Recall of Ralph Barton's fall from Senate prestige
A 1904 account recalls Ralph Barton once hailed in Kansas for senator hopefuls who spoke of honorable legacy. Disgraced after a St Louis bribery indictment, he wanders Washington desolate, declaring himself ruined and shunned by former supporters as pity replaces respect. He has not entered the Senate chamber since the indictment.
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Kansas
Ralph Barton
Washington
St Louis
Federal
Ralph Burton
Senate
Senate tone on absence of a charged senator
A quotation attributed to Senator George Hoar of Massachusetts questions whether a man under an 80 serious charge should participate in Senate duties and lawmaking for the nation, suggesting it would be improper for such a person to enter the chamber.
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Senate
George Hoar
Massachusetts
New Year Call to Join the Glad Band in La Grande
A New Year message urges residents of La Grande to quit idle wandering and start greeting neighbors and to show pride in living there. The tone encourages personal renewal and community spirit as the year begins.
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Clab
la Grande
Great era of prosperity foretold for 1905 town
The piece encourages readers to prepare for a coming era of prosperity in 1905, likening it to Grande Ronde valley’s abundant apples. It warns that timely action will benefit the hopeful, while the slow will lament oppression and missed opportunity.
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Grande Ronde Valley
Land fraud mire tests La Grande's fate and roads
The piece argues that city needs better schools streets and factories more than land schemes. It mentions the grand jury handling the land fraud and urges citizens to watch the city’s future closely.
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la Grande
Union County
Grand Jury
Ite c Tisens
Ballards Snow Liniment touted for paralysis relief
Advertisements claim Ballards Snow Liniment cures paralysis in a wife after five years and helps sciatica, sores, frost bites, and skin eruptions. A user from Sedgwick County Kansas reports walking without crutches after using three bottles and recommends it to others.
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Baily
P'O Tene
Texas
Newlin
Ed O Nud
Iownville Sedgwick
Ballard
Newlin Deng Co
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