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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows a Washington area reference with a name C. Dureau and an address Fourteenth Street Northwest plus a main contact. The readable text is insufficient to determine event, date, or official action.
The going away time arrives in Pendleton as spring drives hundreds of men and families to wheat farms sheep ranges and mines. A dynamic season of labor and progress follows then the same throng returns in fall richer in money and experience. Pendleton’s unique retention blends city and country through friendships business and fraternity.
Spokane names April 6 as a city wide cleanup and tree planting day with at least 16009 men and boys expected to participate. Pendleton follows in two weeks with similar work. citywide spring cleaning scheduled for March 14 and 15 with no outlay, just voluntary effort to renovate the city. The piece urges civic pride and responsibility for the home city and its health and appearance.
The Oklahoma constitutional convention yesterday adopted, in full and without change, the initiative and referendum law now in force in the state. The move marks a reward for the sturdy reformers of the early nineties.
Fifteen years after seeds sown by rugged populist agitators, populist movement blossoms beyond Oregon into other states. Figures like Joseph Gaston and Dunham Wright, among others, are recalled for launching populism in Oregon at the 1849 state convention in Oregon City, their work fueling ongoing political energy and influence.
The Dakota, lauded as a flagship of the Hue ocean lines and built at cost over five million dollars, foundered on a rocky point off Japan. The vessel, designed to pass New York harbor and reach the Orient, now faces imminent destruction as waves threaten to break her apart within hours. Affected areas report harbors and wharves altered to accommodate her. Jim Hill is cited in praise as the megamogul behind the project.
The turn of events in Butte Montana shows a three week printers strike crippling city papers, halting advertising and information flow. Traveling sales fall by 11 to 40 percent, merchants suffer, and public sentiment rises. In Monmouth Oregon the closure of the normal school and small western state schools worsens regional impact.
Milton, long a prohibition town, announces spring street improvements estimated at 5000 francs. The comment defends temperance as not hindering progress and questions the idea that temperance slows development.
In a preliminary debate on raising Crown Prince Gustaf's salary, the French republic is said to contribute annually to the income of the Swedish royal family. The piece recalls Napoleon's granting of noble pensions in perpetuity to ensure nobility held wealth, framing this as a curious historical fact.
The republic continues honoring obligations to the Napoleonic era line. Berthiers, Ney, Lannes, and Bernadottes draw state funds. King Oscar, descendant of Bernadotte, gets 1920 francs yearly, totaling 1,500,000 francs paid by France to the premont royal house of Sweden.
A fragmented poem portrays the village of Never Forget with imagery of valleys, orchards, and meadows. It hints at memory loss and critique of greed, ending with the poet E. Kiser’s credit. The piece reads like a reflective, wandering verse about place and belonging.
The article explains correct salutations for addressing the president and other officials. It notes two forms for addressing the president based on content, emphasizes not appending a name to the title, and cautions against using White House in official salutations. It also mentions the difficulty of addressing ex presidents and urges respectful, office-based usage.
The article notes spices shaped history from ancient rents paid in peppercorns to explorers seeking pepper and cinnamon. A sharp line reports a shooting near Helena, Montana, where Paul Relbere was killed and two others wounded as a dispute over range escalated.
Official figures reveal about 40,000 horses were eaten in Paris last year totaling nearly 11 million kilograms. The practice grows with horse butchers multiplying in markets, even gaining favor in well to do districts as doctors reportedly prescribe horseflesh for nutritional build up.
Hotel St George operated by George Darveau features European plan steam heat running water in all rooms and suites. Telegraph, fire alarm links to office and hot and cold water provide full modern conveniences as the Northwest’s up to date lodging option.
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