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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1906
Page
4
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A distorted account discusses Walla Walla leadership and reservation land investigations. It references tension over ancestral domain, land titles, and ongoing inquiries about the Umatilla reservation, hinting at financial speculators and community leaders observing the case.
Cooper & Co of Chicago report spendings on advertising totaling 250 dollars yearly with 73 percent in evening papers and 23 percent in Lumley papers. They note morning papers fail to pay despite a $100,000 experimentation cost.
Interstate Commerce Commission data for the year ending June 30 reports a decrease of 119 passenger deaths from the previous year, with 535 lives lost in the latest period. The figures reflect a slower death toll despite a high number of derailments and several incidents with many fatalities.
A historical report notes an unusually high death rate in 1905 due to multiple wrecks, with total oaths exceeding 200 in five major accidents. It compares passenger fatalities and injuries across 1905 and 1906, showing increases in both injuries and employed fatalities, and argues for stronger government safety protections for passengers and workers.
An intensely bitter agitprop from the San Francisco Star attacks Hearst and his progressive methods. It claims New York Democrats avenged Hearst’s California treachery via ballots and derides reformers allied with Tammany. The piece denounces Hearst as treacherous and demagogic, urging defeat and moral rebuke.
The International Society of Building Commissioners and Inspectors warns that the United States experiences extensive fire losses each year. Construction and reconstruction costs run toward hundreds of millions, with fire fighting expenses also high. Experts say fireproofing is rare and not fully protective, urging higher taxes on non fireproof buildings and steep insurance rates on hazardous structures.
Fred DeFord, held on grand larceny charges, escaped from Canyon City jail a few nights ago. The escape appears linked to Deputy Sheriff Brierly’s handling of prisoners, with the guard distracted by another inmate as the door was left unsecured.
Special Agent Harry R Burrill reports on Australia’s railway system, noting government ownership and ongoing studies. He details the opening of the first line in 1879 from Geraldton to Northampton, a three foot six inch gauge, 2000 miles by then, and the broad administrative structure including ministers, departments, and the legislative council and assembly.
Rufus K. Combs of Midway Kentucky received a Carnegie hero award and $2,500 for saving the life of Richard Godson, who fainted in a vault from dangerous fumes while testing a breathing device. Combs pulled Godson to the vault door and carried him to safety before returning inside. The two relatives praised his courage despite a long feud between them.
A fragmented poem titled The Wind Guay Day presents archaic diction and dreamlike imagery. The speaker addresses nature and urges yielding to a tranquil earth and sky, with references to trees, grasses, and a patient, inexorable path toward infinity. The attribution seems to be Hannah Parker Kirnball though spelling is uncertain.
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