Northwest factory to build chair plant in Portland
Northwest News reports Northwest cannons plan a $45,000 chair factory at Portland adjacent to Powre Roberts furniture works. Thomas W. Alexander, formerly a wealthy Augusta cotton man, has been sentenced to six years for embezzlement amid a scatter of regional incidents and local business notes.
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Portland
Grand Rapids
Mich
Cannons
Powre & Roberts Furniture
Thomas W. Alexander
Elut Min
Augusta
Michigan
Hancock
Leon Brown
Upton Smairs
Trenton
N. J
Tharst
Chicago
Edwig E. Neeman
Chesland
W. J. White
Aleo
Henry Stedner
Colivee Point
Cement Trust Rises Cement Prices Amid Irrigation Boom
A historical report alleges a cement trust used government irrigation projects to push prices up over 60 percent within a year while production costs stayed constant. It notes extensive use in domes, headgates, and rip-rap, and argues government projects forced centralization, with raw materials widely available but large plants needed to meet demand and capitalizations totaling up to 125 million dollars.
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United States
Reclamation Department
Cement Trust
Geographics Survey
Prevantine
Iron and Steel
United States Steel Corporation
Prohibition Debate Taints Maine Election Ledger
The text cites a two year old vote and credits an author with a reform act tying to the fifth Amendment, proposing a proposal to restore the people’s authority. It notes the 1884 Maine constitution amendment called Prohibition, blamed for harm and Republican immunity trading votes for protection from penalties.
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Hiva
Mose
A Year of Mood and a Lungs Cure Story
In Alliance Kentucky F N Tacket recalls 1603 as a year of blood with severe coughing near death. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with his recovery after four bottles, noting the medicine was permanently curative for sore lungs coughs and colds. Tallman Co drug store sells it 50 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle free.
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F. N. Tacket
Alliance
Mr. Tacket
Dr. King
Tallman & Co
Famous markswoman Nellie Bennett to marry W A Stewart
Nellie Bennett the famed rifle and shotgun expert of the west will wed W A Stewart of Prescott Arizona, at Guthrie Oklahoma on November 16. Her career includes traveling for Outdoor Life and shooting for a powder company, with experiences across the United States Canada and British Columbia. Her gun collection rivals only Annie Oakley among American women.
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Pendleton
Marrie
Nelle B Bennett
Denver
Nellie Bennett
West
Usuas
A. M. Bennett
Guthrie
Okla
W. A. Stewart
Prescott, Ariz
A. L. Bennett
Outdoor Life
Canada
British Columbia
Bennett
Gould
New York
Wyoming
Plains
Montana
Kansas
Nelle Bennett
United States
Annie Oakley
Buffalo Bill
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Injury Says Patient
A. C. Stickel of Miletus West Virginia claims a malignant ulcer near his daughter’s hip was prevented from needing surgery by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. He reports persistent use fully cured it. Sold by Tallman & Co. druggists for 25 cents.
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Bucklen
A. C. Stickel
Miletus
W. Va
Tallman & Co
Maine and Prohibition Share of Maine Election Narrow Victory
Cyrus W. Davin of Waterville, Democratic candidate for governor, comments that Republicans won by a narrow margin in Maine. Davin, traveling through Denver after the whirlwind campaign, notes the political climate and his depiction of the candidate.
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Maine
Cyrus W. Davins
Waterville
Old Pine Trew
Mays
Denver
Davi Jn
Panama Canal Type Decided by Isthmian Commission
A Washington dispatch reports the Isthmian canal commission detailing the Panama canal plan. The proposed type sits about 86 feet above sea level with a system of locks at Gatun Pedro Miguel and La Boca. Summit and second lakes will form behind dams, and a channel from the Caribbean to the Mindl River mouth will be excavated with specified width and depth.
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Washington
Panama Canal Commission
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal
Consulting Board
Gatun
Atlantic
Pedro Miguel
Gorozal
Mindi River
Mindl
Gatim
Home Bakery Offers Cakes And Specialty Breads
Home Bakery advertises orders for cakes plow baked beans and brown bread. Includes Christ mas fruit cake mince pies a specialty. Local shop promotes holiday specials and custom orders for baking needs.
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Home Bakery
Gasoline Motor Cars Built in Omaha Union Pacific Shops
Ton gasoline motor cars are being constructed in the Union Pacific shops at Omaha. The project aims to expand rail car production and meet growing freight demand as workers report steady progress on assembling the engines and bodies.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Sumpter Bourne and Granite railroad plans against delays
Prospects for the Sumpter Bourne and Granite railroad, led by Anthony Mohr and W. B. Hurd, include leaving for Chicago and New York about November 10 to finalize financing. Mohr says construction may begin soon and power will be distributed in the Granite district, with other power firms expanding nationwide. The remark notes public frustration over delayed development and regional pride in progress.
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Sumpter
W. BE. Hurd
Sumpter, Bourne & Granite Railroad
Granite Gem
Chicago
New York
Soya My. Mohr
Fremont Tower
Pendleton Citizen Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
A Pendleton resident, W Wells of Main Street, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his back pain and kidney irregularities after a year of discomfort. He bought them at Pendleton Drug Co. and notes the remedy helped from the first use and he recommends them to others. Sold by all dealers. Doan's, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY, sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Buffalo
New York
United States
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