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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1904
Page
1
In dense fog a Belt Line crossing crash on Fifty Ninth Street fatally wounds a motorman and a flagman as a Halstead Street car carries fifteen injured passengers. Dozens more report minor collisions and traffic halts while rescuers search amidst wreckage.
Dense fog delays pedestrians and halts traffic after numerous minor accidents at crossings. An elevated Hambolt Park train derailed slightly, prompting passenger panic. The north side cable age also froze for two hours due to a jammed cable slot.
The Sedalia Crude Rubber company was organized yesterday with Harry Duran a wealthy lawyer from Santa Fe NM as chief banker. Denver's B F Spencer, the rubber weed discoverer, also shows interest. Franchises granted, a donated building, and plans for a factory by January to extract rubber from the weed, aiming to process ten tons daily.
The Commercial Club elected officers for the year: Wm. Miller president F 8 Ivanhoe Ist vice LD Reavis 2nd vice W J Church treasurer R G Lincoln secretary and board members F L Meyers T W Walsh J H Peare E B Romig J M Murphy John Collier G L Cleaver Turner Oliver AV Andrews. The president and vice presidents join the board of managers. The club reports strong membership solid finances and an outstanding clubhouse.
Mrs Bridget Daugherty aged 76 and her daughter Anna Daugherty and son James Daugherty were found dead in their Springfield home this morning after being asphyxiated by natural gas. Authorities report accidental death suspected as cause.
Nan Patterson appeared in excellent spirits as she entered court with her father and counsel. Defense officials reportedly dispatched a man resembling Morgan Smith and a woman to pawn shop owner Hyman Stern to buy a revolver to confuse Stern in Smiths identification. Dr Lederle received skin samples from Youngs finger for chemical exam while Dr Charles Phelps testified on gunshot wounds and the fatal shot was fired left to right from four inches.
In Niagara Falls New York on December 14 a premature dynamite explosion at the Toronto and Niagara Falls Power Company tunnel killed torres men outright and fatally injured about 12 more. Work crews had completed a chain and were about to leave when a spark ignited the charge causing a massive blast that tore roof sections from the tunnel and sent flying debris.
The court of appeals sustains the verdict in the post office conspiracy cases. Defendants August W Machen Miller Grol Sami A Groff and George K Lorenz face two years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. Their next recourse is the supreme court.
Nelson Boggiano was electrocuted at six thirty this morning in the state prison for the 2003 murder of Henry Bender in Buffalo. He said he feared no pain in the chair and noted his union ties with the executioner, offering to help a brother unionist.
Asa Van Gorder, general bridge foreman for the Great Northern railway, shot himself in Butte Montana on December 14 following a layoff as a result of the Amalgamated Copper strike. The self inflicted gunshot ended his life, leaving the union dispute and job loss as the stated motives.
M L Causey buys 160 more acres adjoining E W Oliver and plans apple trees on the new tract. Varieties include Yellow Newtown Spitsenberg Romeo Beauties and Ganos with 50 trees per acre totaling 8000 trees. Six years later 8000 boxes at 60 cents would yield about 24000 dollars, compared with wheat income of 3840 dollars, illustrating a 20160 dollar advantage for orchards. The piece cites beets as another comparison showing a $40000 advantage for fruit and crop diversification.
Cleveland December report shows Chadwick securities at Wade Park bank near 19 million dollars, nearly doubling prior estimates. Herbert Bell, in charge as receiver, says most securities are nearly worthless while Ira Reynolds’ holdings also appear before the grand jury. The jury indicts Mrs Chadwick on forgery tied to Reynolds five million note as she waives exam and heads to Cleveland.
In Jackson Mississippi on December 14 Governor Vardaman opened the cotton and corn carnival. He used the platform to criticize federal policy and defend white supremacy, saying Mississippi must not share sovereignty with African Americans again.
An Observer visit reports seven large horses from Keiser Brothers Keota Iowa now at Joe Wood’s stable under Throssel and Vought. The Shire draft animals weigh over a ton, include a black Percheron colt near 1800 pounds, and show gentle dispositions. Tom Mayfield of Elgin recently toured the area and returned home.
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