Judge Landis Attacks Standard Oil as Common Thief
Judge Landis of Chicago condemned the Standard Oil trust for wilful lawbreaking, fining the Indiana and New Jersey subsidiaries and likening the firm to a common thief. He called the octopus a criminal gang and praised the careful investigation behind the ruling while noting public anger at such robberies.
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Landis
Chicago
Standard Oil Trust
United States
Indiana
New Jersey
Feathered Foragers in Sunset by Willam L Finley
The August Sunset article by naturalist Willam L. Finley profiles the eagle and owl in Feathered Foragers. A frontispiece photo depicts a golden eagle labeled northwest pioneer. The piece laments vanishing mountain sounds once heard by pioneers as civilization expands.
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Willam L. Finley
Sunset Magazine
Northwest
Pacific Coast Salmon Canneries Face Record Loss
Dispatch from Seattle warns the 1807 season will be the worst on record as Alaskan catch falls 400000 cases short of 1906. The salmon trust and pine forest trusts are blamed for harming coast resources and foretelling a bleak future without humane, sensible protection and businesslike conservation.
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Seattle
Columbia River
Salmon Cannery Trust
Ike
Amberland and Sawmill Trust
Pacific Coat
Pacific Coast
Salmon Trust
Sawmill Trust
Prohibition Losses and Public Morality Debate
Georgia business owners lament property losses from prohibition while questioning economic foundations. The author argues wealth rests on land and agriculture, not breweries, and cites peddlers, post cards, and home merchants as issues. The piece contrasts fiscal impact with broader societal morality and warns against vulgar post cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Astoria
Tennessee
Asea
German scholar links child suicides to exam pressure
Professor Bolunburg, renowned expert on nervous diseases, reports 1152 child suicides in Germany over 12 years. He says more than half were driven to self harm by failure in school exams or overwork, noting the idea requires courage to pursue.
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Bolunburg
Germany
Glorified march of faith amid troubling text
Fragmentary hymn prose recasts the Battle Hymn of the Republic with garbled phrases and altered words. It references victory, justice, and divine judgment through imagery of marching, trumpets, and a fiery gospel with historic wartime sentiment. The passage blends patriotic and religious language in a chaotic OCR-like form.
The Last Word by Matthew Arnold Poem Fragments
Fragmentary verse echoes a speaker urged to rest as the stubborn conflict ends. Geese swat at swans in a tense image while old rivals fade. A warning to persevere, then accept defeat as victors approach.
Lost turquoise mines of Mexico and New Mexico
The article recounts the long search for turquoise mines in New Mexico and Mexico, noting hostile tribes and failed explorations. It credits the Mount Chalchihuitl mines rediscovered in 1885, now under Tiffany & Co, and mentions the Azure mine as the world’s finest turquoise source. It also references Turquoise John and the Burro mountains discoveries in the late 19th century, highlighting extensive historic workings.
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New Mexico
John L. Cowan
Sunday Record-Herald
Mount Chalechihuit
Tiffany Company of
New York
Burro Mountains
John E. Coleman
Southwest
John
Hard Work in Honey Making From Independence Kan
A comfortingly warm Independence Kansas report reflects on honey production. It notes that one pound of clover honey requires bees to visit about 23 4 million flowers and travel many miles from hive to bloom and back. The piece emphasizes the labor and travel behind honey and explains why bees are irritable when disturbed.
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Kan
Injustice to Our Novelists Attacked by Temperance Union
A public inquiry laments a campaign by Mrs Emelie D Martin and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union accusing modern fiction writers of moral bias while preserving classic authors. It questions censorship of contemporary Indiana novelists and warns against biased bans on literary merit amid debates over drink and social conduct.
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Emelie D. Martin
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Thackeray
Field- Ing
Bert
Publice Inquirer
The World's Smallest Armies
A Chicago Record-Herald item notes tiny national forces. Monaco fields 75 guards 75 carabineers and 20 Mremen, Luxemburg 135 gendarmes 170 volunteers and 20 musicians, San Marino nine companions or 50 50 men and 38 officers led by a marshal, and Liberia lists 700 men and 800 officers with weak combat power but strong proclamations of neutrality.
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Monaco
Luxemburg
Republic of
San Marino
Liberia
Republic
Chicago Record-Herald
Sunday Work Law Arrest Sparks DC Case
Charles Robinson a driver for J H Houser faced arrest under a 1723 law for working on Sunday in Washington District of Columbia. He will be arraigned in police court with a jury trial demanded by his attorney. General John M Wilson filed the complaint over dirt-hauling on Massachusetts Avenue Sundays near Washington Point.
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Charles Robinson
J. H. Houser
Robinson
Kimball
District of Columbia
John M. Wilson
Massachusetta Avenue
Washington Pont
Dainty Ol Swallows From Countess of Kent Choice Manual
An 11th century recipe describes making a fragrant dainty ol using mother thyme lavender cotton and strawberry leaves four swallows and feathers beaten together then simmered in corn and strained. The piece notes that those who earn their living by their own labor support others who do the same.
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Countess of Kent
Block and a Wolf Prom Depot Sign Seen
A large electric sign near a prom depot features a striking display titled Block and a Wolf Prom Depot. The readable text highlights an event or venue name drawing attention from passersby.
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Wolf Prom
Hotel Pendleton Refit Offers Modern Comforts and Rates
The Hotel Pendleton is refurbished with fitted rooms, new telephone and fire alarm connections, and commodious sample rooms. A headquarters for traveling men offers prompt dining, bar and billiard room, and free bus service with weekly or monthly rates, located three blocks from depots.
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St. George
Northwest
Hotel Portland Offers Modern Turkish Bath and Rates
The Hotel Portland in Portland Oregon advertises American plan from $2 per day. Headquarters for tourists and commercial travelers with special rates for families and single gentlemen. Manager H Howers invites visitors to view rooms and pricing.
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Portland
Oregon
Howers
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Washington, D. C
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Pendleton Resterried
Pauline Carrington Bouve
Music OF the Mountains
Foothille
Golden Eagle
Umatilla
Wyoming
Interior
Sfool
Miles Christ
Julia Ward Howe
Matthew Arnold
Just
Eastern Made Furniture
Graham Furniture Co. Complete House Furnisher
Main Street
Mexico
Mount Chalchihuitl
Pendleton, Oregon
United States Depository
Levi Ankeny
Byers
W. F. Matlock
G, M. Rich
Geo, Hartman, Ji
T. C. Taylor
M'Leod
Lee Street
Court Street
Frank B. Clopton & CO
E. Court. St., Pendleton, Ore
Hotel
George Darveau
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Oregonian
Stansberg
Mike Transfer
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Depot
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