Auto Parade Opens Fair Week In City
An auto parade precedes the fair opening with about fifty cars from farmers and townspeople. The procession forms at the courthouse at 1 30 PM and travels to the fair pavilion, opening at 2 PM with Judge Stephen A Lowell introducing President Leon Cohen. The plan emphasizes inviting country residents to attend Monday through Wednesday afternoons.
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T. C. Taylor
Court House
Tmnd
Stephen A. Lowell
Leon Cohen
Round-Up Exhibition Schedule Brief
Vision notes the Round-Up exhibitions scheduled over the next three days outlining events and times for visitors. Officials urge attendance and provide opening hours and safety guidelines for attendees at the fairgrounds.
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Vision
Woman Mayor Will Fight To A Finish
Mrs Ella Wilson mayor of Hunnewell Kansas arrived in Kansas City and met with Dr W Trickett special investigator appointed by Governor Stubbs to untangle Hunnewell s municipal affairs She says she will run the town and will call on the governor to use militia if needed to carry out her orders amid council trouble
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Kansas City
Ella Wilson
Hunnewell
Kas
Kansas
W. Trickett
Stubbs
Wilson
Pope and Brother Have Touching Meeting
Rome Sept. 7 Yesterday's meeting between Pope Pius and his brother Angelo Sarto who brought his nephew from Graze for confirmation by the pope was touching. Angelo aged two years older attempted to kiss the pope but was embraced instead. The brothers stayed about an hour and left with Signor Sarto reporting the pope in fine health and they were fast becoming octokenarians.
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Rome
Pope Pius
Angelo Sarto
Peach Tree Blooms Three Times In Union Home
Mrs. Hattie Clark of Union reports her peach tree bloomed three times and now bears peaches at three distinct stages of development in her yard, marking a curious seasonal pattern observed locally.
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Hattie Clark
Union
Grading Railroad Street and Community Happenings
A work crew grades Railroad street between Main and Johnson streets. A reception for Rev. and Mrs. Frank J. Milnes is set for tonight at Col. and Mrs. J. H. Raley’s on College street. John Hailey Jr reports slow voter registrations, with only eight names by 10 am. Gottlieb Kurrle takes over the Platzoeder meat market on Court street after its sheriff ordered closure.
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Railroad Street
Main and
Johnson Streets
Frank J. Milnes
Col
J. H. Raley
College Street
John Hailey, Jr
Recorder FitzGerald
Platzoeder
Gottlieb Kurrle
Court Street
Warning Bell Installed at East City Crossing
The warning bell promised by the O W R N company for the dangerous crossing about a mile east of the city has been installed and is working very satisfactorily.
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O-W. R. & N. Company
Exhibits Sought Early by Augusta Moule at Fair Pavilion
Mrs. Augusta Moule who runs the art department urges ladies planning entries to submit early to avoid late rush. She will be at the pavilion every day this week to assist entrants and finalize preparations.
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Augusta Moule
Rector heads to Seattle for inter national Brotherhood conference
The Rev. Charles Quinney rector of the Church of the Redeemer travels to Seattle to attend the International Conference of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. He brings Tom Murphy to represent the Junior Branch. He may not return until after Sunday.
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Charles Quinney
Church of the Redemer
Seattle
The
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Tom Murphy
Brotherhood
Round-Up Vehicle Permit Rush Urged by Harry Gray
Harry Gray in charge of crowd transport to the Round-Up exhibitions urges all vehicle, dray, cab or auto owners seeking permits to run between Main Street and the grounds to apply early to aid in arranging transportation.
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Harry Gray
Photographer G V Barker Set Up in Penfleton for Round Up
Traveling photographer G V Barker makes Penfleton his headquarters for a couple of weeks hoping to capture good pictures. He specializes in wild West scenes and prefers outdoor open plains for natural settings during the Round-Up.
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G. V. Barker
Penfleton
Mr. Barker
Fish Ladder Ordered For Irrigon Dam
Deputy Game Warden Averill and Master Fish Warden Te Dow visited Irrigon dam last Friday and C. E. Clanton ordered the Irrigon Ditch Co to build a fish ladder at the west end. Since the property is in receivership a court order is required before work can start.
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Irrigon Dam
Averill
G. I. Te Dow
E. Clanton
Irrigon Ditch Company
Front of Main Street store beautified by decorator’s Indian attack scene
The Frazier-Nelson book store on Main Street displays a striking new front after a few hours of work by a Lane & Son decorator. Above the door a large painting shows an Indian attack on a pioneer wagon, with American flags artistically draped. The decorator aims to attract other merchants and bring in patrons.
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Frazier-Nelson Book
Main Street
Lane & Son
Police Court Frees Peter Corbett for Four Days
Peter Corbett a long time visitor to the police court, was welcomed by Judge Fitz Gerala and granted four days free boarding with no option after admitting drunkenness. Grant Abbott received a three day confinement in the same cell, while John Doe forfeited a ten dollar bail to escape similar restraint for disorderly conduct.
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Police Court
Peter Corbett
Agin
Fitz Gerala
Grant Abbott
John Doe
Harroy's Round-Up Thunder At Spokane Showdown
A damaged OCR note hints at a wild west show in Spokane during fall week. It references a planned week of events starting Oct 28 and lists six unsigned photos used for advertising. Copyright concerns are raised regarding some images.
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Harroy
Spokane
Change District Boundaries Considered By County Board
The county and boundary board met this afternoon to review two school district boundary change petitions. District 26 at Cabhaes All ia seeks to absorb a strip of land not currently in any district, while District 67 on the south fork of the Walla Walla river seeks to be divided. A clash is anticipated on the latter, as Chairman C. W. Garred is joined by PF. M. Sample, BR. R. Chapman, and Harry Maber opposing it, citing recent plans to shuttle children over two miles from their current schools.
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County and Boundary Board
Cabhaes All la
Inna
BR. R. Chapman
Harry Maber
Peter Blanco Dies Suddenly in Pendleton Aged Frenchman
Peter Blanco a Pendleton resident for thirty years died suddenly last evening at 6 30 from heart failure. A Frenchman by birth he spent most of life in this country and worked for Byers mill for years. He leaves a wife aged 83. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 10 at Folsom undertaking parlors.
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Peter Blanco
Pendleton
Byers
Folsom Undertaking
Girl Sees World First Time In Life In Tacoma
A 12 year old, Bernice Snyder of the Big Bottom country, visits Tacoma and views electricity, trains, and urban life for the first time. She eats at a white table, sees frame buildings, cars, and streetcars, and experiences modern civilization during a three hour tour. Her parents planned her schooling at Centralia Dunkard school and drove from their ranch near Mount Rainier.
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Tacoma
Wash
Union Station
Bernice Snyder
John Snyder
Big Bottom Country
Snyder Ranch
Mount Rainier
Morton
Tacoma & Eastern
Bernice
Dunkard School
Centralia
Accused Physicians Plead Not Guilty in Reams Case
Walla Walla on September 7 Dr John Hamilton and Mrs Alice J Prather pleaded not guilty to charges tied to the death of Mrs Della Reams during an operation at Prather Sanitorium. They were held for the October superior court term and the docket opens October 2 with the Garrecht Smith agreement likely placing their case first.
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Walla Walla
John Hamilton
Della Reams
Alice J. Prather
Prather
Rich Women Gambling House In Minneapolis Busted
Police uncovered an elaborate gambling resort run exclusively for wealthy women in Minneapolis. The operation, hosted by a female operator, featured upscale furnishings and luncheon service. After husbands complained of losses, the operator was summoned and released on a promise to suspend activities.
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Minneapolis
Fife
Chinese Slain for Loot in Torreon As Commissioner Flags Massacre
American Commissioner Arthur Bassett reports that Chinese residents in Torreon were killed for loot after the city fell. He asserts Chinese had no resistance and were shot, then robbed. corpses were shoeless, aligning with local belief that money is kept in shoes.
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Mexico City
Torreon
Arthur Bassett
Mexico
Homesick in Ohio and Nebraska Tales of Travel
A first person reminiscence from Ohio native Westbrook describes long ties to Ohio and the Ble four Railroad. He recounts a trip to Nebraska for horses lasting two months and the lure of home during a six week stay. He recalls hitching his horses to a tree and spending an afternoon visiting a Hig Four freight car on a siding.
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Westbrook
Ohio
Nebraska
Success Magazine
Cutting The Thin One And The Floor Joke
A quirky exchange contrasts two figures the Thin One and the Fat One. The Thin One ponders trying a daily floor roll to shed weight, while the Fat One jokes that it would merely cut the carpet.
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