Weed Lumber Company Moves Against Local Saloons
The Weed Lumber Company in Weed California seeks to keep saloons out of the district. They opposed a liquor license for B S Radcliff citing negative impact on their business and future industrial plans. Company officials Wendling and Evans urged the board of supervisors to maintain saloon exclusion.
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Big
Weed
California
Board of Supervisors
Siskiyou County
B.S. Radcliff
Weed Lumber Company
Wendling
Evans
Oiling Roads in Willamette Valley Face Doubts
The Graphic reporters survey oiling on California roads and warn that winter rain and mud may ruin the practice. They cite southern California success with light rainfall and Chico’s failure with heavy rain, urging better grading and gravelling before oiling dirt roads.
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Salem
California
Graphic
Chico
Willamette Valley
Freight from Newberg tops lines except Portland in July
A July report shows Newberg shipments exceeded all SP line points except Portland. Local residents were surprised by freight growth as Spaulding Logging Company logs arrive daily and a pressed brick plant expansion is planned, promising higher monthly output.
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Newberg
Southern Pacific
Portland
Spaulding Logging Company
Coast Mountain
Newberg Freight Shipments Highlight Local Trade
The piece notes Newberg as a modest but growing hub for freight shipping, underscoring the town’s ongoing business activity and its claim to being a notable location in Oregon.
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Oregon
Newberg
Southern Pacific official’s confession over McMinnville gains
The Graphic cites a longtime SP official who allegedly preferred making McMinnville the county seat over Newberg. The reason centers on water competition and how a railroad adjusts freight rates, given Newberg’s navigable streams year round.
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Southern Pacific
McMinnville
Yamhill County
Newberg
S. P
Roosevelt Sets Pace For Horseback Riding At Oyster Bay
A dispatch from Oyster Bay says President Roosevelt has set the pace for horseback riding this season and equestrianism is popular at the summer capital. The columnist quips that this could lead to riders in wheelbarrows if Roosevelt rode down the street in one.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Weather Bureau asked to check sunshine over rainfall
Speakers debate current weather with talk of above average rainfall and a plea to the weather bureau for sunshine data. The sentiment expresses that rain is excessive and a neighbor questions if the heat is enough to suffocate.
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Brother Beals
Weather Bureau
Prune and hop growers urged to heed price-makers counsel
Growers face market timing and pricing decisions as seasoned traders guide them. The price setters are described as experienced negotiators ready to assist growers in refining their marketing strategies before crops enter the market.
Portland mayor sacks six detectives for incompetency
Mayor Lane dismissed six Portland police detectives for incompetency after a long run of public suspicion. The piece labels the detectives as lying and unscrupulous and notes the city had known of their bungling for years.
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Lane
Portland
Observer and Itemizer Exchange Friendly Bouquets
The Observer and Itemizer note mutual aid during stressful times and urge continued neighborly friendship and brotherly support.
Mc Minnville Colonel Promotes Tillamook Fair
Colonel Cal Cooper of Mc Minnville backs the Tillamook fair as newspaper images of smashed exhibits and growing public chatter suggest strong support and lively preparations ahead of the event.
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Cal Cooper
McMinnville
Newberg Trade Balance Seen With July Freight Shipments
With a shipment of 166 cars of freight, aside from loose shipments, out of Newberg during July it is easy to figure that the balance of trade is coming our way.
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Newberg
Roosevelt Spelling Reform Challenge To Sail In
A playful note invites President Roosevelt to demonstrate spelling reform by spelling three hundred words in accordance with simplified rules, suggesting a public demonstration of orthography.
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Roosevelt
Picture postal card craze grips all ages in epidemic wave
The postcard fad has spread universally from children to elderly men, reaching epidemic levels as many embrace collecting and sending picture postal cards.
Timber land warning and honey in country note
A terse advisory warns owners against mentioning timber land holdings while noting that honey remains present in the country. No further details are provided.
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Newberg Graphic
MN. Woodward
Ww. Co. Woodward
Nathan
Nat’l’ Bank
Pacific .College
Jas. Carrick
Conservatory of
H. Edwin McGrew
Patterson, Parrish & CO
Mandwon
A. R. Moomaw & Son’s
T. B. Cummings
Underwood
Underwood Typewriter CO
Broadway
6Th St
Ore
J.B. Mount’s
Wright
Chico, Cal
J. B. Forsyth
Newberg, Or
Newberg Bakery
Strohmaier & Hanish
John A. Beck
Hoosier Jeweler
Mer
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