Oregon Tax Law Amendments Read Across 3071 to 3077
Legislative text proposes amending Oregon statutes on tax rolls descriptions assessment division and payment. It details how land parcels are described numbered entered taxed and reported and how unknown owners and divided interests are to be handled in the assessment process with reference to related Washington laws for guidance.
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Washington
Oregon
Charles B. Bellinger
William W. Cotton
Lewia
Iceman Confession Brings Longer Jail Time
A street encounter ends with a pickpocket facing a harsher sentence after claiming to be an iceman. The judge reacts strongly, doubling the expected six months to a full year.
Revised Oregon assessment roll forms and tax columns enacted
Legislative text proposes division of the assessment roll into parts by lots lands and personal property with added columns for Cities School District Amount City Tax and Amount School District Tax and ports or other municipal taxing agencies. County assessors must mark city town school district and taxing agency for each property item as taxable.
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Oregon
Charles B. Bellinger
William W. Cotton
Postmaster General Cortelyou Reports Postal Deficit
The annual Post Office report shows receipts of 167 932 782 05 and expenditures of 178 449 778 89, creating a deficit of 10 516 005 94. Cortelyou emphasizes efficiency and cites rising demand for postal services, recommends a permanent deputy postmaster general to manage operations, and notes need for better statistics and expert accountants. He highlights New York mail congestion and a new post office site at the Pennsylvania terminal.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Registry Service
Ihs
Postal Service
New York City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pat Murphy the Century Man and a Ridiculous Ruse
During a Mayo tour the Earl of Altamont meets a cottage resident named Pat Murphy. Mistakenly believed alive at 100, Murphy is revealed as dead for three years, aged 98 at death. A second vignette has a man joking about running for office.
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Pat
County
Mayo
Earl of
Altamont
Malrtin
Pat Murphy
Mairtin
Mairrtin
Star Spangled Banner Moves Audiences to Stand
Francis Scott Key anticipated reverence for his song yet a theater rendition sends crowds to their feet with coats in hand as they flee the hall in a single rush.
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Francis Scott Key
Castro Ill in Martinique as Venezuela reports downgraded state
Reliable dispatches say President Castro lies gravely ill after travel to Macuto near La Guaira. He is described as unconscious and unlikely to recover. Posters in Caracas demand transfer of power to a vice president. Ex-revolutionary General Parades, in exile, claims 15,000 rifles and plans an insurrection.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Venezuela
Castro
Seacoast
Macuto
la Guayra
Caracas
President Roosevelt Releases Letter on Storer Dispute
President Roosevelt publicizes a long letter to Secretary Root detailing correspondence with ex Ambassador Bellamy Storer. He says Storer’s refusal to answer letters and publishing private letters justified the ambassador’s removal and criticizes Storer’s actions as ungentlemanly. He notes he cannot elevate any archbishop to cardinal, though he praises Archbishop Treland and other denomination leaders. The action follows Storer's confidential pamphlet sent to the president, cabinet, Senate, and foreign relations committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary Root
Bellamy Storer
Storer
Treland
Cabinet
Senate and Foreign Relations Committee
Shinamura in Command of Japanese Squadron
Victoria B C December 11 The steam er Kaga Mara reports Admiral Shinanmura likely to command a Japanese squadron comprising cruisers Matsushima Itsukushima and Hashidare. The fleet, led by Captains Nawa Namaguichi and Yamagata, will depart Japan next month for Honolulu San Francisco and Puget Sound. Rear Admiral Tomeika may accompany the force.
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Victoria
B. C
KagaMara
Shinanmura
Matsushima
Itsukushima
Hashidare
Japan
Honolulu
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Nawa
Namaguichi
Yamagata
Tomeika
Uetajima Naval College
Sale of Sonora Mines Reported in El Paso
News from El Paso Texas notes the sale of Las Chishas mine to a New York and Paris syndicate for 6,000,000 pesos about 3,000,000 dollars. The Badicanora mines in the same district were sold to D. F. O. Pease of Chicago and associates.
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el Paso
Tex
Sonora
Las Chishas
New York
Paris
Badicanora Mines
Ame
Sampans Sunk in Squall Off Tokio
Japanese cruiser Chitose returned from a trip when a squall sank several sampans tied to the vessel. A number were overturned and 60 men were drowned in the incident near Tokio on December 11.
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Tokio
Chitose
Vast coal beds mapped in Coos County Oregon
Marshfield area in Coos County contains 400 square miles of coal with four veins averaging two to ten feet in thickness. Estimates peg total coal at billions of tons, potentially lasting over 70 years at Pennsylvania production rates, with separate basins Newport Beaver Slough and Couquille and a backdrop of expert authority, W. S. Chandler.
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Coos County
Coo Bay
United States Geological Survey
Pacific Ocean
Oregon
Chandler
Coos Bay
Newport
Beaver Slough
Couquille
Newport Basin
State Land Board funds show steady decline in unpaid certificates
The November statement lists total due on outstanding certificates for school, agricultural college and university lands at 427454.25, down from 501591.77 in October and 741437.62 a year earlier, indicating a consistent yearly decrease in amounts due.
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Salem
State Land Board
Minneapolis Investors Seek Site for Large Nawmill in Coos Bay
North Bend reports Minneapolis capitalists O J Johnson Arno Mcreen W L Bassett and C A Smith have searched Coos Bay for a nascent mill site. They have bought timber in the region for two years and now own about 100000 acres in Coos and Curry counties. West bay flats are filled. a location must be found on the east side flats.
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North Bend
O. J. Johnson
Arno Mcreen
W. L. Bassett
C. A. Smith
Minneapolis
Coos Bay
Coos
Curry Counties
Favors Building New Locks for Willamette Falls
Oregon City board of trade endorses building new locks at the Willamette falls rather than purchasing the old canal. The meeting declares a free unobstructed waterway along the Willamette to prevent valley commerce from paying tolls for lockage.
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Oregon City
Willamette Falls
Oregon City Board of Trade
Willamette River
Officials Call for Free Pass Transportation Law
State Treasurer elect George A. Steel argues for a law requiring railroads to provide free transportation to state and Federal officials and their agents rather than an anti pass measure. He notes the current law only covers interstate travel and not passes within a state.
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Salem
George A. Steel
Lumber Shortage Halts Dallas Mills and Jobs
Dallas lumber interests suffer from transportation shortages. Mills run short time as lumber piles up high for want of cars. Manufacturers and business people express indignation. About 500 workers dependent on Dallas face possible unemployment if shipments stop.
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Dallas
Irrigation Project Ordered by Grande Ronde Electric Co
The Grande Ronde Electric Co orders a 2000 horsepower over construction plant to be installed on the Little River east of Cove. A tunnel 20 000 feet long will bore through the mountain ridge between the Minam and Cove to supply water for irrigation in Grand Ronde valley.
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la Grande
Grand Ronde Electric Company
Little River
Cove
Minam
Grand Ronde
Great Strides at North Bend
North Bend shows strong gains in the year with November 1906 post office receipts up 93 percent versus the same month last year excluding money orders. This indicates notable growth in local mail business and federal services at the North Bend post office.
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North Bend
Lumber Prices Advance Noted by Local Mills
Astoria native mills announce a price advance of one thousand dollars per thousand for all grades of lumber, effective from December 0. This reflects broader market shifts in material costs and supply chains impacting local construction.
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Astoria
Umatilla County Fruit Shipments Reach 60000 Value
County Fruit Inspector Evans reports 60000 dollars of fruit shipped from Umatilla County this year not including fruit sold across the line to Washington. Apples lead with 68826 trees, peaches 43142, over 200 acres of strawberries, and a total of 1950 acres under fruit. Farmers praised spraying and thinning, urging more cooperation with pest control programs.
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Pendleton
Evans
State Board of Horticulture
Umatilla County
Walla Walla
Washington Fruit
Umatilla
Salem Mehama electric railway right of way request
Promoters under A Welch of Portland seek a 40 foot wide right of way across Reform School lands totaling about four acres. The route would run parallel to the Southern Pacific railroad in the western portion of the property. The board of trustees took the matter under advisement.
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Salem-Mehama
Salem
Salem- Mehama
A. Welch
Portland
The
Reform School
Southern Pacific
Government Wharf Contract Awarded at Fort Canby
War Department in Washington awards the Fort Canby wharf construction to Ferguson and Houston of this city. The contract price is 6290 dollars. Piling will be treated with creosote to resist teredo damage.
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Astoria
Quartermaster Cooper
Fort Stevens
War Department
Washington
Fort Canby
Ferguson & Houston
Potato and Onion Sale Struggles With Shipments
Sherwood potatoes and onions face transport shortages as bids fail to improve market timing. Officials estimate at least 20 cars could ease the year’s surplus, preventing further deterioration while awaiting reliable transit.
Smallpox Case Closes North Powder School
A single smallpox case in North Powder led to the closure of the public school with 120 pupils and canceled church and Sunday services last week, following Thanksgiving week. The disruption impacts pupils and teachers as they recover.
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North Powder
Portland Markets Report Card: Butter to Mohair Prices Listed
Market notes from Portland show butter at 274 32 per pound, poultry ranges from 13 14c for various fowls to dressed turkeys up to 22c. Fruits and vegetables list boxes and per sack prices, with wheat at 65 66c, oats near 25, and hay from 7 to 16 per ton.
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Ngregon Ranch
Oregon
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