Prices rise for Northwest farm produce in Portland market
President Harvey Beckwith of the Portland Commercial club reports wholesale prices for staple farm products—potatoes, onions, mutton, veal, ham, tomatoes, turnips, butter, cheese, poultry and eggs—have advanced about 31.4 percent over eight years. He notes Portland’s high market, urges more local farming, and estimates significant extra income from eggs and poultry if Oregon farmers expand production.
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Portland
Harvey Beckwith
Portland Commercial Club
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Beckwith
Pacific Northwest
Middle West
Oregon
Northwest
We’d Hate to Invoice the Stock of a Ten Cent Store
A compact quip notes a reluctance to bill for merchandise in a ten cent store, hinting at pricing or accounting concerns in a humorous light. The line reflects a playful take on small price goods and small business bookkeeping.
Electric Show at Oregon Agricultural College Draws 1800 Plus
Oregon Agricultural College in Corvallis staged an electric engineering show attracting over 1800 attendees on Friday and Saturday. The event, organized by Prof T M Garber and student committee, featured aviation, wireless telegraph demonstrations, and numerous electrically driven home appliances. The exhibition raised more than $500 for The Student Engineer magazine, with key roles held by L V Hicks, L C Ruffison, M T Calef, H J Prandhefer, and W J Dyer.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
Salem
Albany
T. M. Gariber
Stuent
L. V. Hicks
Ashlond
Jackson County
L. C. Rulifson
Marton County
M.T. Calef
Portland
Multnomah
H. J. Prandheefer
Falls City
Polk County
W. J. Dyer
Curtis
Dr. Scovil
Hoyt
Joseph H. Hallock
California
Sitka
Alaska
O. A.C
Mll
Monster Alligator Captured Near Houston In Ship Channel
A 16 foot alligator was lassoed like a steer in the Houston ship channel and chained to a plank for display before transfer to a large tank at Cop- ping find. It appeared torpid after a recent meal, having swallowed a hog or calf, and was among the largest seen in the area. The same party also brought back a dozen hatchlings from the CRE.
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Texas
Houston
Commissioners Want Offices for Ex-Senate Members
Six members of the monetary commission who were senators until March 4 now seek to keep their palatial marble senate offices as monetary commissioners. Their $7,500 annual salaries continue, and they argue against losing the Senate marble and mahogany surroundings.
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Aldrich
Burrows
Mich
Hate
Money
Den
Mixa
Flint
Wee
Aldrickh
Nia
Teller
Colorado
Hae
Senate
Committee On Rules
Congress
Monetary Commission
Senate Committee On Rules
Commission
Irrigate Massachusetts and New Mexico Irrigation Boom
A state engineer reports massive irrigation potential across New Mexico reaching six million acre feet for crops on four million acres. Water could irrigate nearly all Massachusetts, flood Rhode Island, and flood Texas briefly. The study notes half a million horsepower from hydraulic energy and about three hundred irrigation permits over the past two years covering a million acres.
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Massachusetts
Rhode
Texas
New Mexico
Saving Campaign Aims Tuberculosis Aid From New Mexico
Rev R B Tolbert of Albuquerque launches a nationwide effort among Congregational pastors to identify church members with consumption. Personal letters describe New Mexico as a tuberculosis sanitarium with dry climate and business opportunities, using follow ups to locate sufferers before it is too late. Experts note the Southwest offers favorable conditions for tubercular patients and liquor men warn of excess consumption.
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R. B. Tolbert
Albuquerque
N. M
United States
Tolbert
New Mexico
Timate
Southwest
Portland papers ideas criticized in Jackson letter
Senator Bourne replied with available information about Oregon home seekers and urged contacting the Portland Chamber of Commerce. A letter from H. A. Jackson of Tonawanda New York praises Oregon’s democratic system but condemns what he calls vicious editorials in the Oregonian. He urges distributing better advertisements and notes that he would recommend Oregon to others if Pittsburgh’s papers attacked its democracy.
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Washington
Bourne
H. A. Jackson
Tonawanda
N. C
Oregon
Jackson
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Bourne Toiay
Jetter
Aong
Oregonian
Wuntry
Chamber of Commerce
Democratic Institutiona
Oregonihin
Ah.a
Clinton Street
N, Y
Republicans Hail Lee Pact As House Rules Stir
Republicans plan a heckling tactic to counter Speaker Champ Clark and Democrats in the coming extra session. The piece recalls the volatile rules environment, noting parliamentary experts on both sides and highlighting Representative Mann’s recent procedural filibuster as a warning to Democrats about forthcoming actions after April 4.
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House
Champ Clark
Jo’ Cannon
Asher C. Hinds
Fite- Berald
New York
Sheliey
Kentucky
Hinds
Sim Mann
Hilnuls
Marlin Olmated
Pennsylvania
John Dalzell
Pennnaylvania
Serena E. Payne
Cannon
Mann
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C. A.C
Lon Qeer
Monster
Irrigate
Portland Papers
Huck Lee
Beecham
Grande Ronde
Pendleton
Hill & Hibberd
Mark Moorhouse Co
Orpheum Theatre
P. Med Pan
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