Booth Under Charges in Oregon Embarrassing Case
Action brought by Davis, general manager of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance, claims embezzlement of 6000. H T Booth, Oregon manager and well known locally, is not a fugitive and has not fled. The dispute centers on Booth’s contract with the company and his impending work for another firm. Reportedly, an information was filed yesterday afternoon in Pendleton after earlier notices in the Oregon Daily Journal.
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Davis
Booth
H. T. Booth
Oregon
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
Baker City
Portland
Pacific Mutual
Pendleton
Oregon Daily Journal
Booth charged with embezzlement in state circuit court
W. H. Davis, general manager of the San Francisco based company now in the city, accuses Booth of embezzling about 4608 from company funds. Booth, defended by A. King Wilson, claims amounts were commissions and wages due him, and says he resigned July 1 after seven years with the firm. Bond set at 32000. Booth to surrender after arranging bonds.
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Booth
United States District Court
W. H. Bavis
San Francisco
Brain
A. King Wilson
Davie
Fenton
Oregon
Low Angeles
Davis
Thin City
The House Fly as a Public Health Menace
The article argues that house flies spread disease including typhoid and tuberculosis by carrying contaminated material from excrement and food. It urges strict personal and municipal responsibility to remove open slop barrels, avoid waste on the ground, and implement disinfectants, screening, and education to destroy fly breeding and protect water and food supplies.
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Chickamauga
Duluth
Minnesota
Ecarelesnens
Nover
Value of Sleep Based on Effects Rather Than Hours
Sleep needs vary by age and health, not by hours. The piece warns against assuming sleep length is a mere convenience and notes that deficient sleep can accelerate aging, with harm becoming evident only later in life.
It Had to Come Mrs Cakebread Tea Time Joke
A Strand Magazine anecdote describes Mrs Cakebread hosting a 6 o'clock tea for ladies. Bobby, unusually well behaved, asks for tongue with curiosity, noting his father’s claim of lots of tongue before realizing none is served.
Prophesy Fulfilled by Sea Meeting Engagement
A patient reports to the doctor that four months ago at the sea a young stock broker met his daughter and now has proposed marriage. The doctor notes the patient’s change has benefited him, confirming the engagement.
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Inter
Meggendorfer
Doc Rockefeller Father of John D Rockefeller Looked After by Kin
The New York World traces William A Rockefeller known as Doc a quick doctor and horse trader who raised John D Rockefeller and his brothers. It recalls Frank Rockefeller’s claims about John D’s leverage over his investments and notes William A’s teaching that money and sharp dealing were valued. It recounts early Strongsville Ohio recollections of Doc, his trading ways, and his habit of gifting $1000 at each son’s 21st birthday with a warning to hold tight to it.
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William A. Rockefeller
John Davidson Rockefeller
Frank Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Frank
Cleveland
John
Doc
Strongsville
Parma
New York
Joseph Webster
Melinda Miller
John S
Joe" Webster
William A
Webster
Henry M. Whitney
William Hamiston
William A. Rockefaller
Rockefeller
Cleaning a Sickroom and a Duluth Storm Tragedy
A nurse describes dust control in sickroom cleaning using a dry wrung mop and dust cloths. Duluth Minnesota experienced a severe electrical storm with one death, multiple injuries, and an estimated 106 inches of rain.
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Duluth
Minnesota
Anna Boland
Tr Im
Idaho Sheep and Reserves and Assessment Problems
The Boise Capital News argues in editorial form that grazing numbers in Sawtooth forest reserves greatly exceed assessed counts in surrounding counties. It cites discrepancies suggesting taxes on sheep may be based on overcounted figures, notes Governor Gooding’s potential insight, and questions valuation practices affecting state revenue and fairness.
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Boise Capital News
Idaho
Oregon
The
Capital News
Ehgn
Sawtooth Forest
Sawtooth
Washington County
Gooding
Board of Equalisation
Blaine County
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Main Street
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F. &. S. Bitters
Tallman & Co
Empire Meat Co
G. W. Ivens
Teutsch's Dept. Store
Res
Genesio
New York World
Boston
East Oregonian
Pendleton Investment Co
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Town
Illinois
Wisconsin
Office Savings Bank Building
S.adler Bros. & CO
America
Max Baer
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