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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1905
Page
1
Evidence was introduced at the trial of Congressman Williamson showing that Williamson & Co borrowed money to prove timber and stows claims by forty five parents at their investigation. The district attorney accuses the defense of tampering with witnesses and the prosecution expects to finish the case this afternoon.
Frank Rockefeller brother of John William denounces a Mc Clure Magazine profile as a lie. He vows the truth will emerge and hints the family may act to defend his father’s name. Miss Turbell depicted the elder Rockefeller in unflattering terms. Rockefeller refuses to disclose his father's whereabouts.
St Petersburg July 12 report says rear admiral Kroger will resign due to alleged incapacity linked to his handling of the mutiny aboard the Kniaz Potemkin.
Reports say peasants overran and destroyed a large amount of property on the estate of the late Grand Duke Sergius near Dobinsky in Dmetrivak Russia on July 12.
Baker City July 11. Robert Henry Baker County recorder was found short in his accounts by about 450 dollars. His brother filed bonds and assumed the duties, addressing the deficit and the vacancy. Robert Henry left town without notice and his present whereabouts are unknown.
Odessa authorities are said to plan large scale anti Jewish acts and soldiers returning from the front are invited to plunder Jewish homes. Count Ignatieff received Jewish delegates from southern Russia and accused them of inciting an organized Odessa revolution. Jews seek to avert the threatened outbreak.
Sailors aboard the Russian cruisers Minine and Aremi were relieved of duty by authorities amid mutiny fears. Complaints about poor food prompted relief while officers responsible were arrested.
Chairman Morton of Equitable announces salary reductions to start August 15. The measure aims to save about one hundred thousand dollars annually.
The Glenn building a small office structure in Baltimore collapsed today killing two people and injuring one.
Washington reports July 12 that land commissioner Richards wrote to Mormon leaders in Heber City Utah seeking meaning behind letters to fellow Mormons claiming land office con sections could aid allotment efforts in the Uinta Reservation set to open to settlement. The department reportedly holds the issue.
Eight ex-governors or ex-officials form a plot to abduct the governor's son and hold him for ransom in Malphas County. Mounted police and the secret service are pursuing the band, with a likely capture anticipated.
The Privates of Wales welcomed a son at three o'clock this morning at Sandringham Palace. Both mother and child are doing well. Disappointment was felt that the baby is a boy, as four of Princess Victoria's five previous children were girls.
An explosion at a secret cartridge factory in Marseilles destroys the building. Several people are killed, including a man named Sayel and Ravel. two bodies have been recovered while others remain trapped in the ruins.
The Chinese government notified both Augsis and Japan that it refused to recognize any peace conference arrangements unless consulted. Japan replied that its plan was pre arranged and not to be altered by China's request. A reply from Russia had not yet been received.
Viadivoa reported as taking office July 12 as new plenipotentiary to the Newa Association. Captain Ray is en route to Washington to participate in peace negotiations between Russia and Japan.
Thomas Lawson announced from his private car that he will sue New York Life Equitable and Mutual Life aiming to recover millions he accuses insurers of taking as commissions and perquisites. He says fourteen thousand policies are to join the suit as plaintiffs. He predicts a sharp fight and broader economic aims beyond the case.
In Boise on July 12 Mrs Mary Harris testified that Wyer Lausar and the Potlach timber companies hold sixty thousand acres of timber lands by fraudulent entries as part of a federal grand jury probe into Idaho land fraud cases.
Walter Scott, the Death Valley miner and notoriety candidate, left his hotel early avoiding a crowd of old schoolmates and supporters. He tipped a waiter thirty cents and visited stock yards and railroad offices where requests for a record train to New York were rebuffed, hurting his mounting scandal.
John Scheffer Phipps and Henry Carnegie Phipps, sons of a Rice magnate, were arraigned on charges of reckless use of firearms causing wandering injuries. They were committed for trial and resentenced on two hundred and fifty counts.
Stovo reports that the Emperor will travel to Moscow on July 19 to issue a proclamation calling representatives of the people to the Islinoky Palace at the Kremlin. The announcement appears in the St. Petersburg edition of Scripps News Association.
Albert Graham, arrested in Portland Oregon, confessed to detectives that he shot John Quinn during a dispute over a game of craps. Graham claims self defense and says the killing occurred in January as he waited at the county jail before transport to Kansas City.
Imperial forces win near Nida northeast of Morocco as Moorish pretender flees. One hundred eighty killed and many prisoners taken in the engagement.
Two sailors died and another injured when a steam pipe explosion rocked the British battleship Implacable off Gibraltar today. The incident occurred amid ongoing activity by the Soippa New Association.
Heith Dargat, recently president of the Darlingon Trust Company of South Carolina and an oil company leader, drank carbolic acid in the presence of his brother in law and died. He left a statement alleging tampering with company funds and reporting a shortage of eight hundred thousand dollars. Dargat was a highly prominent figure in the state and nationally.
The Kniaz Potemkin battleship, operated by the Roumanian fleet, was found to have been tampered with this morning. Marines report deliberate interference with engines and boilers caused the vessel to fail to operate.
Tacoma July 11 Only three of the escaped federal prisoners remain at large a week after the McNeil Island breakout. One Japanese inmate was captured last night and another this morning. Authorities expect the other three to be captured soon. Two suspects are surrounded by a posse on Vashon Island.
Wounded and killed as three companies of troops clash with striking shoemakers marching from shops to homes demanding rent reductions. Many proprietors complied with demands.
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