This article, headlined “Copperfield Under Martial Law; Saloons Shut,” was published in the Baker Herald on January 2, 1914. It describes the declaration of martial …

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This newspaper article was published in the Portland Evening Telegram on November 21, 1902. Titled “Crook County’s Reign of Terror,” the bulk of the piece …

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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