California Supreme Court Petition Seeks Rehearing in Extortion Case
The prosecution asks California's high court for a rehearing after the appellate court ruled that levying blackmail on licensed businesses by threatening license denial and business ruin does not commit extortion. The petition argues the decision is fallacious and unsupported, urging full discussion and final word from the state’s top court. Signed by Attorney General H S Webb, Francis J Henry, Charles W Cobb, and Joseph Dwyer.
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California
Supreme Court
Eugene Sehmita
Postea Boas
Ruef
San Francisco
District Court of Appeals
District Court of Appeala Te Ray
United States
H. 8. Webb
Francie J. Heney
Charlies W. Cobb
Joseph Dwyer
Pendleton Drug Co guarantees money back offer
A Pendleton Oregon drugstore ad promises a full refund if the product fails to satisfy customers. It invites those who are sick and in need of strength to mail back its undersigned guarantee and seeks buyers to try the remedy.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Ghirardelli
Contest Department
Montgomery Treet
San Francisco
DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for Piles
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve praised for relief of piles and sold by Tallman and Co. This compact medical ad notes the product benefits and the local supplier without extra detail.
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DeWitt
Tallman & Co
Window gaze and streetwise people quoted tone
A cynical man watches from a window as another man named Chesty is questioned by a companion. The exchange highlights disbelief and a sense that Chesty remains unaware of any information.
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Chesty
New York Times
Subdual of Hermiston Ad by Company L
An East Oregonian ad notes Pinesalve Carbolized acts as a poultice drawing out inflammation and poison. It is described as antiseptic and healing for chapped hands lips cuts and burns and sold by A C Koppen & Bros. Read the East Oregonian.
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Hermiston
THE
Oregon
A. C. Koppen & Bros
British Columbia Sets 150 Million Acres in Timber Reserves
Washington reports the lieutenant governor of British Columbia ordered reserves placed on 150 million acres of forest land, covering nearly all provincial timber land except leased areas. Leases run 21 years at 26 cents annually, with royalties. The move aims to curb waste and tighten government control, as BC emerges as a major softwood supplier with export duties under discussion.
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British Columbia
Washington
Oregon
Puget Sound
Canada
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Pills Ad
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pleasant little pills are easy to take. Sold by Tallman & Co.
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DeWitt
Tallman & Co
Incubator baby's long legal battle ends in Kansas
Four year dispute over the custody of the incubator baby from the St. Louis World’s Fair moves through Kansas courts and the U S circuit. Mia Bleakley and foster mother Stella Barclay contend adoption legality, with Missouri papers at issue. Topeka hosts recent habeas corpus action as Mrs Bleakley arrives with the child. divorce, custody and enforcement themes frame the case with Alabama political notes appended.
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Topeka
Kan
Mia
Charlotte Bleakley
Stella Barclay
Kansas
Tilmolw
Bt Louis Hospital
Ilinois
Ninth Ohio district GOP convention in Toledo to pick delegates
Republicans of the Ninth Ohio district meet in Toledo for a convention to select delegates to the Chicago gathering. Taft adherents are in command. More than 2000 idle men in Wheeling, West Virginia, have returned to work.
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Tuscaloosa
Ain
Sixth
Alabama
Ohio
Toledo
Chicago
Wheeling, W. Va
Coffee Slogan Misprint Prompts Odd Advertisement
A garbled advertisement extols cheap coffee for those who skimp and Schilling's Best for those who won’t tolerate poor quality. The unreadable lines imply a plea to pay for better coffee, though the text is damaged and unclear.
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Schilling
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Johnson Streeta
Pendleton, Oregon
H. C. Means
Portland
H. C. Bowe Ie
Yale
Thirardelli
Rock Springs
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