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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1908

Page

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Oregon Reformer W. S. U Ren Seeks U S Senate Seat

W S URen father of Oregon initiative and referendum announces candidacy for the United States Senate from Oregon. He attacks Senator Fulton as aligned with corporate interests and proclaims a platform including national and state initiative, recall, minority representation, rural delivery, pure food law, court reform, reclamation and tariff revision, pledging Rooseveltian principles.

Oregon City Ore U'Ren Oregon United States C. W. Fulton Standard of Company People's Cake Caxeloeion Coulle

Mass meeting draws oil leaders to Tila Oklahoma

Oll men of intoma and Kansas gather in large numbers for a mass meeting and banquet arranged by the Mid-Continental Oil Producers' Association. Representatives of the state participate in the event.

Tila Okla Intoma Kansas Mid-Continental Oil Producers’ Association

Officials Meet With Association To Review State Conditions

Government and legislature guests attend a meeting hosted by the association to better acquaint state officials with actual field conditions. The population of the state is estimated at 25,000, with most residents as members of the association.

Tobacco Growers and Dealers Hold Wisconsin Convention

In Janesville under the Wisconsin Tobacco Growers and Dealers Association and the State Department of Farms institutes a joint tobacco growers convention opened with several hundred delegates. Papers on tobacco culture will be delivered by experts and a tobacco exhibit is part of the event. Also reported from Rich Ore Strike Pewhive New February 5 describes a new ore strike yielding 379 000 to the ton.

Lesson Janesville Wic Wisconsin Tobacco Growers’ and Dealers’ Association State Department of Farrtéra’ Institutes Tite

School question on Oriental exclusion sparks board action

San Francisco February 25. Sausalito school trustees pass a resolution barring all Orientals from town schools. Korean Sung H Cho has been forced to leave. Cho with several Japanese and an attorney will visit the board to demand readmittance.

Oriental San Francisco Sausalito Sung H. Cho Cho

Weiser Seeks In Inland Empire League With Split Plans

Wallace Childers visiting from Welser discusses baseball growth as Welser eyes joining the Inland Empire League under the two games per week system. He says Welser will back the plan only if Walla Walla is dropped, and he plans to join Butte in the Northwest League before April.

Weiser Walla Walla Childers Wallace Childers F. P. Childers Butte la Grande Mr. Childers Woodser Npadt Empire League Walla Wallace Welser Ely Childos

Murphys Charge In Murder Of Sister Found In Bay

John Murphy, brother of Honora Murphy whose body was found in San Francisco Bay off North Beach, alleges she was murdered and robbed. He says the body, found with an empty purse and a bank hook, was dumped to hide the crime amid a hurried trip to Stockton. The victim wore undergarments and wrappers, with a heavy shirt and cloth about the head and abrasions on the neck.

San Francisco John Murphy Honora Murphy North Beach Murphy Stockton

No Triply t Criticians Callao Peru Peb 46

Henry Reuterdahl, the marine artist known for the Atlantic fleet article on the Weakness of the American Navy, will not reply to critics while with the fleet. Upon returning home he will issue a reply.

Callao Peru Henry Reuterdahl

Representative Lilley Charges Electric Boat Co Influence

Washington February 25 Representative Lilley of Connecticut and the house rules committee traded a brief accusing the Electric Boat Company of improper influence in sub noting wartime regulation before the house Naval Affairs Committee.

Aceweed Washington Lilley Connecticut House Committee On Rules Electric Pont Company House Committee On Naval Affairs

Oklahoma Senator Wilton Owen's Senate Substitution Speech

Senator Owen of Oklahoma delivered a strong speech in the senate advocating his substitute for the Aldrich bill. He pressed for revisions aligned with his proposal and criticized aspects of the current plan.

Washington Owen Oklahoma Senate

Outbreak Fear Tops Lisbon as King Admits Strife

Dispatches from Lisbon report a feared uprising in the capital with the Duke of Oporto acting as a de facto ruler. The young king concedes inability to govern under the regime as arrests rise and houses are searched without records. A nationwide crackdown signals an imminent crisis.

Portugal Spirin Lisbon Oporto Spain

Solons Dine on Salmon in Senate Restroom Episode

Washington February 25 senate halted for thirty minutes as members and representatives shared dinner of Royal Chinook salmon in the senate restaurant. Oregon senator extended invitation to a trio including Senator Clapp whose Indian bill was under consideration.

Washington Senate Pres Fulton Oregon Clapp Gil

Excursion Train Derailment Reported Near Laredo

A special nine sleeper excursion train with 70 passengers derailed near Oroville about 20 miles from Laredo. Thirty passengers are injured with the full extent of injuries not yet known. Many aboard are said to be from Ohta.

San Antonio Texas Laredo Oroville Ohta

Looks Dark for Thaw in Matteawan Asylum Case

Reports from Matteawan Insane asylum indicate only a miracle could spare Harry Thaw from a lengthy confinement. Medical examiners say he is a victim of progressive paranoia. The state board may report on him within 60 days, though not required.

New York Matteawan Insane Asylum Harry Thaw Alleniste State Board

Hayes urges Pacific coast support for Japanese exclusion

Representative Hayes of California testifies before the foreign affairs committee opposing Japanese exclusion law, claiming broad Pacific coast backing. In Bellingham Washington a Vancouver dispatch reports H P Parker stirring crowds by sermon defending women painting their faces as harmless vanity.

Washington Representative Hayes California Committee On Foreign Affairs Bellingham Wash Vancouver Hey. P. C. Parker

Educators Gather at National Convention Opening

Washington February 25 educators from nearly every state and territory attend the annual convention of the department of education opening today with delegates and officials from across the country.

Washington

Roosevelt to Host Reception for Delegates at White House

The National Education Association delegation is welcomed by Speaker Cannon and James Wilson with remarks by Commissioner McFarland and Elmer Brown. President Roosevelt will host a White House reception for the delegates tomorrow afternoon.

National Educational Association Joseph Cannon Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson H, B F, McFarland Elmer Billeworth Brown United States Bureau of Education Roosevelt White House

Michigan Pencil Pushers at Iron River Meeting

Iron River Michigan February 25 editors attend the mid winter meeting of the Peninsula Prom Association. The convention includes a visit to the mines of the Iron River district.

Michigan Iron River Mich Peninsula Iron River District

New Brunswick Nomination Day Ahead of March 3 Election

St John Feb 25 nomination day for the New Brunswick legislature as parties prepare for the March 3 election. The prior assembly was dissolved by Lieutenant Governor Tweedie on January 24.

New Bronswick St. John N. B New Brunswick

Bourne Bets On Roosevelt Nominated At Chicago Convention

Senator Bourne of Oregon publicly wagered six thousand dollars that Franklin D Roosevelt would win the Republican nomination at the Chicago convention. The gesture occurred during a White House meeting with Senator Claude A. Swanson of Virginia, but no bet was finalized.

Roosevelt Chicago Bourne Oregon Washington United States Jonathan Bourne EL Owith Fee Publican Senstor ST Wikis Virginia White House Etienne Gikcins

Cape Cod Canal Topic Headlines Boston Dinner Program

Cape Cod Canal plans will headline the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange dinner at the Hotel Somerset. Congressman J Hampton Moore will discuss inland waterways while Lieutenant Governor Draper and other dignitaries attend the event.

Cape Cod Canal Boston Long Island Sound North Carolina Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange Somerset J. Hampton Moore Pennsylvania Draper

United States to Protest Japan Over Manchuria Policy

Washington plans formal protest to Japan over Manchuria actions violating the Portsmouth agreement. Chinese officials call for defense against further Japanese moves as Mukden governors plan countermoves. Japanese papers challenge American claims and demand proof.

Washington Walter Wellman United States Japan Manchuria America Haley Sine Hay China Husela

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