Irrigated Land to be Listed by State Engineer Office
State Engineer John Lewis in Salem heads a data collection effort for all irrigated land in Umatilla county. Deputy R. D. Cooper leads a Pendleton crew surveying Umatilla bottom and McKay creek to the reservation line, with a third party working Birch creek valley. The move aims to support water litigation and planning, with data to be added to current records in Salem.
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Umatilla County
John Lewis
Salem
R. D. Cooper
Lewis S
Pendleton
Hermiston
Umatilla
McKay Creek
Birch Creek
State Board of Water Commissioners
Fish Week Opens At The Fair With Free Pacific Coast Fish
Today marks the start of Fish Week at the Seattle exposition alongside the livestock show. Thousands of Pacific coast fish will be cooked in many ways and served free to visitors daily. The idea came from a lighthearted exchange between a Gloucester, Massachusetts fish dealer and a Puget Sound packer. Both were confident in the outcome.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast
Sherry's
Delmonico’s
Atlantic Seaboard
Puget Sound
Hypnotized Sleep Tragedy Halts Oregon Stage Gag
Arzullia real name Mrs Arthur Alburtus Randolph was forced to wake after a 30 hour staged sleep as police halted the display at a Rader furniture window prompting disappointment among hundreds. The Randolphs plan three night shows at the Oregon theater despite the interruption.
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Arzullia
Rader
Oregon
Arthur Alburtus Randolph
Alburtus
Oregon Theater
J. W. Randolph
The
Cook Denounces Peary Attitude Over Flag Incident
New York September 27 Dr Cook says he cannot understand Peary's conduct and will answer definite charges signed by Peary. He cites Peary's refusal to let Whitney aboard the Roosevelt with the American flag as incomprehensible and asserts Whitney had instructions to aid needy white men from his Etah property.
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New York
Peary
Dr. Cook
North
Whitney
Roosevelt
Etah
Fortune Telling by May Andrews in City for One Week
May Andrews will stay in the city for one more week offering special readings at 60 cents. She will conduct sessions in Room 16 above the French restaurant.
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May Andrews
Pendleton Congressman Ellis to Visit for Six Weeks
Congressman Ellis and wife on official Hawaii visit return home next Sunday for a six week stay before heading back to Washington. A large team hauling lumber for Pendleton Lumber Company bolted from depot toward the yards, running fast but halted before injuring horses or equipment.
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Ellis
Congress
W. R. Ellie
Senate Committee
Hawaii
Washington
Pendleton Lumber Company
Yardmaster Harry Nelson Named for O R and N
Harry Nelson, newly appointed yardmaster for the local yards of the O R and N, succeeds Elmer Knight who resigned. Charles Hamilton had been filling the post temporarily and now Nelson assumes full duties.
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Harry Nelson
Huntington
Elmer Knight
Charles Hamilton
Falls From Step Ladder Injures A Kraft
A Kraft fell from a step ladder while working in his bathroom yesterday and suffered a severe scalp wound. Several stitches were required to close the wound, but he was able to go out on the street today after the accident. The impact struck the back of his head on the rim of the bathtub.
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A. Kraft
Mission for Game Wardens Sails West as Officials Move
Deputy Game Warden Jesse Blackburn of Yamhill leaves the city on a Westward mission linked to his office while local warden C. F. Turner works in the southern county on office business. Tassie Stewart, a noted fruit grower in Umatilla County, reports high prospects for southern Oregon east of the Cascades, praising dairy and sugar beet potentials alongside fruit and grain limits.
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Jesse Blackburn
Yamhill
West
C. F. Turner
Blackburn
Oregon
Cascade Range of Mountains
Tassie Stewart
Umatilla County
Stewart
Pioneer Day at Fair Opens With Large Attendance
The fair opened with gates at 1:30 and one hour of suspended business. Tonight thousands will enter the pavilion to view exhibits and enjoy music. Tomorrow features Pioneer’s Day with Jay Bowerman speaking on the Pioneer of Oregon and Dr. Andrey C. Smith on Pure Food, plus reminiscences by J. T. Lisuallen, John Gurdane, and Dave Taylor.
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Redmen
Jay Bowerman
Senate
Oregon
Andrey C. Smith
J. T. Lisuallen
John Gurdane
Dave Taylor
Flood toll rises beyond early estimates in Louisiana
New Orleans report says a railroad wrecking crew found thirty dead along the Louisville and Nashville right of way. Father Richard of Montague Catholic church says hundreds remain in marshes. Terrebonne Parish death toll rises to about 225 with seven hundred missing. prior estimates appear far too low.
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New Orleans
Dunbark
Louisville, Nashville
Richard
Montague Catholic Church
Terrebonne
Indian Lover Does Bloody Lochinvar Stunt
Riverside California reports a mounted posse pursues an Indian named Billy Loy who shot and killed Mike Boniface an owner Indian and abducted Boniface's 14 year old daughter. Loy’s long been the girl’s admirer and was forbidden to visit. Authorities expect he will not be taken alive.
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Riverside
Calif
Billy Loy
Mike Boniface
Boniface
Twelve Persons Go Down in Wreck Off Cape Henlopen
Baltimore reports twelve persons missing after a steamer foundered off Cape Henlopen. Dispatches from Georgetown, Del. say six survivors were rescued. The steamer’s name is not given.
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Baltimore
Cape Henlopen
Georgetown
Del
Lewiston Opens Tenth Lewiston Clarketon Fair
Lewiston crowded with country people for the opening of the tenth annual fair of the Lewiston Clarketon Fair association. A Nez Perce parade, grain fruit stock mines lumber displays and horse racing will be featured as the fair runs for one week.
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Lewiston
Lewiston-Clarkaton
Taft Suffering Sore Foot From Golf Injury
In Butte on September 27 President Taft suffers a swollen painful toe after injuring it while golf in Beverly. He neglects it but remains able to proceed with the day’s program without interference.
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Butte
Taft
Beverly
Bartlett Speaks on Irrigation at District Fair
Attorney Francis H. Bartlett argued irrigation is more than tillage and crops, calling it a great social question shaping institutions. He urged small land proprietors to secure industrial independence and a stronger nation, praising arid lands as America's priceless heritage awaiting farmers and homeseekers.
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Francis H. Bartlett
Bartlett
Children of America
Republic
Farman Plane to Exhibit at Seattle Exposition
Seattle September 27 The Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition will host west of Chicago aero plane flights. Henri Farman’s world record aeroplane will be exhibited along with the Humming Bird II from the American Aeroplane company of New York. A contract calls for at least 600 feet of flight with the Humming Bird II, with potential daily flights for a week or ten days to October 16 if successful. J W Curzon of New York represents Farman and has been contacted to bring the Farman machine to Seattle for the Rheims record holder’s famed flight.
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Seattle
Chicago
Fair Management
Henri Farman
American Aeroplane Company of
New York
American Aeroplane Company
J. W. Curzon
Farman
Rheims
Itheims
Army officers begin two horsemanship tests at Fort Meyer
Fort Meyer opens a two day horsemanship test series for army officers chaired by Major General Leonard Wood and Col. Joseph Garrard Fifteenth Cavalry. Twenty officers from major to colonel ranks are tested within three hours after endurance tests. A second series starts next Friday in Fort Meyer. Boston fair opens with large crowd. Food and House Furnishing exposition runs a month at Mechanics Hall, the world’s largest exposition building.
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Fort Meyer
Leonard Wood
Joseph Garrard
Fifteenth Cavalry
Boston
Maas
Haat
Mechanics’ Hall
A Man Unknown at Home Finds Appreciation Elsewhere
A man discovers that his value is greater beyond his hometown where he is better known and appreciated by people in other places. The piece reflects on recognition and belonging across communities.
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