Democrats urged to nominate Wilson over Clark in Oregon
The article argues the Democrats must name Governor Wilson as their strongest and most popular candidate to defeat Wilsons toughest rival in Oregon. It criticizes Champ Clark backed by Hearst and Bill Stone as a weak alternative and urges Democrats to vote for Wilson Friday to unite independents and beat the machine politics.
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Woodrow Wilson
Oregon
Champ Clark
Wilson
Clark
Taft
Hearst
Bill Stone
Stone
Missouri Machine
Folk
Missouri
Umatilla County
Lincoln
Pennsylvania
Maine
Oklahoma
Theodore Roosevelt
Republic
Teddy
Roosevelt
Too Much Of An Evader School Superintendent Welles
The fragment hints at a critique of School Superintendent Welles accused of evading the law. No further readable facts.
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Welles
Welles Tax Dodging Questioned as County School Chief
The article details how Welles drew $300 in travel pay despite a salary rise and how a clever tax dodging plan failed after the board of equalization ordered a full assessment. It portrays Welles as too smooth to be a reliable county school superintendent and suggests he should be supplanted.
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Welles
Board of Equalization
Don’t Stand for It Urges No. 1 Pledge in County
Umitilla county Republicans are urged to nominate pledged candidates for legislative races. The piece warns against unpledged contenders with machine backing, noting two candidates Messia Mann and Hinkle did not sign the No. 1 Statement and should be defeated to prevent lawmakers from acting independently in Salem.
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Umitilla County
Butt
Salem
Messia Mann
Hinkle
Womans safety honored in Titanic wreck reports
The essay notes the preservation of women and children in the Titanican disaster as the sea code requires. It contrasts responses from rich and poor passengers and cites Premier Asquith's support for the observed chivalry at sea.
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Met
Asquith
England
Pledges Not Required for State Statement Candidates
Editor notes that Oregon voters passed a 1908 initiative creating Statement No 1 and 2 for legislative nominating petitions and that a declaration for or against Statement No 1 suffices. It explains the 1908 law’s effect, the 1908 proclamation date, and the oath legislators take to uphold state laws including the peoples law of 1908.
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Pendleton
Ore
East Oregonian
Oregon
State of
Legislative Assembly
S. D. Peterson
Roland Oliver
Imatilla County
L. L. Mann
J. T. Hinkle
Bourne
Chamberlain
Senate
Selling
Lane
WELLES Is UNBUSINESSLIKE Reelection Fight
Pendleton Oregon April 17 reports Bert Smith opposing Welles reelection and delivering a challenge to political leadership. The item, appearing in the editor’s column, critiques businesslike conduct and calls for accountability.
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Bert Smith
Mensona
Pendleton
Ore
Fast
Oregonian
Taxpayer letter targets Welles and school district plan
Bert Smith, secretary of J E Smith Livestock Co, attacks Frank K Welles in a primary, arguing district school construction shifted burdens. He cites three school houses in district No 13, land holdings totaling about 16 000 acres and roads owned by O W Rh B N Co, urging voters to back Mr Young.
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Frank K. Welles
J. £. Smith Livestock Company
Mr. Welles
Ucord
O.W, RR. & N. Company
J. E Smith Livestock Company
Northern Pacific
O W. Rh. & N Company
Umailila County
Young
Bert Smith
In Defense of Welles letter from Hermiston reader
Hermiston Oregon April 17 a local reader defends Frank K Welles as Umatilla county school superintendent praising his work and urging support for continued leadership He notes long service in public schools and commends his diligence and integrity as well as endorsements from patrons and teachers in the West end.
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Frank
County College
Mr. Welles
West End
RB. T. Youel
Hermiston Schools
Col
H. G. Newport
Man questions Welles withdrawal in Oregon fallout
Dim Freewater Oregon April 17 Mr F K Nooerdhoff condemns Welles reasons for withdrawing as baseless and private. Teachers complain of Welles letters urging voting for him. The speaker accuses Welles of using the office as a political machine and notes possible private accounts and undisclosed scrip or mortgage holdings.
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F. K.nooerdhoff
Welles
Maloney
Eastern Oregon Irrigation Fund Access Debate
Lowell and Pierce urge readers to consider the plight of eastern Oregon as the reclamation fund fails to reach the arid lands under current law. The letter argues the policy limits to projects where the United States owns and controls both land and water resources, reducing local irrigation prospects.
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East Oregonian
Oregon
Oregonie
Flor
Reclamation Service
United States
Water funds for irrigation of eastern Oregon urged
T H Crawford argues in a 1912 appeal that federal reclamation funds should be released to irrigate private eastern Oregon lands in Grande Ronde Catherine Creek Powder River and Malheur valleys. He endorses Walter M Pierce and Stephen A Lowell as capable senators to secure this law and urges voters to back them in the April 18 primary.
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Powder River
Malheur Valley
Grande Ronde
Catherine Creek
Malheur
United States
Congress
House
Senate
Oregon
Stephen A. Lowell
Pendleton
Walter M. Pierce
Hot Lake
Walter
Bourne
Chamberlain
Volera
T. H. Crawford
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