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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
4
The La Grande Evening Observer notes daily publication excluding Sundays and lists subscription rates for daily weekly and advance payments. It reaffirms postal reception and requests signed articles while condemning anonymous submissions and praising recent rate adjustments and carrier reforms.
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The piece notes British aristocrats like the Duke of Devonshire and Duke of Portland owning multiple grand residences in England and Ireland. It highlights Wentworth Woodhouse, Blenheim Palace, Syon House, Mount Stewart, and other stately seats with large estates, kitchens, gardens, and servants. It quotes massive annual maintenance costs and the vast rental and income scales supporting such mansions.
The report outlines the effects of a new railroad rate law and notes inquiries presented to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Commission officials state railway managers mostly support the amendments and observe their impact on interstate commerce.
The item surveys varied topics including a Jewish volunteer corps in Charleston under Moultrie, a Bridgewater prize fund and its eight beneficiaries, Seoul electric street railway data for 1906, a peculiar African cavalry troop under Madagascar rule, and upcoming U S Senate primary tensions with Fulton and Heney. It ends with a note on asters cultivation and community gardening contests urging participation.
The Roosevelt administration mobilizes youth support for the Republican party arguing for corporate power re adjustment. Registration books show a large share of young men registering for the first time in favor of the Republicans as the party of affirmation.
The Neighborhood club proposes street litter reduction by placing garbage cans in the business district. Den Gradoren notes the cost is minor and would keep the sidewalks clean, avoiding track debris on the streets.
In Washington a proposed private meeting of Union veterans plans to oppose a monument by Southern women to Major Henry Wirz, head of Andersonville prison. Wirz was hanged for war crimes, and controversy centers on memorial inscriptions and fears of north south hostility.
IMBLER ITEMS report A O Fisher on a business trip to Summerville. R Hibberd Wade Brooks and James Childers hunt coyotes with hounds. A Page enjoys power and a fixed smile in La Grande. George L Cleaver transacted business yesterday. W R Dredge to speak Friday evening at Honton hall. J Mckinnis ill in California. Mrs Isaac Bingerman sick. Miss Etta Cable visited Elgin. Luelle B Lioyd returned to Portland. Anderson Bros buy saw mill at Elgin and timber west of Summerville to saw season. W A Stringham receives spring goods daily. H Oldenburg visited La Grande.
Four rough looking men were linked to a daylight holdup on Perry timberman Mike Rees after 4 PM. Rees was knocked down and his pockets rifled. only a knife was found. Police arrested the four, but charges were not filed and they were released.
The article highlights N K West as a standout figure in a town spectacle with a noon parade and a star-studded minstrel show on February 11 and 12. It lists performers including George Birnie C Cochran Geo Cochran F Bramwell Ferrin Davis Monson Draper Coolidge Huelat Allinson Gilham Richey Cross Rogers Sullivan and Etta Foley.
A week ago the football rules committee approved a forward pass reform to reduce luck and a massed pileup. Only players legally touching the ball may recover it, penalties rise for bad passes, and coaches must study new conditions to use the pass safely.
Three carloads of poultry from the middle west arrived in San Francisco last week and the demand absorbed the supply without any reduction in prices.
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