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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1906
Page
1
Washington January 9 The senate committee on Inter Ocean Canals at a special meeting adopted a resolution asking the senate for permission to investigate the Panama canal agreement The resolution also provides for an inquiry into the government canal zone and the management of the Panama railroad.
Dispatcher reports Des Moines commander intercepts Glacier weather signal and Dewey voyage. Chicago notes National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues reaches peace accord for another season. Berlin reports foreign minister Richthofen suffered a paralytic stroke. Paris records Paul Doumer elected president of the chamber of deputies.
In Havershaw New York a landslide at Pit brick works area wrecked twelve houses. By afternoon 19 people were reported killed with 16 to 20 bodies feared in the ruins and a large building tumbling over the precipice. Fire raged overnight and neighbors fear further slides as walls crumble.
In Lawiston Pennsylvania on January 9 Isaac Saylor his daughter Mrs Peter Martin and her five children perished in a house fire. The blaze early today consumed the dwelling leaving the family dead.
Washington January 9 The house committee resumed consideration on the Philippine tariff bill as part of ongoing tariff legislation. The session focused on outlining duties and provisions affecting Philippine imports and trade terms.
Police arrest Tom Fong in a Chinatown opium den on suspicion of the Shadwell murder. The well known gambler was killed early Sunday with his head chopped, his $600 poker winnings stolen, his body found in the street.
The United States Court of Appeals ruled for the government in Mong Wing and five other Chinese, overturning city of Cleveland efforts to deport them. The Oriental defendants argued exclusion laws were invalid.
A letter from Spokane describes a grim confession motive and recalls the Henry Orchard case tied to the Cripple Creek depot explosion. Caldwell sheriff Edward Bell identifies Orchard as the suspect and notes analysis of liquids and powders, with Fred Miter hired to defend. The Western Federation of Miners may fund the defense as officials plan statewide consultations in Boise.
Geneva January 9 Germany has been reinforcing along the Swiss and French frontiers. Garrisons are on war footing and big guns are mounted. The German white book on Morocco attacks French policy and aims to counter anti German sentiment sparked by a French publication. It asserts France planned to subjugate Morocco and attacks French foreign policy. A man in Geneva is confined to his room with a chill.
Texas representative introduces a House resolution demanding a committee investigation into what he calls a violent exclusion of an American mother from the White House during her attempt to gain admission to the President. The action highlights concerns over access and presidential propriety.
In Harrison Idaho on Friday morning 18 month old son of J H Mc Cann died after swallowing a large number of matches. Doctors could not save the child.
In Durango sheriff W. F. Thompson and detective Jesse Stense fought a duel in the streets. Both were hospitalized in critical condition from their wounds. Annapolis reports a second court martial for Midshipman Dacatur over hazing proceedings.
A gunman killed the chief of the tramway system and the police chief in a coordinated attack. Investigators search for motives as authorities condemn the violence and urge calm. Police say no further threats are known as the city mourns.
On January 9 martial law was proclaimed at Rostoff on the Don. The Cossacks defeated the rebels in a severe battle rounding up the area and quelling the uprising.
In New York the Supreme Court Justice Davis signed an order requiring H. H. Rogers to appear before Justice Gilderslee’s special term to show cause why he should not answer questions posed by Hadley. San Diego notes Ellen B. Scripps has donated 80,000 dollars for the San Diego Marine Biological Station at La Jolla, funding a permanent aquarium and laboratory building, with Prof. Ritter directing and affiliation to the University of California.
Benjamin D. Green and John F. Gaynor are to be tried in federal court in Savannah, Georgia, on charges of defrauding the government of about 1 million dollars tied to the Savannah harbor improvements. The pair, contractors, were indicted with Captain Carter, who served time in prison, and fled to Canada to resist extradition.
Francis J. Honey of the Justice Department announced to the President that the trial of congressman Bingar Hermann will begin the last week in March and the Hyde-Bancon case will follow in late April. In New York, Rogers testified in the Standard Oil investigation denying knowledge of Walter Teagle and refusing further answers. Further witnesses, including Eugene Kearny and Howard Page, offered limited testimony or invoked attorney advice.
The Southern Pacific company received 180 new passenger cars after a two year order by President Harriman. The highlight is four parlor cars on the coast line, 79 feet long with seating for 32 in the main parlor and six in the drawing room. One hundred twenty chair cars will be spread across the Pacific system.
A blaze at the Overland Freight and Transfer Company's warehouse on Fifth and Bryant destroyed fifteen horses and thirty two truckloads of perishables. The incident caused about fifty thousand dollars in losses.
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