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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1911
Page
1
Uncle Sam orders immediate investigation for relief of sufferers as reports confirm a Yankee woman prisoner is held at the Alamo. Relief efforts move forward with federal inquiries and humanitarian aid coordinated for affected civilians.
Secretary Knox ordered Consul Schmucker at Ensenada to investigate the plight of American women and children held by Mexican rebels at Alamo and report by tele graph. In San Diego indignation rose as officials pursued only correspondence while star vation tactics kept the captives from release.
El Paso reports 2000 insurrectos expected to attack Juarez at sundown. Women and children flee to the U S as 750 Navarro troops entrench near the border and Madero concentrates at Casas Grandes with rail control ready for the assault.
General Manager J P O'Brien and Assistant GM J D Stack begin inspection of the O W lines in Eastern Oregon. They travel by private car to Huntington then toward Joseph and onward westward with plans to cover the route today and tomorrow.
William Miller leads a group of WAS baseball players including George Cleaver F R Bridges Jay Van Buren and others in a benefit game to support the construction of bathing houses at Riverside Park. The event aims to draw crowds around May 1st with a temporary business shutdown for a few hours.
The trial in Enterprise features Circuit Judge Knowles hearing evidence against B T Chieur tied to alleged local option violations. The case tests the Home Rule law's reach in Joseph a town in a dry county that became wet by city actions. District Attorney Ivanhoe and Attorney T H Crawford travel to Enterprise for a case of major local importance.
Union leaders deny a 2000 carpenter walkout in Portland claiming it sparks a coast labor war. Only about 50 workers left after a private dispute with the employer. C N Rynergon of the Labor Press calls employer press bureau reports lies aimed at fomenting hostility for open shops against tech unions.
The Commercial club exhibit hall, long outdated, will be moved to a site near John L. Mars’s headquarters. The building, which yielded $74, was originally owned by the Eastern Oregon Development company and later displayed local resources for tourists and homeseekers. After depot improvements, it fell idle and was finally disposed of this morning in a deal closed by Commercial Club Manager S. M. Slough.
Washington April 12 observances marked the 50th anniversary of the Fort Sumter firing. Patriotic and veterans groups held special exercises across the District to honor the start of the Civil War.
The report notes the Giants defeat the Cubs and confirms Connie Mack as repeat winner in a brief resume style update across major leagues.
Sporting writers foresee minimal shifts in both major leagues second divisions with Cubs seen as unlikely contenders while the Dodgers or Giants may still press for improvement. Highlanders show cautious optimism amid uncertain standings as race momentum remains in flux.
President Taft inaugurated the 1911 season by tossing the ceremonial first ball in Washington at the Senators versus Red Sox opener. A long line of senators, congressmen, and cabinet members attended, and crowds cheered despite cold, cloudy weather.
New York reports the 1911 baseball season begins with high expectations across both major leagues. Editors favor New York Giants in the National League and Philadelphia in the American League, with Chicago Cubs expected to be strong but not likely champions. Analysts note rising attendance and a shift in power as the season begins.
Boise April 12 The government opened its case against Frank and William Kettenbach for allegedly stealing 127000 from the Lewiston National Bank. The jury was completed this morning and both defendants pleaded not guilty. A corrected telegraphic report clarified that no guilty plea was entered.
Professor E B Ressley of the State Agricultural College, Oregon director of the National Educational Association, comments on La Grande Observer promotion of the NEA convention. He praises the counties Sinion and Wallowa for enlisting teachers in a California trip as a prize, noting it will benefit them professionally and socially.
William 8 Kenyon, assistant United States attorney general and a trust buster, was elected United States senator from Iowa to fill the vacancy of the late Senator Dolliver. He succeeds Lafayette Young as appointed by Governor Carroll. The deadlock since January ended on the third ballot with Progressive support.
Representative Underwood of Alabama introduced bills on Canadian reciprocity and freeing necessities of life. The measures move to the Ways and Means Committee and may be reported Monday. A caucus backed Taft’s plan 129 to 2, with focus on a general free list and wool and cotton schedule revisions. New Mexico and Arizona statehood measures to be acted on promptly.
Vancouver reports 21 dead in the Iroquois disaster, up from 17, with three more bodies recovered. Ottawa will conduct a government inquiry, and the Vancouver board of trade sent a telegraphic demand to the Marine minister asking a review of Pacific coast marine laws and their enforcement.
Indianapolis April 12 Democrats from across the country arrive for a conference called by the national league of democratic clubs to map follow up on congressional victories and push toward a presidential triumph. The meeting concludes tomorrow night with a Jefferson birthday banquet.
J W Eans remains unable to leave his home in South La Grande as illness keeps him confined awaiting recovery and return home.
Mrs Clara Russell confessed to strangling her 12 year old daughter Marjorie at their Dorchester home. She wrapped a towel around the sleeping child and after the plea for mercy, the girl died as the mother described ending the girl’s life to prevent further separation from her husband.
The Astoria expedition sent by John Jacob Astor reached the Oregon country and founded the first American settlement there. No observance today, but a summer centennial celebration is planned with a week of festivities.
Nearly 200 delegates from evangelical Sunday schools across Oregon gather in Eugene for the 24th annual Oregon Sunday School Association convention. A three day session features addresses from sixty top Pacific coast Sunday school workers on the program.
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