Timely anniversaries from April seventeenth history
April 17 notes Ferdinand and Isabella signed the agreement with Columbus. Benjamin Franklin died. William Gilmore Simms, a noted southern romance writer, was born in Charleston, died there in 1870. The entry also lists 19th and early 20th century events including an earthquake strike on Zante, the Aquidaban sunk, General Crespo killed, and the Peking imperial palace fire.
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Ferdinand and
Isabella
Columbus
Benjamin Franklin
William Gilmore Bimms
Charleston
Simme
Zante
Aquidaban
Joaquim Crespo
Venezuela
Imperial Palace
Peking
Count von Wildersee
China
Oregonian Doubtful on Republican Disaffection in Campaign
The Oregonian is accused of masking republican disaffection in Oregon's campaign. The piece argues dissatisfaction exists and could swing the June race toward the democratic ticket, though time remains for Republicans to rally. It praises Democratic nominees led by George E. Chamberlain as competent and promising improvement for the state.
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Oregonian
Oregon
Portland
George E. Chamberlain
Republican Party
A Rebuke to the Idle Aristocracy in Rhodes’s Last Words
The dying words of Cecil Rhodes lament the limited use of vast power and wealth. The piece contrasts his vast empire building with the inaction of others, urging the rich to act, and notes Rhodes’s flaws and devotion to English ideals in a solitary late-century achievement.
The Lament of Cecil Rhodes as a Great English Life
The article reflects on Cecil Rhodes as a colossal English figure in South Africa. It questions the limits of human achievement and contrasts Rhodes’s vast material progress with his lament of emptiness. It asks what future greatness would truly require and notes Rhodes as a defining yet imperfect exemplar for the era.
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E.h
Cecil Rhodes
England
South Africa
Umatilla County Voted Best in Oregon by Many Voices
Alfred Holman notes wide belief that Umatilla County leads Oregon, based on impressions from Medford Grant's Pass and Pendleton. He contrasts Eastern Oregon’s vigor and established civilization with Willamette Valley life, praising Pendleton’s vitality and regional thrift while examining climate and settlement differences.
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Alfred Holman
Portland Oregonian
Pendleton
Medford
Jackson
Oregon
Grant's Pass
Josephine
Douglas
Lane
Linn
Marion
Yamhill
Washington
Umatilla County
Umatilla
Willamette Valley
Willamette Country
Commercial
Salem
The Eastward Oregon Settlers and Umatilla County Wealth
Eastern Oregon settlers bring capital and disciplined industry to a land of open spaces. Pendleton thrives on high purchasing power as Umatilla County produced about 38.5 million dollars last year from wheat, barley, wool and livestock. Most producers focus on a single cash crop, sustaining local commerce and a brisk town life. Get acquainted to unlock waste lands’ future potential with irrigation.
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Oregon
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Umatilla
State Republican Ticket Gubernatorial and statewide offices
State Republican ticket lists candidates for Governor W J Furnish Umatilla Supreme Judge R L Bean Lane County Secretary of State F L Dunbar Clatsop County State Treasurer C 5 Moore Klamath County Superintendent Hi Ackerman Multnomah Attorney General A M Crawford Douglas State Printer J R Whitney Linn County Second Congressional District Congressman J N Williamson Crook County Legislative District Ticket Joint Senator J W Scribner Union County Joint Representative G W Phelps Morrow County
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W. J. Furnish
Umatilla
R. L Bean
Lane County
F. L Dunbar
Clatsop County
C. 5, Moore
Klamath County
A. Hi Ackerman
Multnomah
A. M. Crawford
Douglas
J. R. Whitney
Linn County
J. W. Scribner
Union County
G. W. Phelps
Morrow County
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Exhast Gresonan
Umatilla Country
Oregon Lands
Cornelia Henson
Coalton
Pierce
Republican
J. N. Williamson
Crook County
F. W. Vincent
Henry Adams
Weston, Co
E. Macomber
M. J. Carney
F. O. Rogers
Athena
W. H. Folsom
Pilot Rock
E. J. Sommerville
George Buzan
T. P. Gilliland
Ukiah
J. W. Kimbrbell
W. G. Cole
Thomas Fitzgerald
A. J. Gibson
Pendleton Planing Mill
Pendleton Boquet Cigare
Baee
Umatill County
Joseph Ell
Neagle Brothers Water
W. C. Minnis
Ww. C
Main Street
Ford & Thompean
CROWNER _ BROS
Gray’s Harbor
Essors
A. C. Shaw &C
Puget Sound
Pilsner
L.W. Harper
Kentucky Whiskey
Sous Punsip
B. F. Beck
Cottonwood
WE St. Doe
Cout
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