La Grande Evening Observer Calendar of notices and fires
Local notices outline subscription prices and posting rules for La Grande Evening Observer. A fire at DeSmet Idaho destroys the girls school dormitory. Oregon plans monthly stock market days to aid farmers. John Baker recovers from illness and St Peters Episcopal Church postpones Sunday services due to mining concerns.
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DeSmet
Idaho
d'Alene
Tekoa
Eugene
Pendleton
Kearce
Fat Etack
Lowhtton
John Baker
Upton H. Gibbs
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
New Vancouver Firm Uses Sawmill Waste for Pulp and Paper
A Vancouver based company with $1,000,000 capital organizes to convert sawdust and mill waste near Aberdeen Walsh into wood pulp and paper. It operates a small plant proving the new process. It features a patented method to separate cellulose from pitch in Douglas fir and other resinous woods.
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Vancouver
B. C
Aberdeen
Walsh
Flour Trade and Packaging for Oriental Markets
Consul Julian H Arnold reports Tamaul firms importing flour directly from Seattle for Formona trade and notes oriental shipments demand strong flour. Washington mills supply most of 60000 barrels of American flour yearly while rice prices hold steady. Prospects for heavy flour shipments in 1908 look bright as Northy city plans improved free delivery before year end.
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Julian H. Arnold
Tamaul
Formona
Seattle
Adda
Waashington Mills
Local News Digest Signals Municipal and Social Moves
A Sa- Jen Hoe league renews a pledge for cheaper gas as a committee studies forming an ordinance. Dr. M. Carter of Toteds faces $480 fine for selling intoxicants. Olney cemetery improvements begin, Monroe county eyes a cannery, and regional construction projects proceed. Wallin Walla farmers secure large grain bag contracts amid uncertain crop prospects. school term remains at seven.
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Tie Huginess Men's League
Sa- Jen
Tm. Carter
Toteds
Olney Cemetery
Monroe Ty
Wallin Walla
Prain
Featherson in Saloon Burglary Case Sparks Debate
A drunken break in at Nelsons saloon leads to a fight with Nelson and Featherson, who claims payment for whisky but Nelson denies it. The case draws jury sympathy and questions of intent, with sentencing for assault and debate over blamed parties. Separately the Barclays fight over a child adoption case tied to Mrs Bleakley and Mrs Drewnivy, now in Topeka.
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Elgin
Featherson
Nelwon
Miloon
Featherton
Nelson
Kans
Supreme Court
Drewnivy
Barclays
Missouri
Mrs. Bleakley
Mra
Cora Thompson
Incubator baby’s birthday sparks custody fight in Kansas and Illinois
The famed St. Louis World's Fair incubator baby, born February 15, 1904, marks four years as custody battles unfold between Mrs. Charlotte Bleakley and foster mother Myre Stella Barclay. Courts divided on the child’s possession amid relocation and adoption papers.
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Topeka
Kan
Mra Charlotte Hleakley
Myre
Stella Barclay
Kansas
Illnois
St. Louis
St. Lois
Bagelay
Hilnots
Adroms
Niawan
Mire Rivaktey
National Railway Agents Convene in Los Angeles
The 12th annual convention of the National Association of Railway Agents opened in the Hotel Hayward with welcome salutations from Los Angeles railway and business leaders. Delegates from across the country will discuss government ownership, foreign car handling, lower passenger rates, and labor union attitudes during a five day session.
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Tallway Agenta
Los Angeles
Cal
National Association of Railway Agents
Hayward
L Othor
Catalina Island
Mt. Lowe
San Antonio
Houston
New Orleans
Memphis
Change in Mexico sugar import tariff rate
City of Mexico reports Section 126 of the Mexican import tariff has changed the sugar import rate. The new rate applies to sugar shipments entering the country, affecting buyers and exporters.
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City of Mexico
Naming Row at Volin Over Evelyn Nesbit Baby
A dispute in Volin begins after parents name a newborn Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. The neighborhood threatens violence if the name is not changed and the conflict centers on the baby and its parents.
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Evelyn Nesbit
Sioux Falls
Volin
Poly Prep Indoor Meet At 28th Regiment Armory
Every notable schoolboy athlete from Greater New York and neighboring states has entered Poly Prep’s annual indoor meet to be held at the 28d Regiment Armory in Brooklyn on February 1 in the afternoon.
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Schomboy
New York
Greater
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Connecticut
Upstate
Poly Prep
28D Regiment Armory
Bedford
Atlantic Avenues
Brooklyn
Guardianship sale order for Maggie Given estate in La Grande
Oregon County Court of Union enters order to sell Maggie Given’s real property to support her care. Heirs John Given, William Given, Neva da, Alfred Given, and S L Given must appear March 3, 1908 at 2 PM to show cause for authorization. Publication to run in Grande Evening Observer weekly for four weeks.
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Oregon
Union
la Grande
J. C. Henry
J. B. Gilham
Margaret Given
Minnile Ostrander
Maggie Given
John Given
Portland
William Given
Straeder
Nevada
Alfred Given
Spokane
Washington
L. Given
Ore
Court House
Grande
Union County
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