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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
3
Oregon lawmakers advance joint resolutions to amend the state constitution. Proposals target Article I section 1 and section 32, set tax uniformity, and redefine property and exemptions including real and personal property and franchises. The measures spell out property tax rules and exemptions for public bodies, institutions, churches, libraries, and certain Indian lands.
A proposed amendment drafted by Charles B Bele and William W Cotton seeks to modify section 3087 of Oregon statutes. It defines property subject to taxation as land, real estate, and related substructures located in this state, including improvements and property within town plats and underwater parcels. The measure aims to ensure uniform and equitable taxation across all property types.
A garbled OCR fragment presents broken lines about waves crashing the shore and a shouted question about striking back. Many words are unreadable, leaving only jagged hints of dialogue and action. The passage resembles a wartime lyric or stray diary entry rather than a complete news item.
The Chicago Tribune quotes Seema confronting a person about pretended spiritualistic medi ums. She suggests there are indolent individuals who profit from such pretensions, noting skepticism toward alleged mediums.
The record notes annual death rates in London, citing figures around fifty one per thousand a century ago, then twenty nine per thousand in 1820 and about eighteen per thousand in a later period, reflecting a sharp decline.
The document outlines amendments to tax and assessment rules affecting county roads lands and public lands. It details exemptions for lands within county road boundaries and streets, rules for assessing private ownership of stock in banks, and procedures for listing public lands sold or contracted.
The Washington Star notes a visitor asking about activity in real estate and a farmer citing turmoil with multiple landslides and a washout listed last year. The exchange highlights concern over local land stability and market conditions.
Tommy protests to another boy claiming foul play over a Burbank apple. He asserts the fruit he received is the sour half, calling out cheating and demanding fairness in the exchange.
Washi Nov. 27 reports anticipate a brief congressional session beginning December with a March 4 limit. Lawmaking will focus on regular appropriation bills and minor measures. The house may consider inheritance limits and rate, pure food, and anti trust topics, while tariff legislation seems unlikely this year.
In Guadalajara a report says R F Richardson of Pennsylvania and C W Johnston of Delaware obtained a Mexican concession to recover gold from the Golden Gate, a ship wrecked near Manzanillo in 1561 62. The pair will search the hulk where about 500000 dollars in gold is believed still aboard.
Portland November 27. North American Telegraph and Cable Co says it will buy the government cable from Seattle to Seward with 1,400 miles of land lines for 2 180 500 and spend about 1 500 000 to extend to Vladivostok if Congress authorizes the sale. J T Flynn, secretary, travels from Seattle to Washington to push the bill. He notes Alaska wireless stations at Norton Sound St Michaels and Safety Harbor with 38 miles between. The stations run by soldiers transmitted 1 260 000 words last season without error.
Mexico City reports the Herald says the wage revision plan lacks conductor representation. Conductors seek a raise from 250 to 300 dollars monthly, with proportionate gains for freight crews, while inspectors remain a point of contention in the negotiation.
In St Petersburg on November 27 the Interior Minister ordered the post office to send money within the empire only by money orders, abandoning currency in the registered mail. Bandits raid mail trains daily, stealing large sums, forcing the government to repay in installments.
A late 19th century Times dispatch reports goat and sheep herders in the Bacrimento mountains of New Mexico losing between sixty nine and eighty percent of their flocks due to a severe winter storm. The disaster, described as the heaviest loss in the region for years, affects herders from Alamogordo to El Paso and underscores the blizzard’s vast impact on the rangeland industry.
A New York hearing reveals a bid by capitalists to privatize the postal service. The offer promises penny postage with better service, rental payments to the government, and profit sharing, claiming annual savings of about 100 million dollars to 1100 million over two decades.
Washington reports 1907 stamps issued at 6 000 post offices will bear the state and city where the postoffice is located. The change aims to reduce robberies and aid criminal tracing following a Chicago stamp theft, where culprits were not found.
United States Senator Thomas C. Platt declared that reports of his refusal to resign are untrue. He stated he has not said he would not resign nor would he refrain from sending in resignation to Governor Higgins, disputing an alleged interview.
Tokio correspondent reports Japan will build a Yalu River bridge at Yongnngpo. The span will be 3,200 feet long and the cost about $1,000,000. Completion coincides with the Wiju Mukden and Fusan Railroad project.
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