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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1901
Page
1
Martin awakens to a troubling letter from Julia denying his bond with Olivia while reaffirming her engagement to him. He travels to the Vale to confront the situation and finds Julia distraught yet firm. Tensions rise as Julia accuses him, while he defends his love for Olivia and breaks news of a family financial wrong.
In Jersey, the narrator and Captain Carey visit their ailing father who declares he would rather die than recover. Julia defends her brother Martin, and a plan arises to marry the narrator to Julia to preserve family honor while reconciling past wrongs. The stakes include family shame, hidden romances, and a potential Guernsey exit.
In San Francisco on Kearney Street after 1 am, a mob of strikers and sympathizers attacked a group of four special policemen and a discharged naval man. At least seven wounded, one fatally, with over 50 shots fired and several passersby injured. Police arrested about 30. four strikers identified as heavily armed. A union carpenter named J Boyne was among the injured. Officer Tillman was grazed by a bullet while protecting the specials. Hackmen refused to move him because he was not a union man.
Westlawn cemetery near Canton reports a Fort Wayne guard on McKinley’s vault fired at a man who approached, another man diverted the shot, and a blade wounded Private Deprend. The assailants escaped as Lt Ashbridge and others responded and security was tightened.
William Hopener, a confidential bookkeeper for the A W Faber Company who vanished in June after allegedly embezzling between 30000 and 40000, was arrested in Buenos Ayres. Extradition papers are expected to be secured promptly.
Gen. MacMahon lauds the board for maintaining canteens at the national soldiers home in Milwaukee. He notes experience shows it benefits both veterans and the surrounding community, as the annual inspection concludes.
Pekin reports on high authority a German garrison in Shanghai and troops guarding the railway beyond Kiao Chou boundary will be withdrawn. In a separate case seven Chinese are tried and sentenced to be beheaded for complicity in the murder of a German trader near Pekin.
Commercial and financial review highlights growth across Oregon with oil drilling near Ashland, coal mining near Nehalem, placer mining in Baker City, and wood and sugar beet industries. Agriculture reports include trout plantings in Ladd Creek and Grand Ronde, a sugar factory in La Grande, and grain sales near Athena. Community notes cover schools adding grades, a county treasurer indictment, fire in Roseburg, harvest festival in Pendleton, and Adventist camp meetings at The Dalles.
Leon F. Czolgosz, McKinley’s assassin, arrived at Auburn prison with 21 deputies. He collapsed from fright upon arrival, was moved to the condemned row, and placed in a room with enhanced guards to prevent self harm. He expressed remorse for Mrs. McKinley and denied accomplices.
A dense listing shows grain prices for wheat and oats, dairy and poultry quotes, meats, hay, and regional farm commodities. It includes Butter Fancy creamery and eggs quotes, plus per ton and per pound figures. Minor notes mention Westminster coronation perquisites and library donations to the Bibliotheque Nationale.
In San Francisco at Fourth and Folsom streets this morning bullets struck Herman Kamlade seriously and John Wilson minor. Special policemen clashed with non union teamsters after a quarrel with strike sympathizers. The pair say they were attacked while on their way to work and opened fire after being knocked down. Wilson suffered a shoulder wound. Both insist they were innocent bystanders.
The Salmon River Railroad, a 0 mile branch of the Oregon Short Line, will be completed by September 30 and train service starts soon. The line runs from Blackfoot Idaho to Mackay, passing lava beds to the copper district around Mackay.
A Wednesday night blaze in the south end of Guayaquil, Ecuador leveled eleven blocks, damaging only the commercial core. Loss estimated at about 1,000,000 sucres. A relief fund opened that day has reached 12,000 dollars for the affected poor residents.
Vancouver reports Dan Rice of Nelson BC killed by a bear while hunting with George Adams. Rice and Adams separated to meet at camp, Rice failed to arrive, and two days later his remains were found horribly mutilated.
Bernard Loeb a pioneer of Montana and one of the California argonauts died in Helena at an advanced age. He started as a California merchant then was burned out in Sacramento and moved to Portland and Placerville before settling in Helena during its early history.
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