Path of insurgents at Washington beset by impediments
After a holiday recess Congress returns to a tense House where insurgent Republicans face strict rules, committee removals, and White House pressure. Speaker Cannon oversees floor activity as attempts to change procedure falter. Patronage and the river and harbor bill loom amid a wary, divided caucus.
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Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Cannon
Carpenter
Roosevelt
Ananias Club
White House
Post Office Department
Hitchcock
Portland Hosts Week of Regional Conventions
Numerous conventions sweep through Portland this month drawing delegates from the northwest. The Oregon State Federation of Labor and the Northwest Retail Harness and Saddlery association began their annual gatherings Monday January 10 with strong attendance. Washington-tied branches of the Oregon Retail Hardware and Implement Dealers association also participate.
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Portland
Northwest
Oregon State Federation of Labor
Northwest Retail Harness & Saddlery Association
North Pacific
Oregon Retail Hardware & Implement Dealers’ Association
Washington
Portland and state meetings in January set agendas
Portland hosts state gatherings on January 18 19 and the Pacific Federation of Hardware Dealers meets January 20 21. The Young People’s Societies of Christian Endeavor plan full delegations to the state convention in Portland February 15 16 and 17. Prominent figures Dr Francis E B Clarke of Reston president of the World’s Endeavor Union General Secretary William F Shaw and Dr John Willis Baer president of Occidental College will be on the program.
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Portland
Pacific Federation of Hardware & Implement Dealers’ Association
Young Peoples Societies of Christian Endeavor
Staite
Portlaind
Francis EB. Clarke
Reston
Fadeavor Union
William F. Shaw
John Willis Baer
Occidental College
Revenue Boost for Northwest from Timber Sales
Portland reports pending timber sales from national reserves in Oregon and Washington will yield over $300,000 to state school and road funds. This year’s reserves sales are expected to be the heaviest yet, with about 650 million feet proposed for purchase. Stumpage at $2 per unit and 26 percent of revenue allocated to the cutting state, total state proceeds near $1.2 million next year across the two states.
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Portland
Oregon
Washington
Gurdane News and Personal Items Jan 12 1910
Stockmen face harsh winter with zero to single digit temperatures and heavy snowfall. Hay scarce. Pat Doherty buys 1000 sacks of barley for three bands of sheep. Charles Ely moves sheep to Butter Creek and buys 90 tons of hay. Cloverpox affects local families. coyotes threaten sheep. G F Jones expands a shed in Spring Hollow. Mian Mabel Simpson to continue eight month term. Della Northup returns home. Robert Olmstead kin visiting. Troxel brothers to return from Willamette valley in February.
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Gurdane
Mercury
Pat Doherty
Charlea Ely
Ed Campbell
Buttercreek
Thlia
Wm. Corley
Mr. Ogle
Hall
Chas
Elva
G. F. Jones
Spring Hollow
Mian
Mabel Simpson
Salem
Della Northup
Robert Olmstead
Troxel Brothers
Willamette Valley
Moyer brands T. W. W. as absolute failure in letters
Spokane and Butte letters from Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, call the Industrial Workers of the World an absolute failure. He denounces its life as temporary and predicts its collapse without external support, while urging rejection of craft unionism and noting mineral lands on the Colville reservation and upcoming exploitation of timber and ore deposits. The piece ends with a brief note about the anticipated arrival of the Red Goose.
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Spokane, Wash
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Industrial Workers of the World
Spokane
Butte
Mont
Butte Miners’ Union
Tinton
Mayer Mustlso
Organized Labor Movement of America
Colville Reservation To Be Opened In 1912
Indian Commissioner Vilenting announces in the annual report that the south half of the Colville reservation in eastern Washington near Spokane may be opened for settlement by mid 1912. Over 2,500 Indians are to be allotted, each receiving 60 acres of land, with delays in surveys hindering progress on unalloted lands.
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Spokane
Waeh—t
Vilenting
Colville
Washington
Clair Hunt
Wash
Spokanys
Solville Reservation
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed By Reader
A Minneapolis reader shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles noting improvement within three months and urging others to seek Mrs Pinkham's confidential, free advice from Lynn Massachusetts for twenty years of service. The letter aims to show the benefits to women and encourages further correspondence.
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Minneapolis
Minn
L E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
John G. McLean
Second St
North
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Arhartt Overalls
Alexander
Rep. N. Y
Uncle Joe
Spock
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Walt
Colville Reservation
Reo
Oreggi
Cass Matlock
the Grand Theatre
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