Exporters and Farmers Face Off Over Wheat Pricing
Washington grain circles report a mill exporters combine seeking to hold down prices for farmers with a 5 to 20 cent discount on smutty wheat. Farmers plan cargo offers to break the link, arguing a 4 cent discount is fair, citing Minneapolis practice. Proponent Reed touts past Bluestem premiums and predicts farmers can win by forming widespread cargo exchanges and pressuring San Francisco buyers.
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WH. Reed
Meni
Washington State Grain Commission
Beeves
Washington Millers’ Association
Mr. Reed
Post-Intelligencer
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Combine
Minneapolis
Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company
State Inspection Department
Portland Chamber of Commerce Committee
Millers’ Association
San Francisco
Andu
Australia
Walla Walla
Sperry Brow. Milling Company
California
Swift Specific Promised Cure for Scrofula Prominent Ad
An advertisement claims Swift’s Specific can cleanse and purify blood to treat scrofula inherited from ancestors. It recounts personal testimonials, notes increased strength and digestion, urges readers to request a free medical guidance book, and lists Swift Specific Co of Atlanta, Georgia as the source.
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Jleveland, O
Brownell
Louise Cohen
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Four bootleggers arrested for selling liquor to Indians
Deputy United States Marshal Short arrested four men on charges of retail liquor dealing without the required federal tax, in a move seen as a strong stand against illicit Indian alcohol traffic. The cases aim to curb illegal imports and reinforce enforcement with possible indictments after witnesses are secured for federal court.
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United States
Short
Yakima Republic
Supreme Court
McNeil's Island
Marshal Short
North Yakima
Howlett
Elgin Sheep Buyer Ships 7000 Sheep for Chicago Markets
Big Elgin sheep buyer Mr. C P Donohue traveled to Elgin Saturday with seven thousand sheep to be shipped to Wood Park, Til, to fatten for Chicago markets. He had secured options dating back to December 1904 at three cents a pound, paying a premium, possibly the highest price ever paid for lambs. The animals go to his feeding pen ten miles from Chicago, fed with screenings imported from Canada.
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Donohue
Chicago
Trust
Truste
la Grande Observer
Elgin
Wood Park
Til
Lombe
Lumba
Mr. Donohue
Canida
Grand Jury Selections Named in Union County
The Union County Grand Jury named E. A. Wills John Graham G L Huffman P H Dickinson Ben Brown John Jameson and Jacob End as jurors The court appointed Ben Brown foreman in a ruling reported by La Grande Observer.
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Union County Grand Jury
E. A. Wills
John Graham
G. L. Huffman
P. H. Dickinson
Ben Brown
John Jameson
Jacob End
la Grande
Chronicle Changes Management
Beginning today a change takes place in the management of the Chronicle. Mr R G Davenport, who for 11 years has held that position, resigning, and Mr AH A Wells assuming charge. The Dalles Chronicle.
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Chronicle
The
R. G. Davenport
AH. A. Wells
Dalles Chronicle
Mills May Open in Eugene Woolen Mill Return
Union Oregon September 28 1905 editors guard. Wright and Iler delay resolved to reopen the Eugene woolen mills this fall if obstacles clear. We are spending 200 a month to retain the property for the city’s benefit and ask citizens to assist if possible. John P. Wilbur confirms efforts continue.
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Eugene
Bue Ftene Guard
Union
Ore
Mir. Wright
John BP. Wilbur
North American Commercial Shipments Of Pribilof Seal Skins
The North American Commercial Company reports 74068 fur seal skins were shipped from the Pribilof Islands in 1905, up from 23215 in 1904, per the Commerce and Labor Department via WL Lembks. During 1908 09 there were 289 lone foxes taken with 10 white foxes on St Paul Island. a reduced season will be set there next winter. In Mexico, most families live in a single room used as door and chimney and window.
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Pribilof Islands
New York
North American Commercial Company
Pribloft Islanics
Department of Commerce and Labor
WL. Lembks
Alaska
St. Paul Island
Packing Combine Oppresses Packers Protest Hog Rates
Charles B Frye of Frye Bruhn company asserts before the Interstate Commerce Commission that Northern Pacific and Burlington railroads collude with the packing house combination to set discriminatory hog shipping rates from Missouri river points to Seattle. He cites past double decker car rates, demands $225 per double decked 36-foot car as fair, and calls current rates unfair to Pacific coast packers while eastern firms gain.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Packing House
Missouri River
Seattle
Charles B. Frye
Frye-Bruhm Company
Frye-Bruhn Company
Pacific Northweas
California
Pire
Combine
Pacific Coast
Coor
Companie
Omaly
Fall of Tragic Meaning Dr King's New Discovery Ad
J M Simmons of Casey Lawn claims a terrible cough kept him awake until he used Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds which he says cured him permanently. The ad promises relief and prevention of lung disease with a money back guarantee at Tallman Co and Brock MeComa druggists with a trial bottle free.
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J. MM. Simmons
Casey
Lawn
Dr. King
Tallman & Co
Brock & Me- Coma
Drugeista
We Love, We Serve, So Long as We Are Loved
Fragmentary note quotes Robert Louis Stevenson about love and friendship, with unclear context and stray phrases. The text references Almont and a general sentiment on service and mutual care among friends.
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Almont
Robert Louis Steven
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