Remember the Maine and Cuba a wary balance of power
An 1898 anniversary reflection questions American aims in Cuba and Haiti. It notes Cuban resentment toward U S influence under Gen Enoch Crowder, claims corruption concerns, and hints at American financiers shaping policy. It also touches on Haitian instability, and cites broader debates about U S intervention and imperial motives.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Hayti
Enoch Crowder
General Crowder
Crowder
Washington
Latin America
Hemis
Iitie Republic
Amer
North Dakota Result Spurs Debate on National Issues
A reading of North Dakota politics argues the Nestos–Frazier recall and the nonpartisan league show broader national trends. It credits an 1918 Republican surge and anti–Old Guard sentiment, noting recalls, tariffs, and wartime policy as factors shaping voter behavior and state choices.
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Partisan League
North Dakota
Old Guard
Indiana
Iowa
Lyon Frazier
McCumber
Nestos
Frazier
White House
Newberry
Reult
Rapids Project Could Bring Cheap Power and Irrigation
The Umatilla rapids irrigation and power project draws attention for large scale output. A Port land Telegram editorial cites a $32 million plan to build a power plant at the Columbia rapids generating 500000 horsepower and irrigating 600000 acres. Primary power may cost 9 to 11 dollars per horsepower, with secondary power at 5.50 to 6.65. Power could reach Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, Walla Walla, Lewiston, Pendleton, Ontario and Burns, expanding fertile lands across both states and potentially welcoming 700000 new residents.
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Portland Telegram
Columbia
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Spokane
Walla Walla
Lewiston
Pendleton
Ontario
Burns
Fragmented Quote on Disease Perception by Representative Mann
A quoted remark discusses diagnosing a disease by its presence or absence of symptoms. The speaker notes that absence of disease suggests no spread while presence implies fear, shaping attitudes toward intervention and risk.
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Mann
Fordney Announces Retirement From Public Life
Congressman Joseph W. Fordney of Michigan says he will retire at term end and leave Congress with a reputation as the greatest timberman to ever serve as vice president of the Saginaw Board of Trade. He claims his tariff work will be his monument, likening it to a teredo boring into a ship.
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Board of Trade
Saginaw
No clear news item found in fragment
The provided text contains a stray quote from Rep Garner praising Joe Fordney with slang and regional spellings, but no definite news event, date, or context to summarize into a readable item.
Desart & Ba'tiste Visit The Mill In The Hills
In a slow wagon journey from near Tabernacle, Houston recalls past deals and a broken contract as Ba'tiste leads him toward a distant mill. They reach a lumberyard, where workers haul logs and prepare sawn timber, while old tensions with Thayer and promises to act loom over their purpose.
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Houston
Bear Mountain
Empire Lake
Ba'tiste
Pierre
Batiste
Golemar
Barry
Letters Editor School Superintendents Salaries
Frederick Welland explains that superintendents salaries should reflect factors beyond city population. He cites cities such as Jersey City Oakland Spokane and San Diego to suggest salary ranges and argues that families might move for schooling quality, urging a reasonable Seattle schools salary linked to more than population.
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San Diego
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Artz
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Ballard
Voting by Mail and Registration in City Elections
A discussion notes that miscounted votes and unrecorded preferences affect urban elections. It argues half a million registered voters fail to record a choice, while only a fraction vote. The piece questions government effectiveness and decries registration hurdles as the main obstacle, urging easier access to voting.
Voting by mall reshapes access to elections
The piece argues that mail voting could boost participation among enfranchised women and dissatisfied wets seeking a referendum channel. It envisions a scientific mail method making voting a pleasant at home task, reducing weather concerns and halving election costs. It also claims broader eligibility would curb fraud and undermine weak candidates.
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Mall
Public School Misrule Sparks Call for Reform
Citizens denounce the school board and administration for overstaffing, high salaries, and wasteful spending. They warn continued mismanagement will ruin the public schools and demand examination, exposure, removal, renovation, and new construction to restore morale and integrity.
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Tottering
Public School Morale Debate Cited By Richard Mansfield White
A reader argues that public schools in Washington state banished Bible passages and moral teaching from curriculums. He contends the scriptures once raised students’ morale and patriotism, lamenting the absence of sacred texts and virtues in classes today.
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Washington State
Clifford Eyes Governor Post Amid Labor Politics
The Star reports Ed Clifford, State Labor Commissioner since June 1921, faces gubernatorial speculation. Rumors tie Clifford to a plan by Dick Condon to split Hart’s camp, target Mark Reed and Guy Kelley, and position Clifford as a Hart challenger. Clifford’s close ties with labor leader William Short fuel the intrigue.
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Hart
King County
Clifford
Dick” Condon
Charles Hebbard
Mark Reed
Guy Kelley
Gov
William Short
Billy
Penitentiary Critique Sees Escape Flaws and Warden Influence
The Star letters condemn prison conditions and accuse Capt. J. T. Burke of de facto control since Gov. Hart's election. They allege one inmate escaped on June 16 and was unaccounted for three days while guards tracked him four times daily. The writer claims $50 rewards plus guard travel costs, cites security lapses, and notes inmates escaped through a cut fence after staff were away.
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Hall
J. T. Burke
Jef Turnkey Lovall
Gov. Hart
J.T. Burke
Altho
W. G. Potts
J. W. Pace
Burke
Pace
Turnkey
Letter Calls for Removal of Prison Guard Over Harsh Treatment
Don M. Thomas of Walla Walla writes alleging severe abuse at a state prison. He claims barbed wire top walls, inmate mistreatment by Capt. Burke and Guard Davis, lack of food and medical care, and inhumane confinement including long solitary terms. He urges removal or replacement with a humane warden.
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LaGra
Oregon
Don M. Thomas
Walla Walla
Feudalism Defined In Daily Word Lesson
The word means the medieval European system of lord and vassal where the vassal held land from a lord in exchange for services and loyalty. It traces to Latin and Old English roots and is noted for merging public and private law forms.
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