Open Letter Urges Oregon League Meeting for River Project
An urgent call to the Oregon Development League asks for a mass meeting in Portland or Salem to elect a strong Oregon delegation to Washington. The goal is to secure federal funding for Columbia River improvements and prevent loss of progress and investment already made. The plea warns the state risks being underrepresented in Congress and losing the jetty project without timely action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Development League
Development League
Oregon
Hamel
Dilan Empire
Portland
Pendleton
Salem
Washington
DLC
Congress
Columbia River
Orecon
League
Northwest
War Department
Universal crusade against graft floods municipal life
A broad call from cities including Indianapolis San Francisco New York Salt Lake City and Louisville targets graft and corruption in municipal governments. The piece decries bribery by councilmen clerks and officials and warns of harsher laws and reform as public anger grows to curb monopolies and undue influence.
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Indianapolin
San Francisco
New York
Salt Lake
Loulaville
Brigen
Boli
Evry
Rabbitville
Philadelphia
Eldten
Let Them Resign Demand Shocks Oregon Politicians
A corrupted passage reports calls for indicted Oregon representatives to resign and for a demand to be sent to the United States Senate. The editorial argues the state’s politicians should relinquish power to protect party interests and urges action on the Columbia River appropriation, warning of broad consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Portland
Thoroven
Oregonian
United States Senate
Columba River
Strong division in congress sparks demand on work stow and state interests
A split in Congress fuels debate as calls grow to curb work stow practices and protect commercial interests of the state. Lawmakers push for balancing labor demands with business needs amid partisan strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Porch People to Break Law in Kanes Ly Case
In Kanes Ly a controversial move targets saloons linked to breweries. Town officials, led by the mayor and prosecuting attorney, sanctioned an open sale cutoff to starve local press into tolerating law violations, with brewers seeking a revenue shakeup and new leverage over public order.
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Kanes Ly, Kon
McR
Governor La Follette Tax Proposals Stir State Finances
Text reports a proposal by Governor La Follette to extend taxation to all property to fund the general state expense. It cites tax remissions totaling $4,616,624 over three years and argues the measure would restore tax balance and revenue. The wording reflects early 20th century state fiscal policy and political debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follétie
Poland's School System and Warsaw Education History
A fragmentary report outlines Poland's school landscape, noting Warsaw's population around 110,000 and over 40,000 primary school accommodations while public schools teach in Polish and Yiddish and Hebrew. It mentions the first common school building in Warsaw opened in 163, and Galicia’s 190,000 residents with 36 noted school names.
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Kingdom of
Poland
Galleta
Wareiw
Witterate
Schovle
Warsaw
Lombere
Galicia
Faith's Dawning Echoes Through a Moonlit Page
An archaic poetical fragment recalls tender dawns and faded sheets as memory stirs the heart. The voice seeks a lost beloved, mentioning fevered longing and a shift of thoughts from books to a distant, unobtainable kiss. The text ends with fragmented lines and a sigh of Horathn Within.
Domesticated Whales Milk Produce in London Jest
A Memphis newspaper mocks an English humor story about Professor Muller who allegedly domesticated sulphur cow whales for milking. It claims full-grown whales yield five to seven hogsheads daily, richer than Jersey milk, with a distinct scent. The piece lampoons British habits and the absurd image of harbor bells and wagging tails.
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London
Muller
Newfoundland
Jersey
Memphis News
Fragmented colonial tenure and stray verse fragment
The text traces a chaotic sequence of control over a land area through France England Holland Spain Denmark and Denmark again, mentioning shifts of possession from 1720 to 1801 and beyond. It interleaves a poetical meditation on thoughts and a stray joke about Jews and jewelry.
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England
Holland
France
Spain
Knights of Matte
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East Oregonian Publishing Company
Scripps-McRae News Association
East Oregonian
BB. Rich’s
Perking
Onegin
Washington, D.C
Poreau
Fourieenthateeot
Telephone
Puncheton
Hans
Shermin County
Sean
weReu
Horathn
Donaldson
Main Street
Hawkes Good
Glise
Hawkes Cut Clie
Winslow Bros
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Santa Cri
Kila Higginson
Beecham’s
Beecham
Oregon Lumber Yard
Northwestern
Gas & Electric
W. Vincent
Byers
Pendleton Roller Mills
Propristor
Oro
Italia
Mette Ree
Hatteries Hells
Wnterior
Eta
J. L. Vaughan
Rock Spring
Lantz Bros
Wear Depot
Gray’s Harbor Commercial
Sewell
Henry Kopittke
Pendieton Tee & Colt Storage Company
Phong
Sherwin Williams
E. J Murphy
Post
Crauma
Polydore Moen
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