05 Dec 1902
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
1
In a dramatic daylight clash near rimrocks, the trapper defends Bertha Lyle from Old Egan and his warriors. He uses cunning ambush and rifle fire from concealed holes to drive off the attackers, then signals a truce as white rescuers appear.
Fire and rescue crews battled a massive explosion and collapse at the Swift & Co packing plant. Workers and bystanders were hurled from windows as flames overwhelmed the building. Dozens were taken to hospitals, with a morgue receiving mangled remains. Officials expect total damage near fifty thousand dollars as rescuers search for survivors.
Egan and seven warriors trail toward the trapper's quarters to recover a captive. Indians tethered by desert knowledge plan a dawn strike, awaiting a chance as they watch the trapper's cave from the rimrocks. The trapper and companion may arrive before scouts can act, while Egan prepares to slip inside at first light.
In a stormy scene at the stone house the Lord of The Desert and his conspirators finalize a violent plan. Dan Follett reports on Old Egan and a scalp token while they plot to seize horses with Warm Springs warriors to avenge and secure their interests.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions England and care facilities with references to age limits and equipment. The passage is damaged and lacks coherent events, names, dates, or places to form a complete news item. The readable content suggests discussion of care, living arrangements, and preservation but provides no concrete actions or outcomes.
New York reports the inauguration of a transit tunnel under the East River linking Broadway and Manhattan side streets. The project creates a streamlined route from Brooklyn to Manhattan once completed and in operation.
Reported at Samir STIRS 10 milee cana during the State Game a theft of $3,000 occurred as sale blowers aided by Reid Bloomington Jr and Dee Eon. the suspects escaped and an investigation followed.
Diverse notes from Oregon cover wheat crop damage in the Blamatilla belt with seeding halted by heavy yields. Dr Leckenby of Union unveils a color photography process. Fires at Fort Stevens and a jail break at Union are reported with no trace of the arsonist. The Monmouth normal shows rising male enrollment while sugar beet yields prosper near La Grande. Oregon chambers advertise in Midwestern states. statewide elections approach December 1. Baker City plans a new lodge site and a six stamp mill is bought for Malheur mines. Dairymen meet in Corvallis with dairy suppliers invited. special rail rates offered.
Market report from Portland lists Wheat prices for Walla Walla blue stem and valley, barley feed and malting, flour grades, millet bran and middlings, No 1 white and gray dates, Timothy and clover hays, beef and dairy goods, chickens and eggs, cheese, and butter with varied per unit values and per cental quotations. Includes poultry like chickens, ducks, and geese with prices per dozen and per pound.
Local cryptic fragment references Al and Leake in a peer setting with unclear context and scattered letters. The readable words hint at a puzzle or misprinted note rather than a complete event or report. Further readable details are insufficient to determine a clear person, place, or action.
Utahs Copmaens Ea Vast Domain outlines a dream of buying lands along the border to form one of the worlds largest cattle ranches. The deal covers about 4000 square miles over 150 miles of border west of El Paso Texas. Initial outlay is around 1 million dollars with 7500 to 10000 head to be raised on the new ranch next season. A separate note mentions a secret European delegation to Venezuela seeking a new financial settlement to avoid Castro alarm.
New York police arrested William Landau a Texas cotton exporter on suspicion of involvement in a swindle valued at about 200000 dollars. The alleged victim is Ladenberg Thallmann & Co bankers. The arrest was kept secret until midnight when disclosed by an assistant district attorney.
In northern Leyte and Leyte’s Jara area police and constabulary pursue ladrones. A detachment led by Corporal Montague defeats a band near Tail Bang Biliran, with 13 killed and 36 captured as another fight near the south coast of Leyte yields 39 total casualties.
Fragmentary report notes the Niobene and Amaz on and two other Berlin cruisers departing Kiel for Venezuela. Commands directed the navy department to accelerate outfitting with ammunition and supplies. The text suggests the cruisers will reach the middle of next month.
Fragmentary text discusses a 25 percent tariff reduction under a proposed Guban reciprocity treaty. It notes possible cancellation and the question of renewal, with a reference to President Palma and possible Senate ratification if a two percent target is reached.
Manila dispatch reports the sultan of Bacolod sending a letter to Vicars, indicating a quest or outreach to Americans. The exact purpose and recipients remain unclear due to fragmentary text.
The notice states that employees will be issued printed statements and that one item involves distributing more than $300,000 as part of annual allocations.
Charleenes and Kid Murphy, believed to terrorize Rifle residents, have been captured by a posse of five men after a pursuit through the countryside. No further details on apprehension or charges are provided.
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