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Newspaper

Pendleton Eagle Valley News

Location

Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1911

Page

4

Independent Newspaper Noted For City and County Coverage

An old time city and county paper appears with routine masthead details and publication notices. It mentions circulation at Morrison Street and Northwest City addresses, with standard postal registration and UNESCO bureau references.

Te Dwily East Fee Ar Wal Co Morrison Street Vartland Nie Ca Portland Unesco Beareau Poo Peer Ty CC N. W

McCourt questioned over Indian water rights stance

Local readers question United States attorney John McCourt about his published defense of irrigation use for Umatilla River allotments. The letter argues that rights must persist when land is rented to white men and urges McCourt to explain his position fully to clarify support for Indigenous water access and fairness under the law.

John McCourt United States Indiana Umatilla McCourt Perhips Oregonian

Tarvy court upholds long and short hour law in commerce case

The interior questions are rejected as the Tarvy commerce court reargues reg ulation. The court finds the long and short hour law constitutional but notes exceptions to the law. It continues enforcement of commerce regulation in Spokane and addresses water competition issues.

Tarvy

Rate fairness across Seattle and Spokane debated

A court reviewed railroad rate fairness arguing Seattle could not be unduly favored over Spokane when water and rail routes affect costs. The piece advocates basing rates on distance and service cost, noting coast cities benefiting at interior expense, plus critiques of the commerce court and calls for neutral treatment. Also links several dated events from 1916 to 1910 in a fragmented OCR.

Seattle New York Spokane Interstate Commerce Peter Step & Body Commerce Court

Round-Up shows strong businesslike handling by board

The old Round-Up board submitted a fine showing and reports credit the past officers and directors. With T. D. Taylor as president and a new board selected last evening, the Pendleton celebration should maintain or better the previous good record and be the best of its kind in the world, focused on Pendleton’s welfare and glory.

T. D. Taylor Pendleton

Commerce court upholds law while exercising right to set aside

The commerce court upholds the long and short baw law but reserves power to set aside the statute when it desires. The ruling reads in a tone echoing George Ade’s Sultan of Sulu with the constitution following the flak on Tuesdays and Fridays only.

Commerce Court George Ade Sulu

Round-Up election enables city official selection

After the Round-Up vote, officials for the city may be elected. The decision clears the way for proceeding with the municipal leadership ballots.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY SKETCH Grand Duchess Olga turns sixteen

The Grand Duchess Olga of Russia marks her sixteenth birthday as one of Europe's most notable young royals. She is described as unassuming, fluent in Russian and French, fond of music and sport, and unlikely to live outside Russia. She dislikes languages beyond French and Russian and would avoid sewing yet values her beauty and frank personality.

Olga Czar Russia Europe Victoria Germany Olea Alphonsle Demay Parle Mary Nowager Alexandra England

Ferdinand Indiana Named Perfect Town In Dubos County

Teolated Perfection in Indianapolis reports Ferdinand as the perfect town in Dubos county Indiana. The piece claims no divorces jail graft justice of the peace arrests or civil suits in memory, noting only two Republicans the postmaster and his son.

Indianapolis Ferdinand Dubos County

Woman Walks Twenty Miles for Sermon Q&A

Mrs. Briggs, living in northern Indiana, walked twenty miles to hear Rev. Mr. Goodwin preach in a distant township. The pastor learned of her step and invited her to share how she came, prompting a notable moment highlighted by the Philadelphia Record as one of the wittiest speeches on record.

Philadelphia

Nature's Cure for Chronic Ulcers Ad Attested

An advertisement promotes S S S as a blood purifier claimed to cure chronic ulcers by cleansing the blood. It argues internal treatment, not outward causes, heals ulcers with nourishment of flesh and permanent closure. The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta advertises free book and medical advice.

S.S Swift Specific CO Atlanta

Humble Footnote in a Humorous Exchange

A wry exchange unfolds with a solemn speaker claiming to have walked a long distance. An American objecting to rude dunning cites ancestral ties to early settlers while a tradesman contemplates heredity, ending with a tongue in cheek note from Tit-Bits.

November 15 History Highlights From Carlisle to Romney

A quick survey of notable events on this date: Carlisle surrendered to a pretender in 1745, Fort Louis fell to Austrian forces in 1792, and painter George Romney died in 1792. The record notes a dry season impacting Owing due to unspecified factors.

Carlisle Fort Louis Warameer George Romney

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