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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1909
Page
1
Voters faced a slow afternoon with socialists busy in county precincts. Two tight contests emerge in La Grande’s first election under the new charter, for marshal and Fourth ward councilman.
A report states that twenty people were killed in a wreck on the Canadian flyer between Jackman and Greenville Maine today. Details are incomplete.
San Francisco dispatch reports Private Alexander Ginsa of troop B Fifth Cavalry, housed at the Presidio insane hospital, shows possible links to the Jennie Poschester murder in Paterson, N J. Glass repeatedly mentions the case as authorities seek any connection while he remains confined in a straight jacket.
United States District Court Judge McPherson ruled the Missouri two cent fare law unconstitutional and enjoined enforcement. Eighteen Missouri railroads argued the rate was confiscatory and violated the federal constitution, with the decision mirroring Minnesota’s two cent fare ruling. Tiny Richards wrapped up a popular week at the Pastime and departed for points west.
John FR Cochran, a New York lumber and railroad man, visits Portland and endorses state-aided railroads for Oregon. He cites North Carolina as a success, where bonds of about 25 600 dollars per mile through the Blue Ridge and 15 000 dollars on flat land were approved to fund road construction.
Joseph Herman, son of a wealthy New York merchant, accused of a confidence game across the Pacific coast. He allegedly sold bogus warehouse receipts to liquor dealers in San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle Tacoma Denver St Louis and Des Moines. He was arrested at Des Moines and brought to Chicago tonight. Authorities say he obtained at least $10 000 through the scheme.
In Olympia the senate defeated a motion to avoid investigating state officers led by H Nichols and John H Belively. Proposals claimed Nichols and Sehively drained over 25000 from insurers in four years, with floor remarks accusing blackmail and highway robbery.
A daughter is reported born to Mr and Mrs W J Drigee in North La Grande during March.
Vienna reports about 200 deaths from the three day European blizzard with a conservative tally. Property losses run into millions across affected regions.
Archibald G. Ellair a Detroit stock broker finds Theodore Roosevelt and Colonel Roosevelt as distinct personas. He occupies quarters aboard the Hamburg American liner to the Mediteranean, near Roosevelt’s state rooms, prompting officials to offer different accommodations but he declines, insisting Roosevelt is now a simple American.
Eugene Savage of Portland, Oregon, an amateur aeronaut, was driven to sea and narrowly escaped drowning before being dragged a mile through the surf by a parachute and rescued. He reports no ill effects after the perilous episode in Los Angeles on March 8.
Spokane March 8 The grand jury has adjourned until Wednesday and a new venire is ordered. Only 14 of the original venire were available for service two were Northern Pacific brakemen. The court found the material insufficient to probe the matter involving Hill railroad interests and President Hill of the Great Northern road refused assistance.
Idaho Legislature adjourned at midnight after a prolonged session of about 36 hours. The body passed key measures including local option county laws, a direct primary statute, and an employers liability act amid pandemonium and scattered attempts to reconsider defeated bills.
The body of August A. Stanger was recovered this morning from the cement he was laying in the North Trunk sewer. A cave-in two weeks ago killed him. earth and timbers collapsed on him as he worked.
Mrs. Mary Morin of Freeport Illinois writes from Racine Wisconsin claiming to be a sister of Lucky Baldwin and seeking information to support her claim to a share of his estate.
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