Senate opens with suffrage resolution amid Capitol turmoil
Washington reports focus drifts to immigration trust legislation and Panama tolls as Senate begins action on a constitutional amendment for women’s suffrage led by Senator Ashurst. Other items include postal money orders expansion and irrigation cooperation bills, plus naval and power development plans awaiting action.
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Farmers Endorse Equity Move and Reform in Oregon
Delegates at the Oregon Territory Farmers Society of Equity meeting endorsed the Farmers Union and State Grange effort to appoint legislative committees to watch state sessions. They passed resolutions for such committees and for abolishing the state senate with proportional representation in the House.
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House of Representatives
Eight Hour Day Ordered for Portland Police and Fire
State Labor Commissioner Hoff orders Mayor Albee to place Portland police and fire department members on an eight hour day. He cites the state supreme court decision in the insane asylum case to hold officers are subject to the eight hour law and cannot work more than eight hours daily.
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Apples to Come to Portland
Hood River board of trustees of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors at Spokane approves opening an office in Portland to handle next season's apple crop. The agency now has 92 affiliated associations and other fruit districts plan to join before the upcoming marketing season begins.
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Cooperative Store Burns in Redmond Fire
Fire destroyed the Farmers' Cooperative Warehouse plant in Redmond, causing damage exceeding $12,000. Losses include about $8,000 covered by insurance, while valuable contents inside the structure were unprotected.
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Film crew explores North Umpqua forestry trail
Two camera operators from a California motion picture company, with guide Jeff Roseburg, travel up the North Umpqua river forestry trail to Tilahee to film views of the district.
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Bedouin Courage And Fear In War And Peace
A fragment from a 19th century account contrasts Bedouin bravery in war with peace leadership, noting a sheik yields command in battle while personal bravery is valued as a gift. It describes a British contractor in a dam project where workers fear sacrifice, causing chaos as a life is lost in the process. The piece also notes a frog’s nocturnal hunting behavior and its camouflage.
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Ene
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Fragmentary description of pale blue back object at night
Readable fragments describe a pale blue back item and its appearance at night. The text mentions a log or object in a dim setting with limited context. Details are sparse and uncertain due to OCR damage.
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Thirteen as a Positive Number in Jewish Tradition
A Jewish writer argues that the number thirteen is auspicious. He cites the thirteen attributes of the Most High and thirteen annual feast days. He notes Haman’s hanging on the 13th of Ab and celebrates the thirteenth birthday as a religious rite for sons.
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Finland's Practical Patriotism and Civic Duty
The article describes Finland as embodying sober thrifty hardworking patriotism taught from childhood. It portrays citizens as earnest guardians of the country with patriotic values ingrained from home and school, shaping sturdy citizens devoted to their nation's welfare.
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The Business of Painting by Kenyon Cox
The primary business of painting is to create a beautiful surface divided into shapes with noble lines and harmonious colors. Its secondary aim is to remind viewers of familiar nature and to create the illusion of truth, reflecting art’s enduring purpose.
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Kenyon Cox
Our Eyes in the Dark Why We See Beings in Dim Light
The piece explains why familiar objects look strange in dim light. Dilated pupils and limited depth cues blur outlines, distorting distance estimation and color perception. As a result, the blurred image on the retina makes ordinary items appear uncanny or alarming.
Visual illusions from low light distort motion perception
The text explains how uniform gray tint and dilated pupils alter color and outline of images. Unfamiliar perceptions trigger insecurity and impulsive actions, likened to a horse reacting to a fast motorcar. Experience and other senses help interpret sensations, as noted by the British Medical Journal.
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British Medical Journal
High Mountains of Wyoming and Peak Elevations
The article lists Wyoming’s highest peaks led by Gannett Peak at 13 785 feet, Grand Teton at 13 747 feet, Fremont at 13 730 feet, and six more above 13 000 feet with Knife Point Mountain at 13 007 feet and Mount Helen at 13 600 feet. It notes twenty one named and about forty unnamed peaks exceed 12 000 feet and describes Wyoming’s many 13 000 foot peaks.
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Gannett Peak
United States Geological Survey
Grand Teton
Fremont
Knife Point Mountain
Mount Helen
Wyoming Des
Imagination and Bills Busy Doctor and Patient
A patient jokes that imagination keeps doctors busy while a physician says he stays busy making out bills he hopes will be paid someday. The Yonkers Statesman notes the light exchange reflecting everyday concerns.
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Yonkers
Diet For Workers Diet split between meats and vegetables urged
A French scientist, after extensive research in Paria, recommends a diet equally divided between meats and vegetables for working people. The note hints at skepticism and uncertainty in the surrounding dialogue, suggesting doubt about the feasibility or reception of the plan.
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