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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1904
Page
4
A quotation condemns political corruption as a system of bribery and moral complicity. It argues that leaders in city, state, and nation serve private interests rather than the public good, portraying business and industry leaders as the fuel for bad government. Lincoln Steffens is cited.
The East Oregonian lauds Umatilla and Morrow counties for backing a strong irrigation program. It notes leaders from the state Senate and House, including Dr J Smith and Walter Pierce, as capable advocates. The paper endorses government driven water rights reform and rebukes land speculation while praising the party conventions in Georgia Alabama and Tennessee for enforcing a writ rule.
The article lambasts the gag rule in national conventions as undemocratic and urges delegates to vote their conscience. It notes Pendleton school leadership change favoring EB Conklin, praises the district’s plans and teaching methods, and discusses local option support in Oregon and anticipated anti gambling measures. It also highlights the Commercial Association's role and calls for stronger publicity to attract settlers in 1905. Idaho delegates to the Hearst camp are praised for unity.
A Philadelphia Press piece recounts a sensational rumor of Admiral Dewey and Baltimore & Ohio officials in Chicago after the Spanish American War. A robber allegedly hit a conductor aboard a train, stealing his pay while blaming the admiral as the source of the theft. Local officials investigated, with the tale centering on Dewey’s imagined influence and a restaurant scene where a bottle labeled as “the kind that Admiral Dewey drinks” is mentioned.
The Anglo French entente may revive the Dover Calais tunnel plan with promises of trade benefits between England and France. Ambassadors and officials note that a completed tunnel could boost commerce, though the original project has slowed amid shifting policies and cost estimates.
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