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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1911

Page

4

Striking For A Labor Trust On Harriman Lines

The Observer notes a nationwide strike on the Harriman system declared to press union federation over collective bargaining. Leaders argue the federation would consolidate shop unions into a central unit while railroads insist on dealing with individual unions and maintaining pay, pensions, and hiring rights.

Harriman Lines Elory Harriman Mississippi Pacific Ilinoie Central Great Lakes Gulf Federation Steels James W. Kline United States Julius Kruttechnitz San Francisco Brooklyn Standard Union Philadelphia Public Ledger Federation of Mr. Kruttschnitt Louisiana Texas California Oregon Washington Nebraska President Kline The Blacksmiths’ Union Kruttsciultt Aad

Signs on the Moon Warn of Republican Setback in Oregon

The author denounces partisan politicians and non-partisan chatter, arguing that a coming year could bring a political awakening in Oregon. He predicts Republicans may confront wasteful spending, higher taxes, and possible nationwide defeat as the public sourly views political concessions.

United States of America Oregon

Oregon alfalfa yields noted in Oregon Journal piece

A Portland Journal report highlights large alfalfa harvests in Ontario and eastern Oregon. G W Blanton Sr. extracted 25 000 pounds of seed worth 3750 and 140 tons of hay worth 700 from 40 acres, totaling 4450 income. Alex Smith harvested 25 acres yielding 2462 50 in seed with hay remaining from a first cutting. Emison earned 972 from nine and a half acres plus 140 in hay, or 117 per acre. War ing netted 100 per acre on six acres with hay from first cutting.

Oregon Kanana Portland Journal Ontario G. W. Blanton Alex Smith Charles Emison M. W. Waring

Olcott as Advertiser Draws Attention in Salem News

The new secretary of state Ben W. Olcott is described as an advertiser who appears in nearly every newspaper article from Salem. The text notes the need for substantial advertising to secure Republican support and influence in public coverage.

Ben W. Olcott Sma Salem

Wallowa County Fair Echoes Sing of Strong Fair

Echoes from Wallowa county praise a great fair and a remarkably successful event. Wallowa congratulates itself as fairs decline elsewhere. The state fair was slow this year and a receiver was appointed for the Portland Fair Association.

Wallowa County Wallowa Portland Fair Association

Portland Police Commission in dispute over Matron Baldwin

The Portland police commissions are feuding with Matron Baldwin who has the final say and the public trusts her, especially because she is a woman.

Portland Police Baldwin

Unclear fragment on Oregon automobile payments

Fragmentary text mentions about 6250 automobiles and tagged machines in Oregon, with garbled wording about front and behind marks and surveillance, lacking coherent facts or identifiable entities.

Etabe Oregon Law Library

Dreams and Death in Hamlet Beyond the Veil

A fragmentary reflection cites the question of life after death, comparing sleep and dream to the sleep of death. The text alludes to philosophical debate and quotes Hamlet about what dreams may come in that sleep of death, invoking Elizabethan tone and sources from London discourse.

Prycnology Hamlet London

A Matter of Economy in a department store

A husband questions why his wife wants a running account at the department store and she replies with a cautious rationale about spending and budgeting. The brief exchange highlights domestic finance tensions and prudent shopping behavior.

Women's Quips and Quick Wits in Newspapers

A graphic collage of light dialogue about gender roles and social behavior. Banter touches on money time and envy with brief lines from a Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping and other papers. The snippets reveal witty exchanges among women about beauty and imitation.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Civilization Is a Moral Question Says Amfel

Quote frames civilization as a moral matter attributed to Amfel, highlighting ethics as its core. The remark emphasizes duty, virtue, and collective responsibility shaping societal progress.

Amfel

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