Oregon seeks federal reclamation support during Fisher visit
Portland business leaders plan to press Secretary of the Interior Fisher when he arrives August 13 to argue that Oregon has been underfunded in reclamation. They aim to show broader potential sites like West Umatilla and Klamath, urging expanded surveys and funding before final allocations are set.
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Portland Telegram
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Klamath
Washington
Dergon
Chicago Opera House to Be Torn Down for New Marshall Field Building
The Chicago opera house, a historic city playhouse, will be demolished as Marshall Field plans a 10 million dollar store and office building on the site.
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Marshall Field «State
Alle
Union County Prepares Campaign Against Russian Thistle Menace
Eastern Oregon reports increasing Russian thistle infestations with Union County road crews planning a multi week eradication drive. The Baker Herald notes weed troubles reaching county commissioners in Baker and Josephine areas as they inspect grain fields and enforce the law requiring destruction of thistles, despite hardships in some cases.
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Union County
Baker Herald
Baker
Miles Lee
Joseph Kennison
Thistle Eradication Move Faces Commission Action
The article notes the need to cut a field of stain before ripening to enforce the law. Commissioners insist on action as the weed nears seed, marking the latest possible cut to prevent further spread.
Jury Final Often Ruling on Facts Increases Appeals
Jurors gain power in factual questions as state law limits Supreme Court reversals. Appeals from circuit court verdicts become rarer unless evidence to support the verdict is totally lacking or substantial justice is absent. The Wills v Palmer Lumber Co case cited shows high court upholding jury findings when substantial justice appeared.
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Supreme Court
John Smith
John Brown
Wills Va. Palmer Lumber Company
Wills
C. BE. Cochran
Jury Verdict Stands As New Law Puts Juries Under Strain
The text notes that the jury verdict endures despite a new law that tightens circuit court juries with heavier responsibility. Previously jurors relied on potential Supreme Court reversal if a decision was wrong, but now the legal framework shifts risk away from that safeguard.
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Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Interstate Commission probes livestock transport rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a sweeping investigation into transport rates for livestock and meats impacting 150 railroads. The probe will commence in September with Oklahoma City as the starting point.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Oklahoma City
Eastern Elks anxious to move convention to Portland 1912
Dr G L Biggers returning from Atlantic City praises Portland as an Elks convention site noting Atlantic City heats and deeming Portland superior for the 1912 gathering with an estimated 60 000 attendees. He cites Portland hotels as ample and city potential for business and pleasure. Tan Macleren the English actor arrives in New York to join Liebler and Co for possible work in Disraeli or The Garden of Allah.
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