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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
1
San Francisco banks plan to open for business May 23 after the earthquake and fire rumors. Officials say the city’s banks hold sixty million dollars in capital and are prepared to handle expected demand as transit lines expand. Coroner reports confirm earthquake related deaths.
Washington May 17 Senator Tillman pressed for a stricter amendment to a rate bill barring carriers from other businesses. The amendment failed, with observers noting the bill’s loopholes could undermine protections. Des Moines May 1? The Presbyterian assembly opened with moderator Mo Fat addressing delegates ahead of elections for a new moderator from five candidates.
Philadelphia May 1. Pugh vice president of a Pennsylvania railroad testifies before the Interstate Commission that the railroad refused road siding requests from independents to avoid flooding the market with coal.
A restraining action was filed May 17 to prevent the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church from merging with another Presbyterian body. The case outlines the arguments supporting the hold and seeks court intervention.
The Marietta based Alb Scrippe News Association reports the May 12 meeting of the Congregational association has launched a bail for aid for the Santa charity funds.
Scripps News report from Salinas California May 17 states the Chinatown on the shore between Pacific Grove and Monterey was totally burned. Four hundred huts comprised the town with only seven small buildings left standing and an estimated loss of forty five thousand dollars. Four hundred refugees from the San Francisco Chinatown were left homeless again.
Announcement to President Smith states a new international trust company will finance and form a corporation to build the west’s largest interurban electric road. The plan calls for a Salt Lake City to Preston Idaho line about 998 miles with preparatory work to start immediately.
The council read ordinances for a $1000 fine and refer to judiciary for limits on saloons. City engineer to survey Five Point creek feasibility to drain to the city. Recorder to advertise bids for wood for the pump house and for sidewalk construction. Public school allowed to hold commencements in the Court House. Street grades and sidewalks scheduled. next meeting June 6.
The murder case of Anna Va ends with the judge commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment. The decision follows appeals by M. J. May Toth and related legal actions, marking a shift in the original penalty.
Washington May 17 The San Francisco quake weighs on a senate committee vote. Mann reports the Isthmus is not exempt from earthquakes and a wall for canal locks would provide material for shocks to injuries and derailment.
The State saloon is closed and unavailable for long distance patrons and regulars as the proprietor disappears with likely funding. Local interest notes the owner has left for parts unknown, leaving creditors and customers unable to obtain their usual prescriptions at the resort.
An unclear report notes that Victoria police previously withdrew comments today and issued a statement claiming the prior remarks were true at the Royal garrison, with details remaining unsettled amid the scripps news context.
A Boise business man is at the center of a puzzling affair after his daughter, aged thirteen, vanished with a young woman. The daughter left home with a counterfeit tale while the father’s friends and lodge members seek answers. Police inquiries spread as a detective and others trace the missing girl’s trail through towns and trains.
In Springfield on May 17 the Illinois miners and operators held a joint convention amid signals of an unsettled dispute. Documents shown in the senate suggest efforts to impeach Bailey’s loyalty to the party and to block rate legislation. Chandler supplied Bailey with a memorandum denying an assurance about Bailey’s stance on the railroad senators game due to lack of direct meeting and authorisation.
Houston residents vote on a proposal to buy the waterworks plant for 900200 dollars cash and 467700 dollars assumed debt. If approved a second election may set the total needed to run the works and timing for takeover. City officials favor buying the plant from the current waterworks company. Citizens remain divided awaiting the outcome.
The house approved a naval appropriation bill granting 10 percent preference to Pacific coast shipbuilders in securing new warships. The senate, however, blocked making gas pipelines common carriers.
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