Small revolutions and global tensions pace the news brief
Northern Cuba faces gunfire as revolutionaries clash with government troops. Taft provokes Japanese leaders amid threats of war. Dr Rupert Blue notes 48 plague cases in San Francisco with 9 deaths to date and 40 suspects in hospitals. Pittsburg publishers urge Congress to remove tariff on wood pulp. Esquimalt naval station unlikely to be reestablished. Foraker’s bid fizzles as Bettman named by Taft. Global drink variety reaches 6297. a Chicago testing session will assess poisons. Portland reports street-improvement delays due to material and labor shortages. Cody Lumber in Coquille opens a new 100,000 ft daily mill, capable of 120 ft timbers for ships.
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Rupert Blue
Marine Hospital Service
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Congress
Esquimalt
B.C
London
Japan
Portland
Cody Lumber Company
Coquille
Portland Health Officer Pushes Concrete Docks as Remedy
Health Officer Pohl of Portland declares concrete docks are the sole fix for the filthy water front. September port activity shows Portland exporting 714,986 bushels of wheat versus 160,651 from Puget Sound points. Stamp sales at Portland post office reached 64,292.32 dollars, up over 25 percent from last September.
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Pohl
Portland
Puget Sound
Bond Brothers Pendleton Leading Clothiers
Bond Brothers Pendleton's leading clothiers promote liberal ideals and emphasize their clothing business. They describe themselves as exclusive agents for Alfred Benjamin clothing, Edwin Clapp shoes, and Merit Hais.
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Alfred Benjamin Clothing
Edwin Clapp
Bond Brothers
Pendleton
Electric Bitters touted by a Georgia reader
W B Brunson of Dublin Georgia praises Electric Bitters for his eighty three year old mother saying they improve appetite strength and sleep. The letter notes benefits for female weakness general debility and even weak children, with a guarantee for stomach liver and kidney troubles by Tallman Co physicians.
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W. B. Brunson
Dublin
Tallman & Co
Buy Land at Banter Suggests Rainier Harbor Option
Portland papers note eastern Oregon Washington and Idaho farmers consider water frontage at Portland with warehouses for wheat storage at a price near 200000 for 800 feet. The writer urges examining Rainier Oregon 45 miles below Portland on the Columbia where harbor conditions and grain downhaul favor shipping, potentially saving costs and improving terminal choice.
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Portland
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Portia
Furmere
Willamette River
Rainier
Columbia River
Gold Discovery Day Proposed for Baker County Fair
The 46th anniversary of the Auburn mines discovery on October 10, 1907, prompts Baker City to consider naming October 10 Gold Discovery Day. Robert B. Gibb and David Littlefield, two surviving pioneers, plan to visit and commemorate the event. Gibb hopes the community marks the occasion suitably with glass touching and public recognition.
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Baker County
Oregon
The
Democrat
Baker City
Robert B. Gibb
David Littlefield
Griffins Guich
Old Auburn
Gibb
Basket City
Glass
Frien
Littleford
Nimann Brothers Sell 34 Bales of Hops at 10 Cents
At Orting Washington Nimann brothers sold 34 bales of hops at 10 cents a pound. The sale marks the best price paid there this season and suggests prices are slowly rising.
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Orting
Wash
Nimann Brothers
Through River Transport Poised From Priest Rapids to Portland
At The Dalles annual meeting Open River Transportation plans a steamboat link from Priest Rapids to Portland. The Norma will be purchased soon to provide continuous navigation, with Kennewick leading fundraising of 10000 dollars in three days aided by Walla Walla and Pasco. Dr Blalock and Congressman Jones touted government work to clear rapids and build locks, aiming for a steady, unbroken waterway for commerce.
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Open River Transportation Company
Dalles
Priest Rapids
Wash
Portland
Inland Empire
Commercial Club
Kennewick
Columbia
Kennewick Valley
Celilo
Umatila
Oregon
Washington
Norma
British Columbia
Blalock
Minuieelop
Missouri River
Wesley L. Jones
North Yakima
Congress
Columbia River
War Department
Cablo
Concreseman Jones
Mead
State of Washington
Walla Walla
Pasco
Argentine Republic hires US fish culturist Irving H Wilson
Irving H Wilson of the United States Bureau of Fisheries at Clackamas station accepts a three to five year contract with Argentina's department of fish culture. Salary 1500 dollars plus expenses, one month’s pay and transportation home at contract end. He plans to start October 1 in Buenos Ayres.
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Buenos Ayres
Irving H. Wilson
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Clackamas Station
Department of Fish Culture
Argentine Republic
Wilson
J. W. Titecomb
Flee Culture
Argentine
E. A. Tullan
South America
United States
Oregon City Courier
Tumor cures touted by Lydia Pinkham's remedy
A bold ad claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound conquers tumors and other female ailments. It features testimonials from women across various states praising relief after using the product, urging readers to seek Mrs. Pinkham's advice and insist on the original remedy.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
May Fry
W. Colfax Ave
South Bend
Ind
B. Pinkham
B. F. Hayes
Ruggles St
Maas
Lydia E. Pinkham
S. J. Barber
Scott, N. Y
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
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Skinner's Satins
Skinner
the Alexander Department Store
Cuba
Tokio
Taft
Joseph B. Foraker
Ohio
Roosevelt
Foraker
Internal Revenue
Max Hurghiem
Cinedonath
Bernhard Bettman
Chicago
Northwest
Eges
Portlad
Genevieve Molinos
Liverpool
Banter
Columbia Harbor Pool
Baker
Auburn
Priest
Victor
Ellers Plano House
Pendleton, Oregon
National Bank Act
Pree
M. M. Funk
Vandergrift, Pa
New Jersey
Alley ¢ Lewis
Woolenale Grocer
Frank B. Clopton & CO
Court St., Pendleton, Ore
Onakdeon
Artlabhe
Onggiet
Pilot Rock
John Sylvester
Pendleton Business College
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