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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1910
Page
1
A $30,000 625 by 80 foot glass conservatory will connect the Hot Lake Sanatorium to the depot. The heated structure will grow vegetables and flowers for the hotel and provide sheltered promenades for passengers arriving by train.
In Seattle on April 26 Mrs. Alexander Hoffman, widow of a man killed last week at Union Oil yards, died of a broken heart. Grief led to hysteria and a fatal hemorrhage after her husband’s death, compounding her tuberculosis. She was found dead in her hotel room.
April 26 dispatches report President Roosevelt avoided the Moudén Military Aboat and visited Lax anberg to view planting. Later Colonel Roosevelt and Ambassador Juescaard dined with Premier Briand, indicating ongoing diplomatic engagements.
A Pleasure Steamer named Mortate encountered trouble today near New Orleans after being stranded on the further side of Lake Pondora. Reports say the vessel shipped water and faced a storm, with passengers and crew awaiting aid as authorities monitor the situation.
Cincinnati ministers in an educational campaign urge every Methodist church in the county to oppose the July 4 boxing match. They call the bout a national disgrace and a calamity to the moral life of the people.
Constantinople April 26. Government officials confirm the Ausashan revolt has grown into a civil war with sixty thousand Albanians, rebels and government troops fighting. Both sides expect reinforcements before week’s end. Atrocities are reported on both sides.
In San Francisco a federal grand jury session signals a widening inquiry into Western sugar refining firms. Special Prosecutor Knapp directs the probe, with officials from major corporations likely to testify. Investigators reportedly seek evidence of a possible East Coast shipment ban unless the sugar trust authorizes it.
Washington April 26 reports the Senate will unanimously confirm Governor Hughes to the Supreme Bench. The selection meets broad appeal, including critics of his governorship. Cabinet members discussed the appointment and expressed gratification at the governor's acceptance. Taft receives numerous congratulations.
President Taft outlined a West tour with Secretary of State Knox. The itinerary includes Buffalo for a chamber dinner, Pittsburg for a festival concert, and St. Louis for a address at the farmers convention. The trip begins in early May with no insurgent criticisms planned.
Boise April 26 Governor Brady is furious over confessions of graft tied to irrigation projects. M J Church, former State Land Board registrar, admits agreeing to take 2500 from promoters if approved. Promoters say irrigation firms under Cary Act paid him. others implicated as governor vows full investigation.
Albany April 26 Leaders in New York politics foresee a reunified Republican state organization after Governor Hughes joins the Supreme Bench and withdraws from state affairs. A working accord between reformers and machine men is reported, with reformers nominally in control and expected to cooperate with machine leaders. Some Hughes followers criticize the appointment as a Taft move to curb a potential presidential bid.
Nurse Lizabeth Gordon testified in Kansas City that Dr. Hyde prescribed medicine for Margaret Swope amid typhoid illness and convulsions following a dose. The family physician Dr. Twyman had destroyed Hyde prescribed medicines after Margaret's attack and convulsions appeared.
Senator M E B Clapp of Minnesota charged the Taft administration with dictating legislation as he attacked the railroad regulation bill. He said Roosevelt would not send such a bill to Congress and accused Taft of wielding a political stick against public sentiment. He lamented that Republicans now discuss national questions only at banquet boards.
Peeter Lent a millwright dies from a two foot fall from a step ladder at the Aberdeen mill. Lent fell backward breaking his neck. J. H. Koontz and wife founders of Echo plan to remodel and add to the Methodist church there at their own expense.
An inquiry into all branches of the department service is announced in Washington. The United States appraisers stores at New York will be the bureau for the government to oversee. No charges of irregularities are made, but the investigation is described as a precaution to ensure revenue protection.
Carl Ryder faces trial in Seattle for defrauding a dealer by buying goods with intent to open a Depot street store that never materialized. He allegedly moved merchandise to Salt Lake without payment, with Pinkerton detectives tracking him for over a year. Ryder was captured in California and brought back to Seattle to stand trial. Umatilla County declares no need for rain makers this year.
San Francisco reports Anna Morgan daughter of financier J P Morgan plans to meet labor women to organize a working women’s league aimed at improving members. A meeting is set for tomorrow night to perfect the organization.
Local Portland to La Grande shipments from May 1 1908 faced excessive freight rates. Merchants including Golden Rule Fair Store Peoples Store N K Weat await rebates of about 14 percent as the state railroad commission decisions stand. A prolonged fight with the railroad is anticipated while claims are pooled and higher court rulings loom.
Washington April 26 Colonel Roosevelt will be asked to deliver the opening speech of the next fall congressional elections on June 28. This marks his first political address in America since retirement. The invitation comes from the national Republican League.
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