Typical American Career of Richard Parr and Cleland Davis
The piece profiles Richard Parr winning a hundred thousand dollars for exposing sugar frauds and Lieutenant-Commander Cleland Davis earning three thousand five hundred dollars from Uncle Sam. It notes Davis patents inventive naval devices and devised a torpedo cannon, funding experiments via private investors after the Navy stalled him.
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Richard Parr
Cleland Davis
Sam
Davis
Washington
Navy Departent
Navy Department
Lick
Davis' Young Navy Officer Key Figure in Torpedo Deals
The navy department negotiates over the Davis torpedo style and Davis earns substantial royalties. A Kentucky native born 39 years ago, he trained at Annapolis, served five years at sea, then joined the bureau of ordnance and now serves on the Mississippi. He is among the rising young officers credited with rebuilding the U S navy in recent years.
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Navy Department
Davis
Kentucky
Annapolis
Bureau of Ordnance
Mississippi
United States Navy
Law on Candidate Treating Limits Election Expenses
Article discusses Huntley bill section 26 banning giving meat drink entertainment clothing liquor cigars or tobacco to influence votes. It states both giver and recipient are guilty of treating and that accepting such offerings can be grounds to challenge or reject a vote in an election.
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Huntley
Beverly and Oyster Bay The President's summer retreat
The narrative describes President Taft retreating to Beverly Massachusetts as Congress adjourns and dog days approach. It portrays Taft seeking quiet away from Washington, preferring the calm of his summer home amid looming tariff debates and political storms.
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Congress
Massachusetts
Beverly
Butté
Mr. Taft
Washington
Summer at Oyster Bay Roosevelts and Press in War Talk
The passage foresees heightened summer activity around the Roosevelt cottage at Oyster Bay with reporters, search of visitors for signs of war or peace, and a strong public interest in Beverly's summer prospects as a possible winner. It suggests intense media scrutiny and telegraph dispatches tying Beverly to the race.
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Beverly
Washington
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt Cottage
Massachusetts
Kinney Promoter Drives Coos Bay Rapid Transit Effort
The Coos Bay Harbor notes Major Kinney pushes rapid transit plans with Frank Waite and John Kollock to sign papers releasing equity in Kinney property. A. W. Myers can draw $100,000 from Seattle funds once release is signed as the Lane County Asset Company links Kinney to a Eugene line via the Siuslaw. Salem Electric surveys consider Albany route extensions amid regional railroad expansion.
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Major Kinney
Coos Bay Railroad
Coos Bay Harbor
Frank D. Waite
John K. Kollock
Kinney
Rapid Transit
Waite
Mr. Kollock
Mr. Waite
A. W. Myers
Seattle
Mapor Kinney
Bay
Lane County Asset Company
Eugene
Siuslaw
Coos Bay
Elmore’s Body to Be Buried in Oregon
Samuel Elmore the Astoria millionaire salmon packer was killed with Mrs. W L Garrettson in a collision near Encinitas Park Los Angeles. Elmore's body will be shipped to Portland while Mrs Garretson's disposition remains undecided. Mrs Elmore remains critically ill in Pasadena.
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Los Angeles
Samuel Elmore
Astoria
W. L. Garretson
Florencita Park
Portland
Garretaon
Beach
Elmore
Cres.ing
Imore
Kimore
Mil tion-Freewater notes rotter mail service and town growth
The Eagle laments a faulty mail service in Milton-Freewater while Merrill and Glendale area real estate expands for a new city park. Rain eases heat wave impacts in Umatilla County. A Spokane tycoon relocates to Klamath Falls investing in property. London reported about 50 000 inhabitants in 1740 and 2725 smallpox deaths that year. A $10 000 concrete building slated for Bandon will rise within 60 days, including Bank of Bandon completion.
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Milton-Freewater
the Eagle
Merrill
Glendale
Umatilla
Spokane
Klamath Falls
London
Bandon
Bank of Bandon
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Eugene Springfield
Cottage Grove
Oolte
Cop Lght Mart
Bebaduer & Me
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Charles H. Fisher
Oregon
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J. L. Clark
Oburg
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Salem Statesman
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