Wreck on Sumpter Valley Logs Trains Off Rails Into River
Early this morning a Baker logging train left the switch open at a rock quarry 13 miles south of town and derailed into the river. Engineer Brown suffered a serious back injury while the fireman escaped with minor scratches. An arresting switch-crime motive is suspected after a broken lock indicated deliberate tampering. The company offered a $500 reward for the culprit.
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Sumpter Valley
Gays
Baker Herald
Baker
Brown
Be Considerate and Truthful Kentucky Anecdote
A Kentucky anecdote about social duty and trust contrasts exactions with empathy. After a death a relative asks for an inscription praising the afterlife, while a tombstone artist quips that no better place exists than Kentucky. The tale reflects pride in the native state and cultural caution about judgment.
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Kentucky
Professor Lowell and the Planet Surprise
A tale about Professor Percival Lowell bragging to his housekeeper Janet. He promised a $5 gift for the next planet he found. Months passed with no discovery until Janet confesses she suspects he goes out at night to discover planets on the sly.
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Percival Lowell
Janet
Lowell
Jim
Phil
Kansas City
Covaleskis Great Feat Pitching Between Heads
In a baseball practice tale from Cincinnati, Harry Covaleski shows pinpoint aim by tossing six fastballs between two teammates heads without a miss. Gaspar and Konnick place themselves as targets as Covey fires each pitch true between their foreheads, provoking relief after the last strike.
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Cincinnati
Harry Covaleski
Gaspar
Konnieck
Konnick
Pole
Street Improvement Notice Fir Street La Grande Oregon 1910
Notice of improvement district 14 on Fir Street La Grande Oregon with proposed lithic pavement costing 19115 and a 1910 hearing to levy assessments. City council will meet May 10 1910 at 8 pm to consider costs and objections.
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Fir. Street
Washington Avenue
Monroe Avenue
la Grande
Oregon
D. B. Cox
Cty of
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourth Street
Aard Avenue
D. EB. Cox
la Grand
Notice of Street Improvement in Pennsylvania Avenue District
Notice of street improvements for Improvement District No 12 on Pennsylvania Avenue based on resolutions of the Common Council dated December 15 1909 and April 28 1910. The council declared intent to improve the specified portion of Pennsylvania Avenue within the district.
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Common Council
Fir Street
la Grande
Oregon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Ave
Vacuum House Cleaner promises carpet restoration bargain
Honge cleaning time offers old style carpet cleaning with Vacume House Cleaner. Cleans floors, carpets, rugs, upholstery, bedding, curtains. upholstery and furniture repairs offered. Estimates at 106 Fir Street or Red 3941, 8 7 8. J M Bowlasby, Proprietor.
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Honge
Vacume House
Fir Street
Mission Board Meeting Set With Mrs T and Scroggin
The Christian Woman's Board of Missions will meet next Thursday afternoon with Mrs T and Scroggin. Mrs Hunter the field secretary will attend. The meeting is noted as of no ordinary importance with social preparations under way.
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Christain Woman's ‘Board of Missions
Real Economy Apples and Frugal Talk
An exchange between Silas Long and his wife Martha reveals their thrift as they discuss picking apples from the orchard. Martha urges caution to avoid waste while Silas questions the abundance of perfect fruit and the pressure of high prices described as cents a bushel.
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Silas
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C. W. Baker
L. Spangler
Perry
Island City
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