Woolgrowers Have No Fear Says National and State Officials
Dana P. Smythe of the Oregon Wool Growers Association received a letter from S W McClure of the National Woolgrowers Association stating there will be no tariff action affecting wool during the current Congress. The bill is described as a joke and unlikely to pass into law. Readers are advised not to sacrifice their clip as better prices may come later. The item touches additional notes on science and inventions from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Ore
Congress
Dana P. Smythe
Oregon State Wool Growers Association
Smythe
8. W. McClure
National Woolgrowers Association
National Capital
Washington
Electric Bitters for Health Beauty and Nerves
A promotional notice claims lovely women need health to be charming and warns that illness shows in pimples and a dull complexion. It extols Electric Bitters to regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood and improve nerves eyes breath skin and overall health. Sold for 50c at Clark's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark's Pharmacy
New Inventions and Global Advances in Science
New patented key ring tag links owner address and ID. California power firms add wireless telegraphy to equipment to back up phones. French dentistry rules chill American practice. A Missouri jar attaches to a coffee mill for reserve grounds. France tests rooftop aviator signals with glass ball markers. Whale meat demand raises Japanese whaling limits. English motorcycle uses side rollers to prevent skidding. Telegraph typewriter to test on US battleship orders. German gas rescue device expands lungs with oxygen. New mouse trap uses two copper plates and a light to electrocute rats. Radium price drop noted. banks hoard radium to physicians. Glass insulator shields wires from tree limbs. Prussian census flags urban birth excess. New auto headlights adjust for curves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Howton
California Electric Power Company
France
Japan
Pacific
United States Navy
Tessel Woul
Germany
London
Raudium
Prussia
Sinty
Punishment for Revenge Should Guide Prison Policy
Warden Tom Tynan of the Colorado penitentiary argues in Success Magazine that imprisonment must aim to reform, not avenge. He says release of unstrengthened men harms society and taxpayers, advocates extended parole for felonies, and favors probation for misdemeanors and first offenses to give street offenders a chance to prove themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tynan
Colorado Penitentiary
Success Magazine
Concession Quip Highlights Opera and Money Balance
A Washington Star page quotes the remark Great operatic artists do most of their singing in Italian Yes but they do most of their counting in American money The aside links opera culture to finance in a witty exchange.
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Washington Star
Taxes of the State Are $27 083 979 In 1910
Olympia June 9 During the year 1910 Washington levied 27 083 979 in taxes including state county municipal public service and other property taxes. The amount represents all tax levies by districts but excludes local improvements and federal taxes.
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Olympia
Washington
State Commission
Jury Duty Made Optional For Women Under New Law
A new state law repealing part of 1909 provisions makes juror service optional for women and other specific groups. Women may claim exemption in writing before appearance, with no fee for those excused by sex. later juries may include women. The act, signed by the governor, took effect nine days after passage. In felony trials jurors stay together in court custody and receive meals and lodging when not in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Schoor
New King’s Discovery Aids Newark Man In Lung Recovery
James R. Mershon of Newark New Jersey recounts a long deadly struggle with lung hemorrhages. After eight months of weakness and near death he used Dr King’s New Discovery for three weeks and reports strong improvement. It claims to help weak sore lungs coughs colds hay fever asthma and other lung troubles with a trial bottle offered by Clark’s Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Mershon
Newark
N. J
Dr. King
Clark's
Guards to Guard Bank of England From Tower Barracks
The Bank of England will be protected by Tower guards instead of Chelsea or Wellington battalions. The change revives the old custom of nightly guard marches to the bank, a practice dating back to 1780 during the Gordon riots as mobs previously captured Newgate.
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London
Bank of England
Tower
Chelsea
Wellington Barracks
Newgate
Bank of England Vaults Guarded by Grenadiers After Riot
Rioters withdrew peacefully toward Bunhill Fields while grenadiers secured the Bank of England. A nightly guard patrols the clerks, with the commanding officer given dinner and wine allowance. Vaults reportedly hold 250 000 000 in money. multiple keys protect the lock and heavy doors guard priceless stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frollie
Bunhill Fields
Coldstreams
Bank of England
Express Time Cut for Chicago to North Yakima Merchants
The American Express company trims the Chicago to North Yakima express from 10 to 2 days and shifts routing via Umatilla. The new schedule delivers by 8 30 am, saving merchants a full business day and seven hours of travel versus previous timing via Pendleton.
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Chicago
New York
Windy City
North Yakima
Yakima
Pendleton
Umatilla
US Geological Survey reports nation-wide erosion rate
Investigations show surface loss of about an inch every 760 years across United States drainage basins. Mississippi carries 136.4 million tons dissolved and 340.5 million tons suspended annually. Ohio and Missouri contribute substantial amounts. Colorado delivers 887 tons per square mile, totaling 10.74 million tons, with total US river transport around 753 million tons of material yearly. If focused on the Panama Isthmus, erosion could have carved an 85 foot canal prism in about 73 days.
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United States Geological Survey
United States
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Missouri River
Colorado River
Panama
New Green River Hot Springs Hotel Under Construction
Construction has begun on the Green River Hot Springs Hotel in Green River Canyon 60 miles east of Seattle and Tacoma. The 100 room main hotel will include hot and cold water electric lighting and bath houses with water piped from the mountains. Cottages will adjoin the hotel and grounds will feature tennis courts and parking. The site sits on the former hotel burned last year on the Northern Pacific Railway. The building is slated for completion by September 1 for occupancy this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River Hot Springs
Seattle and
Tacoma
Green River Canyon
The
Cascades
Northern Pacific Railway
Indians Seek Audience With Secretary Fisher in July Visit
Yakima reservation groups led by Wapato and Toppenish Commercial clubs plan a conference with Secretary Fisher during July to present claims on lands reclamation roads and conservation. They will appoint one or two spokesmen and seek a public meeting without an executive session to advance their rights and interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapato
Toppenish
Yakima Reservation
Fisher
Arnica Salve and Cough Remedy Advertisements
An Arkansas town ad promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a quick healer for wounds burns and skin conditions with Clark’s Pharmacy offering it at 25 cents. Also notes Miss Clara and Miss Emma Johnson leaving for Grand Rapids to spend summer teaching, and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy advertised for whooping cough with claims of epidemic success.
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Buecklen
Clark's
Clara
Emma Johnson
Grand Rapids, Mich
Chamberlain
Panama Canal to be completed in 1913
Col. George W. Goethals predicts completion of the Panama Canal by July 1 1913 and urges clearer boundary lines with Panama as work nears finish. He notes Balboa’s Pacific view in 1518 and marks the long history of canal planning from Spain through De Lesseps to the United States.
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South America
Spain
Charles
United States
Balboa
Panama Canal
George W. Goethals
Isthmus
Washington
Canal Zone
Republic of Panama
Cortez
Pacific
Darien
Keats
Panama
Charles V
France
de Lesseps
Goethals
International resentment toward United States depicted in essay
The Pittsburg Eagle quotes a satirical piece listing countries and regions angry at the United States. It states England Germany France Japan Canada Mexico Spain Cuba Chile Brazil Argentina Russia Central America and others harbor negative views or hostile vibes toward America.
Kegley Again Heads the Washington State Grange
At Snohomish the Washington State Grange reelects D B Kegley as master granger by a large vote 236 to 15 with 5 scattering W C Pinkney of Sunnyside is chosen overseer succeeding Sam Shell who did not run CC W Frase is re elected lecturer L Eckstein re elected steward F W Minz assistant steward Mrs Clara Bowers of Outlook named chaplain
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Everett
Washington State Grange
Snohomish
DPD
B. Kegley
Kegley
George Hingston
Spokane
W. C. Pinkney
Sunnyside
Sam Shell
Kirkland
CC. W. Frase
L. Eckstein
Rattling Talk About Cars And Roads From Chicago Record Herald
Readable dialogue captures opinions on a chauffeur and car maintenance. The speakers debate cleanliness reliability and road quality with humor about weather and comfort amid car talk in a Chicago Record Herald citation.
Family travel plans clash with budget talks
A humorous exchange shows a family debating summer trips from Spain to Paree and Maine to the sea while the mother presses for a Spain tour, the daughter desires France by automobile, and the father weighs business needs against dollars. The judge notes the family faces financial constraints to fund any plans.
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Spain
Harry
Maine
Susan
Paree
Mabel
Tommy
Father
France
Bis
Forgotten purchase sparks half dollar clue
A tired shopper discovers a remaining half dollar after sorting dress goods samples. The moment evokes quivering delight and dismay as she realizes she had forgotten something, hinting at a simple domestic misfortune in a Boston scene.
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Boston
Carrie Nation Dies as Prohibition Crusader at 7:05 PM
Carrie Nation a Kansas saloon smasher famous for her hatchet crusade died in Leavenworth at 7:05 PM. Paresis caused her death after months of poor health and a recent stay at a sanitarium. Born in 1846 in Kentucky she married an alcoholic, then re dedicating her life to suppress liquor. Her husband David Nation later divorced her. Nation began smashing saloons in Wichita in December 1900.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
Carrie Nation
Carrie (Moore) Nation
Kentucky
David Nation
The Home Girl’s Hard Life and Quiet High Price
The article contrasts the home girl who stays with her income and style against a downtown worker. It notes envy over newer clothes, shrinking social ties, and the health and appearance toll of city life. It emphasizes a brighter, attainable path if she seizes opportunities while staying home.
Oregon lands in Grant County offer cheap stock and grain farms
Oregon lands in Grant County advertise lands for stock and grain, alfalfa, timber, and desert locations with river bottom water, priced 20 to 60 dollars per acre near railroads. Other ranges offer 3 to 15 dollars per acre with free timber. Claims of superior climate, no pests, and potential value rise with railroad expansion. Descriptive booklet and price list available from H Craig, Canyon City, Oregon.
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Grant County
Oregon
John Day Valley
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Dan. P. Smythe
Bill
St. Petersburg
Neva
Smithsonian Institution
Belgium
University of Wisconsin
Wellington
No. Yakima
American Express Company
Green River Hot Springs, Wash
Secretary of the Interior
England
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Chili
Russia
Central America
Pittsburg
State Grange
Chicago Record- Herald
Apostle OF
Prohibition
Oregon Lands
H. Craig
Canyon City
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