Indian Territory to become part of new voters bloc
General news item notes about thirty-five thousand Indians expected to vote upon statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory. It also reports a bizarre parade of incidents including a boy amputating his finger to escape snakebite, train sabotage threats, and a chilling mass of other scattered events across the nation.
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Tlahoma
Indian Territory
Bockton
Cal
Anniston
San Frantiico
United States
Jennie Lipman
Chimago
Eaguera
Dias
Becaus
Surin Rom
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Oregon News Sketches and Tragic Deaths
In Nonthuwest news a Seattle dispatch reports James Gray an 11 year old boy travels to Oregon in 1249. A Nippon Yisenaisha torpedo boats left Seattle December 18. A Washington bill about old newspaper law was introduced. A $2000 wireless telegraph plant is being installed in Seattle High School. Mrs Catherine Kathary was buried after a fire in Anaconda Montana. Webb Testament, Nez Perce elder, died on Nez Perce Reservation January. Oregon legislators paused over funding for the Maltnomeh county schools. Jack Rogers a timber cruiser was found dead in Roseburg December 17. murder suspected.
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James Gray
Oregon
Eugene
Seattle
Aisha
Washington
Senate
Seattle High Schiw
Catherine Kathary
Mont
Buchler Trewery
Webb Testament
Nez Perce
Hans
Oregon Legisature
Mimry
Ranch fragment hints four bendred acres on river
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a 20 acre ranch with four hundred acres on a river bottom and nine acres set to something unspecified. The text is incomplete, but indicates land parcels tied to river bottom geography and possible further subdivision.
Irrigation Code Bill Weighs State Water Reforms
Review of House bill No. 51 by Representative Cole outlines an exhaustive irrigation code. It creates a state engineer and water board, three water districts, state survey of streams, and strict controls on water appropriation, measurement, and use to ensure beneficial irrigation.
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Cole
State Irrigation Commission
East Oregonian
State Irrigation Commisson
Tale Water Board
Snake River
Harney
Malheur Lakes
Grand Reade
Columbia
Lake
Klamath
Cascade Mountains
State Water Board
Oregon bill amends quail protection sections in 1909 law
A legislative draft from Oregon proposes amending section 2023 and 2033 of the state statutes to regulate bobwhite quail hunting. The measure, credited to Senators Smith Thurhee Bell inger and W W Cotton, limits takings by location and dates and bans possession of more than six bobwhite quail in one day or twelve in one week, with certain scientific or breeding exemptions.
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Cheigg Seow Yo Bow
Senate
Smith
Thurhee
Bellinger
W. W. Cotton
Oregon
Charles B. Bellinger
W. W. Cmton
Cascade Mountain
Klamath
Lake Counties
Elk Protection Bill Emerges In Oregon Senate
Oregon lawmakers consider Senate Bill No 2 to protect elk by amending statutes. The proposal by Senator Brownell bans elk hunting from September 15 to September 15 of the following year and restricts possession, sale, and exchange of elk during the closed season. The act cites codified sections compiled by Bel ling er and Cotton and seeks enforceable penalties.
Elk possession and sale ban during season 1912 law
In September 1912 a law made it unlawful for any person to take kill capture destroy or possess more than one elk in the open season of any year and unlawful at any time to sell barter or exchange elk meat or have it in possession for sale.
Power of Indian police debated in federal case
United States Commissioner ONeill weighs a landmark question on Indian police rights beyond tribal borders. Policeman Types raided a white man on the Nez Perce reservation, prompting arrest and a federal bond. The case, guided by Agent Mattoon and Deputy Shattner, could shape policing under Indian affairs.
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United States
O'Neill
John E. Smith
Lewiston
Nez Perce
Types
Paleface
Smith
F. G. Mattoon
Inv
Smithh
Shattner
Nell
United States ‘Court
Lidia Police Lb
Department of Indian Affair
Tyrer
Mattoon
West's Minstrels Coming For a City Show
Agertcation of Hick-lees Musician and Spirladians promises an elaborate minstrel program. Manager Amby outdoes prior efforts with a lively production featuring Tom Mack Geo Wade McPevitt Kelly and many others. Frederick V. Howers will perform songs from Because and Alwar as a 6 week engagement announced for St. Louis. Parade at 6230 street on Friday January 20.
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Hick-lees
Amby
Tom Mack
Geo
Wade
McPevitt & Kelly
Hots
Frederick V. Howers
Bowers
Coughs and Consumption Ad Claims Cure
An advertisement recounts a personal story of consumption and its cures. It promotes Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds as a preventive and curative, citing a seller Tallman & Co. and offering a trial bottle free. The tale emphasizes dramatic recovery after doctors had given up.
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F. G. Huntley
Oklahoma
Ind
Dr. King
Tallman &Co
Ren Over and killed on Northern Pacific gravel train
Brakeman William R. Young was killed this afternoon five miles east of town on the Northern Pacific gravel train. He stood on the first car as it ran backward when the car jumped the track, throwing him under a wheel. The engineer halted the train after detecting the jolting and found Young’s body along with two scare passengers in the ditch 16 feet below.
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Ren
William R. Young
Northern Pacific
Here
Young
Spotted Her Beauty and a Cure Story from Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
Harriett Howard recalls years of Salt Rheum or Eczema relief after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The note extols quick healing for cuts burns and sores, priced 26 cents at Tallman & Co's drug store, while a debt reminder from D. Kemler & Co seeks immediate settlement to pay bills.
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Harriett Howard
Bucklen
Tallman & Co
To Care Cold in One Day Recipe for Securing Love
A brief note frames care as a fast path to affection describing a recipe-like approach to winning love. It presents a curious, compact guide suggesting emotional steps and timing aimed at rapid bonding. The language hints at practical tips and a playful tone for readers seeking romance.
Pastor Bigelow on life and religion sermon excerpt
A transcription of a January sermon at Vine Street Congregational Church by Herbert Bigelow. He critiques society as a machine, discusses law and justice, cites local arrests for petty theft, and questions industrial reform and Government action. The piece reflects on charity, shelter, and civic duty in a late 19th or early 20th century tone.
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Vine Street Congregational
Herbert
Bigelow
Piastor
Kipting
Locel
United [States
Pree Telephone Pachange Three-Town Exchange Planned
A new three town telephone exchange serves Independence Dallas and Monmouth to provide free service for subscribers in all three areas. The Pacific States Telephone company promotes the project as beneficial, aiming to reduce charges and improve access. The plan has been long sought and is welcomed by patrons and the company alike, with mutual benefits anticipated.
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Independence
Dallas
Monmouth
Howther
Pacific States Telephons Company
Concatl Din
Beth le Piaore
Therelaye Iterid
New arrangement will be a great conveni ent Salem Journal
An announced reorganization will cover a large area and streamline operations, described by Salem Journal as a major efficiency gain. Officials promise improved coordination, broader services, and enhanced access for readers across the region.
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Salem Journal
Incoming Events from Portland and Beyond
January 23 meeting of Oregon sensors in Portland. February 6-11 Walla Walla Poultry Show. February 1 160th birthday of Sacajawea's baby at Fort Mandan with Lewis and Clark expedition. June 1 1915 opening Lewis and Clark exposition. June 23-28 Nations Women’s Suffrage Association gathering in Portland. July 11-14 American Medical Association meeting in Portland.
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Oregon
Portland
Western Lumbermen's Association
Spokane
Walla Walla
Sacajewea
Fort Mandan
Lewis and Clark
Wometh's Suffrage Association
American Medical Association
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Qual
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Cleo
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Jon Elk
Charles K. Bellinger
Power OF Indian Police
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D. Kemler
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