Road Construction Delays Alarm Coos Bay Area
Report cites slow progress on Myrtle Point Coquille road and Roseburg highway. Contractors sprint to finish before heavy fall rains but grading and gravel work lag. Calls for Good Roads Association action to avoid winter isolation and unsafe conditions on remote bridge sections.
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Johnson
Bay Cities
Roseburg
Good Roads “Association
Douglas
Jack Doyle
Warren Construction, Co
Myrtle Point
Roseburg Road
Mrs Henry Bryant Rites Held For Lena May Bryant
Lena May Bryant wife of Henry Bryant died Monday at home in Bridge. She was born in Coos County in August 1889 and was 32 years 11 months old. Funeral services were at Schroeder chapel with large attendance and many floral tributes.
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Lena’ May
Henry Bryant
Bryant
Lena’ May Bryant
Coos
Bridge
Schroeder
P. Afuse
Miss Doris Green Visits Old Schoolmate in Helena
Miss Doris Green of Helena Montana visited the home of Mr and Mrs Herman Tedsen this week. She and the Tedsens traveled to Bandon by the Sea where she saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time. Her stay was a continuous pleasure to hosts and new acquaintances alike. She departed on Monday evening by train to her mountain home.
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Doris Green
Helena
Mont
Herman Tedsen
Bandon-by the-Sea
Green
Pacific Ocean
Mountain Home
Community Fire Department Fund Drive Advances in Town
The town mobilizes firefighters and residents to raise funds toward a new fire truck. Donations approach the $1,000 mark as a series of dances are planned with donated music to minimize costs. Officials hope improved fire protection will reduce insurance rates and increase safety. Subscriptions are accepted at the fire department office and by city officials.
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Near
Fire
Our Early American Sea Power and the Civil War Shift
The excerpt traces U S shipping policy from early American sea power through the Civil War era. It notes America's clipper fleet, the 1828 treaty shifts, the rise of Great Britain after the war, and the postwar shift of capital westward to inland development. it ends amid remarks on iron ships surpassing wooden ones.
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American Congress
Union
Thirten
America
Republic
United States
Great Britain
South
Britain
Central and
Middle States
Far West
California
Alleghenies
Maritreaields
Unclear excerpt notes on McKinley youths and early American shipping
The passage cites Percy Peel on McKinley youths not smoking and mentions Mercer & Petterson of Marshfield advertising services. It then discusses Britain’s early iron and coal ore proximity, the rise of America’s iron and steel industries, and the impact of tariffs and subsidies on shipbuilding and railroads, ending with 1914 merchant marine figures: 15 U S ships vs about 250 British.
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Britain
Seaboard
America
Europe
Great Britain
Guerin party departs Nenana for Alaska survey work
The Guerin party and several associates depart Nenana for Fairbanks to collect camp gear. They head to Colorado creek in Broad Pass to begin surveying Chulimna coal fields and tie into Mt McKinley National Park corner No 5. The Alaska Railroad land survey extends along both sides in legal subdivisions. Equipment and supplies will be bought in Nenana and shipped to the camp as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Creek
Fairbanks
Nenana
Mr. Guerin
L. A. Dauphiny
Sam_ Simonson
Chulimna
Mt. McKinley National Park
Healy
Windy Creek
Alaska Railroad
U.S
Broad Pass
PITY THE BLIND AND THE LESSON OF LIFE
A columnist contemplates a blind man seeking a petty county nomination and contrasts hardship with gratitude. He argues that health, friends, work, and sunshine redeem life, while trouble acts as medicine guiding understanding that cross bearers deserve a crown.
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A. TR Tee
Wtae
Dencea
Monida
Marshfield
Cate OF
Perent Ts Ens
Albert D. Lasker
U. S. Shipping ‘Board
Percy Peel
McKinley
Vane “Fellows
Et “Pill
Mercer & Petterson
Guerin
Seward
Alaska
Lee
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