Explorer Cook Granted Greatest Ovation During Copenhagen Welcome
Dr Frederick Cook arrived in Copenhagen amid unprecedented crowds as thousands from Europe celebrated his polar voyage. He spoke of planting two flags at the pole, noted drift threats to locating coordinates, and praised ideal weather and precise instruments amid the global press scrutiny.
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Charles P. Stewart
United Press Association
Copenhagen
North Pole
Frederick Cook
Hans Egede
Cook
Europe
Explorer
They Incs
Phoenix Hotel
Dr. Cook
Roosevelt
City approves 146000 bond filings for power project
Fidelity Trust Company bonds of Boston guarantee good faith for the American Light and Power Company and are filed with city officials after council and finance committee action. Water bonds for La Grande have been sold, with local banks to carry large checks for material and labor as ditch work advances.
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Fidelity Trust Company
Boston
American Light and Power Company
Council and Finance Committee
la Grande
Unidentified stone-sculpted body found at Calvary cemetery
In Portland on September 4 a middle aged man with a grey moustache was unearthed at Calvary cemetery where other bodies are being removed. The head board inscription is obliterated and investigators work to determine the man's identity as scientists study the second petrified body taken from Calvary.
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Portland
Calvary Cemetery
Calvary
Local choruses form plans for Union County Exposition concert
The Union County Exposition committee reports interest from Baker City Pendleton Union and Wallowa county in a competitive concert. A choir may be organized in each area with Prof Frank Bridges likely leading. Union plans to participate and La Grande already has a ready chorus.
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Baker City
Pendleton
Union
Wallowa
Frank Bridges
Hape
Geddes
la Grande
Hood
Snodgrass Seriously Ill in Victoria Hospital
W J Snodgrass, longtime politician, is critically ill in Victoria Hospital British Columbia after spasmodic paralysis struck him last Sunday. Relatives in Spokane and Colfax await further word as the physician’s report implies limited chances of recovery.
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W. J. Snodgrass
Victoria
B. C
Snodgrass
Spokane
British Columbia
E. W. Bartlett
Will Snodgrass
Colfax
Bondsmen Ordered to Settle Sheriff Shortage Now
District Attorney Ivanhoe demands bondsmen pay $2600 or sign the contract to cover the county deficit created by the Farmers' & Traders Bank failure. Childers salary plan abandoned as legal steps loom if settlements fail. Frawley bondsmen aligned and paying. Government dividends cut Childers shortage to 2600.
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Childers
Farmers’ & Traders Bank
Ivanhoe
Childer
Frawley
Cloudburst at Starkey Roils County Roads
Reports from Starkey say a mild cloudburst yesterday damaged county roads but caused no other property damage.
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Starkey
Equipment Shortage Delays Oregon Route Trains at Durkee
Early morning delay at Durkee due to equipment shortage in the O R and N ranks. No. 10 from Portland canceled as many mainline passenger trains were held up in Eastern Oregon yesterday. Tracks at Durkee Unity were not cleared until this morning with trains crossing delays easing through the day.
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Portland
Oregon
Durkee
Unity
la Grande
Trafic
Cyclone Hits Castania. Dozens Dead in Sicily
A deadly cyclone struck Castania and Scordia in southeastern Sicily on Sept 4. Eighteen people are reported dead with about 150 injured as hundreds of buildings were destroyed. Rescue efforts and debris clearance continue as officials fear higher casualties.
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Castania
Sicily
Scordia
War Probable as Turkish Forces Mass on Frontier
Turkiye mobilizes a hundred thousand troops at Salonian frontier with Greece. War appears likely if the four protecting powers withdraw. In Tangier, Mule Hafid pledges to end barbaric torture by Moroccan soldiers and punish guilty men.
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Constantinople
Greece
Tangier
Morocco
Mule Hafid
Lodell Visits From Livingston on Way to Ballgame
Al Lodell, former La Grande pennant winner and Inter-Mountain leaguer now with Livingston, Mont., arrives in town to visit friends. He may start at first base in tomorrow's game as Livingston’s team, playing since July, dominates state competition.
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al Lodell
la Grande
Boise
Livingston
Mont
Lodell
Brakeman Killed After Being Struck by Stone Near The Dalles
In The Dalles on September 4, railroad brakeman M. W. Pullen died after a machinist, Fred George, allegedly threw a rock while Pullen guarded the engine pilot in the yards. George was arrested as investigators review the fatal accident.
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Dalles
M. W. Pullen
Fred George
George
Pullen
County Clerk Issues Marriage License in Elgin
County Clerk Ed Wright issues a marriage license to August Recotte and Bertha Walker, both residents of Elgin. The proceeding confirms their union plans.
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Ed Wright
August Recotte
Bertha Walker
Elgin
Exposition Board Members Plan Guarantee Fund
At last night’s Board of Directors meeting of the Union County Exposition committees worked on collecting notes for money subscribed to a guarantee fund. Read the Observer for fresh news.
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Union County Exposition
Russians deported from Nome to Siberia for refugee status
One hundred twenty Russian fugitives were deported from Nome Alaska to Siberia under orders of the United States government. The group include six league officials who claim political refugee status after escaping a Russian convict camp. The deportation follows their entry without examination and Russia's demand for return.
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Chicago
Nome
Alaska
Siberia
American Political Refugee Defense League
United States
J. D. Keefe
Immigration, Naturalization, Commerce and Labor
League
Saghallen
Russia
Night service halted as AP reports suspended in La Grande
Night telegraph operations in La Grande face end as Associated Press reports are suspended. The night agent, Mr Turpaney, has not been told to depart, but offices are unlikely to stay open all night as before. Post-supper hours may be tried, but details remain uncertain.
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la Grande
Associated Press
Turpaney
Aster Show Day Near Crowded With Expects
Aster growers prepare for the annual after show set for next Friday as six committees work to ensure a successful event. Despite recent rains, many asters remain robust and ready for varied exhibits as the executive committee urges the public to bring exhibits large or small and help outdo past shows.
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Aster Beda
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