Eloquent Plea on Equal Suffrage for Oregon Voters
A Boise Statesman reply to Portland business leaders opposing woman suffrage argues Idaho shows the measure benefits business and state development. The piece asserts equal suffrage lifts the general character of voters and improves governance, urging Oregon men to reject the claim that women's participation harms welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise Statesman
Pacific Coast
Portland
Oregon
Statesman
Oreton
Idaho
Thin City
Chareecter
Roosevelt
Namme
Perhope
Open Letter Urges Oregon Voters to Ratify Women's Suffrage
A historic open letter from Oregon Equal Suffrage Association leaders urges voters to approve the constitutional amendment granting women equal rights. Signed by Abigail Scott Duniway and prominent advocates, it cites past victories in 1884 1900 and calls for voting yes on June 4 between 302 and Yes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of
Oregon
Oregon Equal Suffrage Association
Voters of
Sub-Mit
Legislative Assembly
Trace
Abigail Scott Duniway
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Henry Waldo Coe
Charlotte M. Cartwright
Woman's Pioneer Auxiliary Association
Umatillas Abroad Ignite Portland Scene
Twenty five members of the Umatilla tribe arrive in Portland for a trial witness visit amid heavy drinking and courtroom chaos. Officials vow to punish liquor sellers to Indians as Orton Wheeler’s assault case proceeds with witnesses intoxicated and tongues ungoverned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Umatilla
Orefon Daily Journal
Withesser
Orton Wheeler
Wheeler
Indiana
Steo
Large Beet Acreage Tops Union County Crop Record
The La Grande Observer reports a near doubling of sugar beet acreage in Union County this season, the largest in history. Beets are up with good color and vigor. thinning begins next week. General Manager Bramwell notes a brighter tonnage outlook and totals by holdings include La Grande 1578 acres, Union 2116 acres, Alice 467, Cove 356, grand total 4512 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Anya
la Grande
Bramwell
Sugar Company
Union
Alice—Farmoera
Cove
Earthquake wrecks San Francisco records and contracts
Edward H. Hamilton surveys post quake chaos as insurance losses and shattered land titles threaten legitimacy of deeds. He notes burned land office maps, ruined City Hall records, vanished stockholder ledgers, and widespread disruption to mining and irrigation project records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Hamilton
San Francisco Examiner
Athes
San Francisco
Ashe
California
San Francimo
United States Land Office
Graft Threat Over Barlow Toll Road Purchase
A June 4 vote on buying the Barlow toll road for 24000 is urged against. Will G Steel, Mount Hood guide, argues the private sale is a graft, questions ownership and rights, and warns the road may require vast funds to renew. The letter cites forest reserve rules and questions public benefit. A train robbery arrest of Louis Calquhoun is also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
East Oregonian
Committee of Persons Land
Barlow
Cascade Mountains
Will G. Steel
Mount Hood
Oregon
Oregonian
Steel
Portland Oregonian
Portland
T18
Leise
Cascade Range
National Forest Reserve
United States
Hotel St. George Promoted as Northwest’s Premier Up-to-Date
The European plan hotel offers first class rooms with en suite baths and modern conveniences. Each room has heat, hot and cold water, and telephone service. Located four blocks from the depot, the hotel advertises new sample rooms and electric exterior signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
St. George
Northwest
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dako
Sarah N. Evans
Oregon Federation of Wome
Chile
Esther ©. Pohl, M. D
Women's Medical Asociation
Planta
Allts
Corbett
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Ble Horn
Wattsburg
Wash
Willis Kinder
S.S.S
S. 5
S. S
SWIFT
Atlanta
Ely
Ely Brom
Warren Street
New York
Louis Calquhoun
Phoenix
BR. CG
Kamloops
Seller Gray
London
B. C
Pendleton Drug Co
Alaska
V. Stroble
East Court
C. F. Colesworthy
East Alta
Dla
Lewis Hunter
Wort
Graham & Hunter
St. George Hotel
Hotel
Pendleton
Bollons
BROWN
Alta House
the Working Man
and Farmers Hotel
Free Employment Bureau
Cor. Alta and Mill Sts
Pendleton’ Paint Store
Murphy
Court St
HK. C. Bowers
Walters’ Flouring Mills
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!