28 May 1903
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Newspaper
Condon Globe
Location
Condon, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
1
Train timetable fragment lists east bound No 2 Chicago special No 4 Spokane Flye scheduled at 1 00 PM and west bound No 1 Portland at 11 15 AM plus No 6 Mail Express and Portland Flyer times around 2 18 AM and 6 06 AM with partial notes for remaining services.
Hastings pursues Miss Champion while Reginald couriers social plans at the Court. Winifred endures jealousy as Errol Hastings courts another, and a farmer named Fenner confronts her with harsh words. Winifred retreats to her room then finds solace in books, awaiting the next encounter.
In a vivid description a traveler notes how every movement within Russia hinges on possessing a passport. Officials scrutinize endorsements and visas, while police register arrivals and departures. The piece contrasts with a New York City electrical ambulance from Chambers Journal, noting its speed and cost.
President Roosevelt's Oregon visit drew vast crowds as he laid the Lewis and Clark monument base in Portland's park and later received a formal state welcome in Salem. Heavy rain did not dampen enthusiasm as Governor Chamberlain praised irrigation and national unity while tributes from Oregon’s citizens followed him through ceremonies and speeches.
In Olympia and Tacoma on May 23, President Roosevelt arrived to hearty welcomes. Cavalry escort, Governor McBride, and Mayor Lord joined crowds as the President spoke from Capitol Park and toured the city. In Tacoma, about 30,000 cheered at Wright Park as he praised the port city’s nickname City of Destiny.
Washington May 28 Congress will be asked at the opening of its next session to appropriate funds to cover deficits in both regular delivery and rural free delivery of the Post Office Department. Postmaster General Payne places the total deficiency at 227300 dollars, with 105000 tied to free delivery. He criticizes former free delivery head Machen and notes prior emergency appropriations were exhausted, forcing curbs on routes and suspending new installations.
May 23 report from Constantinople credits Hilma Pasha with a plan to relocate Bulgarians from Macedonia to Anatolia and to deport Macedonian prisoners accused in recent European Turkey events. Unclear if powers will permit. Vancouver note: Dominion subsidies to Grand Trunk railroad unlikely. no land grants, government may only guarantee a loan through a fret mortgage.
The Havana signing of a permanent treaty with Cuba occurred at 4 30 pm in the Secretary of State office. Secretary Zaldi and US Minister Squiers signed as plenipotentiaries with their secretaries present. The treaty adopts the Platt amendment in full and sets no abrogation provisions. Cuban proposals to limit US intervention were rejected, keeping intervention only at Cuba’s President initiative.
A severe hailstorm devastated Salina causing widespread window breakage and roof damage to businesses and a church. A related windstorm ripped the Methodist Church roof, with additional damage nearby and reports of storms near Niles and Pennington. Another report notes Ohio Valley cloudbursts causing property damage, with no lives lost and electrical lines still out. Catholic leaders in London call for Emperor William to protect Catholic interests in the East and to mend Britain Germany relations.
A May fire at Cote Bros shoe factory in St Hyacinthe Quebec destroyed the plant and nearby industries and 250 homes. Wind half a gale fanned the blaze, leveling streets, with St Antoine Street along the V shaped Ya rmasaka river funneling flames through the affected area. Origin of the fire remains a mystery.
May 22 Butte Montana reports ten feet of boundary lines buried by frost and temperatures four to six degrees below zero. Great Northern traffic disrupted. Estimated stock losses reach about two million dollars with around 10 000 head cattle dead. Flood fears rise as Missouri River swells and ranchers flee lowland areas amid fruit crop devastation across Northern Montana.
Alfred beer manager of the pon Kongy Prees on Kaan Maro says Japanese journalists view Rassig's Manchuria action as unsurprising. He warns France and Russia plot in different regions, with South China near a major international crisis as brigandage grows and reformers arm rebels to overthrow the dowager and reinstate Kwang Su. France may be planning a coup while attention focuses on the north.
A noon blaze in the Brownell block, Lincoln, gutted a four story building damaging a canyone? store. A clerk dropped a lamp starting straw packing. fifteen firemen were overcome by smoke and heat and hospitalized, condition not listed as serious. Plus notes on umpire Plumley named for Venezuela mission and a Northern Pacific Yellowstone park folder promotion.
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