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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1906
Page
1
The News Association reports a grueling 42 round prize fight between Nelson and Gans ending in an awarded decision on a foul. Early crowds fill Goldfield for a high stakes bout with negotiations over purses and corner actions revealing a tense, dramatic championship atmosphere.
Paul Stansland, president of Milwackes Avenus Bank at Chicago, arrested in Tangier on a charge pursued by Assistant State Attorney Olsen. He traveled under the name Polsen of Norway and kept a $12,000 Gibraltar bank account. A scorned woman tipped Olsen guiding authorities through England and Spain.
Chicago Sept 3 William Hearst denounces claims he is a candidate for the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket in 1908. The Chicago Tribune reports the denial as part of coverage on the party’s selections and recent political maneuvering.
Boise greets Vice-President Fairbanks with a monster patriotic reception tonight as he attends the National Irrigation Congress.
London dispatch reports the long searched Northwest passage discovered by the Norwegian polar expedition led by Amundsen as Amundsen's ship arrives in the Behring Sea.
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