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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1904
Page
2
Reports recount near Port Arthur actions as Japanese tighten lines while Russian Baltic fleet losses mount. China tightens ports against contraband and riots loom in Italy. A Memphis building collapse buries victims and fires rage along New Jersey Blue Ridge. Economic and political shifts unfold as strikes rise in Illinois, Russia, and beyond.
London observers debate a theory Russia sank its own torpedo boat during the North Sea affair. The chatter questions Russian torpedo losses, ships bearing battle damage reaching Cherbourg, and whether investigations will prove any vessel was sunk while noting potential evasion of inquiry by Baltic fleet officers.
The Chronicle reports naval officers say the battleship Ohio lacks armor around the after end of the superstructure housing ten 6 inch guns. The omission could allow enemy fire to damage the engine room. the fault is not in builders or supervision, but in the plans. Other new battleships including the Maine Missouri Wisconsin Alabama Illinois are said to share the defect.
The Ontario elevator sank into the Evane slip with about 370000 bushels of barley still inside. Estimated loss totals 350000 dollars. Elevator superintendent Charles Bartholomy, 62, was seriously injured. Built 15 years ago, the collapse stemmed from weakened foundation.
Russian authorities acknowledge the Baltic fleet likely fired on its own torpedo boats in the North Sea mistaking them for Japanese vessels. The torpedo boats, believing an enemy attack, returned fire and sustained light damage.
Unclear OCR text notes unrest and widespread advisories across Colombia. Mentions discontent and calls for action, with scattered phrases about people and institutions. Unable to extract clear events, dates, or named entities from the fragment.
A massive explosion at Roky Mountain Fuel & Iron Mine No. 8 in Terio near Trinidad wipes out many workers. Authorities fear 30 to 60 dead as the mine burns. 17 miners and four company men were inside at the time, with rescue efforts hampered by fumes and continuing blasts.
The Transcontinental Passenger Traffic association met in Jefferson and adopted a 45 dollar round trip rate from Missouri river points and St. Paul for the Lewis and Clark expeditions in Portland, valid for four or five days monthly. A one fare round trip is set for points east of the Missouri River and St. Paul. The rates serve as a basic for future Pacific coast conventions and return limits will be extended for exhibitors if ticket expirations occur before the fair’s close.
The United States attorney general orders Chancellor Stratton to collect the $2 head tax from steamship companies for aliens in transit. Tax to be paid as a deposit, to be refunded when companies prove the alien passengers have left the county 3,000 miles away.
Secretary Metcalf directs a thorough investigation of steamboat inspection districts except New York. Rear Admiral Louis Kempff will oversee the first district and Rear Admiral John K. Bartlett will examine the interior Mississippi district.
Northwest Lands Restored. Secretary Hitchcock ordered 68 000 acres removed from the Walla Walla forest reserve withdrawal in Northeastern and Southeastern Washington. Lands found unsuitable for forestry will immediately enter public entry after a 90 day advertisement period.
Washington Nov 1 Secretary Shaw issues regulations under the Lewis and Clark act permitting free entry for exhibition goods at the Portland exposition grounds. Foreign articles will be treated as merchandise in bond. sales allowed during the fair with delivery after close and duties due at export. Penalties may include confiscation, fines, and imprisonment. Livestock importation for exhibition is allowed with disease safeguards. Canadian cattle require permits.
Chicago reports President Michael Donnelly of the Butcher Workmen's Union plans a convention resolution at the AFL meeting in San Francisco to bar Japanese workers from the United States. Okajima, a Japanese visitor, sought plant work and union entry, prompting Donnelly to push the exclusion measure.
A Tokyo naval official argued the Russian Baltic fleet would not advance far east and may not be sent at all. He cited Admiral Rojestvensky’s illness and Russia using the trawler incident as a pretext to recall the fleet, questioning Russia’s seriousness.
In the field by Nov 1 the Left Army headquarters reports no change in front lines. Russians bombard Japanese positions day and night with little response. Japanese labor at Yentai mines increases coal output potentially doubling production. Rail gauge shifted to Yentai with steady supplies and ammunition arriving.
President Roosevelt directs the dismissal of Jacob W. Bunn finance clerk of the Philadelphia post office for pernicious activity in collecting campus funds. The Civil Service Commission had recommended dismissal after prolonged consideration.
Mukden reports Jewish doctors and surgeons working tirelessly at the margins while Jewish soldiers in the field show great bravery alongside comrades of other religions.
Judge Ryan notes Clackamas county spent 40 000 on roadbuilding last year and plans permanent improvements as funds allow. The court favors grading down surfaces for lasting fixes and next year will test oil in roads on all soil types to gauge value, with California producers offering oil at similar costs.
Independence council grants privilege to lay a telephone line from Independence to Monmouth and beyond. Independence central office will handle service for Independence and Monmouth. The venture links with Luckiamute line at Monmouth and with several mutual lines already active. ORGANIZATION includes Independence residents Independence-Riley Craven W W Percival and W A Meeaner.
Merlin-Work begins on the new road to Galice with a six week outlook. Freight including a Rand mine saw mill awaits road completion. Merlin Townsite plans a telegraph line to Galice extending four miles beyond, serving Almeda Rand and Big lank mines. A small extra expenditure will finish the road to the mines.
North Pacific Unitarian conference in Balem from October 25 to 27. Annual meeting of Oregon Miners Association in Portland on November 14. State Bar Association gathering in Portland November 15 and 16. National Grange session in Portland November 16 to 26. County Clerks and Recorders convention in Portland November 25 and 26. Poultry Show in Corvallis December 10 to 12. Oregon Good Roads convention in Salem December 13 to 15.
Pendleton Leon Cohen directs efforts to raise five thousand dollars in the county for the Open River association to build the Celilo portage road. He reports strong progress with large wheat raisers subscribing liberally and about half the goal already raised. Cohen has canvassing agents at work statewide.
Albany water levels in the Willamette remain about two feet below the threshold for steamboat travel. After several rainy days and continued rain, regular service to Albany may resume. Oregon City Transportation Co plans to operate upper river traffic again this year, with the Portland Corvallis run likely on the Pomona and the Oregona.
Eugene Boese discovered his $3,000 flax insurance policy had expired a month earlier. With this year's flax crop stored in Scio for a potential linen mill, the fire will delay starting production.
Governor Chamberlain appointed J. KE Aitcheson of Portland and F. B. Holbrook of Irrigan as delegates to the Trans-Mississippi Congress to be held at 1 on the 7.
A Pendleton traveling salesman notes a stronger implement trade in Oregon and Washington wheat districts with higher cash purchases. In interior Oregon stock farming lags, as beef profits have dwindled, leading to cash pressure. Growers anticipate a profitable next season and expect stock reductions will push prices up.
Eugene committee reports 38 000 pounds of ores promised from Blue River mining district for the Lewis and Clark exposition with further ore expected from unvisited mine owners totaling at least 45 000 pounds. Miners push to complete haul to Eugene for installation at the exposition start in the fall.
Albany Linn county farmers plant a large fall wheat crop this season. Prospects show acreage may be three to four times last year as good seedings replace failed spring grain yields.
The curveys near Hilgard will finish a narrow gauge logging railroad eight miles west of La Grande to the Grand Ronde timber along the river. The Grand Ronde Lumber Company will use the route to move logs from Perry and Blue mountains slopes, as current river drives lack sufficient timber for the season. About 200 men work at the mills during busy periods.
Promoters of the Camp Carson mines southwest of La Grande organized by California capitalists with James R. Elmendorf as manager have arranged with Grand Ronde Lumber of Perry to build a wagon road up the Grand Ronde river from Starkey to Prospect ranch. The route will shorten the trip to the mines and remove steep grades aiding timber and mining traffic.
A Marion county mass meeting at the courthouse voted unanimously to ensure proper representation at the Lewis and Clark fair. Attendees from all parts of the county voiced strong support for showcasing Marion county and its industrial resources.
Grants Pass reports strong demand for Lewis and Clark souvenir gold dollars as the first shipment to the First National Bank of Grants Pass sells out and the second lot moves quickly. Mining men lead buyers with many purchases routed to the East.
Portland Walla Walla prices 838 to 860 cents with bluestem notes. Tacoma bluestem at 89 cents, club 85. Collax club 75 cents and bluestem 730?
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