Good Roads and Postmasters Meet in Oregon News
Special correspondence from Portland notes Hon. Austin T. Buxton will attend the August 11 good roads conference and urge each Oregon Grange to send a delegate. Weather Bureau quips on rainfall comparisons from Eugene New Orleans and New York. H. A. Wheeler and A. D. Stevens from Chicago visit the Pacific Northwest and weigh in on business prospects. Giant cherry varieties wow Portland market. Postmasters to meet August 7 at the Portland club with Meyer invited. Complimentary dinner honors Charles H. Fuller of Chicago. Washington County Judge Goodin backs a delegation to the good road conference. Wheat samples from Oregon attract attention at the club.
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Portland
Ore
Austin T. Buxton
Forest Grove
Oregon State Grange
Good Roads
Portland Commercial Club
W. L. Crissey
Weather Bureau
John H. Hartog
Eugene Commercial Club
Eugene
New York City
New Orleans
United States Weather Bureau
H. A. Wheeler
Chicago Credit Clearing Company
A. D. Stevens
American Silk Company
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Postmasters’ Association of Oregon
Meyer
Washington
California
Charles H. Fuller
Goodin
Washington County
Baker City
Junction City
Albany
Corn in Transvaal shows use of corn products at Pretoria fair
Consul Snodgrass forwards Joha Annesburg clipping praising American ladies for showcasing corn meal dishes at Pretoria agricultural show. pamphlets with over 100 recipes aim to relieve distress among the unemployed. an unrelated ad touts Dr King's New Life Pills and a quip about women marrying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Pretoria
John H. Snodgrass
Joha Annesburg
South Africa
Transvaal
Bureau of Manufactures
Dr. King
A. A. Felton
Horriaville
N. Y
Tallman & Co
Kellogg
Kelloge
DeWitts Little Barly Risers Sold by Tallman Co
Pleasant little pills that are sagy to take. DeWitt’s Little Barly Risers are marketed as a remedy sold by Tallman and Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Tallman & Co
Methods of British Sportsmen Clash With Americans
American athletes faced extra charges to train and were forced to race in heats drawn to pit Americans against each other. They ran English style events causing penalties, saw no flag at opening, and protested disputed decisions. Dorando awarded the marathon on crowd-aided help, while Hayes won after reversals. Longboat labeled professional and several protests were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Sullivan
America
Tom Longboat
Sheridan
England
Carpenter
Hausewell
Rice
Dorando
Lloyds of London forms insurance dept for outrages
A new Insurance department has been established by the Lloyds of London to insure against black hand outrages and dynamite attacks in the district where such acts have become frequent. The department is largely patronized by all classes.
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Lloyds of London
Kennedy’s Laxative Syrup Promises Gentle Bowels
A brief pharmaceutical notice touts Kennedy’s laxative cough syrup as a mild remedy for gentle bowel relief. The claim emphasizes ease of use with minimal stomach upset and a smooth action within the digestive system.
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Kennedy
Settler Relief Sought After Columbia Southern Case
Attorney General Crawford, with State Engineer Lewis and Attorney Kolloc, returns from Eastern Oregon where testimony was taken in the Columbia Southern reclamation case. He says the state erred in treating settlers and should repair the mistake after litigation ends, noting most water is insufficient for the 27,000 acre tract and many settlers have suffered. The case prepares for trial in U S court, challenging the contract with the Three Sisters company and its assignment to the Columbia Southern Irrigation company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Crawford
John H. Lewis
John K. Kolloc
Laidlaw
Oregon
Columbia Southern Reclamation
Salem Statesman
Crawford
Three Sisters Company
Carey
Gettler
Three Sisters
Columbia Southern Irrigation Company
Columbia Southern Irrigating Company
United States
Wolverton Gete
Indiana Supreme Court Reverses Rucker Conviction
The Indiana Supreme Court overturned Edmund P. Rucker publisher of the Elkhart Truth, freeing him from a criminal wiretapping conviction and a $100 fine. The alleged offense stemmed from an editorial comment about Judge Dodge’s Goshen circuit court actions appointing a special prosecutor and guiding the grand jury regarding Elkhart conditions under superior court jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Indiana
Edmund P. Rucker
Elkhart
Billy Williams Wanders From Des Moines Home
Former star minstrel Billy Williams has become demented and wandered from home in Des Moines Iowa leaving his wife and three male children nearly destitute authorities seek him and urge tips to locate him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy” Willams
Des Moines
Iowa
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Southern
East Oregonian
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