Pendleton Fourth of July celebration praised for restraint and planning
The Pendleton Fourth of July event set heat records in temperature and spirits. Committees earned praise for smooth execution, with notably lower drunkenness and fewer accidents. While the crowd enjoyed the day, a dedicated park for gatherings was missed, though courts and grounds provided ample space for the festivities.
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Pendleton
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Grove
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Grourida
City council seeks park to be city pride and beacon
A fragmentary plea urges the city council and women’s club to establish a lasting park in the commercial area. It calls for a well maintained space connected with a named designer and local figures to attract visitors and reflect civic spirit. The text repeatedly stresses rallying support for a public park.
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Richt
Pendleton
Rural Free Delivery Shapes State Political Reading Habits
Rural free delivery has made newspapers essential to farmers in the state. Farmers receive papers at home, read daily and weekly issues, and stay informed on political contests. This strong readership supports editors, boosts paper numbers, and underpins informed voting in primaries and elections.
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Freight rates and travel costs dominate next legislature
The text argues travel costs and freight rates are the major issues for the upcoming legislature. It warns that small fare reductions could help individuals by a few dollars yearly, but emphasizes that freight rates are the real, pressing concern requiring fair treatment and swift action by lawmakers.
The Conquering Spirit Memorial Poem
Poem by Charles J. Fermuson of Pendleton Oregon extols the conquering spirit of patriots from Concord to Lexington and the Civil War era. It salutes Lincoln era call to arms, Maine sinking, and urges preserving freedom against noise and hubbub with civic celebration.
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Sensation over interoceanic canal proposal across Darien
A Colombia based weekly reports Bogota contemplates an interoceanic sea level canal via Darien, backed by several Latin American republics. Planings include 70 million dollars for labor, with soldiers and volunteers, funded by stock and franchise shares. Project to be debated at the Pan American congress in Rio, possible completion by 1899, though officials in Washington have no official knowledge.
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United States
Transportation issue and freight rates critique in Topeka Journal
The Topeka State Journal argues freight rates matter far more than passenger fares, noting most people pay freight indirectly through costs like coal and food. It emphasizes that merchants, farmers, and workers all bear freight charges, even if not in explicit bills.
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Kanes City
Port Attitudes Stir Debate At Royal Petathon
Professor Macnetie Dixon of Glasgow University faults social convention in a lecture at the Royal Petathon. He says Milton hints at polygamy and cites Byron and Shelley as reckless of order, arguing society may never be ready to accept such views.
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Shelley
Talking Machines Hutts Predict Voice Recast Amid Copyright Debate
John Sousa, described as a companier and bated conductor, says talking machines will drive vocal chords to obsolescence. He speaks to a joint senate and house patents committee on a bill to restrict copyright. He warns that human voice may be unused as machines gain popularity. A second item notes a suicide from the 18th floor of the Stewart building in Chicago. The deceased, about 45, had a full beard and recent extensive travel in Indian Territory. identity remains unconfirmed.
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Hearst Gains Narrow Control Of Democratic State Committee
New York letters report Hearst supporters claim a majority in the state committee after recent reorganizations, with only about 40 members remaining loyal to Helmont. The discussions note Tammany and Kings County gaps, while Hearst aims to influence nominations and curb opposition in rural counties. A secondary item describes a preferred garden plot in West 124th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, and local real estate anecdotes about the old farmer and the Hearst influence on press coverage.
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Teland
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Insens Mixed Blood and the Norwegian Patriot Leader
A review discusses an unnamed Norwegian writer of mixed blood and Nordic heritage. It notes his Viking character, self-reliance, and disillusionment with social exile and human nature. It cites his early leadership in the national movement and the 1858 Norwegian Society with Bjornson as president, contrasting later discouragement and foreign work.
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Victory fireworks greet Hight after nomination win
After defeating Bankhead for the congressional nomination, Hight returns to Greensboro to a citywide celebration. Fireworks light the town as linepagencies display uninscribed plaques and two reserved for future inscriptions read United States Senator and President of the United States.
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Greensboro
United States
Baltimore American
Railroad derailment due to heat near Abod River
Extreme heat warped the O R & N track near Abod River causing westbound No 1 to derail while No 6, the eastbound train, was delayed from yesterday morning until about 2 o clock in the afternoon. No injuries were reported, only damage to ties and rolling stock.
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Four Drown in Welsh Coal Mine Flooding Incident
Four men drowned when a coal mine flooded in Wales. Two others escaped with their lives after landing three days with their boat out of water.
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Dave
Mite Koate fee Neil Drowned Near Hoi Mont Ferry
A drowning occurred at the Pivathend river ferry near Hoi Mont when a busy team frightened by an incident backed off the riverbank. Maikailinde drove and helped respond as authorities investigated the event.
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