Sundry Subscription Rates Listed for Oregon News Co
The notice lists subscription rates by color and duration for the Dally East and other papers, including weekly and monthly options. It also provides addresses for the Oregon News Co office at 328 Morrison Street Portland and bureau locations in Chicago and Washington, DC.
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Oregon News Co
Morrison Street
Portland
Oregon
Northwest News Co
Chicago
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Judge King's Proposal for Campaign Finance Reform
Ex Supreme Court Judge Will R. King advocates a national platform reform to fund presidential campaigns by congressional appropriation. He argues against Wall Street financing, praising public funding to ensure a square deal, reduce corruption, and align with Oregon's progressive measures. The East Oregonian supports the idea and urges the Baltimore delegation to push its inclusion.
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East Oregonian
Will R. King
Baltimore
Judge King
Congress
King
Oregon
A Misguided Move Against University Consolidation
A regional editorial condemns efforts to consolidate Oregon's university and agricultural college. It argues such a move would collapse the Corvallis campus or cripple the agricultural college, forcing students to abandon Oregon for Washington or California schools. The piece cites past “normal school” cuts and warns against further educational damage, urging not to kill Oregon’s education system.
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University
Agricultural College
Corvallis
Oregon
University of Washington
California
Eugene
Washington State College
Pullman
Jay Bowerman
Portland Oregonian
Oregon Normal Schools
Monmouth
Umatilla
Street paving inquiry favors commission form of government
In present street paving investigation a strong argument emerges for a commission form of government. Several paving firms seek to obtain work and each submits four proposals for consideration. The debate centers on efficiency oversight and contracting methods as the city assesses bids.
Pendleton Paving Woes Prompt Call for Paid Commission
The editorial argues the city needs a three member paid commission chosen by all residents to handle paving with speed and efficiency. It criticizes the current mayor and eight councilmen for inaction and favoritism, noting some members show casual interest while others lack accountability.
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Pendleton
Commission
Just Like a Woman Joke Turns On A Bill Served
A witty old joke portrays a man learning his wife trained two detectives for six months when she sends him the bill. The punchline hinges on the unexpected cost revealing the setup. The quip plays on marriage, deception, and payment as a humorous twist.
Hamlet birthday tribute at Wal Lacks Theatre
Cooper Cliffe opens Shakespeare birthday event with reading On Shakespeare's Birthday by Osborne and Eyre. The verse laments empty shells of books while praising living songs in common men and women, praising the timelessness of human life and art.
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Wallack’s
New York
Cooper Cliffe
Hubert Osborne
Laurence Eyre
Windfall sparks questions about Fosberg fortune
The exchange suggests the Fosbergs inherited money after a financial windfall. It notes that a former wife of Mr Fosberg married a millionaire recently and allegedly refunded alimony, implying a sudden fortune rather than inherited wealth.
Dewey's Manila Battle Mindset Fueled by Farragut
In a National Magazine piece, Admiral Dewey recalls the night before Manila, saying his thoughts dwelled on Farragut whom he first met in 1861. He notes Farragut’s line, Damn the torpedoes full speed ahead, guiding him as he prepared to face torpedo mines.
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Admiral Dewey
Farragut
New Orleans
Faragut
Mobile
Mimila
Dewey
Gridley
Joe Mitchell Chappieh
National Magazine
Willard hotel manager notes plumber worked without helper
F S Hight, manager of the Willard in Washington, observed a plumber working with no helper for several days. He questioned the lapse, discussed it with his family and hotel staff, and received a bill listing plumber and helper at 96 dollars. He returned the bill noting there was no helper on site.
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Willard Hotel
Washington
Hight
Opinion on Bill Revision Noted by Plumber Helper
A reader reports that the bill's subject to revision was acknowledged. The response states the plumber's helper was not at the house but assisted at the shop with tools and related setup.
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Saturday Evening Post
The Laconic Lacon tians Explained by Yale Professor
William Lyon Phelps discusses words and their histories at a New Haven dinner, illustrating with the term laconic. He recalls Philip of Macedon threatening Laconians and their terse reply St, noting how brevity is embedded in the word laconic like a fly in amber.
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William Lyon Phelps
Yale
New Haven
Philip of Macedon
New York Tribune
Grant and Roosevelt in 1880 GOP Contest at Chicago
The 1880 Republican convention saw Grant leading with delegates from Illinois Pennsylvania Missouri and New York though Garfield secured the nomination. Roosevelt’s allies claim southern swings and Conkling’s platform speech as proof he can prevail. The piece questions whether Theodore Roosevelt can repeat Conkling’s failed bid to nominate Grant.
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New York World
Grant
James A. Garfield
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
New York
Roscoe Conkling
Chicago
Chiccago
Conkling
Appomattox
Theodore Roosevelt
Ulysses. S. Grant
New Topographic Maps illustrate wide surveying ranges
The United States Geological Survey issued five topographic maps in the last week of March, spanning scales from 1 inch to 1 mile with 5-foot contours to 1/2 inch to 1 mile with 100-foot contours. Regions range from the High Sierra to the Sacramento Valley and Otsego, New York, highlighting Mount Goddard at 13,555 feet and dozens of peaks.
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United States Geological Survey
High Sierra
Sacramento Valley
Otsego
New York
Mount Godard Quadrangle
Mount Goddard
Maps Show Varied Terrain Across Drafted Quadrangles
Describes Appalachian like terrain in Georgia's Milledgeville quadrangle and Hartwick in New York with foothills and specific elevations. Notes a Miami Copper Belt map in Arizona with 26 foot contours and details of copper works. Sacramento Valley includes Feather River flats in Gridley quadrangle. Geologic Survey maps priced per copy or by hundred, from the Washington, D. C. director.
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Milledgeville Quadrangle
Georgia
Hartwick Quadrangle
New York
Miami Copper Belt
Arizona
Miami Copper Camp
Sacramento Valley
Feather River
Sacramento River
Yuba County
Gridley Quadrangle
Geological Survey
the Survey
Washington, D. C
Dodging the Manager and the Trust Magnate
Toledo mayor Brand Whitlock refused a $500 salary rise while discussing a trust magnate with a bad name. The tale recounts Dodgin the biscuit firm manager who meets a sneaky worker in a shed. The worker reveals he is also the new manager, and they share a smoke.
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Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Dodgin
Kansas City Times
Couldn't Bluff Fim
Stern headline mentions a young man and a milkman in a terse scene. The readable fragment hints at social interaction or interruption but provides no clear event, participants beyond those two, or location to anchor a solid summary.
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Stern
Rounds and Roosters Mark A Quiet Morning
The scene opens at dawn with roosters crowing as rounds begin and a sense of quiet activity. Harry Stalate is mentioned as punctual and mature in her workings, though details remain sparse.
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Harry Stalate
Disappointed Wife Declares New Headache Powder
A witty quip portrays a wife joking about a new headache powder she wants to try. The line features a husband and wife exchange highlighting a light domestic joke with a playful undertone. The reference to a product signals a brief, humorous item.
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John
Puck
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Fast Healing
In the field of medicine there is no remedy quicker to repair flesh damage than Ballard's Snow Liniment. It heals cuts wounds sprains burns and rheumatism with penetrating power. Prices 25c 60c and 1.00 per bottle sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
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Ballard
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Exacting Household Habits Describe Robert and Rounder
Robert remarks his wife is very methodical and never satisfied without knowing where everything is kept. Rounder notes the same demand extends to his late hours, as captured in a Hoston Transcript excerpt.
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