20 Aug 1908
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
1
Union Aug. 20 Special to the Ob reports in upper Minam that a well known sheepherder was killed by a ferocious bear while tending a large flock. Two herders fled to camp for a gun. upon return, one found his companion devoured amid the flock and the bear still nearby.
Seven year old Floyd Ketchum of Chico California disappears after being pulled into the suction of a 600 foot hydraulic siphon near Hamilton City. He is carried to the mill and dies two hours later after being rejected by the pipe.
Aug 20 Vancouver BC faces historic forest fires driving heavy smoke over the city. Fire conditions are dire with the worst blaze in 16 years threatening Squamish valley Bowen Island Point Grey and Capilano valley. Over £100000 worth of timber destroyed as volunteers join a strenuous effort to halt the flames.
A large early morning fire in Pendleton Oregon destroyed the Golden Rule hotel and parts of the Wilcox Implement Company and nearby church. Firemen fought intense heat as flames spread through East Court and Johnson streets threatening the fashionable residence district. Estimated total loss around 50000 with insurance covering most, while several homes narrowly escaped. Fire started around 3 AM in a barn behind the hotel and burned for two hours before gaining control.
A premature dynamite blast in an old well near Santa Rosas, California, last night killed one man and fatally injured two others. Superintendent M. Doyle was blown about 30 feet but escaped unharmed.
Tickets for the Long Teach excursion to the base are available this evening and tomorrow at the R. N. ticket office. Everyone is promised a good time, so travelers should board the train and join the trip.
Sydney officials defy British law by permitting a landing of American sailors as part of a celebratory reception and parade. London weighs diplomatic tensions while Australia and New Zealand back closer Anglo American ties in the Pacific amid views on white rule and regional influence.
William Edwards of Charleston WV traveled to Hot Springs to invite Taft on a mountain trip with Wart Virginia figures. Taft scented trouble and declined, fearing accusations of favoring one Republican faction in West Virginia.
Six children die and two more are dying in a Palouse area house fire that broke out mid night while parents were away. The Schultz family and Fix children suffered the loss after a sister woke others and attempted a doomed rescue through flames. Fire believed caused by a kitchen pipe.
Minneapolis August 20 Governor J A Johnson accepted the nomination for re election by the state convention after previously declaring he would not. He stated he would issue a formal statement later.
Expert Accountant James Milnaugh presents a detailed county audit showing warrant indebtedness reductions from 1906 to 2008, noting improved county efficiency. He urges radical recommendations to modernize the tax notice system and calls for adoption of improved methods across offices. Continued on page 4.
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