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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
1
Portland reports say Edward Hugh Martin accused of murder may win release as key evidence collapses. Police disclose the prep hearing will be held next week and the peddler’s shirts and gun details are questioned.
St Petersburg Florida May delegates from many newspapers gathered as the Florida Press association opened its annual convention. A highlight of the program was an address by Abraham J Lawshe.
The Associated Harvard clubs open their 12th annual reunion in Philadelphia under the Philadelphia Harvard club. Notable speakers include President Eliot of Harvard Governor Wilson of Kentucky Owen Wistar Austin G Fox Charles F Adams and other distinguished men. Alumni from around the world participate in the event. W W Berry injured in accident while dismounting from a moving train breaking two fingers but escaping serious harm.
Athletes from schools and colleges across several states prepare to compete tomorrow in the sixth annual scholastic Meld track meet at the Jacob Tome Institute in Elkton Maryland.
In San Francisco 3000 Atlantic fleet sailors receive shore leave while exploration parties roam the city. Governors Gillette and Sheldon will present silver services to the California and Nebraska cruisers during formal ceremonies. Navy Secretary Metcalf reviews the fleets as the Yorktown leads a parade. a Bluejacket from the Vermont clashes with would be robbers, but details remain unclear.
Night officers McLachlin and another arrest three suspects who confessed to three box car robberies near Baker City. The trio named Volney Burt Jesse Lantive Oma L McFerron with the oldest held in county jail awaiting circuit court arraignment. Confession ties thefts to eastern Oregon but exact location and haul remain unclear. Officers’ alertness praised. railway company may show appreciation.
A morning blaze in Atlanta's wholesale district destroyed an entire block, damaging 50 buildings with the Terminal hotel a total loss. Fire chief estimates rise to 1.6 million dollars. origin unknown. No fatalities. one person, Ole Filden, hospitalized with a fractured skull.
Word of Mrs. Mary Aldrich’s death came from Spokane yesterday afternoon after a three week sickness. She lived in La Grande 17 years and will be buried there with funeral Sunday at 2 PM from the Methodist Church. She was 56, leaves two daughters Cora Ackerly of Waverly Ohio and Miley Mertle Aldrich of Spokane, and was active in the Methodist church and the W C T U. Her passing shocks friends in La Grande where she spent much of her life.
The Commercial Club calls a special meeting Monday evening May 11 in the Seriber building Bika hall to decide on permanent quarters. President Collier and Secretary Taylor urge full member attendance to determine whether to maintain club rooms with reading matter or office spaces only.
Governor George E. Chamberlain spoke to about 900 gathered in the Grande Ronde opera house last night after arriving from Union. He praised popular legislation, opposed partisan lines, and discussed postal savings banks and protections for depositors as part of his senatorial campaign in Oregon.
Searchers at the Gunness Ranch uncover two more dismembered skeletons in a morning dig. One body partially burned, a box with bones and women’s shoes, amid questions about Beulah Gunness and her possible escape. Lamphere and Worden discuss Mrs. Gunness’s plans and the fire as investigators pursue the case. Swanhilde Gunness, 17, identified in Wisconsin as her daughter.
The American Guernsey Cattle Club will hold its annual meeting at the Hotel Imperial in New York City next Wednesday, announced by secretary William H. Caldwell of Peterboro New Hampshire. Several important matters of interest to Guernsey breeders will be discussed.
A meeting is scheduled next month in Great Bend Kansas for members of the Church of Humanity. The organization teaches that God law myth and the Santa Claus Organization will be affected. Plans for extending propaganda through the United States will be discussed.
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