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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
4
A brisk morning scene in a New York bakery where an elderly lady compliments the baker. He responds with warmth, saying his aim is to please customers and lighten their day by offering loaves that weigh modestly, though she notes the lightness of the bread.
Fragmented wires report five Black men found bullet riddled and hanged from a tree near Starkville Georgia. Coroner’s inquest to determine motive and suspects, as details remain unclear amid tense aftermath. Separate notes cite consuls released in Saloniki and British efforts to dilute labor supplies for munitions.
Berlin agrees to US backed terms on the Lusitania sinking after secret negotiations. Britain and Germany exchange proposals over compensation and admissions of fault, with US warnings and submarine actions central to the dispute.
Washington reports unqualified support from Major Generals Scott and Blain for Secretary Garrison's army plan before Senate committees. They urge a reserve corps of officers and 15 to 500,000 additional trained men, arguing universal service is the ideal democratic method though likely political obstacles.
Washington The Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling upholds the income tax as constitutional paving the way for higher rates on fortunes to finance army and navy needs. Congressional leaders expect proposals to tax incomes over one million dollars possibly up to sixty percent amid calls to boost revenue for national defense. Representatives hail the decision as removing doubt and unleashing revenue potential.
A fragment cites a speaker asserting Congress could amend the law to free funds, with claims of possible annual yields from 185 to 190 million dollars and 85 to 95 million at present, under conditions of fairness and lack of unjust charges.
Northwest market reports show fluctuating values across crops and livestock with detailed prices for wheat, timothy, oats, barley, potatoes and apples in Oregon and Washington regions. Notable items include Blue stem wheat at $1.12 per bushel, red Pife at $1.02, Oregon timothy hay around $17 per ton, oats and barley prices, and cattle and sheep value ranges, plus notes on the Payallup and Sumner Fruit Growers’ association inventory and dairymen’s planned cooperation efforts for improved cattle culling and feeding guidance.
Oregon hop market reports broad demand with the year opening activity. Buyers in Independence purchased 204 bales at 10 to 11 cents, while St Edminton Sherwood organizes an association to collect state hop data for growers. In Grant County stock losses are noted from a severe storm with temperatures near 10 below and heavy snow. Cattle losses and market slowdowns depress prices in the Purden and vegetable sectors.
Washington D C Senator Kenyon introduces a bill for a graduated tax on the income of American expatriates derived from U S properties while immigration measures push to restrict entry of Japanese Hindus and Chinese. The proposal includes a land sale provision for unsold Oregon California Railroad land to settlers with first right of purchase for qualified applicants seeking 160 acres.
Bertha Slater Smith wins the 1916 Rose Festal slogan contest earning a $261 prize from the festival board. The Portland event drew entries from Oregon and surrounding areas, with coverage of the author’s family ties and the letter writing week campaign.
A committee of regents weighs broader military training at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Proposals include regimental drill and technical instruction while balancing student fitness and minimal formal discipline.
Bones reputed to be a thane of mastodon unearthed at Straford near Wilson Creek in eastern Washington are to be studied by scientists at the University of Washington. Curator Frank Hall notified the museum on campus and asked that the bones be sent for examination as Bar L. Packard from geology faculty will supervise further excavations.
A fragmented quotation exchange shows a cockney angter debating respect and lineage, with claims of 2000 years of titled heritage. The dialogue touches on favors creating lifelong debt, and the risk of misreading social obligations across generations.
Itching skins and eruptions like ringworm are often worsened by strong treatments. A Baltimore doctor’s prescription Repinol Rosinol ointment and soap are claimed to stop itching instantly and clear eruptions, with samples offered by mail.
A jumble of phrases from the Washington Star hints at a mood of happiness and collective effort. The fragment references living well, rate measures, a levee, and praise for Kansas and its stars, though the text remains garbled.
An elderly neighbor dispute is referenced in a fragment describing Rev. E. C. Hilemann and a neighbor boy arguing over a claim about whose baby is as good as another. The text is incomplete and garbled, impeding full reconstruction of names, places, or outcomes.
In a terse exchange a Small Boy names a station house as a key location. The dialogue hints at social divides and access to a public space, reflecting urban life themes in the Boston Transcript. The text preserves a fragmentary sense of urban curiosity and rights to public spaces.
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