Train Schedule Notes And Timings
Railway bulletin reports Mail service due at 10 55 last night arrived 9 am today. Train No 6 on time. No 10 due 7 45 am with arrival 6 pm. No 7 due 9 25 am with 12 placeholder indicates incomplete data.
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
1
Trains Delayed by Snow Wreck Near Nolan Pendleton Area
Heavy snow and wind crippled railroad service as No. 2 derailed near Nolan, 15 miles west of Pendleton. Three cars left tracks. two require three hours to recover. No injuries reported. Ice and snow blocked No. 11 mail car arriving from the east in La Grande. Wrecking crews worked from La Grande to clear the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce
Nolan
Pendleton
la Grande
la Granite
Wiidsight
Portland
Nations Rivers and Harbors plan for large waterway fund
The Sixth National Rivers and Harbors commission met in Washington proposing either a 500 million bond issue or a 50 million annual federal appropriation to improve U S waterways. President Taft was the principal speaker with Secretary Dickinson and German Ambassador Count von Bernstorff also slated to address the gathering alongside numerous state governors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Rivers and Harbors Commission
Taft
Dickinson
Count von Bernstorff
Opening of Congress Promotes Waterway Improvements
The piece notes widespread attendance as President Taft backs river and harbor projects. Secretary Dickinson supports deepening rivers and harbors while Count Von Bernstorff highlights national gains in waterway development under central government guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Taft
Dickinson
Count von Bernstorff
Mayor George Alexander Favored for Re Election in Los Angeles
Early returns from Los Angeles show Mayor George Alexander holding a healthy lead over Republican challenger George Smith. Alexander appears poised for re election as the city votes continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
George Alexander
George Smith
Leopold At Deaths Door
King Leopold’s condition is reported as improving briefly but officials fear a grave crisis as ministers gather at the royal palace in Brussels. The aged monarch suffers a paralytic attack and has been in critical condition for days as government circles monitor the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Taspi
Jusi Teday
Léopold
Leopold
Roosevelt Back From Safari With Rare Antelope Banges
Nairobi reports Kermit Roosevelt arrived after a two week forest expedition. He bagged two bull banges, among Africa’s rare antelope, and two cows of other species. He is in excellent spirits and plans onward travel to Mombasa to hunt sable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
Kermit Roosevelt
Mombasa
Elgin Club Targets Stumps in Orchard Plan
The Commercial Club voted to wage war on orchard stumps using donkey engines to root them out. Elgin leads the Northwest in stump land conversion to orchard use as officials plan large stump clearance shipments and coordination with manufacturers. Meanwhile farmers gain control of Elgin Warehouse stock through a Farmers Union deal, shifting ownership from R. C. Mays to union hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Elgin
Northwest
Farmers Union
Elgin Warehouse
R. C. Mays
Union
Island City
Mexican envoy heads to Washington to settle Nicaraguan dispute
Henrique Creel former Mexican ambassador to Washington now governor of Chihuahua travels to Washington as Diaz's personal representative to negotiate an immediate settlement. In New Orleans dispatches report insurgent victory near Rama and fighting near Zelaya positions with 200 to 300 casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creel
Washington
Chihauhuu
Diaz
Charles E. Magoon
Cuba
New Orleans
Cardena
Nicaragua
Zuala
Costa Rica
Corinto
Zelaya
Vasquez
Rama
Leacer
Court Overrules Demurrer in Bank Receiver Cases
The circuit court overruled the plaintiff's demurrer to the defendant's answer in Hot Lake Sanitorium Company vs Walter Niedner as receiver of Farmers & Traders National Bank and in Grande Ronde Electric Company vs the same receiver. Plaintiff was given ten days to file a reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Plaintff
Hot Lake Sanitorium Company
Walter Niedner
Farmer's & Trader's National Bank
Grande Ronde Electric Company
Banquet Room Offered by Local Odd Fellows Lodge
The Odd Fellows lodge in this city spaces the second floor of the Geo Stoddard building for banquet use. An archway is cut through to connect with their offices. When not needed by the lodge the room will be rented, with a well equipped kitchen, chafing dish and table service available for events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Lodge
Geo. Stoddard
Panama-Pacific Exposition Readied to Commemorate Canal Opening
San Francisco promoters plan a 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition to honor the Panama Canal opening. Bank of California president H. King led a 500-merchant meeting backing a large fair, with initial pledges promised but no subscriptions yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
H. §. King
Bank of California
Sultan Sees Bloody Riot During Moroccan Parade
Fez dispatch reports the Sultan witnesses a bloody riot as two regiments of Moroccan soldiers clash during a royal parade. Desert-tribe units fought fiercely, necessitating loyal guards from the fort to restore order. Killed in the melee were scores of troops, though exact figures and causes remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Fez
Receiver Wins Suit Over Bank Stock Assessment
Walter Niedner as receiver of the Farmers and Traders National Bank won a judgment against Turner Oliver for 4231.22 plus costs in circuit court. The suit stemmed from an assessment by the Comptroller of Currency on forty shares Oliver held when the bank failed. Oliver had warned directors and inspectors about bad management before the failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Niedner
Farmer’s & Trader's National Bank
Turner Oliver
Circuit Court
Oliver
Nine leaders break six day race mark at Madison Square Garden
In New York on December 8 nine leaders in the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden stretched 11 miles beyond last year's record. The convoy has covered 1,128 miles and eight laps. The leading duo is Mec Farland and Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Garden
Mec Farland and Clark
Thirty Railroads Planned Wage Demands in January
Fifth Vice President Murdock of the Railway Trainmen's Union said a strike to halt freight is unlikely to reach the Atlantic. He added that thirty eastern railroads would see conductors and other workers demand higher wages and shorter hours on January 3, with bids made road by road rather than union wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Murdock
Railway Trainmen's Union
Northwest
Atlantic Seaboard
Wage Disparity Woman West Railroading Hours Plague
The east pays one third less than the west and workers face nearly unlimited hours. Men at the throttle may be kept in charge of trains for an unlimited period. Local railroad Brotherhood officials expect compliance delays as demands arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Brotherhood
Locomotive Explosion Scalds Fireman in Santa Fe
Fireman H H Kinkaid was severely scalded after a Denver and Rio Grande locomotive exploded in Santa Fe. He was alone in the cab when the blast threw the crow sheet from the boiler, scalding him before rescue. The engine was blown to fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
H. H. Kinkaid
Kinkaid
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tragk
O.ak & NE
Wrecker
Wright
Alexander
Perchete
Interior
Zweifel
Depostree
Elgin, Dec. S
Whelt
Mexico City
Henrique
Mangua
Odd Fellows
Panama Canal
Turner Oliver Case
Switchmen’s
Atlantic
Selayan
Hills’s Drug Store
Oregon
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