Wincle Joe Completes Thirty Four Years in Lower House
Springfield reports Joseph Cannon marked the 34th anniversary of his first House speech as the Republican central committee endorsed his presidential bid. In Washington, Mr Boutwell recalled Cannon’s long service and the strong support from colleagues, noting his postwar advocacy for postal rate reform and press freedom. The tribute drew applause and retirement to his room, with speakers praising his steadfast public service.
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Wincle
Joe
Washington, D. C
Pweirty
Cannon
House of Representatives
Boutell
Misols
Cannonewaj
Seaker Blaine
Joseph Eb, Hawley
Connecticut
William P
Texas
Boutwell
Newell
Legisi
City
Mr. Cannon
City Press
Congress
House
Bontell
New Hampshire
Sulloway
Capron
Rhode Island
Floods threaten Pittsburgh as rivers rise and dam risk grows
Flood warnings spread through Pennsylvania and neighboring states as the Allegheny Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers surge. The Ohio basin dam remains a potential breakthrough while rail lines and streetcar services face shutdowns. Thousands evacuate homes in Sharpsburg Aetna Rappahannock Wall Charleroi Oakdale amid rising waters. Colder temperatures forecast may curb further flooding.
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Sharpsburg
Aetna
Rapinwall
Charleroi
Oakdale
Japanese inquiry about Natal act arrest reported
Gwa Feb 17 Japanese inquired at the department to stop the truth of the report from ver about the arrest of two bee under the Natal act. The department gave no information. Its officers on the Pacific are instructed to test every habeas corpus proceeding or as to permit the Japan as soon as an official arrives it will be...
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Gwa
Department
A Partment
Pacific
Flood Threat Lashes Eastern Kentucky Lumber Mills
Lexington Kentucky February 15 streams across eastern Kentucky rise rapidly after four days of rain. Authorities fear extensive damage to lumber concerns along the Kentucky Red Cumberland Licking and Big Sandy river systems as floodwaters surge.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Red
Cumberland
Licking
Big Sandy
Floods Hit Ohio River Areas Around Cincinnati
Flood conditions are reported along the Ohio and its tributaries near Cincinnati with some damage noted. Authorities monitor rising waters and evacuation needs as weather patterns continue to drive high levels.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Woodford Says Hughes Can Win Nomination and Election
New York report on General Stewart L. Woodford accepting leadership of the Hughes League of the United States. He declares Hughes can win the presidency, notes the Democratic Party must unite, and predicts Hughes will be elected in the coming campaign.
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New York
Hughes
Stewart L. Woodford
Hughes League of the
United States
Hughes League
Woodford
Democratic Party
Keeping Upon House Digestive Health Notice
Digestive health product claim for Dr King's New Life Pills praised for regulating stomach, liver and bowels. Encourages sales at W. A. Kay Kendall's drug store for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
W. A. Kay- Kendall
Burton Taft Renominated in Twenty First Ohio District
Cleveland February 15 Congressman Theodore E Burton was unanimously renominated by the National Defense Commission over the country’s readiness for war. He plans to question rail transport speed to the southern frontiers and chiefly differs with several generals who testified that hostilities this year are unlikely.
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Cleveland
Theodore E. Burton
Congress
Commission of National Defense
Caucasus
M. H. Khwistchinsky
Delegates Chosen for Republican National Convention
Publicans of the Twenty first Ohio district along with Congressman Burton and Judge L E Taft were chosen as delegates to the national Republican convention and instructed to vote for Taft's presidential nomination.
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Twenty-first
Ohio
Burton
L. E. Taft
Taft
Eugene Capatiliss Amazed in Shasta
Albert Geiser a mining capitalist from Eugene Oregon travels to French Gulch to pursue a valuable gold quartz property. The deal is near closure but details remain undisclosed. Geiser formerly owned the Bonanza mine in Baker City and the Geiser hotel property. He studied Shasta county mineral production over thirteen years totaling about 343 million dollars and mailed extra copies of The Searchlight to mining friends.
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Albert Geiser
Eugene, Or
Redding
French Gulch
Geiser
Baker City
Valentine Party At Mrs Cartwrights West Eighth Street
Friday evening Mrs Pearl Cartwright hosted a Valentine party at her home on West Eighth Street. The double parlors shimmered with red heart festoons and purple white crape paper in the dining room. Miss Nellie Quimby assisted with reception and entertaining as guests enjoyed games and refreshments provided by Miss Quimby and Mrs. Jesa. Attending were Miss Nellie Quimby Bessie Derickson Ethel Drake May Helle Etel Williams Stella Wilkinson Lillian Ayers Mrs Nettle Powers Mrs Pearl Cartwright and Messrs Charles Emery James Russell Thomas McCormick Baker McCormick Earl Emery Harvey Cox and William Gilbert.
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Pearl Cartwright
West Eighth Street
Nellie Quimby
Jesa
Miss Quimby
Nelile Quimby
Bessie Derickson
Ethel Drake
May- Helle
Etel Williams
Stella Wilkinson
Lillian Ayers
Nettle Powers
Charles Emery
James Russell
Thomas McCormick
Baker McCormick
Earl Emery
Harvey Cox
William Gilbert
McNary Declines U S District Attorney Post
District Attorney John H. McNary said he could not accept the United States district attorney position if offered and asked Oregon delegates at Washington to stop pursuing the appointment. He cited the pay as a major reason and noted gratitude for friends urging him.
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Statesman
John H. McNary
United States
Oregon
Washington
Salem Statesman
Bear and Turk May Go to War
St. Petersburg in ferment over the threat of war between Russia and Turkey as a possible clash looms. Political leaders and military circles gauge the crisis, with Mutchkoff signaling plans for a strong stance at the douma's next meeting.
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Bear
Turk
St. Petersburg
Iunia
Turkey
Mutchkoff
Old Man Olson Walks From Sacramento to Town
An elderly man claiming to be John Olson, 68, entered a northwest Sacramento residence this afternoon and refused to leave. Police took him to jail after he said he walked from Sacramento, Cal. He traveled about three weeks to a month begging for food, eating little besides coffee on some days. He is in poor health and county officials may buy him a ticket north.
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John Olson
Farrington
Olson
Sacramento
Cal
Meeting of North Fairview Mining Company Reelects Officers
The annual meeting in Eugene yesterday re elected the old officers and board of directors for the coming year. George W. McQueen is president, Alf Walker vice president, J W Kays second vice president, Darwin Hrnstow treasurer, Herbert Leigh secretary and general manager. Manager Leigh reports substantial progress and plans to resume deep tunnel work once snow clears.
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North Fairview Mining Company
Bohemia
Eugene
George W. McQueen
Alf Walker
J. W. Kays
Darwin Hrnstow
Herbert Leigh
Jas
Nominating petition seeks D E Severy on Florence ballot
A petition circulated this week requests that D E Severy's name appear on the Florence precinct primary ballot as a Republican candidate for justice of the peace. Last Saturday Claud Yates and Dan Miller removed a wreck engine from Saubert's beach site, hauled it to the river mouth, and loaded it into a boat for Acme. A surprise party honored Nellie Slemmons on her eighth birthday at her grandparents home, with about a dozen girls attending.
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D. E. Severy
Justice of the Peace
Florence
Claud Yates
Dan Miller
Charles Saubert
Bauntch
Acme
Nellie Slemmons
Frank Knowles
Florence West
Campbell-Fellman Co Upholstering and Sofa Refinish
Campbell-Fellman Co offers upholstery and reupholstering services for old sofas and chairs at reasonable prices. They also remake mattresses and repair woven wire springs, advertising a large line of upholstery goods and in-house furniture work backed by the Cleveland firm.
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Campbell-Feltman
Campbell-Fellman CO
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Teaches Clear Complexion
Ad claims cosmetics harm complexion and that Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea improves blood quality for a clear, healthy look. Promotes tea and tea lozenges for 35 cents each with washing effect.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Lumber mill to restart March fifteenth with improvements
J A Shaw of Curtis Lumber Co traveled to Portland and H S Shaw and family to M I City. The mill will restart about March 15 after extensive improvements during a shutdown. Mrs Hortense Lemman and Miss Ruth Snook visit their sister Mrs J Barhke in Huogene and return home to Krupp and Wilson Creek Washington today.
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J. A. Shaw
Curtis Lumber Co
Portland
Shaw
Miu City
Albany Democrat
Hortense Lemman
Mise Ruth Snook
Campbell-Felman Co. Furniture Offer Sparks Sale
The Campbell-Felman Co presents a bold plan with a dollar down and a dollar a week payments scheme for mattresses and couches. The Buck’s etoverant ranges are featured as a celebrated option during a fifteen year term tied to Campbell-Felman’s announced installment plan.
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Buck
Campbell-Felman
Rebating Probe Targets Southern Pacific Officials
Washington reports govt will prosecute the Southern Pacific Company and officials over alleged rebates to shippers. Interst ate Commerce Commissioner Lane found an extensive system of special inner rates benefiting 108 firms and individuals, with monthly refunds from 1906 to 1907 ranging up to about 60 000 dollars. Evidence shows ties with Union Pacific and Santa Fe, and the San Francisco fire period destroyed records.
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Interstate Commerce
Franklin T. Lane
Pacific Coast
Department of Justice
Railroad Commission of California
California
Lane
Southern Pacific Company
San Francisco
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Siuslaw road fixes urged to aid trade and growth
W. E. Fisk reports from Mapleton that moss control and fruit inspection are needed across Siuslaw country. Beebe says deputies are required to inspect countywide. Bad roads, slides from Sunday rain, and worn corduroy create calls for permanent improvements to the Sisulaw road to boost Eugene trade and support a future boat service and Carver railroad. Also promotes Hickory Bark Cough Remedy sold at Hull's Red Cross Drug Store.
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W. E. Fisk
Mapleton
Sinslaw
Beebe
Carver Railroad
Corvallis
Neighborhood Favorite Endorses Electric Bitters in Harbor Me
Mrs. E. D. Charles of Harbor Me praises Electric Bitters as a neighborhood favorite. The medicine is claimed to give quick relief for dyspepsia liver complaints kidney derangement malnutrition nervousness weakness and general debility. Marketed as a spring tonic with guarantee at W A Kuykendall’s drug store for 54 cents.
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E. D. Charles
Harbor
Electric Bitters
Anya
W. A. Kuykendall
White sewing machines dominance stated by Campbell-Pellman
Campbell-Pellman Company of Eugene declares White sewing machines are king of machines and pledge to stand by their customers. They criticize transient agents and promise reliable service for Sewin machines and repairs.
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Campbell-Pellman Company
Eugene
Fur Sishers
Rocky Mountain Tea Ad by L NN Drug Co
A compact advertisement touts Hé Keter's Rocky Mountain Tea as a simple remedy for health and wealth. The copy emphasizes a small stove, modest wealth, and good health as the rewards.
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Keter
Rocky Mountain
L'Nn Drug CO
Blizzard Wallops Midwest and Great Plains States
Washington reports storms may worsen Ohio valley floods as blizzards strike Des Moines Omaha and Lincoln with heavy snow and six mile ice gorge dangers. Kansas City reports wet snow. Chicago endures one of winter’s fiercest storms with thirty mile gale and deep drifts. Traffic disrupted widespread.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Quicksilver Flow at Black Butte Mine Signals Promise
The Black Butte quicksilver mine nears production after a new retort began producing pure mercury from ore. A furnace failure interrupted operations, but ore flow and pure metal were confirmed. About 35 workers, 50 ton daily retort capacity, and a richer ore vein reported. cleanup and repairs to resume in weeks.
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Black Butte
Cottage Grove
Oregon
Quack Remedy Ad for Kidney and Rheumatic Ailments
An old false health ad promotes a patent medicine claiming to cure kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles for $1 for two months. It lists O. J. Hall as seller and Dr. BE. W. Hall at 2926 Livertree Street, St. Louis, inviting testimonials by mail.
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O. J. Hall
BE. W. Hall
Livertree
St. Louie
Blizzard Roars Across Kansas with Severe Jewell County Storm
Millward in Kansas Topeka February 18 reports a blizzard sweeping the state. Jewell county experiences the worst storm in years with heavy snowfall and strong winds disrupting travel and daily life.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jewell County
Assessment to be levied on hop growers meeting at city hall
The largest Oregon hop growers meeting since the Pacific Coast Hop Growers Union gathered at Salem city hall to discuss funding strategies. A 25 cent per acre levy was approved to finance field work and signups, with Secretary Baumgartner overseeing collection through precinct clerks to build a several thousand dollar fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acific Coast Hop Growers’ Union
Salem Statesman
Paul R. G. Horst
New York
Baumgartner
Hickory Bark Cough Remedy Offered for Sale in Salem
Cough remedy labeled Hickory Bark Remedy by the Hickory Brak Remedy Company of Salem Oregon is advertised with guarantees of purity and cure or money back and to win a friend. Sold at Hulls Red Cross Drug Store and other outlets.
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Hull
Red Cross Drug Store
Hickory Brak Remedy Company
Salem
Hulls Red Cross Drug Store
Campbell-Fellman Co Sale on 6-foot Linoleums
Campbell-Fellman Company Eugene offers a limited week sale on all 6 foot linoleum floors at their store.
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Campbell-Fellman Company
Eugene
Tide High School Girls Finish With Narrow Win
The Tide team edged the visiting Huskers in a tight contest as key players from Tide University and Harbor High led in scoring. Officials reported strong defense and timely baskets shaping the late fourth quarter.
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Springfield
Republican State Central Committee
Joseph Cannon
Fennsylvania
Pittsburg
Pitthure
Allegheney
Monongahela Ry
Youghioghaney Iliminetas
Rhvania
Weather Bureau
Effert
Wheeling West Virginia
Stew- Remille
Domn Toy
Cetrin
Dollins
Manilla
N. Y
Becklen
Dall
Linn Drug CO
Flas
Burton-Taft
Eugene Capatiliss
Shasta
McNary
Bristol
Polich
Meeting OF North Fairview Company
Tarang
Willams Mfg.Co
Props
LauIeLs
Harriman Road
Franklin K. Lane
Siuslaw
Midgle
Ohio Valley
Kansas City
Missouri
Omaha
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Millward
David H. Watson
Retary Taft
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