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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1905
Page
4
Poem fragment by Howard V. Sutherland appeals for divine guidance to see the light and make the present moment complete. It hopes for strength to pursue unity and progress, trusting that tomorrow will dawn with peace after doubt and darkness.
Pendleton remains prosperous despite gambling crackdowns. City funds grow with 10188 in general and 16745 in treasury while nightlife and vagrants decline. A grocer notes improved business as residents pay cash and support families, reversing earlier pessimism.
The Morning Oregonian hails a high profile conviction in the United States Senate as a potential start toward greater honesty and obedience to law. It questions whether this single example will curb graft or merely educate officials to hide misconduct. It warns the nation faces an unprecedented surge of graft and public corruption and doubts current laws will fairly punish the crimes.
The Salem Journal contends Oregon faces a political crisis as Port land Republican leaders are described as corrupt. It notes repeated removals of top officers from the ruling party faction and questions their fitness to nominate a candidate.
The author argues Portland's political power is corrupt and calls for Oregon Republicans to form an independent state program. He cites chambers of power, insists on choosing own ticket and nominating process, warns leadership distrust could push Oregon toward democracy, and stresses a broad state slate for the next election.
J D Yeomans a former Interstate Commerce Commissioner argues in a sensational interview that no canal at Panama will be built and that the Nicara gua route was favored by a conspiracy. Engineers have testified can be done with time and money, prompting a renewed public hunt for canal hoodoo and caution about the government’s big project.
The Minneapolis Journal argues that a senator’s conviction on a fine point of probity proves the vigilance of the courts and the jury system. It warns the United States Senate remains a temptingly corrupt target and calls for reform and accountability by the people.
The text argues for protecting senators by surrounding them with the highest ideals of the place and calls for Senator Sorghum to go.
A historical lament blames laws and prisons for cruelty and fear. It describes walls and bars as symbols of collective sin, starving and brutalizing the vulnerable while condemning society. The piece ends with a credited line naming Oscar Wilde as witness to these harsh truths.
In a dreamlike vision, a vast plain bears a cloud of dust as a brutal battle unfolds. A craven deserts his blunt blade, while the king's son, wounded and weaponless, finds a broken sword and, with a rallying shout, lifts it to strike down his foe and defend a noble cause.
A statistical summary shows multiple pests inflict billions in annual crop losses and price pressures. Chinch bugs, grasshoppers, Hessian flies, boll weevils, and others are blamed for large declines across cereals, fruits, cotton, and animal products, totaling $735 million in lost value and $298 million in unattainable market produce.
The American Academy of Fine Arts in Rome nears a $1,000,000 endowment with $100,000 from H. C. Frick and more subscriptions. Trustees J. P. Morgan and Henry Watson Jr. each gave $100,000, Vanderbilt, Stillman, Harvard Higginson, and others pledged sizable sums. various universities join in the drive and further $200,000 is sought for a library.
In the Elkhorn district of central Kentucky on Wednesday a clash between moonshiners and federal officers left one officer injured and the moonshiners escaping after their leader Calvin Centers fell early in the firefight.
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