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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1908

Page

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Special Session Called Over Beaver Creek Bond Bid

Chicago firm John Neuverne & Company bid $160 000 in Beaver Creek water bonds. The Water Committee urges immediate action or bid cancellation. Mayor Hall calls a special city council meeting for tomorrow to address the bond matter and water proposal. Marshal Walden served notices. the bid has shown little progress beyond records transcripts.

John Neuverne & Company Chicago Beaver Creek M. K. Hall Marshal Walden Cox

Silent bond talks loom after long election wait

The firm stays mute since the November 24 election as a bond issue draws interest. Tomorrow’s meeting may reveal other companies seeking a chance at the bond. In San Francisco Walter Scott known as Scotty left for New York after confessing he joked about enlisting.

Romer St UK San Francisco Walter Scott Scotty New York

Hunters E Stewart and Walter Zweifel Trek to Mountains

E Stewart and Walter Zweifel have journeyed to the mountains for deer hunting. The trip brings a brief regional pursuit as weather and terrain shape their excursion.

E. Stewart and Walter Zweifel

Widow Seen in Court Room

Mrs Annis widow of William Annis attends the resumption of Thornton Hains murder trial as Bayside Yacht Club members observe. Witness Tierney Wagn confronts her. he says he did not see her at the time of the shooting. James Smy testifies Captain Peter Hains acted as an exceedingly eccentric person.

Flushing L. L Annis William Annis Thornton Hains Bayside Yacht Club Tierney Wag James Smy Peter Hains

Messina Disaster Sparks Race To Aid After Quake

In Messina Sicily the quake and tidal wave devastate the city and many towns on the straits. Battleships head to the coast to aid survivors as looters clash with soldiers and thousands seek shelter and food.

Rome Messina Sicily Baggio Straits of Reggio Calabria Naples Italy Emmanuel Costa, Whele Gaurrizion Eimkitar Zlay Tew Catania Mt. Aoma

Fire Devastates Boise-Area Town Damages Hit Fifty Thousand

Fire in a Chinese restaurant ignites eight buildings causing about 50 000 in losses and threatening Silver City camp in Owyhee County Miners and soldiers guard the ruins while dynamite blasts save the War Eagle hotel Looting by several Chinese is stopped by shooters as 300 miners battle the blaze for four hours.

Boise Silver City Owyhee Big War Eagle

Burns says police stopped Johnson bout in Sydney

A cablegram from Tommy Burns, former heavyweight champion, claims police halted the Sydney fight at Johnson's seconds urging. Burns states he was strong with a chance to win and that Johnson was tiring. He offers to fight Johnson again and says he will return home in about two months.

San Francisco Tommy Burns Jack Johnson Sydney Australia Johnson Burns Nelson Gans

Miners Leader Denies Uproar Over Strikes

Berry Simpson, alleged head of the Stearns Kentucky miners strike group, defends miners in a UPI letter, claiming authorities misrepresent them and urging a governor led inquiry to find good citizens responsible for crimes rather than miners.

Cincinnati Berry Simpson Stearns United States United Press

Ruef Sentencing Delayed To 4 50 P M In San Francisco

Judge Lawler postponed Abe Ruef's sentencing to 4 50 this afternoon to allow the prosecution to file affidavits rebutting claims of jury misconduct and intimidation.

Lawler Abe Ruef

Dunbar Fee Case Reversed by Supreme Court

The New York Supreme Court reversed the 1909 case against F N Dunbar former secretary of state, ruling fees collected unlawfully were the property of the individuals from whom collected not the state. The decision states the state has no right to such funds and the defendant is not accountable for them.

Salem Perons Supreme Court F. N. Dunbar L. H. McMahon Dunbar Eakin Una

Robbery at Sanborn County Treasurer’s Office

Two masked men robbed Michael Meter the Sanborn county treasurer of 5087 dollars today in Sioux Falls. They forced him into the vault with revolvers, secured the money, then locked him in and rode away.

Sioux Falls Dee Michael Meter Sanborn County Meter

Castro in Fight at Macarro Between Venezuela Adherents

Port of Spain reports a clash between supporters of Castro and officers of Gomez near Macarro. The engagement left no reported deaths or injuries and was observed from the gunboat Miranda.

Port of Spain Trinidad Macarro Castro Venezuela Gomez Miranda

Crandalls Visit Baker City From Spokane

Mr and Mrs George Crandall arrived Christmas morning to visit their mother Mrs J Crandall in Baker City. They are in town to see relatives and plan to return home to Spokane this evening after a brief stay, marking George’s first visit home in eight years.

George Crandall J. Crandall Baker City Spokane George

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