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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1910
Page
4
Bruce Dennis, editor and owner of United Press Telegraph Service, is noted as entering at the post office as second-class matter. The fragment references the mailing designation and ownership.
The note requests authors sign submissions and avoid using nom de plume. It says flawed pieces may be revised at the editor’s discretion and mentions saving appointments. It reflects a newsroom policy on attribution and editing.
Joseph Folk in La Grande discusses the initiative and referendum as a legislative brake but warns of misuse by ambitious individuals. He stresses the need for political organization and concerted action, noting Oregon’s assembly idea and Republican doubts about its management and potential corruption.
Salem Journal editor Hofer who seeks the governorship faced a sharp questioning in Saturday's Oregonian by a man named Moores. The piece raises claims that, if true, would deem Hofer unfit. if false it could prompt a libel suit. The outcome may affect public confidence in his candidacy for Oregon's top post.
Local residents are urged to attend a Saturday session to decide on irrigation plans for the Grande Ronde valley. The meeting aims to discuss funding and strategies, with potential benefits to landowners and the valley’s wealth.
The article notes dwindling public enthusiasm after the Reno bout. It says Jeffries is down and out and reluctant to admit the facts while Johnson’s victory dented race-based preconceptions. It claims the prize fight drew diminished attention nationwide.
Republicans in Multnomah County weigh how fairly they can act in a governor’s matter and the potential for unfair influence. The piece notes Portland’s political presence with two senators and several state officers, questioning whether long time Republicans will accept outsiders from Portland.
Management slashed transport to five cents for trips to the Chautauqua grounds, pleasing crowds and proving the move popular and satisfactory with riders and organizers alike.
In Spokane July 11 a drive by independent organizers aims to form Farm Hands Union amid grain harvests valued at over 100 million bushels. Proposals seek $3.50 daily eight hour wages, with growers eyeing eastern states and college students to fill shortages.
The speaker argues farmers will pay more to protect crops rather than let them rot. An initiation fee of fifty cents is planned and enough initial members exist to start the effort. Members will not cooperate with those not identified with the organization.
Veteran Republican congressman Henry Sherman Boutell faces a Republican insurgent primary challenge in Illinois Ninth District with a possible Democratic rival, James Hamilton Lewis. The race follows national party tensions after Cannon's defeat, as Lewis gains prominence from Chicago legal work and prior public roles.
Joshua Hudson of Haverhill Massachusetts plans a perilous voyage down Niagara Rapids in a power boat, aiming for glory and prize money. The project pits speed against danger as the crew faces a treacherous run at over a mile per minute with potential fatal outcomes.
A cross river speed contest along the Niagara rapids from Maid of the Mist to Lewiston and back offers a $1000 prize and a $500 gold cup. The winner earns the honor of navigating a perilous route rarely attempted, with the race set for September 17.
At memorial exercises in Newman Quebec Chester Rummins aged five served as principal orator. His address titled The Duty of the Children Toward Their Country lasted about fifteen minutes and reflected a child's view of civic duty.
A survey notes royal smoking habits from Buckingham Palace to Lisbon. Edward VII preferred workroom pipe and cigars, George I and Greek monarchs favored cigars or cigarettes, while the Kaiser and Austrian emperor continued varied pipe use. Manuel of Portugal sticks to cigarettes.
In October at a southern city, Dr. Sauvage a Union man baptizes four children with names echoing Confederate leaders Simon Bolivar Buckner Pierre Gustave Tout Beauregard Albert Sidney Johnson and Mary Stonewall Jackson Lee. The ceremony sparks laughter and tension as the names provoke Confederate pride.
A fragmentary poem laments restraint and noble behavior. The speaker pleads for guidance to avoid rash violence and to repay kindness with quiet dignity, addressing a friend to teach the virtue of prudence. The archaic diction evokes moral instruction and refined conduct.
Welsh captain brings a sturgeon from Pwilheli harbor and offers it to King George. The king claims rights to the head of every whale and the whalebone as a royal perquisite, with the tail for Queen Mary. Also owed are two white doves cumin seed scarlet box and a silver needle from the royal tailor.
Long Wharf at Port Los Angeles extends about 4 700 feet into the Pacific. Its serpentine shape helps resist currents and waves better than a straight line. Before San Pedro harbor’s development, this dock area was a busy hub.
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