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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1910
Page
8
An enormous crowd heard Clarence Darrow last Saturday night discuss liquor and crime. He used wit to mock prohibition arguments, criticized the consumption theory of poverty, and argued most crime stems from passion and poverty, not liquor.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer arrived in Los Angeles from San Francisco and reaffirmed support for a Pacific battleship fleet after the canal’s completion. He will inspect San Diego and San Pedro harbors before proceeding east.
Seattle oct 17 prosecution of persons tied to Alaska coal land frauds halts claims and Snel proofs as other interests press for patenting. C A Mc Kensie and Attorney John Roberts returned from Alaska after offering 40000 to prove up claims, but the public money receiver at Jannau refused the funds saying it would not bind the government.
The article notes that ancient oriental forces often had no sentinels. It cites Saul and David in I Samuel and Alexander the Great marching unseen into Persian lines before Arbela, illustrating how a sudden night raid could panic such a careless, unguarded host.
Local option advocate Mr. Dekay spoke to two audiences last evening, one on the street and another at the Christian church. He defended liquor prohibition, cited labor and church authorities, and pledged threefold love for God, mankind, and country as his reasons for taking up the cause.
A man visits Clarke's bookshop to borrow a Russian history reference but leaves without it. He avoids asking for the title, overwhelmed by bold dummy labels on shelves advertising borrowers and striking statistics.
Paris Letter to London Globe describes how the French avoid negative remarks on servants. It cites the practice of giving only neutral statements about employing and dismissing staff to aid future employment. A joke about a husband and wife offers a quick humor note on doctors and tongues.
A reflective line by Beecher notes that in a lifetime one may bear a dozen fears marked by the peace of a constricted spirit.
The narrator recalls Mark Twain and William Dean Howells declining to attend Concord’s Battle of Lexington centennial in April 1875. They considered chasing a tallyho to join a student procession, faced rejection at Cambridge after attempting to hire transport, and ultimately returned home defeated yet amused by the plan and its near miss.
Extract from Catholic Standard and Times questions Skinner’s ownership claim by noting prior speculation on whether he bought property for himself or only leased it, suggesting possible rapid move-out if pressured.
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