Independent Pendleton Daily Oregonian Rates Notice
An old classified rate notice from the Independent Pendleton paper lists subscription prices for daily and weekly editions. It notes mail and carrier rates for six months, three months, one month, and one year, with various delivery methods. The Daily East Oregonian is available at a news bureau and membership in United Press Association is noted.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Wast Oregonian Publishing CO
Pere
Mall
Daily East Oregonian le
Oren News
Boreas
East Oregonian Calls For Federal Land Fraud Probe
The East Oregonian reports that federal courts have grounds to start land fraud investigations in Umatilla county. It notes heightened activity to secure Umatilla Indian lands, argues lawmakers altered laws to limit criminal liability, and urges the federal court and grand jury to uncover the truth and hold the responsible parties accountable.
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The
East Oregonian
Umatilla County
Umatilla
Forestry For The People In Wenaha Reserve
Editorial encourages eastern Oregon stockmen to accept Forest Service rules as flexible and aimed at preserving timber and grass for the public. It argues administration may err but seeks to serve national interests and permit early or late access to ranges as needed.
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Oregon
Wenaha
Forestry Department
Oregon Tax Amendment on Ballot Sparks Earnest Review
Voters should carefully consider the proposed tax amendment to appear on the official state ballot. The measure is described as a brief article of perhaps less than 300 words and invites thoughtful evaluation before election day.
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Oregon
Oregon Tax Amendment Opposed In Debate On Land Value Shift
A detailed argument against a proposed Oregon amendment cites sweeping tax exemptions for tools, mills, and manufacturing plants while urging a gradual shift to land value taxation. It warns such a single bound would burden landowners and undermine taxable fairness, advocating a graduated land tax with no immediate widespread exemptions.
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Oregon
Scott Free
Cake Will Be Senator From Oregon
The piece endorses H M Cake the Republican nominee for U S Senate in Oregon. It argues only a Republican coalition can advance Roosevelt era policies and Northwest irrigation and harbor improvements. It warns a Democrat would hinder progress and urges strong Republican support to shape national sentiment ahead of the presidential election.
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H. M. Cake
United States Senate
Mr. Cake
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Oregon
Northwest States
Apple Tree Planting Fable Of Grateful Brother
A poor old man, planting an apple tree, is asked why. He explains he plants for future generations, to show gratitude to those who prepared the world for him, and to provide fruit for descendants after his death.
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Mathers
A Little Sermon on Home Made Happiness
This brief column summarizes a New York Tribune note on Mrs Mildred Munley Caldwell speaking at the Waldorf Astoria on happiness and beauty. She urges inner thought shaping beauty, warns against beauty doctors, explains how worry causes physical effects, and mocks social snobs about birthplaces accents and languages.
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National Society of Oto
New York Tribune
Waldorf, Astoria
Mildred Munley Caldwell
Bernhardt
Wall Street
Forty-second Street
London
Ohio
Omaha
Chicago
Irishman Debates Oysters at First American Meal
An Irish immigrant sits with a man eating raw oysters and asks the waiter for “thin things.” The exchange grows comical as Pat tests the oyster bite, saying he’s had them down twice and they won’t stay. The tale from Judge’s Library captures cross cultural humor at a restaurant table.
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Pat
Waltter
Judge's
Milk spill blocks street after trolley collision
A trolley slammed into a milk cart, sending cans rolling into the street and drawing a crowd. A man craned past a stout lady blocking the view and exclaimed at the waste, prompting her sharp rebuke as the scene attracted onlookers.
A Petition to Find Solace in Nature
A poetic plea for living by nature away from towns and toil. The speaker craves a brotherhood with wind swept cliffs, seas, and venerable woods, seeking tranquil vistas, flowing waters, and an end to empty show. The verse expresses longing for a simple, enduring bond with the natural world.
The Old Cattle Trails and the Jack Hardesty War
Oklahoma memories recount large cattle drives from Texas and Mexico to Colorado and Wyoming once used a buffalo route. Settlers with barb wire fences ended the trail. Colonel Jack Hardesty and peers fought to stop southern passes to guard northern herds from Texas fever, sparking the Jack Hardesty war as he hired others to aid the cause.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Old Mexico
Plains
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Kansas City
Jack Hardesty
Hardesty
Trail Route Established By Beaver County Settlers
The narrative describes a conflict over cattle movement and blockades at Beaver county with settlers and Texas cattle men clashing. A herd under Moore from Tom Green county was routed along the south side after a day’s delay. The path became the established route around 1987 or 1585.
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Beaver County
Moore
Tom Green County
Texas
Washington inmates rise at state institutions except deaf and blind
April reports from the state institutions to the Washington state board of control show inmate increases. The penitentiary rose from 968 to 1012, Medical Lake hospital for insane from 598 to 607, Steinhom hospital from 1149 to 1159, and Medical Lake institution for feeble minded from 149 to 160. At the school for deaf and blind, 8. C. Woodruff reports one deaf pupil left, leaving 133.
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Washington State Board of Control
School For
Olympia
Penitentiary
Medical Lake Hospital
Steinhoom Hospital
Medical Lake Institution
C. Woodruff
Cunningham guilty in Missoula body robbery case
Joseph Cunningham was found guilty by a district court jury in Missoula for attempting to rob the body of a deceased man weeks earlier. The sentence was reserved for the court to determine.
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Joseph Cunningham
Missoula
Hobe St George Hotel touted as Northwest’s up to date
European plan and first class service advertised with steam heat en suite rooms bath hot and cold water in all rooms. Large new sample room and in house restaurant. Telephone and fire alarm connections to office promote safety and modern conveniences. Hotel called one of the most up-to-date in the northwest.
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Bath
St. George
Northwest
Bee the Big Electric Sign At Depot Blocks Away
Rooms available for rent near the depot priced at $1.00 to $1.50 per night in a compact lodging ad. The notice promotes proximity to transit with a striking electric sign as the key attraction.
Traveling Mos headquarters with commodious sample rooms
Telephone and fire alarm connections with all rooms. Headquarters for Traveling Mos. Commodious sample rooms offered with free run. Special rates by the week or month. Excellent cuisine and prompt dining room service.
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Mos
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