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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1911
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes show a notification item about second class mail status at La Grande post office with unclear accompanying details. The readable text provides no names dates or events beyond postal classification.
The La Grande city faces a surge of vagrant activity described as a hobo element, with police orders to move on ignored as crowds gather on corners. Officials discuss harsh steps to clear the town, while residents boast of travel and social tension.
The piece warns that drownings rise in the season with weekly papers reporting young lives lost to foolishness or accidents. It notes recurring beliefs about submerged individuals and the persistence of danger into September.
A reader notes that the American Beanorlat slights Taft's reciprocity with Canada and defends tariffs for large firms. The writer argues such subsidized papers mislead the public and that big interests deserve less protection as reform presses forward. The note ends by predicting Ringling Brothers will skip La Grande on a western tour due to falling coffers.
Secretary Kendrick cites Roosevelt era rights allowing a Keokuk dam on the Mississippi to feed a 160 000 horsepower plant with 60 000 contracted for St. Louis while opposing a Snake River dam for irrigation. He says Roosevelt also blocked a private monopoly on navigable waters.
Reports from wheat ranches indicate a strong harvest with many fields yielding more grain than expected as threshers finish. The season shows promising results for farmers despite earlier uncertainties.
Prof Ernest Rutherford famed for radioactivity research and electrical theory advancement. Born Nelson New Zealand August 30 1871. Educated at New Zealand University and Cambridge. Macdonald Professor at McGill 1898 to 1908. Now physics professor at Victoria University Manchester England. Won Elliott Creason medal from Franklin Institute Philadelphia.
The subject's research and writings across physical science branches led to his recognition as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1908. This milestone marks peer acknowledgment by the prestigious institution.
A scrambled list notes dates from 1660 to 1962 with events such as Fouquieres becoming viceroy of New France in 1660 and battles like Bull Run in 1962. It also mentions Belcher becoming governor, French evacuations, and various military actions. The text ends with rail traffic delays from a burned bridge and liberal party arrivals in Los Angeles and Arizona seeking arms shipments.
Report notes a fresh uprising in Suarez Mexico during August 80 involving Mexican and United States secret agents and covert operations amid rising tensions. Authorities seek details on parties and aims, with no clear outcome reported.
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