St Johns Council Ends Term with Street Improvements and Bids
The St Johns city council met Tuesday with all members present. They accepted Hayes street improvements, read June reports, and passed funds transfers between street bond accounts. Bids for wood supply were awarded to Jackson, $2.05 per card, and Cochran-Natting Co was to be paid on Pittsburg street work. The group planned a Peninsula mass meeting to present needs to Portland authorities.
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Hayes Street
Philadelphia Street
Philadelphia
Catlin Streets
Recorder
Crawford Street
Fessenden
Trumbull
J. R. Weimer
L. D. Jackson
Pittsburg
Cochran-Natting Co
Lewis
Willamette Boulevard
Cook
Graden
Perrine
Downey
Bonham
Martin
Tallman
Nega-Ve
Basey
James John
City Hall
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Historical Society of
Portland
Progressive Study Club Meeting Notes and Plans
The Ladies Progressive Study Club met at Mrs. home on Thursday for an entertaining session. They discussed Oliver Wenge Holes and the story over The Teacape, planned to take up recent authors, and noted refreshments were served. The next meeting is set for Thursday, July 16.
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Oliver ‘Wenge Holes
Tun Red Diays
Babae
Reeas An
Geealin
Te Press
Building Permits Issued for New Homes on Local Streets
Permit 29 granted to Erick Fagerstrom to erect a residence on Edison street between Dolin and Leavitt, cost 75 dollars. Permit 30 issued to Mrs Della Stuart near a Swalling on Buchanan near Fes a streets, cost 1300 dollars.
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Erick Fagerstrom
Edison
Ninth Grade Graduates Honor Class at Central School
The Ninth Grade Class of Room 15 received diplomas Friday June 25, with Supt H H Boyd presenting fifty nine graduates taught by M F Burghduff. Perfect attendance featured Ruth Edmondson as top student. Miss Eley Davidson close behind. The class saved money, totaling 115.46, with deposits from 29 students and ten percent bonus added by Edlefsen. A farewell party with music and games followed, as the group, 17 boys and 18 girls, celebrated their achievements and future paths.
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Supt
H. Boyd
M. F. Burghduff
Helen Rude
Lillian Rawson
Isabelle McQueen
Ruth Edmondson
Hugh Whisler
John Teutsch
Ponsis
Dobie
Peninsular National Bank
Edlefsen
Lillian Weise
Miss Edmondson
Pines
Florence
Louella
Ray
Margaret
Eloy
Eldora
Sweet Marie
Kind Fay
Hugh
St Johns Merges into Portland in landmark vote
The St Johns district becomes part of Greater Portland after a decisive vote. The merger ends local governance as a separate municipality and prompts calls to unite for Peninsula development, urging a mass meeting and a stronger Peninsula Review to cover the expanded area.
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St. Johns
Greater Portland
Ct Peta
Tver
St. Johne
Portland
Lower Peninsula
Neur
Fountains of Government
Peninsula
Northwest
Peninsula Review
Letter From War Zone From a 17 year old girl in Eastern Prussia
A wartime letter from Brallapones dated June 7 1915 documents a teenage writer living near the Russian border recounting two forced flights to safety during the year. She describes fleeing Russians and the collective anxiety, a hurried move with horses and linen, and travel under threat as the frontier shifts.
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Prussia
Ruasien
Brallapones
Lewis and merger era council face unpaid sidewalk claim
A sprawling account recalls the Portland St Johns merger era and the Lewis led council paying no part of Mr. Lewis's $176 sidewalk assessment. The piece criticizes political maneuvering to shield the claim, highlighting the clash between public interest and merger calculations.
Editor Dominates City News Thematic
A satirical portrait of a city editor who wields power over society and headlines, from weddings and obituaries to fashion notices and social triumphs. The piece mocks readers’ deference as the editor prints long memorials, social items, and notices while collecting subscriptions and praise.
Campaign rhetoric shifts toward war in recent days
The article notes new arguments favoring war emerging daily and cites Boss Wis, A. W. Vincent as notable figures in the discussion.
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Rtland
Wis. A
Vincent
Notice of Cost of Improvement for St Johns Ave
Public notice states the St Johns avenue improvement from Edison street to Seneca street cost 51924.36 and was declared by Ordinance 668. Assessments are levied on all parcels within the district and payable at the City Recorder's office with interest accruing after July 10 1915. Publication dates and mailing details are noted.
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St. Johns Avenue
Edison Street
Seneca Street
St.Johns Ave
City Recorder
City of
St. Johns
Oregon
Awe. Dunsmore
St. Johns Review
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