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- ↑ "Untitled". St. Helens Mist. St. Helens, Oregon. 23 October 1914. p. 1.
- ↑ "Columbia County registration". St. Helens Mist. St. Helens, Oregon. 5 March 1916. p. 4.
- ↑ "Printing ballots is some job". St. Helens, Oregon. St. Helens, Oregon. May 12, 1916. p. 1.
- ↑ "County registration more than 4,100". St. Helens Mist. St. Helens, Oregon. p. 1.
- ↑ "Did not register; are arrested". St. Helens, Oregon. 29 June 1917. p. 1.