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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1906
Page
1
Sidney Sloane, a Spokane youth, was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the patricide charged against him. The case drew wide attention due to the crime’s horror. After killing his father, a leading local businessman, he reportedly placed the body in an ash dump.
New York reports stock declines with thousands of shares dumped. Prices slide one to six points as traders fear further liquidations amid tight money, while winter gloom and weak holiday spirits dampen sentiment. Wheat and other grains show mixed moves, bears hit Great Northern and Northern Pacific hardest. A bakery fire in Steubenville claims three lives including a young mother and child.
The sugar factory will resume running by Thursday after snow and frost delays. Manager Taylor announced the plant will start on eighteen thousand tons of beets in sheds, while several thousand tons lie thawed in the valley awaiting transport as roads permit. The goal is to bring in the valley supply of ten to twelve thousand tons before the on-hand stock is used.
Government statistics from Yokohama show Japan's rice crop at 215,188,060 bushels for the season, nearly a normal year. Improved cultivation would have yielded more if not for bad weather during flowering.
A five degree morning and galeward freeze overwhelms New York hospitals with frostbitten victims. Destitute crowds swell charity rolls as police assist. An elegant woman named Helen Stacy claims her two wealthy sons cast her out. Her limbs are frozen. A newborn infant allegedly froze on a hospital roof with a nurse under arrest.
Pasadena residents receive letters signed Barfoot Burglar demanding money to be left at specific spots. Police investigate after a thief, described as operating in bare feet, has entered multiple Pasadena area homes in recent weeks.
Bakersfield December 24 report from Edison hospital says LB Hicks the restored miner is improving rapidly and will shortly be discharged in normal health He slept well last night and shows few effects of the terrible ordeal through which he has just passed.
Lester Victor, held in the city jail after a sudden mental break, remains under observation as fever declines. Local doctors attribute the attack to high fever and report preparations to restore his mind. His father Frank Victor and brother Oscar of Wallowa County arrived to be with him at Stover hospital.
New York reports a merger uniting Greenwater and Death Valley properties in Nevada. The new corporation, United Greenwater, raises 26 million dollars in capitalization and takes over some of the richest mining holdings in the world.
Advices from Reykjavik indicate Icelandic natives plan direct importation of American goods rather than through British ports. Increased American exports include petroleum wheat sugar and tobacco, and direct transport could improve trade costs and volume.
La Grande Lodge A F and A M No 41 holds its annual officer election tomorrow evening on Christmas night at 5 30. Masons gather to decide new leadership for the lodge.
Findlay Ohio December 24 Judge Duncan rules probate court lacks jurisdiction to hear the Standard Oil cases under the Valentine law. The $5 000 fine and all probate court proceedings are void, with appeals planned to the circuit and supreme courts. Indictment decisions against John D Rockefeller and other officials are deferred with no date set.
Vancouver reports this year’s lead production in the province at 30,000 tons valued at $5,000,000 based on New York prices. National lead output reaches 226,000 tons valued at $18,000,000 to date, with next season expected to show a large ore tonnage increase.
Peary's steamer Roosevelt, which reached the furthest north in the search for the pole, arrived off City Island this morning in New York on December 24.
The store advertises a heavy stock of Christmas gifts and sensible everyday items. It warns that assortments may break late and urges customers to shop promptly to avoid missing desired items.
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