Initiative and referendum drive grows in Oregon politics
Voters will consider at least ten measures in June alongside electing officials. Petitions require 7400 signatures and include six bills by petition. Proposals cover salmon fishing limits on the Columbia, constitutional amendments, and expansions of state university funding, prison, and election rules, with multiple groups sponsoring initiatives and recalls.
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Secretary of State
Columbia
Columbia River
Sandy River
State Grange
iBy U'Ren
U' Ren
Wasco County
Hood River
Sandy
Astoria
Port of
Portland
Willamette
Multnomah County
Pocatello Adopts Comprehensive Occupation Tax Ordinance
Pocatello council passes the occupation tax ordinance now in force. It lists quarterly licenses for Telefon companies water utilities and many trades. Rates vary by business and annual sales, with penalties for noncompliance and a 25 cent clerical fee to obtain a license.
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Pocatello
Coffee grocer returns wearer's debt offer amid dispute
A garbled OCR note suggests a grocer offers to return or compensate for a wearer's debt after a dispute. The fragment hints at a financial adjustment or settlement but lacks clear names, dates, or specific actions. Further readable text is needed for precise details.
Primary Registration and Election Dates Listed
Registration opens for the primaries on January 6 and closes for the election on April 17 the April 17 primary. Registration reopens on April 21 and closes for the election on May 16. The general election takes place on June 1 with renewal on September 20 and closing on October 20. The presidential election is slated for November 2.
A Valuable Lesson From John Pleasant on New Life Pills
John Pleasant of Magnolia Indiana recalls six years of taking Dr King’s New Life Pills asserting growing benefits. The testimonial notes pills please everybody and are guaranteed at Tallman & Co. druggists for 26 cents.
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John Pleasant
Magnolia
Ind
Dr. King
Tallman & Co.'s
Footpads Hold Up A Howd on Road Near Portland
Three masked footpads halted A Howd on a road near Portland Saturday night. The assailants demanded valuables and fled after the incident, with no injuries reported. Police opened an investigation as residents reported unnerving nighttime activity in the area.
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A. Howd
Portland
Oketch of Pinchot Chief Forester A Glimpse of Pinchot’s Work
A feature on Gifford Pinchot United States chief of forestry tracing his early life studies in France with Deltrich Brandis and training in arboriculture. It covers his rise from managing the Vanderbilt estate to government service and the growth of agricultural statistics policy since 1863 amid U S and global farm development.
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Human Life
Gifford Pinchot
United States
Pinchot
Division of Forestry
Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Tennis Cablenet
Beethoven
Yale
France
Europe
Wylvan Dells
Nancy
Sir Deltrich Brandis
Indian Foresta
Kipling
Vanderbilt
North Carolina
Cleveland
Interior Department
Congraaa
Mission of America
Hotel Armivals in Portland and New York Contacts
Hotel Armivals list names of attendees and associates across Portland and New York including M Monroe J Hart T M Wilson John Isaacs C Cleaver Van Datta George W Smith M Brownell Wm Reddig F Sturgis and Watterstein, outlining connections to Hotel St George and local figures.
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M. Monroe
Portland
J. Hart
T. M. Wilson
John Isaacs
C Cleaver
Prairie City
van Datta
Prairle City
George W. Smith
M. Brownell
Culp
Wm. Reddig
F. Sturgis
New York
Wt. Watterstein
Dense list of names across cities appears in column scan
A long OCR fragment lists numerous individuals tied to Portland Seattle Spokane Walla Walla and other places. Names include Walla Wallin Nash Taggart Hol lingsworth Hatch Stull Crowe Ayers Bratton Bail Turner Brama Sergeant Holderman Ledore Burke Shepard Sands Spere Carstens Hine Daly Hutcheson Noel Chaney Taylor Bushman Mendenhall Parker Rain ville Harding Fry Timmerman Fenner Fenner Lee Bunton Weber Hoggard Hamby Gillett Casaux Williams Toft Staats Orr Emerson Johnson Reed Carnes Betts Weetgate McRobert Carlson Yantes Per ringer Pestch Lee Shaper Hoone Fradier Cisner Carlson and many others.
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Walla Wallin
O. O. Nash
Portland
F. M. Taggart
Athena
C. M. Hollingsworth
San Francisco
Cenables
Seattle
FL. W. Hatch
Wood
H. W Coe
George McGilvery
Spokane
B. Bh. Jeminon
W. E. Stull
R. R. Johnson
Les Wallerstein
Walla Walla
C. W. Teanes
7. Peters
A. Burke
R. Shepard
R. 8
Sands
Mabel Spere
Thomas Carstens
Tacoma
Harry FP. Hineh
Chicago
A. Daly
New York
R. D. Johnson
Wm. Reed
George Carnes
Pilot Rock
J. F. Betts
Plot Rock
Cure for stage fright by keeping seven pouches
In a Dundee Advertiser exchange, a young Scotch precentor shares nerves before singing. An elder precentor recalls his own nerves and reveals a curious remedy: carrying seven or eight tiny cooperage pouches in his pocket to rattle when fear starts. The anecdote portrays lighthearted folk wisdom about self reassurance.
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Dundee Advertiser
High Living and a Dinner Guest Rioting Over Boiled Carrots
An eminent abstainer from wine and animal foods avoids dining out yet entertains a rare guest. The eminent man's son recalls seeing them at table as they revel in boiled carrots.
In Wooden Shoe Land Yonkers Joke
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes Patience asks about shoes made in Holland. Patrice replies efforts to have a pair made were halted because the tree to harvest material had not yet been cut.
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Patience
Holland
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Pride in Humbled Love Advice Quoted by Washington Herald
A Washington Herald piece quotes a line about pride and romance, noting a blunt remark on winning a proud beauty and suggesting that men might be scarce when she loosens her stance.
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Washington Herald
Ex-Secretary Kincard cited to testify in Salem audit
Harrison PR Kincard, former Secretary of State, ordered to appear before the state recorder at Salem to testify about funds received while in office. He must bring all office books and records and answer questions, with about $60 000 in fees under scrutiny.
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Harrison PR
Kincard
State Recorder
Salem
Governor Chamberlain Names Three Judges for Oregon Prize
Governor Chamberlain announces James Tyler Professor James F Ewita and W J Cuddy as judges for the Portland Commercial club prize contest about Oregon articles in national newspapers. The $5900 prize pool runs from 1000 to 10 dollars with conditions including publication by December 31 1907 and submission by February 1. Judges to receive 100 each. 100 point scale proposed for merit with circulation quality and reach factored.
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Chamberlain
James &. Tyler
James F. Ewing
W. d. Cuddy
Oregon
Portland Commercial Club
Oregon Daily Journal
James Tyler
The
Journel
Presle Coast
James FP
Ewita
Portland Academy
W. J. Cuddy
Washington
United States
Cancer Specialist Offers Noninvasive Cure in Oaksdale
Dr. Baker, a cancer specialist based in Oaksdale Washington, advertises removing cancers from the body mouth and eye without knife or X ray and offers to tailor remedies by occasion. He cites treated patients including Mrs L A Childers Moscow Idaho J W Greer Johnson Wash John Hatterton Oaksdale Wash and others and invites immediate consultation at his home with free consultation and warning that play is dangerous.
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Oakesdale
Wash
L. A. Childers
Moscow
Idaho
J. W. Greer
Johnson
John Hatterton
Oaksdale
Adams
Spokane
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Peoples Warehouse
State University
National Guard
Supreme Court
Schilling
Rocky Mountains
Hotel Armivals
Hotel
St. George
Golden Rule Hotel
Fuegendy Blatter
Commercial Club
Denver
Pembleton
DH. Baker
Pendleton
Henneman’s Cigar Store
Bond Brothers
Northwestern Gas
Matlock Building
Hohbach’s
Barery
E. Court St
Byers
Pendleton Roller Mills
W. 6, Byers
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