Next Democratic Nominee Seen as Likely President Hopeful
A petition argues Brgan will be the Democratic Party candidate, while commentary notes Sicily Cyclone events and Kansas envy. Davenport of Silverton favors electing a U.S. senator from outside the legislature to avoid self serving vote swapping. Emile Zola’s death is treated as mystery but deemed accidental by police. The piece calls for accountability for grave robbing and the Dakota murder case, with Baker City’s Herbert Lee tied to a Pendleton marriage rumor. The column concludes with a harsh stance on brutality, urging penalties for those who brutalize rivals.
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Davenport
Silverton
United States
East Oregonian
Emile Zola
Herbert Lee
Baker City
Pendleton
Portland
Let Us Be Boss in the Philippines Policy Debate
A fragment reflecting a hardline view on removing friars from the Philippines to curb potential unrest and speed Americanization. The text advocates expelling friars, reshaping civic life, and enforcing American institutions, free speech, and worship, with threats of escalating troop support.
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Enemath Palaver
Sulia
Pope
Lavon
Missouri
Philippines
Fragmentary Town Memoir Passages From Oregon Newsprint
An unclear, highly fragmented excerpt mentions Eastern Oregon and a state legislature with vague references to growth, speed, and agricultural themes. The garbled text includes phrases about a butcher knife, a sugar beet crop, and nostalgic notes about the past. No clear events or persons are identifiable.
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Oregon
Rnert Houppmas
Parliament of Seamen Revises Law of the Sea in Hamburg
A Hamburg conference of the International Maritime Association gathers to revise age old maritime laws governing navigation, wrecks, collisions, and disabled vessels. Nations unite beyond power or creed to craft new rules for modern sea travel. The event draws interest from pilots of the Columbia and veteran admirals alike.
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Hamburg
International Maritime Association
T Ruders
Sma
Fens
Columbia
Sen
Bryan Commoner Parodies Industrial Rhetoric Across Nation
A satirical poem critiques industrial captains wielding injunctions over criminal law, suggesting trusts control the G O P and critique shifts from Spokane to Oyater Bay. The speaker notes the tough impact on everyday citizens while questioning political power and strategy.
Favorite Prescription Heralds Remarkable Cures for Women
A letter touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as curing irregularity and draining for women, claiming many permanent cures for womanly diseases. It mentions testimonials and urges readers to trust the unknown institute over other remedies. The piece underscores a husband’s relief when treatment helps his wife return to daily work.
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Pierce
Prites Lan Miler
Weies
Short Talks With Live Men at Oregon Farm Meeting
A Wallowa sheepman Jay H. Dobbin describes hardships from 1887 in Wallowa County with 1200 head of sheep and no winter feed, noting nerve and effort paid off as his first wool clip and lambs funded his operation. Fred Young of North Powder shares about Alaska, Yukon winters, and misperceptions of cold. Bud McAllister of Grande Ronde praises Oregon’s state fair livestock and agricultural exhibits.
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Oregon
Eaid Jay H. Dobbin
Wallowa
Woalgrowers’ Meeting
Wallowa County
Snake River
Wong
Yukon
Powder River Valley
Colies
Bud” McAlliater
Grande Ronde
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Atwood’s Spices
Atwood
Brgan
Democratic Party
Sicily
Kansas
Subide
Washington
Indiana
Spokane
Oyater Bay
Strenulogslee
O. P
Bryan
al Kin
Oregon Lumber Yar
Alta
Court House
Joseph Ell
The
al Rm
N.beri
Ane
Basle
Basler
Cont
Cl Counsel
Anole
U. S. and ‘Trade
Carpenters Headquarters
T. C. Taylor
the Hardware Man
Main Street
Ortes
Bhorer
Scotia
Neagle Brothers
Main
Ure
Colesworthy
Alta Street
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