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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1909

Page

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Striking Spokane Workers Face Food Refusal Jail Trial

Industrial Workers in Spokane clash with authorities as a two hundred strong group jail term follows disorderly conduct claims. The strike echoes suffragette tactics with hunger protests and bread and water deprivation, as leaders vow continued refusal to work without substantial food. Vincent G. John of Chicago council notes support and possible escalations as transportation of several suspects proceeds.

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Ink With the Prqund Wet Ape Sale

Fragmentary text hints at a sale event or notice involving ink and a quirky item described as a wet ape vibe. Readable details are limited, leaving the core action and participants unclear.

VAYOR KILLS HIS CHILDREN IN GRENBURG

In Greensburg Pennsylvania on November 6 E J Perry former mayor shot his three children Elizabeth four Kenneth six and Margaret aged 12 then killed himself. The girl Elizabeth died while Kenneth and Margaret were injured with uncertain outcomes. Police believe Perry sank into insanity from an unknown cause after summoning the children to a room.

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Women Tame Pikes in Suffrage Parade Above Denver

A group of six suffragists from Denver led a banner float titled Vote for Women as they ascended Pikes Peak in a summit parade. Wealthy activist Helene Refye from Wantington and Mra Baker accompanied the marchers, traveling by special train to the event with the banner prominently displayed. Belmont of New York also joined the ascent for the cause.

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Steinheil Case Near Climax As Witnesses Testify

Paris Nov 6 The Steinheil murder case nears a crisis with eighty seven witnesses called as the court bars each accusation as bullying. Remy Colari testified finding Mme Steinheil lightly bound suggesting she could not have acted alone. Defense produced a sworn statement claiming she was ready to sew. Spectators protest the prosecution’s tactics while Steinheil answers in court.

Paris Steinheil Remy Colari

Sanitary action wipes out Rattishaeks village of sea workers

Beattie Nov 6 Sanitary officials condemned a small coastal village of four beach combers fearing rat infestation. Inhabitants will be removed and the huts burned to prevent spread, with land to be converted into a city park and no further similar settlements allowed at the city limits.

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Baker City Highs Edge La Grande In Heavyweight Clash

Baker City beat La Grande 5 to 0 in the first half of a football game, using weight advantage to push past lighter opponents. The day drew enthusiastic local support despite rough field conditions and incomplete rosters, with Baker players dominant on the line and early momentum setting the pace.

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British gunboat Tatumbia sunk by smugglers

The gunboat Tatumbia was sunk today after an attack attributed to smuggling operatives. Authorities reported the vessel foundered following the incident with damage confirmed along its hull.

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Board Elects New Teachers At School Board Meeting

The board of trustees met last night to appoint new teachers for the seventh grade and a substitute teacher. Griswold and Dickler accepted positions in the high school staff while Elizabeth Shoemaker was named seventh grade instructor, with prior service in La Grande.

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Hog Industry Boost Vows Growth in Oregon

Oregon officials announce a push to expand hog production in the Grande Ronde valley with a farm at Union set to specialize in hog raising. Superintendent Withycombe plans a return to Pendleton for the woolgrowers convention as the state highlights hog product value totaling about 2 million dollars annually.

Oregon Grande Ronde Valley United States Union Withycombe Pendleton Woolgrowens

Passenger train wreck in Pennsylvania yards kills five

A Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derailed at a yard switch, killing five and injuring nearly two hundred. The collision caused the destruction of several cars and delayed a million dollars in specie bound for New York, with crew and rescue efforts ongoing.

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LIGANTIC BLUE WT TUNNELS

Surveyors are at work on an underground passage route described as six miles long, intended to shorten travel between Redd Light and Portland by eighteen miles, according to local reports.

North Cowatraints Pass Plan Amid Transcontinental Ambitions

Fragmentary text describes a proposal involving Milton and a magnate seeking a north road pass across the Rockies toward a transcontinental line. Clark and associates discuss the Walla Walla route as the likely crossing point, with debates over feasibility and strategic geography.

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Inco Aircraft Treasure Guarded After Robbery Attempt

Reported as a wrecked vessel used in a robbery attempt. Company detectives guard the treasure as several figures are wounded and not expected to survive.

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