Last Session Good Roads Convention Draws Wide Interest
A Good Roads convention in Contanton featured County Judge L R Webster of Multnomah County outlining a bill to employ convict labor on county roads. Webster argued cost savings from crushed rock, with counties allowed to use state convicts for road work under supervision and several general camps to supply rock for roads. The program included addresses by T Geer and W Withycombe and praised figures like Mr Herman Webster and Mr Albert for pushing road improvements across the state.
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T. T. Geer
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Webster Go
Multnomah
James Withycombe
State Agricultural College
Nore
Scott
Herman Webrs
Garbido
la Grandes
The Christmas Spirit at Our Store
Happiness lies in giving during Christmas and the store beckons with gifts and ideas. Shelves groan beneath a rich array of Gift-Things as staff invite you to choose wisely and buy economically. The season's magic brightens faces and renews faith through shared generosity.
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Santa Claus
Christmas Garments Shine in Bejewelled Umbrella Theme
A colorful display features varied umbrellas and coats with carved handles from diverse weeds and lustrous pale opalescent tones. Santa Claus is invoked as fashion knowledge, inviting readers to view lines of garments wraps suites and skirts crafted with holiday cheer.
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Santa Claus
Leather Goods That Draw Shoppers From Purses and Pockets
Hundreds of puzzled shoppers pause at counters from Leather Workers shops to view pocketbooks handbags and card cases and many cannot resist opening their purses. Enticing items fill the display beyond description in this hour.
Handkerchiefs Parade Gift Appeal in Curious Ad
An odd ad copy praises handkerchiefs as gifts and a vast collection described as delicate and lacy with filmy textures and spider web like edging, inviting readers to view a remarkable assortment.
Which Even White Men and Women Fike to Wear
A compact riddle-like phrase references items useful in many ways, hinting at adaptable garments or tools. The text evokes everyday practicality and inclusive use among both genders.
Furs Add Charm to Santa’s Happy Day Crowds
Furs, deep toned and luxuriously soft, enhance the appeal of scarves coats and muffs for hundreds of cheerful shoppers after Santa’s visit. The comfort and stylishness do not hinge solely on price.
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Santa Claus
Linen department offers linens and centerpieces and more
Store features a wide linen department including scarfs table covers towels and related textiles. Shoppers can find headworked linens and centerpieces along with full range of decorative fabrics and accessories.
Gift Suggestions Hidden in Stocking Toe Tips
The passage suggests placing a small jewelry item such as a ring bracelet brooch pin or studs in the toe tip of a stocking. It argues this keeps the gift snug and ready to be discovered last, described as the best of all gifts.
Holiday Remembrance Gloves Sold After Christmas
A local shop promotes selling gloves as thoughtful holiday remembrance items. The note highlights ongoing demand the day after Christmas as customers seek meaningful gifts.
Hence every hour will count on fine toilet articles
A local notice urges shoppers to buy daily use items such as toilet articles and mirrors while stocks last. It emphasizes ample supply through all hours, including after Christmas, and suggests no danger of stock running out.
Toys Our Toysers Go Fast for Boys and Girls
Toys for boys and girls feature drums horns and popular items that excite young shoppers. The playful catalog highlights colorful gadgets and assorted playthings expected to fly off shelves as families visit the store.
Complete Boxed Toilet Accessories Display
A complete ring of toiletry sets includes shaving kits collar and cuff boxes handkerchiefs and military brushes. Come and see the rest.
Inspect Canal crew to study canal work and race labor aims
Flint Fulton Knowland McKinley Needham and Smith depart tomorrow to inspect the canal and gather material to oppose Chinese labor and prove Southern blacks can perform the work. The president sent Congress the commission report stating that recent experience in nearby countries shows it is impossible to achieve satisfactory work with them.
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Flint Fulton
Newell
Knowland
McKinley
Needham
Smith
Congress
Not a Case Drops Sellwood Fraud Prosecutions
Portland District Attorney Manning announced that, as a requisition of the acquittal of Boyton, all Sellwood precinct election fraud prosecutions will be dropped. Indictments had been issued against several politicians for alleged last election frauds, an outcome seen after Boyton’s acquittal.
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Scripps News Association
Portland
Manning
Boyton
Sellwood
Wall Street Calms as Dividend Plans Matter
Wallstreet moved higher after the Rich Man’s Panic eased and the M. M. & St. Paul Railroad announced terms for a large dividend. Directors may issue stock instead of investment certificates, a move that buoyed confidence after the market convulsions of yesterday.
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Scripps News Association
New York
Wallstreet
M. & St. Paul Railroad
Stock to Employees Declared by U S Steel Officials
New York officials of the United States Steel Corporation announced a stock offering to their employees as part of the five year old refit sharing plan. The stock will be sold at slightly above par with 12,356 employees previously subscribing for 24,000 shares at par last year.
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Scripps News Association
New York
United States
Stec!peration Today
Egg Candlers Arrested For Egg Theft In Chisago
Four men employed to candle eggs were arrested on theft charges after police found seventeen dozen eggs in their possession at the station. They reportedly refused chalets upon arrival and gave no clear statements.
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Scrippa News Association
Chisago
Buried Miner Hicks Near Rescue as Timbers Are Carefully Removed
Bakersfield Calif December reports the twelfth day of a rescue attempt for Hicks the entombed miner as the party reaches the ore car under him. They hope to burrow a hole this afternoon and bring him out with caution to avoid further slides. Hicks taunts the clock promising cigars if reached by five, while a granite stratum delay ended last night.
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Scripps News Association
Bakersfield
Cal
Hicks
Lan Hicks
Foraker Pushes Brownsville Inquiry Amid Holiday Break
Senator Foraker resumes push for consideration of a resolution directing investigation into the Brownsville affair. He challenges presidential action on colored troops and seeks sworn testimony. Senator Lodge notes prior actions by the 25th regiment and cites rapid decisions as Congress adjourns for holidays.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
Foraker
Brownsville
Senate
Lodge
Abe Ruef Trial Proceedings Focus on Burns Testimony
In San Francisco this morning the Abe Ruef trial devoted session to Spec ial Agent Burns examination. Defense probed Burns for damaging details from his evidence, revealing little beyond Burns stating Jean Loupy, linked to the case, claimed he had not testified truthfully and sought to amend testimony claiming misdirection by Ruef.
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Scripps News Association
San Francisco
Abe Ruef
Burns
Bereraes Com
Jean Loupy
Bank Robbery Report Hits Horatio Arkansas
The Horatio Arkansas bank was robbed last Wednesday by two men who locked the cash drawer teller in the bank and took $4 700, according to a report received from Fort Worth Texas via Scrippe News Association. In New York Attorney General Mayer began proceedings to dissolve the ice trust claiming ice priced at 1 90 gold for 14.
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Scrippe News Association
Fort Worth
Texas
Horatio
Arkansas
New York
Mayer
Ice Trust
Lost His Memory
The Chronicle reports that Joseph Chamberlain, England's famed statesman, has suddenly lost his memory. The article notes the surprising health incident and its potential impact on public life.
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Scrippa
London
The
Chronicle Today
Joseph Chamberlain
England
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