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News Article, Empire and Freedom
The years 1898 and 1899 were turning points in the history of the United States. During those two years, the U.S. exploded outward in a …
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News Article, Forest Reserve Created at Last
This article was published in the Oregonian on March 18, 1906. It discusses the establishment of the Blue Mountain Forest Reserve. In 1901 residents of …
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News Article, Holt Continues with Babylift, 1962
On February 20, 1962, the Oregon Journal ran this article by staff writer Charles B. Steers. It presents the views of Harry Holt, evangelist and …
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News Article, Klamath Indians Draw Spotlight
This newspaper article describes some of the early debates over the termination of southern Oregon’s Klamath Tribes. The complex politicking reported in this piece went …
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News Article, Lake County
This 1909 article in the Lakeview Examiner reported that 1,694,354 acres of the surveyed land in Lake County was still “unappropriated.” The article was part of …
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News Article, Large Sale is Reported
This 1906 Coos Bay Times article reports the sale of the Southern Oregon Company holdings to Minneapolis timber baron and Swedish immigrant Charles A. Smith. …
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News Article, Passage of the Chinese Bill
The Willamette Farmer, a newspaper that was published weekly between 1869 and 1887, promoted Willamette Valley agriculture. This article reflects the sentiments of many …
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News Article, Smith Blasts At New Deal
“Sell-outs” and “Mickey Mouse hypocrites,” were only a few of the scathing remarks directed at Oregon Townsend Club members during an October 1936 speech by Louisiana native, and …
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News Article, Spontaneous Combustion
This editorial was published in the Daily Morning Astorian on May 5, 1896. It is a response by John T. Lighter, the editor of the …
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News Article, Stage Robbery
In the summer of 1868, John Hailey's Pioneer Stage Line made three trips daily between Boise City and Umatilla, often hauling Wells Fargo treasure boxes …
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