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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
1
Opponents of Chamberlain push petitions for a Republican caucus to elect a senator despite pledges. Few signatures collected, mostly from unpledged members. Lobbyists Jim Kertchem and Max Cohen arrived to campaign against the governor's election as rumors of a party crack emerge.
New York January 13 President Pulliam of the National baseball league intimated that Hal Chase first baseman who jumped the Yankees last summer and played with the California outlaws will be allowed to return to organized baseball with a clean record.
In Cleveland on January 13 Judge A. A. Adams refused to issue a arrest warrant for a young woman who sat on her fiancé's knee. The father sought charges calling it an offense and demanded action after the man kissed the woman during an incident at a family home. The judge found no grounds for the warrant.
The steamer Sybel Marston wrecked off Rocky Point north of Point Conception carried 22 crew and 1,000,000 feet of lumber from Grays Harbor to San Pedro. Two men drowned and one body recovered while details of the disaster remain unknown. News reached via distress whistles from coast points. Albany reports the lowest death rate at 1.4.
Rome reports a severe earthquake hitting Tuscany and northern cities including Milan Venice Padua Florence and Lombardy with cathedral damage and wall cracks. An eyewitness Giuseppi Gutrones, a cattle dealer from Messina, arrived in New York detailing the wreck at Messina and a collapse of the depot he stood in.
Los Angeles police report three men suspected of terrorizing the city planned to blow the Majestic theater safe. They allegedly robbed 12 safes and held up 5% people. One suspect was found hiding behind a tile board near the theater.
Salem reports the Oregon legislature adjourned until Monday with few bills. Petition drives urge Chamberlain to resign after election as U S senator, while sessions open with prayer and a focus on codifying laws and maintaining lumber tariffs.
Naples January 13. Amid relief aid for earthquake victims, Italian workers wed orphaned girls as men advertise to provide for homeless and friendless brides. Waldport residents donate toward a library building.
Storms center near Portland leave the city cut off from eggs meat fuel and water. Morning trains ran late while thermometers show subzero readings. Eastern Oregon enjoys milder weather as the Willamette valley endures the harsh cold.
Washington report to Congress reveals that foreign governments planned large scale cooperation. The Japanese government postponed Tokio dates to allow multilateral collaborations and added features and arrangements.
Theodore Burton of Cleveland was elected to succeed Senator Joseph B. Foraker. The close Republican race indicated a peaceful transition of power amid Ohio politics and public sentiment.
The story centers on Fred Maxwell accused of stealing a fur overcoat from the Golden Rule, valued at $40, after a joking incident with a hand sled. Clerks identify the garment found at Maxwell's home as the missing item, and a new felony charge emerges as authorities pursue state prison penalties. The broader report also notes a fatality in New Haven linked to a separate fire at Samuel Higgins’ residence.
Springfield Illinois January 13 Charles Deneen was declared governor after a November vote recount He will be inaugurated Monday continuing his term as head of the state government.
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