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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
1
Scripps News reports the White, Green and Puyallup rivers have risen several feet in recent days due to heavy rains. Authorities warn that another flood may arrive, threatening low-lying areas around Seattle and nearby mountains.
Fragmentary report describes a plan for a northern bridge trade route and naval training squadron movements with mentions of Vieccuasis Itsukushine Matsushima and upcoming visits to Spatty Tesora and San Francisco. The text is garbled and contains many unreadable terms.
In the Great Northern yards a freight car crash this morning killed engineer Frank Shuppert and another worker from the News Association. Fireman Frank Howard was fatally injured and engineer L Hanson was badly hurt.
Washington December 214 A bill has been prepared and will be presented to Congress to authorize government purchase of the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia where the first American flag was made. The Pittsburg chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sparked action and helped draft the measure.
Floods hit Pendleton and surrounding area for the third time this year. The Venatitin river is out of its banks, threatening the city as a large section of the Oregon & Northern track remains out twenty miles east by night.
Reports from Bakersfield and Los Angeles describe Hicks remains trapped in the Edison tunnel with rescuers facing tunneling difficulties. Officials say no rescue before noon, later expectations shift to another day as crowds await word and plan celebrations for a possible early release.
Dayton Ohio December 21 Gollins Gilman and Mrs Gilman mother and alleged accessories to the murder of Dana Gilman were arrested and held by the grand jury today.
Chicago December 21 The Interstate Commissioners Lane and Harlan hold a session to investigate traffic congestion with many shippers accusing the roads of discrimination and unequal treatment.
The Dragon Good Roads Association held its fifth annual convention in Union County. Officers were re elected including Judge J. C. Henry as county vice president. A resolution urged appointing a committee to press the state legislature for better laws and highway improvements for the county.
A large slide at North Fork delayed rail traffic after passenger and freight trains queued at the cut. The slide covered two hundred feet of track with dirt and five foot high piles, delaying west and eastbound trains and prompting transfers at La Grande. The report also notes Nebraska Supreme Court action against the Elevator and Grain Trust and James Withycombe's return to Corvallis after a convention.
County Commissioner W F Gropp urges a road tax be placed as a lien on property and recorded like other taxes. He wants receipts issued, county books showing payments, and enforcement through sheriff and tax collector to fund road districts, aiming to push the idea in the next legislature.
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