenderloin area. Mayor Ruthlight and Chief Vallee Slover pledge to restrict vice while not eradicating it, following transfers of fifty patrolmen and demotions of eight detectives in a broad department reorganization.
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Portland
Ore
Polce
Ruthlight
Vallee Slover
Indian and White Woman Elopers in Polk County Case
The trial recounts Silets Indian Martin L. Fry accused of eloping with white woman Mrs. Wridge and taking her three children. Wridge led to arrest. Fry jailed, Mrs. Wridge freed on 20 dollar bail. Court aimed to reconcile, but she refuses and plans legal separation and marriage to Fry.
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Falls City
Polk County
Martin L. Fry
John Wridge
Wridge
Portland
Silets
Frye
Fry
Soom
Were
Justice of the Peace
J. J. Flower
Albany Aviator Puts Together Flight at Fair Grounds
William Crawford of Albany built a successful aeroplane and tested it at the fair grounds four miles south. His first attempt failed at 20 feet due to gear breakage, but he later soared over 30 feet and traveled a half mile before a controlled landing. Crawford, known as General, is a local inventor who continued trials after Burkhart left for New York, with further work at Goltra.
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Albany
William Crawford
Thie City
Hmnd
Crawford
Shelly
Urkhart
Triad
Burkhirt
Return Demanding $310000 For Kidnapped Son Of Wealthy New Yorker
Vincenzo Sabella, a rich grocer at 69 Mulberry Street, reported his 7 year old son Vincenzo missing July 31. He received five mafia style blackmail letters demanding $10,000 to $16,000 with threats to kill the child if not paid. Sabella, unaware of the letters at first, kept the matter from his wife and notified police.
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New York
Vincenzo Syuliella
Mulberry Street
Po-Lce
Vincenzo
Littl
Kiroome Street
Sabella
Left Handed Blonde Satires Man Polygamy Case
Mrs Martha Crowe Gibson of Lowestoft England explains her eight month search for husband William Worth Gibson halted by alleged elopement with a brunette. She asserts men are polygamous and women monogamous and plans to marry again after returning with Miss Ethel Schwarz aboard the Pennsylvania Limited to New York.
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Martha Crowe Gibson
Lowestoft
England
Willam Worth Gibson
Gibson
Edison in Alpine Auto Mishap Near Death on Precipice
Inventor Thomas A. Edison and his family escaped a perilous Alpine plunge near Interlaken after a driver misrouted on a steep, narrow road near Troubois. The car skidded backward, tipping toward a fifty foot drop to a torrent. Oxen aided in pulling the vehicle back to safety. Edison called the episode a “fun” addition to the journey.
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Wang
Interlaken
Switzerland
Thomas A. Edison
Evian Les Balnes
Troubois
Edison
Equine Ghost Spooks Rail Line Amid Bridge Watch
Lewiston Pennsylvania reports a gray horse spotted on a Philadelphia and Erie line near the Juniata bridge. Night caller Richard Rowe saw the animal pace the beams, alarmed crews, and an investigation found horse tracks and no danger. The animal was later found grazing nearby, seemingly unharmed.
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Lewiston
Philadelphia & Erie Road
Richard Rowe
Juniata Bridge
Rowe
Music On Coney Island Too Much For Cop
New York: Joseph Richards of Brooklyn is recovering at home after weeks of nervous exhaustion caused by listening to constant hand organ and band music at Coney Island amusements. A particular tune reportedly haunts him, making him hum in his sleep and worry his health and nerves.
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New York
Brooklyn
Joseph Richards
Coney Island
Coney Teland
Richards
Amustment
Mules to Haul Taft and Clark in Kansas Visit
Kansas plans a special mule driven carriage for President Taft and Speaker Champ Clark during next month’s visit. About 17 000 motor cars exist in the state but none will be used for this occasion. Kansas mules will pull the finest carriage at the event.
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Champ Clark
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Taft
Sinclair Gives Wife Up in Divorce Fight
Upton Sinclair abandons reconciliation hopes and plans to go abroad as the divorce case proceeds with a battle over custody of their son. Reports say Sinclair intends to seek charge of the boy, while others expect the mother to contest.
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New York
Upton Sinclair
Siclair
Archdiocese priests pledge funds for archbishop jubilee
Priests of the Archdiocese of St Paul pledged 3100000 to Archbishop John Ireland at St Paul Seminary after a four day retreat. The gift honors his forthcoming golden jubilee and reflects support from clergy for his long service.
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Archdiocese of St. Paul
St. Paul
St. Paul Seminary
John Ireland
Unlucky Bosher Faces Poor Driving Largains
In a terse exchange Bosher fails to secure a favorable deal as he struggles to adjust his stance on Largains. The dialogue highlights persistent bad luck and willingness to concede to opponents.
Ice Ella Do I Make Myself Plain Stella
Judge remarks on clarity and plain speech as voices debate expression and understanding in a terse courtroom exchange. The fragment hints at tension over how plainly statements are conveyed, with multiple speakers identified by label-like names.
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Ice
Ella
Stella
What becomes of the average man’s money judge remark
A brief quotation notes a judge remarking that money tends to flow to the average woman, highlighting a pointed social observation. The line reflects a witty take on financial distribution and gender dynamics.
Milking Machines in New Zealand Speed Upto 100 Cows per Session
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes a pitcher line about going to the well and notes New Zealand has used milking machines for four years. A single machine can milk over a hundred cows in under two hours, transforming dairy work and efficiency across farms.
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New Zealand
High Court Considers Continuous Concealing in Bankruptcy
A North Carolina case reaches the U S Supreme Court over whether repeated concealment of goods can trigger involuntary bankruptcy. John L James stored tobacco shells shoes and dry goods in a swamp, with actions spanning before and after filing. The Fourth Circuit ruled the concealment was continuous, and the court was to decide if the offense fits the bankruptcies law definition.
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Washington, D. C
North Carolina
United States Supreme Court
John L. James
Caelow County
James
Onslow County
Circuit Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Supreme Court
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F. E. Livengood
the Ladies’ and Children’s Store
Ladies’ Home Journal
Orpheum
W. Court
Thompson Street
H. H. Copeland
Care East Oregonian
Arington Hotel
Sharon & Eddings
Darra Mill
Meacham
Oregon
Perkins Avenue
East Court Street
Tan
Koeppens
Bride OF
Ballard
A. C. Koepyon & Broa
Albany Aviator
ST. Mary’s Academy
Sisters OF the Holy Hames OF Jesus and Mary
Addreee
Mars Academy
Pirtlanad
Southeastern Washington
Walla Walla
Wash
Northwest
Alta Street
Sinclair
Archbishop
Largains
Picher
Anitcher
Philadelphian Ledger
East
Oregonian
Pendleton
Ie In Business
Main St
Dale
Rothwell
Optometrist
W. E. Hanscom
MT. Hood
Leading Druggista
Republic
Peppe
America
Kentucky
Columbia Liquor Store
Sale Distributors
Herman Peters
Prop
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