Notice of Improvement District No 4 on Washington avenue
City council of La Grande Oregon declares intention to improve Washington avenue from First street east curb to Spruce street west curb by laying cement walk. Affected property owners will be served and assessed for $8061.35 total. A hearing on November 9 1910 at the council chamber will consider the cost and levy, with opportunity for aggrieved parties to be heard. The notice is dated October 26 1910 and runs through November 7 1910.
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Common Council
City of
la Grande
Washington Avenue
Washing Avenue
First Street
Spruce Street
Counci
Oregon
Notice to Contractors for Main Street Walk Project
Sealed bids for a 2068 linear foot concrete sidewalk on Main Street from Fluid Street to Fourth Street on both sides and Fifth Street from Front Street to O Avenue on the east side must be filed by 8:00 p m November 2 1910 at the City Recorder's office. The council may accept or reject any bid. D B Cox City Oregon October 27 1910.
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City Recorder
Akiewaly
Fliat Street
Fourth Street
Fifth Street
Sie
Prohibition Debate Highlights False Propositions and Local Rule
The writer denounces false claims about search and seizure in prohibition laws, cites Kansas experiences and Topeka declarations, and condemns Home Rule associations. Emphasis on Oregon voters, past anti liquor majorities, and calls for cleansing Portland. Names include J L Hartman and EB Bronaugh with reference to the Reddy bill and local rule debates.
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Kansas
Topeka
Billard
Foulkes
Portland
Kansas City
Kanals
Oregon
Home Rule Association
J. L. Hartman
EB. C. Bronaugh
Circuit Court
Reddy
Honey Rock Incident Sparks Mass Riot and Deaths
A hunter finds honey in a rock and trades with a grocer. A dropped drop leads to a chain of violence as the hunter kills the grocer's arm, a guard kills the hunter, and mobs in the bazaar erupt. The governor sends troops. three days of riot leave about 70 000 dead.
Bald Fact and Humour in Public Life
A fragmentary column blends anecdotes about President Johnson’s misread social cues with Disraeli’s thoughts on home ownership and a tale of Rothschilds aiding composer Carafa. The piece threads humor, wealth, and social status through brief historical vignettes from Harper’s Magazine and New York Press.
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Johnson
Harper's Magazine
Mra. Knox
John
Mr. Knox
Mrs. Knox
Mr. Johnson
Benjamin Disraeli
Earl of
Beaconsfield
New York Press
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Holland
Pattison Bros
Je R. Oliver
Savoy
D. G. Brighoux
Depo la Grande
D. 8. Cox
D. B. Cox
Adama Avenue
Macadam
City Water
City
2Nd
Spring Street
C. J.black
D. Firzgerald
Lfy d
Jacob Reis
Carafa
la Prison d'Edimbourgh
Baron James de Rothschild
Poltois
Rothschild
I. F
C. A. Barrett
Athena
C. A. Barrrett
Progres
House of Representatives
Atilla County
The
Boss
Marie C. Brehm
Will
Adams and Depot
Central Christian
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