Water board ledger accusation and political fallout
A local paper contends a 333,550 bank shortage story aimed to smear Pendleton water board members Moore Brown Ladow and Jack. The piece calls for an independent probe to confirm truth, notes prior editorial support for the four men, and cites ongoing questions about charges and personal honor. It also discusses rural credits and President Wilsons remarks on agriculture and credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soecal
Water Board
Messrs Moore
Brown, Ladow
Jack
Wil Moore
Marion Jack
G. I. Ladow
J. T. Brown
The
East Oregonian
Pendleton
Keokuk power dam dream spurs call for inquiry
The Post-Dispatch reveals Collier's Weekly backs a congressional probe into the Mississippi River Power Co at Keokuk over steep electricity rates. The magazine ridicules “golden dreams” of gilded bricks and rapid city electrification, noting plans to light towns, run streetcars, and attract foreign manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Andrew
Mississippi River Power Co
St Louis
Peoples League of
Post-Dispatch
Collier's Weekly
War talk stirs girl as she recalls father in Boer fights
A Cincinnati Enquirer report recalls a classroom moment where a girl excitedly declares her father fought in the Boer War. She lists Graspan Modder River and Paardeberg and recounts that he was wounded, highlighting the lingering impact of war on families.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Graspan
Modder River
Paardeberg
Child recalls cannon sound causing headaches
A girl describes a moment of abashment before explaining someone suffered severe headaches from the sound of the cannon. Her enthusiastic recount emphasizes the impact of the noise on the person involved.
The Good Old Days From Milwaukee Leader
A New York author argues the thirteenth century was the golden age in a book. The snippet reflects a questioning of why past days seem better and hints at evaluating historical memory.
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Milwaukee Leader
New York
Biblical rebuke to Jacksonian democrats in Jerusalem
A Bible reply to Jerusalem’s Jacksonian democrats who long for the “good old days” of the fathers, plainly stating they lack wisdom and urging wiser guidance. The passage frames a moral critique of nostalgia in political leadership.
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Jerusalem
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Oregon
East Oregonian Publishing CO
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Pires
Paul Hamilton Hayne
Water Commission
the Water Board
Mage
Congress
Wilson
F. Colesworthy
Colesworthy
Huerta
Thos. C. Ohmart
Taylor Hardware
Pendleton, Ore
Mackintosh
Toffee
Halifax
England
Koeppen
Irvington
Pairpoint Corporation
A. L. Schaefer
Manu
Coats
F. E. Livengood
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