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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
4
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The piece argues Senator Gearin should not gloat over Governor Hughes’s possible defeat by New York Republicans and machine politics. It notes Hughes faces unified opposition from gamblers and saloon keepers and suggests New York voters must rise above party lines to support him. It also compares bank deposit proposals from both parties and cites the New York World’s view on Taft.
The state Normal school board met in Salem and split on policy. A majority backs three schools Weston Monmouth and Ashland with 330000 dollars total to be shared, while a minority favors one or two schools. Governor secretary of state and state school superintendent align with preserving all three.
The Oregonian report urges readers to support a winter lecture course as an educational measure and to consider launching a regional Chautauqua in eastern Oregon. It notes student attendance, maintenance costs, and the need for leadership to organize a winter series and possibly a first eastern Oregon Chautauqua, with special trains to La Grande as a potential kickoff.
The rain delays beet and apple harvest but farmers and stockgrowers cheer. They expect fall grain to start well and pasturage to improve, keeping horses and cattle in prime condition for winter in Grande Ronde, with tens of thousands of dollars at stake.
In an Ohio speech this week Taft noted that women’s suffrage leaders, including Mrs. Duniway, cheered his side remark. He told the audience that future voters will include girls who will vote as well as boys.
Judge Bean sentences Ben Morton of the Brewery saloon and Sam Star of Helix for liquor law violations. Morton receives 800 dollars plus 29 dollars costs. Star is fined 200 dollars. Proceedings on the Bogart Keegan and Noble case delayed until Wednesday due to the absence of attorney J. T. Hinkle.
Republicans of Rhode Island gather in Providence to nominate presidential electors and state officers, select candidates for Congress from the First and Second districts, and elect members to the state central committee during the infantry convention.
Washington Oct 14 A new freight tariff reducing Pacific coast lumber rates becomes effective tomorrow by order of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The plan was to take effect Aug 15 but a delay to Oct 16 allowed carriers time to file revised tariffs.
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