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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1905
Page
5
The president attends the Naval Academy graduation exercises at 3 PM this afternoon and plans a trip to Philadelphia to address the Union League Club tonight before returning to Washington tomorrow morning.
A strike at the Meir Company near Revuel, Rusia leads to troops firing on protesters. Several workers are killed and wounded as violence erupts during the confrontation on January 30.
The report states Prince Eitel suffered a right lung hemorrhage this morning. He was said to be in extreme distress and in a severe condition as doctors monitor his health and potential complications.
A dynamite blast at the Tron Ore dogka in Toledo Ohio killed Joseph Yogog and seriously injured five others. The explosion occurred this morning when fifteen sticks of dynamite detonated.
Nathan Freshman, a logging worker from Grande Ronde, narrowly escaped death when a load of five thousand feet of logs began to roll after a chain broke. He jumped but a 12 foot log pinned him, rolling over his head and stomach before fellow workers found him ten minutes later. He suffered internal injuries with no broken bones.
The Observer notes a pamphlet issued by the U S Agricultural Department number 171. Dated Saturday morning it outlines the codling moth in all life stages its habits and effective control methods. Free copies are available from Hon J W Williamson MP or the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington DC.
Berlin January 30 The Kieines Journal says the Sultan of Turkey is gravely ill with heart muscle agitation and that if he dies his brother Rashid Bey may succeed him. Rashid Ray is described as a hopeless drunkard amid court faction speculation.
The United States assay office at Seattle holds $2,000,000 in gold in vaults. Seattle saw eight burglaries and holdups on January 19 amid heavy fog. Canada’s Northwest wheat crop for 1904 reached 17,646,939 bushels, up 1,991,483 from 1903. Frank Shafter, Seattle banker and House secretary, died. Ed Cross, penniless, was acquitted in Salem of larceny from a person. Walter Cressy, motor line conductor, died after a fall at the engine during startup. D R Wheeler, Portland resident, had a thorn removed from his thigh after 44 years of trouble.
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