Congress Appropriations Exceed Last Session By Wide Margin
Congressman Tawney of Minnesota, chair of the appropriations committee, announces total session appropriations of 1,008,804,894 dollars amid a debate over rising demands for public services and new public works. He contrasts estimates of 1,079,440,288 dollars with last session and notes cuts to operating expenses while detailing major grants to agriculture, fortifications, diplomacy, pensions, and the post office.
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Tawney
Minneosta
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Panama Canal
Philippines
Sesson
House
Thawney
15000 Miles to Wed in Hong Kong Wedding Plans
Nellie Matthews daughter of Nicholas M. Matthews of Baltimore will wed Ensign Reed M. Farwell of Lincoln Nebraska in Hong Kong after a 16000 mile journey. Farwell commands the gunboat Samar and has spurred a long delay by naval orders in China. The couple met at an Annapolis hop and faced repeated postponed plans due to Farwell's assignments.
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Baltimore
Nellie Matthews
Nicholas M. Matthews
Hong Kong
China
Reed M. Farwell
Lincoln
Neb
United States
Samar
Fawell
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Matthews
Philippines
Fowell
Japan
Washington
Roosevelt
Circus needs physician for emergency care at shows
Walla Walla Statesman reports the Sells Floto circus, with hundreds employed, lacks a resident physician. Two workers testified at the coroner inquest into Charge Fagle’s murder that no medical aid was available from 11 PM Saturday to 10 AM yesterday, despite the dangerous acts and injuries. The piece notes the autopsy shows the fatal blow would have killed regardless, but questions the handling of the injured man and the need for medical protection.
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Sells- Floto
Walla Walla Statesman
Charge Fagle
The Strenuous Life and Stomach Trouble Ad
Five people suffer digestive distress from stress in city and country. The ad touts Mlo-nit stomach tablets as a safe, effective relief for indigestion with a Tallman & Co guarantee to refund if it cures.
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Pendleton
Tallman & Co
Breaking Up the Army on Hispaniola
An American artist recounts Haitian soldiers living idly in the sun as Spanish and French roads crumble. A story shows a Hal Han army commandant seeking to break up the troops, but an Irish visitor’s coins and a bottle of rum prompt a staged, comic arrest and swift release.
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Sandham
Mr. Sandham
Black Forest customs on inheritance favor youngest son
In German peasant practice the youngest son inherits and cares for the old, with life-long abdication to the dower house. Primarily unchanged for centuries, the system avoids elder clashes by ensuring the elder cannot seize power, unless the younger freely yields the property.
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Black Forest
Antiquary
France
Vortel
Esau
Birds That Fight Eagles of Foula
In Foula, a Shetland island, residents rear skull gulls to curb predatory eagles that threaten farmers and fishermen. The red sandstone cliffs shelter the eagles, but skull gulls, fierce by nature, consistently win in battles, leading locals to feed and care for them to keep the peace with humans.
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Foula
Shetland Islands
Hotel Names and Namesake List From Pacific West Tour
A long list of individuals and their home cities appears, naming hotel affiliations and personal names including A. FE. Eberhart Portland H. D. Childs North Yakima EB D. Berle Nat L. Luffer New York C. F. Emerson New York E. M. Kalbere Portland Edward Culp Portland Wm. Reddig Portland L. C. Peck Portland and others from cities such as Walla Walla Spokane San Francisco Kansas City La Grande Dayton and more, with several hotel connections noted.
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Kansas City
Ray MccClallen
Portland
D. M. Ture
San Francisco
J. J. Hogan
Jessie C. Moore
C. Berkeley
C. K. Stein
F. Dyer
Spokane
Ralph Harper
Dayton
W. H. Sullivan
New York
R. T. Carlson
G. W. Donnelly
la Grande
O. Parker
Pilot Rock
M. Wells
Man Drops Dead In Clatskanie Store
Roy Sprague aged about 35 collapsed and died from heart failure while entering C. L. Conyer's store at Clatskanie Oregon. He carried a sack of potatoes and died in the doorway. He leaves a wife in Clatskanie and several brothers and sisters in Clackamas county.
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Roy Sprague
C. L. Conyer
Clatskanie
Ore
Clackamas County
Water wagon driven by will power rouses supporters
A small group touts a water wagon campaign, arguing self discipline and steadfast resolve can move voters. They emphasize personal conviction over money, inviting onlookers to witness the effort and join the cause.
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Will Power
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Pendleton Drug Co
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Pendleton, Oregon
Black Forest Customs
Pendleton Cloak and Suit
Metropolitan Magazine
East Oregonian
Metropolitan
East
Gonian
Mall
Weez
Fast Oregonian
Carrier
Ola
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