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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1910
Page
4
Local column discusses war pensions totals for Civil War and Mexican War veterans, urging readers to seek investments at home and noting aging veterans aged 103 to 108. Mentions Uncle Sam pension figures and questions value of distant investments.
Details of the government’s pension program were presented to Congress. Ohio and Pennsylvania lead with about 92 000 pensioners each, New York around 80 000, Indiana 57 000. Foreign pensioners total about 6 000. Canada leads foreign countries with 2 631 recipients. The total sent abroad equals 860 607 dollars annually.
Classified note seeks a barn for sale or hire to be located at 901 Main and at P O Box 217 412 26. contact details provided for interested parties.
Farmers in Grade Ronde anticipate a strong season as drier weather returns. Fall grain across thousands of acres shows excellent condition, signaling a profitable year for landowners long known as the money kings of the region.
A historical Edison film dramatizes Andrew Jackson facing Charles Dickinson in a duel sparked by an insult to Mrs Jackson. The sequence shows Dickinson’s sharp aim and Jackson's restraint before he shoots and kills Dickinson, with Jackson saved by a miniature of his wife in his breast pocket.
In Spokane on April 12 120 students at Washington State College's boys dormitory threaten to strike this afternoon unless a satisfactory reply is given. They demand better more plentiful and cheaper food and have presented a resolution to the board of regents detailing their ultimatum.
The Union County census team prepares to begin counting in three days with emphasis on citizen duty. La Grande counts rooming houses and urges proprietors to provide accurate information, while residents are asked to assist and ensure every inhabitant is recorded for a complete county tally.
Spokane residents felt a seismic event last night detected by the Ganzagh College seismograph. The quake was reported to be severe and estimated to be about 2000 miles away.
The late Thos. F. Walsh's will, filed today, leaves nearly the entire eight to ten million estate to his widow and daughter. Charity receives one hundred thousand, with the balance going to heirs as specified in the document.
Senator Le Pollette criticized the Taft administration for bad faith in drafting a railroad regulation bill. He said the withdrawal from the New England merger was a sham that betrayed the public.
Dr. Pons advertises hours 9 am to noon and 8 pm to 7 pm daily with Saturday service. He claims a new discovery to straighten crossed eyes in hours without drugs or operations and offers his own nose glasses with lenses made by him. Children’s eye care emphasized and two lens duplicates available quickly.
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