La Follette Lecture Tour Sparks Rail Rate Debate
Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin plans to lecture in Pendleton next April under a city course, criticizing senators and congressmen over the rail rate bill. A Mankato Minnesota audience pressed him to reveal how their elected officials voted, amid calls for transparency and accountability in legislative actions.
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Hotel Arrivals and a Fatal Shooting at Chicago
A fragmented hotel arrivals column lists guests from Portland to Seattle with many names then reports a clandestine interview interrupted by a masked shooter, wounding a man and woman who are expected to die. In Chicago Miss Annie McNally, celebrated model, is awarded 1000 damages after a fall due to a defective sidewalk ending her career.
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Unclear Historic News Fragments From 19th Century Reporting
Chaotic clipped items report floods in Jalisco drowning twenty six, a Chicago fire truck crash killing Capt. Mot, arson and kidnappings, voter registration tallies in New York, a church worker shot in Indiana, a Brooklyn mayor joke gone awry, and Mrs Smith chasing her husband after a prank.
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Northwest News Broad Albany Prineville and Seattle Happenings
Crook county fair in Prineville opens with abundant exhibits but low quality. Yakima night marshal W A Church dies on duty. Albany’s Flirt Street restaurant building used for 40 years closes. Seattle man Alfred Chrytiansen falls 26 feet, injuring back but may recover. A Tacoma doctor treats a man who swallowed mercury compounds by mistake. A Botso boy aged 10 injures others with rocks and is sent to asylum. Dolan announces over 80 entries for the Idaho mountains fair. Dayton Ore installs a $7000 water system. supply comes from 700 feet higher and relies on gravity. State Dairy and Food Commissioner Pirtles reports ASOT meat preservers under arrest for deleterious poisons and improper practices.
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Advice to Housewives on Urino Laxative Syrup Super Sale
Households urged to keep Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup on hand for every family member facing constipation sick headache or stomach trouble. Koeppens drug store advertises a bottle priced at zero in the promotional note.
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