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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1907
Page
4
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The East Oregonian notes a concerted Portland faction aims to kill movement for State Ment No 1. It accuses Mr Geer of being influenced by outside political hypnotists while claiming he wavers on the issue three times in a moon. The piece urges him to stay away from them.
The semi annual report of the state board of health shows Oregon with about 408 deaths from a 600000 population, an annual mortality around 8.1 per thousand. It praises climate pure air and water as factors extending life and notes many die in the last six months near eighty years.
Pendleton areas seek better telephone links roads and bridges to boost trade with Long Creek Milton Freewater Hermiston and western Grant county. Citizens urge Pendleton to extend electric lines and build a road system to attract regional commerce and residents who currently travel to Walla Walla for service.
Friends of the city press Pendleton to improve transportation links to attract settlers from Milton Freewater Hudson Bay and Hermiston areas. They say rapid southern settlement calls for easier rail and telegraph access as the city nears its peak growth and abundant opportunities.
The piece argues that U. S. corporations sought cheap labor from unskilled Europeans, importing people hostile to government and law. It blames corporate avarice, not immigrants, for social ills, and cites Captain Frank Steunenberg and Harvey K. Brown as victims of enforcing law.
Pendleton hosts enterprising advertisers who fund regular campaigns and update ads daily. They publish readable price lists, special sales, and new offerings to attract shoppers, especially women who guide household buying. Advertisers who inform practically gain loyalty and steady customer inflow.
The University of Oregon reports first week registration of 314 students this year, up from 225 last year, a rise seen as a rebuke to opponents of the university appropriation referendum. The piece argues the Grange bears responsibility for a misstep, not the referendum, noting broader student enrollment increases at Oregon and Washington campuses.
A reader asks if Mr. Haywood will travel to Baker City to aid in locating Harvey K. Brown's killer. The inquiry wonders if he will demonstrate to the U S public that the Boise City jury trusted his integrity and that he and his organization are not guilty of the grave charges.
The upcoming establishment of a department of electrical engineering at the naval academy in Annapolis reflects the growing role of applied mechanics in naval training. The plan follows a board of investigation's recommendation to revise instruction, noting it was surprising no such department existed decades earlier.
Walker notes the White squadron as the main modern navy presence with the Chicago flagship boasting the most complete electrical equipment. He finds it odd that despite leadership in electrical applications an electric department is only now being established at Annapolis.
The New York Herald summarizes 162 senators and representatives answers to “Why not sell the Philippines?” About four-fifths favor disposal with honor and justice. Forty favor immediate sale, ten would cede governance now, totaling over 40 percent for swift action. Thirty-six declined to go on record citing complexity.
Charles G. Hoyt, nephew of ex president Grover Cleveland, principal defendant in a U S suit to recover about $3000 misapplied as a disbursing member of an Indian commission, was found by Judge Dietrich at Bolde to be indebted for only $196 50 and not guilty of culpable conduct in managing office finances, a dispatch reports.
A witty comparison notes that a dog's tail wag is always sincere unlike a human handshake. It uses humor to contrast honest canine expressiveness with human social pretense.
United States Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas is highlighted for early life courage after a dangerous horse race. At 16 he rode the wild mare Crazy Horse to victory despite a near fatal fall from the track roof, earning respect and a lifelong image of grit. A separate note mentions seven Hawaiian girls visiting Portland, chaperoned by Mrs. Edyth Tealer Weathered.
The Second Eastern Oregon District Agricultural Society schedules its 17th annual fall fair in The Dalles from October 8 to 12. Portland Day is set for Wednesday October, with expected large attendance.
Rooms priced at 1.00 and 1.50 dollars per block and a half from the depot, with a large electric sign attracting attention.
The Hotel Pendleton has been refitted and refurnished throughout with telephone and fire alarm connections in every room. It serves as a headquarters for traveling men with commodious sample rooms and a free bus to nearby depots. It offers special weekly or monthly rates, excellent cuisine, prompt dining room service, and a bar and billiard room in connection, located only three blocks from departure points.
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