Portland voters back rival electric company in open competition
Portland residents approved a measure allowing a competing electric firm to operate against Portland Railway Light and Power. The landslide 23,816 to 1,948 vote favored competition over city regulation, with many fearing regulatory loopholes would reduce efficiency. Supporters cited better service and lower costs through competition.
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Portland
Electric Company
Portland Railway Light & Power Company
People of
Tan Kellaher
Regula
Balkan forces press on Constantinople and keep Turkish rule
The article notes Allied advances toward the Bosphorus and predicts Turkish rule in Europe may endure under tighter limits, with a Greco Balkan confederation deemed unlikely. It argues no Balkan state can govern mixed European Turkish populations and warns great powers may clash over Ottoman possessions if the sultan is ousted. It also comments on urban attitudes toward exercise and excuses for not walking in San Francisco.
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Europe
Bosphorus
Turkey
Ballot counting winds down after Oregon measures
Ballot counting nears completion as Oregon voters faced a crowded ballot with numerous measures. Officials expect final tallies soon, outlining outcomes on key issues and the fate of multiple proposals across the state.
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Oregon
Asylum Precinct Voting Booth Placed Near Lee Street Bridge
Citizens question why the Asylum precinct voting booth is located at the Lee Street Bridge area. Officials say the site offers accessible entry and central reach for voters, though residents raising concerns cite traffic and safety considerations.
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Asylum Precinct
Lee Street Bridge
West Leads East in Early Election Reports
Early election coverage shows the western region securing more complete reports than the east. Analysts note quicker data arrival, higher posting frequency, and clearer vote tallies from western bureaus. Local officials emphasize timely transparency despite regional differences.
Training of a Child Reflects Humility and Self Insight
In The Training of a Child from November Woman's Home Companion Mary Louise Graham recalls her youth and a shift from conceit to humility. She describes resisting self praise and learning to value restraint, noting the inner work reshaped perceptions of intellect and worth as she grew.
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November Woman's Home Companion
Mary Louise Graham
The Virtue in the But and Weather of the Moment
A reflective piece by Warwick James Price in November in Lippincott's explores paradoxes around virtue and practicality. It riffs on proverb contrasts such as justice, preparation, and friendship, noting truth bent by circumstance and the shifting weight of opportunity.
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Kelly
Warwick James Price
Lippincott's
Surf-Board Riding at Honolua Bay Hawaii
Description of Wiki Beach near Honolua three miles from the center of Honolua detailing surf-board riding on coral reef rollers. Notes on board dimensions six feet by eighteen inches, necessary core muscles, balance, paddling technique, and riding sequence from catching the first wave to the beach. Includes an unrelated incident from Wide World Magazine and a Kansas City Journal report about a dog scare and a boy’s prank with a hazardous liquid.
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Honolua
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Wide World Magazine
One Way to Remove a Dog on a Street Car
A story from Troost Street car records a bystander prank where a boy poured liquid into a dog tail causing it to yelp and leap. President Motley asserts there are several methods to remove a pet from a crowded street car seat amid surrounding passengers.
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W. P. Motley
The
Hospital and Health Board
Mr. Motley
Working Paper unlocks jobs for New York children
In Worlds Work November, Mrs. Mabel Potter Daggett notes a man and his fourteen year old daughter securing a working paper at a city department window. She joins the workforce as part of a broader practice that sent about 40,530 New York City children to work last year and reflects a national trend of two million under fifteen bearing such documents.
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New York
Mabel Potter Daggett
Tto
City of
New York City
United States
Squelching anti-suffrage quip by Mrs Wissler in Wyoming
The new Dayton Wyoming mayor Mrs Susan Wissler counters anti-suffrage arguments with a reformist jab. She quips that anti suffrage stances lack real truth and mocks male superiority claims using a Washington Star joke about baldness and whiskers.
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Susan Wissler
Dayton
Wyo
Sen
Follerin
Washington Star
Jack London as a Musician in Broadway Cafe Tale
While visiting New York, author Jack London met a Broadway cafe musician who asked about his talent. London recounted that his musical ability once saved his life during a childhood flood when he accompanied his father on the piano as they floated to safety.
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Jack London
New York
London
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