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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
1
A government shakeup seeks to bolster militia defenses at the expense of regular army forces. Officials argue the move will create a stronger local defense structure while reducing central army exposure.
General staff argues Pacific fortifications are obsolete and must be reorganized under a military plan. Wood criticizes regular army officers for delays, calling for rapid shift to militia readiness and new defense strategy.
Washington on September 16 reports a proposed comprehensive overhaul of Pacific coast defenses from forts to National Guard. General staff cites unprepared defense and fault of officers, with stronger National Guard reform planned as resolutions demand defense of coast from Rockies.
In Newkirk Oklahoma on September 16 an unidentified man attacked 13 year old Alice Shepherd after beating her father and younger brother unconscious with a heavy club. Alice is seriously injured and the two men are in critical condition. A lynching is feared if the suspect is captured.
Seattle reports Alaska Pacific Express will offer a 10000 reward for the arrest of robbers who stole 57000 in gold bullion, the bulk of a 170000 shipment from Fairbanks to Seattle, missing when the steamer Humboldt arrived. Nearly 20000 is also missing from registered pouches aboard the ship. Federal agents and Pinkertons work the case with Dawson Yukon police assistance.
Sept 16 reports say an indictment has been issued against George Fitz Seild a former assorting teller at the treasury accused of stealing 170 0 from the treasury three years ago. Fitzgerald denied the rumor of a government detective companion seeking information about the case.
Taxpayers meeting this afternoon aims to outline the initial steps toward forming a new league. Officials expect a draft proposal and define the group’s purpose and governance at the session.
A preliminary meeting discussed constitution and by laws to curtail county expenses and aid administration. The league may volunteer to improve county roads while urging curtailment in other departments. A committee to draft by laws was named, with a permanent organization to be formed late today or at a future meeting.
Four men in two automobiles returned from a four day outing in isolated Wallowa County Chesniminus. They crossed Devil's Gulch and ventured into the interior where gasoline was rare. They found grouse and visited Joseph Lake during the trek.
Victoria B C Sept 16 Sir Mack Bowell long time cabinet member disputes reciprocity with the United States arguing it would not aid Canada He recalls 1864 U S repeal of a reciprocity treaty and warns raw materials would be shipped south for manufacture then returned harming Canadian labor and capital instead
A H Stange, owner of the world’s largest door and sash factory and a noted Merill timber magnate, is in the city with his secretary to oversee timber matters. Stange is regarded as one of the United States’ leading lumbermen.
City officials consider adding a second story to the Lewis garage on Washington street. The La Grande band would lease the new space for two years and provide auditorium facilities, improving scarce two story buildings in the area.
New York and Beverly report Roosevelt plans an exit from active politics and Taft remains silent on a second bid. The Times quotes Taft friend remarks downplaying 1912 ambitions while Roosevelt argues insurgent opposition and party pledges shape the GOP outlook.
The government corrects and narrows land descriptions in Wallowa County after discovering prior notices incorrect due to Carey Act filings. New descriptions reduce areas listed and affect filing dates, with amendments issued to prevent misinformation for hundreds of applicants.
Buffalo on September 16 reports a perilous race of small power boats through Niagara Falls Whirlpool Rapids. Competitors race from Maid of the Mist to Lewiston, then must return upstream to prove boat power. Prizes total 1500 dollars, with danger including possible loss of boats or fatalities.
The annual conference of the church of Latter Day Saints opened in Seattle with bishops and elders from Idaho and several western states in attendance and the event to run for ten days.
A fragmented OCR list names numerous townships, ranges, and sections including T 7 R 46 and T 1 R 47 with many Secs 1-36, plus fractional tracts and references to Willamette region. The text compiles legal survey descriptors and lot lines without narrative context or dates.
Portland report says two masked bandits halted traffic on the highway to Portland last night and stole cash and jewelry from two auto parties near Oregon City. A. W. Cheney and family were first attacked, losing wife’s diamonds and a watch worth about 200 dollars. John Gibson and wife followed, surrendering a valuable watch and diamond rings totaling about 450 dollars.
Lincoln Nebraska dispatch notes The Commoner questions Roosevelt's taste for dining with Lorimer at a Chicago banquet while praising Col. Lorimer's public service and his stance against bribery. It adds Roosevelt's supposed fear of La Follette's renomination campaign.
At 3 30 this afternoon the jury in the third Townsend case is still deliberating. Arguments in the case were heard this morning and the case went to the jury during the forenoon.
Union homesteader Loudermilk denies The Observer report that he seized land by peaceable possession in the dead of night. He states he moved onto the property during the daytime, contradicting the cited story and the decision handed down yesterday.
Chicago reports indicate insurgents carried three Illinois congressional districts amid primary returns. Leo O’Neil Browne, recently acquitted of bribery charges, is named among 21 Democrats who backed Lorimar for the U.S. Senate, with allegations tying several lawmakers to legislative corruption.
Miss Gladya Morgan of Chicago was arrested in Louisville on September 16 charged with theft from a merchant. The victim’s name is withheld in the report.
Ballinger, en route to Washington for the first cabinet meeting, said he had nothing to say about the recent outcome in Washington state primaries and avoided remarks on the president's shift toward insurgents and party recognition.
London witnesses for the Crown testified the lime eaten body in the Crippen home basement could not be identified by sex. Drs Wilcox and Splisbury said they could not determine the deceased’s sex, while Wilson found traces of poison and hyoscin in the remains. Crippen smiled as testimony continued and officials noted the body’s age and origin remain uncertain.
In Spokane September 16 Roosevelt shows interest in Poindexter, Progressive Republican nominee. A telegram received last night from Theodore Roosevelt extends thanks and notes the primaries decision should be accepted as binding.
The circuit court will hear the Dell Kennedy case, an employee of L. Remmifl ard, following the retirement of the jury in the Townsend case. The Kennedy case will be followed by the Ulrich Lottes case.
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