Taft Likely Nominee At Chicago Republican Convention
The dispatches forecast William H. Taft will win the Republican nomination at the Chicago convention, with delegates from 46 states and seven territories supporting him on the first ballot. The report notes strong backing for Taft as the Ohio candidate and predicts opposition will fade before voting begins.
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Washington, D. C
William H. Taft
Coliseum
Chicago
Ohio
Mr. Taft
Government to Be Held Liable for Injuries to Employes in Its Service
National capital notices report Government liability for injuries to employees in service and discuss Oregon and California land grants, Portland and Seattle expositions funding for 1909, and forest reserve policy amid pending suits and land disputes.
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House Public Lands Committee
Oregon
California
Mondell
Congress
Congressional notes on wages, forest funds, and regional bills
The report outlines wage continuation for injured workers for one year and full proportional death benefits. It details the Fulton amendment allotting 25 percent of forest reserve receipts to states for schools and roads, effective July 1. Also listed are omnibus public buildings funds for Pacific Northwest sites and city districts, and bills renaming the Willamette District to Portland with salary changes for federal officers.
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Out
Committee On
The Only One Henry VIII Sends an Ambitious Bishop
Henry VIII chose a trusted English bishop to deliver a fierce message to Francis I of France. The prelate warned of danger, but the king boasted of executing French heads. The bishop vowed that none would stone his body as his own resilience outlasts the peril.
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Henry VIII
England
Francis I
France
Francis
Henry
Putting It Gently Noting Marital Strain in Jones Household
The Henpecks discuss the Jones marriage with Henry Henpeck praising the boy while Mrs. Henpeck criticizes the union as ill advised. The exchange reveals a conflict between spouses about a young marriage and shared tastes.
Portland Markets Report Weighs Prices Across Grains And Produce
Portland Oregon May 19 market notes list wheat track prices for Club red Russian bluestem Valley and other varieties, barley feeds baking oats and hay prices from Willamette Valley Eastern Oregon and Clover and alfalfa. Butter eggs hops wool mohair values provided with shrinkage notes.
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Portland
Hay—Timothy
Wilamette Y Valley
Oregon
Valley
Grain prices in Pacific Northwest markets
Wheat 91c per bushel. Oats Puget Sound 28 29 per ton. Eastern Washington 28 29 per ton. Barley 24 25 per ton. Hay Eastern Washington 16 17 per ton. Puget Sound hay 10 11 per ton. Alfalfa 10 11 per ton.
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Puget Sound
Washington
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