Subscriptions and circulation terms for Daily and Guard
The notice lists subscription prices paid in advance at 81.00 per year and 82.10 for other terms, authorizes receipt of subscriptions and transfers, and names agents Conner in Cottage Grove Illinois Clark Creewell Geo A Drury Coburg. The date shown is Thursday.
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Premium offers for new and renewing subscribers
The Guard Printing Co offers a one year advance payment of 21.00 for the Weekly Guard and lets subscribers choose a free year of either the Twice-a-Week St Louis Republic or the Oregon Agriculturalist. Old and new subcribers are eligible, with replacements for magazines, and shipments to Bugene, Oregon.
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Guard Printing Co
Eaily
St. Louis Republic
Oregon Agricultur
Ralist
The
Republic
America
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Weekly Guard
Oregon Journal
San Francisco Boss System Under Fire in Court
Long critique targets Abe Reuf Buckley and allies, likening San Francisco corruption to Tweed era Tampa and Tamany schemes. The piece notes public sentiment rising after grand jury pressure and laments years of vice controlling city leadership.
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San Francisco
Buckey
Brice
Buckley
Aluust
Abey
Buckly
Hockley
Utad
Stu
Canada
Grand Jury
Abe Reuf
William M
Tammy Hall
Wee Poopie
New York
Seattle News
New York City
Tweed
Abe Beatie
Ned Be
Onaley
Vigilante Spirit Aids Prosecution of Grafter Figures
The text urges the people to revive the old Vigilante spirit to purge the city of Reut and his allies. It advocates vigorous support for Francis J. Honry in his pursuit of Reut and his cAlysters, likening the outcome to Tweed and his followers in New York.
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Reut
Fiencis J. Honry
Reat
cAlysters
Tweed
New York
Great Horror At Atlantic City Train Disaster
A crowded three car electric train plunged from a trestle into shallow water at Atlantis City Absecom Beach. The disaster ranked among the year’s worst rail accidents with heroic rescues by passengers and crew. Calls grow for a sturdier trestle linking the island to the mainland to prevent a repeat.
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Ubat
Atlantic City
Atlantis City
Absecom Beach
Money Outlook Says New York Markets Ease
Henry Clews argues monetary prospects brighten as local money market shows easier conditions with lower call and time rates. He cites gold imports and treasury disbursements, expects bank reserves to rise through year end, while London rates signal tighter global liquidity and limited relief for New York.
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London
Bank of England
Bank of Germany
New York
Aged Portland Man Loses Ten Acres in Probate Suit
An elderly Portland man deeded ten acres to his brother with care obligations. Dissatisfied with care, he sought return of the land after ending at the poor farm and losing the case. His lawyer read verses from Ecclesiasticus during the news report.
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Portland
Inheritance Readiness As Aged Man Thanks Attorney
An aged man, after hearing a reading about his life and estate, thanks his attorney for the season's reading before tottering away, marking the moment as he contemplates his approaching end and distribution of inheritance.
Kentucky Farmers Rally Against Free Seed Plan
Kentucky State Orange and the Farmers Institute condemned the Congressional distribution of free pumpkin and squash seed. A joint Lexington meeting adopted resolutions calling the program a misuse of public funds and urging Kentucky lawmakers to back agricultural colleges and seed development. Representative Sherley has opposed free seeds, with support from ex governors gracing the event.
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Kentucky State Orange
Farmer’s Institute
Kentucky
Sheen
Nctions
Lexneton
State Grange
Senate
House Committees On Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Bennett
Hopkins
James
Rhinock
Richardson
Stanley
Trimble
Kentucky Grange
Farmer's Institute
Congress
Sherley
Louisville
Hachelder
New Hampshire
National Grange
Bell
Vermont
Grange
Hamilton
Farmres’ Club
Fayette County
Hill on Railroading and James J Hill's Vision
James J Hill’s speech extols railroading as a real business serving fields, factories, and mines not stock markets. He champions fair profits through reasonable rates and profit sharing between carrier and shipper, calling it vital to national prosperity and the northwest’s contribution to world development. He notes he has practiced these standards by influencing railroad policies nationwide.
Coast defenses policy to be reerected, public access eyed
The War Department plans to reverse the policy on coast defenses, noting that the public has been barred while foreign governments could obtain information. The change would affect how Americans and visitors view defense details and access.
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War Department
Government forts and public notices reply from Missouri
A discussion on fort fortification and public access to fort facts follows. The piece notes foreign governments may know fort strength as well as Americans and that the department plans to disclose the facts publicly. It ends with a humorous Missouri reply to a Commerce Commission request, stating only national state and local commercial organizations and agricultural associations exist and no other groups are received.
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United States
Missouri
Thare Bante
World moves as cargo ships sail from Portland for Hong Kong
Wheat and flour valued at nearly four hundred thousand dollars make up most of the cargoes of two steamers that departed Portland bound for Hong Kong and distant ports. The writer notes how fast global trade and modern transport have evolved beyond past notions of shipping goods long distances.
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Portland
Hong Kong
Hale, 85, balances church duties with society work
Howard Everett Hale, the senate chaplain, at eighty five, keeps busy by directing a department in a magazine, writing a book occasionally, lecturing, attending society meetings as an active officer, and preaching on Sundays. He reportedly discounts Asler's age-related theories.
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Zine
Judgment Lodged Against Tom Watson's Magazine
A judgment for over 90 000 has been lodged against Tom Watson's magazine, with the business of viewing with slarm facing difficulties as it concentrates on a narrow range of coverage.
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Tom Watson
Standard Oil backed candidate eyed for New York governor
Henry H. Rogers, vice president of Standard Oil, shows clear eagerness to see Hearst defeated for governor. He says he cannot keep quiet about it, and notes that once people learn whom the Standard Oil crowd wants defeated they tend to decide he is a good man to elect.
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Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Co
Hearst
New York
Standard OU
Massachusetts Woman Fails to Find Cheerio in Sausage
A Massachusetts woman complains after finding a cheero tress in her sausage. She laments the era of lean packs and rising prices, noting the dwindling hope of consistent quality in the meat product.
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Massachusetts
Timber shipment to Australia by chartered steamship
A Norwegian steamship will haul three loads of lumber from Portland to Australia totaling about 10 500 000 feet. The timber comes from a roughly 160 acre quarter section and is valued at about ten million feet.
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Norweigan
Portland
Australia
Oregon Legislators Inmates At Walla Walla Penitentiary
A large number of Oregon lawmakers were held in the Walla Walla penitentiary this week. Curiously, the warden permitted their release afterward.
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Oregon
Walla Walla
Topics of Interest and Local Activities
A collection of brief items notes A N Beecher of Forest Grove celebrated his 58th birthday Wednesday Laselle Bros prune packers at Albany report brisk business Fred MacCroskey Portland truck driver died by poison Wednesday The Viola road district tax levy of 5 mills passed Saturday to improve the road to Oregon City Portland General Electric plans wood yards with a fixed price per cord Gordon McCarthy Heppner saloon men arrested for Sunday liquor sales Tillson Salem prune packer has shipped numerous carloads Lasselie Bros shipments reported Margaret O Leary a famed visitor arrived Haber City last week
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A. N. Beecher
Forest Grove
Laselle
Gordon & McCarthy
Heppner
the Statesman
Tillson
Salem
From childhood sweethearts to Oregon fortune seekers
The item recalls a couple married to William Burke, his departure six years earlier to Oregon in search of wealth, and a long list of regional notes. It mentions major real estate in Umatilla county bought from T. J Kirk of Athena, the price not fully shown, and various distant updates including Portland electrical plans, labor inquiries, and presidential travels.
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William Burke
Burke
Oregon
Umatilla
T. J Kirk
Athena
Orange
N. J
Portland
J. Ellen Foster
Laws
United States
Humor on Philosophy by Duncan M Smith
A collection of cheeky aphorisms on ambition fortune and social manners. The author mocks mediocrity achievement and duty while praising practical cleverness and getting along. Quips touch on success harmony income recognition and the comic side of human folly.
Rhetorical Qs on Old Maids and Grafters
A compact exchange jokes that an old maid lacks a mate while a bachelor girl could be a mate for anyone. It then satirizes graft as ignoring the commandment against stealing, claiming the grocer reads it as a cue not to squeal.
Could Appreciate Her. They ought to live happy ever after
A brief, period tone note referencing a hopeful future and a critique of domestic skills. The dialogue hints at romantic or family themes with comments on happiness and a mother's cooking as a point of contention.
Odd Claims and a Whispered Confession
A terse rumor centers on a figure rumored to be entangled in questionable deals while recalling a past romance under an umbrella. The exchange hints at scandal without naming specifics or locations, leaving the true facts unclear.
Hadn t Any Friends You Need a Recommendation
A terse exchange shows one character insisting on a recommendation while the other laments lack of friends and locals who can vouch for him. The dialogue hints at social isolation and dependence on reputations within the community.
Horse Plotter Wins Not by Swift Strain or Will
A cryptic note on prearranged fate, the winner is the horse favored by the planners. The text hints at a planned triumph rather than spontaneous speed, suggesting a deliberate choice behind the victory.
Before He Crowed and His Neighbor's Wealth Question
A brief note ponders ambition and curiosity as a neighbor’s wealth becomes the subject of discussion. The line asks what one would do with a million and contrasts it with a simple claim about a neighbor’s fortune.
How Promoters Are Made and the Value of Experience
A fragment discusses promoters and experience, posing questions about outcomes. It suggests experience yields value by sharing know‑how with others, though the excerpt is incomplete and lacks clear events or named entities. The tone hints at career-building insight rather than a single incident.
Most Business Men Are Unbusinesslike
George Bernard Shaw notes a clash between ideal and practiced business. He ridicules English compacts that hurt later, mocks Americans for romantic but risky zeal, and observes that accidents fuel gains yet failures run high in the United States.
A CLEANER AND LESS NUMEROUS RACE
The Federation of Women's Clubs plans an educational propaganda campaign to counter the president's birth guidance. It advocates limiting births to reduce national risk, arguing the mass of people must be improved via selective legislation and social measures.
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Federation of Women's Clubs
Effect of Army Canteens by Lieutenant General M H C Corbin
A defense of military canteens arguing they prevent soldiers from visiting saloons and the vices they spawn. The general urges strict control and cites al findings of unauthorized absences and desertions tied to dives, claiming these harms stain the army’s otherwise fair record.
Fragmentary Prose Reflections on Perception and Appetite
A fragmentary, stylistically dense passage discusses momentum, friendship, and social vanity with a playful but cryptic tone. It likens perception to seeing through others eyes, notes masculine fascination with feminine trappings, and ends with a wry remark about leather and beef.
Candidate Nominated by Complication Faces Large Bill
A fragmented note cites political complication and a costly campaign. It likens nomination to amputation and warns that truth or beauty are pursued differently as outcomes unfold. The piece reads like a wary editorial on public spending and perception.
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