04 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1910
Page
1
Reports state 113 dead with 30 Italian laborers missing after an avalanche. Rescue efforts drag bodies from the scene as foreseen aid reaches isolated mountain towns. Foreigners are reported to be leaving Wellington amid fears of body theft by Italians.
In Juneau Alaska on March 4 bodies of twenty five miners killed in the Treadwell mine explosion were brought to a temporal morgue. Six of the injured remain hospitalized and 12 to 15 others are feared trapped with no rescue. The blast blew forty boxes of powder and the company cites carelessness as the cause. Most victims are foreigners.
Philadelphia faces an imminent general strike as firemen unions threaten a morning walkout amid stalled talks. Rail unions in California and Chicago influence could trigger wider disruption if demands are rejected at next week's conference.
In a speech to the Eugenic Education Society Bernard Shaw advocates erasing undesirables by death and ending property and marriage tied to income and social status. The remarks accompany reports of labor talks in Philadelphia where streetcar strikes threaten a general shutdown after a deadline passes.
Widespread flood threats on the Grande Ronde. logs drifted against Proebatel bridge and Perry shores. River high at Perry with ice floes blocking the new county road between Perry and Hilgari. repairs underway to prevent damage as water continues to rise.
A three masted schooner Asbury sinks after yesterday’s collision with the Jamestown of the Old Dominion Line off Norfolk. The crew, en route to New York, are saved by the Jamestown crew’s actions as the Asbury buckled and sank rapidly.
Attorney-general Wickersham and Francis Heney will discuss further procedure in the Oregon land fraud cases soon. Heney will travel to Washington for a conference and depart Monday. A Dallas Itemizer note reports a cougar near Gerlinger's sawmill, tame enough to be fed milk by a local man.
Fairbanks reports from Court London that King Edward and Queen Alexandra will host a reception at Buckingham Palace this evening. Notables invited include Vice President Fal banka and his wife.
Portland contractors have sent representatives to the city to discuss the 75,000 high school. J J Burling of Lawrence and Burling of Walla Walla, a leading Northwest firm, spent the day conferring with board members and studying details.
The banquet at the new tabernacle begins tonight at seven o clock. Admission is free and no contributions are desired as all expenses are covered. The menu includes cake, salad, Oyatora chicken pie, celery pickles, mashed potatoes, Sally bread, blue mountain butter, coffee, and tea cream.
Washington reports Cannon to seek the speaker’s chair next Congress with administration support. Taft hosted a White House dinner where Cannon was guest of honor. President predicts a fall political shift toward the administration on funded votes.
Railway updates report trains running regularly in the northwest district after a period of suspensions. A bridge at Milgard caused a slight wreck at Hilgard in the afternoon, disrupting service on the main line.
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