Timely anniversaries recount historic battles and deaths
On Friday April 18 1902 notable anniversaries recall Coxsackie era events. The Battle of Cerro Gordo sees Winfield Scott defeat Santa Anna. Deaths include Vice President William R King at Kawba plantation and Roscoe Conkling in New York after the March blizzard. Cornelius Agnew C Wickliffe Granville Perkins and General Carrens pass away. Fight at Samoa noted with Americans and English amid Mataafans.
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Paul Revere
Cornelius BR Agnew
New York
BR. C. Wickliffe
Lousatana
Granville Perkins
Carren
Madrid
Samoa
Cecil Rhodes and his plan for world peace and power
The article portrays Cecil Rhodes as envisioning a rich man led society to control wealth and politics, proposing a US UK commercial alliance to dominate trade. It asserts Rhodes foresaw American expansion and urged a two nation federation with a Washington London cadence, noting his death at 47 left him misunderstood.
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Cecil Rhodes
United States
England
America
Rhodes
Washington
London
Harrison
Senatorial Delusion Defeats Chinese Exclusion Bill
The railroads and steamship lines allied with cotton traders helped defeat the Mitchell Kahn Chinese exclusion bill. The Platt substitute measure passed the senate with minor amendments, suggesting many senators played to the galleries for labor support. Delusion and pretense mark the Senate’s handling of underclass interests.
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Cortton
China
East Oregonian
Platt
Senate
Mitchell
Senate passes oleo tax bill on colored substitutes
The senate approved a bill imposing a ten cent per pound tax on butter substitutes colored to imitate butter and a quarter of a cent on uncolored substitutes. The measure aims to deter coloring and regulate imitation dairy products by raising costs for manufacturers.
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Senate
Oleomargarine law to curb deceptive butter trade
The editorial argues that taxing oleomargarine could reduce deception in butter purchases by removing the color-based illusion. If demand exists for the substitute on its own merits, the tax may not curb sales. if the market relies on color deception, the law could cut it. House and Senate amendments loom before enactment, with dairymen expecting little protection.
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Senate
House
Oregon Democrats show unity and a clean ticket for June election
The editorial argues Oregon Democrats offer direct senator voting, transparent nominations, and a united slate led by George E. Chamberlain. It contrasts Democratic openness with Republican secrecy, warns of possible hold ups, and predicts a favorable tide for Democratic chances next June amid disillusionment with the period's economy and administration.
Oregon Democrat Grips on State Senate Nomination Debate
In Portland last week delegates report democracy rising as the people’s party gains ground. Salem Journal credits the Democratic state convention for nominating E. S. Wood for the senate, though described as radical on free trade and anti imperialist. critiques Republican faction’s bid to control nominations and accuses past legislatures of vote-buying.
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Congress
United States
Col. C. E. 8
Wood
Oregon
George E. Chamberlain
Portland
Party of the People
Salem Journal
Senate
Co. E
Elect a Democrat in Oregon election debate piece
Ex Secretary of State Kincaid skewers the rival tickets amid Oregon race. He argues a Cleveland Democrat bolted Bryan, while Chamberlain embodies Lincoln era principles and offers true party fidelity. The piece frames the choice as principles over labels in the upcoming vote.
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Kincaid
the Journal
Buchanan
Lincoln
Tilden
Grant
Furnish
Cleveland
Bryan
McKinner
Oregon
Cleveland Democracy
United States
McKinley
Chamberlain
Fragmentary political snapshot hints at Bryanism dangers
Vague notes reference office holders, subsidy seekers, and crumpickers. The text sketches a crowd ready to elect a Cleveland Democrat, hoping to escape the perils of Bryanism, with a stray phrase likening a journey “from Meine to Manila.”
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Gil
Meine
Manila
The Science of Teaching Examined in County Institutes
A review of spring teachers institutes across counties highlights the broad range of subjects and the push for higher teaching efficiency. The article argues teaching is a progressive science shaping minds, with teachers wielding great social influence and forging lifelong traits, as Berm Huffman notes.
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Muracles
Berm Huffman
State Republican Ticket and County Nominees
A list of statewide and Umatilla County Republican candidates. State officers include Governor W J Furnish and Supreme Judge R S Bean, with Secretary of State F J Dunbar and others. Congressional, legislative, and county tickets name I N Williamson, J W Scribner, W Phelps, plus Pendleton area nominees for sheriff, clerk, recorder, treasurer, assessor, commissioner, surveyor, coroner, justice, and constable.
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W. J. Furnish
Umatilla
R. S. Bean
Lane County
F. J. Dunbar
Clatsop County
Cc. S. Moors
Klamath County
J. H. Ackerman
Multnomah
A. M. Crawford
Douglas
J. R. Whitney
Linn County
J. W. Scribner
Union County
W. Phelps
Morrow County
F. W. Vincent
Pendleton
Henry Adams
Weston
C. E. Macomber
M. J. Carney
F. GO. Rogers
Athena Recorder
W. H. Folsom
Pilot Rock
E. J. Sommerville
George Buzan
T. P. Gilliland
Ukiah
J. W. Kimbrell
W. G. Cole
Thomas Fitasverald
A. J. Gibson
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Dalles Times-Mountaineer
Republican Party
Newbro
Thomas
Republican
I. N. Williamson
Crook County
Umatilla County
Pendleton Planing Mill
R. Forster
Woodmen
Ore
Gray’s Harbor
Com
A. C. Shaw & of
Sound
Pilsner Beer
Harper Kentucky Whiskey
Jobe Schmivt
Louvre
Tmatillcou
Joseph Ell
Neagle Brothers Water
W. C. Minnis
Red
W. C. Minnie
Main Street
Hansford & Thompsont Te Ware
Crowner Telephone Main
B. F. Beck
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