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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1904
Page
4
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A reflective poem describes campers returning from mountains and shore after summer adventures. It notes the scent of smoke on clothes, empty camp boxes, and red spots on TOKE, with weary, tired lines about the long climb and foggy seas. The speaker, Bert Huffman, envisions them resting in hammocks after trials and thrills.
An independent Outlook summary discusses Republican aims to reclaim McKinley gains and expand to Mountain states while Democrats pursue West Virginia Indiana and Maine gains and fuse with populists in Kansas and Nebraska. It notes GOP intrusions into Southern districts and ongoing labor tensions shaping the election landscape.
The past three months in Umatilla County courts show a flood of divorces as Judge Bute handles a wide range of marital cases. The writer laments contentious filings while criticizing partisan press services and lax enforcement of laws, urging restraint and proper law application amid rising separations and regional farming gains.
The piece states St. Louis can host the earth's largest Welds fair plus national and international conventions, without strain on entertainment or transport, aside from high rents and some temporary fraud concerns. It praises the city’s ability to handle immense crowds and events efficiently.
A Chicago American poem-like note laments labor strife from morn to night. It imagines disrupting workers with a centralized, harsh method to settle all conflicts, referencing Russians, cannons, unions, packers, scabs, and a proposed totalizing solution.
United States resident Conan Guenther of Frankfort describes a planned Vienna hospital town forming Maels. The 400,000 square foot complex will have 40 buildings with 32 clinics or hospitals and eight staff offices and residences. Rooms are 1020 square feet per patient, with poured roofs and open-air gardens to aid consumptives. The project uses a cottage plan with 18 pavilions forming hospitals, totaling about 2400 beds and advanced operating rooms. The cost is projected at 7 to 8 million dollars, with glass partitions separating infectious disease wards and students living on site for study.
Expedition director Port Ee J Banks reports discoveries at Adab in Blemaya including brick inscriptions matching Hammurabi era, four temples stacked over time, and artifacts such as marble statues onyx lamps and bronze objects. Professor Robert F Harper confirms dating and significance of Adab.
Early morning along the Willamette shows seven ships near Morrison street bridge with Spencer and Dalles City bound for The Dalles. The BL and Crusader await clearance, followed by tug Ocklahoma, Undine, and Nellie as others maneuver for departures.
Collier's Weekly reprints John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers arguing that crime by strikers harms strike success by alienating public sympathy. He notes employers hire thugs to provoke violence during disputes. Also mentioned is Theodore R Timney of Brooklyn claiming invention of a revolving turret seen on the Montter.
A historical East Oregonian notice details a $100 reward contest for guessing Oregon’s presidential vote. New subscribers only may enter by paying 60 cents per guess, with half the collected funds awarded to the closest guess to the winning candidate’s Oregon vote total, based on June 1904 figures. The plan runs through November 4.
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