Portland lagging in advertising says Lodians Board of Trade member
In a letter from Indiana a Lodians Board of Trade figure traveling the Northwest argues Seattle thrives on persistent advertising while Portland lags. He notes Crawfordsville and Montgomery counties residents dominate Seattle's affairs and media, urging Portland to improve its East advertising and economic outreach.
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Portland
Oregon
Portland Journal
Lodians Board of Trade
Northwest
East
Indiana
Seattle
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County
Crawfordville
Poet-Intelligencer
Congress
United States
Supreme Court
Marconi alters patent claim linking Solari to wireless grip
In a British filing Marconi seeks to amend his patent to claim the invention was communicated to him from Italy by Marquis Luigi Solari. The move shocks observers and follows earlier attacks by Prof Thompson and Prof Fhompeon who alleged Solari as the true inventor. The Saturday Review notes the Official Journal of the Patent Office dated July 16 details this unusual action.
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Guglielmo Marcon
Luigi Solari
Italy
Saturday Review
Thompson
Fhompeon
Solari
Tnt Saturiay Review
The
Patent Office
Guglielmo Marconi
Isthmian Canal Law and the Panama Strip
A Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post reflects on the new canal law requiring the United States to secure perpetual exclusive control of a six mile wide sea to sea strip. If Colombia cannot comply the option is to seek it from Nicaragua.
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Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
United States
Columbia
Nicaragua
No Title Provided. (Historical excerpt on canal annexation)
The text argues for annexing a six mile wide strip along the canal route in Central America. It compares potential land gains from the Panama and Nicaragua routes to create colonies rivaling large regions. It foresees prospering towns along the ditch and predicts tariff concessions, envisioning global trade through the isthmus.
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Costa Rica
Panama
Columbia
Red Island
Capitol
Congress
Ohio Muddle On Municipal Charters And Special Bodies
In Ohio the constitution allows only cities and villages but lawmakers have used special bodies appointed by the governor to control city governments for partisan gain. The article cites Cincinnati under George B Cox and attempts to curb Toledo and Cleveland leaders, noting such special characters are unconstitutional and urging a special legislative session to fix city government forms.
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Ohio
Govenor
George B Cox
Boas
Cincinnati
Omd Tobacco
Cleveland
Golden Rule
Japan Court Ruling Marks Progress For Women
A Japanese court recently ruled that a wife need not obey a tyrannical order from her husband if the demand lacks reasonable consideration. The article recalls Japan's past as a society where women were treated as chattels and notes the broader implication for how a nation's treatment of women reflects its governance. It comments that U S influence may have shaped this change.
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Japan
United States
Portland Journal
Favorite Prescription touted as cure for womanly diseases
A long promotional piece claims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures womanly illnesses and related pains, citing patient testimonials from Bettie Payne of Inlet Virginia and Lizzie Grees of Laurel Bloomery Tennessee. It argues that many doctors misdiagnose and that the remedy improves general strength, appetite, and sleep, with a free letter consultation offer.
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Bettie Payne
Inlet
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Lizzie Grees
Laurel Bloomery
Tenn
Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Newport Vacation Specials Go On Sale Soon
The Southern Pacific Company with the Vorvallia and Eastern Railroad will offer round trip tickets from all Oregon points to Newport at reduced rates, valid June 15 through October 10, with return by then. Inquiries available from local agents. W F Comay, General Passenger Agent.
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Newport
Northwest
Southern Pacific Company
Vorvallia and Eastern Railroad
Oregon
Southern Pacific
Dexter pair completes big log drive for Eugene mill
Willieme Broa of Dexter finished a 1 500 000 foot log drive to the Eugene mill with logs ready to boom in the river. They will begin immediately to prepare for another drive of 1 600 000 feet, with timing to be announced.
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Lee
Willieme Broa
Dexter
Eugene Milla
Comrae
City Property for Sale in multiple additions near Willamette Street
City property available in Henpatoss and nearby additions with 50 to 120 lots priced from 50 dollars each, plus a Locust Hill farm offering 1900 young pear and plum trees, 200 black walnuts, and a farmstead. Prospective buyers urged to visit First National Bank to arrange purchases or exchanges for timber land.
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College Hill Park
Exias Srewaat
Willamette Street
Witkaker
Evoxwe
First National Bank
Couteos
Collece Hin Pasa
Locust Hill
Albany Schools Elect Leatherman Principal After McKee Resigns
At a board meeting of Albany Schools Prof J B Leatherman of Lebanon was elected principal to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Prof W A McKee who had been elected but then stepped down from the position.
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Albany
J B Leatherman
Lebanon
W A McKee
Duty's Path to a Self Respecting Choice
A faltering lawyer, the "briefless barrister," faces a moral crisis as a destitute widow brings him papers worth a potential fortune. He contemplates selling them for money to secure his own life with his lover and children, but chooses to aid the woman honestly, sending her to another honest lawyer and choosing duty over gain. He then writes to his sweetheart, confessing he has sacrificed wealth to preserve his integrity.
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Min
Lawyer Telford
Telford
Harry
Ellen
Jessie
Mabel
Objection to Conversation Style by War of the Worlds Author
The speaker mocks endless chatter in social gatherings as fetid and superficial. She cites how conversationalists fill rooms with aimless talking and insincere interest, arguing women would object to such pressure if they had more imagination and a kinder sense of humor.
Compliments to Preachers in Humble Praise Cards
The late Dr. Dashiell often told a story of a former child caretaker praising his sermon with the words soundin brass and tinklin cymbal. A colored woman also lauded Bishop Galloway saying he always do preach & powerful good tex.
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Dashiell
Larry
Bishop Galloway
Galloway
Station master seeks higher pay threatens to quit
A station master demands a raise and threatens to leave if unmet. The superintendent replies with a tale from his youth about asking a higher-up and being denied, after which the line continued to operate. The anecdote underscores stubborn salary disputes with a cautionary end.
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London
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