Secretary Hitchcock Reviews the Oregon Land Frauds
Secretary of the Interior report for 1904 reviews Oregon land frauds at length. It lists over 140 indicted in the state, describes prosecutions nationwide, and urges continued enforcement to protect public lands and housing for the homeless. The memo notes political influence and local office complicity, and calls for repeal or modification of timber, desert, and homestead laws.
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Oregon
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Lst
Public Land Service
Vitor
Department
Department of Justice
Ite Despollere
Vinol Cod Liver Oil Touts Lung Strength and Healing
Pendleton Drug Co promotes Vinol as a strong lung tonic, claiming it strengthens weak lungs and fights wasting diseases. The ad notes Vinol is made from concentrated cod liver oil without heating excess and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. Readings Drug Store is listed as a local retailer with Vinol agents in many towns.
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Mino
Vinci
Pendinion
Pendleton Drug Co
Vinel
Pendleton
Reading Drug Store
Vinel Agency
Alaska homesteads seen as farming land by Yakutat minister
Rev Albin Johnson, after years at Yakutat Alaska, reports to a Seattle paper that Alaska is misjudged as a perpetual freeze. He cites agriculture potential, noting oats wheat and various vegetables grown in Yakutat, a five month summer, and Finnish homesteaders near Cook Inlet pursuing farming under an Alaska-Yukon-Pacific expo prospect for Seattle 1909. He adds Scandinavian suitability and calls for more settlers yearly.
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Albin Johnson
Yakutat
Alaska
Seattle
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Lana
Cook's Inlet
Norway
Sweden
Pasco case ends in unusual settlement proposal
The Walla Walla Union reports a Pasco family tragedy. Franklin Speck sued merchant Wilfim Gray for 15000 damages over his wife’s alleged alienation. Gray won but later died in a veterans hospital. Speck, who kept the judgment alive, now seeks repayment from Gray’s former wife, the Pasco postmistress, and reportedly offers to marry the woman who helped secure the judgment.
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Walla Walla
Speck
Gray
Pasem
Cost of Living Steady at High Levels in December
New York dispatch notes December cost of living at 108.17, up from 106.68 in November, highest since February 1884. Dun \u0027s report cites stronger demand from rising prosperity and higher wages lifting purchasing power. Yakima and highway crime cases feature Native defendants, with Butler jailed for murder and Black Mustache for five years.
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RG. Dun &Co
Raa
New York Dispatch
Dun
Natian
Thle
Yakima
Jim Butler
Butler
Notable Burglary Suspect Escapes Sheriff Absence
Lawrence C. Neely remains missing after strolling from Fosell Jail during the sheriff’s absence on a burglary charge. Other items include Bishop MerCabe’s stroke in London on December 11, a new government powder factory site selected in Dover, and several crimes and accidents across the country. John D. Rockefeller pledges 100000 toward education in Egypt and the Soudan, while George W. Perkins faces grand larceny charges in New York.
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Lawrence C. Neely
Fosell
MerCabe
London
Tee
War Department
Congress
Dover
Joseph N. Kearns
Great Beni
Philadelphia
Egypt
George W. Perkins
New York Life Insurance Company
New York
Morrison Jones Dies in Dallas Poison Case
A. M. Jones, proprietor in Walla Walla, reports his son Morrison Jones died in Dallas under suspicious circumstances. Believed poisoned and robbed of money, relatives vow to spend 1000 to find the guilty. Morrison carried 250 upon arrival, died ten days later with 45 remaining. investigators suspect robbery by those who administered poison.
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Walla Walla Hoy
A. M. Jones
Statesman
Morrison Jones
Dallas Il
Walla Walla
Hines
Northwest News Briefs Mix Mining, Law, Fires And Transit
William H. Harris buys the South Pole mine and reorganizes a company while Thomas N. Crofton acquires the Umatilla Hotel in The Dalles and plans to run it personally. A Portland effort seeks to raise saloon licenses from 500 to 1200 dollars yearly. Yakima police seize a forger using the names Joe McAllister and Simpson after cashing checks in Yakima and Kennewick. The Albany Streetcar system is sold to Willamette Valley Traction, integrating into the regional electric network. Yakima sentences George Dymond to 14 years and Clifford to five for horse stealing, with Dymond previously jailed and a deserter. Portland Fire Truck No. 1 is hit by a trolley car injuring eight aboard. Ed McDonald and Ed Grenfell are seriously hurt. Montague is badly injured. Mrs. William Ott is killed when a stump fragment strikes her yard after dynamite used in highway clearing caused a fatal blast. Incorporation of Gordon Harrison Grocery is amended, renaming to Gordon Grocery Co with Gordon, Green, Gordon, Hailey as principals. all bills payable at Pendleton. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertises a $100 reward claim lifecycle. Washington Water Power plans a $2,000,000 Spokane electric plant, ready by August 1, 1907, delivering 20,000 horsepower.
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Wille
Portland
Yakima
Cayou
Joe McAllister
Ame
Simpson
Kennewick
Albany
Horse Motor
Willamette Valley Traction Company
Eclectric
Willamette Valley
George Dymond
Clifford
George
Third
Couch Streets
Ed McDonald
Ed Grenfell
G. Montague
William Ott
Clackamas
Ott
Great Meeting of Dairymen in Bt Joseph Mo
Dairymen from across Missouri attended the Interstate Dairy association annual convention in Lyceum theater Bt Joseph. H H Webster of the U S department of agriculture spoke on improved dairying methods and dairy commissioners from Iowa Kansas and Missouri detailed their states' initiatives. Visitors witnessed an impressive display of modern dairy appliances with over 3000 attendees.
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Bt. Joseph
Lyceum
Interstate Dairy Association
H. Webster
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Kantae
Missouri
Tobacco Production in 1006 Declines Since 1899
Washington reports U S tobacco acreage for the year at 736,784 acres with a yield of 625,054,000 pounds. The figures show a steady decline from 1899 when 1,101,489 acres produced 1,103,000,000 pounds. The note appears in the Fast Oregonian.
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Washington
United States
Prudent Crandall to Be Honored with Granite Boulder
Waterbury Connecticut reports a plan to place a rough granite boulder near the grave of Prudence Crandall who died 75 years ago after being imprisoned for teaching colored girls. The site also honors Elder Levi Kneeland who aided her in that stand against the era’s custom.
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Waterbury
Conn
Dee
Prudence Crandall
Levi Kneeland
Crandall
Woolen pride and trusted labels from Hart, Schaffner & Marx
A promotional ad urges buyers to choose all wool Hart Schaffner and Marx clothing, warning against cheap cotton adulterations. It stresses shape retention, service, style, and mental comfort, claiming the label guarantees pure wool quality.
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Hart, Schaffner & Marx
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Roy Long
Vancouver
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Montana
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Pasco
Thia
Wright
Elsler
Quer
Northwest News
William H. Harris
Maxwell
Baker County
South Pole
Thomas N. Crofton
Centerville
Umatilla
Dalles
Gordon Harrison Grocery Company
Aaid Corporation
Gordon Grocery Co
W. H. Harrison
Sale Company
J. B. Hailey
David Gordon
F. A. Gordon
Gordon-Harrison Grocery Company
Mast Court Street
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Ate NG
Kinnan & Marvin
Aledo
Teatimonimia
Pilla
Washington Water Power Co
Spokane
Puget Sound
Pacific Coast
Fraser River
Oregonian
Up-To
Frazier’s Book Store
Ever Court Street
Vinn Chicken
Mrs
E. J. Brotherton
Volar
Northwest
Polydore Moons
Main St
Phone Main
Empire Meat Co
F. W. Williams
Manhattan Avenue
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