Independent Athena Press Gathers 1911 Wheat Trade Notes
The edition reports wheat market movements linked to Canadian reciprocity hopes and U S export figures for the week ending Friday. It notes an advance in prices last Saturday, discusses irrigation of trade regs, and mentions Washington’s drive to preserve Joaquin Miller’s log cabin relic. It also covers Iowa county seat laws, David Graham Phillips’s death, and Canadian local governance objections to annexation.
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Obvnob Bug
Hessian
Chicago
Oregonian
Congress
United States
Canada
Washington, D. C
Joaquin Miller
Canyon City
Miller
Blue Mountain Eagle
Thomas Kelly
Father Time
Iowa
Sorapa
Klamath Eyes City Ownership Of Light And Water
A Push for municipal control of light and water in Klamath shows progress toward local ownership. A critic notes one office seeker values the post highly, hindering service. The plaintive cry of the killdee signals spring’s return as a sign of changed times.
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Klamath
Oregon Seeks Third Congressmen in Special Session
Oregon faces a possible loss of a third congressman in the Sixty-third Congress if a special session fails to pass a reapportionment bill. The state divided into three districts under a late legislature but the Senate killed the bill after the House had already approved a reapportionment. The piece notes logrolling delays and the lack of penalties for not reapportioning every ten years.
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Congress
Oregon
Washington
Multnomah
Multnomah Slone
Rank
Honas of Representatives
Senate
United States
Record of Harriman railroads shows safe 1910 passenger volume
A safety report from Julius Kruttachout, Chicago, documents Union Pacific and Southern Pacific operations totaling 17 060 miles and 49 491 000 passengers carried in 1910 with no fatalities. The record covers affiliated lines and emphasizes safety devices and block signaling.
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Harriman
Julius Kruttachout
Chicago
Union Pacific
Souther Pacifi
Ronda
Pacaengers
Flirtation Delivers Wry Exchange Between Man and Woman
A brief dialogue fragment shows a young man asking what constitutes flirtation while the worldly woman cites attention without intention. The experienced lady responds with a witty rebuff after a short singing interlude. The manager dismisses the woman's request to showcase her voice.
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Serapa
Clean Bath Ritual in Copenhagen Public Schools
A Youth's Companion account describes Copenhagen public school pupils assembling at 8 a.m. to undress, place clothes in bundles, and wash in a room of wooden tubs. Children are bathed by grades under a teacher’s supervision, using nickel showers, brushes, and water from a central faucet, then rinsed, dried, dressed, and proceed to prayers and recitations.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
America
Willing to Divide. A reporter in a Latin American war
An American correspondent describes troops looting towns as they advance under a division commander. He reports the misdoings and is told to wait for the western town for the first chance. After warning the general, the writer confines himself to writing copy.
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New York Tribune
London Postal Follies And Book Post Quirks
A London postal clerk’s day is brightened by odd encounters with the public. A woman sent trousers to her son by book post, only to be told clothes cannot be sent this way. She later claimed open ended items may go by book post, while strangers are not.
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Oregon
New York
Walla Walla Valley
Saya
Oregonian
Marcus Johnson
Glenville
Mra
Williams
Milton, Or
London
Book Post
Parcel Post
Postoffice
London Answers
Fear of the Tree in London Parks
Early plantings in London faced sharp opposition from surveyors and residents. A.D. Webster notes that in the 1830s when 4 sumac were planted near Bayswater and Manchester terraces the path was said to be obstructed and damp. The tree was removed after the dispute.
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London
A.D. Webster
Marchester Terrace
Bayswater
Darriet
Quizzical Exchange About Cold Feelings
A thin man complains of constant chills while a hearty friend urges relief. The New York Press notes the odd conversation as they mock the idea of persistent cold sensations and contemplate the strange comfort in such ordinary discomfort.
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Childs
Elaen
New York
Presa
Not Success Sawyer-Twistler Combines Broom Inventions
A quirky item from Chicago News notes Sawyer-Twistler’s broom invention designed as a multi tool for cane, trapezo, rolling plot, and mower handles. The piece hints at potential profit if he can adjust the device to sweep properly, reflecting odd early 20th century gadget hype.
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Sawyer
Chicago News
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Dtathena, Obe
David Graham
Phillips
Jack London
Phil- Mpa
Traure
Way
Walter
Thad
Giles
March
Pendleton
Athena
Ballard
James F. Ballard
Propuuestor
ST. Louis, MO
Byron N. Hawks
Miller’s
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