Sixty Four Years Ago Today in Oregon Territory
The piece recalls 64 years since members of Oregon territory joined the American side at French Prairie on May 3, 1843. It notes F. X. Matthieu of Portland as the lone survivor and praises Oregon’s growth from wilderness to a leading wheat shipping state, surpassing New England and the South. It hints the bestier times and lost history yet to unfold in Oregon.
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Friends
Oregon Territory
Joe Meek
French Prairie
United States
F. X. Matthieu
Portland
Oregon
Lst
New England
Central
Only One Cure for Railroad Regulation
The piece argues that government ownership is the sole solution to compel railroad obedience when state laws fail. It cites Southern Pacific’s refusal to reduce lumber rates from 35 to 3.10 per 1000 from Willamette valley to California, despite Oregon railroad commission demands. The consumer ultimately bears the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Willamette Valley
California
Railroad Commission of Oregon
Public justice drowned by power of corporations
Fragmentary historic lament rails at lawmakers powerless against corporate supremacy. The speaker condemns theft, railroads, and lumber prices, blaming commissions and laws as ineffective while the common builder bears the burden. The passage portrays a stark critique of private influence over public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stwmil
Pendleton eyes fire insurance tax plan
Detter fire protection leaders push Tolty council to study measures for locating fire insurance company taxes. Wisconsin law allows cities to tax four percent on gross premiums to fund protection. Pendleton pays about 40000 yearly in premiums. four percent would yield 2400 annually. Additional funds could sustain first class equipment and paid firefighters, offering citywide protection, with adoption eyed for next December election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolty Council
Pendleton
Wisconsin
Kt Fe
Enormous cost of living in Walla Walla shocks migrants
The article notes Walla Walla in the Inland Empire supposedly moderates living costs yet traveling men report higher overall family expenses there than in Butte Montana. It cites rents fuel provisions clothing and other necessities as higher, warning migrants tempted by Garden City promises.
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Walla Walla
Inland Empire
Umatilla County
Butte
Mont
Northwest
Pendleton urged to stockpile coal and wood early
The notice warns Pendleton residents to buy coal and wood now to prevent a winter fuel shortage. It argues fuel could be scarce if postponed, cites nearby mines in Wyoming Washington and British Columbia, and urges early orders to avoid a rush for transportation.
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Pendleton
Wyoming
Washington
British Columbia
Spare the Reporter The Tongpah Sun Line
The Tongpah Sun prints a brief that honors a reporter for dedicated service. The piece notes the value of diligent journalism and commendation from editors, emphasizing integrity and community impact without sensational detail.
Inaccurate reporting and a cooperative colony downfall
The piece argues reporters overstate errors yet praise revision as essential. It cites Mark Twain on manuscript delivery and urges printing speeches as delivered to expose inaccuracies. It also notes the 1807 cooperative colony in Bellingham Washington facing sale of 600 acres, sawmill, printing plant, and 20 dwellings to satisfy debts under the Brotherhood of the Cooperative Commonwealth.
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Bellingham
Wash
Joyner
Skagit County
Brotherhood of the Co-operative Commonwealth
Tithes of Nobility Bogus, 6 Percent Claim Shocks Britain
An investigating committee finds six percent of tithes claimed by British nobles are bogus, a blow likened to Kentucky colonels not entitled to rank. A Chicago man ends a soured divorce as his wife refuses to shine his shoes, while a community with women serving as justices shows intolerance to such demands.
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Kentucky
Chicago
Forms of Capital Punishment Across Nations
A London Chronicle report surveys how countries carry out executions, listing common methods by region. The guillotine leads in public use in parts of Europe, with gallows, sword, musket, strangulation, and other methods appearing in various nations. Some regions prefer private executions while others use public displays.
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Frow
Belgium
Deinemark
Honoveer
Switzerland
Bevaria
Saxony
Switserland
Austria
Portugal
Russia
Great Britain
United States of America
Sywateerland
China
Prussia
Feunder
Olienhung
Rusela
Spain
Brunswick
New York
Italy
London
May History Snapshots of Notable Events
A chronicle of dates highlights Lambert Simnel crowned in Dublin in 1486, Columbus's Jamail discovery, Da Vinci's death in 1519, Pedro II’s abdication in 1824, the Yar mouth suspension tragedy, Jerome K Jerome’s birth, Meyerbeer’s death, Rosine’s remains reinterred, a murder conviction in Melbourne, the Universal Postal Union opening in 1847, and M Witte’s resignation in 1916.
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Wonarda da Vinci
Pedroi IV
Portugal
Ives
cOraper
Yarmouth
England
Jerome K. Jerome
Meyerbeer
Horn Reptember
Rosin
Santa Croce
Florence
Melbourne
Australia
Congres
Universal Postal Union
Washington, Dc
M. Witte
Ruselan
Upcoming Regional Events Across States This Summer
May 4 horse show at Pendleton followed by May 16-17 interscholastic meet in Missouri and May 24 grange gathering at Hood River. June 7 events include Washington grange at Tynden and Pioneers reunion at Wer ton. Oregon Pioneer celebration in Portland June 1 9. July features E P U national convention in Spokane and International Christian Endeavor in Seattle. Grand Lodge meeting in Philadelphia July 16-20 and Knights Templar conclave in Saratoga July 9-18. A man’s greatest success in life is family united.
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Pendleton
Montana
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Credonan
Potilikued Dally
Rena and Soul
Pend Eton
East Oregonian Publishing CO
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Dally
Ty Mall
Mente
Muteas
Werllgio
C. Fureau
Fourteenth Street
N. W
Servie News Association
Pendieten Postoffice
Eller A. Curtis
Detter Fire Protection
The
Tongpah Sun
Pendleton Savings Bank
Lambert Simiel
Dublin
Columbus
Jamail
Rayo Lamp
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Rock Island
el Paso
Mexico
Arizona
Salt Lake
Colorado
Rock Island-Frisco Lines
Third St
Ore
Northwestern
GAS @ ELECTRIC CO
Matlock Building
Byers
Pendleton Roller Mills
Hotel
St. George
Lepot
Bollons & Brown
Rooma Free
Bar and
Billard
Golden Rule Hotel
BE. L. Meroom
the Hotel
Bowman
Unidey
New
W.S. Powell
Prop
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