Local squad previews strong season at La Grande High
Old players return as Po Kaller guides team with Dutch Loes as standout and Kale and Roberts from Cove among new material. Heavy schedule including Baker City and Pendleton, with Reynolds as team manager, and other veterans like Belton Bohnenkamp Garrity and Ralston featured.
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la Grande High School
Po” Kaller
Loes
di CapPno Ortus
Pukey" Reynolds
Baker City
Pendleton
Belton
Bohnenkamp
Northwest
Bud” Garrity
Ralston
Kale
Roberts
Cove
Lajoie recalls his hardest hits in early days
Veteran infielder Larry Lajoie of the Cleveland Americans looks back on his long career noting some hits were powerful but others fell short. He recalls a painful memory from his Philadelphia days when a big swing resulted in a weak result, illustrating the fickle nature of hitting.
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Larry Lajoie
Cleveland Americans
Philadelphia
Swimmiths
teeTee
Independence Day Observed in Mexico City Amid Restrictions
Mexico City marked the 101st anniversary of Mexican Independence on September 16 as a general holiday. Most large celebrations were canceled due to fears of an uprising against the government, though public offices remained open.
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City of
Mexico
Meany
Chalmera
Tea Tax Boycott in Hangchow Sparks Civic Resistance
In 1880 Yellow River floods devastated China causing mass suffering. Hangchow imposed a tea tax to fund relief, echoing 1773 Boston tensions. Citizens boycotted tea and tea-house owners cried out, prompting a second proclamation promising happiness as reward. Tax was removed amid protests.
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Yellow River
China
Hangchow
Bostonians
Different Standards in Fare Evasion Tale
A young man recalls a boastful woman who evaded the conductor and rode free. When he helps her elude checks, he confesses he did not pay, and she notes a double standard for men. The moment reveals gender bias in the New York Sun's portrayal.
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New York Sun
Feats of Adargoma the Wrestler of Grand Canary
London Spectator recounts the legendary strength of Adargoma from Grand Canary famed for two hour bouts. In Seville a challenge from a Mancha youth leads to a wrestling trial where Adargoma drinks a large bowl with one hand while facing two armed opponents, proving overwhelming prowess.
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Adargoma
Grand Canary
Arma
Spain
Seville
le Mancha
Adargama
London Spectator
Not Consistant. A cheeky alimony wage debate unfolds
The exchange features a judge berating a woman named Mary for marriage prospects while remarking that he would raise her wages by a dollar a week. The retort cites her alimony of $400 monthly, framing the conflict as a humorous clash over money and matrimony.
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Mary
Soldier the only wild animal who does not eat what he kills
No summary available due to limited readable content.
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Jessup
Road law commission gains support from auto clubs
Gouvernor names Dr M K Hall to a road law commission as unions and commercial clubs back a shared state county funding plan. Pendleton and La Grande motorists note high bills while Dry Hall urges convict labor funds disbursement to curb graft. Dittebrandt Auto praises 1912 Chalmers amid steady demand.
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M. K. Hall
la Grendy
Motor Club
The First Aeronaut Kingsley and Coxwell Dentists
A published anecdote recounts Charles Kingsley joking about the first balloon ascent being by a dentist after Coxwell and a companion rose high enough for frost to affect their hands. Coxwell, a dentist, joins the dinner remark and clarifies his profession. Kingsley apologizes for the playful misstep, distressed at the thought of causing pain.
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Kingeley
Charles Kingsley
Coxwell
A. ©. Benson
North American Review
Kingaley
Kingsley
Mr. Kingsley
Ancient Egyptian Inkstand On Display In Berlin Museum
A wooden inkstand dating to about 1600 B C or earlier is shown in a Berlin museum. Likely from the eighteenth or nineteenth dynasty and found in Thebes, it has two ink compartments and two ink holes, with remaining black and red ink. A second ancient inkstand, possibly for a schoolboy, is also noted nearby.
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Berlin
Thebes
London Globe
Brown oak splinter and a boyhood coronation chair tale
Dean Buckland recalls a strange post parcel at Westminster. An unsigned note explains a boy chipped a splinter from the coronation chair and now asks for the piece to be restored to its place. The story links a small black oak splinter to a long past act and a restless conscience.
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Dean Buckland
Westminster
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