City Council Hears Arc Light and Cemetery Questions
Regular meeting held with Mayor presiding. Petitions for arc light at Reno and Lynhoe and street renamings referred to water and light committee. License transfer, cemetery site protest, and tree-cutting discussed. several items tabled. Wood sale plan and bids on bonds noted. home telephone service inquiry requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Vincent
Reno and
Lynhoe
Reno
Hayes
Willamette Boulevard
Water and Light Committee
T. J. Monahan
A. M. Stearns
Cummins
J. C. Trenik
C. J. Anderson
Gatton
J. A. Henry
Baltimore
L. Bacon
Grimes
Wood Committee
Armor
Fire Department
Cormany
Home Telephone Company
St. Johns
Peninsula National Bank
Chicago
Garlick
Santos
Rene Baal
Prohibition Bill Drafted in Oregon Legislature Session
Prohibition supporters draft a broad measure to be introduced in the coming session. The bill aims to enforce statewide temperance with strict penalties and limited exceptions, and permits alcohol imports for private use only. Enforcement rests with local authorities, with state counsel available to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of One Hundred
Anti-Saloon League
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Prohibition Party
Dry
The
Oregonian
Oregon
Innocent Man Executed in Chicago Linked to Painter Murder Case
A letter to Chief Gleason from R W Baxter of Buffalo claimed George H Painter was innocent when hanged for Alice Martins murder in 1891. Baxter asked that Painter’s relatives be found and promised to lift the family stigma. Painter protested innocence on the scaffold and prayed for justice before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George H. Painter
Alice Martin
Gleason
M4 mi
R. W. Baxter
Buffalo
Painter
Jesus Christ
Baxter
Portland
Pleasant Evening With Laurelwood Rebekah Lodge Officers
On Wednesday evening December 80th Mrs Ella Aiken and Mrs Arminda Whitmore hosted Laurelwood Rebekah Lodge officers and staff at a home gathering. Cards and flinch were played and refreshments served. Mrs McKinney presented Mrs Effie Beam with a Past Noble Grand pin in a short speech. Attending were Annie Gaines Agnes Leland Susie Rogers Rose Robinson Tillie Hill Tillie Perrine Alice Gilmore Mary Simmons Annie Canright Edna McKinney Amy Day Garnet Beam Ellapher Nellie Ben Charles L. , oT i geek Charley Churchill and Lee Sormany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Aikens
Arminda Whitmore
Laurelwood Rebekah Lodge
Mra. Site
Aoe
McKinney
Mra
Effie Beam
Annie Gaines
Agnes Leland
Susie Rogers
Rose Robinson
Tillie Hill
Tillie Perrine
Alice Gilmore
Mary Simmons
Annie Canright
Edna McKinney
Amy Day
Garnet Beam
Ellapher
Nellie Johnson
Aminda Whitmore
Maud Strickland
Emil Charshill
EU Nellie Ben Charles L
Ot i Geek
Charley Churchill
Lee Sormany
Fragmentary Legal Notice on Witnesses and Licenses
A fragmented text outlines procedures for swearing witnesses, fines for failure, definition flexibility for liquor sales, multiple offenses in one complaint, trial on one count, license revocation for repeated violations, and that fines become a lien on the property where the violation occurred. It notes that an internal revenue stamp copy serves as prima facie evidence of sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Noted Community Belief On Appendicitis Misdiagnosis
A section on St Johns residents discusses misperceptions of appendicitis seen as simple stomach or bowel trouble. It cites C R Thompson praising Adlerika as a quick remedy using buckthorn bark and glycerine to relieve symptoms, warning of delayed diagnosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
C. R. Thompson
Broadening the Mind Through Weekly Scientific Reading
A promotional note urges weekly science reads at the library, quoting A Conan Doyle on starting with one evening a week. It highlights geology botany astronomy and recommends accessible books like Oregon Geology and Fabre Life of the Spider, framing science as a bridge to wonder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Conan Doyle
Cerase
Condon
Oregon
Fabre
Epeira
Gibson
Oregon Industrial Notes Reflect Towns, Infrastructure and Trade
Industrial notes report rock handling for the Columbia jetty, apple shipments from Hood River to New York, new fireproof buildings planned in Gresham, Hood River’s courthouse, and proposals to federalize Coos Bay improvements. Mentions 1915 freight outlook, Albany meat plant, patent window ventilator, and Oregon tax levels lower than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Hood River
New York
Panama
Shea Box
Gresham
Mayer Simpson
Norah Bend
Coos Bay
Oregon
Deschutea River
Portland Railway Light and Power Company
Nebergall Brow
Albany
Chas, Putney
California
Burene
Spokane Review
Washinton
Pendleton
Eugene
Grants Pass
V. C. Gorst
Industrial News Bureau
Wonders of the shore and colorful skies to explore
The piece reviews Kingsley and Glaucus on evolution and shore life, plus a lyrical account of twenty brightest stars, their colors and movements. It notes coal’s origin from plants, its history, uses, and future, then surveys minerals with forty colored plates and practical notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsley
Glaucus
Charles Kingsley
Calors
Artin
Spencer
Pestar Ork
Desert
Political caucus critique by Alien Eaton on secret planning
Alien Eaton argues against secret caucuses in state politics, urging open, fair voting. He says organized pressure and county lines threaten free choice and laments the weakening caucus influence while urging leaders to uphold public interest without party coercion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy Caucast
Alien Eaton
Censors Organize Board At City Hall Meeting
The censorship board organized at a Monday afternoon meeting in city hall. O. Gatenyer and Mes. F. W. Vileutine were elected secretary and secretary respectively. Members J. Monahan A. Markle Hiller O J Gatemyer W Monahan J A Jonite and others appointed weekly rotation groups to oversee moving pictures literature and related content. The first week’s duties began Tuesday with inspection of films and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Censorship of
Sunged
Gatenyer
Mes
F. W. Vileutine
J. Monahan
A.W. Markle
Hiller
O. J. Gatumyer
Monahan
Rov
J. A. Jonite
Mesdamion
False Hot Lake Ice Story Denied by Editor
A Northwest editor rebuts widespread tales that Hot Lake froze over and a skater fell through. He notes no sun near Hot Lake and that steam rises on the coldest days, asking readers to dismiss exaggerated reports.
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Hot Lake
Urey
Dan
Northwest
Questa
Skater
Lce
Fragments Report Local Notice From Crt Orgs
Damaged OCR text summarizes a local court or organizational notice with unreadable fragments. Readable bits reference events and names but lack coherent details or dates. The fragmentary item hints at an administrative action or proceeding without clear outcomes.
Unclear fragmentary high school notes on school events
The readable text resembles a jumbled high school page with scattered names, phrases about dances, meals, travel, and activities. It mentions students, teachers, a Friday event, and various partial references to school life, but lacks coherent events or dates.
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Georgie Rich Lydick
First Baptist Church
the Library
Catling
Catia
Rusle
Will Toutes
Carl Coo
Allimed
Trooke
Gare Meturty
Roy Land
Pratt Uresteie
Mike Lehalyele
Coe
Lane Hare
Diana
Ulllfmnoki
Vivett
Lawes Iharatice
Cilripe
Pope Byuethor
Hiteye Cansei
Antare
Opiergeettenr
Perth
Ermal Jarre
AL Iobos
Mi. Homesueker
Jeyris
Taut
Lyall
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