Our Asiatic Speculation and Philippine Venture Loss
The report on Philippine affairs shows US trade last year at 5.43 million with profits about 1.09 million, while costs for army and civil governance exceed 85 million. Other nations gain 48 million. by next year US outlays may reach 450 million for this exploration. The piece questions citizenship and sugar trusts amid imperial policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Islands
Commission In Charge of
United States
Spain
Manila
Congressional Characters in the House of Representatives
Washington correspondent of the Oregonian lauds Jerry Simpson as a brilliant yet controversial figure famed for sharp sarcasm and fearless interruptions. He notes Speaker Reed and legislative leaders dodged his blows while Simpson’s wit and clairvoyant mind defined his rough and ready style. Also profiles Francisco Spinola, dubbed Old Spin, who once exaggerated a quorum by counting Hessians from a surrender painting.
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House of Representatives
Jerry Simpson
Leckless Statesman
Medicine Lodge
Washington
The
Oregonian
Jerry
Speaker Reed
Dingleys
Reed
Franciso Spinola
Cornwallis
State to Grow Sugar by Convict Labor in Texas
Governor Sayers announces the penitentiaries board, which he chairs, will enter sugar growing and refining. Texas owns eight thousand acres of suitable land for cane culture and will use convict labor to work the fields and plants.
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Sugar Trust
Sayers
Texas
Penitentiaries’ Board Commission
Rustlers in Umatilla County Target Cattle Deep Losses
Umatilla county stockmen report widespread cattle theft blamed on an organized rustler gang. Each member drives small 80 head groups out overnight then returns home before dawn. The stolen cattle are later bunched and sent to rail for shipment, with owners often unaware for months due to infrequent range counting and branding.
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Umatilla County
Timber Growth Estimate for Oregon Timber Supply
The Portland Timberman notes that growth in Oregon timber has often been overlooked. It estimates 322 billion feet of standing timber and a twenty four inch diameter, forty eight feet merchantable tree as an average. With one sixteenth inch diameter growth per year, annual increase equals 1.68 billion feet.
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Portland Timberman
Oregon
Empire talk and denials in the Philippines debate
A national discourse questions American imperial aims as Britain seizes Africa and Russia gains in Asia while the Philippines, taken from Spain, faces exclusionary laws. The piece critiques the idea of U S empire and the status of Filipino Asians amid ongoing territorial claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
South Africa
Russia
China
Manchuria
Philippines
Spain
Asia
Liall of Lara to be sold after auction bid rejected
The historic Liall of Lara, famed in Moore poetry, was offered for £14,000 at auction but was rejected and remains for private sale. Authentic records note Irish kings were crowned at the site from 3 B.C. to 56 A.D.
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Lara
Moore
B.C
Cleveland youth confesses to strangling mother in dream
A Cleveland man surrendered to police admitting he killed his mother in her sleep, claiming the act occurred during a dream. The case raises questions about mental state and intent as investigators review the details and motive.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bangsman Stranges
Daily Guard News Roundup from Eugene and Nearby
A crowded list of personal notes and movements from Eugene and surrounding towns includes many residents traveling for holidays, visiting relatives, or relocating. Notable entries mention Frank Loomis at the paper mill, Frank Melven and wife planning to stay in Eugene, and Albany notables visiting during Christmas. A Grants Pass mining report notes Pike and HO Perkins testing ore, while an Albany grave fact relates to a steamer burial in 1551. Jack Wade and William Dalton face a Portland judge for a Christmas eve legal matter.
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Warner
W . Yorne
Portland
J M Medley
Cottage Grove
HN Cockerline
Sadie
Jos W
Tewart
Springfield
Eugene
JW Clark
Basem
Rey J O Booth
Grants Pass
Hom
D W Jarvis
Dr Selover
Pauline Hodes
C Fletcher
J Allen
R F Garroutte
Wendling
Frank Loomis
Oregon City
Frank Melven
Mhell Lake
Wis
Albany
Democrat
Titus
John O'Brien
Pike
HO Perkins
Pheasant Expert Davenport Promotes Reeves Birds in Oregon
Homer Davenport, famed for pheasants, plans to introduce Reeves pheasants in Oregon. He praises them as among the most beautiful Oriental varieties and predicts they will thrive in the Willamette Valley’s wooded hills and mountains. He notes the region offers excellent range and safety for game birds.
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Homer Davenport
Oregon
Willamette Valley
European gambling spree reports Potocki loss in Vienna
A Vienna dispatch notes Count Potocki losing about 100000 pounds in three hours of card play, with another Count taking most of the money. The sums were large yet not earth shattering, though a sizable portion of the circulating medium went with the bets. The piece remarks Potocki lost the pot.
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Europe
Vienna
Potocki
Chicago population contrasts with many states and regions
Chicago today hosts nearly 2,000,000 inhabitants within its borders. The figure surpasses the populations of Georgia, Minnesota, New Jersey, Virginia, and Wisconsin, and also exceeds Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, and Oregon combined. Greater New York is about twice Chicago’s size.
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Chicago
Georgia
Minnesota
New Jersey
Virginia
Wisconsin
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
Idaho
Maine
Oregon
New York
Proposal Prompt in a 19th Century Dialogue
A father asks if he can make his daughter happy and the suitor Spooner confirms he has asked for marriage. The exchange features January Smart i Set style dialogue with Miss Whitty-emith and 19th century speech.
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Daugtter
Miss Whitty-emith
Spooner
January Smart
The Ghost in the White House Visit
A woman retreats from a burning city to a country town and lodges with a friend and Miss Sue. She experiences a haunting presence in the shared room and, after witness to a spectral girl sitting upright in white, fears a ghost seeks help. Six months later the friend’s house is sold and others report sightings.
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Miss Sue
Bishop-Sterlingworth looks as if he had loved and lost
Barker says he did not receive expected gifts in a witty exchange from the Smart Set column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop—Sterlingworth
Barker
Newly Furnished Lodging House Near Courthouse
New beds in freshly painted rooms at the Courthouse Lodging House one block from the main street and a little over two blocks from the post office. Quiet locality. Lodging with or without board. Come and see the rooms. satisfaction guaranteed by Ep Hows.
Timber lands rise in Oregon and California railroad sales
Price trends show Oregon and California railroad lands in Lane county escalating from 1.25 to 11 dollars per acre within years. McKenzie river areas push the 10 to 11 dollar level. similar increases occur on Gray's Harbor and other sites. Notices advertise seed oats hay and hemlock claims, with Moon's Feed Store promoting Per fection Four and Plan Black products at East Ninth Street.
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Timeek Apvancina
Oregon & California Railroad Company
Lane County
McKenzie River
Gray's Harbor
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Castoria
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Daily Guard
Dee
Lowell
Mre R Koox and Son
Frask
E H Rogera
Sacramento
Cal
John Althouse
Jack Wade
William Dalton
Standard Oil CO
Bono & Son
Irving
Moon
Earth
Plane Black
East Ninth Street
Santa Claus
Overton
Wall Paper and Paint Co
West Sth St
Julius Goldsmith
Parker
Goseast Bowe Oe
VIA
ST. Paul, Guluth
Minneapolis
Vis
Great Nektikan RY
Leon Ra Pacific
Great Northern
Triro Street
BC Deniston
Portage
Barker Gun Works
N. T. Wilson
J. A. Green & Son
Saratoga
WB McKinney
Blac
Joe Ib
L.C. Skeels
New England
Valey
Eugene Granite and Marble Works
W W Martin
Pacific Nursery
Tangent
Ivan
Williams
Oule
Linn Drug Ca
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