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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
4
The Observer lists editor and owner information and postal notice for La Grande with pricing for daily single copy, daily and weekly subscriptions, and monthly rates, indicating second class mailing status.
The surprising loss of Mayor Simon in Portland’s re election stunned locals and exposed gaps between newspaper hype and voter sentiment. Rushlight won amid questions over Simon’s methods and the city’s political dynamics, while critics recalled past misjudgments by Simon and his allies.
The Arcade Theatre features outdoor pictures including Italian Coast Scenes with praised photography. The Winning of the Step Child shows a stepmother winning children’s love in a simple home play. The Attonement of Thias presents strong Egyptian settings. Hayden portrays a tomboy’s growth into a woman in three years. A lively comedy and a song Hurrah For the Summer Time nightly at 2 pm.
The Cincinnati Post cites widespread vote selling in Adams County with nearly 2,000 arrests including small farmers newly naturalized foreigners a doctor and a minister. Judges fined hundreds and 1,600 voters were disfranchised for five years. The editorial praises justice yet hints at missing elements in the accountability.
Ex Empress of Mexico Carlotta born June 7 71st birthday noted. Married Miramar then Maximilian crown sought in Mexico backed by French forces leading to empire collapse and Maximilian execution June 19 1867. She spent forty five years confined near Brussels with the present Belgian king as her nephew.
June 7 entries list events and births from 1618 to 1910. Notable items include Sir Thomas West’s death in the Azores, the 1765 call for the First American Congress, Zachary Taylor’s Whig nomination in 1848, Cornwallis surrender memorial funding in 1880, Edwin Booth’s death in 1863, Norway leaving union with Sweden in 1905, and Goldwin Smith’s death in 1910.
Buffalo hosts both major conventions while Parkersburg adopts the commission plan under city government. Senator Jeff Davin of Arkansas previews a reelection campaign. Perkins of California, a former sailor, and Sherwood of the Ninth Ohio district, the eldest House member, are noted figures. The Florida legislature enables cities to adopt commission government. University of Virginia and Yale Harvard alumni are prominent in the Senate. W H Thompson of Grand Island seeks the Nebraska Senate in the Democratic primaries. Forty six women are named public school superintendents after the last election.
The passage notes Arthur P. Gorman Jr plans a bid for Maryland governor this summer while other figures like Senator Bradley of Kentucky and Stephen Brundidge plan campaigns for Senate seats. It also mentions Hearst delegation hopes, Missouri Republicans hoping for 1912 convention location, Tioga Lodge sale to a Catholic order, and that twenty two current senators had previously served as state governors.
President Taft remarks on the two nations and a friendship strong enough to endure unfounded rumors spread by well meaning and malicious friends. He emphasizes prudence and confidence in sustained good will despite gossip and misinformation.
A poem recalling the long hope of mankind and the pursuit of an enduring ideal beyond mortal limits. The speaker urges steadfast courage to keep alive dreams of an eternal goal despite doubt and tempest, honoring the poet’s vision. Measures courage, future promise, and the soul’s boundaries.
Dialogue traces a man named Biskine who made money then lost his head and wealth. The conversation notes his financial ruin following earlier success and ends with his money vanished.
A dialogue notes Wilson appearing shabby and under strain as a husband tries to impress his wife. The lines reveal concern about finances and social appearances in a domestic scene.
A collection of brisk exchanges highlighting wordplay and wit. One line jabs about suffrage, another about editing a dictionary, and a boast of a self made man ending with a jail reference. The snippets resemble a playful Variety style page.
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