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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
4
A Cray of Nolin complains fish law enforcement favors big corporations over small farmers. The paper defends equal hearing and urges equal punishment for all violators, warning against a ruling class that tolerates widespread law breaking.
The article presents Oregon statute Geo 1950 placing the prosecuting attorney at the head of officials who inform against and prosecute gambling. It is a reprint of the law as guidance for Morning Tribune readers.
The text imposes a duty on district attorneys sheriffs constables and police to inform and diligently prosecute persons believed guilty of gaming as defined by sections 1947 1948 and 1949. It also states officers who refuse neglect to prosecute are guilty of a misdemeanor with fines from 50 to 500 and the court shall declare their office vacant for the term.
A polemic contrasts crude savagery with modern civic norms. A saloon keeper vows to keep his prices and Sunday hours, defying law and public morality, while the writer argues such defiance exposes primitive selfishness despite white, civilized upbringing. The piece frames behavior as a test of civilization and responsibility.
James Dalrymple, Glasgow authority on public ownership, says municipal railways in the United States are feasible and advisable if run on a business basis. He argues government post office control works well and streetcar ownership should be free from politics. Dalrymple contends public ownership improves conditions for the masses.
The description outlines a large steam locomotive with compressed air control for the reverse lever and cab controls. It notes an unconventional articulated frame with a backbone design to reduce standard locomotive wobble, a very large boiler with 5526 square feet heating surface and 6326 square feet in 498 tubes, high and low pressure cylinders, and a tender carrying 15 tons of coal and 7000 gallons of water. The machine weighs about 479,600 pounds when loaded, with a smokestack height of 15 feet and a 32 inch piston stroke. Blue Book data.
The census data show total area of 127,853 square miles and population 7,635,000 with civilized 7,000,000 and wild 695,000. Among civilized tribes Vizayans form half, Tagalogs one fifth near Manila. Roman Catholic predominates among civilized, Muslims and other tribes lack church. Manila hosts two night schools with 4000 adults learning English, four newspapers in multiple languages, 20 dailies with 68,256 total circulation, and 12 public libraries with 4019 volumes mostly Spanish and English. seventy public hospitals. transit includes three street railways, one electric trolley, and a four-mile team railroad.
A quirky editorial voice warns against provoking men who stay silent and notes whiskey can spark trouble. It laments Minneapolis residents drinking Mississippi River water without filtering, then counsels prayers for self-control as mark of Christianity and gentleness.
Oregon Governor Chamberlain calls on Portland General Electric to pay overdue taxes without delay. The Roseburg Review notes the governor’s confidence in timely compliance and his decisive approach to public duties.
The Blue Book features the world s largest locomotive built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Exhibited at the World s Fair in St. Louis, it later served on the Connellsville division for heavy mountain freight. It has six driver pairs totaling 12 wheels, each 57 inches in diameter, and weighs 824 500 pounds on the drivers for maximum traction. The engine uses both low and high pressure cylinders with two high pressure cylinders driving the rear wheels and two low pressure cylinders driving the front wheels, all controlled by a single reach rod from the cab.
Diary of Dr. A. T. Stil recounts treating a four year old boy in Macon Missouri for back tension and flux without drugs. He notes returning next day with the child well and later treating seventeen similar flux cases during a period of summer and fall while burdened with a small practice.
I have purchased the D. B. Richardson store at Helix Oregon and will remodel and greatly increase stock. I solicit your patronage and pledge fair treatment. Bring in your farm produce for the highest market price. Helix store man plans ample stock and good service.
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