First Woman Mayor Elected in Oregon Warrenton
Miss Clara C. Munson defeated J W Detrich to become Warrenton Oregon's first woman mayor on the Citizens ticket. She takes office January 2, with councilmen George W Warren H J Wood James F Kindred. Total vote 63 Munson's plurality 16. She is a St Helens Hall Portland graduate and a prominent Rebekah.
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Warrenton
Ore
Clara C. Munson
J. W. Detrich
Miss Munson
Citizens
Deitrich
Citzens
George W. Warren
H. J. Wood
James F. Kindred
St. Helen's Hall
Portland
Flebekah
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Quick Color Repair
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to restore gray hair to a dark youthful color. It claims dandruff relief, stronger growth, and fewer split ends after a few days of use, with a 50 cent bottle available from Pendleton Drug Co and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Wyeth
Pendleton Dror Co
Ashland Vote Keeps City Dry Amid Big Turnout
Ashland Oregon voters approved a dry status by 1356 to 405 in a turnout with women casting about 60 percent of ballots. O H Johnson was elected mayor by 627 votes over F E Briggs. A $25,000 bond to finish the city power plant failed by 58 votes while a $6000 fire truck bond passed. Also ads a nine room house for sale near St Joseph's academy.
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Ashland
O. H. Johnson
FE. D. Briggs
Dynamite Found Buried in Los Angeles River Bed
Three hundred sixty nine sticks of 60 percent dynamite were found buried in the Los Angeles river bed by boys. Police are holding the explosive while detectives conduct a thorough investigation. The discovery occurred in a dry rocky declivity in the river bed.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Bulldog Attacks Woman After She Slaughters Chicken
Medford Oregon December 206 Mrs J W Bonhar wife of a local rancher was seriously injured by her pet bulldog. The animal went mad upon seeing her kill a chicken and gripped her leg cutting deeply from ankle to thigh as neighbors searched the woods for the dog.
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Medford
Ore
J. W. Bonhar
Sailors Scatter Ashes for Comrade in Rough Sea
In San Francisco seven old cronies of Peter Johnson fulfilled his wish to scatter his ashes at sea. The Monk launch battled heavy seas to reach the bar beyond the break, where Johnson had asked the crew to deliver him. The crew faced a perilous crossing as they fought back to the harbor with the urn aboard.
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San Francisco
Peter Johnson
Monk
Johnson
Tom Blight
Fred Wilson
Sinking boat crew keeps pledge to dead friend at sea
D. J. Scott, John Peterson, Albert Peterson, Captain Stevens, and Captain McPherson carried out a pledge beside Point Bonita. They bailed as waves swamped their launch and sank the urn. Exhausted, seven reached port. The Pacific Board of Underwriters offers 500 dollars for the arson suspect. East Oregonian seeks old rags and advertises moving services by Penland Eros.
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D. J. Scott
John Peterson
Albert Peterson
Stevens
McPherson
Point Bonita
Black Hand Forces Violinist Into Cage
Copenhagen reports that the Black Hand mailed Russian violinist M. Mitnitzky a death threat demanding 250 dollars. He is so terrified he guards himself with two Browning pistols and performs from a reinforced iron and steel cage on stage.
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Copenhagen
Black Hand
M. Mitnizky
M. Mitnitzky
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War the Golden Rule Store
Robespierre
A. Borie Lumber Co
Oregon
Vanion
St. Joseph's Academy
Woman
Board of Underwriters of the Pacific
D. G. Smith
Grant County
The
East Oregonian
Gunther
Koeppen’s
A.L. Schaefer
Jeweler
Siversmith
Main Street
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