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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1904
Page
3
Four people were killed and fifty injured in a British railway accident. Port Arthur reports steady Japanese progress. A village was wiped out in Southern Russia leaving five hundred homeless. The Sir John Lawrence foundered off Norway with all aboard. Santa Fe repairs floods in Colorado will take a week.
Flooding in Watrous New Mexico destroyed half the town on October 5. Twelve people drowned, many rescued from trees and roofs. Dams failed on the Gallinas canal, tracks and bridges washed away, rail lines damaged, and a planned race meet canceled. Losses run well over 100000 dollars for the town and railroad.
Flooded Rio Grande valley towns Valencia and Los Lentes virtually wiped out leaving hundreds homeless. Barelaze suburbs suffer heavy damage with about 50 houses destroyed. Damage in Los Cordales and Alameda estimated in the hundreds of thousands. Train service disrupted. tracks washed away at Ortiz Cerrillos Waldo Thornton Bernalillo Rincon Amarillo and Isleta.
In Adams Massachusetts on October 5 during the St. Stanislaus Polish church cornerstone ceremony a floor collapse sent about 150 people into the basement. Around 12 clergy and 140 worshippers fell from the 12 foot drop injuring a dozen, several seriously. Bishop Beaven and several priests were hurt but escaped major harm.
Rome reports Russia ordered 100000 bullet proof breast plates from Signor Benedetti. He went to St. Petersburg to supervise, but was halted in Munich by the Italian firm owning the rights. The firm also planned to supply Japan with 200000 breast plates and objected to Benedetti's intervention.
A two day storm unleashed a river flood along the Las Animas in Trinidad Colorado. Bridges collapsed the Santa Fe station was demolished rail lines and telegraph lines failed. Over 30 blocks flooded 60 feet of ground washed into the Santa Fe depot with extensive property losses and widespread darkness.
Pueblo reports a possible solution to the Kansas Colorado water suit. Leaders L P Worden and C C Kennison advocate annexing a 150 mile wide Western Kansas strip to Colorado. They claim passage in both state legislatures could end the case by removing the irrigation dispute.
Charles Y. Yeaton once wealthy inventor with friends among prominent figures dies at a charity hospital after two years of paralysis. He designed several machines including an early type setting device and was said to know President Andrew Johnson who offered him a diplomatic post in St Petersburg.
An alleged conspiracy involving officials from the commerce and labor and justice departments led to the Camden New Jersey arrest of J. H. Stone H. C. Quintard Charles W. Rugs and James Russ all officers of the Nonpareil Cork works. They face an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the government by selling compressed cork blocks with iron cores to raise weight for life preservers. The Kahneweilers Sons of New York ordered 1 750 blocks. eight blocks per life preserver must total six pounds cork. Iron embedded blocks were found in shipments triggering the inquiry and indictments.
The Rio Grande rose to its highest level in over a year flooding Albuquerque area. About 200 people are homeless. Barelos suburb is under two feet of water and Alameda faces dam pressure. Railroads suffer in the Rio Grande valley and the Santa Fe line is halted across New Mexico.
The Arkansas River flood reached Lamar Colorado washing out the north approach to the bridge. North side bottom land flooded. river rising rapidly but no further damage expected. Prowers reports show water at the highest stage in 30 years with ranches submerged and residents seeking safety on house tops.
Rumor says a Japanese gunboat struck a mine south of the Liao Tung peninsula and sank. Some crew reached a nearby island while the navy department neither confirms nor denies the report, citing no confirmatory information.
The British steamer Yik Sang arrived at Chefoo after being stopped by a Japanese torpedo boat destroyer outside the harbor. After 71 papers were examined, the vessel was permitted to proceed.
New York dispatch reports Arthur Dean Pratt American vice consul fined 10 shillings in Dublin police court for furious motorcycle riding within the city limits.
Reports from Port Arthur indicate a steady Japanese advance against Russian fortifications. Chinese refugees increase as key positions far from the central fortress fall after mined tunnels. Russians retreat with losses while the fleet returns to base, doubts remain over Japanese holds.
At the St Louis exposition the Russian display in the varied industries building reported multiple Emprer Nicholas oil paintings torn from walls and a silk panel damaged. Officials launched an investigation as exhibitors and fair authorities join to identify the culprit.
Special Agent A. R. Greene, Hitchcock ally, says Oregon land frauds are nearly finished with indicted operators held. Trials expected in Portland within a month or two as one gang member allegedly betrayed the others after dispute over profits.
Geneva reports Col onel Bikoff, commander of the Russian guard on the Turkish frontier, has been assassinated. He aided the Turks in a later attack on Armenian revolutionists where an Armenian priest with a white flag was killed as he approached Turkish troops. He allowed Cossacks to loot and mutilate Armenian corpses after the assault.
Tokyo reports government plans to issue a new domestic loan of 40 million dollars on similar terms as the last. The conscription law may be amended to raise reserve service by five years, making total regular reserve service about 17 years and five months, signaling a sizable boost to army strength.
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