Mammoth Choir Draws Two Thousand At Chautauqua
Yesterday's Chautauqua crowds topped two thousand not counting campers at the grounds in La Grande Oregon for Fourth of July events. Ada Wallace Unruh headlined W C T U day while L D S choirs from La Grande and Baker City performed this evening. Astronomy talk by Prof S D Townley of Stanford added science appeal amid large classes in domestic science horticulture and Bible study with a busy week of concerts lectures and round tables through July 7.
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Oregon
la Grande
Bridge
Chautauqua
Ada Wallace Unruh
8. D. Townley
Stanford University
W. J. Townley
Union
Corderly
L. D
Union Stake Choir
L. D Edwards
Grange
Grangers
Miller's Orchestra
the Grange
J. J. Johnson
Oregon State Grange
Lillian Holman
Mary Carlin
Young’s Orchestra
Dr. Kerr
Alice Anderson
Bulgarian Wrestlers Chase Carl Bush in La Grande
Bulgarian wrestler Tom Thompson and companion H Ellisel arrived in La Grande after a failed attempt to capture Carl Bush the Montana wrestler. Bush had defeated Thompson in Caldwell last week in a two hour ten minute match. Thompson, at 148 pounds, mixes Turkish and catch as catch can styles and plans further matches in Baker City with Heinrich.
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Tom Thompson
H. Ellisel
la Grande
Carl Bush
Montana
Thompson
Caldwell
Bush
Tompson
Lightning Jerker Telegraph Operator
Manager Howard of the Western Union earned the nickname lightning jerker for a ringside telegraph report during a prize fight. An operator relayed every consequential blow and sent the knockout bulletin to the Observer office in seventeen seconds.
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Howard
Western Union
la Grande
Observer
Drunks Arrested Yesterday on Disorderly Charges
Four individuals were arrested on drunk and disorderly charges. T. E. Hubbard paid a $10 fine, Gus Jokle served a $5 fine, John Bryoyle left town never to return, and John Cameron was fined $5.
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T. E. Hubbard
Gus Jokle
John Bryoyle
John Cameron
Johnson Triumph Ends Jeffries Fight Amid Riots
Reno and nation reel from riot smoke as James J. Jeffries loses to Johnson by decision. Reported violence spans New Orleans to Chicago with multiple deaths, dozens hurt, and widespread property damage.
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James J. Jeffries
Reno
Johnson
Hot Lake Celebrates With Fireworks and Picnics
Hot Lake observed a day of festivities highlighted by a 200 pound dynamite blast, boxing fight results on the Observer bulletin, and extensive fireworks. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Fred Freemont and others from Baker City, while Mr McMahon refereed a wrestling bout at Baker.
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Observer Bulletin Board
Fred Freemont
McMahon Varna — Welby
Retha Fowler
A. J. Murphey
Vera Jane Edwards
Baker City
McMahon
Baker
Children disappointed by city fireworks ban in La Grande
In La Grande many children faced dismay as fireworks and firecrackers were banned inside city limits. A young spectator vowed to unite peers next year and try to overturn the restriction.
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la Grande
Glaring Error in Statutes Discovered by Law Attornаys
Local attorneys report a misprint in Bellinger and Cottons annotated Oregon statutes misquoting the Declaration of Independence. A La Grande group detected the error during a Continental Congress reading, noting the introductory paragraph should begin with a passage about dissolving political bands and unalienable rights rather than the altered text.
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Oregon
la Grande
Continental Congress
W. B. Sargent
Congress
Geo. T Cochran
Sargent
Limited Strikes A Local Passenger Train Killing Twenty
Middleton Ohio July 5 The recovery of an unidentified man in the wreckage of the Twentieth Century limited train brings the death toll to twenty one with many more believed dead in the debris. Thirty are seriously injured and in hospitals. Most victims are Ohioans. Coroner and grand jury investigate the cause. no blame assigned yet.
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Tenderloin
St. Louis
Houndaville
Ills
Enka
Johnson
New Orleans
South
Reno
Jeff
Moana Springs
Los Angeles
Jeffries
East
Richard
Jim Corbett
Nevada
Phere Venry Limited
Limited
Italian gunslinger halts Pendleton street fight at depot
At the O R and N depot an altercation between two colored men over money escalated until a well known local youth named Shine fled. A nearby Italian friend drew a revolver, quelling the fight and sending the gunman to jail on a possible concealed weapons charge while Shine recuperates from fright.
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Shine
Pendleton East Oregonian
Calaboose
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