05 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1909
Page
1
Union members unload stored wheat worth over 50000 dollars at Island City warehouses. About 25000 to 20000 sacks are held, averaging 80 cents per bushel with sales and shipments rapid as cars arrive. Officials consider unloading now as market sits near 80 to 90 cents.
In Ottawa Ontario Cyral Star mand, ten years old, began a six year sentence for horse stealing after a history of attempted railway wreck, burglaries and prior leniency because of youth. The judge warned further offenses would yield a harsher fate.
The county holds grain produced this season with sacks holding up to two bushels each and values reaching up to fifty thousand dollars. Many warehouses and mills face tax limits as they store the harvest.
The steamer feared to have struck rocks near Bogoda Bay is not found and the coast search is stopped. The cutter McCulloch was redirected to San Francisco after signaling the effort ended as Point Reyes light house noted no sighting. Ranchers along the coast will keep patrolling the shore amid dense fog.
At a Savannah banquet for President Taft, Cobb the Georgian baseball star is praised amid news of Cobb being indicted in Cleveland for allegedly stabbing a hotel watchman. Taft jokes about a Georgia bar aiding Cobb and references a possible habeas corpus or release to the people he loves. Also notes a football trip to Oakland City with a 7:30 a.m. train.
Articles filed in Washington Idaho and Oregon create Camas Prairie Railroad Company with headquarters in Lewiston Idaho and 150 miles of new track from Texas Ferry Washington to Grangeville Idaho. Incorporators include J P O'Brien W W Cotton J Berr Fr H Fogarty F N Finch and others signaling a major regional railway consolidation.
Chief Rayburn searched the home of Mabel McLain for evidence related to robberies linked to Fred Taylor now jailed awaiting grand jury session. Taylor testified he served in the U S messenger service until an injury ended his career. witnesses questioned a fleeing suspect. another man described around the restaurant corroborated the case.
A Pendleton gathering by the Law and Order League pressed Sheriff Taylor to enforce the local option law in Umatilla County. Officials debated using detectives and court support, and a plan was proposed to have the district attorney and county officers present to address the issue.
A woman on trial in Naples facing a murder charge undergoes a brutal cross examination led by Prosecutor Devalles. The defendant, supported by public sympathy, endures hysteria and protests as the examination tightens, while the court clings to a presumption of guilt.
The report claims Teddy Roosevelt was killed in Africa while leading an expedition. UPI cannot confirm the claim as inquiries at the Roosevelt expedition office and State Department yield no evidence. Smithsonian officials say they have no information about such an accident.
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