Doings of the City Council and Portland Primaries
The city council met in regular session with most members present except Councilman Tompkins. A mothers group urged prohibitions on obscene language and minor tobacco use, plus curfew ringing. Main street sprinkling contract awarded to Athana Truck Co. at 60 dollars monthly. Ordinances on labor licenses and enforcement of Seaspools were discussed. Warrant for Hunt Avenue extension approved. crossing at Third Street to be widened. Portland primaries nominating Mayor Harry Lane and City Auditor Thomas A. Devlin reported, both winning by large majorities.
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Tompkins
Mothers of Athena
Athana Truck Company
Main Street
Hunt Avenue
Recorder
Third Street
Separate Trial Demanded in Haywood Murder Case Boise City
On May 9 Boise City begins the trial of William D. Haywood secretary of the Western Federation of Miners for the murder of Frank Stennenberg ex Governor. Charles H. Moyer and George A. Pettibone also charged but Haywood to be tried first. National attention and vast newspaper coverage accompany the proceedings.
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Boise City
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Stennenberg
Charles H. Moyer
Federation
George A. Pettibone
Haywood
Boise
Associated Press
Western Union
Death Takes Pioneer Washington Lawyer Sharpstein
The Walla Walla Statesman reports the death of Benjamin L. Sharpstein a renowned upbuilder, territorial legislator, and constitutional delegate who helped shape early public schools. He died Thursday morning after a long and active career with Sharpstein & Sharpstein.
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B. L. Sharpstein
Walla Walla
Territorial
West
State of Washington
Benjamin L. Sharpatein
United States
Bbapeyic
Sharpstein & Sharpstein
Northwest
Draft horses scarce as Northwest faces horse famine
Portland and the Northwest endure a draft horse shortage blamed on San Francisco demand after last year's quake, Alaska orders, and ongoing urban expansion. Judges report prices 30 percent higher than a year ago, with limited supply and wagons unusable in Portland.
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Portland
Washington
Idaho
Looris Lonyera
Oregon Daily Journal
Northwest
San Francisco
Bay City
Alaska
Pacific Northwest
Donaldson
Horaes
K P Temple Cornerstone Laying At Baker City
Baker City witnessed the cornerstone ceremony for a new Knights of Pythias temple a $80000 stone building. Congressman W R Ellis spoke praised the event as the largest Pythian demonstration in Baker City with grand chancellor Marion F Davis and Judge W S Levine steering the proceedings. A parade formed from the lodge to the site followed by an elaborate banquet at the Sagamore hotel.
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Baker City
Knights of Pythias
Gauntlet Lodge No. S
Oregon
W. 8. Levine
Gauntlet Lodge
Bakerity
White Swan Fund
Sagamore Hotel
Levins
Elia
Davie
No Patent Issued Since 1904 in Oregon Land Patents
Commissioner Ballinger ruled that lists of school land pending before the department should be patented promptly. Oswald West and G G Brown pressed to move nearly 100000 acres overdue since 1904, arguing state indemnity lands cannot be sold until patented. West also works at the Interstate Commerce Commission gathering data for Oregon’s railroad panel.
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Oswald West
Oregon Railroad Coommission
G. G. Brown
Land Board
Oregon
Land Office
Ballinger
West and Brown
West
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Commission of Oregon
New School Laws to Guide Third Class Districts
Modern school houses plans appear in a forthcoming state pamphlet and county superintendents will approve district buildings. Ackerman distributes specification booklets to county superintendents only. Grain damage from frost seems minor with only thin blades affected in Helix. Milton orchards report light or no damage except a few sites near Richardson's.
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Ackerman
State School Department of Georgia
Inwa
Milton
Eagle
Tree Fruite
Richardson's
Forsythe
J. N. Stone
Jamon Evans
N. W. Mumford
Biack
Shields
Shilds Wreit Co
Shields Hunt Co
Walla Walla
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Manasse
Athena
T. M. Taggart & CO
T. M. Taggart & Company
South Side
A. Barrett & CO
Dell Brothers
Union
Pendleton
Pendiston
Baptists
Iptist Church
Dunn
K.P. Temple Cornerstone
Willamore Valley
Salem Statesman
Hollinter
Pioneer Drag Store
Plana
C. A. McAlavy
Helix Herald
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