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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
4
The Bull Moosers held a harmony meeting at Salem Tuesday. Taft and Wilson may withdraw from the race. John L. Sullivan has offered his services as a campaign booster for the Bull Moose.
The text suggests the Bull Moose maintained a fast pace in Portland last week and warns another certificate from Dr. Lyman Abbott may be needed to clear a record. It also notes the Single Taxers exposing the soap manufacturers and releasing an illustrated campaign sheet touted as the widest circulated paper in Oregon.
The Southern Pacific is urged to repair the road-bed on First and Meridian streets to avoid interfering with a paving company. The streets have been torn up for weeks and workers should capitalize on favorable conditions.
An exchange recalls a condemned man describing how he began his downfall by cheating an editor out of a two year subscription. He says the act gave the devil a grip on him that he could not shake off.
If it be true as some think that only one man can fill the Presidency and he must be sidetracked from a parade to get fresh air, then your Uncle Samuel is in hard lines.
Thomas McCusker of Portland delivers a sharp reply to an August assault from T. R. during the former’s Portland visit last week. The exchange signals McCusker’s rising standing in Progressive circles as he counters the critic.
Observers note numerous China pheasants moving along wood-sides in public view. The piece suggests seasoned birds believe current laws protect them and that game wardens are reliable guardians.
Reports shift in presidential era social honors with Lillian Russell now favored to serve as Ambassadress at the court of St James if the president elect is chosen. Question remains about Mrs Woodcock of Portland and her Rosenfelt banner long waved.
An evangelist at the Friends church last Sunday night misrepresented Abraham Lincoln as a man who told mutty stories. The article notes Lincoln used stories for emphasis but never in a coarse or vulgar way, defending the Emancipator’s habit as appropriate rhetoric.
In Newberg the Warren Construction Co uses all available labor to push forward street paving, leaving no ground for home labor complaints as work proceeds vigorously.
Governor West appears set to prevail against three Oregon Electric saloons at Jefferson Street station in Portland. The saloons have agreed to vacate once new locations are found, resolving the dispute with the city.
A longtime friend named D. R. Jackson praises Main street paving and urges the Graphic to lobby the city council to rename the street Boulevard Avenue. He insists he would not support any option like Bull Moose Avenue.
The Observer and the Itemizer in Dallas clash over which paper first reported H. A. Hinshaw's promotion to general freight agent at the Southern Pacific. The dispute centers on who broke the news first as the outcome could have lasting implications.
C L Smith will address Newberg dairymen on Monday September 30 at a local venue. He is described as a veritable encyclopedia and cyclone on the cow industry. Interested readers may obtain a paper with one of his articles at the First National Bank.
The Eugene Guard warns that the dream of easy money spurs numerous schemes to separate people from their cash. A Minnesota Austrian bride used an iron plated trick at a wedding to show how fraudsters exploit the desire for riches. The piece notes many invest promising returns while few earn real gains, as millions flow to harvesters of easy money.
Woodburn will build a new city hall while Gresham starts a soda and ice plant. Astoria pushes for public docks and Sublimity adds a two story hall. Molalla reports many new buildings and Bay City uncovers sewer pipe clay. Eugene eyes a $200000 trunk sewer system and Acme opens a co operative creamery.
Cottage Grove Manufacturing announces a new story addition to its plant expansion, signaling capacity growth and local job potential. The project underscores the company’s ongoing investment in production and regional economic development.
The article claims Frank Munsey and George W. Perkins, directors of the steel trust, are progressive and will back Theodore Roosevelt in the election. It notes the steel trust earned 1.109 trillion in nine years, vastly exceeding many government expenditures, and asserts the trust’s profits reflect its progressive stance.
To buyers of nursery stock I represent the largest nursery on the Coast with a complete line of everything grown with prices right and quality unsurpassed. If interested call Blue 71 or at 110 Illinois St. 4741 I. A. Hanning.
At the Bull Moose assembly in Salem on Tuesday nominations were announced for state offices. Presidential electors include Dan Kellaher and Levi Myers of Portland, L H McMahon of Salem, W K Newell of Gaston, and A K Ware of Jackson County. Also named were United States senator A E Clark of Portland, First District Congressman John W Campbell of Roseburg, Supreme Court Judge George Joseph of Portland, Secretary of State Benjamin E Kennedy of Portland, Second district Railroad Commissioner Robert Service of Baker, and Dairy and Food Commissioner John D Mickle of Washington County, the Republican candidate.
The morning sermon will be titled The Best Books and the evening sermon The Lord of Creation. An invitation extends to all readers to attend and participate in the services.
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