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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1909
Page
1
Spokane faces a potential win as the Interstate Commerce Commission sustains Spokane's principal claim against Northern Pacific. The Record-Herald notes the decision, in hand to printers, should be announced within days and may reduce transcontinental freight rates to Spokane.
President Roosevelt preserves his seven year chair from the cabinet table and sends a duplicate to the office while ordering the old one to Oyster Bay. He plans to have all White House effects removed by next Friday ahead of the Taft family's arrival.
Delegates to Boise Congress return from the Oregon Idaho Development congress. discussion centers on financing district bonds for new roads and rail lines. William Miller reports back from La Grande, noting prior hesitation by Healy and ongoing plans for valley development.
More than 100 Baker City residents demanded of the city council last night stronger enforcement of curfew and moral ordinances. James Cates, for the W C T U, presented an unsigned petition listing reforms including the shut down of vice and skating rink establishments, calling for action on perceived sin in the city.
Chicago report says Judge Anderson ruled the Standard Oil case will yield a fine of about 700000 after limiting the government to proving 36 offenses from a potential 1500. Prosecutors argued Interstate shipment involved alleged 18 cent rates, but the motion to cap testimony was sustained.
Oregon Supreme Court upholds Harriman interests in the Tillamook coast right of way dispute with Hill. Pacific Railroad & Navigation Co builds north from Tillamook to Garibaldi point, enabling continued construction and aiming to finish a section by fall. Astoria & Columbia River RR surveys run south from Seaside to Tillamook, conflicting with Harriman line.
The cruiser Hartford and transport Prairie with 1600 sailors of the Atlantic fleet will march in the inaugural parade. The transport Disie ia is due from Norfolk with 690 sailors tonight. Thousands of visitors arrive as weather forecaster predicts clear Thursday.
Mr. Benton asserts Oregon's building at the Seattle exposition rivals the coast states. He notes Union county fruit exhibits and state displays will feature strongly. Benton, Oregon's space decorator, says the building is complete and Oregon will lead California in exhibition efforts.
San Francisco march 2 seven years in San Quentin state prison for Michael W Coffey the first doodling supervisor of the grafting hoard selected by Ruef to be tried Coffey's wife and daughter wept in court He accepted a bribe for its vote favoring the overhead trolley franchise He was brought to trial and convicted and sentenced in less than a month He was a hack driver and considered easily handled by the gang.
At Pittston Pennsylvania on March 2 an explosion in the South Creek colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal Company killed two miners and injured fourteen seriously. Twenty five miners escaped or were unharmed as rescue squads organized into search parties soon after the blast.
John Carlisle an expert mechanic visited Ada, his divorced wife, at her boarding house in Portland and shot her in the doorway, then killed himself. The head wound on Carlisle was fatal. Ada, mother of three, is expected to recover. The act followed a dispute over her not returning to him.
An omniscient note urges readers to engage with observer advertisers termed mer chants, proposing commerce as proof of support. The call appears framed as a prompt to readers to interact with the advertising group for mutual benefit.
John Peterson foreman for Portland Railway and Navigation company was found murdered four miles south of Bay City Oregon. His head mangled and valuables missing. Adolph Nordstrom a camp laborer arrested with a blood stained coat found in his valise. Peterson’s room covered in blood.
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