Fort Collins Student Wins Interclass Oratorical Contest
Miss Adella Devenport of Fort Collins Colorado won the right to represent the senior class at Oregon Agricultural College in the coming inter class oratorical contest by besting six contestants at Shep ard Tall. Her selection The Black Horse and His Rider sparked strong spirit and led the judges to a clear decision.
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Adella Devenport
Fort Collins
Colo
Seattle
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
Shepard Tall
Delim Purves
Wash
Edith Allworth
Battle Ground
King Robert
Sicily
Emma Ueland
Albany
Anthony
Julius Caesar
Clara Hartszog
Lakeview
Five Year Old Steals Santa Funds In Brockton
In Brockton Massachusetts five year old George Cove took money from his father’s bureau and dropped it into a Santa coin box. Police were notified when the cash went missing and Santa Matty later returned the funds after the boy insisted Santa could buy all he wanted. The tale ends with an implied neglect and a grieving widow.
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Brockton
Mass
Santa Claus
George Cove
George A. Cove
Littl George
Santa
Little George
Governor Sulzer's Open Door Policy Origin Tale
Washington reports Governor elect Sulzer credited an old porter on his campaign train with inspiring the open door policy to keep the latch string low. The porter named “Uncle” predicted Sulzer would win and that the latch would be out for all to reach, a theme Sulzer emphasized during the campaign.
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Sulzer
Washington
Europe
Nelle
Albany
Escheat case from La Grande settled Supreme Court dismissal
Oregon Supreme Court dismissed the States appeal in the Union county escheat case involving P A McDonald as administrator of John Morrison's estate. The case, originating with Cochran and Cochran of La Grande, saw repeated appeals with the state ultimately unable to contest its own action. Senator Turner Oliver aided opponents and Governor West directed the attorney general to appeal the district court order awarding Cochran and Cochran $7500. The court held the state could not quarrel with itself and upheld the dismissal.
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Supreme Court
Salem
Ore
Sun
P. A. McDonald
John Morrison
Union County
Cochran & Cochran, la Grande
Turner Oliver
Circuit Court
Cochran
Picture Tax Plan Aims to Aid Artists in France
A French chamber of deputies committee backs a 2 percent levy on every public sale of art works. Tax proceeds go to the artist or heirs for 50 years after death, funding an artists organization and a modern art registry to curb fraud. Critics warn it could diminish Paris as Europe’s leading art market.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Society of Authors
Europe
Mumm Claimed Mrs Barnes as His Wife
Walter Mumm of Paris told Los Angeles friends they believed Mrs Marie Van Rensimer Barnes, the American woman implicated in a Paris hotel shooting, was his wife. He left the city with her after assurances the secret would stay private, while social leaders entertained them as a married couple.
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Los Angeles
Tamshiy
Cali
Dec
Walter Mumm
Paris
Marie van Rensimer Barnes
Mumm
Leader of Outlaws Killed by Constable in Philippines
Notorious outlaw chief Arcani and two of his band are slain in Manila in a personal encounter with Lieutenant F. H. Johnson. The killer, blamed for at least seven deaths, meets his end as Philippine authorities close a violent chapter.
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Arcani
Philippines
Manila
F. H. Johnson
Small Bows on Pannier Daise Highlight Revival Fashion
The latest models feature tiny bows on panniers as a revival element for evening wear. A pearl white charmeuse frock with bouqueted silk panniers is described with back lifting and Watteau style fastening. White satin underdress shows a serrated pearl imitation button line set in pale blue velvet bows.
Five Percent Favor Independence Says Educator
Washington report cites Dr C V Piper Manila Commissioner of Education saying about five percent of Philippine people want self government. Opponents of home rule use his remarks in congress to oppose Philippine self government legislation. He spoke to the Anthropological Society.
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Washington
C V. Piper
Manila
Congress
Trout Lake Parmers and Harvesting Bee Crop
Trout Lake Washington reports winter weather with six inches of snow on the ground. The town prepares for the arrival of a parmers and harvesters event as local agriculture and beekeeping activities continue despite the snowfall.
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Trout Lake
Miss Helen Gould Engaged to Prominent Railroad Man
In St Louis Missouri on Dee 30 Miss Helen Gould, recently announced to wed FP J Shepard, a leading Missouri Pacific railroad official, receives a telegram of congratulation from Missouri Pacific employees praising her fiancé as a model man and expressing sincere good wishes for a joyful future.
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St. Louis
Dee
Helen Gould
FP. J. Shepard
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Gould
Missouri Pacific
Frances Groff Injured From Seventh Floor Fall
Los Angeles dispatch reports Frances Groff survived a fall from a seventh story building with a fractured skull two broken legs and a broken arm. Doctors expect recovery despite serious injuries.
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Los Angeles
Xull
Frances Groff
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