Grapes of Gold headlines La Grande Chautauqua night
A lively La Grande audience heard H Adams define Grapes of Gold as pure thoughts while a humorous lecture and mental experiments entertained. Attendance varied, with calls for a record crowd tonight as Castle Square entertainers close the Chautauqua. Classes on Domestic Science Orchard pests Bible history drew steady interest.
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Mr. Adams
Cnre
Adams
Chautauqua
la Grande
T. A. Rinehart
Nickles
Castle Square
Chautauqua Grounds
Helen M. Burr
Whitman College
Burr
Cordley
Union County
White cattle rustlers blamed for cattle thefts in Idaho Nevada
Commissioner Day reports a band of white rustlers operates in Southern Idaho and Northern Nevada with hundreds of cattle missing in six months. Corrells and saddles found imply white culprits. Indians previously blamed may be cleared as the latest report urges joint Idaho Nevada action to hunt the outlaws.
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Commissioner Day
State Land Office
Idaho
Nevada
Five Die as Gas Bag Explodes on Tiny Airship Flight
Near Pascheid in West Germany five men perish when the craft rises before sunrise, the gas bag likely ignites after 45 minutes aloft. Inventor Oscar Erbsloch and four others, part of the Heime aerial club, are killed amid crushed wreckage and violent ground impact.
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Erbslosch
Pascheid
Heime Aerial Club
Oscar Erbsloch
Erbsloch
Ottumwa Banana Eater Challenges World Title
Charles Allen a railroad trainman of Ottumwa claims the world banana eating title and offers to meet challengers for 100 dollars a side. He recounts eating 13 bananas in 2 minutes 25 seconds and other feats including 157 bananas in 2 hours 30 minutes. He often eats four dozen at a time and has lived on them for months.
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Ottumwa
Charles ©. Allen
Alten
John Charp
Wortham
Mass
St. Joseph
J. H. Kelly
Meadowbrook Irrigation Directors Set Meeting Next Saturday
Meadowbrook Irrigation Company directors will meet next Saturday to decide on future steps for the water project. The gathering will determine the next phase of irrigation plans and potential investments.
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Meadowbrook Irrigation Company
Prayer Meeting Thursday at Presbyterian Church
A prayer meeting will be held at the Presbyterian church on Thursday. Services begin at 8:00 p m and last forty five minutes. The minister will lead the gathering and welcomes a good attendance.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Watermelons Expected in La Grande Friday
A carload of watermelons is due in La Grande about Friday after several days en route. Local sale is anticipated as the shipment should arrive and go on sale shortly.
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la Grande
Rickards Plans Reno Rival Bout After Jeffries Talks
Tex Rickards travels to Los Angeles to confer with Jeffries about a second bout with Johnson in the United States not Reno. He predicts Jeffries will be stronger after the Fourth and hopes to set a Labor Day contest if Jeffries agrees.
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San Francisco
Tex Rickards
Los Angeles
Jeffries
Johnson
Rickard
United States
Reno
Labor Day
Germany's Diplomats Swing From Threats to Pacification
Berlin officials issued three statements amid a tense exchange over a Madriz letter incident. The first and third warnings claimed U S supervision of diplomatic relations with Central and South American states, while a conciliatory edit followed. Washington welcomed the shift and noted no official action yet.
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Foreign Office
State Department
Kaiser
Madriz
Washington
Foreign Department
United Press
Germany
United States
Store clerks treated to punch by A T Hill
Clerks at the N. K. West store received a refreshing drink of punch yesterday from A T Hill, who supplied the entire team with his private concoction.
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N. K. West
A. T. Hill
Mr. Hill
Carload of E. M. F. type autos received for local distribution
The M. and M. company today received a carload of automobiles of the E. M. F. type for local distribution.
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M. & M. Company
Cherry crop shapes up as best in grade this season
County Commissioner Selder arrives from Cove to review election judge and clerk lists while noting Cove’s cherry harvest. He says the fruit’s grade is unparalleled this year, even if yields are down compared to some years.
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Selder St
Cove
Record Cherry Specimens Attract Attention At Exposition
A presenter noted cherries measuring three and a half inches in diameter. At the St. Louis exposition Cove showcased thirteen cherries totaling eleven inches in length, suggesting a similar display could be arranged again this year.
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Cove
Selder
Cove Cherries Rot as Help Needed for Record Crop
Cove orchardists face an unprecedented cherry harvest with fruit rotting on the trees unless immediate aid arrives. Judd Goer, a Cove resident and state trust commissioner, says the bumper crop cannot be harvested under current conditions. He notes growers are willing to pay higher prices but require assistance to harvest the crop.
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Cove
Axellabia
Judd Goer
State Trust Commission
Helyer
Cové
Postal savings banks to start with San Francisco
Washington July 13 postmasters slow to request postal savings banks prompted the bank advisory board to act without waiting Hitchcock says San Francisco will be among first cities to test the system only a few requests for banks have come in postmasters fear extra work without pay La Grande likely to get no banking equipment at first as only first class post offices are served and it may take a year or two to implement in all towns
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Washington
Bank Advisory Board
Hitchcock
San Francisco
la Grande
Postal Savings Bank
Georgia feud mirrors northern political intrigue
In Washington July 13, Hoke Smith announces readiness to run again against incumbent Joe Brown as Georgia politics collide with national figures. The long standing clash traces to actions by Smith as governor, including railroad lawsuits, and Brown’s defense amid escalating rhetoric and historical feuds in the South.
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Washington
Empire State
South
North
Joe Brown
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Brown
Smith
Roosevelt hears rant over direct primary fight in New York
Oyster Bay July 13 Roosevelt prepares to hear New York Republican leaders argue against Hughes plan a direct primary plank. Hughes visits Roosevelt rests at his house after long talks then says little. Taft may step in to lead New York campaign as muddled state scene worries him with Crane and Wickersham meeting.
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Ment
New York
Republican Machine
Hughes
Washington
Timothy Woodruff
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
T. R
Beverly
Taft
Ohio
Indiana
Crane
Wickersham
Hoke Smith Georgia political figure and reformer
The text profiles Hoke Smith born 1855 Newton Beec, later secretary of the interior under Cleveland, then Georgia governor known for reforms. It notes his barroom image in Atlanta, public fondness for his name, and his forceful oratory and political influence amid controversy. It quotes Little Joe Brown on his popularity and impact.
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Cleveland
Washington
Atlanta
Smith
Newton
Be Ec
Michael Hoke
Michael
Hoke
Georgia
Little Joe Brown
Car Load of E M F Cars Arrives for M and M Customers
Customers who ordered E M F cars from the M and M company are pleased as a carload of machines arrived and are being distributed to those with contracts.
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M. and
M. Company
Ballinger Returns Home From Depot Visit
Ballinger arrived in Seattle to a family welcome at the depot last night. He avoided discussion today and said he would not engage in state politics, declaring Poindexter not a Democrat or Republican but soon to become a socialist.
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Ballinger
Seattle
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