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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1909
Page
1
Report from Mount Brison France dated December 1 describes a brutal public execution of the bandit RiboJet. Soldiers cleared the crowd as the crowd pressed toward the scaffold and blood sprayed over spectators, including several well dressed women.
Abrham Ruef’s bail bid stalled as Judge Cabannis rejects a doctor’s certificate. The court will appoint three physicians to examine Ruef and report if county jail confinement endangers his life during the appeal.
The Frederick F Metzler case ends with the Interior Dept confirming the Alten 8B O'Brien claim on land in Wallowa County. J T Williamson reports the patent will be issued to Lom after a decisive decision that followed last September. Local land office records reflect the resolution of the squatter dispute.
In Ritzville Washington today a six year old girl died when a rifle hanging on a wall fell and exploded the gun's bullet struck the child in the heart. The tragedy left her mother Mrs Jacob Peters of Warden in deep grief and distress.
The county court devoted most of its session to routine bills. Only two items on the docket: a road petition and a petition by the Gande Ronde Reservoir Company for a right of way for a canal through certain untraveled streets in Homestead addition to the City of La Grande.
Washington December 1. A conference between President Taft and a Maryland senator is to address the carrying out of the new corporation tax law. Manufacturers plan to urge an amendment to the law in a special message to Congress later this winter.
Tillamook Ore Dec 1 Mrs L A Holdridge a wreck victim was not buried alive police and two doctors exhumed the body at 2 am under husband consent after coroner clearance. Tests failed to show life carbolic acid incision and examination declared death beyond doubt. Onlookers doubted the verdict amid public curiosity and concern.
Friends of Dr. Cook grow confident he seeks seclusion in New England or will not reappear in New York. Copenhagen University reviews polar records have been made public. A report from Wells Depot Maine states a man matching Dr. Cook’s description entered Pine Valley sanatorium in that city.
London observers say the Lords defeat of the war budget seals their fate as Parliament opens for dissolution. Prime Minister Asquith meets with officials shortly after session begins.
Hoboken December 1 promoters submit bids for the Jeffries Johnson world championship bout. Bids include guarantees from Pacific Athletic Club Rickard & Gleason and others with percentages of moving picture receipts and gross receipts. Location options include California Nevada Utah with dates around July 4 1910. Decision may delay as terms and guarantees are weighed.
The gunboat Princeton departs Pace Sound Navy Yards for Nicaragua waters to safeguard American interests. It lies in the lower bay with a reported disability from a Monday night incident. Officials refuse to disclose the cause of the damage.
On December 1 in the custody of Sargent George McMahan Louis Willis a young Chinese boy was taken to San Quintin to expiate the murder of his step mother near San Luis Obispo.
Reports say leaders of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen consider a walkout by dissatisfied switchmen. Missoula Montana may not join. In St Paul and Tacoma yards, freight traffic stalls as 105 Northern Pacific switchmen strike. Helena Laurel Great Falls show mixed turnout. Spokane treks halt freight. Portland switchmen stay at work though unions differ.
Five o'clock at city railway headquarters reports many old workers stay loyal while others from different departments fill roles to avert more trouble. One freight train runs. no freight moves nationwide as station agents refuse shipments. Passenger service only slow in terminals. La Grande switchmen align with Portland, with no ORD involvement.
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