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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
4
Pendleton records a surge of crime and coarse behavior during harvest, with nightly brawls and obscene language in saloons and streets. Citizens push for suppression, citing harm to women and order. Marshall Blakley’s hoboes roundup is praised as a step toward tranquility, while tempers flair over enforcement and local governance.
A retrospective look at the 1892 populist platform in Oregon, detailing its reception as radical and dangerous. It recalls key figures like Jerry Simpson and Ignatius Donnelly, notes questions about its outcomes, and outlines aims such as initiative and referendum, popular senate elections, labor organization, and government ownership. The piece frames the era as a volatile transitory political moment.
The writer laments a long era of public utility changes and factional shifts. He notes two recent Oregon platforms, one Republican and one Democratic, resemble the 1892 debate on government ownership and refer to initiatives and referendums as current watchwords. He observes a broad move toward reform and good-government ideals, praising changes from heated rhetoric to practical governance. Bert Huffman.
Elmer N Ball formerly in the supervising architect's office has been appointed to oversee the construction of the World's Fair art palace. The article notes plans to connect Warsaw with the Baltic by ship canal, highlighting major regional infrastructure interests.
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