Surplus Trusts and Oregon Day Amid City News
A long editorial voice critiques life insurance profits and urges policyholder refunds. It notes public health concerns from a polluted pool on Main Street and promotes September 30 Oregon Day at the Lewis and Clark exposition. The Pendleton Tribune also weighs mayoral picks and draymen duties, questioning civic priorities.
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Stind
Guaurance
Lower Main Street
Portland
Chicago
St. Louis
Buffalo
Omaha
Norway and Sweden teeter toward war stoked as peacemaker
The piece says Norway and Sweden seem set for conflict while President Roosevelt is pressed to serve as peacemaker. It notes the Russo-Japanese War ended and suggests others may clash. It also mentions Public Printer Palmer’s dismissal as resolved with no broader war.
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Norway
Sweden
Roosevelt
Palmer
Senator Lodge Urges Ship Subsidies at Peabody Club
Senator Lodge spoke at the Tavex Club in Peabody Massachusetts advocating subsidies for ships. The remarks reflect a common political stance seen in many speeches of that era.
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Senator Lodge
Tavex Club
Peabody
Massachusetts
Opposition to ship subsidies and the consumer burden
The piece argues that tariffs and ship subsidies harm the American public by bleeding consumers to prop up foreign and domestic trusts. It likens graft to a tick, warns against subsidies that favor New England interests, and contends foreign ships undercut U.S. carriers while subsidies would force higher costs and lost trade.
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Lotge
Congress
New England
Lodge
Treasury
Europe
Fragmented Thoughts From The Scrap Pile Column
The writer riffs on language, crosswalk safety, a jokey postal card from Portland, and the fate of Chinese restaurants in Athens. He notes odd local figures including Link Swaggart and jokes about various professions while lambasting public neglect and a rural Kansan background, finishing with a brief nod to Simplex.
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Portland
Link
Swaggart
Ecard
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Fishman & Peters
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