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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
1
The report notes cancer activity involving the wizard and mentions J. J. Held as a fighting opponent. The context implies upcoming readiness for a confrontation, with Wall Street cited as a location or arena reference.
Report from New York dated August 26 describes chaotic stock exchange scenes as friends of Harriman react to news of a planned operation. The article notes speculation and emotional reactions amid the unfolding event.
A report on moving the depot forty feet from the track provokes displeasure among La Grande boosters. Contract granted to relocate the depot deck, with Mayo of the O R N Company in Portland handling arrangements. Details note talks with cement dealers and city offices, continued on page 8.
The Fair Railroad plans a one fare round trip to La Grande with 8 day stopover and special Wallowa County Day train from Joseph to La Grande. Pendleton to La Grande and Huntington to La Grande routes offer one and one third fare round trip plus limited stopover. Special train arrives 10 am and departs 11 pm with 15 coaches, all seats expected to fill.
A wagon train carrying supplies for the Beaver Creek pipeline departs, with Engineer Dutch riding ahead to supervise the start. Additional workers will join as they arrive to speed completion.
The record notes Tham completed the task in two hours and eleven minutes. The entry lists the elapsed time and attributes it to the named individual.
The Pastime theatre launches three nights of Crimes of a Big City, a love driven melodrama praised in the east but new to the west. Curtiss has secured it for his regular road season, promising thrilling dramatic crescendos and strong audience appeal.
Mrs. Homer Davenport sues cartoonist Homer Davenport for divorce. She seeks $600 monthly alimony and $750 in counsel fees. Davenport answers claiming he left January 14 due to her nagging and jealousy and offers $250 monthly if she stays away.
Washington August 26 interior department prepares statement on the Cunningham coal land dispute demanded yesterday by Tutt. Pinchot who supported Glavia in the fight to secure the Cunningham claim has been asked to present his side of the controversy.
Ada Miller of Central City Nebraska says she married Orville Wright in 1897 and had son Lester now 11. She describes supporting him with housework and receiving Wrights offer to contribute to his education while living in Portland.
Teal of Portland delivers the keynote at Seattle opening of the National Conservation Congress with Gifford Pinchot present. He argues for conservation and condemns the Water Power Trust as a symbol of the flawed rights system. The gathering aims to shape wide governmental natural resource policies.
Beet sugar from the Amalgamated Sugar Company factory in La Grande is depleted in local markets. No more sugar can be secured until the factory resumes operations in the fall.
Rescuers work to free about 80 miners trapped 1500 feet below ground at the Lapaz mine in Matehuala. Fifteen men were killed when the cage cable snapped, crushing those below, with thirty in the cage at the time of the fall. Some are pinned under debris awaiting rescue tonight.
Olympia news reports that John H. Schively faces a senate trial over alleged irregular ties in his office. G I Israel defense attorney resumes, expected to finish this morning, with Assistant Attorney General Lee to close for the state this afternoon.
RHEIMS August 26 An English flyer named Latham broke Paulham’s record yesterday for both time and distance in a sensational monoplane flight. Unofficial figures indicate a remarkable performance as the air team sought new marks in afternoon trials.
Perth August 26. The first officer and thirteen crew members of the bark Gnel bound for Portland Oregon were abandoned at sea in a storm. Survivors say Captain Meteyer and the rest of the crew were likely lost or unable to reach land.
A Seattle report notes praise for Pinchot's work from conservationist circles in Seattle and Portland. The piece discusses Pinchot’s influence and mentions his absence from congressional funding debates.
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