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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
8
A large forest fire in Calaveras County near Stockton threatens the Big Trees Hotel as rangers backfire to halt the advance. The blaze covers about ten square miles, destroying substantial timber while hundreds of men battle the flames, following a prior two week flare nearby last month.
New York reports that the 20000 ton battleship Florida, largest in the US Navy, is to have its keel laid this month at the Brooklyn navy yard. Builders have extended ways, razed part of a storehouse, and will install a cantilever crane to speed construction after the success of the collier Vestal and battleship Connecticut.
Spanish War veterans paraded through Boston on September 2 as part of the national encampment. Admirals of the navy generals of the army and thousands of blue and khaki clad heroes joined bands in the procession.
Fragmentary notice shows a debtor seeking to settle claims with all parties, stating readiness to dewire and arrange settlement within a near term. Date reads as the 29th of Aurvet in an obscure locale with unclear names.
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