01 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1911
Page
1
A fragmentary report notes two Central American passengers burned by bridges in the desert near El Paso during travel amid revolutionary activity. Authorities say the event occurred around February 1 and involved Mexican and Central American travelers.
Rebels issue statements insisting no American assistance is needed as tensions escalate. The agency notes no external support requested or accepted amid regional upheaval.
San Diego reports no night attack by rebels as Mexican troops are expected in Tia Juana today. Fifty local businessmen arm and patrol, while women and children flee to San Diego with valuables. Insurgent leader Francisco Madero asserts he will control all ports of entry within sixty days.
Rear Admiral Charles Sperry, relieved from command during the world cruise, died in Washington today of pneumonia. He had recently led the naval college at Newport Rhode Island after leaving active duty.
Senator Brown of Nebraska declares the Lorimer case and popular election of senators must be decided now. He warns that delaying those questions could push appropriation bills to an extra session and affect the tariff commission bill and veteran pension levy.
City council to hear a petition tonight to start preliminaries for paving projects including Greenwood Ennaylania avenues and Main Avenue. The move reflects La Grande’s push for more surface paving, part of a broader effort to improve streets in eastern Oregon.
The council plans to finish bills and tidy up remaining business from the last meeting. Tar via process investigations continue with paving samples likely to be sent to La Grande for study. Estimated cost is about 1.25 dollars versus 2.12 charged by Warren for bitulithite.
Winnipeg reports a blizzard sweeping the Pacific Northwest delays on Canadian Pacific trains and forces Grand Trunk to cancel service. Coal famine threatens as supplies run short and demand grows amid the severe winter storm.
Assistant General Manager J. D. Stack spent a day and two nights at Joseph branch terminal studying mine conditions. Businessmen show interest and provide mining data as he investigates. He returned to La Grande this afternoon.
The county court began its February term this morning with a routine batch of bills to process. More matters of importance are expected to arise tomorrow for final dispensation.
Philadelphia February 1 Archbishop Ryan is reported sinking and there is little hope for recovery. Physicians are administering oxygen to prolong life.
Rev. W. H. Gibson district missionary for Eastern Oregon and former pastor in this city has accepted work as state evangelist in Texas and plans to move around the 25th of the month. He will reside there and begin gospel labors among Texas Baptists, numbering over half a million. After church dedication work in Enterprise reaches completion and matters here are settled, his family will depart for the south.
A New York legislative committee recommends the strongest anti bribery measure yet, making it a felony for any legislator who does not report a prosecutor pressuring them. The bill also classifies threats as bribery and aims to curb corruption linked to race track interests and insurance bribery scandals.
Columbus February 1 Friends of John Mitchell face expulsion from the United Mine Workers if he keeps in the National Civic Federation. Mitchell refuses to say if he will resign his $5,000 miners job or stay with the union.
The note describes a dire situation in China and Manchuria with warnings of a coming horror. No verifiable details or names are provided to substantiate events or dates.
Reports from Manchurian districts describe a rapidly spreading bubonic plague with up to 1000 deaths daily in Northern Manchuria. Harbin and surrounding towns show infection within 200 miles, villages burned to curb spread, and 4000 of 30000 residents dead in Fucuation. Soldiers guard cities as authorities consider further measures. Starving dogs threaten civilians. rail workers and soldiers wear medicated gauze.
A CPR passenger train derailed in a snow bank 65 miles west of Calgary injuring nine people. The train stopped by impact, likely saving many lives. One Japanese porter died from injuries.
Washington date February 1 final action on the Panama fair site is postponed until Friday though the decision appears practically settled.
President Taft cancels all engagements for his proposed southern trip in March, allowing only a stop at Atlanta. No reason given, but speculation links the change to a possible engagement in Congress.
A large quantity of dynamite on Pier 10, Jersey City, exploded at noon, shaking lower Manhattan. Ambulances and physicians were rushed to the scene as panic spread through big downtown buildings and plate glass fractures occurred. Several people were injured in the ensuing rush.
Manila observers report 637 earthquakes recorded this week with tremors continuing near the Tael volcano. Officials estimate the death toll around one thousand as the disaster unfolds.
Today the court of customs forwarded the nomination of George Martin of Ohio as judge of the Court of Customs to the Senate.
Veteran Red Oak Iowa politician and capitalist M. Murphey left for San Francisco after announcing a four day inspection of the Grande Ronde valley. He aims to study thrift and natural resources and is known for years as a county commissioner in his home county.
A new Ameri can Express money order division office has opened in this city to serve Fotex hotel patrons. The innovation, introduced by the local express company, marks a step in expanding money order services.
London February 1 Edward Mylius editor of the Paris based Liberator was convicted of criminal libel for publishing claims that the king secretly married his daughter to Admiral Seymour at Malta. He received one year in prison after a secret trial presided by Lord Alpertson amid a tense hearing.
The proposed Bell and Independent telephone merger backed by J Pierpont Morgan faces trouble if independence groups do not receive a square deal. Frank Woods president of the Independents warns they will oppose the consolidation unless terms are equal, amid talks with Morgan's P H Davison and AT&T president Vail.
England's nineteenth dreadnaught the Thunderer was launched near London. Mrs. Randal Davidson, wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury, performed the christening. The battleship carries ten thirteen inch guns, fires 1026 pound shells, and measures 580 feet in length, marking a leading Dreadnought class vessel.
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