Roosevelt Spirit Praised as Guiding Public Morality
The East Oregonian extols Theodore Roosevelt and allied reformers as models of integrity and decency. It lauds private virtue and public accountability, condemning graft among elites and urging young men in Pendleton and Umatilla County to uphold honest conduct in business and public life.
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East Oregonian
Tom Jonnant
Denopd Folk
Robert la Follette
Theodore Roosevelt
Joe Folk
St. Louis
Missouri
Maxees
Northwest States Move to Regulate Saloon Open Gambling
Editorial urges Oregon Idaho and Washington to follow Oregon's lead on morals reforms in upcoming elections. It argues prohibition will spread if saloons are not tightly regulated and warns that the people intend to act decisively to curb gambling and liquor traffic.
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United States
Tdaho
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Northwest
Exemption Law Upheld by Supreme Court Rejected in Oregon
The court declares Oregon's tax exemption for $160 of life necessities invalid. The ruling targets the poor homeowner while wealthiers feel little impact, as non resident capital owners evade burden. The change prompts calls to re enact the exemption in the next legislature.
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Orewon
Meine
Oregon
New Hampshire
Colorado
Wight
Summer Reading at the Mountings and Coast
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T‘bard Inn
Land of Used to Be by James Whitcomb Riley
The speaker wanders through a remembered landscape of faded cabinets and hazy boundaries, a dreamlike realm called the land of Used to Be. Vivid memories evoke golden shores, singing, and fields, with a nostalgic wry lyric tone as the poet laments longing and sweetness of days past.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Critique of The Jungle and the Meat Trade
The St Louis Mirror laments misdirection in Upton Sinclair's work blaming only sensationalism. It argues the real issue is the slavery and oppression of workers in Packingtown with starvation wages and harsh conditions.
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Upton Sinclair
Cheng
Duly
Sinclair
St. Louis E Mirror
Evolution or God in Human Thought and Duty
Fragmentary excerpt discusses evolution versus divinity, human beauty, and the moral sense. It contrasts natural wonder with spiritual belief, and cites a Richmond Journal cautioning against dehumanizing acts like murder for meat, urging sustained humanity. The piece blends poetry with prose on conscience and civilization.
The Sherp Herder Drawn To The Frontier Town
A rugged herder named Lalit wanders from his clan into a frontier town. Separated from people, he longs for solitude while his faithful dog trails behind. He retreats to the vast, voiceless expanse that his kind cannot grasp yet can sense, choosing a life apart from mankind.
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Denver Republican
Fractured Image of Harry Thaw Draws Paparazzi Sparks
The San Francisco Star declines the Thaw sensationalism and urges readers to spare sympathy for local troubles. A local millionaire’s drunken son was arrested, claiming others were “not in his class,” as rain safety concerns rise.
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Harry Thaw
Ftar
Saturdiy
Flo
Francisco
Fractured Ode By Howard V Sutherland Excerpt
Fragmentary verse speaks of brothers and pride as a speaker urges lifting a loved one from distress and raising a throne beneath the dawn. The archaic cadence and imagery evoke classical symbols such as Aphrodite and sapphire seas, with calls for pounding hammers and collective action. The text remains incomplete and read as a literary fragment from a historical page.
Judge’s Divorce Suit Alleges Wife Kissed By Mistake
In Missouri, Judge Orville Davie Jones of Raina, a 1890 populist gubernatorial candidate, seeks divorce on the novel ground that he kissed his wife by mistake, allegedly mistaking her for the servant girl Mofile and kissing her with unusual fervor. The case centers on the claimed misidentification and excessive embrace rather than intent.
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Orville Davie Jones
Raina
Hie
Roosevelt grants holidays to federal workers in June August and September
President Roosevelt has approved holiday days for skilled mechanics, wage earners, and employees in the government printing office in Washington. The order extends benefits to personnel in the naval guards and moral stations as part of a broader plan to provide vacations during June August and September.
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Prealdant Roosevelt
United States
Government Printing Office
Washington
Square Deal Opinion Shakes State Politics
A San Francisco Star clipping notes a blunt take on state politics. A secretary’s fate is tied to public sentiment, with call for home service and loyal party lines. The piece comments on mischief and periodic spankings in youth and politics alike.
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