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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1904
Page
4
OCR text shows references to a lodge meeting at La Grande Lodge with names such as Buttman W. M. and OES Hope area. Mentions an encampment and dates like first Saturday. Details are garbled but indicate fraternal organization activity and ritual terms.
In Folsom California a mass escape by 325 convicts from the rock crushers broke out under Captain Murphy and guards. Gunfire followed as Harris shot a convict dead allowing the others to retreat back inside the prison. Captain Murphy was wounded along with other guards and inmates.
A Texas man from True asserts Ballards Snow Liniment cured his wife of five years of arm paralysis. He also says it healed skin bites and eruptions and cites a $1,000 purchase from Newlin Drug Co.
Secretary Morton announced at a cabinet meeting that Jiu Jitsu, a Japanese wrestling system, will be taught at the naval academy with the president expressing approval and interest in the decision.
Dec 31 Nan Patterson case update actress May Irwin offers to post bail in any amount up to 660000 and left a letter for the former show girl at the Tombs after a personal visit.
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