Postal parcels post debate drifts through Senate and House
The article records Senates and Houses discussion led by Mr. Bourne on parcels post reform. It cites proposed bill S 2873 limiting domestic postage to levels of cross border rates and argues for fairer internal rates. It notes cost estimates and urges careful study before final action.
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Oregon
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of American
Congress
United States
San Frantisco
Rome
Italy
New York
Tokyo
Washington
Committee On Post Offices
House
Bostonics Department
Boy’s fake death hoax shocks mother in Baker City
George Baker of Baker City drew sharp public scorn for wiring his mother in the east with a bogus death notice. He signed a friend’s name to the message, causing mourning confusion before the truth emerged. The mother forgave him, but the episode drew strong contempt for the prank.
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George Baker
Baker City
Baker
Coure
Alaska as a new frontier for adventurers and investors
The article argues Alaska remains a harsh but open field for settlers, adventurers, and corporations. It notes current hardships for relocation and suggests that opening Alaska earlier would have attracted Ezra Meeker era homesteaders, while acknowledging modern transportation aids but enduring privations.
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Ezra Meeker
Alaska
Prospector
Lawmen in small towns catch criminals faster than city officers
The piece notes sheriffs and police chiefs in smaller towns often capture criminals more effectively than larger city forces, citing Portland as an example and contrasting the persistence of rural officers in tracking down suspects with the lower success in big cities.
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Portland
Reciprocity Campaign Divides Canada’s 1911 Electorate
The piece discusses a polarized debate over reciprocity with the United States. Conservatives push Britain linkage and warn annexation, while Liberals emphasize fiscal reciprocity. Quebec emerges as pivotal, with leaders Bourassa and Laurier under sharp attack over imperial ties amid regional rivals Sifton Rogers McBride and Harmon.
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United States
Canada
Brigland
Quebec
Henri Bowragsa
Laurier
le Devoir
Montreal
Great Britain
Bourassa
Clifford Sifton
Robert Rogers
Public
Manitoba
Prairie West
Richard McBride
British Columbia
Haron
New Brunswick
Physician and Surgeon C H Upton Special Attention
Card-style notice lists C H Upton as a physician and surgeon with a note of special attention to medical services.
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C. H. Upton
Ph. G. M
Underwood & Underwood
Physicians and Surgeons
H. L. Underwood
Dora J. Underwood
Cor. Adams & Depot
Lover Wright Co
Dr P A Charlton Veterinary Surgeon Ad
Dr P A Charlton veterinary surgeon with office at Hill's Drugstore La Grande and residence phones Red 701 Black 1361 Independent 53 both numbers at residence.
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P. A. Charlton
Hill
la Grande
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Earl Zundel
Ass’y
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Adame Ave
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Richardson & Loughlin
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Loughlin
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Nelson—Mining
Hebe
Geo. W. Zimmerman
Pacific
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Darland
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Black
Grande Ronde Nurseries
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Grande Ronde Valley House
Selder’s
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