Supreme Court invalidates personal property tax exemption in Josephine County
The Oregon Supreme Court in Salem, led by Associate Justice Moore, reverses a lower ruling and rules that a 300 personal property exemption violates Article IX, Section 1, of the state constitution. The decision voids exemptions for householders and bars county officers from enforcing the policy, noting unequal taxation against non residents and residents alike.
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Supreme Court
Moore
Salem
Hilinn
Wallace
Josephine County
Beter Mia
New Hampshine
Oregon
Legislative Assembly
Tita
Fortune to Friend for Alfred Peterson wins fortune tale
Alfred Peterson a harvest hand from Home Heaven fields near Hover received notice of a million dollar fortune from Lars Bjorklund ship owner and cotton exporter. The two sailed aboard a vessel wrecked off Maine thirty hours earlier Peterson 16 saved his companion 14, reached a settler’s cottage, and later traveled west to California and Moscow seeking work. Attorneys report the fortune now awaits Peterson with a $1000 draft sent as proof of the inheritance, with plans to claim and return west to start a fruit farm.
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Alfred Peterson
Home Heaven
Hover
Pittsburge
Tervns
Lars Bjorklund
Peterson
Borkiuind
Maine
Frelond
Bjorklund
Tiine
California
Moska
Fortune
Hin
Kodol Digestive Aid Promoted By Local Store
An advertisement extols Kodol as a digestive aid for stomach relief and reforming digestion. It highlights benefits for dyspepsia, flatulence, sour stomach, and heart palpitations while urging consumption after meals. Sold by Tallman & Co.
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Tallman & Ca
Forest Planting Efforts Transform Arid Land Into Wood
The forest service pursues bold projects reclaiming farren landhills with forest cover to supply lime and fuel in drought, establishing four national forest reserves in non-agricultural regions. Seedlings reach hundreds of thousands with nurseries expanding, selecting species carefully for semi arid conditions. A treeless, scarce wood area may yield useful woods at minimal cost through right planting, care, and regional adaptation.
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Farren
Forest Service
California Prune Wafers Claim Health Benefits
California Prune Wafers from Tallman & Co of Pendleton Oregon are advertised as curing stomach troubles and strengthening the bowels with 100 wafers priced at 25 cents. The note also mentions an uncertain supreme court decision regarding weakness and faith.
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Tallman & Co
Main Street
Pendleton
Ore
Portland Juvenile Farm Plan Aims to Train Abandoned Youths
Portland officials propose a 500 acre interurban farm to house clothe feed and educate idle and poor children. Juvenile court officers would supervise a program teaching gardening farming sewing cooking and basic academics to both boys and girls with proceeds from produce supporting the home.
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Portland
Juvenile Improvement Camocration
Plannhie
Thie Farm
Thorovghty Alorem
United States
Philippine postal savings bank plan announced
The Philippine commission outlines a postal savings bank system in Manila, Coilo, and Cebu with rapid city expansion. Banks accept deposits up to 100 pesos with no interest on larger sums. deposits taxed by the government and invested via the treasury. Interest on deposits set at 2½ percent until better rates prove feasible.
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Philippine Commixstin
Philippine Islands
Aetal
Net
Manila
Coilo
Cebu
Congestion in Eri sco with seven thousand unloaded cars
D 5. Shull, a short line conductor, reports at San Francisco and says a Bay City warehouse fire has left over 7000 unloaded freight cars on side tracks. Owners cannot secure warehouse space, cars await unloading, Southern Pacific crews are stretched, and warehouses are being built but the car backlog hinders fruit and harvest season needs.
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Shull
San Francico
Erci
Bay City
Freig
Union
Southern Pacific Company
Congressman Samuel W. Smith Seeks Telegram Rate Cuts
Michigan congressman Samuel W. Smith pushes a bill to lower national telegram rates. He argues modern ideas could dramatically reduce costs and notes former Postmaster General Don M. Dickinson shared these views. He has spoken on the topic before and plans another address next session.
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Congresman
W. Smith
Congress
Samuel W. Smith
Michigan
House
Congreem
Conmree
Hen
Don M. Dickinson
Cleveland
Mr. Smith
New York Letter Highlights Miracles and Odd Jobs
In New York a St. Jean Baptiste novena draws many seeking health, praising St Anne as “Mother of the Afflicted” while cured devotees rise renewed. A later piece notes messenger boys taking odd jobs, from catching lizards to back-scratching, and a tongue in cheek plan for bridesgrooms to learn carving at fifty cents a lesson, promising practical happiness through skill.
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New York
St. Jean Baptist
East Seventy-sixth Street
St. Anne
Avai
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Pendleton Paint Store
Murphy
Eli Banga
Eugene
A. Bennett
Crane Crook
Harney County
Empire Meat Co
University of California
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George C. Edwards
Lucy Sprague
Pabst
Alfred Pearsin
Lars Bjorkin
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