Recall Bluff Against West Ex-Mayor Leads Campaign
Portland funds raise for a recall of Governor West with W A Storey in charge. Organizers report $1800 pledged of an estimated 7500 to 8000 needed, denying liquor interests backing. Figures like W S U Ren and Don Walker defend the governor and dismiss recall as unworthy.
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Portland
Governor West
W. A. Storey
Storey
West
U'Ren
Bordto
Don Walker
Multnomah
Eastern& Western Lumber Company
Tanke Heir in Germany Alive Near Freewater Captures Mayor's Attention
Augusta Tanke, once thought dead, is found alive near Freewater after a mistaken report from a German town. Mayor A J Gillis recounts the confusion and follows up with a clarifying letter as the reach of the tale widens. Also, Zack Miller is named a Roundup judge for the bucking broncho event with two more judges to be selected.
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Augusta Tanke
Germany
A. J. Gillis
August
Jake
Tanke
Freewater
Gillis
W. Tanke
Zack Miller
Round Up Directore
Double awards planned in Walla Walla fair women’s dept
Secretary W A Ritz completes arrangements for the Walla Walla County Fair. Practically double awards in the women’s department under Mrs W D Lyman. In addition to regular premiums, first prize exhibitors receive a spice cabinet from Folger & Co valued at 2.60 dollars for best exhibit in several departments.
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W. A. Ritz
Walla Walla County Fair Association
W. D. Lyman
Folger & O
Infantile Paralysis Case In Portland Sanatorium
Vernita Watte afflicted with infantile paralysis is confined at Dr Williamson s sanatorium in Portland. She came from the coast with Mrs Watts several days ago and fell ill in Portland. Treated by Dr Botkin for several days, her condition is improved and daily messages keep Mr Watts informed. He plans to travel to Portland and stay over Sunday.
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Vernita Watte
Grand Jury Returns to Hear Civil and Criminal Dockets
The East Oregonian reports a full grand jury session with over twenty five original cases to be presented by the prosecuting attorney. Civil dockets include Sept 16 to Sept 20 cases while several actions were dismissed for settlements or bankruptcy. One case, state vs Jones, proceeds. others were settled or dismissed. Professor Blakesley outlines a music education prospectus for a Royal College of Puppers project, planning time between Spokane Athena and Pendleton next year.
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East Oregonian
Phelps
Honce Ve. Kidder
Shelal Ve. Temple
Lambert Ve. Caldwell
Wilcox Va
Hanscom
Wonhard Ve. Bott
Jarans
Jones
Ridgeway & Johnson Va
Charlos W. Ferguson
Peoples Warehouse
M.E. Hutchieson
D. C
Charles Ovide Blakesley
Bio Musical Organization
Royal College of Porpers
Blakeslee
Spokane
Athena
Fendletor
Risky Postal Service Across Regions
The piece contrasts national postal security and methods in Russia Lapland the Caucasus and Asiatic Russia with varied carriers such as sledged mail in Lapland and mountain postmen in the Caucasus. It notes tampering risks in Russia and exotic delivery modes across distant lands and mentions imports of Norwegians for the Argentine exchange.
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Russia
Lapland
Caucasus
Asiatic
Siberia
India
Andes
Mexico's Smoking Mountain and the Peaks of Orizaba
The author recalls climbing Popocatepetl and Orizaba in 1897. Popo, called the smoking mountain, rises near Mexico City with a vast crater, vertical walls, and a deep interior. The ascent includes sulphur workers using machinery and a sweeping view of the crater, the White Lady, Orizaba, and the valley of Mexico.
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Mexico
Popocatepet
Smoking Mountain
Orizaba
Mexico City
Popo
Bnt
Pope
Valley
Peck
Christian Herald
Inheritance Claim Echoes Through Ancestral Torture Image
A fragment cites a claim that ancestors endured torture with red hot pincers, paired with a remark about endurance in ill fitting shoes and contentment. The line appears from Harper's Bovar, reflecting satire or mock heritage discourse.
Local lodge member settles $2000 policy for heirs
Minnie Derwatt visited Pen Dieton as a representative of the Ladjen of the Maconbevm lodge to deliver the $2000 life policy of their late mother Ales Henry Caplinger to Will and Rofos Campbell. The deed reflects four decades of L O 7 M activity with prompt grand lodge settlement from Port Hurop, Mieb.
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Minnie Derwatt
Pendieton
Ladjen
Maconbevm
Will
Rofos Campbell
Ales
Henry Caplinger
Peaches for Sale in Milton Oregon
Four hundred peach trees of varieties including Malta Orange Cling and Berry Crawford will bear fruit in ten days to make room for winter crop. Sweet peaches priced at 1 cent per pound. Bring your boxes. A. B. Badley, near Christian Over, Milton, Oregon.
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Barry Crawford
A. B. Badley
Blocks Enat
Christian Obrve
Weron Mill Race
Milton
Oregon
Who Wrote Troilus and Cressida Debate by Lang
A New York World note reports Andrew Lang posing a literary riddle about who wrote Troilus and Cressida. Lang contrasts Shakespeare and Bacon, showing why plausibility favors Shakespeare yet concedes the puzzle is unsolved.
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Andrew Lang
Oaks
Drollus
Cressida
Shakespeare
Bacon
Aristotle
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew ‘Lang
Ulysses
Achilles
Plato
New York World
Integrity and satire in Wellington era stories
The account recalls Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, famed for rigid integrity as a landowner. A bargaining scene over estate value shows cautious promises and prudent payment. A separate vignette depicts a young wife amused by her husband’s drinking party aftermath, with a phonograph horn joke reflecting social mores of the era.
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Wellington
Duke of Wellington
Tts
Kansas City Star
Dog and tree bark riddle and mirror moment
A quirky exchange features a school setting where the head boy explains bark on a tree versus a dog. A maid asks Marlo about her intention before a mirror, with Marlo replying she could be dressed for either bath or stage. The judge notes the uncertainty.
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Clave
Natural History
Theo
Marlo
Attr
Mademoiselle
Oregon System in Danger from Enemies of Popular Government
A National Progressive Republican leader warns that enemies hamper the initiative and referendum by demanding high petition thresholds and selective referendums. He urges allies to oppose candidates who do not pledge support for the initiative as implemented in other states.
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Seastor Bourne
Progressive Republican Lengor
Mmst
Algnora
Friends of
Government aids Oregon farmers big brother plan
The U S government will assist Oregon farmers with a program led by Byron Hunter and L J Chaplo to boost production and market choices. Lloyd Rader will coordinate in Wallowa valley with government and college officials, while a Salem board of trade role supports the effort. City warrants in Athens will be redeemed August 18 1912 with interest ceasing afterward.
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United States
Oregon Farmere
Byron Hunter
Firm
Management Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Oregon & Better
L. J. Chaplo Baa
Istelot
Marion County
Salem Board of Trade
Oregon Agricultural Vol. 7
Thes
Lloyd Rader
Salem Mai
Wallowa Valley
Agricultural College
Athens
B. B. Richards
Alliion
Oregon
City Trepe
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A. M. Johnson
D. H. Mansfield
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Walla Walla County Fair
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Banquo
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