Prohibition and Proposals Shine in Oregon Ballot Plans
Oregon voters face at least 84 measures for the next general election with Governor West signaling seven or eight on the ballot. Prohibitionists push for a 1912 Oregon dry measure while campaigns seek a cabinet form of state government and a single tax. Proposals include proportional representation, lieutenant governor office, uniform taxation, bank stockholder liability, university funding, a public service commission, and a Monmouth normal school dormitory project.
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Salem, Or
West
Lincoln
Oregon
W. S. O' Rea
Commission On Taxation
Senate
Railroad Commission
Public Service Corporation
Commission
Oregon Normal School
Monmouth
Treat the Toward Cause to Cure Piles
Opinion on piles as a stagnation of blood circulation and a call to address the cause. Promotes Dr. Leonhardt's HEMROID sugar coated tablets taken inwardly to restore circulation and relieve piles for good. Sold by Pendleton Drug Co. and all druggists for $1 for 24 days' supply, with satisfaction guaranteed.
Robbery at Elgin boarding house ends in arrest
Elgin police detain William Casey and Harry Sterron after Aurora authorities request. The two journeymen allegedly bound gagged and immobilized a landlady at her 8400 block residence piling furniture and a mattress to trap her while stealing about $400 and two word watches. They were later transported to Aurora.
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Elgin
William Casey
Harry Sterron
Tallers
Aurora, Elgin
Chicago Electric Road
Aurora
Starron
Ted
A Girl's Wild Midnight Ride Saves Catskills
A young girl rides at midnight through a fearful forest in the Catskills and saves many lives. The tale contrasts her bravery with claims that Dr King’s New Discovery cures lung trouble, coughs, and colds. A testimonial from W R Patterson of Wellington Texas praises the medicine, priced 50c to 1.00 with a trial bottle.
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Catskills
Dr. King
W. R. Patterson
Wellington
Tex
Koeppena
Nye School Report from Nye Ore January 1912
Mrs Stanton reports Nye district 1 Nye Ore for month ending January 26 1912. 19 days taught 8 pupils enrolled 92 percent attendance. Those neither tardy nor absent are Harvey Adams Floyd Adams Marshal Decrevel.
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Nye
Ore
Stanton
Jone
Harvey Adams
Floyd Adams
Marshal Decrevel
Hood's Sarisapariia Digestive Aid Claims Relief
The advertisement promises relief from distress after meals and nausea between meals. It credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with strengthening the stomach and digestive organs to improve their function.
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Hood
Oregon A Strong Place To Grow Up For Long Term
A compact note states Oregon offers a favorable environment for children to grow and thrive for many years, emphasizing lasting community and opportunity.
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Oregon
Echo Basketball 5 Defeats Hermiston
Echo High tops Hermiston High 46 to 12 in a hard fought Friday night game in Echo Ore The report lists Hermiston players Hinkle Gurtz Phelps Campbell Johnson and Echo players Hosking Markham Moore Kippen Saling with a strong crowd in attendance Also noted are local social items and community notices including a memorial burial and several visits among residents
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Echo
Ore
Hermiston High School
Echo High
Hermiston
Hinkle
Gurtz
Phelps
Campbell
Johnson
Hosking
Markham
Moore
Kippen
Saling
F. Flester
Washington, D
M. E
C. E. Wells
Evho
A. B. Thomson
Elna
Pendleton
Bert Mullins
Teel
Bridge Street
Laura Schroeder
Pendleton Public School
Anna Waugh
Melva Cave
Louis Scholl, Jr
Walla Walla
Chas. Friedly
Portland
Cox
P. C. Hunter
J. F. Spinning
Spokane Parson Opens Marriage Business Office
Spokane pastor Rev Dr James W Kramer opens a downtown Spokane office at 9:30 am to 2 pm in the banking district. His wife Mrs Kramer is chief clerk. He says the policy allows any non drunkard or non divorced person to marry in his service and aims to make the downtown office a Baptist Mecca in Spokane with open access for all genders and no paid stenographer.
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Spokane
Wash
James W. Kramer
First Baptist Church
Kramer
Three Candidates Compete for Annapolis Appointments
At the University of Oregon in Eugene three candidates Sidney Murphy of Portland H B Howard of Corvallis and Andrew Krogner of St Johns compete for two Annapolis U S Naval Academy appointments. Examinations include mental and physical tests with selections based on strict competition.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Ore
Sidney 5. Murphy
Portland
H. B. Howard
Corvallis
Andrew Krogner
St. Johns
Annapolis
Senator Chamberlain
U. S. Naval
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
Advertisement praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for nervousness backache and the blues. Claims it strengthens nerves and muscles to correct displacements and improve domestic women’s lives.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Roosevelt Cousin Arrested After Car Crossing Dispute
Eugene Van Schaick, cousin of Theodore Roosevelt and attorney, was arrested in New York for calling as a member of the police. He was released after denouncing the officer before the magistrate. The incident began in a dispute over an order to halt his car at a crossing.
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New York
Eugene van Schaick
Theodore Roosevelt
van Schalck
DANCES Dip Is Arrested In Newburg Armory Incident
Private Fred Depuy of the National Guard, 28, married with children, was arrested after insisting on dancing the dip with Miss Murphy at the star armory. Sergeant James G. Hunter of the First regiment filed the complaint, and he was held on bond.
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Newburg
N.Y
Fred Depuy
National Guard
Miss Murphy
Star Armory
James G. Hunter
First Regiment
School Opens At Gibbon After Snow In Oregon
Gibbon Oregon January 29 School reopened last Monday after a week vacation due to heavy snow and high waters. Several residents visited Pendleton for medical aid and to attend to family matters. A special home dance took place Friday night at the Conover home. A tale of a young boy and firemen stirred town rumor, ending in a late night egg and butter purchase. Leap Year tale from Central Village ends with a scene of maternal authority and marriage plans thwarted.
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Gibbon
Ore
Ben Rhodes
Pendleton
Anna May Thompson
Frank Woolf
H. W. Sayer
P. A. McPhee
Portland
R. C. Hager
Will Wyrick
John Thompson
Gus Conover
Murille Swart
Sweet Marke
Aml
Central Village
Conn
Danielson
Matie Sweetster
Sweet Sixteen
Miss Marie
Charlie Baker
Charlie
Innocent Country Boy Swindles City Firemen
Frank Anderson, a 20 year old from Wheeler Indiana, posed as a guileless country lad to beg money from Chicago firemen. He claimed hardship after getting stranded in the city and promised to send fresh eggs and butter from his mother’s farm, prompting an pursuit by numerous firemen.
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Bunko
Chicago
Frank Anderson
Wheeler
Ind
Anderson
Indiana
Professor Foster Denounces Capital Punishment
Professor George B. Foster of the University of Chicago denounces capital punishment in a talk before the Society of Anthropology at the Masonic Temple Chicago. He argues justice, reform, and humane treatment given human life, noting deterrence claims lack proof and recalling biblical references.
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George B. Foster
University of Chicago
Chicago
Society of Anthropology
Masonic Temple
Roosevelt
England
Jesus
Bessie and the Cup: A Quirky Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as a well-dressed stranger refuses to drink from Bessie’s cup then proudly drinks from it claiming honor. The dialogue twists when a speaker asserts Bessie is his sister but the response reveals Bessie is a dog, not a person.
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Bessie
Beasle
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