MACHINE POLITICS AND THE NEGRO VOTE FIX
A critical look at postmaster general Payne and the Roosevelt era. The piece argues that party loyalty and “team play” skew policy, using the rural delivery fight and Southern delegates to boost Roosevelt’s renomination. It laments conformity over integrity, citing Washington as a model of principled action versus expediency.
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Collier's
Payne
United States
Roosevelt
Hanna
MacKinley
New York
Indiana
New Jersey
Connecticut
Washington
St. Louis
Northwestern Line Cheap Fares Offer Portland Tourists
You can save money by taking advantage of cheap fares East offered by the Northwestern Line. Chicago and return, St. Paul and Minneapolis and return. Tickets good 9 days with stopovers allowed. Sale dates include June 4, 5, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, June 30, July 15, 16 and August 25, 26. Full information from H. L. Sisler, General Agent, 182 Third Street, Portland, Oregon.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
H. L. Sisler
Third Street
Portland
Ore
Death of an Old-Timer William Burnham Dies at Baker City
William Burnham, a 69 year old California argonaut and Eastern Oregon pioneer, died last evening at St Elizabeth's hospital in Baker City from pneumonia. He made three fortunes and died penniless after giving away his money. He helped stranded miners at The Dalles by chartering a boat to Portland and was involved with a plan to build an electric road from Baker City to Burns.
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Baker City
Wine of Cardus praised as a female health remedy
An old advertisement extols Wine of Cardus Cardui as a universal medicine for women in all life stages. It urges readers to share a bottle with sick friends or relatives, claims it saves lives and strengthens weak women, and promotes its suitability for working women seeking relief and happiness.
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Cardus
Miss Bown
Cardui
Creation of Blue Mountain Reserve Reduces Stockmen Friction
T A Rhea of Heppner says the Blue Mountain reserve will lessen summer quarrels between Morrow and Grant county stockmen. Grazing will be regulated with restrictions. sheep may graze as before but under controls to avoid overcrowding. The move ends years of conflict fueled by grass scarcity and encroachment by timber land hunters.
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Srase
Grant County
Hine
T. A. Rhea
Heppner
Rhea
Portland
Morrow County
Shepman
Morrow
Grant Counties
Grant
Uncle Sam
Milton Man Mistaken Union For Marriage License
Milton man Byers visited the Walla Walla Union office seeking a marriage license, believing the Union offered county auditor services. He claimed plans to marry Miss Lizzie Stewart of Milton and said friend Jim Foster advised him to check the paper for a late fee, then learned the Union is not a county office.
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Milton
B. J. Byers
Union
Walla Walla
Lizzie Stewart
Byers
Jim Foster
County Auditor's Office
County Auditor’s Department
Puzzle contest offers furniture prizes for word path counts
A newspaper notice advertises a contest awarding $326 in furniture to the first solver and smaller prizes to others. Participants must count distinct paths that spell the words Furniture and Rader in a grid by moving only right or down, using identical numeric letters, and submit the total number of combinations for each word without names.
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Herpicide
Newpko
Anil
Frelon
Acker
W. H. Hooker & Co
Buffalo
F. W. Schmidt & Co
Conrad Platzoeder
the Palace Cafe
Court Street
Palace Cafe
East Court Street
H. Rice
Freewater Star
Umatilla County
J.P. W
Pendleton
Iin
pApoi
California
The
Paraffine Paint Co
T. C. Taylor
C. R. Dutton
Machine Politics
Mieseke
E. Cours
Privett
Privett’s Barber Shop
Beecham
William Burnham
Monie Bowey
Troit
Michigan
Blue Mountain Reserve
IM. A. Radh
Main and Webb Stree
Lee Farm
Birch Creek
N. T. Conklin
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