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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
2
A Missouri senator claims presidential influence in tariff legislation mirrors lobbyist pressure, but editors argue the president’s duty is to use authority to secure laws. The piece defends executive influence as essential to enforce voters’ demand and criticizes political sensationalism. It references land policy and public scrutiny of forest reserves and land thieves.
The article recalls 700000 acres released to public entry in the Olympic National Forest, with 524000 acres moving into timber-focused ownership over ten years. Five individuals held 178000 acres and one man owned 81530 acres, while cultivated land remained minimal at about one acre per thousand.
A compilation of property deeds and estate actions including numerous transfers in Dallas Independence and West Salem with prices from 1 to 2000 dollars. Also notices appointing guardians, executors, and commissioners to assign dower and oversee probate in the estates of Martin Coats Haines Rhodes and others.
President Wilson, a noted baseball fan, attends the opening Washington game between the Senators and the Yankees. He tosses the first ball from his box and stays through the match with his secretary Joseph Tumulty and daughter Eleanor. The president plans to attend more games when possible to unwind from his duties.
Documents show foreclosures of tax liens for Lyle and Brown parties, and multiple court actions with appraisers appointed. Marriage licenses issued include Carl D Anderson with Hazel Webb and several Chaney, Hartley, Morgan and Smith pairings. Other entries list property matters and names such as Edgar M Brown and James M Brown in lien contexts.
A London Telegraph piece contrasts how English home carries emotional resonance unlike translations in French Italian Spanish German Russian and other languages. It notes how phrases like Lead Kindly Light lose their sense of belonging when rendered into other tongues.
The Sublime Porte denotes the Ottoman government and the country. Its name comes from French meaning lofty gate and traces to the gate of the seraglio in Constantinople where justice was believed to be administered.
The Monmouth City Council will assess the cost of Broad Street sidewalk improvements from Clay to Powell Streets. It lists two parcels, one on the west side and one on the east side owned by heirs of Mrs. C Wills, totaling 53.15 dollars already paid, and sets a June 17 1915 meeting at 8 PM in City Hall to determine each lot's proportionate share and hear objections.
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