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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1905
Page
4
Word reached North Sydney by the steamer Brace that the Lake Champlain bound from Liverpool to Montreal is icebound southwest of Ospeg Race. The Canadian Pacific railroad steamship Lake Champlain has about 1500 passengers aboard and is stuck in the ice.
Chauncey M Depew is reported to hold 78 directorates, the most of any man in the United States. J P Morgan is next with 8 more than a year ago, W H Newman ranks second, and William K Vanderbilt is third in the published directory of directors.
The Oregon Lumber Manufacturers' Association was organized Saturday in Portland by growers from Oregon and Washington bordering the Columbia River. Members pledged to seek better prices and higher demand warrants advances, though no uniform prices were set due to regional differences.
The San Francisco board of education vows to keep white and Mongolian children separate, adopting resolutions against mixed schooling and urging distinct schools for Chinese and Japanese pupils. Also an ad seeks lumber and building materials from J L Mara contractor with cash on delivery for quick, low-price delivery.
The story teller lecturer Hon. Pres ton W Search will speak May 1, 12, and 13 at the Presbyterian Church. Admission tickets are priced at 1.00 with single lectures at 60 cents. Tickets available at Jas Smith's.
Rudolph was hanged at ten this morning for the murder of Pinkerton detective Charles J Schumacher on January 23 1908. He and George Collins robbed Union bank of fourteen thousand dollars and negotiable paper worth a hundred thousand on Christmas night 1903. Schumacher was killed while leading a posse near Collins home in Missouri. Collins was hanged March 2 1904.
The Ashland cannery will open this year around August 25 and will process tomatoes peaches and Bartlett pears. Manager Pierce says the plant focuses on small irregular berries and aims for profitability.
A call for bids is issued by A te water committee chairman of the city of Grande. Bids must be filed by the stated deadline at his offices, with a 10 percent certified check and a bond for the bid amount. The project covers trenching and ditch work along specified streets and avenues, with completion due by May 30, 1905, and subject to water superintendent orders.
Sealed bids are invited from April 27 to May 9 1905 for material and workmanship to construct a one story brick building in La Grande Union County Oregon. Plans and specifications are available on request. Ten percent bid deposit required. Harris reserves right to reject any or all bids.
Fragmentary snippet mentions Bold by Newlin Drag Co and a monetary figure 500 dollars. No clear event or人物 appears. cannot identify location, date, or outcome from the readable portions.
An advertisin g note describes acres in Malheur County with water rights, a good house and outbuildings. It notes approximate productivity per acre and provides contact for O T McDaniel in Ontario Oregon for details.
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