Heppner Explores Local Coal Mines For Winter Fuel
Heppner Commercial club hires a coal expert to assess Willow Creek coal deposits near Heppner. If extensive, plans to open the mines and supply Eastern Oregon with fuel this winter. Community blames O R and N for lack of rail access and mocks Harriman’s conduct toward Oregon.
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Heppner
Willow Creek
Heppner Commercial Club
Oregon
O, R, & N. Company
O. BR. & N. Company
Ttiw
Wyoming
Harriman
Long Wait For A Park In Pendleton
The piece argues trees take eight to ten years to grow to usefulness and beauty in a city park. It urges Pendleton pioneers to have planted a park 20 to 26 years ago, noting land was cheap and a park then would now be a lasting, beautified monument.
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Pendleton
Moral reminder on variegated crimes and religious training
The Salem Journal voices alarm at daily violent crimes across the country and questions whether religious training is adequate. It notes a lack of moral structure and laments incidents where men whip their wives, urging stronger, more effective guidance.
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Salem Journal
Oregon
More punishment urged to curb crime in Oregon
A writer argues that crime stems from weak religious training and social neglect. He claims stricter penalties and faster, harsher courts would deter crimes and endorses corporal punishment, whipping posts, and longer sentences to instill discipline. He rejects purely doctrinal approaches.
Defends high prices and ridicules the poor.
The Pendleton Tribune defends trusts high prices and mocks wage questions while noting living costs rose sharply and salaries climbed 20 percent in four years. It contrasts telegraph progress with stagecoach days, warning a telegraphers strike would upend commerce and urging readers to appreciate modern communication.
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Pendleton Tribune
Wales
Hast
Oregonian
Tribune
Oregon needs railroads and schools, urges unity
The author argues that blocking railroad development harms Oregon as much as blocking education funding through a referendum. Both impede the state’s welfare, and the piece calls for building more railroads and improving schools, urging everyone in Oregon to support both.
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Harriman
Oregon
Oregon Grange
District Attorneys Push State Sunday Closing Law Enforcemen
District Attorney Mencfes of The Daltics and District Attorney Manning of Portland enforce the state Sunday closing law without city ordinances. A word from the district attorneys can have the desired effect as the state pays the bill to ensure uniform enforcement across jurisdictions.
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Mencfes
Daltics
Manning
Portland
Oregon voters face crowded direct primary field soon
In less than a year Oregon residents will study several hundred candidates through the direct primary. No wonder statement No 1 and other political gadgets are being discussed by prospective candidates as the public remains a fastidious customer.
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Oregon
Portland attorneys invited to review Umatilla county matter
Umatilla county is deemed a suitable site for an outside divorce business and Portland attorneys are cordially invited to investigate the matter as a potential field of activity.
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Umatilla County
Portland
Benjamin Ide Wheeler of UC Born in Randolph Massachusetts
Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, future president of the University of California, was born in Randolph Massachusetts on July 15, 1864. He studied at Colby academy and Brown University, taught at the Province high school and Brown, studied in Germany, taught at Vopverd, then joined Cornell as professor of comparative philology before becoming UC president in 1889.
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Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Randolph
Masa
Benjamin Whaeler
Colby Academy
Brown University
Province
Cabromnd
Leipsic
Jena
Heidelberg
Berlin
Armerian
Vopverd
Cornell University
Beyond the Alps Lies a Graduates Ambition
A Wagisan girt graduate mocked the idea of poetry and arms in a future career. She says education helps correct errors, but she will not write verse or essays about wedding plans. She prefers a practical life, seeks a husband with steadiness, and vows to cook and support a modest home.
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Alps
Topeka
Italy
Missouri
Grovery
Mary
The Conscientious Cow
A cow muses on her own milk as she tastes someone else s aged buttermilk beside a shed. She reflects with humor on her appearance and the surprise of the flavor, implying a playful shortage of milk and a wish to compare her own output to that of the rival dairy.
Luck and a Five Dollar Payment Sparked by a Dog
An auto on a country road hits a weak dog beside a man. The driver, who had once paid ten dollars to a farmer for killing another farmer’s calf, offers five dollars to the dog’s owner to settle the matter. The owner accepts, claiming they were not hunting but taking the dog to the woods to shoot it.
Inventions of Torture and Punishment Across Ages
A compact recount of inventors linked to cruel devices. Boomerang uses, witch finder Matthew Hopkins, iron shroud creator Ludovico Sforza, brazen bull inventor Perillos, Regent Morton of Scotland, Verdun’s bishop, and others are noted as first to suffer penalties linked to their devices. Events occur in Elizabethan era with grim fates.
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Cilsthenes
Matthew Hopkins
Ludovico Sforza
Perillos
Phalaris
Agrigentum
Morton
Scotland
Elizabeth
Bishop
Verdun
Primary Law Debate Shapes Oregon Politics
A political column argues about Oregon primary election law, praising reformers and criticizing boss rule. It claims newspapers favor clean government and accuses opponents of rotten politics and fear of direct voter influence. Mentions Bax Covercor and would-be Senator Geer among critics.
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Orefon
Tregaretts
Clas
Thease
Hele Bernet
Bax Covercor
Geer
Figin
Golden Rule Hotel Free From All Trains
A fragmented OCR item notes the Golden Rule Hotel offering free service or access for passengers traveling to and from trains. The readable portion hints at transport linkages and local lodging with implied shuttle or fare policy, but specifics are unclear.
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WM. Scott
Great Mountain Resort
Hidaway Springs
Oregon
Pendleton
Blue Mountains
Alob
Ore
Demott & Co
Tallman's
Alta House
Alia Howse
Lehman Springs
James Lohman
Lohman Springs
Tallman's Drug Store
Golden Rule Hotel
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Montie B. Gwinn
T. J. Morris
Rk. T. Cox
J, H. Raley
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