Bounty Best Dress Shelves Opening At Noon
A brief listing notes the actual opening of the Bounty Best Dress Shelves at noon with the main attraction and multiple shows announced for the afternoon.
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1911
Page
1
Program for Next 24 Hours at Fair Grounds
Tonight at 8 30 Ras mussen and Johnson acrobats Ben Abdie company in indoor features and the military dogs owned by Trivett perform. A nominal charge for all three acts with separate 8 50 gear shows. Main doors open at 8 30 tomorrow. Famous glide for life outside of fair grounds at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. No glide tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasmussen & Johnson
Acrobats
Ben Abdie Company
Trivett
Fair
Ufe
Fair Grounds
County fair opens with stalls set for stock and attractions
Exhibits placed in the big pavilion and stock pens prepared for tomorrow as doors swing at 7 tonight to begin Union county fair week. Admission starts at 10 cents this evening with high class attractions inside the grounds including an Arabic performer. Registrations are complete and space allocated for exhibits ready for the noon opening tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
K. Hassan Ben Abdic
Worcester Music Festival Opens With Classic Selections
Worcester Mass September 27 music lovers from New England gather for the annual Worcester Music festival opening tonight and continuing tomorrow and Friday. Featured works include Bantock Omar Khayyam the Beethoven Mass in D Major and The Nuns a new work by Max Reger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
New England
Bantock
Omar Khayyam
Max Regér
Bishop Winchester Consecration Arrives in Little Rock
Several Episcopal bishops and clergymen have arrived to attend the consecration of Dr. James Ridout Winchester as bishop coadjutor of the Arkansas diocese. Bishop Tuttle of St. Louis will preside at the ceremony in Trinity Cathedral on Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Little Rock
Ayk
James Ridout Winchester
Eminent Clergy Gather for Eucharistic Congress in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on September 27 a large gathering of noted clergy and lay Catholics arrived to participate in the National Eucharistic congress. Archbishop Ireland of St Paul will preach the opening sermon tomorrow morning and Maet of Covington will preside over sessions of the congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ireland
St. Paul
Maet
Covington
Former Oregon Grand Lodge Official Returns From Indy Meeting
H. E. Coolidge past grand master of the 1. O. O. F. and sovereign grand lodge representative from Oregon to the Indianapolis session arrived home this morning. His Salt Lake family will join him soon after business hastened his return. The session yielded many important transactions and he was appointed to the grand lodge finance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Coolidge
Oregon
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
Indianapolis
Salt Lake
Mr. Coolidge
Morgan Backing Steel Bonds Sets Market Defense
J P Morgan opened his office to organize a campaign to uphold the market and reassure steel investors. He signed the trust declaration of war against the government and urged dissolution to permit a government suit charging the stock as a trust. Frenzied buying followed Morgan’s influence. Initial steel sales were 38 000 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
J. P. Morgan
United States Steel Corporation
Morgan
United Brethren Conference Opens in Canton
The 66th session of the Northern Illinois annual conference of the United Brethren church met in Canton on Sept 27 with large attendance. Bishop George M. Matthews of Chicago presided over the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Conference
Canton
Lil
Northern Illinois
United Brethren Church
George M. Matthews
Chicago
Conservationists Await Bryan Speech Delays National Congress
Adjournment of the National Conservation congress in Kansas City was postponed for three days to tonight to allow William Jennings Bryan to address the gathering after a three day session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Kansas City
National Conservation Congress
W. J. Bryan
Indicted man arraigned in child travel case
Chris Lewis was indicted on four counts for allegedly transporting Grace Dillman from Walla Walla to La Grande on August 16. Dillman, said to be under 18, was held as a witness and ordered placed in Louise Home by Judge Bean. The court fixed Lewis’s bail at 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Lewis
la Grande
Grace Dillman
Walla Walla
Wash
Lewis
Louise
Bean
Portland Oregonian
Italy Delivers Ultimatum Over Tripoli Occupation
Constantinople reports Italy has issued an ultimatum demanding Turkish acceptance of Tripoli occupation. Turkey is urged to answer by tomorrow or Italian forces will proceed. Lloyds notes antiwar shift. natives resist and Italian merchants withdraw as ships harass Tripoli. Dispatches mention 6000 troops ready at Palermo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Turkey
Tripoli
Italy
London
Lloyd
Vienna
Palermo
LO. C. F. Hall
Star Office
Catholic Church
European powers seek peace amid Tripoli clash
It was admitted that in a clash of European powers all nations seek a peaceable settlement. Austria and Germany intimated opposition to anything more than a demonstration before Tripoli. The German ambassador is conferring with the Turkish grand sister to find an exit from the hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Germany
Tripoli
Strikers Press for Conference in Federation Union Talks
Union leaders issue a final ultimatum amid stalled talks with officials as they demand a conference to address the strike actions. Negotiators face pressure from members seeking resolution and a return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
Kraittschuitt
Trainmen Offer Support For Harriman Strike
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen announced support for striking clerks on the Harriman lines after a conference in Cleveland. The statement confirms union backing amid ongoing labor action and signals solidarity within railway workers during the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railway
Johnson finances derail Wells Johnson boxing match
London reports Jack Johnson, once with 120000, broke and forced to pawn his car and diamonds to travel to London. Fears rose the Wells Johnson bout would be cancelled as the field near London faced blockage. Judge Bush barred fighters and promoters to protect Earl's Court seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jack Johnson
Paris
Wella
Jack
Bush
Earls’ Court
Tacoma Grand Jury Drops Indictment In Fawcett Case
After three days of evidence the federal grand jury refused to indict eight Seattle men and Tacoma mayor Fawcett on charges of conspiracy to obstruct. The case stemmed from a meeting to impeach Federal Judge Hanford, linked to a later event described as Hanford being hanged in effigy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Seattle
Fawcett
Hanford
Federation rail strike threat on Harriman line
Chicago reports that unless a conference is granted by noon tomorrow, all federation members on the Harriman line will strike. International Blacksmiths Union President Kline says efforts jog toward a peaceful settlement as Julius Kruttschnitt travels to New York for talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
System
Harriman Line
New York
Kline
International Blacksmith's Union
Julius Kruttschnitt
Yarras
Italian Fleet Passes Malta En Route to Tripoli
Malta reports two Italian battleships and four torpedo boats moving through en route to Tripoli, signaling Italian naval deployment in the Mediterranean during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Tripol
Garthy Defeated by Rolph in Labor Victory
In San Francisco on September 27 incomplete returns show P H McCarthy, labor mayoral candidate, defeated as James Rolph Jr. appears to lead by about 15 000 votes. Labor opposition collapses. Rolph likely to head a pro union administration with widespread party machine backing. Pickert retains narrow plurality for district attorney. Thorton to face him in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
P. H. McCarthy
James Rolph, Jr
Rolph
McCarthy
Pickert
Hathorn
Wind winds Fowler attempting Sierra crossing
Immigrant Gap California reports a strong wind halted Fowler’s Sierra crossing for the third straight day after snow and wind annoyed attempts. He hopes to attempt departure tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immigrant Gap
California
Fowler
Sierra Mountains
Taft Pursues Taft Support in Iowa Tour Sparks
President Taft courts Taft allies in Topeka and Webster City as insurgents push for Bristow stance. A 40,000 crowd greeted him at the exposition grounds while plans for watermelon day and a Waterloo reception proceed with stops in Council Bluffs and Des Moines on the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kaz
Taft
Katieas
Curt
Strubbe
Bristow
Hutchinson
Exposition
Senate Foreign Relations
Webster City
Lumber Trust Fight Spirited In Denver Prosecution
Denver report states the new lumber trust case follows the New York model and is designed for a thorough government prosecution. Federal judge orders information held, but officials say the lumber companies fear the action and have operated under explicit agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Lumber Trust
New York
Canadian Pride Amid Anti American Editorials
London editors rail against reciprocity defeat and praise Canada as a loyal province preserving empire unity against American politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Canada
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