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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1911
Page
8
A luncheon at the Ivabhoe home featured readings and music with Mrs. Starkweather and Mrs. Ingle among others. A quiet wedding united Corielia Kelle and Walter Mighningh at the Kelle home with Rev. Whitlock officiating and a three course after-ceremony meal.
A Union faction objects to ending the Central company’s road at Union Junction arguing reduced station access harms travel to the city. They question whether promised service gains from a new line outweigh the increased distance and transport gaps. The Republicans favor keeping the station but admit the link to town remains weak.
J. H. Hutchinson offers to lay an electric line from Union to Union Junction if the Central company fails to rebuild Cove switch to the line. Proposals meet with general favor, and the project is thought affordable under $2 per plan.
The Central railroad plans to move traffic from Cove Junction to Hot Lake and abandon Union Station. Officials say service will improve and stay affordable while a Hot Lake station is built, but residents fear loss of Union access and contend the OW line might keep Union Junction without a full rail restart.
Residents debate a plan to reroute traffic toward making Hot Lake a whistle stop on the main line. Some support the change while others warn it could jeopardize the town’s welfare and prosperity.
Circuit Judge Knowles sentences Charles Van Duyne to one year in county jail with instructions to join road and bridge making crews following a prior larceny from the person conviction. He will begin the term immediately.
The federal government plans action soon to track and dismantle white slavery gangs active in California. Evidence suggests the networks may extend to Portland Sesius and other Pacific slope cities.
Louise Swan aged 19 who vanished recently to seek employment as a governess returns to her New York home. Police had searched for her after her disappearance caused a citywide inquiry before she came back to her family.
New York July 29 officials from American Tobacco and allied firms plan a conference to decide dissolving the trust after the Supreme Court ordered separation. Work has begun and will take about six months to complete.
The Mississippi Valley Spiritualists association prepares for its 29th annual camp meeting opening at Mount Piant Park tomorrow and continuing through the end of August. Members from eight or ten states are expected to attend.
Delegates from various regions gathered in Rome to honor King Humbert I on the fiftieth anniversary of Italian independence. A ceremonial pilgrimage ended at the tomb amid cautionary notes on commemorative rituals and national pride.
A London letter muses on royal names and lineage, noting how figures like Nicholas, Frederick, and Alexis wear crowns while a persistent Thomas remains “the never crown” figure. The piece toys with history, asking why Thomas never attains royal rank across centuries.
A Century article recalls Washington’s restrained wit in fame anecdotes. It notes his reluctance to flatter figures and his sharp dinners after Cornwallis’s surrender. Rochambeau and Cornwallis are referenced with Washington’s quips about the king of France and the king of England.
Professor H Cheney argues in a Journal of the Royal Society of Art paper that card use stems from Tarot origins and occult practice. He questions a legend tying cards to a king’s invention and notes earlier card existence and a tradition of fortune telling.
A study of sporadic meteors sheds light on atmospheric height by noting their ignition due to air friction. Their observed ascent helps determine how high the atmosphere extends and the altitude at which meteors begin to glow.
A garbled OCR excerpt mixes astronomical musings and a vivid, unnamed scene. It references measurements near 1609 and a dramatic image of a senorita with a supper knife and pearly teeth, though many phrases are incomprehensible.
A quip from Rev. Charles Spurgeon, noted for plain sense humor, draws a line between backbone and grit in a playful exchange. The remark appears in a daughter publication, illustrating his keenness for practical wit.
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