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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1905
Page
3
Springfield April 5 A bill for municipal ownership of Chicago gas plant stalled today in the charter committee The church bill allowing council to fix a maximum charge for gas and electric light was favorably reported to the house
An April incident on a crowded street left one man dead and two women seriously hurt as police reserve officers contained a large bystander crowd. The chauffeur claims the auto was struck by an Eighth Avenue trolley car and that he briefly lost brake control, sending the machine across the sidewalk into a fence.
Colonel Henry B Dose director of exhibits for the Lewis and Clark Exposition warns all exhibitors that unused space must be forfeited by May 1.
Wall Street bankers W E Parker and Company are mentioned in a brief notice from New York dated April 25. The fragment implies a financial or corporate context but provides no further details on actions or outcomes.
The Woodmen of the World wind up the beach camp business as the per capita tax for the monument and other funds is lost. Women have not yet decided on a permanent headquarters with Oakland and Balt Lake leading. Adjournment likely Thursday.
A Petersburg dispatch reports that an amnesty to all political and religious prisoners will be proclaimed soon. The government plans to pursue peaceful methods henceforth rather than display force.
Quartered at the Summer Hotel he will examine eyes from 12 m to 2 p m and 4 30 p m to 7 p m. Dr Pons is a renowned eye specialist and the only Refractionist to make glasses in your presence during his visit in the city. Ask your friends about him and consult him.
Perdicaris arrived in New York April 25 after being held by the Moroccan bandit Rassall near Tangier for months. He rests from his voyage from Europe before returning home to Trenton New Jersey.
Dr Gideon A Weed died yesterday at 73. He lived in Nevada and Washington when admitted to the union. He organized Washington state medical board and was regent of its university for a decade. He served as Seattle mayor for two terms from 1875 to 1879 and helped suppress anti Chinese riots.
The Montgomery Ward strike is renewed after employers refuse to take back striking teamsters. A conference between employers and teamsters is set for this afternoon to decide on the next step, potentially leading to a general lockout or general strike.
Managers warn exhibitors who have taken space options must occupy by May 1 to avoid forfeiture as action time for the Lewin and Clark Fair approaches.
Assistant cashier Goll a Milwaukee banker is being hunted in Chicago on a defalcation charge. United States marshals and detectives conduct a careful search after he was last seen in Milwaukee last night and is believed to have many city friends.
Mrs C Finn and her daughter hosted a post Lenten gathering at Knob Hill with about sixty guests. The parlor featured tulips, the dining room red and yellow, and yellow gilded plants. Easter egg card tallies determined the whist winner and consolation prizes.
The Citizens Association of Echo invites observers to its annual meeting on May 6. A grand basket prize drawn at the event will be part of the celebration.
Special prices begin Monday to close out the remaining lots in O Conner's addition. The balance will be seeded to alfalfa. The close in and desirable residence property offers low prices, with extra inducements for multiple lot buyers. Phone 2141 or visit Park and Oak streets corner.
Osteopathic health advertising argues that most dyspepsia is curable by correcting spinal nerve center lesions in the stomach liver or bowel area. It claims patients can regain prior digestion with proper osteopathic care and questions unnecessary suffering.
Henry Stearn of Ballard reports strong sales of Horehound Syrup for hoarseness and croup in May 1901. He notes repeat purchases and high customer satisfaction, with bottles priced at 25 cents, 50 cents, and 61 cents through Ewlth Drug Co.
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