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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
1
A major earthquake jolted Mexico City causing panic among crowds during Madero’s welcome procession. Reports say 56 to 75 dead in the city, with heavy damage feared in southern districts. Wires down and power out as rescuers assess the aftermath.
William Allen White, Kansas editor, believes progressives will name a presidential nominee if conservatives control the major parties. He argues conservative nominating Harmon would push progressives to back La Follette, while a Taft or Sherman conservative ticket could push progressives to seize the Democratic party for Wilson. He forecasts a conservative nominee would be defeated.
London dispatch reports Captain Roald Amundsen moving toward the south pole with his Antarctic party. Advices dated February 9 indicate he was about to begin southward to establish his main depot at 80 degrees south longitude, as printed in the London Times.
Former Chief Chas Wappenstein defends himself in a Seattle bribery case by denying graft payments. He disputes Gideon Tupper testimony that he received $1000 on August 5 1910, suggesting Tupper sought to implicate him for quieter probes into the restricted district inmates.
In New York on June 7 a sale featured Washington artifacts with a notable map of Yorktown praised as created for General Washington. The 1782 Philadelphia engraved map by Sebastian Bauman honors His Excellency, Gen l Washington, Commander in Chief of the United States of America.
The National Assembly of Civil Service Commissions begins its biennial meeting in Madison Wisconsin with federal civil service commissioners and state and city representatives attending the gathering.
The grand jury returned three true bills of indictment one against Peter Dukevitz for larceny in a dwelling one against James Desmond for larceny and a third secret bill. In Maggie West versus Mutual Life Insurance the plaintiff was awarded 93.64 after seeking the policy face value of 32000. Next comes Claude Ogilvie versus Carl Stackland with hearing just begun.
A formal Institute of Hygiene banquet in London on June 7 drew commentary from attendees who criticized the excessive number of courses as encouraging over consumption. Dr J Strickland Goodall addressed the diners with plain truths about proper dining.
Portland reports a disastrous city fire that gutted the Hanover apartment home and damaged three other buildings. Estimated property damage stands at $100,000 with the Hanover house alone valued at $60,000. The blaze began in the Hanover basement, apparently from the furnace.
Rome reports escalating Delit Yood demonstrations with frequent clashes between protesters and police. Prices in Rome surge after a jubilee celebration, while wages have risen little. Mass protests blame idle rich, trusts, and land monopoly for hardship and warn of possible revolution.
The third annual convention of the Northwest Music Teachers association opened in Portland Oregon with many prominent musicians from Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon attending. The gathering will run several days.
Whatman College in Walla Walla receives the library of former Massachusetts Senator Dawes, comprising about 6,000 volumes. The donated collection adds roughly 4 feet of shelf space to the college’s library.
Washington news describes a flat denial that Theodore Roosevelt promised to back Taft for the 1912 presidency. The report says Roosevelt did not pledge support at any Baltimore talk and denies a Myer assurance. It notes Roosevelt is understood to back the Republican nominee.
Washington June 7. During cross examination of W L Gary of the steel trust it was stated a money trust aiming to control American industry was developing. Gary said Morgan could have forced the sale of Tennessee Coal and Iron through stock collateral in banks. He noted Morgan owns several banks and urged more regulatory legislation and government cooperation with individuals.
The case details the death of Peter Larm a Sweden born old settler who tied a rope to his bed foot rail and braced himself drawing the knot tight until death. Larm age near 76 had lived in the Grande Ronde valley for over twenty years and recently returned to La Grande for care. He is survived by four sons and three daughters including Alex John Andrew Carol and Mrs Belle Huntley.
Abrame Gonzales, chosen by Madero as Chihuahua governor, reported a private telegram offering $20,000 to anyone who would kill him. He said he will travel to Chihuahua to assume office despite the threat. The Mexican consul in El Paso is arranging his transport via the Southern Pacific line.
Postmasters from Iowa cities gather in Waterloo for the fifth annual state association meeting. President S. J. Robertson of Fort Dodge and Secretary Frank Mimnocks of Ottumwa lead the group. Sunday post office closings and remarks by P. V. De Graw, fourth assistant postmaster general, headline discussions as sessions run through Friday.
In St Petersburg on June 7 the Empress's thirty-ninth birthday was observed as a general holiday throughout the empire. Officials report the health of her Imperial Majesty is better than it has been in some time.
The Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn completed commencement week with the graduation ceremony this morning. The address to the graduates was delivered by Hon. James Calvin Hemphill of Richmond Virginia.
Several hundred leading physicians and surgeons from Wisconsin gather in Waukesha for the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Medical Society. Dr Byron M Caples presides. Dr R C Cabot of Boston to deliver the annual address on medicine and Dr Joel C Goldthwait, also of Boston, to speak on surgery.
Dr Elmer E Brown United States commissioner of education and chancellor elect of New York University delivered the principal address at George Washington University commencement as a distinguished absence filled the Belasco Theater this morning in Washington D C June 7.
In Columbus on June 7 Robert Taft, son of the expected candidate, may have his bar admission postponed for two years due to a technical rule. Taft failed to register when starting law studies, triggering denial of the right to examination.
Five hundred friends of the union labor movement are invited to a dinner in Washington on June 14 to celebrate the reversal of jail sentences for President Gompers Secretary Morrison and Vice President Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor. Seventeen congressmen who are union members will attend.
Mexico City crowds surge through shattered streets as Francisco I Madero enters the capital in triumph. Dismisses a martial display, he is met with cheers and proclamations of him as next president and liberator, recalling Diaz’s uprising 34 years earlier. He proceeds to his father’s home on Berlin Street with a small escort.
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