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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1905
Page
1
The Russian fleet gathers near Woo Sung Shanghai while the German squadron at Tsingtau readies for possible actions as tensions rise in the region.
May 25 dispatch reports Japanese stearers ordered to remain pending in transit at Chefoo. London telegram May 26 notes Lloyds dispatch claiming three vessels of the volunteer Russian fleet named Vladimir Varovey and Yaroslas with three coffers anchored off Shan.
Aaron Komara Japan foreign minister told the Clearing House Association that Japan’s financial capability surprised the world. He warned the war would last long and urged attracting foreign capital, hopeful for greater postwar prospects and commercial strength.
Gossler Rosseat, convicted of sending an infernal machine to the pier of the steamship Umbria in March 1833, was today sentenced in New York to five years in prison.
Shanghai reports seventeen verels of the Russian fleet anchored at the Badchea Islands last night. They are believed to have coal ed and will proceed north this season to indicate that Rojestvensky has divided his fleet.
A dispatch from the Petersburg front on May 26 states Japanese forces concentrate their attack on the Russian left flank. The report notes intensified activity and troop movements as the engagement develops.
A workman at a steam shovel camp near Daguerre Point ten miles east of Marysville attacked three Chinese cooks with a fork during breakfast. Three men were stabbed. one is expected to die. The assailant fled and his name is not known.
The report lists opening and closing prices for principal grains on the Chicago stock exchange. Wheat opened at 0.04 and rose to 0.10, corn opened at 0.49, oats opened at 0.30 and closed at 0.30.
The Washington Supreme Court will decide if picketing by a labor union opposing an unfair employer is lawful. The case from Seattle involves William Jeneson, owner of a Seattle business, who obtained a restraining order against union officers and certain members to stop boycotting and interference with his business.
The Presbyterian gathering includes Secretary Loeb invitation response from President Henry D. McFarland, with Dr Henry Van Dyke leading talks endorsing Episcopal liturgy as a simpler form and urging choice between Episcopal and Old Dutch worship. Charles Kerr of Union visits the city.
Manila May 26. At the Federal party convention nineteen favored annexation to America while two opposed. The plank endorses Secretary Tali's policy toward ultimate independence for the island.
Reports from New York May 20 say that a settlement has been reached in the Equitable fight as traders reflect on today’s activity on Wall Street.
An unnamed German guest in Portland befriends a wealthy seeming man, claiming ties to banks and farms. Rumors of millions fade as the host’s wealth proves illusionary, and after a month the schemer’s crisis ends with a failed self harm attempt and detention by authorities.
Local bankers say there is no cause for alarm despite recent bank failures across the United States. They report San Francisco and Pacific coast banks are in good condition and prosperous, with failures blamed on local factors or misdeeds of officials. Dannon of the Oregon Solace visits the city to cover business and boost Oregon’s image for the East.
The Chicago Building Trade strike expands as carpenters join in sympathetic action. At multiple sites contractors face refusals on non union lumber, threatening a near standstill. Landry Company sheds forty workers. Clarence Darrow meets with officials as grand jury plans session.
Olympia May 96 Byra Meeker the famed fighter and historian plans to drive an ox team from Tumwater to Monticello along the route to Portland where he aims to reach in time for the pioneers reunion at the exposition on June 14 1616 After the Portland meeting he will press east along the old emigrant road to Cainonville Nebraska.
New York May 26. Obituary reports Justice Van Brunt presiding at the New York Supreme Court collapsed and died at the Brooklyn street entrance this afternoon at about 2 30 o clock. He was seventy years of age.
About 20,000 workers in Lodz Poland joined a strike today disrupting metal and textile employment. The walkout began this morning and could affect city production and local suppliers.
New York May 26 James HH vice president of the Equitable Life Insurance Society today won a temporary injunction from Juellon Maddox in Brooklyn. The order bars the board from amending the charter to give policyholders a vote if they hold five thousand dollar or more.
Pastor of the Atbona Baptist Church, Rev George T Bilin, departed this morning for Hoho to assess prospects for organizing a new Baptist church. He will study local needs, opportunities, and community support.
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