Our Modest Congressmen and Senators Critique
A Washington dispatch reports Oregon’s river and harbor funding totaling 2,340,500 versus Washington’s 130,500. The piece argues Oregon’s share favors mouth of Columbia River and upper channel work, while Columbia and Snake flow largely through Washington. Portland railroad timber shipments for the year number 10,585 cars of lumber and 593 cars of shingles.
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Oregon Timber Shipments Reach Nine Hundred Million Feet
Portland Telegram reports forestry expert A J Johnson of Astoria estimates Oregon’s timber consumption this year around 900 million feet. He credits mills with 500 million feet and says 400 million went to fuel fence rail and related uses. He notes nearly 2 billion feet consumed by forest fires despite ranger efforts.
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Oregon
A J Johnson
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The Everyday Girl’s Christmas Stocking Thoughts
A Judge notes a paradoxical modern girl who attends church yet dwells on irreverent thoughts about her Christmas stocking, revealing a clash between outward piety and inner impulse.
Aspirants for Clerk Ships Attract Voter Attention
The Salem Independent notes that the upcoming legislature will draw a large number of male and female hopefuls for clerk positions. Some rely on family influence, others on constituent backing, while many rely on appearances to win a committee clerk role from judges or legislators.
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Salem Independent
San Francisco Teacher Leaves $30000 Estate
A lady school-teacher died in San Francisco recently leaving an estate of $30,000, entirely earned through her teaching. The article notes the many pleasures and perhaps necessities she denied herself, reflecting on the adage there are no pockets in a shroud.
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San Francisco
Ex president Cleveland addresses Philadelphia graduates on Success
Former president Cleveland spoke to a Philadelphia graduation class Friday outlining success as a lesson. He used his own career as an object lesson saying nothing succeeds like success and urged collegians to pursue achievement with discipline.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Collegians
Defaulter's Simple Method Reported by Bank Official
A reporter quotes a Puck cartoon remark on a defaulter who allegedly used a plain tactic to steal funds. The bank official sighs, noting the blunt truth: he just took the money. The exchange underscores a straightforward financial lapse.
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Puck
Tennessee Man Inherits $200000 After Wife's Divorce Victory
A Tennessee man unexpectedly inherits $200000 the day after his wife wins a divorce from him. Her anger grows, described as ten times greater than before, signaling continued acrimony in the aftermath of the settlement.
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Tennessee
Boers Fight Dark Christmas For English Homes
Report notes that ongoing fighting by Boers casts a grim Christmas shadow across many English households, with disruption and concern affecting holiday plans and daily life. The article highlights broader wartime impact on civilians and morale during the season.
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Old England
True Love and a Quiet Village Wedding
Aurora Stanley faces disgrace as her father’s crimes unravel a rich social world. Alaric Leigh adjusts to heartbreak and risk, seeking a future with the woman he loves. After a period of pain and mistaken loyalties, Aurora accepts Alaric’s proposal. Their modest wedding marks a hopeful turn in a tale of embezzlement, betrayal, and redemption.
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Alaric Leigh
Aurora Stanley
Aurora
Europe
Charles
Miss Stanley
Alaric
Charley
Charles Buckingham
Rory
Hetty
Wise father’s sly feint flavored by bread and jam
A rosy faced speaker recalls his father’s clever bunko in a tale of indulgence and restraint. He explains a family rule that plentiful treats were allowed to all but required a solid foundation of thick bread with batter. The memory credits his digestion to that prudent system.
Young heirs join the workforce amid Vanderbilt Rockefeller fortunes
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Percy Avery Rockefeller, heirs to vast fortunes, start at bottom jobs in rail and oil fields. Vanderbilt, 22, works in New York Central payroll at about 25 a week while preparations for marriage to Elsie French proceed. Rockefeller, nephew of John D., begins as a Standard Oil clerk and plans early marriage to Isabel Stillman.
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Alfred Vanderbilt
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Cornelius
Vanderbilt
Croesus
New York Central
Elsie French
Percy Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
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Young Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Isabel Stillman
Cruelty and bondage amid China trade fears
A New York Journal dispatch describes men crucified on trees, children mutilated before parents, and women mistreated in the presence of husbands and brothers, then forced into harems as Western powers push for the China trade. The passage condemns such abuses as a sign of failed policy and moral neglect at home.
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New York Journal and Advertiser
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