Pioneers to Be Honored in Portland Celebration
The Pioneer Monument Committer of the Society of Oregon Native Sons with the Native Daughters plan a two week to ten day statewide fair in Portland next year. They aim to replace the annual exposition with a grand event to showcase manufacturing progress, collect pioneer relics, and raise funds for a memorial building to house archives and serve as a meeting place for pioneers and veterans.
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Pioneer Monument
Society of
Oregon Native Sons
Oregon Native Daughters
Portland
Portland Oregonian
Ur Historical Society
Native Sons
Native Daughters
Park Row
Inian War Veterans
The
Oregon Historical Society
Gambling for Offices in a Borough Council Tie
A London paper notes astonishment among ultra religious groups over a council tie settled by a penny toss. It recalls that the British constitution still allows chances in emergencies and cites a Parliament debate about using chance to decide a chairmanship in Scotland. The Camberwell election may thus stand in law.
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London
King Chance
House of Commons
Chance
Scotland
House of the Apostolic
Judas Iscariot
Camberwell
Storytellers Join Maine Club For Longest Yarn Tales
In Waterville Maine an association named the Storytellers Association of Maine forms to reward the longest and best original stories told by long distance yarn spinners. Meetings occur when a suitable group gathers at the Elmwood hotel parlors with meals allowed. John B Mason of Bar Harbor, holder of a 25 hour talking record at St John New Hampshire in 1895, applied for membership. Stories must be suitable for ladies.
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Waterville
Maine
Elmwood Hotel
Storytellers’ Association of
John B. Mason
Bar Harbor
Mason
St. John, N. H
Picture Cost A Fortune In World’s Costliest Art
The duke of Marlborough owns a vast picture collection including the Blenheim Madonna by Raphael dated 1507, valued at 450 dollars. It is eight feet high with the Madonna and Child on a throne and St John the Baptist and St Nicholas of Bari as life size figures. The painting, praised as well preserved, was proposed for purchase by the British government. Blenheim palace bears its name from a royal victory and a fleur de lis banner from Windsor is hung at the castle walls annually.
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Duke of Marlborough
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Raphael
St. John the Baptist
St. Nicholas of Bari
Blenheim Palace
Duke of Marborough
Anne
Windsor Castle
James I Era Salaries Reveal Public Officials Pay
A new volume from the historical manuscripts commission details salary tables for 1607-08. It notes Lord Treasurer £365 plus £15 livery, Lord Chancellor £200 attendance plus £300 annuity and other allowances, Lord High Treasurer £5,000 and Chancellor £5,000, and payments to various officers including the lord chief justice at £248. Also mentions now extinct offices such as clerk of the hamper and prothonotary, with fringe wages for surgeons and apothecaries amid extensive staff at royal establishments.
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Historical Manuscripts Commission
Star Chamber
London Daily Mail
British fears rival nations in race for swift contracts
A London newspaper argues British anxiety over losing leadership to American firms in fast build projects. It cites mail steamers and a bridge on the Atbara as examples showing Americans can outpace British industry. It asks if British iron and steel makers can regain ground in South African railway contracts.
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Mersey
London
South Africa
United States
Atbara
Atlantic
Swift
Mother’s Friend Offered as Pain Free Childbirth Remedy
An advertisement touts a liniment named Mother’s Friend promising immunity from childbirth pain and danger. It claims to prepare the body for labor, ease the mother and child through delivery, and has earned praise from thousands of mothers. A free booklet titled Before Baby is Born is available from the Belt Regulator Company of Atlanta, Georgia.
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Mpany
Atlanta
Gia
Local Auctioneer Promises Fair Sales and Lodging Ad
Ec W Richtmyer of Lubherville announces readiness to levy sales for his district with satisfaction guaranteed and reasonable terms. Calls at Richtmyer Brothers meat market for details. Also listings include a south Sixth street hotel restaurant with furnishings for rent, and various notices about rail fares, land sales in the Red River Valley, and farm blacksmith work by Farry EGLin.
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Ec. W. Richtmyer
Lubherville
Richtmyer
Princeton
Ford
Riehtmyer Brothers
P. O
Ian
Farry Eglin
Stf
Peter Hanson
Furs for Dolls Season Offers Varied Styles and Prices
The article notes dolls furs protect delicate toys during cold airings with sets including muffs collarettes and bags. Options range from 5% cents up to three dollars per set, with furs imitating ermine and sealskin, silk or saum linings, and finishes matching adult wear. Sales concentrate in cities and colder regions.
Age of Criminal Responsibility Across Nations
The text surveys legal ages for criminal responsibility in multiple countries. England, Russia, Portugal set 7. France and Belgium 8. Italy and Spain 9. Norway Greece Austria Denmark and Holland defer prosecution under 10. some Swiss cantons mirror that rule. In lvrmnung the limit is fixed at 12.
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England
Russia
Portugal
France
Belgium
Italy
Spain
Norway
Greece
Austria
Denmark
Holland
Prize oration winner in Hawaii sparks cross cultural debate
The Sons of the American Revolution in Hawaii offered a prize for an English oration on a historic theme open to all island boys. The winning speaker is described as a full-blooded son of China, highlighting racial and political tensions in the Pacific crossroads.
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Hawaii
Islands
Pacific
China
The Small of the Back and Kidney Weakness
A medical notice describes backache linked to weak kidneys caused by illness worry or exposure. It cites J L Campbell of Sycamore praising Hood's Sarsaparilla for curing years of back pain, noting relief from bed or chair assistance and newfound strength.
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J. L. Campbell
Sycamore
Hood
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