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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
1
Public Printer Stilling and officials wrote the President praising a pending spelling change across state departments. The President, unmoved by criticism or praise, continues vacation. Stilling says a committee is remodelling the manual of style and a proof hold will stay until the style sheet is perfected, reducing need for many proof readers.
The Republican State Central Committee of Colorado meets at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver to fix the time and location of the upcoming state convention. Officials anticipate 900 delegates in attendance.
New York report states experts estimate 10000 dollars needed to repair the battleship Illinois after a collision with the Alabama. The Illinois will participate in the President's review before being sent to the navy yard for further repairs.
Colonel Bacallao with 258 artillery and fifty recruits left today to meet General Guerra, the insurgent leader, as tensions rise ahead of the engagement.
Prof Whitney of the San Francisco chamber of commerce and Commissioner Wolf said the authorized list of insurance companies will be completed within a month. They are pushing to finish the report and provide full publicity once ready.
A man known for trying to enter prison is held at a Chicago hotel in critical condition. He plans to serve his term in a private prison under construction, but his survival is doubtful as doctors say he may die within days.
In Columbus on August 25 Vice President Fairbanks addressed the colored industrial exposition. A public reception at the Governor's mansion preceded his talk in which he urged education to enable work rather than replace it. He proclaimed Work! Work! and said broad opportunity lies before the colored race, stressing personal responsibility for success.
Oyster Bay August 25 President Roosevelt named Lizzie McCann post mistress at Richmond California and W S Brainard postmaster at Wardner Idaho in a morning appointment brief from the White House.
In San Francisco on Aug 25 President Gernalius of the International Carman's Union presented a demand of three dollars for an eight hour day to Geary and California street fines. Tonight's carmen meeting could apply the order to every city line and a strike would tie up transit. Independ ent fines are expected to follow United railroads in denying the employees' demands. The carmen's refusal to wait for President Calhoun's reply widens the breach, making a strike almost inevitable.
A bomb thrower from the Revolutionists party killed Premier Stolypin in St Petersburg this morning. The report notes no clear information on whether the assassin was captured. In Nurenberg a street clash left about two hundred wounded, some mortally, as soldiers, police, and auto works strikers fought.
In St Paul on August 25 the Commission of Uniform Law gathered to discuss insurance statutes and dedicate most time to studying the Standard form of policy.
A.N. Anderson, a jewelry peddler, was held up by two highwaymen on a lonely Oroville mountain road and robbed of 450 dollars and jewelry. Sheriff captured Ban Salavator and L. Lawrence in the city. the booty was found with them.
Secretary of State Elihu Root has arrived at Punta Arenas in the Strait of Magellan. Officials of the country and the American minister plan to meet him 300 miles south on the 28th. He is expected to reach here on September 3 and will proceed to Santiago to extend condolence for the President.
Havana reports a planned battle at San Juan after General Martinez Gacallao defeats a small rebel group. Nuñez’s governor says provincial rebels are scattered and promises no armed insurgents within twenty days. A separate dispatch notes insurgents raiding a village south of Havana with 150 attackers looting provender to join a larger force. Arroyo Naranjo is recaptured by mounted police as insurgents were retreating.
London opinion ridicules President Roosevelt for adopting a reformed spelling method. The Globe notes it may be easier to subdue a people than their language, while the Pall Mall Gazette suggests he will worsen English orthography, not straighten it.
Boston dispatch reports Nathan Appletor, noted author, traveler and Panama promoter, is dying at his home. Doctors offer no encouragement to friends or relatives.
The Wallowa Chieftain urges road supervisors to enforce state law by cutting down thistles along county roads. It argues neglect harms travel and property, calls for a county court action to ensure compliance, and promotes a long term campaign to eradicate the weed nationwide.
Reports from St. Petersburg detail an attempted assassination of Premier Stolypin at his home with casualties and fire damage. Separately, land reforms move four million more acres to peasants, totaling nine million acres set aside. North Yakima notes a murder on the reservation amid tracking by Indian police. Local news mentions Union County enrollment near 800, a new $69,000 girls dormitory, and praise for the agricultural college.
Professor Baldwin of the Oregon Agricultural College is in the city today for a short visit and talks. He meets local officials and plans to inspect campus facilities before returning.
In the Mays land fraud trial C. E. S. Wood for the Military Wagon Road Grants said the Ormsby report was not public before the reserve was created. Notary J. L. Wells testified he was hired to file school land applications and to be paid five dollars per head.
In Boston on August 25 the President issued a proclamation calling for relief for the homeless and needy refugees from Valparaiso. The document outlines aid measures and appeals for charitable support.
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