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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1911
Page
4
The Observer discusses the La Grande post office and its status as second class matter with uncertain filler text. This fragment references local mail handling and publication practices without clear events or dates.
Howard Everts Weed spoke to the Neighborhood club last evening outlining practical, affordable steps La Grande can take to attract residents, improve homes, and foster pride. He emphasized orderly streets, maintained sidewalks, and a well-kept lawn as foundational to shaping youth and community character.
A local appeal urges La Grande citizens to support club efforts to beautify the city. Calls include enlisting residents, creating several parks, adding street parking, and grading dirt roads. The passage notes broad weather contrasts from a Philadelphia cyclone to Pasadena snow and questions wind strength in the Grande Ronde valley.
In the new congressional directory a sketch for Abraham Walter Lafferty, Republican of Portland, Oregon, lists 17 counties served and notes his birth in Audrain County Missouri on June 10, 1875. He studied at Missouri State University Law Dept, practiced in Missouri, served in the state national guard, earned LL B in 1909, and worked as a special land office agent before moving to Oregon in 1905. He resigned in 1906 and returned to private law, initiating federal litigation against the Oregon and California Railroad Company.
He sought 2 200 000 acres granted by act of congress and sold to settlers at 2 50 per acre with quarter section limits. In 1910 primaries he led with 30 642 votes to John Manning 19 477. Wm A Crawford gained 5 588 and George B Pratt 3 464. result reflected pro homestead stance and natural resource policy.
Leaders of the On Leong Tong say South Clark street will be deserted within a year as Chinese merchants relocate. Rent costs have surged from 40 to 260 and 70 dollars for stores and basements, prompting concerns from west and south side buyers about the coming changes. The plan aligns with the Chinese calendar year 4608, a leap year of 284 days.
The fragment notes a birthday remark linked to John D. Works who is identified as a rising U S senator from California. The readable text hints at personal birthday mention amid political context, with no clear event or outcome.
Born in Indiana on March 29 1847 he served as a private in an Indiana regiment during the Civil War. He later practiced law in Indiana before moving to California where he served on the California Supreme Court and then returned to Los Angeles legal work. He led Los Angeles city government reform efforts and supported Roosevelt era conservation and direct election of senators.
A compilation listing events across years including 1682 France reclaiming Canada and Acadia, 1790 John Tyler born, 1814 Essex captured, 1815 Napoleon abolishing slave trade in French domains, 1824 Meigs death, 1848 Astor birth and death dates, 1849 Punjab annexation, 1866 Scott death, 1879 British victory at Kambula.
In 1892 the United States Senate ratified the Bering Sea arbitration treaty. In 1903 Gustavus F. Swift, a leading packing industry figure born June 24 1839 in Cape Cod Massachusetts, died in Chicago. In 1910 both houses of the French Parliament approved the tariff agreement with the United States.
The Lyle Tuesday Musical announces a concert next Friday night featuring the Hill orchestra and a selection of excellent numbers. Patrons are urged to arrange to be present for the event.
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals affirmed the McDowell County circuit court ruling that coal operators employing boys under 14 in mines can be liable for damages for injuries to those boys.
Friday night performance by the Hill Orchestra draws observers and local notice in the add by Resd Observer. Ads highlight upcoming concerts and community interest in the arts venue.
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