La Grande Girl Wins Misa Vera Flower Prize
Misa Vera Flower aged 11 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Flower of 1503 Munroe avenue won first prize in a contest issued by Bush & Lane Plano Co of Holland Michigan. She received a $110 check a set of 26 silverware valued at $25 and paid travel from La Grande to Portland and back. Several hundred contestants competed and the piano company praised her correct work.
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Bush & Lane Plano Co
Holland, Mich
Misa Vera Flower
A. E. Flower
Munroe Avenue
Bournemouth prepares for centenary with grand aviation meet
Bournemouth marks 100 years with a $150000 guarantee fund for visitors and a two hour London link. The centerpiece is the first international flying machine event in the British Isles with a minimum $40000 prize and a routes prize of $12500 for the Needles circuit. French aviators are invited as Bournemouth hosts motor car carnivals gymkhanas naval and military contests and a star musical lineup including Melba Butt Elman Pachmann Paderwski and Backhaus.
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London
Bournemouth
British Isles
Isle of Wight
Madame Melba
Madame Clara Butt
Mischa Elman
Pachmann
Paderwski
Backhats
Former Long Beach Chief of Police Judge Parish dies by suicide
July 6 report states former Long Beach Chief of Police Judge Parish killed himself with a gun to the head. No motive is given. Parish was reputedly wealthy.
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Long Beach
Parish
Thompson Next Chief
Seattle July 6 R H Thompson city engineer said he had nothing to say on whether he would succeed Newell as director of reclamation service. Ballinger’s ouster bid and the Thompson Ballinger correspondence raise the possibility Thompson could be chosen if Ballinger removes Newell.
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Seattle
R. H. Thompson
Newell
Reclamation Service
Ballinger
Thompson- Ballinger
Kerby
Thamann
Fuller Funeral Today
Chicago July 6 The remains of the late Chief Justice Fuller will arrive here tomorrow. The funeral is set for Friday afternoon with interment in Graceland cemetery beside his wife. Reverend James Freeman will officiate. The pallbearers are Justice Holmes of the Supreme Court, General Thomas Hubbard, William Hyde, Hugh Wallace, and T N. Francis.
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Chicago
Fuller
Graceland Cemetery
James Freeman
Justice Holmes
Supreme Court
Thomas Hubbard
William Hyde
Hugh Wallace
T. N. Francis
Mayor Gaynor Says Graft Plausible in Licenses
New York July 6 Mayor Gaynor tells aldermen that politicians extort money from people seeking licenses. He claims demands range from five to five hundred dollars for aldermanic favors.
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New York
Gaynor
Conserving Childhood Through Home State and Church
The text argues to curb the waste of childhood by shared responsibility. It stresses parental duty, state measures through day schools and juvenile systems, and church involvement via religious training to shape character and curb youth follies.
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Church
Steamer Grand Republic Fire Halts Narrows Passage
The Grand Republic, sister to the General Slocum, caught fire in the Narrows during crossing. It sounded its siren and steered toward shore as tugboats and fireboats rushed to evacuate passengers and battle the blaze.
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Slocum
Narrows
New York
Grand Republic
General Slocum
Cove Baseball Team Travels After Series With Elgin
The Cove baseball squad reached La Grande this afternoon while en route from Elgin to Cove after completing a two game series with Elgin. Cove lost yesterday in a loosely played contest.
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Cove
la Grande
Elgin
Greek envoy wed American girl in Ottawa headline
Lambros A. Coromilas, Greek king’s representative in the United States, married Miss Annie Ewing Cockrell of Missouri and Washington society in Norwich, Cann. The ceremony linked classical Greek ideals with American societal circles as the bride, renowned as a beauty, joined the envoy in a union celebrated amid cultural homage.
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Norwich
Cann
Greece
Phidias
Lambros A. Coromilas
United States
Senator Cockrell
Missouri
Washington
Unwritten Law Suspect Kills Youth in Arkansas Home
Higgens Gibson, 18, was found hiding under his wife’s bed when John Pitcock, chief clerk at the penitentiary in Little Rock, stabbed him 27 times and fired at Gibson’s wife before surrendering. A coroner’s jury later exonerated Pitcock on unwritten law grounds.
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Little Rock
Ark
Higgens Gibson
John Pitcock
Penitentiary
Pitcock
Gibson
Tite
Connecticut Golfers Open League Club Tournament
Connecticut golfers began the annual League of Connecticut Golf Clubs tournament today at the New Haven Country Club links and will play through the week in New Haven.
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New Haven
Conn
League of Connecticut Golf Clubs
New Haven Country Club
Browne to Face Second Trial in Lorimer Case
Chicago reports Jidge McSurley announced that Lee O Neill Browne will be given a second trial on bribery charges tied to the Lorimer senate election. The first trial ended in a hung jury, with proceedings set to begin July 20.
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Chicago
Jidge McSurley
Lee O'Neill Browne
Lorimer
Senate
Princess Victoria to Celebrate 42nd Birthday
Princess Victoria of London, sister of King George, turns forty two on July 6 and is slated to receive royal congratulations. For over twenty years Dane Rumor has whispered of royal romances with Victoria as heroine, but none have materialized and she appears unlikely to wed.
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London
Victoria
George
Court in Session Opens July Term with Large Bill Batch
The July term of the county court convened today and spent the entire day working through a large batch of bills.
Card of Thanks to Mr Kreiger and Brick Yard Crew
The family thanks friends for kindness and sympathy in the loss of our husband and son. Special thanks to Mr Kreiger and his brick yard crew for assisting with funeral expenses. Signed Minnie Stetzinger and Rose Hornbeck.
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Kreiger
Minnie Stetzinger
Rose Hornbeck
Ring Cherries for Sale in Ramsey Warehouse
Fine blug cherries offered at four cents per pound from Ramsey Warehouse. Item appears in a short classified line listing.
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Ramsey
Major Banks Recalled as Pompous Yet Fortunate Prisoner
A veteran recalls Major Banks as pompous but entertaining. He recounts a dark night when a stout Confederate captured the major, who later returned to camp after being exchanged for two plugs of tobacco, a terse signal to headquarters.
Doctors More Thorough Now Provokes Dinner Talk
A Denver physician heckles Biblical miracles at a dinner, saying Lazarus was raised from the dead while no one is raised today. A clergyman and biblical scholar replies that modern medical science has progressed beyond such miracles.
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Denver
Lazarus
Washington Star
Conciliatory Exchange From a Patron to a Head Waiter
A Despairing Patron apologizes for rudeness and requests to cancel a porterhouse order. The head waiter, identified as pompous, is addressed as the patron seeks to renew the order as a mere suggestion. The Chicago Tribune is cited as the source.
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Notice of Street Improvement in La Grande Oregon
City council of La Grande Oregon announces improvement districts 1 and 2 altering several streets and alleys from Willow to Oak on Adams and Jefferson avenues plus Cedar and Main to Palmer. Affected property owners face a proposed special assessment to cover an estimated cost of 71800.08 with a public hearing set for July 13 1910. June 22 1910 La Grande Oregon. D E Cox Recorder. June 28 July 9
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Common Council
City of
la Grande
Oregon
Adams Avenue
Jefferson Avenue
Willow Street
Spruce Street
Oak Street
Fourth Street
Grandy
Third St
Washington Avenue
Grandy Avenue
Second Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Palmer Avenue
First Street
Spring Avenue
Main Avenue
Jefferson Ave
Grandy’s
Third Street
Cedar Street
D. E. Cox
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Thompson
Alderman
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Browne
Princess Victoria
Cherry Packers
Chase & Sandborn
G. H. Jordan
Hone
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