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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
4
Forest fires sweep across timber tracts in the Northwest causing millions in damage. Campers are blamed for starting many blazes when breaking camp and leaving embers. Careful extinguishing of old fires with water can prevent disasters.
Lloyds of London offers six to one odds on Taft's presidential win at roughly $16 per $100. Bryan bets are weak, as Republicans look dominant amid a recovering economy and falling panic effects. The text argues revolutions at the polls are unlikely under prevailing prosperity.
The press dispatches announce that E. H. Harriman plans a stay at a Pelican Bay lodge in Klamath county to rough it. He travels with five coaches carrying telegraph operators, secretaries and servants. An electric light plant telegraph lines and steam launches await his use as he endures this rugged period in Oregon.
Rainbow packing and gauge engines feature in a fragmented notice with garbled names and stray terms. The readable bits reference Aldo and Mevitad amid technical phrases and an uncertain date or organization.
Department of the Interior U.S. Land Office The Dalles Oregon June 2 1908 notice of timber and stone applications for land sections 20 21 and 28 to lair lie west timber and stone proofs due September 22 before the register and receiver Henry C Collins of The Dalles Oregon and Litha of Toyino Washington listed as claimants with witnesses Michael O Connor William G Mason Alma Webb and Henry C Collins all of The Dalles Oregon Joel C W Moore Register
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