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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1906
Page
1
The battleship Dreadnaught was launched in Britain as the first fully modern warship built on lessons from the Russo Japanese War. It aims to be the most powerful afloat, with no expense spared, and may revolutionize navies worldwide. Britain alone had access to Admiral Togo's secret report.
The House reduced Shaw's emergency bill prompting about 70 custom service employees to be dropped and 550 to have pay cut. Indignant congressmen pressed back while their aides urged action. In Baltimore, Mary Hutton of Idaho urged suffrage and suggested moving west for husbands. Hackensack reports Jerry Rossa hanged for February murder of Demertri Denofrio.
Wheat opened at 88.5 percent and closed at 65.4. Corn started at 43 percent and ended at 45 percent. Oats opened at 50 and closed at 60 percent, reflecting modest shifts in early trading.
Eleven midshipmen in the graduating class are deficient in nine or more studies and will not receive diplomas Monday. They will be sent to sea year end for special exams. Three more face hazing charges. diplomas will be withheld. Vestal L Coffin of Idaho James P Oldrin of Nevada and Sherwood A Taffinder of California named among deficient. Voltin of Idaho also noted. In general standing but failed to reach seamanship requirement. Meade sails for the Philippines with infantry aboard. Thomas T McClellan chief justice of Alabama supreme court dies en route to San Antonio.
State v Rufus Gaskell unfolds in county court with former La Grande Drug clerk accused of missing items. Constable McLachlen seized Summerville stock. Forbes testifies goods match La Grande Drug store, defense and prosecution teams named, jury list released.
A fifteen year old boy awaiting sentence for breaking into a saloon and stealing two quarts of whiskey has a troubled history. He pleads guilty after a grand jury returned a true bill. The piece argues parental neglect and lack of education shaped his path, linking his actions to hardship and loneliness.
The second reunion of former Blue Mountain University students gathered at Elks hall last evening with about a hundred attendees including two former teachers Annie Stevens and Abraham Eads. A short program featured songs and remarks from J E Reynolds and Gov S Small. Toasts honored memories and labor for the old campus as attendees enjoyed suppers and a business meeting elected officers for Baker, La Grande, and Wallowa counties.
El Paso Texas February 10 A Texas Pacific eastbound passenger train wrecked this morning near Odessa three cars in a ditch twenty people injured and several fatally Washington February 10 House committee to report $250 000 revenue cutter Puget Sound St Louis February 10 John Grady 22 confessed to stabbing fourteen women not guilty verdict in Mrs Crabtree assault case explains jury found innocence in who did it
Salem February 10 Frank W Benson of Roseburg filed notice of his intention to run for Secretary of State with Secretary Dunbar this morning.
In Toulumna county the Appi mine cave in halts rescue of Tomo Sablich and M. V. Ukotich who have lived on the 500 level since Monday. Rescuers report the air and food situation tense while two others were reached and could talk through a tunnel.
Milwaukee reports seventy counts against former First National Bank assistant cashier Goll in a new indictment. The case ties Gordon Biglow, son of a convicted president, to about $100,000 in alleged Confivance with his father and Goll. Sacramento reports Judge Hart sentenced Charles Garcon, third of the Folsom lifeterriers survivors, to be hanged.
St Petersburg reports mutiny by crews and officers of several Haltle fleet vassals with multiple officers arrested. Helena Mant confirms a warrant issued for J Carl Dowell registry clerk on complaint by Postoffice Inspector Parra for rifling mats.
Washington February 10 a trio facing charges of conspiring to defraud the United States in connection with furnishing the post office with time clocks will be tried Monday in criminal court No 1. The defendants include a former chief of the division of allowances and a state senator from Binghamton N C. Representative Binger Hermann faced with destruction of Bureau records is expected to be tried after.
Washington, Fab papers report Longsworth of Offa remains ill with no fever this morning. Physicians say there is no probability the present illness will postpone his wedding to Miss Alice Reosavelty.
Des Moines reports that Clovernor Cummins will join the Lawton committee to vote proxies for policy holders at the upcoming meeting of the big insurance companies.
Washington hearings begin Thursday as the House committee on foreign affairs will consider the Feathr bill to amend the Chinese exclusion act. The proposal aims to bar only Chinese laborers from entering, refining restrictions for the laboring class.
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