World Happenings Of Current Week Brief Resume
Women of New York plan a boycott to cut food prices. The branner plans to send President Wilson a Christmas gift. Telegraph notes report Villa attacking Chi Nahua. Sardinia plagued by a cyclone. Chicago private banks to come under city supervision. Charles E. Sherman, late San Francisco vigilante head, dies at 91. Third Minnesota unit to start home December 2. Distilling Company of America dissolving. assets around 77 million. Dr Philip Mills Jones, editor of the California State Journal of Medicine, dies in San Francisco.
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New York
Branner
Wilson
Toutone
Buscharest
Army
San Antonio
Tux
Minnesota
Distilling Company of America
Naw Torney
Philip Mills Jones
California
Ftate Journal of Medicine
San Francisco
The
American Medical Ansociation
Pansaic
N. J
Holdera
Somme
Wallstreat
Borah Champions Day Act Suppressing Prohibition Fight
Senator Borah declares a determined push for a federal prohibition amendment, aiming to force a vote in Congress. The plan ties to Senator Wesley Jones's efforts to constrain the District of Columbia and press states for ratification, while opponents fear a full partisan battle and political maneuvering in the upcoming session.
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New York
Genoa
Washinon
D. C
Spain
Congress
William E. Borah
Hhs
Idaho
Senaator Borah
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
District of
Borah
Prohibition
German U Boat Reported Off Atlantic Coast of United States
New York The British cruiser Law and a German U-Boat reported off the Atlantic coast of the United States near New York. Also notes on Mrs Inez Milholland Boissevain death in Los Angeles and wartime warnings.
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Atlantic
United States
New York
Law
Los Angeles
Inez Milholland Boissevaln
Boiseevain
Ruth Law completes 807 mile solo flight records
General Wood congratulates Ruth Law twenty eight, for nonstop Chicago to Hornell and Binghamton to New York flights. Her 807 mile journey in 8 hours 65 minutes 30 seconds set American endurance and distance records, drawing recognition from military and civilian leaders.
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Ie Daw
Governor's Ssland
Soberfork City
Chicago
Leonard Wood
Department of the Bat
Hor
Fragmentary 1904 era wires and notes mix in scattered report
Unclear OCR fragment lists varied items from politics law and industry. Mentions include a challenge to federal inheritance tax, remarks by Rev Charles R Brown about poverty, Interstate Commerce Commission railway valuation figures, English aviation pioneers, President Wilson telegrams, a Mexico City dispatch on Roosevelt, Chicago health department and Prohibition resolutions, and Roumanian military notes.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Red City
Oregon Teachers Association to Convene in Portland
The Oregon Teachers Association to meet December 27 to 29 in Portland will unify the Eastern and Western divisions into one state body. Delegates from every county will discuss retirement funds, ethics, and state education policies with speeches by national figures. The event, chaired by E. Carlton, includes sessions for multiple departments and a closing public address.
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Oregon Teachers’ Association
Portland
P. Garleton
County Institute
Representative Council
Conve
W. T. Poster
Read Wellbes
C. W. Bootticher
Albany
J. H. Ackerman
Monmouth
Catal G
Lanehers
Tawelern
Council of England
Hye
Carlton
Statesman Publishing Company
Oregon Teachers' Monthly
United States
Sheldon
Eugene
J. Porene Jackwonvile
Viola Orta. Child
Wm. Parker
A. Briscoe
Asu
P. Ne Caiete
Salem
Chi
Salam Mandamus Action in Oregon Supreme Court
Selloil District No 24 of Salam petitions the Oregon Supreme Court to compel Marion County Superintendent W M Smith to pay 7560.36 in county funds to the district for Salem High School pupil tuition from other districts. A hearing is set for December 4. the board had previously decided a partial allotment of 71.13 per month.
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Tulfion Askadof
Salam
Oregon Supreme Court
Selloil
W. M. Smith
Marion County
Salem High
Oregon students cut living cost with cooperative meals
Salem reports the Comminaha Cooperative Club at Walter hall reduced daily food costs to 18.8 cents per person for meals in October. Students handle buying, cooking, washing, and serving in three daily meals, with cooks paid 80 dollars monthly plus wood and light expenses. They noted a balanced diet with breakfast cereals, lunch vegetables, and meat in dinner, yet no meat or dessert at lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Cominaha Co-operative
Chuir
Iee University
Atale
Miberi
Walter Hall
F. B. Priddy
Womer
State Tax Levy Test Begun with Six Per Cent Limitation
State Tax commission will certify a six percent levy to counties for state government access after a Tuesday meeting with the governor secretary of state and state treasurer. The legality of applying the amendment to the state levy will go to the courts for decision, potentially affecting legislative action and operation. The commission notes it is not the levying body and the counties may bear the state levy.
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Salem
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Cornerstone Laid For Roseburg Federal Building
About two thousand people witnessed the cornerstone ceremony for Roseburg s new federal building on Monday afternoon led by acting officers of the Grand Lodge of Oregon. Former Grand Worshipful Master J Fullerton presided as student marchers from the high school paid homage. A naval copper box holding local papers and city government names was placed for historical recollection.
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Roseburg
Grand Lodge of Masons of Oregon
J. ©. Fullerton
Atudente
Naval
Ware
Grand Lodge of Manons
New Road Plan Proposed by Oregon Highway Group
Salem reports a subcommittee of the Oregon Good Roads committee heard that highway leaders favor relief from political control and moving work to a non political commission. A framing bill is planned for the next legislature to enact practical road planning standards. Sheridan notes prune shipments of 1,087,000 pounds Wednesday with prices at seven to seven and a half cents, while Portland announces J. H. Gault of Portland appointed to a new post.
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Salem
State Highway Commission
Dutton
Oregon Good Roads Committes
Highway Commission
Eas Sheridan
Sheridan
Wedneway
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Charles E. Sherman
Santa Barbara
Cal
Boissevaln
Lancaster
Versola
Svold
American Line
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Deutschland
Nantucket
Mass
Marchant
Gentechland
Germany
Balleved Thureday
Amer‘kl
Eumeet
General Wood
Miss Ruth Law
Ies
Leonard Woop
Gustave Reinbold
Oregon
Milter Heira
Charles R. Brown
Yale Divinity School
Sunday Evening Club
England
Siriga
Bomba
Sera
One White
London
George
Baronet
Charles EB
Teessien
Mexico City
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chicago Health Department
National Grange
iScaly
Savoy Diesel
Columbie
Clart
Roumania
Berlin
Wirleses
Sayvidlo
War Corre
Berliner Tagablatt
Vister
Dus
Wnana Gine Cilitary
Murphy
Lea A. Murphy
Char. Tx
Eastern Oregon State Hospital
Penitentisty
J. W. Mine
Salern
J. H. Gault
FOSS
Winship
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Athens
Athena Labor
Northwest
Waitsburg
Athena
Dell Bros
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