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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1905
Page
4
Rates for daily and weekly subscriptions by mall or mail are listed, with prices for various terms. The East Oregonian is available at local newsstands in Portland and other bureaus listed. A memorial note references descendants and a long-gone exploring party member, highlighting a memorial day.
Poem fragment attributed to Preston reflecting on how people lock away idealism and refuse to apply beauty to daily life. It contrasts counterfeit values with genuine ideals, and describes the struggle of living among the dead while guarding pure notions.
A Pendleton editorial denounces saloon practices that entice minors away from schools. It argues law and district action must curb liquor access, or risk families relocating to cleaner communities and wasting public funds spent on new school buildings. The piece warns local merchants about sustaining a permissive climate that harms the city’s moral and educational future.
The article laments the disappearance of Sacajawea's descendants a century after the Lewis and Clark expedition. It notes a Dewey county Oklahoma French family named Chabaneau, possibly of Sacajawean lineage, but without clear ancestral records. The piece hints at a distant connection through Sacajawea’s husband Chabsneau.
A historical notice portrays the beef trust as fleeing justice to Europe, describing wives brought to court to prove refugee husbands are abroad. It likens their evasion to criminals and compares trusts to criminals avoiding hearing. It also notes a Montana reclamation opposition and a Great Falls diocese rain prayer decree.
The article likens Japanese leaders such as Togo Oyama Kuroki Oku Kamimura Nogi Nodau to Kyushu natives who understand Russian threats. It argues Napoleon would have acted similarly and notes Japanese enthusiasm for their country freedom and institutions. Russians are depicted as having threatened Siberian exile as leverage.
The excerpt recalls historical partitions of China by great powers and argues that Japan, now victorious over Russia, is unlikely to cede gains again. It warns that Russia’s allies would face war if Japan is forced to relinquish prizes, citing Japan's stronger position since 1894 and the Inland Kingdom's demonstrated resolve.
A case before the Oregon supreme court draws public interest. Almaeacor Strain of Umatilla valued rails at 12 500 per mile, with the circuit court mistaken. The railroad appeared. A ruling before county boards of equalization could affect future taxes. Hearing echoes reflect the paper’s voice.
A New York Telegraph item describes John Madgett and his wife who have quarrelled thousands of times since marrying in Germany 14 years ago and emigrating to Georgia. Madgett kept a daily “book of quarrels” listing causes from mud on the floor to politics and world events.
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