Oregon news notes of general interest itemized delays and deals
A compilation of local events notes political moves court actions business plans and incidents across Oregon. Highlights include a Benton county bar petition for circuit court succession a $60 000 Masonic temple plan an recall push for a Clackamas road bond and a fatal self harming act at a Portland riverfront bridge.
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Mra
Tarwell
Portland
Fritiny
Brook O. Northrup
Royal Land Office
Masonic Temple
Fortland
Mount Hood
Benton County
Skipworth
Bireuit
Oregon
Sutherland
George L. Parker
Willamette
Orrison
Jetaindel
Womens Missionary Society of the Sbytery of
Clackamas
Oregon News Highlights From March Across Multiple Topics
Reports cover industrial accidents deaths in Oregon, elk hunting and wildlife incidents, logging and lumber production, irrigation project updates, wheat grading proposals, and political race outlook. Primary details include twoFatalities in Oregon, elk kills near Gold Beach, Port land Railway costs, Camp operations hampered by mountain snow, vaccination of cattle, and anticipated primary counting boards across about 900 precincts with governors’ race contenders listed.
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Umpqua
Marne
Amook
Goodapood
Trauk
Vnet
Oordin Peres Rile
Lrle Sweet
Hue
Kerby
Donald W
Ae Labbre
Appleman
Portland
Oo Pier
Gold Beach
Cooper
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Oregon Public Servare ; Co
Fred Grutehel
Franklin Wyecee
Columbia River
Ore Con
Plumb
Deschutes National Forest
Umatilla County
Public Service
Pendleton
White Club
Jerome Prairie Lands
Grants Pass
Dem@ray canal
Oregon
Washington
Weekly
Lumber Review
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
Association
Ben W. Olcott
J. D. Lee
Stephen A. Lowell
L. Patterson
Hola
Polk County
Charles Hall
Marshfield
L. F. Bean
Eugene
Bam A. Kozer
Scientists Study Rat For Gentle Aristocrat Experiment
Dr Milton H Greenman of the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia explains a project to study a highly social rat bred for comfort and intelligence. A $30,000 one-story wing will house observatories, gym equipment, and exercise devices to improve rat welfare and advance food research.
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R. Milton H. Greenmain
Wistar Institute
Philadelphia
World silver production and consumption drop in 1921
An estimated 1921 world silver production and consumption total 101,000,000 ounces, down from 174,000,000 in 1920. The United States may have produced 50,000,000 ounces, with Mexico about 2,000,000 and Canada 60,700,000. Global distribution includes 18,000,000 for U.S. arts use and 50,000,000 for Mint Pitman Act purchases.
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United States
Mexico
Canadi
East
England
India
Todin
China
Far East
Puritan Architecture in Wallace Nutting’s View
Nutting argues Puritan architecture and furniture show solidity, durability, and sober rationality. He contends Puritans chose practical, low-cost materials, inner convenience, and harmony, reflecting an inner nobility rather than mere hardship.
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Wallace Nuttings
Nutting
Dramatic Toon Goes Wet at Hull Revue Splash
During the Tivoli Muale hall production Splash Me in Hull a 20000 gallon glass tank burst flooding the stage. Musicians stood knee deep in water as the bathing scene was abandoned and the audience reacted with amusement to the chaos.
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Hull
England
Novel gold franc coin for League of Nations
Numismatists report a single octagonal gold franc as the League of Nations monetary unit. The coin measures about a third of a small English farthing with inscriptions S des N 1921 and 1 franc or. Valued at 0.1975 dollars, its unique shape aims to distinguish it by feel from other coins and may protest round coinage.
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League of Nations
S. Des N
Societe Des Nations
Christian Science Monitor
Glad Hand from John L. Sullivan in Dreiser’s Youthful Reporting
Theodore Dreiser recalls interviewing John L. Sullivan in St. Louis for the Bookman. Sullivan ribbed the young reporter, offered champagne and cigars, and urged him to write anything as long as Sullivan said so. The article was published and Dreiser was praised.
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Theodore Dreiser
Bookman
St. Louis
John L. Sullivan
Klin
Bili
George
California
Patching Up King's Speech Omission Sparks Parliament Concern
William Cobbett notes the king's short 189 word speech opened the session without the usual invocation. Officials sent a verbal addendum to the press after the king left. Some papers printed it, others did not, while in Parliament the invocation appeared with altered wording.
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William Cobbett
Pers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Pepys
Prince of Asturias Trained in Home Life and Broad Study
The fourteen-year-old heir to the Spanish throne grows up away from ceremony. He receives diverse tutoring and visits factories docks engineering works newspapers offices museums and cultural centers. He speaks English and French fluently and shows keen interest in science and art.
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Prince of the
Asturias
Alfonso
Madrid Heraldo
Victoria
Spain
London
Fashion's Pilgrimage Begins for May Styles
A Buenos Aires newsletter notes spring fashions from Paris and London will reach North America starting in Havana around January to February and continues to New Orleans Palm Beach Atlanta and Charleston before May. It highlights the straw hat trend of 1922 and suggests U.S. readers can gain early insights on fabrics colors and modes from South American reports.
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North America
Buenos Aires
Paris
London
Havana
New Orleans
Palm Beach
Atlanta
Charleston
Studies Ant Control on Ships
Warren T. Clarke, a UC extension agriculture professor, studies how to control ants aboard ships. He traveled two months aboard the steamship Columbia via the Panama Canal, Havana, and Baltimore as a guest of Pacific Mail Steamship Co. on a New York Evening Post report.
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Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Warren T. Clarke
University of California
Columbia
Panama Canal
Havana
Baltimore
New York Evening Post
Used Car Guarantee: 60 Horsepower Claim Tested
Seller guarantees the engine develops 60 horsepower. Buyer notes the claim may be valid though components seem misaligned as parts work against each other.
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Henry Carr
Navy Repair Solves Damaged Ink Whip Model Mystery
Percy C. Madeira of Philadelphia bought a 40 inch replica of the Southern Crows ship for his ink whip collection. The model arrived badly packed and broken, but a League Island naval officer connected him with a navy man who expertly repaired the damaged rigging and spars.
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Percy C. Madeira
Philadelphia
Madeira
Southern Crows
New York Sun
Nantucket
Madelrin
Madeirn
United States Navy
League Island
Handwriting Fantasies and Affection in Society
A Chicago Journal feature notes a fad where women send masculine notes to graphologists to reveal a man’s character. Debutantes boast of awaiting notes while experts warn of fickle friendships and risks of letters being traced or returned, urging removal of names and addresses.
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Chicago Journal
Giants and the myth of immense masculine power
A Nature report on the British association meeting challenges the popular image of giants as symbols of superior masculinity. It cites statistics showing giants are often feeble short red and lacking typical masculine traits, with giantism linked to overactivity of the thyroid and pituitary glands.
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British Association
Egyptian vanity pots from tomb of a quality lady found in London
A collection of Egyptian vanity pots rescued from a tomb in which a mummy lay has been brought to London. The glass pots rival modern silver toilet accessories and show iridescent hues from acid etched by the substances used in beauty routines. One henna pot preserves traces of dye, reflecting ancient feminine fashion mirrored by London's current set.
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London
Egypt
Writs Served at Church Door in Seventeenth Century Virginia
The Virginia sheriff traditionally served writs and official papers at church doors on Sundays until 1658 when planters banned Sunday service for this purpose. The law forced the sheriff to seek writ service on other days, sparking local resistance to intrusions at worship.
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Virginia
Polk District 11 GOP Candidacy Announcement
D E Fletcher announces run for Polk County 11th district state representative on the Republican ticket with the slogan No interest to serve but the people's interest. He appeals to Republican veterans for support.
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Polk Couny
Jones announces candidacy for Lincoln Polk joint representative
B F Jones declares his candidacy for joint representative from Lincoln and Polk counties subject to Republican electors at the May 1922 primary.
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Lincoln
Polk
B. F. Jones
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