Shorter Route to Portland Will Be Great Center
The plan calls for hard surfacing Willamette Boulevard from Patton Avenue to Lombard Street, linking Portland center with St Johns and easing winter travel. The project, backed by Portland Railway Light & Power, aims to attract 30,000 peninsula residents, spur building, and create a continuous paved highway to downtown Portland.
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Patton Avenue
Lombard Street
Portland
St. Johs
Peninsula
Peninsula District
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Willamette Boulevard
Wa! Avenue
Lowbard Street
St. Johns
John R. Veon
Sunday Oregonian
Willamette
Columbia Rivers
Willameette River
Columbia Slough
Columbia River
Pacific Coast
Columbia
Willamette River
Columbia Boulevard
Oregon Cities Shine at Elks Convention in Portland
The Elks gathering in Portland showcased strong community spirit from Oregon towns led by Lyne Hilk. A long parade through downtown impressed locals and visitors, dispelling the notion of only one city driving state events. Portland benefited from intercity support in making the convention a success.
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Oregon
Portland
Lyne Hilk
Newspaper postal fraud ruling echoes on unpaid papers
A court ruling states that taking a newspaper from a post office without payment constitutes fraudulent intent. Any person who subscribes or not, and any recipient, can be liable for continued charges until payment is settled, with publishers allowed to keep sending until settled.
St Johns Growling for Shorter Street Car Run to Portland
Letter from D C Lewis urges Commercial Club to press street car firms to shorten the Portland run. Proposes direct lines and a bridge link to St Johns to cut travel time, noting favorable views of St Johns as a suburban residence district and promising a boom with a shorter commute.
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St. Johns
Portland
Linnton
D.C. Lewis
Wisconsin Picnic at Estaca Ida Draws Badger Visitors
The fourth annual Badgers picnic at Estaca Ida on July 14, 1912, attracted about four dozen from St. Johns. Attendees enjoyed boating and a cheerful, park-like setting, with thanks to R. L. & Co. for service. The event left a lasting, bright memory for all present.
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Wisconsin
Estacaida
St. Johns
Sapna
Kelliher
Building Permits Filed for Kerr & Son in Chicago Street Home
Kerr & Son to erect a dwelling on Chicago street between Smith and Central avenues for Ella Currier at a cost of 3300. City permit noted with address details and projected expense.
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Kerr & Son
Chicago Street
Smith and
Central Avenues
Ella Currier
Lafferty backs Roosevelt in call for reform sweep
Oregon congressman A W Lafferty declares support for Roosevelt and predicts a sweeping victory, arguing only a Roosevelt led revolution can curb special privilege and restore public control. He attacks Taft and Wilson remedies as insufficient and urges bipartisan backing for strong governance. The piece ties his stance to a broader anti monopoly, pro reform message amid a broader paper summary.
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Roosevelt
A.W. Lafferty
Oregon
Lafferty
Congress
Republican National Congressional Committee
Taft
Wilson
Ocean
Washington
Gladstone
Chicago
City Council Deliberates Budgets and Street Plans
City council Tuesday evening reviewed treasurer and recorder reports showing over 6000 dollars in the general fund. bids on property improvements were discussed with Peninsula National Bank favored for aiding Dawson street condemnation and Hartman street upgrades advanced. Fire chief position was left vacant with temporary appointments, park bonds debated for after November election, and library land donated for a new central facility as Portland Library association consideration moved to St Johns.
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Alderman Hill
St. Martins Springs
Muck
Recorder
Comeee
Peninsula National Bank
First National Bank
Chicago
Valentine
Peninsula Nee Bank
Dawson Street
Hartman Street
Seneca
Myers
Harsman
Alderman Horsman
Kindle Satterlee
J.P. Mitchel
W. H. Wanabo
M. W. Root
D. J. Horsman
A. Harrer
Rodman
J McChesney
Herb Muck
Watchman City
Frank Ever
I. B. Crow
J. F. Mitchel
P. D. Cunningham Co
Outer American Decorating Co
South Edison Street
Busher
Central Avenue
Welmer
G.W. Ford
Healtho Police Committee
B. Noovan Baying
Chas. Bredeson
Bredeson
William Mackey
den Jersey
Sic
Mt Pierbrook
Charles Too Street
Portland Library Association Camry
St Johns
Panoramic shot of Elks' Bridge scene in Portland
A rough note describes a panoramic image by Graves the picture man. It mentions Burnside Street Bridge area and potential buyers at St Bh, with unclear references to Elks’ ade and the Portland scene.
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Burnside Street Bridge
Portland
St. Bh
Graves
Oregon Ballot Measures Included in 1910 Election Agenda
Statewide and local measures total 38 on the November ballot in Oregon, with 23 from initiative petitions, six by legislative referral, and four via referendum petitions. Local items include single tax aims in several counties and a proposed national bank in Jackson County.
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Clackamas County
Harney County Court House
National Bank
Jackson
Wallowa
Port of
Legislative Assembly
Oregon
Woman Testifies In New Jersey Court About Faking Death For Love
A New Jersey woman testified she pretended to be dead to test her husband’s affection. She expected heartbreak but discovered her ruse when he remarried within a month. She warned that the first woman’s desire to know too much has serious consequences.
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New Jersey
Ernest J Young Killed Working at Warren Construction Site
Ernest J Young of 811 Jersey street was crushed to death on Linnton road when his glove caught in a pulley at a Warren Construction Co cement mixer. Funeral services were held at Dunning McEntee’s in Portland with burial at Riverview. Survived by his wife and two children, three brothers, two sisters, and his mother in Sweden.
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Ernest J. Young
Jersey Street
Warren Construction Co
Linnton Road
Dunning & McEntee
Portland
Riverview
Young
Laughter
Walter
Sweden
W R C Meeting in Hall with G A R Post Visit
On July 6 the W R C of Oregon met in their hall for regular business and social time with the G A R Post, which was represented by visitors from Sumner. The department president installed Mrs Minnie He1 of St Johns as chaplain. A lunch program and various entertainments followed, with plans to meet again on July 20.
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Tura
Compson W. R.C
G. A. R. Post
W.R. C
Oregon
Minnie
St. Johns
Press Cor
Review's Legal Blanks For Sale At Office
A list of legal blanks including warranty deeds quit claim deeds realty and chattel mortgages satisfaction of mortgage contracts for sale of realty bills of sale leases are kept for sale at this office. Additional blanks will be added as demand grows priced at six per dozen.
Fractious trout tale from Klamath Falls
A Portland dispatch recounts a curious incident on a rural Oregon lake where a rowboat crew hooked a ten pound trout that leapt into the boat. The men speculated on suicide by drowning if trapped or insulted by the fish, then let the fish depart, leaving readers amused and bemused.
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Burrel Beal
Clarence White
Oregonian
Klamath Falls
Ore
Open air and sunlight for health and beauty says ad
The passage urges housewives to spend time outdoors to stay healthy and attractive, claiming daily sun and fresh air plus Chamberlain's Tablets improve well being. It notes doctors have faced lawsuits for sewing surgical supplies into patients and muses on raising prices of doctors' outfits as a possible consequence.
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Ta ‘Dies
Commercial Club
Mra. R. McKinney
G. S. Manning
Sin Aoe Minchike
Gillmore
Hae Inker
Lulu Gillmore
Boston
San Francisco
Multnomah Theatre
Council Proceedings
Ernest Young
W. R. C. News
Review
H. Henderson
North Jersey
McDonald Building
Rambo
First National Bank Building
DR. J. Vinton Scott
Joseph McChesney
McCheaney Bik
Daniel O. Webster, A. B. M
Pliter
University Park
Perry C. Stroud Lawyer
ST. Johns Oregon
J. Gatzmyer
McKinney & Davis Real Estate
N. Jermey St
Harry Caples
Roe Yyy
Richmond Street
J. R. Weimer
St. Johns Express, Transfer and Storage Co
Plano
Richmond
North
Burtington Street
P. Wray
Chan
Hawise
Rogers
Eastern Star
Minerva
Susie Rogers
Wolmes Lodge NO
Mason
Horbman
Laurel Lodge
O. F. ST. Johns
Odd Fellows Hall
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Weidties Draya
Te Granger
Bee
T. P. Ward
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