Oregon Governor Opposes Railway Commission Experience Cited
Governor George E. Chamberlain of Oregon replies to the Walla Walla Union noting that Oregon had a railway commission from 1889 to 1898 but found it useless. He argues commissions generally fail to regulate rail transport effectively and suggests a future law could reinstate oversight only if empowered to enforce clear mandates.
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United States
Walla Walla Union
Railway Commission
Washington
Govnor Per Chamberlain
Oregon
Union
Rathway
Audi & Com
George E. Chamberlain
Hanna Confined by Grip in Washington
Senator Hanna has been confined to bed in Washington since yesterday with a renewal of grip. Family members say the illness is not serious, but he will be bedbound for several days.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Washington
Hanna
Sweeping Changes Ordered in Seattle Vaudeville Halls
Seattle officials led by Fire Marshal Kellogg and Building Inspector Place ordered sweeping alterations in the city 10 cent vaudeville houses. The subcommittee, appointed by a special committee, directed changes to improve safety and compliance.
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Seattle
Kellogg
Cook
Glossary of Terms for War News Interpreting Far East Dispatches
A compact glossary defining prefixes and suffixes used in Far East reporting with notes on Manchuria terms town classes rivers and harbors. It explains prefixes like Fo To Chou and Do and outlines geographic and administrative meanings for Ha Shan Ling and Han river terms among others.
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Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Chou
Vohang
Yongampho
Yalo
Naval Dawe
Pe ‘Pingula
Han
Unknown Number Guessing Contest at the East Oregonian
The East Oregonian offers subscribers a chance to win a $100 rubber-tired buggy by guessing an unknown three-digit number. Subscriptions from daily to semiweekly earn multiple guesses. a panel of business men prepared the unknown number through a sealed process, ensuring fairness and anonymity.
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Oregeilan
A. Krankie
Piement Co
Oregon
Pere Buthelle
Ener Oregonian
A. Runkel & Co
Banat Oregonian
East Oregonian
M A
Rader
E T Wace
Fiobhiti
Owl Tea House
Grega Winslow
Kunker
M A Rader
Keech
Humber
The
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Our
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Urut
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Newey
Oclogi
Ith
Iydie F
Pinkham Wed, Co
Lyon
Ree gTrat
Atlanta
Alice Bailey
Mise Avice Raney
Governor Chamberlain
Senator Hanna
DeWitt & Co
DeWitt
Tiis
de Witt
Ty Tallman & Co
Glenn Winslow
Brug
Goa Goei
Reevenetion
Tugi
Eagons
Beagle
Conrad Platzoeder
Miescke’s
Stoo
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Oregon Daily
Frazier
A. Kun & Co
E. T. Wader
Kunkel
M. Arader
Glenn Winsl
G. A. Robbins
Bugsey
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