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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1910
Page
1
Ice gorge forms within two feet of the Perry bridge as Grande Ronde river rises at several points. Officials report receding waters at Perry but warn flood stage could arrive within 24 hours if tributaries unleash larger floods.
Report notes 000 feet of mud at Elgin blocking the branch line and requiring days to restore service. Conflicting updates from Idaho and Northwest officials hinder clear timelines while crews work to stabilize tracks and resume operations.
Two passenger trains were swept down a mountainside with twenty three dead and two survivors who fled to Everett to recount the disaster. Rescue teams recovered victims as dawn broke and investigators searched the wreckage for clues.
Roosevelt’s party fights isolation after heavy snow and avalanches in Oregon and Washington. Fritz Duquesne’s warning sparked fears of sleeping sickness or African fever upon return. Crews struggle to clear tracks, with trains rerouted and multiple slides hindering relief efforts. at least 23 dead, 26 missing, 20 injured reported in the mountains.
Traffic manager reports 25 dead 16 to 25 missing and 12 injured in the Wellington avalanche. A man struggles through snow toward Seattle Hot Springs to telegraph the list of the dead, with two men yet to reach Seattle at one o clock.
New York March 2 Wheat King Patten told reporters as he left for rap video his remark There is nothing like taking chances He denied reports he would retire soon after making 12 million dollars in speculation and said it is impossible to corner the wheat market.
Fragmentary text describes trains and a brief trouble with unclear names and places making details hard to confirm. No specific events or outcomes are discernible from the readable material.
San Francisco March 1 Will Irwin newspaperman magazine writer and author is here gathering material for a series of articles on the American newspaper and its relation to the times He plans several months on the coast to study the topic and will visit southwest cities He denies being a muckraker Irwin says sensational journalism is going out of fashion and public taste may be tiring of overseasoning
A blaze in San Francisco caused about 50000 in damage to a building and contents, with wholesale stock at Butler Schultze Company heavily hit by water. The fire follows another blaze in the same area within a week as investigators probe origin. In New York, philosophers Emile Marie Boutrou and his wife arrive to lecture at the university, meeting William James and planning Washington visits.
The Shautaugua organization and directors call all Chautauqua ticket subscribers to meet tomorrow at 2:30 PM at the Fifth Street tabernacle. A directors’ slate will be elected and officers chosen, with every subscriber having a voice. The session promises swift, decisive business and quick adjournment.
The Fifth National Architectural Exhibition opened today in the Carnegie Institute galleries and will be on view through March 16. Last year’s show drew over 88,000 attendees with an expected 100,000 visitors this year.
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