TWO ANGELS OF PROGRESS IN UMATILLA COUNTY
The article extols water and electricity as engines of progress for Umatilla County Oregon. It envisions irrigation transforming deserts into productive farms, linking inland areas to markets, with rapid county development and new settlement possible within a short time. It predicts vast regional growth powered by irrigation, capital, and energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Umatilla
Columbia
Inland Empire
Umatilla County
Oregon
Taft and the Solid South attack cited political foes
A fiery, era-tinged column argues Taft defends the white south against perceived threats while condemning northern trust domination. It contends the south acts for self preservation against alleged northern manipulation, and calls for bold leaders to challenge trusts in the east, urging Taft to address hypocrisy in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Tatt Bastien
Taft
South
Pichape
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Tom Lawson
Jegislature
Lawson Ways
Tarek
East
Reilly
Superior Congressman Hermann Granted Separate Trial
A U S Supreme Court news item notes that Congressman for Oregon’s first district William Binger Hermann, accused in Oregon land frauds, will face a separate trial away from other defendants. The piece argues his official rank shields him from ordinary contempt and portrays his alleged wrongdoing as malfeasance rather than theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binger Hermann
Oregon
Bar of Justice
Blame Game Cast On San Francisco Fire Distractors
A harsh diatribe accuses San Francisco of causing price hikes and supply shortages across multiple markets. The speaker pins blame for grain sacks, lumber costs, insurance rates, sugar, lemons, and merchant trade delays on the city fire, predicting long-term fault, and labeling Frigco as a scapegoat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Frigco
Sam Francisco
Priei Mule
Agalne
Coming Events List For July to September
Fifteenth annual convention International Baptist People’s Union Omaha July 12. Ellis’ grand lodge Denver July 15. National Irrigation congress Bogie City September 3. Northwest Laundry men’s association Pendleton September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convention International Baptist Tons People’s Union
Omaha
Ellis’ Grand Lodge
Denver
National Irrigation Congress
Boge City
Northwest Laundrymen's Association
Pendleton
Light reading available at Tabardin Library
If you plan a mountain or coast escape from the heat, the collection includes a complete set of paper covered books, leading magazines, and popular fiction. The Tabardin Inn Library is also featured. inquire about IL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiotion
Tabardinn
Mock funeral over democracy quoted in Congress debate
Congressman Cushman of Washington delivered a mock funeral for the democracy party. Representative Galies of Tennessee recited an old poem about democracy’s fate, provoking applause and a clash that mocked political rancor and imagined absurdities.
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Congresman Cushman
Waele Fon
Democratic Party
Congress
Coneereaeniin Galies
Tennexcar
Cashman
The Settler's Journey in the Great West
A poem extols the lone traveler moving westward beyond trails. It honors the restless spirit, resilience against weather and adversity, and the call of a new place where the prevailing word remains freedom. The verse frames the traveler as unsung yet defining the Great West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Van
Great West
le ‘Freel
Walter Taian Davie
Denver
Pat
The American Foy Calendar of Months and Moods
A fragment describes a knuckle method to map months to mood notes. January sits on first knuckle with low mood, February dips to a lower place, March on a depression, and so on through July then cycles to August with low moods continuing into December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira
Ivon
Kiev of Children Bring Hope for Better Times
A Memphis News Sentinel excerpt by C. G. Rogers reflects on the purifying influence of children. It contrasts bitter memories with the gentle power of childlike contentment to inspire faith in a brighter future and national renewal. The piece credits children’s hope as a guiding force shaping a nobler truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiev
C. G. Rogers
Memphis News
Seimitan
Butte and Surrounding Towns Lead Nation in Growth
Spokepme Orator proclaims Butte as a central mining powerhouse, naming surrounding areas Walkerville North Whiskerville Meaderville East Butte South Putte Willamebers River Bow and Weert Putte as part of a vast urban core. Population surge is described as progressive and enlightened, highlighting Butte’s prominence in a burgeoning regional network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Butte
Million Immigrants Enter United States Through Freeland Station
More than one million immigrants, 1,063,064 in total, entered the United States via Freeland station in the fiscal year ending June 30. The count rose by 199,075 from the prior year. Southern Italy supplied the largest group with 222,606, followed by 126,000 Hebrews. Immigrants brought in $19,000,000. of this total 888,649 were allowed entry, up 24,564 from 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thin Station
All For The Farmer Plant Imports Boost Texas Yields
Government imports of useful crops from abroad have boosted farming profits. Sorghum and macaroni wheat now contribute tens of millions annually, with rice and orange tree introductions expanding value from modest costs to hundreds of millions. Cost of seed and plant distribution totals about 24.5 million, while annual crop value soars well above that figure.
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Weno
Rusia
Texas
Soutatana
Lowmainn
Tte
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
United States
Trani
Rahim
Department of Or Culture
Les
Call of the Sea Prank Wilte at Filteh's Gardens
A garbled narrative describes Prank Wilte riding multiple city street rides at Filteh's Gardens. The man with a white beard repeatedly purchases tickets, rides ten trips, then buys five more, while an attendant questions his pale color and remarks about the rides creating a pattern. The scene shifts to a Denver setting with mentions of a box office and a figure named Aceaior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filteh
Weeteppell
The Lockstep and Prisons Reform in Din Joliet
The article critiques the old practice of the lockstep and corporal punishment in Din Joliet penitentiary. It argues abolition of lookeaters and striped garments reflects moving from crude control to modern humane management. The piece promotes humane discipline aimed at preserving prisoners' dignity and self-respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Din Joliet
Pont
Unwelcome Guests at Sea Cause Odd Whale Encounter
Off Benzil a whale alongside a coast guard vessel caused tremors as barnacles and shellfish swarmed the boat. The whale used the ship’s bilge as a back grinder while potatoes and cow fell around the crew. The captain ignored the noises until coal entered his mouth and the creature steamed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benzil
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Four Tensth Street
Rae
Pendleton Post Office
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Walker Malone
Angels OF Progress
Frazier’s Book Store
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Poon
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Simmer
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Denver Piet
Alxminster
Brussels
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Bingham Springs
Blue Mountain
Blue Mountains
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Gibbon
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C. Minnis
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Peoples Warehouse
Lee
Colesworthy
Downey
Lehman Springs
Tallman's Drug Store
Jack Brown
West Webb St
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West Court Street
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Portland
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