Tribute to Harry Lane Paid by the Senate
Washington reports tributes in a three hour Senate session for late Oregon Senator Harry Lane. Senators Chamberlain Jones Phelan Kenyon Hastings Norris Vardaman Reed LaFollette praised his honesty independence and advocacy for the oppressed.
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Washington
Harry Lane
Oregon
Senate
Chamberlain
Jones
Phelan
Kenyon
Hasting
McNary
Lane
LaFollette
Forest Service fund seeks ambulance for military unit
Forest Service members in Oregon Washington and Alaska raise funds to purchase an ambulance for a military unit as Nolin-Warehouse extends 100 feet.
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Forest Service
Oregon
Washington
Alaska
Nolin
Baker Rain Ends 90 Day Drouth In Oregon
Heavy showers finally terminate a 90 day drouth crippling Baker and nearby counties. Farmers report crops damaged on irrigated lands and grain drops ruined. Rain arrives too late to help ranges, cattle move to lanes and hayfields for feed. This summer the driest since 1894 with only about .02 inch since June 11.
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Baker
Ore
Marion County Boys Profit From Pig Investment Plan
Fifty five Marion county boys borrowed $19 each this spring to buy a pig. They will gain about $30 per pig by selling after the state fair, with all pigs expected to fetch at least $40. The loans were advanced by W. G. Eyre of the United States National Bank, and the program aimed to showcase feed costs and profit at the county level.
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Salem
Ore
Marion County
Carlton
W. G. Eyre
United States National Bank
Eyre
Beekeeping in Oregon Expands Profits and Hives
Oregon beekeeping grows in importance and revenue. About 5,000 colonies valued at 286000 were in 1912, with current industry value around 400000. Central Oregon leads in commercial apiaries followed by the Columbia basin and Southern Oregon.
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Oregon
Columbia Basin
Coast
Cascades
Willamette Valley
Coos County State Fair Exhibit Shipped This Week
About a ton of cheese and several hundred pounds of other products were shipped from here this week to Marshfield. County Agent Smith is collecting Coos County's exhibits for the State Fair.
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Marshfield
Smith
Coos County
Larson Hurt In Train Speeder Derby Detour Incident
Ernst J. Larson was injured when a speeder derailed on a trestle above Powers. The machine plunged ten or twelve feet as Larson was thrown against a hillside log, suffering slight internal injuries and traveling to Marshfield for a doctor visit.
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Ernst J. Larson
Powers
Marshfield
Tressle
Mr. Larson
Claud H. Giles On Business In San Francisco
Claud H. Giles travels to San Francisco on business, visiting local offices and meeting with firm representatives to advance professional matters.
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Claud H. Giles
San Francisco
Cops and Curry County Fair Highlights Dairy and Cheese Awards
The sixth annual Cops and Curry county fair showcased strong dairy displays despite earlier difficulties. Jersey and Holstein champions were named with grand titles awarded, and creamery entries from Norway to Coos Bay earned top cheese scores.
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Cops and Curry County
W. E. Hartley
Fitts
L. J. Simpson
John M. Long
W. F. Slingsby
Ayrshire
C. E. McCurdy
B. Bartlett
C. A. Schroeder
Jersey
Theo. Clinton
Norway Creamery
Bandon Beach Creamery
Coquille Valley Creamery
Coos and Curry Counties
School industrial exhibit improves despite 1916 note
The school exhibit shows stronger agriculture and gardening displays but weaker manual arts. Collective exhibits are down from last year with several districts contributing individual pieces. Participating schools include Pleasant Point Eastside Fat Elk Norway and Myrtle Point. Winners will be published later as music provided by a local band for the three days.
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Plesant Point
Fall rains raise risk of late potato blight in Oregon
Fall rains and fogs raise danger of late potato blight and rot in Oregon. Plant pathologist H. P. Barss advises spraying with Bordeaux mixture at 4-4-50 strength and copper sulphate bluestone mixtures to prevent infection, noting delay invites tuber rot and spread from soil spores. Timothy Ordaman of Portland performed with a band at Powers, Broadbent, Myrtle Point and at the city race track.
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Corvallis
H. P. Barss
Powers, Broadbent
Myrtle Point
Tom Ordaman
Portland
Horse Races Report Friday Card Includes Ventures in Multiple Classes
Friday's meet lists No 4 Trot 2:25 class one mile three heats with purses up to 125 dollars. No 5 Running half mile purse 75 dollars. No 6 Pace 2:35 class one mile purse 100 dollars with Carrie Lovelace and Harry N. Norton in times 2:39 2:37 2:35. No 7 Running half mile Bulgwayo Rogue River with times 0:51. No 8 Relay one and half miles change of horses purse 75 dollars with Claire Dement Glen Barker and Harry Wise strings listed and times 3:44.
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Jean N
F. P. Norton
Bell Tangent
G. W. Clark
Razel Patch
A.v.west
Cleo
H. T. Stewart Chas
Foster
Geo. McCaslin
Carrie Lovelace
L. Rickel
Harry N. F. P. Norton
Bulgwayo
G. Zumwault
Rogue River
F. Wilson
Claire Dement
Glen Barker
Harry Wise
Borue River
Bulawayo
G. Zumwalt
Forrest Hermann
Clare Dement
Saturday Race Results Heat by Heat at Purse $175
Results from Saturday races including one mile trotting heats, five-eighths and quarter mile sprints, with purses ranging from $15 to $175. Notable events include a foul dispute affecting Cleo in heat 10 and apologies by rider Wade Zumwalt. Other entries feature Razzel Patch, Bell Tangent, Carrie Lovelace, and horses like Purse River and Bulawayo with various jockeys and times noted.
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Razzel Patch
A.v.west
Bell Tangent
G. W. Clark
Carrie Lovelace
L. Rickel
Harry N
F. P. Norton Sgreae
John S
Jap Yoakum
Chas.’ Foster
Geo. McCaslin
Cleo
H. T. Stewart
Wade Zumwalt
Hood River Welcomes New County Agent Miss Bechen
Miss Martha Bechen newly appointed county agent for Hood River Wasco and Sherman counties spoke to Hood River Parent Teachers Association from The Dalles. She will visit Odell P T A next Monday and will base at The Dalles to organize permanent home economics clubs across the three counties.
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Hood River
Ore
Martha Bechen
Wasco
Sherman
Dalles
Parent-Teachers’association of
Bechen
Odell Parent-Teachers’ Association
Oregon Governor Cannot Remove Loyal Eugene Legislator
Governor Withycombe announced he cannot depose State Representative Allen H. Eaton of Eugene despite the Eugene Chamber of Commerce condemnation for his role in the Chicago meeting of the people's council of peace. He stated Eaton is a loyal citizen and that removal is not within his power. the chamber also sought Eaton's faculty removal at Oregon University but that action lies elsewhere.
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Salem
Ore
Allen H. Eaton
Eugene
Chamber of Commerce
People's Council of Peace
Chicago
Withycombe
Eaton
People’s Council of Peace
Eugene Chamber of Commerce
Eaton Bbe
Chamber
Campbell
Oregon University
Cheese Factories Raise Prices Due to Higher Materials
The Tillamook Headlight reports cheese factories in south Tillamook County have increased the cost of producing cheese to two and three quarters cents per pound amid rising material prices. Factories cited include Cloverdale Central Cold Springs Three Rivers East Beaver Pleasant Valley Beaver and Alder Dale.
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Tillamook
Cloverdale
Central Cold Springs
Three Rivers
East Beaver
Pleasant Valley
Beaver
Alder Dale
Congress to Adjourn Planned in October
Washington Sept. 17 Leaders in congress plan to adjourn early in October after enacting or disposing of most major legislation. President Wilson has no new measures to push.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Oregon City Pioneer Memorial Building to Cost Five Thousand
A Champoeg project in Oregon will raise a memorial building in Oregon City for a total cost of 5000 dollars. The effort involves local leaders planning the structure as a lasting tribute.
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Oregon City
Champoeg
Federal Employees Plan to Organize National Union
Washington September 17 delegates from local federal employees unions gather to form a national federation under the American Federation of Labor. Samuel Gompers welcomes the effort and pledges AFL support and organization. Rankin urges backing of woman suffrage as women voters have supported labor principles.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
Myrtle Point Schools Opened Monday With Staff In All Grades
The Myrtle Point Schools opened Monday with A. L. Barnhart as Superintendent and John L Gary as Principal. Instructors include Miss Myrtle Tobe and Olive A Roche in the High School, C. H Nosler in 8th grade, Nellie Barton 7th grade, Agness McCracken 6th grade, Lola Greene 5th grade, Metta Hansen 4th grade, Florence Davidson 3rd grade, Belle Whitaker 2nd grade, Daisy Short 1st grade, and Prof C A Davidson music.
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Myrtle Point
A. L. Barnhart
John L Gary
Myrtle Tobe
Olive A. Roche
C. H Nosler
Nellie Barton
Agness. McCracken
Lola Greene
Metta Hansen
Florence Davidson
Belle Whitaker
Daisy Short
Senate Committee Reports Suffrage Resolution
Washington Sept 13 The Susan B Anthony national woman suffrage amendment is favorably reported by the Senate suffrage committee and will be placed on the calendar for a December vote pending likely two thirds support in both chambers. The Senate also passes Senator Shafroth's bill allowing Hawaii to grant voting rights to women with property and other qualifications and to submit unrestricted suffrage to the territory.
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Washington
Senate Suffrage Committee
Senate
House
Wilson
Shafroth
Womer
Berlin Beer Loot Threat Sparks Allied Rumor
Forty tourists under the Massachusetts Foresters Association visit the National Forests and Parks of the West hoping to see landmarks and wilderness, while chatter asks if Germans will wreck beer in Berlin before American arrival.
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Berlin
Massachusetts Forestry Association
National Forests and Parks
West
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