Law Is Ridiculed Interstate Commerce Invalidates Referendum
Athens delegate Jerry Stone writes to Senator Chamberlain asserting that the interstate commerce law undermines the state’s referendum and local option laws against liquor. He urges safeguarding the will of the people, notes his absence from the capital conference, and states he speaks only for himself.
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Jerry Stone
Athens
Portland
Ore
Athena
West
Chamberlain
Washington City
Kenyon- Shepard
Tum
Prohibition Party
anti-Saloon League
Nature of whiskey poison yet unknown in Spokane case
Spokane dec 18 The city chemist analyzed the stomach contents of Mrs Rost one of the whiskey poison victims but could not determine the poison. Bottles of whiskey from the same brand taken from the saloon are under analysis. Bartender Smith who sold the whiskey was fined 59 dollars for serving a minor messenger.
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Spokane, Wash
Remarkable nine room house near St Josephs academy
Modern stone foundation home with nine rooms sits on seven lots near St Josephs academy. Attractive price if sold by January. For particulars call at this office.
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St. Joseph's Academy
Mrs Corey Says New York Too Noisy for Her
Mrs William Corey formerly Mabelle Gillman recounts to reporters at the French line pier that New York is too noisy. She lives in the suburbs, praises the country, and notes her French husband divides time between business and leisure, leaving her with leisure duties.
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New York
William Ellis Corey
Mabelle Gillman
The
Steel Trust
French Line
Paris
At the Library Gutting Current Literature Shelves
Baltimore American notes a reader mocks a desire to gut works on electricity by suggesting the shelves marked Current Literature hold suitable items. The quip reflects a comic take on library browsing and classification.
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Baltimore Americin
Westerns Apples Will Soon Rule
Hood River Oregon December reports a Pacific Coast Packer official noting that fruit-raiser districts anticipate meeting results as growers and market representatives watch for decisions amid crop concerns. Strong entities include Almon B. Smith and Hood River. The note hints at Eastern crops failing and market impacts on Western apple regions.
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Hood River
Almon B. Smith
Oregon and
Washington
Pacific Coast Packer
Hood River and Washington growers discuss fruit cooperation
At Spokane a meeting on joint action by fruit districts is anticipated. Washington growers doubt conclusive results, expecting more at the State Horticultural Society gathering mid January. Hood River will send leaders of top shipping firms and orchard marketers to the event.
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National Apple Company
H. F. Davidson
Davidson Fruit Company
M. M. Hill
Hood River Apple & Storage Company
Wilmer Steg
Hood River Apple Growers’ Union
Smith
California Slavs See Fierce Fight At Scutari Capture
Letters from 250 Slavs who left October 30 report fierce fighting as they fought in various commands and many helped capture Scutari. Greek volunteers say the unit was assigned to the Greek army along the Aegean coast and that Salonika was captured. Most Slavs are natives of Dalmatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, yet eager to fight Austria-Hungary.
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Scutari
San Francisco
Scutard
Aegean
Eoas
Salonika
Dalmatia
Bosnia
Herzegovinia
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Federal Building money sought for Roseburg post office plan
Washington December 18. Congress is expected to appropriate funds for a Roseburg building to house the post office land office forestry weather and other offices. Representative Hawley said the government has secured a $10000 site and he has asked for $160000 for a building. Hawley also asked the fish commission to send 200000 eastern trout to Oregon.
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Washington
Congress
Roseburg
Hawley
Fish Commission
State Game Commission of
Ore- Fon
Cornwall Goers On A C Regents Board Salem Oregon
Governor West appoints George Cornwall editor of the Timberman Portland as a member of the board of regents of the Agricultural college to succeed W W Cotton who resigned due to private business pressures.
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Cornwall Goers
A. C
Regents’ Board
Salem
Ore
West
George Cornwall
Timberman
Portland
Board of Regents
The
Agricultural College
W. W. Cotton
Beating Off Burglar With Wood on La Grande Porch
Fred Pattison of La Grande Oregon awoke to find a burglar on his sleeping porch. He grabbed a nearby piece of cord wood and struck the intruder over the shoulders as the thief tried to retreat. Pattison and his brother Herbert, living at 1705 Adams, slept through the incident with no injuries reported.
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la Grande
Ore
Fred Pattison
Herbert Pattison
Adams
Pattison
Pell Mel
Happy Dreamland
Bulldog mascot stops burglar in Oregon campus incident
In Eugene on December 18 Prokus the Beta Theta Pi bulldog thwarted a burglar at the fraternity house. The intruder fled with a small sum and clothing from Ray Giles and roommates Carl Thomas and Earl Hughes, but nothing else was taken.
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Ore
Prokus
Fry
Beta Theta Pi
Mee
Phi Delta Theta
Ray Giles
Pellefouche
South Dakota
Carl Thomas
Earl Hughes
Soth
Portland
Burglary at London Home Prompts Nighttime Plot Twist
Five dollar objects and a negotiable check were stolen from a living room but the occupants slept on a sleeping porch. The intruders targeted the room specifically, avoiding other areas of the house, implying knowledge of the layout and room access. London reports a separate note on a grand Albert Hall pantomime scene with Miz Schwab, a Chicago heiress, hosting guests.
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Fochcwices
London
Albert Hall
Miz Schwab
Chicago
Berkeley Sheffield
Tuady Huntington
Kathleen Hastings
Errol
Kilmarnock
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