Courtnote on Hunt case and bribery attempt in Oregon
The Oregon Daily Journal recounts Judge Hunt's testimony and a bribery episode where Col Emmet Callahan cites a $200,000 offer to leave the state to influence Hunt. The tale details attorney Welcome’s disbarment and the defense of Clark interests amid a tense Supreme Court proceeding and nearby political maneuvering.
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Hmmen
Callahan
Might Teri
Emmet Callahan
Oualios
W. AW. Hunt
Oregon
Journol
Maritania
Bayjehiy
Judie Hunt
Ceorge Bh
Weldome
Clark
Callahan Yer Forday
Senate
Anaconda
Welcome
Marcus Dyly
Supreme Court
Mr. Welcome
Senator Clark
Judge Hunt
Portland
Hunt
Braille Weekly Debuts in Edinburgh Newspaper Scene
London reports the Braille Weekly, the first all Braille newspaper for the blind, appearing in Edinburgh. The paper offers editorials, war and foreign news, sports, and general features with affordable production costs and content rights secured for reproduction from United Kingdom reading papers.
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Town Pages
London
Edinburgh
Isi
Dili Geer
United Kingdom
Additional Libels at Tacoma Seamen Seek Damages
Three crew members of captured steamship Tacoma sue for damages totaling 820000. John A. Dillon, Robert W. Tucker, and Charles T. Morita file libel claims for 7500, 7500, and 5000 dollars respectively. The Tacoma Kid, bound for Vindivosink with cargo for the Hueisans, was captured by Japanese gunboats while fastened in ice. Crewmen seek redress for losses and trouble caused during the voyage.
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Tacoma
John A. Dillon
Robert W. Tucker
Aod
Charles T. Morita
Teamahiy Tacoma Kid
Vindivosink
Salte
Ashland Fights to Keep Normal School Open
People of Ashland debate funding for Southern Oregon Normal School for the coming year. The school needs six thousand dollars with $600 contributions from the Mirat National Bank and Bank of Ashland each, and $500 loan security from shareholders. Notes bearing six percent interest will be bankable, payable to the board of regents. The hoped date of issue is June 16, 1906.
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Ashland
Oregon Daily Journal
Auys
Southern Oregon Normal School of Ashland
Mirat National Bank
Bank of Ashland
Eculeens
Board of
Regents
Counterfeit Detection Described by Treasury Official
Washington Cor Brooklet Eagle reports a treasury official demonstrated counterfeit coin testing in his office. He identified a stack of a few hundred half dollars as suspect by subtle mismatches in the coins with one fake found by eye, detected as different by weight and appearance, like a blood red poppy amid white blooms.
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Counterfelta
Treasury Department
Spurrow
Wrahington
Brooklet
Depth to Float a Tree in Suburban Life
The article argues that tree prosperity depends on planting depth. Deep placement promotes vigorous roots and better growth, while shallow planting harms development. Roots need warmth moisture and air, so prepare the site, dig out poor soil, and add fibrous matter and nutrients for best results.
The Story of the Quinine Tree Origins
The quinine bearing trees named for Ata countess of Chinchowh recounts Linnaeus work and a Peruvian noble powder remedy. Her voyage to Europe with bark marked quinine spread, aided by a Peruvian nurse and Jamaica's influence. The Spanish form linahons appears, though uncommon.
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Linnaeus Cinrhomt
Ata
Chinchowh
Péru
Mexico
Onnce
Peru
Linn
Europe
Spain
Treen and Trees as Historical Witnesses of Time
A reflection on trees as enduring witnesses to change. The author notes their immovable nature, aging, growth, and eventual decay, drawing a parallel to human life and history as trees survive while fields and rivers alter. The passage emphasizes beauty, memory, and the passage of time.
Cutting Nose Punishment Across Cultures and Myths
The article notes nose removal as a punitive custom in parts of Italy and India for private revenge and judicial purposes, with Romans rarely endorsing it. It then discusses Indian twins as a curiosity, mentioning beliefs that twins herald evil and a historical war over abducted twins, suggesting early killers of twins.
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Italy
India
Hile
Bence
Fragmented dialogue from a romantic scene
After six weeks of married life a woman tells Arthur she believes he does not love her. He dismisses her protest, insisting she should have married a credulous girl, while her insistence continues.
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Min
Arthur
Mendicant’s Witty Reply to Prosperous Citizen
A brief anecdote from the New York Herald features a prosperous man telling a beggar not to beg. The beggar retorts that he would accept a loan as a preliminary to repayment, prompting a sharp exchange about dignity and obligation.
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New York Herald
Fragmented Quote On Cooking School Teacher Critique
A disputed dialogue shows a young wife criticizing a cooking school teacher for lack of patience and cruelty. The husband defends the teacher’s approach, while a metaphor about true goodness frames the exchange as a glow under heaven.
Perilous voyage to East Africa and royal permission
An old traveler recalls a trip to the east coast of Africa. A king grants permission for a child to live in the morning and the crowd cheers as the royal ceremony unfolds. The sultan of Zanzibar, Tunnwell, studied at Harrow, raising questions about the ruler’s sincerity amid the spectacle.
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Africa
South Africa
Ueckler
Nye
Zousibar
Harrow College
Finigrambe
Pearls From Bivalves Dominate European Trade History
A 19th century account notes river mussels and other water bivalves yielding Dennifal pearls with two to ten pearls per shell. Cultivation spreads in Sweden and Europe, while Chinese divers insert foreign objects to provoke pearl growth, a practice condemned for commercial gain and shell trauma.
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Saxony
Sweden
Europe
London
Curious Notices of Historic Kent Tenant Warnings
Ambiguous notices from early 20th century Britain warn tenants about harvest delays and trespass. One states the Marquis of Camden will not shoot for tenants until September 14, another warns trespassers with a threat of dog poisoning and fines. The fragment hints magistrate leniency could have made trespass profitable.
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Kent
England
Marquis of Camden
Brentford
Ingersoll story of a plumber and a sting
A former plumber tells a tale about meeting Bob Ingersoll in a house. In the tale Ingersoll asks how much money the plumber has in his clothes and steals a roll, claiming he will pay for the job. The plumber says Ingersoll claimed he was on a spree and compares himself to a thief in jail.
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Ingersoll
Bob Ingersoll
Gomls
Snya le
Autocrat Comptroller Overrules Grant Era Warrant
The treasury comptroller asserts unwavering independence from the nation’s chief magistrate. He recalls a past refusal to sign funds General Grant wished to spend, praising firmness and promising to appoint a new comptroller the next day, should conscience demand it.
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Treasury
Grant
Rest for the Husband Prompted Europe Trip Plan
The doctor tells Mrs Nagget her husband needs rest and suggests a three month trip to Europe. She agrees cheerfully. The plan allows six months of rest after his return.
Beauty Lingers On Toilet Table In Athletic Times
A quip from Lonion Tit-Bits notes that beauty stays on the toilet table until a girl applies it with a brush and powder. The line questions where beauty resides, suggesting it is kept for dressing rather than displayed.
Rightly Defined Personal Pronouns Debate
New York Times joke-style dialogue centers on teaching pronouns. Teacher asks for three personal pronouns and student suggests he, she, it. Exchange extends to an example with family terms like husband wife and baby.
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New York Times
Geometriant and a chivalrous shout in playful talk
The passage shows a lively exchange with Geometriant boasting about shared space with the addressee and a chivalrous shout of “God bless her.” The dialogue hints at a humorous moment during an outing or visit.
Chinese Boycott Discussion by United Minister Durrett
United minister John Darrett of Colombia, ex minister to Panama and Siam, returns to Portland and discusses the Chinese boycott. He notes its far reaching effects in China and the United States, the power of Chinese societies, and the risk of anti foreign sentiment in both nations. He emphasizes careful handling and a just construction of the exclusion law to ease tensions and lessen boycott pressure.
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John Darrett
United
Colombia
Panama
Siam
Thas
Portland
Oregon Cilly Journal
Barrette
Equator
Orient
Mexico
Avia
Uien
United States
Argentine
Bogota
Durrett
China
America
Taft
Public Aroused to Electric Bitters Curative Merits
Public is aroused to the curative merits of Electric Bitters a tonic for sick stomach liver and kidneys. Mary H Walters of 546 Bt Clair Ave Columbus writer says she was near death with fever ague wrecked nerves and weak stomach and after using Electric Bitters she recovered entirely. Guaranteed at Tallman & Co's drug store price 60c.
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Mary H. Walters
Clair Avenue
Columbus
Tallman& Co
Seventh Day Adventists Begin Ohio Camp Meeting
Seventh Day Adventists of Ohio open their annual camp meeting in Manafield with H H Burkholder of Belleville presiding. Hundreds attend the opening and organizers expect about 10 000 people over the 16 day conference with speakers from multiple states scheduled.
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Seventh Day Adventists
Manafield
Seventh Day Adventists of
Ohio
Fir Grounds
H. H. Burkholder
Belleville
Peculiar Disappearance of Runyan’s Painful Symptoms
J D Runyan of Butlerville claims his indigestion and billiousness reappear, praise for Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for chexiness sour stomach headache and constipation. Guarranteed at Tallman & Co drug store priced 26e.
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J. D. Runyan
Butlerville
Drowning Accidents In Aberdeen Follow Flahing Falls
In Aberdeen Washington Mre Schwab fell and drowned after a flashing incident. Three years earlier in May, Mieres Lachante and Neles drowned in a similar flatting accident. All three victims reportedly fell from halted submerged logs.
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Schwab
Aberdeen
Wash
Mieres Lachante
Neles
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