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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
6
A roundup of notable events includes forest fires amid drought in Michigan, a deadly gasoline explosion in Newcastle Pennsylvania, and a string of labor disputes with strikes in Chicago New York and Omaha. International headlines report the Pressmen convention in Cincinnati and political tensions in Europe while local incidents cover fires robberies and accidents.
June 16 report from Mainichi cites a minister claiming China refuses to accept Planchou’s integration with Russia. Russians reportedly still press demands while China’s government shows tepid response. Liaoyan troop movements and Korean land sales to Russians or Chinese escalate tensions. Diet information seeks more details on Russian actions. riots in Guangxi intensify with fear of French intervention from Tonkin.
Washington June 14 The Interior Secretary holds that lands with no mineral notation in field notes or surveys are non mineral and subject to selection in lieu of lands relinquished within forest reserves. A Northern Pacific Railway Co selection near Rainier Forest Reserve earlier blocked a coal declaratory statement, as the prior selection stands despite later mineral speculation.
A cloudburst and flood near Heppner Oregon on Sunday swept Willow Creek canyon destroying Heppner and Lexington with 275 to 300 dead feared or drowned. Destruction extended through Ione and Douglas with 100 buried in graves or crates as relief teams rush to restore rails and telegraph lines.
Alvord Cooley of Westchester New York was named by President Roosevelt to succeed James R Garfield as Commissioner of Corporations. Senator Platt announced the appointment after a White House lunch with the President, noting the decision had been made earlier but not confirming Cooley as the final choice.
In Havana on June 16, Italian Consul Viagio Tornielli was shot at in his office by a young Italian sailor who entered asking for the consul. The bullet grazed the cheek and the assailant, identified as Pietro Alliney, was overpowered and arrested.
The President met with Panama Canal Company lawyer William Nelson Cromwell to discuss the canal outlook. Washington cautioned Colombia to fulfill obligations, readiness to seek alternatives if ratification falters, Cromwell left after the 3 PM session.
Governor McBride announces the Lewis and Clark Exposition Commission appointees. Members include J. G. Megler of Brookfield and F. J. Parker of Walla Walla with Tolman Spokane and Lindsley Vancouver among others representing cannery, fruit, lumber, mining, and fisheries interests.
The Missouri river continues to fall but officials warn against expectations of a quick decline. Landsdown suburb and East St. Louis areas flood from reservoir and backwater while the East St. Louis & Suburban Co. evacuates car sheds and reinforces tracks with dirt bags as crews rush sacks to the Belt. The fight to defend the north East St. Louis district centers on the Lansdown area if water rises further.
The Interstate Commerce Commission continued Hearst's complaint against six railroads serving the anthracite region. W. R. Marshall, a New York coal dealer, presented a table showing refunds from Lehigh Valley Railroad when coal at tide water priced below profitable levels.
London dispatch quotes The Times correspondent in Pekin stating that China will establish customs at Dalny on the Russian frontier. Russia agrees to the procedure used at Kal Chow but reserves final control by nominating all Russian staff, leaving the substantive authority with China.
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