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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1905
Page
3
An advertisement proclaims a store offers more for a dollar than any other shop, promising greater value on furniture carpets and general house furnishings. The paper copy highlights a broad selection and budget appeal without specific dates or locations.
Local lodge notices invite members and visitors to attend upcoming meetings. Edmond Robinson and Bobbea AF A M advertise La Grande Lodge events, with 1st and 3rd Saturdays and Wednesdays for Masons and Eastern Star in La Grande. Officers J Hult and K Reisland extend cordial invitations to all visiting members.
A Salem Oregon bank executive replies to statements by a critic, asserting proper annual board elections, full attendance by shareholders, and that the bank operates under national banking supervision. He renounces the reporter and defends his finances, property, and long tenure in Oregon, urging public trust in the institution.
Senator John H Michell protests press attacks as he arranges his defense against conspiracy charges tied to land frauds. He claims innocence while awaiting June federal trial after paying a fee this morning.
Reports from the coast indicate the storm has ended and most vessels have reached port. A small launch with three men disappeared near the Farallones and is believed lost, with all occupants presumed dead.
France urges peace after the Mukhondor battle remains unanswered. Russia appears inclined toward peace with Germany silent. The United States urged terms to Russia, but Japan did not heed the advice.
A morning blaze destroyed the Grand Croasing Tech Co plant covering nearly a block in Chicago. Loss estimated at about 500000 dollars. Eight hundred workers escaped without injury.
Near Lincoln Avubarn Val reports a son shot his father with a shotgun after an argument over the wife’s refusal to leave. The father was struck in the back, the charge passing through his body. he survives with slim hopes for recovery. The son is under arrest.
Dray Wood, once a Portland revivalist of the Holy Rollers, was tarred and feathered by a mob. He remains in Goldendale March 14 to preach to his congregation, though word reached him of a possible lynching if he left town.
Lincoln Neb March 14 The bill to permit the government to condemn state lands in the Upper North Platte valley and merge them into an irrigation district was defeated in the senate this morning. The slate of the bill is charged to Hil and Harriman who own large tracts in the district. This ends the government project to spend five million dollars in irrigation.
Scripps News Association reports witnesses connected with the Omaha packing plan are summoned before the Federal Grand Jury in Chicago to testify on March 20 in the beef trust investigation.
Sanford D Kinnry offers fine interior finishing matching furniture grain and wall tones. Located at 1413 Adams Avenue corner Greenwood Street La Grande Oregon.
A notice from Long Fox in La Grande Oregon seeks a set of books at reasonable rates. References available. Contact M 14-21.
Fire at the Susdal arcade destroys nine shops causing an estimated half a million dollars in losses. Nine people are injured in the blaze, which authorities believe was started by revolutionaries.
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