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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1907
Page
4
Pendleton Oregon newspaper the official paper of East Oregonian Publishing Co. details subscription rates and mailing options for daily weekly and semi weekly editions. mentions addresses in Washington and Pendleton and status as a member of Scripps News Association.
The poem laments a cherished object, a life’s work, now fading as time passes. It reflects on enduring sorrow and the quiet farewell as a November flower withers, contrasting pomp and solemn memory with worldly distractions.
Residents urge Pendleton city council to convert the north river cemetery into a park. Graves have been opened recently, leaving a healthful stench and prompting calls to remove remains or reinter and plant trees for a public space.
The American Federation of Labor plans a Norfolk Virginia convention soon to discuss ending involuntary servitude except as crime punishment, free compulsory education, opposition to injunction abuse, eight hour day, weekly rest, public works contracts, municipal utilities, sweatshop abolition, factory inspection, employer liability, telegraph and telephone nationalization, anti child labor laws, woman suffrage, initiative referendum recall, playgrounds, public watch system, and building permits.
The text argues for universal bathrooms in habitation and a government issued currency to curb bank manipulation. It notes the American Federation of Labor's affiliations and criticizes business groups for avoiding such topics, claiming business leaders miss chances to discuss efficient governance and labor relations.
The article urges Oregon to send a Roosevelt delegation to the next national Republican convention to secure his re election. It argues river improvements national policy covering the Mississippi Columbia Missouri Potomac Ohio Susquehanna and all navigable streams. It notes Roosevelt’s Mississippi trip widened his view on internal improvements and supports open rivers protected forests and public lands for settlers with Oregon deeply involved.
The national association of railway commissioners criticized Roosevelt's rate regulation as failing to reduce railroad rates. It states the president seeks uniformity of rates to place all entities on an equal footing. The group supports a congressional law mandating automatic block signals approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Joaquin Miller proposes a theory that Oregon derives from Spanish over agua meaning tear the waters as Cascades inspire. He notes the public and papers cling to the schoolbook origin tying the name to the wild marjoram or oreganum along the coast.
A Philadelphia Press editorial argues electrifying U S railways could cost five years and 2.6 billion dollars, about one sixth of railroads’ capital. It predicts bans on smoke from cities and suggests electrification will replace steam within three quarters of a century as economy and cleanliness rise.
A North Carolina newspaper notes a Philadelphia banquet on April 17 1881 presenting a heartfelt toast to woman. The speaker honors virtue chastity steadfast love and the moral influence of women from childhood to death praising her as queen and royal gift to mankind.
The piece describes a silent Mohammedan oath where the swearer places the right hand on the Koran and forehead to touch the hook, then looks up before the court asks if he is bound to speak the truth. It notes the practice in India has been abolished in favor of an affirmation.
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