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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1907
Page
1
Tonopah on St Patrick's day hosts a big fight carnival with Gans versus Britt Harman versus Young Corbett versus Murphy and Melody against Jimmy Gardner for middleweight. Welch Siler and James Corbett act as referees in the event.
A London physician declares candy prevents consumption and that children should be taught to eat sugar. He claims sugar and candy factories are health resorts for consumptives, and that candy eaters are proof against deadly diseases and unlikely to become drunkards.
Scranton city officials announce martial law to control a typhoid epidemic with the mayor stating the measure will last for several months. The Belmer vs Presson case before Justice Hough was postponed due to the defendant's illness.
Jan 9 in St Louis the suit seeks to dissolve an alleged merger among the Wabash Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain Pacific Express American Refrigerator and Rapid Transit companies plus about twenty other western lines and elevators. The attorney general alleges all are owned by the Goulds, violating Missouri constitution and laws.
An unidentified man died and six men and one woman were injured when a fire at the two million Michigan Stove Company plant in Detroit last night caused about 750000 in damage. The blaze led to about two thousand workers losing jobs after a fire department horse plunged into the crowd.
London January 9 a bill to incorporate the Channel Tunnel Co seeks authority to build under the English Channel up to three miles, forming a railway link with France. The project envisages 24 miles under sea and 50 miles total including land approaches, with total outlay about 89 million dollars. A limited liability company with 40 million capital is registered, half funded domestically and half by France upon parliamentary sanction. The scheme would cut mail routes to India by 26 hours and allow London to Shanghai travel without deck stops.
Senator Carter of Montana announced he would denounce Secretary Hitchcock on the senate floor over land withdrawals from public entry. The issue centers on the secretary’s authority to withhold homestead lands and patent issuance. Senator Clark of Wyoming threatens Hitchcock impeachment amid a senate committee grilling.
The Eastern Oregon White Pine Agency plans to base its head office in La Grande, shifting from Salt Lake. Led by F. G. Scott, the agency will market ship and collect for lumber firms across eastern Oregon to set uniform prices and earn commissions. Sawmills from Meacham to Baker City are expected to join.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports widespread disregard of the block system and will launch a national inquiry. The probe will begin at Sawyers Virginia on Thanksgiving Day following the Tarra Cotta wreck and the death of Southern Railway President Spencer.
A train load of coal was dumped by citizens in North Yakima after workers refused to hand over fuel. Twenty cars were emptied by manipulating car bottoms. authorities say the action shows urgent need amid famine. No violence occurred as the coal committee pressed for relief.
The high school girls basketball season opens at 8:30 with Blues and Whites facing off on the floor. Admission is twenty five cents.
Two Southern Pacific brakemen were arrested after the holdup of Alfred Newman and Edward Wiggins in the rail yard. Newman escaped. Wiggins was slashed but survived. The stolen watch and money were found with the suspects who are linked to several similar offences in recent weeks.
St. Petersburg reports General Pavnoff chief military procurator of Russia was assassinated during a court martial. A terrorist disguised as a workman fired seven shots at close range, was captured after a street pursuit, and wounded a boy. Reno endures fuel famine amid deep cold and impending train shutdowns as coal runs out at Sparks yards.
From a local store notice praising its wide variety of staples and fancy groceries. The message highlights large buying, moderate pricing, and the belief that prosperity enables better procured goods for households of ordinary means. A small trial order is urged to prove the store’s superiority and sales approach.
James Gillette of Eureka was inaugurated as governor of California today. Pardee delivered his farewell address after the inauguration. A heavy rain dampened the parade as the new governor was escorted to the theatre.
A resolution signed by twenty five Texas House members seeks a searching investigation into Senator Bailey's affairs, hailed as the biggest political sensation in Texas. Wheat prices also show opening and closing moves in Chicago trading with corn and oats figures listed.
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