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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
1
Local merchants ask the city council tonight to permit free use of streets for a Parker-led street carnival. Proceeds would be split between the park fund and the Fourth of July celebration, aiding local funds and boosting May events.
A Treasury Department letter to George B Boos secretary of the Seattle Commercial Club says the United States Mint will not coin the Alaska Fair souvenir half dollars. The club asked for half a million coins. Senator Piles forwarded the request.
Olympia February 17 crowds pack the senate for a falconer bill debate on an incal option.13 roll calls on the motion to amend yielded 21 to 21 with amendments defeated.President Ruth presided as Graves of Spokane was tapped to the chair. Falconer’s bill identical to McMasters’ passed the house and was the first to be considered. The long reading continued with occasional amendments defeated by vote. The session adjourned before the bill was read and may face a tie vote if brought to a final decision.
In Salem Governor Chamberlain vetoed two more Senate measures amid a heated session. Accusations of bribery between Bingham and Manly surfaced before a near clash at the chamber door. The governor urged passage of a constitutional amendment for state aided railroads, a stalled bill previously approved by the House.
Reports from Teheran indicate a massive earthquake struck western Persia, with 60 villages destroyed and death toll estimates between five and six thousand. Tens of thousands left homeless as the Lu ristan region suffers widespread losses. seismic readings compare the quake to Italy's Calab ri.
Bolwe Idaho February 17 The world’s highest suspension bridge will rise 700 feet above the Snake River below Shoshone Falls. The 2000 foot structure is estimated to cost 500000 dollars. A county option law wave promotes blue law proposals affecting saloon licenses. Capitol extravagance probes are ordered by the state senate into the capitol projects. A second inquiry targets the state land board.
The Democrat reports a massive scheme to extend the Eagle Valley railroad to Snake River linking with the Northwestern near Robinette. It includes timber and irrigation projects promising irrigation of vast eastern Oregon lands and new town development.
The United States warned four Central American republics that any overt act would trigger armed intervention. Diplomatic ties between Guatemala El Salvador Honduras and Nicaragua are described as broken or strained amid tensions.
A California grand jury charges owners and editors of major papers including the New York World and the Indianapolis News with criminal wrongdoing. The indictment lists five counts alleging improper dealings and publications linked to the alleged scheme.
In Newcastle Ene Feb 17 eight bodies were removed from the Stanley mine ruins after yesterday's explosion. Thirty two men were rescued badly burned. one hundred eight are unaccounted for with death toll feared to reach two hundred fifty.
On February 17 in Nashville W. J. Smith testified that John Sharpe said the late Senator EF W Carmack ought to have been in hell long ago. Sharpe Col Duncan Cooper and Robin Cooper were on trial for Carmack’s murder with Smith detailing Sharpe’s political hostility.
Washington report says after a conference with President-elect Taft and Speaker Cannon, Senators Knox and Hale, Congress will convene in a special session on March 15. The announcement comes as the nation awaits urgent legislative action.
President Roosevelt submits a special message with the engineers’ report endorsing the lock type canal. He rejects sea level change and notes Gatun dam height cut by 20 feet. He commends workmen and American citizens for the canal’s progress and safety.
Norway will have a participant in the big Seattle Marathon at Western Washington Fair track Monday afternoon. Fred Walby, a member of the YMCA at Oregon, will run for Norway.
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