Why Don Harriman Build New Pacific Boats Now
The East Oregonian criticizes Harriman for maintaining an antiquated passenger boat on the Portland to San Francisco run. It argues Hill built modern vessels for Puget Sound and Pacific trade and urges Harriman to invest profits in a first class coastwise fleet to improve ocean service and ship in tandem with his rail system. It warns that sticking with the old City of Panama harms Portland and coast connections.
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East Oregonian
Panama
Harriman
Portland
James J. Hill
Puget Sound
Pacific
Hill
Oregon
Hines
Pacific Coast
Jim Hill
The Pistol Habit Seizes Georgia Prisons
A Chicago Record-Herald report cites 50 percent of Georgia penal institution inmates guilty of homicide in some degree. Prison commission data show 986 total with 213 sent for murder in one year. Editorials urge tougher laws against concealed weapons, citing Georgia must act as Texas has.
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Georgia
Chicago Record-Herald
Prison Commission
Atlanta Constitution
Texas
Stone
State progress debate ends in crowded city contrast
A historical note contrasts underground chatravels with city life, arguing that broader states can achieve more than crowded urban centers under current conditions. It emphasizes that cities can do much now, but a state adopting the right plan could accomplish far more.
Pendleton Theatre Season Prompts Fan Demand For Change
Pendleton residents wonder if lights and curtains will be ready for a top class play season next winter. The best touring companies skip Pendleton, heading to Walla Walla and Thorn Hollow, leaving local patrons limited to moving pictures and illustrated songs. The public calls for Shakespeare and Ibsen are met with nostalgia for vaudeville and homey tunes.
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Pendleton
San Grande
Walla Wall
Thorn Hollow
North Fork
Protecting the Settlers in Oregon Irrigation Plans
Governor Chamberlain leads a state and federal delegation from Portland to Crook county to inspect the Deachutes project spanning about 300000 acres. Officials aim to ensure water sufficiency and prevent fraud as land deeds transfer from state to settlers, guarding newcomers in interior Oregon amid past dishonest schemes. The piece also notes government studies on hawks and owls aiding pest control, Chicago hold-ups, and ongoing Northwest crime links. It discusses Pendleton schools resuming, wheat and stock work returning, and social terms needing clearer definitions at local events.
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Chamberlains
Oregon
Melals
Portland
Crook County
The City of God Poem by H. f. in Woman's Telegram
A poem published in Woman's Telegram reflecting on the City of God as inner life and spiritual ascent. The piece contrasts earthly towns with divine realms, depicting despair and hope, punishment and endurance, and invites a solitary journey toward everlasting day.
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God
H. F
Luther Burbank's rise from poverty to orchard fame
George Wharton James recalls in the August Circle how Luther Burbank, once poor and doing odd jobs, built a promising nursery. An order for 20 000 prune trees pushed him to unite workers to bud almonds, delivering thriving trees to a delighted rancher.
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Luther Burbank
California
Antil
George Wharton James
The Afternoon Tea Custom Satirized in Chicago Record-Herald
The piece mocks afternoon tea as social gatherings for women with no real interest, offering work for dressmakers and a nightly excuse for husbands to attend only when summoned. It describes 4 to 7 pm timings, hostess focus, social pressure, and the money involved in hosting such events.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Try a Week Without Unkind Words, Aims for Kindness
A column urges brief. life is short and people should avoid unkind remarks for a week. It argues most criticize out of habit, not malice, and suggests trying restraint to reduce harm. Carmen Sylva is cited about channeling grief into writing after sorrow.
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Rouminia
Carmen Sylva
Rooms for Rent Near Depot With Electric Sign
Rooms priced at 1.00 and 1.50 dollars per night advertised a block and a half from the depot under a bright electric sign.
When I am dead a San Francisco Star poem parody
A San Francisco Star poem reflects on legacy and fame with lines about helping the world, faults of words and deeds, and whether others would say he did his best. It weighs whether a life well lived matters if no one mourns. The verse blends humility and potential pride in service.
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San Francisco Star
Tramp Swims 27 Miles In 30 Minutes On Train Water
A tramp attempting to steal a ride from St Louis to Chicago ended up swimming 27 miles in 30 minutes after falling into a water tank from a locomotive. He was rescued at Alton nearly exhausted. the engineer ignored his distress as the water was shallow and he could have stood. The conductor asked for a ticket, but the tramp insisted on traveling by water.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Alton
Are You A Worker Poem Fragment by Elser
A terse verse asks if one is a worker for progress with deserts to be cultivated mountains to be cleft and oceans joined. It contrasts eager laborers with those who dawdle at the rear, noting ingots to be coined and paths to be forged.
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