Plans for Riverside Park approach to parkway and driveways
Plans to rename North Spruce to Riverside Boulevard and create a city to park drive with tree lined paths and rustic bridges. The sixteen foot wide driveway encircles the park from business district to Riverside Park bridge, with landscaping by W F Chase and funding to build as available. The Chautauqua will fence the grounds tomorrow.
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Sprucetrees
Riversiderk
Riverside Park
Adams Avenue
Fourth Street
North Spruce
City
Riverside Way
W. F. Chase
Archis
Portland
Erning
Ape
Brandy Hurt In Tipover At Cemetery Runaway
An accident near the Odd Fellows' cemetery left Brandy injured after a team bolted and frightened people. Mrs Rice was fatally harmed in a similar incident. Mrs W D Grandy and others were injured as the wagon overturned.
Injury Toll After Escape Over Fence Injury Details
A man escaped over a nearby fence and sustained serious injuries while a senior Grandy’s young child suffered a painful fall on rocks, bruising the face. Dr. C. T. Bacon reports no critical condition likely, but recovery will take substantial time for all involved.
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Grandy
C. T. Bacon
Fishermen’s outing ends with unexpected ride and local clues
Fishermen including T. J. Scroggin, cashier of the United States National Bank, enjoy a fishing trip that turns into a tale of riding instead of walking. Frank Conners and Forest Ivanhoe joined. after catching fourteen fish, locals seek a La Grande road direction from a high school boy.
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T. J. Scroggin
United States National Bank
la Grande
Memorial Services Honor Civil War Heroes at Central Christian
A large audience gathered at Central Christian church for Memorial services honoring the G A R and W R C. Rev. Ford Ellis spoke on loyalty, saying past soldiers laid a foundation and the living must build with mind and soul. He urged settling differences by reason and love.
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Central Christian Church
Ford Ellis
Ford A. Ellis
PLAN PEST WAR IN ORCHARDS
H B Jackson Oregon Agricultural College botany professor and P H Spillman Union Experiment Station horticulturalist say fire blight in pear and apple is advancing in Union county. They toured the valley and urge relentless control to prevent orchard destruction. The Observer will publish daily portions of circular number 8 compiled by Jackson.
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Union County
H. 8. Jackson
Oregon Agricultural College
Mr. Jackson
P. H. Spillman
Union Experiment Station
Observer
Jackson
Paving Move Aims To Connect Sixth Street To Court House District
Property owners along Sixth Street in La Grande initiate a paving movement using bithuletic material to replace Macadam. The plan would run from Washington Avenue to South La Grande, linking with county roads to the valley and providing a direct route to the courthouse, with improved sidewalks and street grades for east of Fourth Street residents.
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Sixth Street
Ths
Washington Avenue
la Grande
Thhat Street
Court House
Fourth
Pinchot Returns From Europe Discussing Roosevelt Visit
Gif ford Pinchot arrived home after visiting Europe and speaking with Roosevelt about their trip. He joked that they saw no lemon trees in Italy and noted that others expect trivial changes when Roosevelt comes back.
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New York
Roosevelt
Europe
Gifford Pinchot
Teddy
Italy
Memorial Day Observance Draws Crowds in La Grande and Taft Parade
Public offices and many businesses closed to honor fallen soldiers. Grand Army post laid wreaths at the cemetery, and Central Church of Christ hosted memorial programs with C H Cochran as speaker. In New York Taft appeared quietly at the Grand Army parade.
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la Grande
Union
Grand Army
Central Church of Christ
C. BH. Cochran
Taft
New York
Taf
Two Baseball Men Die From Gasoline Fire on Launch
In Sandpoint Idaho Fred Gaynor and Harold Stackhouse died from inhaling gasoline flames while asleep aboard a launch returning from Newport. A third man is ill. The trio belonged to a local ball team.
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Sandpoint
Idaho
Fred Gaynor
Harold Stackhouse
Newport
McCarter Arrested for Mail Theft While Aspiring Composer
Bishop B. McCarter a 26 year old railway mail clerk was arrested in La Grande on a charge of pilfering registered mail. He confessed to stealing letters for over a year accumulating several hundred dollars and had a circle of friends in the city. McCarter was known for aiding fellow clerks and composing songs including Holding Hands Only a Dog Just My Style and Dear Old North Pole dedicated to Dr. Frederick A. Cook.
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Bishop B. McCarter
la Grande
Pocatello-Portland la Grande
McCarter
North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Astute Portland postmaster J C G Young dies after illness
Postmaster John C G Young of Portland dies at home after a two month stomach cancer battle. Born in Baker City he rose in politics to private counselor and secretary to U S Senator Bourne before his 1909 appointment as Portland postmaster. His daughter recently married Walter Block of La Grande.
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la Grande
Mr. Young
Portland
Oregon
Baker City
U. S
Jonathan Bourne
Walter Block
Max Block
La Grande Promotes Slogan Ahead of Union Visit
A morning meeting of La Grandite businessmen set committees to finalize travel plans for an upcoming Union visit. The slogan La Grande is with you will be featured on ribbons carried by participants. Committees prepared local advertisements for distribution next Friday to ensure a lively Chautauqua visit.
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la Grandite
Union
Remarkable Air Flight Sets Scene for New York Chicago Service
Prediction of regular nonstop air service between New York and Chicago follows Glenn Curtiss’s Albany to New York flight of 120 miles. Curtiss, praised for his performance, broke the world hourly speed record and long distance marks, averaging 54.46 miles per hour with stops at Poughkeepsie and Manhattan Island before Governor's Island. A New York World prize of 10000 dollars accompanied the feat.
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New York
Chicago
Litovus
Glenn Curtina
Albany
Cartise
New York World
Curtise
Poughkeepsie
Manhattan
Ballinger Restores Public Land in Wallowa and Idaho
Secretary Ballinger restored 23 865 acres in Wallowa county Oregon and 28 326 acres near Pocatello Idaho to entry The Wallowa land lies mainly north of Wallowa and east of Enterprise and Joseph It is mostly grazing land with some timber and will open after standard land office procedures and notices Affected locals say the land will bring homesteads and is highly anticipated for Wallowa county
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Washington
Ballinger
Wal
Lowa County
Oregon
Pocatello
Idaho
Wallowa County
Wallowa
Enterprise
Joseph
la Grande
Coast league results from May day games
Portland report notes Coast league action with Oakland 2 Vernon 56 and San Francisco 5 Los Angeles 4 as the day’s scores. Strong entities include Oakland Vernon San Francisco Los Angeles and the date May 30. The item records brief game outcomes with no further context.
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Portland
Oakland
Vernon
San Francisco
Los Angeles
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Dervige
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Natioas Forest
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