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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1905
Page
1
A Lloyd's dispatch from Singapore reports the steamer Gregory Ascar arrived and that Russian forces were sighted near Manki Island. No confirmation exists for Reuters’ claim that Admiral Rojestvensky engaged or fired with the squadron.
Batavia reports no Japanese squadron at Mudokel while a Dutch East Indies squadron sits at Tujo Inland near Singapore. The Huntiab steamer Radnorbire sighted four warships off Cape James and the Anamba islands lie about 150 miles northeast of Singapore with Radar reports of Russian Baltic squadron nearby.
A Batavia report dated April 10 notes a fleet sighted at Muntok proved to be a Dutch squadron. The ships left their former anchorage under secret orders and are now steaming north.
Rumor from a dispatch received by the Russian Consul claims two naval sects clashed near Singapore and Admiral Togo lost five vessels. Hong Kong pilots recruited to navigate Regesian Vessels are offered high pay amid the rumor.
Judge Edward F. Dunne finished his docket in Chicago this morning in preparation for his inauguration as mayor. He will start with a bare majority of aldermen willing to support municipal ownership of the street railways, enough to passage reasonable traction reforms.
The torpedo boat destroyers Barry and Chauney and the supply ship General Alvada, dispatched by Scripps News Association Manilla, patrol Palawan inland to enforce neutrality. Three other destroyers are preparing to sail as tensions rise in the Philippines area.
New York April 10 Mrs E Rawles Reader, linked to Dominican affairs, sues for 6 000 010 dollars against James B Higgin and Wall Street firms tied to the Haggin mine syndicate. She claims money due from selling copper mines to the syndicate and lists properties her husband owned or held by option.
The Fairbanks Alaska District Court begins its spring term to hear a small set of civil and criminal cases. A grand jury will investigate officials’ misconduct until navigation opens. The spring cleanup totals four to five million dollars.
Rioting erupts as teamsters block Montgomery Ward freight moves toward rail yards. Police clear passages with clubs. several injured as clashes with non union drivers occur. Employers seek injunction edge amid nationwide express drivers strike threat. Illinois Central freight handlers join in sympathy causing further street violence downtown.
An estimate places the dead from the recent Lahore earthquake at ten thousand as a Simla dispatch reports. A separate bulletin notes a volcano eruption in Bashabr State’s billo region.
The Supreme Court mandate affirming Judge Grosseup's injunction against the packers was filed today. Assistant Attorney Pagin hinted the government may pursue the Grand Jury action by citing offenders for contempt of court.
New York reports that German scientist De Wolfgang Welchardt claims fatigue can be abolished by a fatigue toxin antitoxin serum. He described experiments in which a poison from exhausted guinea pigs boosted strength in human subjects, drawing interest from prominent New York doctors and a medical journal.
Rider Haggard arrives as a British envoy to inspect Salvation Army colonies in Amity. He decries gigantic trusts and high living costs, cites bacon prices in Amity vs Colorado, and proposes colonisation of city lands as a remedy to price pressures and urban poverty.
At the American Baptist Missionary Union headquarters John D Rockefeller announced a second grant of one hundred thousand dollars to be used for mission buildings in foreign countries.
Nine shots were fired at the Governor of the prison at Libau Inet night. The Governor was not hurt and the assailants escaped.
Extradition of Morgan Smith and his wife was granted in Cincinnati Ohio. The two prisoners will depart for New York tonight under the custody of officers.
Topeka arrival at midnight with three assistants marks the start of a three day Kansas probe into Standard Oil. Garfield intends Topeka as headquarters before touring Texas Oklahoma Colorado and California for broader data. He met with Governor Hoch and will seek all available facts on the oil industry nationwide.
Lawton, April 10. A cowboy from Pastore Eleor reports a wind storm wrecked some tents of the President's camp but did not stop the program. The president arose early and, led by John Abernathy and swift trailers, began five days of daily wolf chases along the Comanche and Kiowa reservations near Frederick.
Federal Judge Hunt set June 6 trial for RM Cobbin and 53 others indicted for perjury and conspiracy in land frauds. Cobban allegedly induced witnesses to take lands and transfer to him for Senator Clark, who is named in efforts to recover the lands.
Reported pursuit of Pietro Tortaiori continues after Delepln's departure for Eureka, Califor nia, amid speculation he fled to remote forests. Later police reveal two innocent Italians among travelers, disproving the Eureka theory and shifting focus of the case.
The Grover and Company firm at Hrockton Mass voluntarily assigns assets to satisfy creditors following the March Wth factory explosion that killed 58 people and caused about 250000 dollars in property damage.
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