Weston School Gift Debate Delayed Decision Pending Council Action
Weston residents weighed the state's offer of a $75 land swap for Nor mal School site. The mass meeting failed to decide, with supporters urging acceptance and opponents claiming it trims Weston s future. The city council plans a special meeting to consider the proposal, with a majority believed to favor the gift.
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Sft
Weston Dispatch
Weston
State ‘Board
Ctty
Electric PUNFS Raise the Maine Significance
Bruce Dennis reports from Seaside Oregon on the Oregon Development league's upcoming 1912 meeting, highlighting its importance to Eastern Oregon, La Grande, and regional business leaders. The piece notes railroad backing, Hill representatives, andHot Lake sanatorium involvement as part of efforts to attract a large crowd and showcase the region. It also recounts the Maine coffer dam pumps driven by G E electric motors during Havana harbor's safeguarding and inspection, supplied by Havana Light Company.
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Bruce Dennis
Seaside
Ore
The
Observer
Oregon Development League
la Grande
Oregon
James J. Hill
Northwest
Hot Lake
League
Havana Harbor
Hias
G. E
Havana Light Company
Weston Angered Amid Uncertain School Plan
In Weston Oregon residents express anger as the former Weston normal schools dilemma sparks debate over the town's future. Community factions clash over proposed plans and the path forward remains unclear amid local tensions.
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Weston
Oregon
Weston Normal Schools
Ly Arms
Civilization and the Tropics and the Seat of Civilization
The article argues that tropics were origin of civilization but that temperate regions now dominate progress due to tropical diseases. It cites a Journal of the American Medical Association editorial attributing malaria and hookworm, spread by African slaves, to shifts in relative civilization and health in the Americas and Europe.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Greece
Rome
Dybown
Disease control could reshape tropical civilizations
An aged witness notes tropical mortality in the tropics and predicts that, with the arrival of whites, Africans, and foreign diseases, Mexico and Central America might become the hotbed for eradicating tropical diseases. Col. Gorgas foresees a future where preventable diseases are wiped out and the tropics regain their role as centers of civilization.
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Tucatan
Mexico
Central America
Tropics
Col
Gorgas
Oregon Blue Book 1911 Distributed by Secretary Olcott
The Oregon Blue Book for 1911 has been distributed by Secretary of State Ben W. Olcott. It contains valuable data and descriptive material on Oregon. Several thousand copies are available for distribution through the secretary's office, though supply is limited.
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Oregon
Ben W. Olcott
Portland woman leads Oregon mother teachers group drive
Mrs. Robert H. Tate of Portland is guiding the Oregon Conference of Mothers and Parents Teachers associations with vice presidents appointed across the state. La Grande has yet to name its representative.
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Robert H. Tate
Portland
Oregon
Dr Charles L Thompson Birthday and Life Highlights
Dr Charles Lemue Thompson born August 14 1839 in Allentown Pa. He studied at Carroll College Princeton and McCormick Theological Seminary. Ordained in 1861 he served as pastor in multiple cities and later edited The Interior. He was General Assembly moderator 1888 9 and since 1898 secretary of the Presbyterian board of home missions.
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Charles Lemue Thompson
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Board of Home Missions
Allentown
Carroll College
Princeton
McCormick Theological
Janesville
Wis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburg
Kansas City
New York
Thompson
General Assembly
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
This Date in History: Notable Events and Births
August 18 milestones include Hudson halting near Speake Bay in 1609, Loula burg founded by Dutch settlers in 1713, James Battie the Scots poet died in 1803, Francis Joseph born in 1830, Balzac died in 1850, Victoria visit to Paris in 1855, San Francisco Vigilance Committee disbands in 1856, Confederate casualties in 1862, Prussia defeats France in 1870, violinist Dentis Bull born 1810, Culberson nominated Texas governor in 1894, and a Washington statue gifted to France unveiled in 010.
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Speake Bay
Loulaburg
Austria
Honore de Balzac
Victoria
Prince Consort
Paris
Vigilance” Committee
San Francisco
Haying
Seranas
Prossiang
Gragelotte
Dentis Bull
Democrats of
Texas
Charles A. Culberson
Notice on Sewer Connection Ban in City
Public notice from the common council dated August 16 1911 barring any person from connecting with the new sewer system. Violators face damages as enforcement proceeds under the water superintendent L M Hoyt.
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the Common Council
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Bruge Dennis
Iwner
Maine
Gain
la Grande National Bank
Fred J. Holmies
Pres
F. L. Meyers
Cashie
W. J. Church
Earl Zundel
Washington
Virginia
France
L. M. Hoyt
Pingree
Ultz & Dunn’s
Little Wanderr
Mudge
J E.tilt
Comery High Top
Bergeman Logger
Barker Brown Boys
Educator Boys and Mens
Mrm Pal
Ip Lfiel Lea PE
N. K.west
the Quality Store
Chambelain
Havana
Fames King Cigar Factory
Fir Street
Post Office
Tom Kapellas
County
Uice
Selder
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