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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1906
Page
1
San Francisco mass meetings form a public safety committee to appoint a chairman. Committee duties and potential coalition with police spark debate over vigilante action versus lawful aid, amid division among leaders on how to rid the city of a growing menace.
Scripps News reports Portland wharves barricaded by night to thwart a potential invasion by striking grain handlers. Update states no change in the situation. Oakland dispatch notes Central California incorporation by Southern Pacific to extend from mile markers to Bay area, with Transcontinental passenger trains routed via Dunbarton Point bridge to San Francisco for freight and Bay area connections.
Mr Alfred Moseley the English educationalist will arrive in New York with 500 teachers from English schools. A committee leader Mr Straubermuller of the Department of Education has prepared a country wide classification of public schools so visitors can select schools of interest. All parts of the United States will be visited.
Western freight rates cut 26 percent on refrigerated commodities by Southern Pacific starting last Wednesday. The move aims to boost California fruit shipments and lower prices in eastern states, with larger volume anticipated for other perishable goods as well.
El Paso to New Orleans clerks of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks began a strike this morning demanding a ten percent wage increase, overtime pay, and recognition of the union order.
Commander Southerland cables that another insurrection has started in San Domingo with five hundred insurgents massed outside of the capital. This dispatch to the United States government signals escalating unrest and potential intervention.
In Virginia City on October 15 booming mining activity surges with new mines opening daily. The Greenwater Red Say Copper Co. oversubscribed from 250,000 to 600,000 shares amid strong demand. Goldfield Silver Peak Mining Go ventures report defined granite ledges and promising assays. Lead ore runs high with 74 percent lead and 20 ounces of silver per ton. another claim shows a gold bearing ledge with values up to 600 dollars per ton.
Premier Rabin of Manitoba reports after careful inquiry that the Canadian North West produced about 120,000,000 bushels of wheat this year, a figure slightly above the regional average.
Mrs Fairbanks in northern Indiana sends a telegram to her son and his wife in Pittsburg offering best wishes for health happiness and a homecoming. The note arrives as the Vice President’s son faces a separation event.
The strongest earthquake in months was felt in Socorro lasting ten minutes. Earlier, Albuquerque reported slight shocks as the tremor shook the region yesterday.
Kansas City dispatch reports Judge Woodford after twenty years on the criminal bench told a prisoner, I am for underdogs all the time, adding I consider John D. Rockefeller an underdog too though I never met him. The prisoner was led away as the judge moved to the next case.
In Temple Mississippi on October 15 G W Campbell fatally slashed his wife from ear to ear and then killed himself at a hotel. Authorities report no motive for the shocking act as investigations begin.
In circuit court G C Frasier vs Ed Harding the court ruled the city pound lacked a charter designation, stripping a jury and directing a verdict for the plaintiff with $90 damages for impounded horses. Pound master Harding filed complaints against Peter Jacobs James Ireland and W K Davis for permitting stock to run at large.
Dallas hosts a major Odd Fellows gathering with delegates from every state attending as the Oak Cliff Degree Staff presents a dramatized four degree work. The three year project marks the first such complete drama in the United States and is described as highly successful.
In Laredo on October 15 two revolution leaders were arrested by American officers at the border near Rio Grande City. Many rebels are in the area and representatives of the Mexican government attend the ongoing trial.
A Brooklyn Avenue street car ran away on a steep grade and overturned on a curve in Los Angeles. The crash killed W. A. Barret and injured a score of passengers.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad company in Quincy Illinois Friday set aside 255 425 dollars and called for sealed proposals to purchase sinking fund bonds of the Iowa division. Bidders were asked to bid at a per cent price not to exceed and accrued interest for 4 per cent bonds or 105 and accrued interest for 5 per cent bonds.
In Chicago on October 15, the Americans defeated the Nationals 8 to 6 in the World Series seventh game. A holiday mood boosted attendance with 25 000 inside and 10 000 outside. Cubs mascots and noise makers added to the festive scene. Tannehill exited hurt, replaced by Davis, Roche at third.
Havana reports Taft prepares to depart aboard the battleship Louisiana with Bacon while Funston sails on the Virginia. Magoon becomes provisional governor to relieve Taft and reiterates plans to restore order and return Cuba to full governance. Rain threatens demonstrations as officials finalize departures.
Chicago grain report shows Wheat opening at 74 percent and closing at 74 percent. Corn opens at 42 and closes at 42 percent. Oats begin at 54 and end at 34 percent.
Vicksburg dated October 15 reports hurricane blown timber exceeds state mill capacity for a year. Lumbermen plan to save timber to avoid market collapse and may float logs down streams for shipment to Europe as hewn timber due to limited local sawmilling capacity.
A cigar stump left in a window of the opera house started a fire this morning in Bristol causing extensive damage to the business section. Firefighters battled the flames as flames consumed shops and offices, with the blaze heavily damaging street front properties. No injuries reported at this time.
A collision between the steamers Adirondack and Saryga on the Hudson injured six passengers, with one man drowned and another missing after the vessels collided this morning. The incident occurred near Trivolla as reported by the Scrippe News Association.
J J Carr of Henry and Garr secures a $25,000 furnishing contract from Hot Lake Sanitorium amid stiff competition from Portland, Pendleton, and Baker City dealers. The project outfits 130 rooms with top quality brass bed stead sets, leather parlor furniture, oak dining and lobby pieces, and comprehensive bath fittings, with Henry & Garr handling all purchase and installation.
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