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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1905
Page
1
Manchester dispatch reports a Lindon specialist travels to Berlin to operate on the Emperor’s ear. The ear disease threatens the brain and has troubled the monarch since birth with recent serious symptoms from a cold contracted during an outdoor speech.
Papers signed in Minneapolis and St Paul unite the Orpheum Vaudeville and International circuits. The deal creates a large trust to control vaudeville on the Pacific Coast and Middle West with millions involved and about 160 theater houses included.
Secretary Root informs Charles Bayard, president of the African Isle of the Pinus, that the government has no claim on the island and no legal means for inhabitants to establish a territorial government. He says he intends to push treaty confirmation.
Annapolis reports Dr James D in Tae oe gt released autopsy results from a court martial showing Branch died from a brain blood clot. All organs were sound except a slight kidney issue. Dr Gate wood suggested repeated fist blows could cause the clot but a fall to the floor is more likely the cause.
Four million act to create a vast game preserve spanning hundreds of miles from Lolo Pass into Idaho. W. F. Scott and Warden Sevens lead the plan, aiming to present it to Congress this year. The tract would enclose elk, moose, bear, and deer, becoming the world’s largest preserve.
Believed lost near Butte Montana after being caught in extreme cold while hunting Friday. Basin resident J H Rule, a known mining man, is thought to have perished as two search parties scour the surrounding mountains.
Three Franciscan nuns depart Vancouver for Japan to devote their lives to helping leprosy patients.
Reports from Superior Wisconsin and Milwaukee describe a brutal lake storm. The Cresent City grounded near Duluth as 70 mph winds and a thirty year blizzard cripple shipping, with wires down and city snowbound. Vessels ashore or wrecked along Lake Michigan and Huron. loss of life feared. several ships driven away from moorings.
Roy Bills aged 25 assistant postmaster of Elgin died last night after several weeks illness from typhoid fever. He leaves parents and a family of brothers and sisters. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World under white auspices the funeral will be held.
London reports say Sevastopol's entire Russian fleet is under a revolutionary admiral who vows to shell the town. In St Petersburg an adviser notes two revolutionary ships left Sevastopol for Odessa while Odessa batteries prepare a strong defense. Sailors freed Lieutenant Schmidt and he took command aboard Otchakof, threatening bombardment if any sailors are tried.
A morning blaze at the United States proving grounds in Sandy Hook New Jersey destroyed several structures including the shops. Fire crews fought the flames and the extent of the damage was not immediately known.
Chicago gains show wheat opening at 63 percent and closing at 84.5 percent while corn moves from 43 percent to 45 percent. Oats start at 29 percent and end at 29 percent. Portland market lists wheat varieties with bluestem at 73 and club at 71, valley 74.
Washington November 28 The officers of unions with members in the Government Printing Office deny intent to oppose Stillings confirmation but express disappointment that the President’s pick may weaken union influence. They cite alleged pay differences and covert pressure by Typothetae allies and nonunion firms aiming to disrupt organized labor.
A harsh appointment deal dealt a serious blow to the International Union of Printers amid a Titanic struggle with a rival organization. The former secretary has been turned over the largest printing office in the world, signaling a pivotal shift in control and influence.
Marshall Field Jr, only son of Marshall Field, died at Mercy hospital after an accidental gunshot wound received Wednesday afternoon. The bullet entered his right side, perforating the liver and spleen and injuring the spinal cord. An operation removed the bullet but his condition worsened, leading to death at nine o clock yesterday morning.
A volcanic eruption near Nearene Tet on November 2 formed a crater about one hundred feet in diameter, swallowing the Humble Oil derrick and ejecting tons of rock and debris. No injuries are reported.
A garbled report notes broad satisfaction with President Roosevelt's ongoing diplomacy. It highlights support for continued peace initiatives and the goal of stabilizing relations between the United States and Japan.
A garbled report mentions Ri Besta secretary from Cuvorcianla and a midshipman code. It states he believes he has been forced from service and references an unfitted role in a dyadamy.
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