27 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1909
Page
1
Amalgamated Sugar Factory will close its run tonight and workers will take leave from Valley. Data reports show the highest output per acre for Van de Ronde sugar this year, with field measurements still being compiled by Superintendent Thomas and Field Manager Bramwell.
In Bluefield West Virginia Howard Little was found guilty of six murders near Hurley and sentenced to death. No defense was offered and the verdict came swiftly after a trial that began Thursday. The case drew heavy guard presence by Special deputies amid fears of mob action. The crime, traced by a bloody cent, shocked the community. He faces execution in the electric chair at Richmond Virginia.
About twenty friends and relatives gathered at the Chenault farm to raise a new barn 50 feet long and foot high at the center. The event, like an old fashioned barn raising, was quiet to honor the memory of the late Mrs. Chenault and featured a fine chicken dinner. With the frame completed, Chenault expects to finish a fine valley barn soon.
Former Interior Secretary James R Garfield defends the Sherman act against John D Archbald. He argues the St Louis Standard Oil ruling supports the law as a tool to curb unfair competition and monopolies and that Roosevelt urged changes only to grant direct government control over major corporations.
Dispatches report American Vice Consul Caldera held in Managua by President Zelaya amid rumors of prison and harsh punishments. Accounts describe flotilla passengers captured in neutral waters yoked and whipped, with one report of Caldera reaching the State Department.
The Cunningham coal land case dominated by attorney squabbles in the morning session. Lawyers posture for applause with no material rise in the case, and nothing of importance developed on either side.
The divorce answer alleges sensational cruelty including threats of death, a lime box burial plot, and a barrel of lime, with details of intimidation against Mrs. McCumber and her adopted son. It asks that McCumber be bonded to keep the peace during the case.
R A West received six inch casing for a deep well to be driven on the S F Newhardt farm four miles east of town. The plan aims to reach about 150 feet or more in depth to secure an artesian flow. The Wilcox Lumber Company well two miles east shows 165 feet and a strong flow, which has nearly doubled in two weeks.
More than a dozen skeletons were uncovered by workers digging for a heating plant at the Palace of Santa Fe. Archaeologists say the remains belong to Indians who inhabited the site about two centuries ago and indicate unusually large statures. Primitive war implements were found among the ruins. Local scholars suggest the bones may be of prisoners slain by Santa Fe Indians and buried there.
The family of Norwegian dramatist Bjorn Bjornson gathers at the Wagram hotel in Paris fearing he may die tonight. He is stricken with paralysis and confined to the waist, a noted writer who has penned vivid depictions of Norway and the midnight sun.
At Tillamook Oregon on November 27 the Argo wreck led to lifeboat evacuations. Captain Snyder and eleven others are missing presumed drowned after attempting to reach shore at night. One lifeboat with Mate Johnson and nine others was rescued by the steamer Oshkosh. a second boat's fate is unclear.
Sencer Indiana November 27 One of the region’s largest private banks Beem Berden ceased operations by order of the state auditor. Local customers faced halted deposits and service disruptions as regulators acted. The closure marks a significant financial shakeup for the area.
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