Fire menace a watershed threatens Portland water supply
Forest fires in Oregon denude hills and threaten Portland's Bull Run watershed, risking water famine for over 150,000 residents. Governor Benson appeals for troop aid as fires spread across reserve lines, endangering major basins and crops in multiple districts.
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In the Good Old Days Baseball Memory
A quip from Houston Pest recalls 1888 when a team scored seventeen runs in a game. He notes that such high scoring is rare now and distinguishes home runs from other runs in the old days.
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Mrs Stuyvesant Fish Society Leader's Chef Plans Quail Dinner Out of Season
The article notes society figure Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish hosting a dinner prepared by her chef featuring quail served at an off season event. The plan draws attention within high society circles and reflects fashionable culinary choices of the era.
Mrs. Fish Quails Diet War Shapes Up In Inquiry
Albany reports that Mrs Stuyvesant Fish faced possible $5000 penalties for serving quail out of season at a dinner. Chief Counsel Ward said a newspaper clip referenced 200 birds though only 60 were served, and Mrs Fish claimed the chef chose the menu, not herself, leaving no prosecution.
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Cummins Champions Federal Primary for GOP Nomination
Des Moines Iowa August 26 Senator A B Cummins advocates a federal primary bill to decide the Republican presidential nomination by direct national vote. He predicts passage or near passage and vows a fallback bill to regulate national conventions with apportioned delegates based on state GOP tallies. He argues southern delegates sway a convention despite few Republican votes there.
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