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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
4
The article notes Champ Clark surprising friends by distancing William Jennings Bryan in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, signaling a shift in support as of May 9, 1912.
The piece describes Roosevelt leveraging a squeeze play to win Maryland votes in the primary, while noting ongoing Republican party disruption.
The article notes old sol ushering in straw hat season early in the week, nearly on schedule, bringing smiles to dairymen as grass begins to grow and cows respond with contentment.
At Monday night’s council meeting W E Thomas tendered his resignation as day marshal. The adjourned meeting next Monday will consider the action. Thomas is credited as a capable marshal and his potential departure is not desired.
The widespread feminist efforts nationwide demonstrate genuine female desire for ballot access and should persuade many men who claimed they would back woman suffrage once convinced of women’s intent.
Governor West proclaims a good roads day this Saturday and a corresponding meeting is planned in the afternoon. The Graphic notes the proclamation and urges broad participation in the event.
A veteran mails copies of the Chicago Daily Socialist to the Graphic from the local post office. He marks articles about trusts and big business with blue pen, and seals the wrapper with a cancelled stamp to defraud one cent. The note urges him to study small business.
A speaker ridicules the failure to convict despite belief of guilt and cites a lawyer with strong local influence who can sway juries. The commentary notes widespread distrust in court fairness when juries can be manipulated and suggests defendants seek favorable stand-ins or jurors to avoid justice.
Citizens fear heavy street work costs tied to sewer connections will strain the daily wage earner. A review of street bills shows substantial public expense, prompting demand for faster improvements yet concern over the burden on modest property owners.
In September 1880 the writer glimpsed a cable car on a stopover in San Francisco awaiting the Steamer State of California to Portland. He also heard the Chinaman's no horsee no pull-ee tale. A San Francisco note says the last cable car runs next Monday as the line becomes municipal electric and may extend to the ocean. Aboard the State of California an arc light impressed him, and over thirty years later the vessel still plied the coast in Swan white pride at Astoria harbor.
The article discusses government actions against major trusts like Standard Oil and American Tobacco under the Sherman law, noting warrants for reorganizations and legal victories. It praises Attorney General Wickersham and President Taft for enforcing statutes, suggesting critics should reassess perceived leniency.
The United Artisans are summoned to gather in the new Odd Fellows Hall on Friday evening May 10 to discuss upcoming activities and membership matters.
The article explains how air waves produced by moving objects create sounds beyond human hearing. Animals hear better than humans, and experiments show faint signals, like a gun at sunset affecting partridges, reveal unseen sounds. A simple string and tapping experiment demonstrates audible vibrations beyond detection by the ear.
A minister of religion vouches for a humorous bribery episode near Gillingham England. A local candidate’s canvasser found a voter absent. the wife said the voter would not support the candidate. She claimed a new pair of trousers would be promised in exchange for votes, and the exchange of money occurred when asked to name the voter’s husband.
The Dardanelles figures in ancient myth and history as the route Xerxes used to cross into Greece while Byron and others swam there. The tale recalls Helle, daughter of Thebes, after whom the strait is named, linking myth to a historic sea passage.
A garbled Harper's reflection tells of a mother and her three year old son fleeing at night. The child implores why the mother did not bind him as a song turns to tears and tragedy.
OCR fragment shows garbled text about a professor and vague phrases, no clear event, date, or entities to summarize into a coherent news item.
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