Willamette Paper to Build 56 Acre Workmen Village
The Willamette Paper Company purchases 56 acres on the west side near the schoolhouse and plans a new suburb with 50 to 56 homes for workers. Streets and a public park will be laid out, with 5 to 8 room bungalows built to cost and sold without interest, with monthly payments based on rent. Clearing and grading start soon, with building hoped to begin by August.
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Courier
Willamette Pulp & Paper Company
Willamette Paper Company
School House
McBain
Renit
Commercial Club
Fragmentary note on bridge work and city plans
A fragment mentions plastering and sheet work from a suspension bridge meeting with the new city developments.
Canby Irrigator Reports on Clackamas Southern Dispute
Last week the Canby Irrigator published a sharply worded piece about the Clackamas Southern railroad reconstruction. Directors of the company respond, and the editor faces potential legal action or payment of damages.
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Canby
Clackamas Southern Railroad
Nddler
What Then In Portland Housing and Jobs Question
The Portland Journal ponders a future decline in building activity and idle labor as inflation bites local business. It cites overbuilt markets from New York to San Diego, Panama Canal hopes, and speculation flooding land, urging focus on Alaska development and local manufacture to avoid economic panic.
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Portland
Portland Journal
Pacific Cowl
Gourier
New York
The
Bullalo
N. Y
Lodo
Worie
Regon
Alaska
Easter Cutlery Factory Proposed for Oregon City
A proposal to bring an Easter cutlery manufactory to Oregon City is to be discussed Thursday by the Live Wires and the Commercial Club. The writer argues the factory would create about fifty new families, provide skilled labor with high wages, and help the city grow into a larger industrial center as cutlery factories move west from the eastern states.
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Oregon City
Courier
Oregon
Watch for the Joker and the petition tricksters
Kulijor Gourier warns on city streets about three men distributing petitions that mix carbon paper between sheets. He says one petition aims to raise the voter threshold to a majority, another overloads the ballot with propositions to deter initiative. He suspects corporate influence and urges scrutiny of petitions and signatures.
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Kulijor Gourier
Portland
Corporation
Fourth of July Celebration Planned by Wilamette Paper
The Wilamette Paper Company announces a large Fourth of July celebration for its employees at Schnoert's Park. Committees plan a full program of sports and events with music and entertainment. John Lewthwaite William Sheahan and B T McBain lead arrangements and promise a memorable, expense free event for employees and families.
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Wilamette Paper Company
Schnoert's Park
Willamelte Company
John Lewthwaite
William Sheahan
B.T. McBain
City Probes Pacific Telephone Rate Discrimination
City council plans a full inquiry into alleged rate discrimination by the Pacific Telephone Company. A Commercial club member and Live Wires advocate pushing the issue before the next function, citing residences paying three dollars yearly more than neighbors with identical service. The case hinges on legal action to compel relief.
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Pacific Telephone Company
Molalla Stars Triumph Over Molalla Greys
The Molalla Stars won a high scoring game with loose play noted on both sides. Final score Dag 013 11 9 Greys at 10100093 20 7 Batteries Stars with Lake and Pape leading. Umpire was Ed Beckner. Next Sunday the Stars meet Shuble al Shuble.
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Molalla Stars
Molalla
Molalla Greys
Lake
Pape
Hart
Anderson
James
Ed Beckner
Governor West Targets Road Houses in Cleanup Drive
The governor vows to take a hand in shutting down road houses, sending his own officials after the issue if the county officers fail. An ad from Milwaukee Appeal last week headlined Parlor Hell in display type.
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Governor West
oMeera
Milwaukee
Delayed burner forces lino press to rest two days
The Running Light this week reports a delayed burner in the lino type has sidelined the machine for two days. The Courier fails to meet its usual standard of local news and communications.
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Linotype
Courier
City Council to Probe Telephone Rates Discrimination
The council will examine telephone rate practices and investigate possible discrimination claims. Officials plan a formal review to assess pricing fairness and consumer impact.
City Council Approves Public Meeting On Charter Revisions
City council discusses street improvements and charter changes. A public meeting is set for next Monday to explain proposed charter provisions and hearings on bids for Adams and Sixteenth streets proceed. Issues include road work delays, new fire alarm ordinance, and street repairs.
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Tooze
Coity Council
Division Street
Portland Railway Company
Montgomery
Monroe Street
Ninth
Eleventh
Lowe
James Roake
Oregon Engineering and Construction
Roake
Washington and
Monroe Sts
John Q. Adams Street
Eighth
Fourteenth
Sixteenth Street
Division
Jackson
Jackson Street
John Q. Adams
Oregon Engineering & Construction
Kibbe-Willen
North Coast
Oregon Engineering & Construction Co
Kibbe-Welton Co
North Coast Contrael Co
Oregon Engineering & Construction Go
Kibbe-Weltoo
North Coast Contract Co
Oregon Co
T He Alreel Committee
Main Street
Abernethy Bridge
Oregon City
Singer Hill
Gouned
Stregl
Tre
Indian robber held after Mount Pleasant store break in
Harry Clark says the Indian suspect, jailed again, robbed the Lore of A. B. King at Mount Pleasant Monday night. Clark alleges an accomplice, John Howell of this city, helped and planned the burglary by breaking in through a window. King and FDR Andrews surprised the thief and held him until Sheriff Mass and Policeman Jack Frost arrived.
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Harry Clark
Mase
A. B.king
Mount Pleasant
John Howell
Mr. King
Fdr. Andrews
Sherif Mass
Jack Frost
Clark
Take His Body Home
About a dozen Warm Springs Indians exhumed the body of Joseph Wenning found in the Willamette River last fall. Wenning’s father led the party and said the boy’s wife and child would not rest until he was sent back to the reservation. The man had just returned from hop picking and was seen drinking with two others the day he disappeared, with foul play suspected.
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Warm Springs
Joseph Henning
Willamette
Joseph Wenning
Willy Hin
Apology Letter From Oregon National Guard Battery A
An Explanation from Portland June 24 1912 in To the Editor. Battery A Field Artillery regrets missing the Rose Festival parade due to manpower and equipment shortages. They thank Oregon City citizens for preparing flowers and pledge appreciation for the effort, noting delays prevented them from transporting the blooms.
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Field Artillery
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Oregon City
Clackamas
Miss L Thompson on Giladstone Chautauqua Program
Miss L Thompson of Portland and Guild School of Music London England formerly senior professor of Bruard LaMarlinigre Girts College Lucknow India appears on the musical program at Giladstone's Chautauqua in July.
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L. Thompson
Portland
Guild School of Music
London
England
Bruard
LaMarlinigre Girts’ College
Lucknow
India
Cgiladstone
Chautauqua
James Partlow Files Divorce Action
James Partlow filed for divorce from his wife Wednesday amid allegations of harshness severity and inhuman treatment. The couple married in December, and friends were surprised by the sudden action as reports suggested they were living happily before the split.
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James W. Partlow
Change in the Umbel Sparks Molalla Valley Railroad Hope
Farmers in Clackamas and Molalla counties back a new line named Portland Eugene and Eastern, a rename of Southern Pacific. They expect the railway to bypass Canby and reach Molalla, despite editorials doubting the move. The project aims to open the Molalla country, with strong local backing and pledges of cash bonuses from farmers. The Southern Pacific opposes but cannot deter the eight attempts to build into Molalla valley.
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Ulle
Portland, Eugene & Eastern
Molalla Valley
Ganby
The
Oregonian
Willamette Valley
Canby
Molalla County
Southern Pacifico
Southern Pacific
Molalla
Clackamas County
8. P
Leo
Oregon City
Falla Gily
Ortoms
Granby
Glankamas
Chicago
Scottish Pionic July 4 Event in Canemah Park
A Scottish pionic will be held in Canemah Park on July 4 with hundreds of Seoloh attendees. Organized by Clan Macleay and Caldonian Club of Portland and the Hobbie Burns society, the event features Highland dancing bagpipe music races for men women and children and a basket luncheon. Prizes include best dressed man in Highland costume and various race awards. Sports start at 2:00 PM to allow travelers to arrive on time.
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Canemah Park
Clan Macleay and Caldonian Club of
Portland
Hobbie Burns Society
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Willamette Paper CO
Gullery Factory
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Jalder
Joker
Pacific Company
Taka
Council
Howell
James Partlow
Portland, Eugene
Eastern
AS .P. Bluff
Pionic
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