Governor Chamberlains veto sparks feud over normal schools
Governor Chamberlain denounces the legislature in a fiery veto message over the normal school funding bill. He accuses lawmakers of cowardice and improper maneuvering to merge Monmouth and Drain funds, cites alleged parliamentary irregularities by Speaker Davey, and warns the act risks invalidation. A separate land collapse near Lewiston is described with no injuries.
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Chamberlain
Campania
Davey
Lome
Roman Empire
Monmouth
Drain
Thoas
House
Chonge
Malheur
Salem
Oregon
Gibbon
Praetorian
Railroads Show Fight Over Oregon Rates and Routes
Oregon faces tighter rail control as operators push radical freight hikes and resist reform. The piece notes Harriman system influence, Oregonian alignment, and possible abandonments of Orsin Coos Bay and Natron Kla math extensions. It calls for federal action to win Willamette River navigation to Eugene and urges regional industries to unite.
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Oregon
Cotton
Harriman
The
Oregonian
Railroad Commission
Willamette
Orsin-Coos Bay
Natron-Klamath
Congress
Willamette River
Eugene
Willamette Valley
Idaho Land Silo Sink Shocks Grand Ronde Area
An enormous geological collapse near Lewiston Idaho sent 80 acres of pastureland subsiding 150 feet, creating a wide oblong hole and leaving the surface resembling a fallow field. Rancher Fred Rice reported waking to a roaring, then a slow sink as earth slid into a subterranean cavity.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Grand Ronde River
Acrus
Fred Rice
Grand Ronde
We built the towering works yet who paid for it
Poem recounting a union labor chorus and lines linking workers to building major American structures and infrastructure. The narrator notes the speaker did not ask who paid, while workers claim credit for railroads ships battleships cities and projects. Attributed to Lue F. Vernon.
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Galveston
Texas
Hell Gate
New York
Pittsburg
Lue F. Vernon
A Valuable Lesson from Dr King’s New Life Pills
John Pleasant of Magnalia Indiana recalls six years ago learning a valuable lesson and says taking Dr King’s New Life Pills improves with use. The ad claims universal satisfaction and is guaranteed by Wm. McBride’s druggist. Also offers an 11-foot cut Daniel Best combined harvester for sale with favorable terms through J. A. Keller or Geo. M. ncaa Athena Oregon.
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John Pleasant
Magnalia
Ind
Dr. King
Pilla
Wm. McBride
Zhe
Daniel Best
J. A. Keller
Geo. M. Ncaa Athena
Rising From the Grave: W A ertwell’s Remarkable Recovery Claim
Lucama North Carolina manufacturer W A ertwell reports a dramatic improvement after taking less than three bottles of Hleotric Bitters. He says his Bright's disease with Diabetes stage has halted liver and bladder issues, and he believes a permanent cure is possible. The product is sold by Wm McBride's druggists for a small price.
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W. A.ertwell
Lucama
N. C
Bright
Mc-Bride
Pendleton Dye Works Ad by Lorimer Feil and Parker
Pendleton Steam Dye Works Lorimer and Feil owners and A. J. Parker as agent for Athena advertise cleaning and dyeing of ladies wear including gowns furs and gloves in Athol Oregon with orders invited.
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Pendleton
Lorimer & Feil
A. J. Parker
Athena
Athoun Oregon
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Boy, Chamberlain
Mr. Rice
Dick Steen
Old Cap Lewis Ranch
Rice
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Pring Business
Walla Walla
Davis-Kaser CO
Lyme
John Keen
Gate Glory
Aire
Grove Glory
Grand Aire
Blythe Glory
Kate
Mangfield
Nottle
James Bryan
Wright
Ind Street
Main Street
TROY
Henry Keene
A. H. Luna
King's Barn
Athona
Eagle
Bert Cartano
Prop
Henry Keen
Athena, Ore
Cora
W. McBride
M. A. Rader
Jou
BA Ftourert
Bress
M.A. Rader
Pendleton, Oregon
Ballard
J. C. Smith
Houston
St Louis
Sas
McBride
Palace Drug Store
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