Oregon Notes of General Interest Overview Items
Oregon notes report a diverse mix of local developments including fuel shortages in Ashland, wheat seed certification in multiple counties, and planned industrial projects. It notes cement plant preparations, beatified cannery plans, a new candy factory, and a proposed irrigation district election while detailing public notices on taxation, wage disputes, and police and military readiness.
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Brown
Oregon
Oragon Brain Hotel Man'n Association
G. H.R. Hootier
Astoria
Olcott
George & Sizemore
Harney County
M. A. Biggs
Antonio Hapigeman
A. Hany Ignman
Hood River
Klamath Falla
Lee Noe
Yale
Secretary of State
Harrison
St. Helens
Howard
Medford
Mr. Howard
Jacksonville
J. ©. Smith
Mordy
Oregon City
Reservations Threaten Peace Pact At White House Conference
President Wilson weighs Lodge reservations as key to ratification. Senator Hitchcock says they nullify the treaty and are impossible. Salem armory guards, bayonets ready, follow a warning letter to veterans meeting denouncing radicals and pledging concert action against red agitation.
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Washington
Wilson
Jin
Iiteheuck
White House
Hitchcock
Mitchenek
Deadrock
Lodee
Salem
FL A. Thompson
Bedgwick Post
Centrale Casmadre
Wage scale proposal to rail unions seeks 3 million monthly
Director General Hines presented to four railway brotherhoods a tentative wage increase totaling about 3 million dollars a month. The plan targets trainmen firemen engineers and conductors but focuses on slow freight service. Many related working conditions questions remain undecided and will drive future talks with union leaders and DG staff.
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Washington
Hines
Waeaken
Hreman
Wool stocks secure enough to last A merica over a year
The Department of Agriculture reports U S wool reserves at September 30 suffice for more than a year. In Salem Oregon a special election is set for December to authorize 8.3 mills more tax to raise salaries for 160 teachers amid rising costs and staffing troubles. Oregon National Guard receives two carloads of equipment including 25 machine guns rifles ammo tents and bedding for mobilization.
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Washington
America
Department of Agriculture
Salem School Board
Oregon National Guard
Stafrin
Hawaiian Sugar Gone Beets Step In To Fill Gap
Exhaustion of the Hawaiian cane sugar crop forces central and northern California Oregon Washington northern Idaho and Nevada to rely on the beet sugar crop. A Pacific coast sugar equalization board announcement sets 10 cents per pound at the factory, with a projected 12 cents including refiners and middlemen profits.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Nevada
Pacific Coast
The
Sugar Equalization Board
Scholars Protest Over Shakespearean Impressions
A fragment shows a scholar and professor debating Romeo and Juliet as performed by Shakespeare. The critic condemns a bow-legged man and a woman in a hobble skirt for misrepresenting the characters, while praising the source material and the romantic courtship depicted.
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Fromeo
Juliet
Mr. Duthwaite
Professor Diggs
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare
Going the Rounds and Social Banter in a Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue depicts two women critiquing a nurse and Mrs Styles, with a playful exchange on domestic roles. The talk spans observations about the nurse caring for Styles' baby and dog, and ends with a quip about historical gender balance and a nod to William Diack.
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Snald
Her Mistake Aunt You Should Take More Interest
A concise dialogue shows a young wife admitting she mixed up news topics between the League of Nations and baseball. She explains she tried to read the newspapers but confused subjects, highlighting domestic tension over current events.
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League of Nations
Governor Hart Calls Cooperation to Foment Loyalty in Washington
Governor Louis Hart urges organizations and individuals to cooperate with officials in removing disloyal and anarchistic elements from the state. He cites the I W W as an example and warns that membership can constitute a felony under the criminal syndication statute.
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Olympia. Wash
Washington
Louis F. Hart
Easy Pickings Amid Trials and Silly Dialogues
A fragment from a period column features a convicted stock swindler fearing a five year sentence in prison and worries about losing liberty bonds. It contrasts with remarks about Professor Smart, noted for his charm and ability to avoid making others feel foolish.
The Sugar and the Fly See-Through Language Barbs
A humorous column riffs on language and current topics. It mocks warped phrases about religion, food, munitions, theater, baseball, and domestic life. The piece notes wartime social shifts, aviation talk, and fashion price gaps with playful satire.
Senate adopts ten reservations to peace treaty vote
Washington reports the Senate, ending debate, advanced ratification by adopting ten of the foreign relations committee reservations. Using a record filibuster time, eloture guided passage with a 78 to 18 vote. Democrats and Republicans split, with most reservations supported by both sides except Shantung.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Shantung
League of Patrons
Armamenta
Shanteng
Motumber
North Dekots
Reed
Missouri
Gore
Oklahoma
Shields
Tennessee
Walsh
Massachusetts
Chamberlain
Oregon
Trammell
Florida
Owen
King
Utah
Kirby
Arkansas
Myers
Montana
House Passes Railroad Bill in Washington
The House approved the railroad bill 203 to 169 setting private ownership under federal oversight. It grants the Interstate Commerce Commission authority over intrastate rates to curb undue burdens on interstate trade and adopts a voluntary labor dispute conciliation plan with three class boards and an appeal commission, rejecting compulsory arbitration and anti strike measures.
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Washington
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Haney Dead After Accidental Gunfire in Hunt
In Centralia Washington deputy John Haney died after being accidentally shot by comrades during a pursuit of 1 West Washington murder suspects Saturday afternoon. The fatal brush between separated parties led to his death as his body was brought to the city.
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Centralia
Wash
John Haney
Eman
W. W
Courts uphold Volstead Act in wartime prohibition cases
In New York three federal judges Learned Hand John Knox and John G Rose each ruled against efforts to block enforcement of the wartime prohibition and Volstead acts. They upheld the constitutionality of the law in separate cases.
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K. Volstead Law
New York
Learned Hand
John ©. Knox
John G. Rose
Baltimore
Supreme Court Keeps Cancelation of California Lands Case
The Supreme Court rules that canceled patents for 600 acres in California valued at about $10,000,000 may proceed, amid fraud allegations against the Southern Pacific company. The government wins an opinion affecting land ownership and patent validity.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
Southern Pacific Company
Wilton Vetoes Federal Rail Rate Bill in Washington
President Wilson vetoes the bill restoring to the Interstate Commerce Commission its prewar rate making power. The action preserves agency authority over railroad rate decisions as wartime controls end. The veto signals a clash over railroad regulation and federal oversight in the postwar period.
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Wilton
Washington
Wilson
Interstate Hominines Commission
He’s Got Money and Economic Independence
The piece argues money confers respect and independence, asserting a man with money can demand his rights and that happiness lies in independence. It claims capital comes from earning and saving, urging readers to invest a portion of their wages weekly through thrift.
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