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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1906
Page
1
In Madrid on May 8 a stone was thrown at King Alfonso during a royal car ride. It missed the king and struck his sister, with injuries reported as not serious.
Manila authorities report strong sympathy for San Francisco sufferers with funds being raised by both Filipino and American residents. In Ohio, the Miami Powder Company's glaxia mill exploded causing about one thousand dollars in damage with no deaths.
Delegates from across New York gather in Poughkeepsie for a statewide Knights of Columbus convention with a high mass at St. Mary's Church led by Rev Daniel Gunnion and a welcome by Mayor George M. Pine. Sessions and ball planned for May.
May 8 San Francisco reports the city resembles a mining camp with hundreds of temporary buildings and shacks rising as work accelerates. Two thousand two hundred men, three hundred electric cars, and looting of Red Cross supplies accompany plans by a New York syndicate to rebuild. A jeweler, Max Miller, vanished after depositing diamonds. Roosevelt has vetoed a Toronto relief offer while Taft urges Congress for three million dollars in relief.
In Paris on May 8 an inquiry into reconciliation between the Count and Countess Boni Casterline will resume. The Countess plans to file a revised bill once current proceedings end.
Edward G. Adams formerly of San Francisco is confined in a Chicago hospital with smallpox. He fled San Francisco after the Earthquake shack of April 18 and is now hospitalized with the illness.
Wheat opened at Bly and closed at 814, corn opened at 47 closed at 47% with outs starting Bly and finishing at B24. Trade summary notes limited movement in Chicago markets as prices fluctuated through the session.
Fire at the Chicago Freight House of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line destroys the building contents and several cars. Loss estimated at three hundred thousand dollars.
Henry G Goll convicted in Milwaukee for misappropriating bank funds where he served as cashier. He is sentenced to 10 years in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth.
Dr. Franklin Powell known as the White Beaver and an old Buffalo Bill ally died on a Rock Island train in El Paso of heart failure. He had wintered in Los Angeles and will be interred in Cody, Wyoming.
Costa Rica witnessed the inauguration of Senor Viguez, a former Finance Minister and Liberals member, succeeding retiring President Faquivei. Viguez, elected a month ago by a large margin, receives broad respect though celebrations were marred by some disturbances.
New York police say Spier was not shot by burglars but died by his own action. They state he was financially embarrassed and facts released to the public reflect this conclusion.
Scranton Pa May 8 The great anthracite coal strike is practically over as miners in convention ratified the agreement made by the subcommittee Monday. Miners will return to work next Monday ending a strike once deemed among the history’s greatest in the coal industry.
Dispatches report immense floods sweeping Hunan province causing heavy losses. Foreigners are not believed to be in danger though an injured Frenchman and several Russians are mentioned. Bombs found in rooms of Russians in Paris add a further note of risk.
Pueblo Col May 8 A Michal Mariner striker was killed and sheriff Burrows detective Lear and another man wounded in a riot as about fifty striking workers and several women gathered to prevent workers from going to their jobs. No women injured according to the report.
A crash near Atlanta, Georgia on the Souther railroad morning reports seven people killed. The wreck occurred this morning causing multiple fatalities. In Edinburgh a slight earthquake was felt at Fort William with no damage but alarm among visitors. In Constantinople Nedjim Eddin a boy procurator and Tripoli general was killed by Ali Shamyl Pasha who throttled and kicked him to death.
Representative Cambell of Kansas City has introduced a House resolution calling for a full inquiry into railroad accident causes. The goal is to uncover safety improvements to reduce fatalities and protect travelers.
Washington report states the House split over Senate amendments to military appropriations, highlighting party divisions and ongoing budget negotiations.
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