23 Mar 1908
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1908
Page
1
Off Hakodate early today the steamers Mutsu Maru and the Hideyoshi Maru collided. The Mutsu Maru sank with the captain and 244 passengers. later reports raise drowned to 266, 220 passengers and the rest crew. The Hideyoshi Maru suffered lighter damage as passengers leaped into the sea.
Congressman C E Littlefield resigns from the Maine delegation to resume law practice. A close friend says he will join western railroads with a salary of 30000 dollars a year. The resignation is sent to Governor Cobb and is effective September 30.
Kean of Rockland Maine was elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Congressman Dingley and was reelected to the fifty eighth fifty and sixtieth congresses. Bids for a new federal building at Grand Rapids Michigan will be opened tomorrow after a liberal appropriation by Congress. A meeting of the Geaboard Airline voting trust in Richmond Virginia was called for tomorrow at which time the trust will dissolve itself.
Harry Lineberger, son of a Ladd County resident, fell about 40 feet in Ladd Canyon while with friends. He slid down a steep incline about 100 yards, suffering a skull fracture and a broken elbow, with a body bruised but stable. He is at Grande Howe Hospital and expected to recover. The accident occurred during a hillside outing and is described as a remarkable near miss. Continued on page 8.
Justice Clabaugh of the DC Supreme Court permanently enjoins the American Federation of Labor from listing Buck Stove Company as unfair after a temporary injunction. The federation plans to appeal to the US Supreme Court, suggesting other corporations may follow. Washington reports also note a US Supreme Court ruling against North Carolina in a railroad rate case.
Washington reports United States Senator Willam J. Bryan of Florida died at Providence Hospital from typhoid fever. He served 73 days in the Senate and was the youngest member of Congress. The death shocked colleagues as it followed a brief illness and a hoped-for recovery.
Washington officials deem Taft's New Jersey trip significant as he plans to speak at the Trenton Chamber of Commerce banquet. Governor Fort and Sen Briggs influence opposition, fearing political exploiting Taft's appearance, while Taft accepts the invitation despite concerns.
The $1000 prize from Senator Jonathan Bourne goes to the best essay arguing why Theodore Roosevelt should be elected to a second term. Judge Norcross of the state supreme court serves as associate on the judging panel and the essay will appear in pamphlet form for wider circulation.
Paris reports that M Rochette a major Paris financier founder of the Franco-8 bank with capital over 20 million dollars was arrested on charges of swindling more than two million dollars. Police declined to reveal the motives behind the arrest and the case remains shrouded in mystery.
Oberlin M. Carter a former U S army engineer captain announced he will seek restoration to the army and his former rank after Judge Kohlenut cleared him of fraud charges He plans to appeal to President Roosevelt Carter who called himself an American Dreyfus was at Ravannah when Gavnor and Green were contractors for fortification work Frauds were unearthed and he served four years in Leavenworth prison.
Washington March 23 Judge Frank H Norcross of Nevada has awarded the Bourne prize to a Nevada man for his essay on Bourne's one thousand.
North Powder residents rush to aid distraught parents after seven year old Bennie Bertman strays during a squirrel hunt. He wanders toward Telocaset and is found safe about midnight, prompting a townwide search and alarm.
P W Stevens an American adviser to both American and Japanese governments on Korea was shot and badly wounded by an unknown Korean who attacked him in the Fairmount hotel lobby. Four Koreans involved were driven off as Stevens was leaving for the Ferry Building. A second Korean accompanying the shooter was also wounded when a bullet struck him. Authorities say the assault followed Stevens praise of Japanese protectorate in recent interviews.
Norfolk Virginia Republicans meet to elect delegates to the Virginia state convention in Lynchburg next month. Local delegates reportedly favor Taft for president, but some support for Senator Knox and Governor Hughes remains. It is not yet certain Taft will carry the Norfolk delegation.
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