Mrs Duniway Urges Equal Suffrage For Oregon Women
Abigail Scott Duniway writes to Irrigan Irrigator defending women’s right to vote based on the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. She cites Adams and Idaho as benchmarks, notes women pay taxes and teach in Oregon, and urges men to support equality as in Wyoming Colorado Utah and Idaho.
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Abigail Scott Duniway
Oregon
Irrigan Irrigator
Maysare
Duniway
United States
Abagall Adama
New Republic
Walt
Abagall Adams
Atlantic
Pacific
Ocean
Union
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Ancient Egyptian finds reported by Petrie in Cairo region
Boston dated May 14 Rev Dr William Copley Winslow reports a letter from Prof Filndera Petrie describing discoveries near Cairo. Petrie claims evidence of Onias temple at Tell Yahudieh and Hyksos presence in the Delta, plus likely identification of the treasure city of Rameses built by Israelites. He notes scarabs of Khyan Apept T1 and Skhanra in the Hyksos cemetery and a cleared Hyksos fort.
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Boston
Mass
William Copley Winslow
Profesor Filndera Petrie
Petrie
Rameses
Tel-El-Yahudieh
Linant
Greyville Chester
Hayter Lewis
Brugich Bey
Alte
Egypt Exploration Fund
Naville
Professor Petrie
Winslow
Onlas
Khyan
Skhanra
Protect Proprietary Medicines to Help Coughs and Colds
A historical pitch praises Boschee's German Syrup as a long used remedy in households for coughs throat and lung trouble. It argues proprietary medicines save trips to physicians and druggists and claims the product relieves coughing loosens phlegm and aids sleep. Available at 25 or 76 cents via Tallman & Co.
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Boschee
Tallman & Co
Yale and Columbia Propose New Branch of Education
Yale and Columbia outline merged efforts to educate men for consular service and abroad work. The program aims to prepare students for foreign business, missionary, and scientific roles with varied courses and country specific study. Language offerings include Spanish Italian Portuguese Dutch Armenian Persian Arabic Syrian Turkish and Chinese with studies split between Yale and Columbia.
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Yale
Columbia
New York
Yale and Columbia to award certificate after three year course
A combined program covers geography, markets, forestry, tropical hygiene, geology, anthropology, history of Spain America Asia Russia India Persia China diplomacy, religion economics public finance statistics money and banking and several languages. Completion is three years for consular service, two years otherwise, with a certificate signed by the presidents of Yale and Columbia, and entrants must have two years of college work.
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Asia
Russia
India
Persia
China
United States
Yale
Columbia
Hawaii Seeks Portuguese Laborers for Sugar Plantations
Honolulu reports the Hawaii Territory is boosting immigrant labor to fill sugar plantation needs. Ell Stackable, US customs collector, travels to Azores to recruit 1000 Portuguese families, about 5000 people, despite restrictions on workers’ remittances. Plantations have raised $290,000 for immigration efforts.
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Northwest States
Hawaiian
Honolulu
el. Fh. Stackable
United States
Azores Islands
Stackable
Territorial Board of Immigration
Board of Immigration
Community bonds boost city club project appeal
The project has $230,000 subscribed with about 20 soliciting committee members left to report. Bonds yield 6 percent and are mortgage-secured, attracting applicants including Pendleton businessmen and The Dalles. A 40 percent levy will follow once the building corporation forms, with plans for a combined club and business building featuring rented bachelor quarters and visitor facilities.
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Pendleton
Dalles
Lumber for Frisco Seen From Pacific Mills
Seattle Star reports Washington mills can produce about 10,000,000 feet daily and Oregon 4,000,000 for San Francisco needs. Framed by a log shortage, shipments may top 1,590,000,000 feet, with prices unchanged or higher. Humboldt Redwood shipments rise as California builders rush to supply temporary shacks.
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San Francisco
Seattle Star
Washington Mills
Oregon Mills
California
Wurual
Humboldt County
Chinaman Certificate Loss Sparks Seattle debate
Seattle immigrants officials face a debate after a San Francisco note said 26,000 Chinamen lost fire certificates. Local inspections will reissue certificates to those who can explain their movements in years past with duplicates on file at Washington. California Chinese seek full re-registration before higher authorities.
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Immigeraion Bureau
Seattle
San Francisco
Washington
California
Portland Commercial club to build six story block
The Portland Commercial club will erect a six story building with ground floor stores a Turkish bath in the basement three upper floors for the club and remaining space for offices Construction will start this year at a total cost around 1650 000 with ground at Fifth and Oak streets costing about 95000 A special meeting set the plan in motion and committee reports were presented
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Commercial Club
Portland Commercial Club
Oregon Daily Journal
Fifth and
Oak Streets
Peporta
Portland
Oregon
H. Bowers
Brook and a Half From Deport See the ble electric sign
A fragmentary item notes a brook and a half from deport amid a ble electric sign. The readable text hints at a local feature or joke tied to a sign near a crossing or street.
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Brook
Deport
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Mrs. Duniway
W. C. Hobson
Wee Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Nmiother
Made In
New York City
Alfred Benjamin & Co. An
Filiedesianins
Ers
York
Fifth Avenue
Bond Bros
Pendleton, Ore
Hawaii
Sandwich Islands
Foley
Wing
Phillipa
City and Power Company
Lewiston Teller
Frisco
Washington Tumber Trust
Citinese
Portland Commercial Association
Woodard, Clarke & Co
First St
Portland, OR
Beecham
Trou
Lesome
S. S
Swift Specific CO
Hotel
St. George George Darveau
St. George
Th Northwest
The
Bollons & Brown
Alta House
the Working Mansand Farmers Hotel
Cor. Alta and Mill Sts
Murphy
California Fig Syrup Co
Pendleton Drug Co
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