Insurance Compan ies Face 100 Per Cent Claims Debate
A Portland to San Francisco exchange reports a heated controversy over fire insurance after a quake with 100 per cent promises. Critics say many policyholders receive less than full payment, with salvage deductions and earthquake clauses cutting final payouts. Insurance managers defend settlements as needed to provide quick relief, arguing full payment requires loss proof and may delay funds.
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Portland
Ban Franck
Nomoe
Tosurere
San Francisco
San Fraterico
Whitney
San Franclisco
Chile
Losace of Gil
San Foangiaco
San
W. B. Streeter
Rogal
Investigators Visit Sheep Camps Near Milot To Trace Brittan Case
MIMITEAN SEARCH CONTINUES Toll Gate Ore Aug. 20 Interest in the Cecil Brittan case has been aroused among campers by the arrival of Cecil Brittan Deputy Sheriff Allen Byrnes and Constable Dykes They left camp this morning with Mr Brittan to visit several sheep camps on the Uma dila waters to trace rumors that the boy is held in captivity Officers are noncommittal amid circulating rumors and speculation.
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Toll Gate
Ore
Cecil Brittan
Mr. Brittan
Allen Byrnes
Mr. Brittin
Officer Byrnes
Milton
Umatila
Hall's Catarrh Remedy Ad Claims Cure
A Toledo firm Franklin Cheney & Co. offers one hundred dollars to any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The affidavit sworn December 6, 1586 by A W Gleason Notary Public accompanies the claim, asserting the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous membranes. The notice urges readers to send for testimonials and purchase from druggists.
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Tole
Lucab
Arene
Chae Ce Oath Bang Pe
Fo.oney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
B. J. Channey & CO
Big Rabbit Hunt Planned by Dr Blalock in Washington
Dr Blalock of Wall a Walla arranges a large rabbit drive on an island in the Columbia River. The drive includes many locals and visiting hunters from Portland and Tacoma with Indians, organized army style, six miles long. The plan features meals, transport from Coyute Station, reduced railroad fares, and a large model farm complex with 12,000 apricot and plum trees, 100 workers, and extensive facilities under construction.
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Wille
Blalock
Seany
Colummbie
Howe Coyote
Pui
Ni Dy NG
Fruitgrowers’ Association of
Waliaton
Bialock Teland
Thir City
Blalock Promiece
Coyfite Station
Portland
Tacoma
Leutenants
Imand
Bialock Company
Teland
Walla Walla
Bislock
Seattle
Foley's Honey and Tar Featured For Hay Fever Relief
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar in yellow packages as the instant relief remedy for hay fever and colds, claimed to stop difficult breathing and heal inflamed air passages. Koeppen Drug Store carries the genuine product.
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Foley
Koeppen Drug Store
Hotels and residents listed across multiple cities
A long OCR list enumerates hotels and residents in Portland New York Philadelphia Seattle and other locales. Numerous individuals and spouses are named alongside city and street references in a scattered directory style entry.
Boat wreck on Ennke river ends with injuries and loss
In Huntington, a flat boat failed to pull clear of a bar on the Ennke river. The vessel capsized, dragging a horse and valuables downstream. A bystander, Mr. Prome, reported missing items and a crew member injured as onlookers aided in freeing people from the wreck. The drowned horse was valued at 160.
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TR. W. Prome
Huntington
Ennke
Pitraty
Groene
Wien
Rim
Men Past Sixty in Danger From Kidney Disease
A historical note claims over half of men above 60 suffer kidney and bladder disorders often due to enlarged prostate. It touts Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy, citing Rodney Burnett of Rockport Missouri, 91, who says two bottles improved his prostate and kidney trouble after years. Koeppen Drug Store.
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Tooley
Rodney Burnett
Rockport
Foley
Koeppen
Linn County Farmers Protest Against Anti-Stock Law
Foothill farmers in Linn County vow to ignore the statewide stock at large ban passed by the initiative petition, planning to test the law in court. Valley stockmen support the measure due to lack of foothill grazing land, signaling an upcoming dispute as tensions rise.
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Linn County
Iasson
Eugene Reelster
Fight Texas Fever and the Tick Threat to Cattle
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates Texas fever costs U.S. cattlemen about 61 million dollars annually, with tick Boophilus annulatus transmitting the disease. Destruction of the tick via dipping stations in Texas and Oklahoma promises long term savings, though effectiveness relies on careful, repeated treatments and strict quarantine.
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Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
United States
City Star
United States Department of Agriculture
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Red Rock
Okla
Indian Territory
Kansas City
Freight Hampered as Parker Lacks Haulage
Dr E O Parker has a freight consignment at Pendleton for ten days but cannot obtain a hauler. In Pilot Rock most people have funds, but the town hoards surplus amid socialist notions, leaving teams busy transporting residents to mountain resorts while freight piles at the depot.
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E. O. Parker
Pendleton
Pilot Rock
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Hotels
Atnvals
St. George
Oliver P. Merton
Torean
Gling
Mulwetvon
Syothes
Raney
Chiscomer Oa
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Dirkaon
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Charen Lavell
Ghivuon
Walter
Athena
J. Fiuvicue
Actin
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Speware
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Goodpengh
Alex Dogaitton
Sheridan
M. Ai & Ntiew
Ginnly
Fort Wright
M. Migeletion
Pontland
Jim W Connor
Mf. Hoyer
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Walla Wohillat
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Boston
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J. Stoner
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T. R. Pitherty
Philadelphia
Arthur A. Kerr
the Pendleton
L. M Britten
W. E.casson
Carson City
J. FE. Creston
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E. Jackson
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Walter Block
Tialles
F. van de Water
W. H. Casey
Dr. M
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Spokane
J. W. Smith
R. Arandeen
A. W Robinson
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la Grande
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City
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L. Warden
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Vancouver
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Chicako
Hellman
N. Berdely
L. Channel
Stockton
H. ©. Beevers
Sinai
Hiotineran
Northern Pacific-Burlington Railways
Omaha
Kansas
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Transal
Northern Pacific
Walter Adams
TN. Ry
Pendleton Oregon
S. B. Calderhead
W& CR
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A.D. Charlton
Oroxgon
Toone
Qin
Henry
Pendleton Ice & Cold Storage Company
Henneman’s
Olewr Stoppe
Porite
David B. Taff
the Land Man
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
J. J. McAllister
Liniment
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