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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1911
Page
1
President Taft opens with a focus on the Department of Agriculture marking a clear agricultural theme for his inaugural remarks. He outlines policies aimed at boosting farm productivity and supporting rural communities.
President Taft chose the agriculture department for his first speech in Syracuse New York on September 16. He outlined a fifteen million dollar maintenance increase justified by teaching farmers through experiments and extension, with trained agriculturists in every county and state funded jointly by government and local authorities to boost farm education and future generations.
In Atlanta on September 16 the Rev L G Broughton will deliver his first sermon in the city’s newly completed Baptist tabernacle which cost about 200000 dollars to build.
The Oklahoma contender Morris loses to Jim Flynn of Pueblo in a ten round bout. Despite a 50 pound weight advantage and additional reach, Morris is defeated and the boxing public ponders who can challenge Johnson for the title.
Vancouver and New Westminster reports say a Westminster bank lost over three hundred thousand dollars in a highly planned burglary. Detectors struggle to locate the bandits as heavy rains flood roads and possible river escape routes. A five thousand dollar reward and five percent of recovered funds were offered, with three stolen bills traced to Vancouver.
John W. Collings a negro will be executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing for the July 1 murder of Policeman M. J. Lynch in New York City. Collings drank heavily fired shots from a window then shot Lynch as he entered his rooms. He fled but was captured within an hour and later convicted and sentenced to death.
Portland Maine September 16 report states Governor Plaisted will resign to pursue the seat once held by the late Senator Frye.
Work on the Union county fair pavilion and stables accelerates as the event opens September 27 and runs through October. Ranchers and fruit growers pledge strong exhibits with horses cattle sheep hogs and poultry. Prizes are generous and organizers seek broad participation to boost the agricultural showcase. Public weddings may be featured as a popular fair attraction with potential prizes and housekeeping grants.
Ottawa reports large ads in anti reciprocity papers signaling organized business effort to oppose reciprocity in the upcoming election. The piece claims American corporations are funding the anti reciprocity group after being whipped in the United States.
Delegates from the United States Canada and Mexico gathered in Indianapolis for the 86th annual communication of the sovereign grand lodge. By Monday about 200000 members are expected in the city for the opening session with welcomes from Governor Marshall and others. The week features a parade military ball and auxiliary meetings including the Rebekah assembly and Patriarchs Militant.
President Ragain of the Federated shop employees denied knowledge of developments in the dispute between road management. He said he had heard nothing from the railroads and did not expect to hear for a few days. He insisted the federation will not sign except as a single organization and called stockade construction a bluff. He would not confirm rumors of a strike next week.
Ballinger in Seattle denies a published report that he urged changes in policy when addressing the public land convention set for September 28. He says his remarks were as a private citizen and do not reflect current administration views.
Report notes no official tally until Governor Plais returns from Spring Lake but states Maine appears to have adopted a wet status in the recent election by a 124 vote plurality.
In Peking on September 16 Tsen Chun Suan famed as a brutal figure was ordered to Sichuan to quell the rebellion. The move signals the outbreak has outrun control while reports indicate missionaries in the interior are safe though some danger may have occurred. About 26,000 modern troops outside Chengtu refuse to take sides. American and British missionaries in the province total at least 600.
Armored robbery in Pittsburg on September 16 leaves paymaster David Steen dead and his companion wounded. Masked bandits seize the money bag and flee. theft amount unknown. Police pursuing leads.
Sept 16 report notes Premier Stolypin’s slight improvement following a bullet wound at a theatre. Doctors say his condition is gratifying. It emerges Bogron, the assassin, was in police service at the time and gained access as a czar’s guard. Officials may punish the entry permit issuers. The assassin claims intent to kill the czar. talk of insanity is dismissed and terrorism is feared to rise again.
Detroit expects President Taft to arrive Monday morning for a four day stay in Michigan. He will visit Pontiac, return for the state fair opening, dine with the Detroit board of commerce, tour the city, then depart at 4 45 pm for Saginaw and Bay City.
In Pittsfield Mass on September 16 Miss Marion Burbank daughter of General and Mrs James Brattle Burbank of New York wed Eliis Knowles of Pensacola Florida at Brattle farm the bride's summer home. Rev Chagjea Arnold of New Lenox officiated.
Enid Oklahoma observes the 19th anniversary of the Cherokee Strip opening and the town's founding. A week of celebration includes a fair and carnival drawing thousands from a wide region.
About 10,000 spectators filled the grandstand at the Pendleton Roundup on September 16 to watch frontier contests and events unfold.
Chief Executive of States Kay announces a ruling upholding the decision that all commonwealths will be reduced to mere provinces. The development centers on railroads and the administrative restructuring affecting governance and regional status.
New York report says railroads unite to back Federal Judge Sanford in defending the two cent fare law. Financiers on Wall Street condemn the Spring Lake governors for rebuking the Sanborn decision and warn the ruling would turn states into provinces of centralized Washington power.
Los Angeles September 16. Martina Coatello, a multimillionaire worth five million dollars, died by his own hand in a local hotel. He believed disease would bring only suffering and left behind a copper fortune. He had lived with his wife and children at a grand home before the act.
Gilbert Porter, a prominent Black resident of Start county, plans a two day barbecue in Massillon to mark the 48th anniversary of his release from slavery. He invites all local residents for free meals featuring oxen sheep pigs and numerous chickens roasted for the crowd.
Dispatches from the foreign office report famine in Cheng Tu province prompting a threatened revolt among troops fighting desperate rebels. The official statement was issued in London today after receiving the latest reports.
Gifford Pinchot told Seward residents that his views of Alaska have changed, praising the Matanuska valley's agricultural potential for farmers and stock raisers. He opposed monopolistic control and reserved further remarks on coal, signaling continued discussion during a Cordova stop.
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