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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1911
Page
4
A fragmentary verse fragment speaks of a grievous wrong sent to humanity. It depicts dissension discontent and wrath that destroy places, with rash rebellion and envy aiming to slay. The lines evoke moral conflict and social strife as a warning.
Controversy over Eugene municipal electric plant continues as Oreton power company proposes to buy the city asset at cost plus 10 percent, guarantee low pumping rates for 25 years, cut lighting rates, and install ornamental street lighting at its expense while promising high payments for the sale. The public distrust remains, with warnings about past failures and the moral tone of the debate.
President Taft vetoed the Arizona statehood measure citing constitutional recall of the judiciary. The action follows concerns about how Arizonans are treated under the current concession and political tensions surrounding statehood.
A column argues recall of judges is a local issue for states to decide. It notes Oregon currently allows it and has not harmed governance while opposing federal overreach. The piece contends Taft ignores state rights and politics in vetoing Arizona statehood, affecting Senate balance.
The Byers company and friends worry about Thorn Hollow springs and water supply. A careful engineering evaluation is urged to verify the Thorn Hollow supply before any drastic steps.
The Port Stevens fort fell to National Guard forces led by the Third Regiment GO. N. G. The attackers claimed the fort would have fallen even if ten times stronger. The report notes the narrative by wet correspondents accompanying the troops.
Fire season opens with frequent warnings against mountain blazes. Foresters report early good results from the forestry board, though it is still early to praise overall progress.
A compact list of diverse events including battles such as the Battle of Spurs in 1613, fires destroying the Old Point Comfort lighthouse in 1804, early use of the word London in 1807, Franklin’s Arctic reconnaissance in 1825, salt field discoveries in 1829, uprisings in Ceylon and Hangho in the mid-1800s, Bomarsund forts siege in 1554, arctic expedition cannibalism rumors in 1484, Franco Prussian War actions in 1870, Port Arthur surrenders in 1904, and Ohio streetcar unrest in 1910.
Hundred wild cattle and horses prowl the Dusewallips area as legends hold that Scotch settlers landed a sailing vessel in the early forties. The colony failed and returned to civilization, leaving their stock. Guides say the wild herd is timider than deer and harder to hunt.
Frau lein Ameliie Mostler faced charges for disturbing marriage in Vienna. The wife admitted the charge, claiming Captain Theodor von Strumpf agreed to renounce his wife in exchange for an allowance. Mostler won acquittal as the judge ruled the wife had renounced fidelity by contract.
William Kurzmaan a Fifth Avenue milliner sailed from New York on the Kronprinzessin Cecilie of the North German Lloyd to Europe. His return came after a brief trip when a message showed the safe combination and outer key were missing. Kurzmaan alone held the extra key and the combination, so he returned himself to open the strong box.
In tough times Booker T. Washington considers using an old chicken house as a makeshift schoolroom and asks a longtime helper to come at dawn to clean it out, reflecting resourceful efforts at Tuskegee in difficult days.
An odd fable line recalls two boys, flames and John Jones, one reckless yet clever. John vows to take what does not belong and, in time, to return it, transforming into a philanthropist as life wears on. The quip ends with a Puckish twist on giving back.
The article notes electric lighting enables night performances and games. It cites circuses drawing larger crowds at night and explains how tennis courts croquet grounds and baseball diamonds can be illuminated with twelve incandescent lamps placed fourteen feet high and thirty four feet apart to let play continue after sundown.
A Walla Walla Bulletin summary notes Governor West of Oregon pursues humane prison reforms, including paroling inmates, road camps, and a graduated dining system with three tables. The plan seeks correction over punishment, with some escapes and a lighted night baseball game cited as context for broader progressive penal ideas.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a simple solution for thinning or gray hair. It claims dandruff relief, scalp cleansing, and natural color restoration with safe, mild use. Available from Pendleton Drug Co for fifty cents a bottle.
The text notes success in training men to endure harsher environments and cope with life, while identifying absent crimes as targets for reform. It praises Washington and Oregon methods as worthy of broader adoption, suggesting a gradual move toward a more perfect system.
Seattle reports guides returning from wild regions with large game cattle not protected by law. Grant H. Humes brought in the hide and horns of a wild bull he killed in the plateau region at the headwaters of the Duse wallips river. Humes has lived in Olympic fifteen years and notes several more are present.
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