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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
2
War news and disasters mix across international and domestic events
Reports show war risk between Russia and Japan receding while Great Britain may back Japan if conflict erupts. Yellow fever spreads in Texas but doctors expect control. A Kansas City freight wreck kills three and injures others. New Jersey floods cause widespread damage and homelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bandit A Mere Boy Begs Pinkerton Pursuit
Seattle report details Captain Nevins and Sheriff Storey transporting 17 year old Charles Hoehn from the Equality colony in Skagit county to Portland. Hoehn admits flagging the train with three accomplices including Gay Harshman and James James while Allen Miner and Morgan remain at large. Harshman has confessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Nevins
Pinkertons
Portland
Sheriff Storey
Charles Hoehn
Equality Colony
Skagit County
Railroad & Navigation Overland
Hoehn
Gay Harshman
Messener Korner
James James
Allen Miner
Whatcom
Pinkerton
Raid on Boston Chinese Population After Chinatown Murder
In Boston Chinatown on Oct 14 authorities led by Immigration Commissioner Billings raided the area after Wong Yak Chung's murder. About 300 Chinese men without registration certificates were detained at the Federal building. A barge overturned during transport, injuring 2 officers and several Chinese detainees. milk wagons and an electric car aided the dispersal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Wong Yak Chung
Chinatown
Billings
Federal Building
Evrry
Gold on Owl Creek Sparks Montana Stampede
A Hamilton report says a New York syndicate led by Mr Cross found a rich gold strike near Owl Creek, south of Hamilton. Thirty eight claims were located with a ledge 1200 feet wide and ore promising high returns with assays from 107 to 1000 dollars per ton. The expert predicts at least 25 dollars per ton and a streak yielding 300 to 500 dollars from an 18 pound sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Hamilton
Owl Creek
Montana
Cross
New York
Will Try It On the Clerks
Washington reports the food tents of the Bureau of Chemistry will resume with 12 young government clerks agreeing to a nine month prison diet in the laboratory dining room. Salicylic acid is expected to be the first preservative used as borax work nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Agricultural Department
Village subsides as peat fire kills four in Hungary
Nine thousand acres of moorland near Etsed are on fire causing ground subsidence at Boervely. The peat burn extends deep, collapsing several houses and killing four people. Troops are aiding in fire suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Etsed
Boervely
Timber Law Criticized As Flawed Measure
Commissioner Richards argues the timber and stone act is defective allowing speculators to acquire cheap lands. He cites rising timber entries totaling 1 765 222 acres of the 19 741 180 acres entered last year and notes 25 years with under 7 million acres entered. A carload of Michigan residents crosses the continent to Oregon filings shows 160 acre claims with checks for 400 each, suggesting syndicate collusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards
Michigan
Oregon
Convict Haworth Recaptured Near Utah Prison
Salt Lake City October 14 Nick Haworth one of two convicts who escaped from the state prison was recaptured in a cabin near the penitentiary after a brief pursuit. He surrendered without resistance and was returned to the prison under guard. Fellow convict James Lynch remains at large as authorities continue the manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Nick Haworth
Haworth
Neilson
Halliday
James Lynch
Admiral Kempff Retires From U S Navy
Admiral Louis Kempff retires on the United States navy retired list. He commanded the American Asiatic squadron during the Boxer trouble and stood against occupying Chinese forts at Taku until the Monocacy was struck, an act he deemed an insult to the flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Louis Kempff
United States Navy
Kempff
Taku
Landslide Blocks Canadian River at Popapore
A landslide at Popapore on the Lievre river blocked the channel for hours. Farm buildings were destroyed though no deaths were reported, with fears of further damage near Buckingham Quebec October 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham
Quebec
Popapore
Here
Lievre
Still Evade Posse After Utah Prison Break
Salt Lake City October 13 The two death sentence escapees James Lynch and Nick Haworth remain at large as posses with bloodhounds sweep the hills north and east of the capital. Guards Wilcken and Jacobs are recovering from wounds and a slingshot found in Majors cell and a similar weapon in another cell hint at smuggling. Governor Wells has offered 500 dollars for each recapture plus 100 dollars from the prison authorities totaling 600 dollars for either man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
James Lynch
Nick Haworth
Dayton
Abe Majors
Wilcken
Jacobs
Majors
Wells
Haworth
Lynch
Russia and Japan stand ready for possible clash in Berlin report
Berlin reports from the German embassies in St. Petersburg and Tokio say Russia and Japan remain in a delicate stalemate over their last exchanges. Officials note either side could force a fight with a single step though no final commitment has been made. War, if it comes, would likely involve only Russia and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Japan
St. Petersburg
Tokio
England
France
Prison Break At Utah State Penitentiary Tragic Firefight
A planned breakout at the Utah state penitentiary ends with one prisoner killed and multiple wounded including guards. Two convicts escape as seven prisoners seize keys and ladders, scale the wall, and exchanges fire with guards aided by bloodhounds, amid darkness and rugged terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Asa
Utah State Penitentiary
Wilkins
Jacobs
Naylor
AID TO ALASKAN PROJECT
President Roosevelt meets John E. Ballaine to aid the Alaska Central railway finance committee. Ballaine seeks war and interior department help to extend a cable line from Juneau to Seward, about 800 miles, with the war department already largely completing a Seattle Juneau line and likely to extend it further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
John E. Ballaine
Alaska Central Railway
Ballaine
War and Interior Departments
Department
Juneau
Seward
Anarchist William Macqueen Sends London Letters
News from London reports William Macqueen the New Jersey rioting defendant who fled bail and was sentenced to five years has written letters to newspapers claiming he fled due to a committee of defense and a capitalist bondsman. Accomplice William Grogsman is said to be in Chicago after also fleeing Paterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Macqueen
Peterson
N. J
London
Committee of Defense
William Grogsman
Paterson
Chicago
Wright Named for Umpire in Short Day Case
Scranton Pa October 13 Judge Gray of the anthracite strike commission appoints Carroll D Wright as umpire for the short working day on Saturday in the Schuylkill region. He has served in a similar capacity on five prior matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Russia to Stay in Manchuria Occupation Shows Strength
In Niu Chuang on October 12 Russian garrison troops paraded major streets amid a steady show of governance. Civil administrator M Grosse says no evacuation instructions and aides hint at permanent occupation. Officials regard maneuvers around Port Arthur as a deterrent against a hostile land invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niu Chuang
Manchuria
M. Grosse
Russia
Port Arthur
Japan
Scheme to Smuggle Chinese Into Philippines Involves Many
Manila Oct 12 The customs discovery linked to smuggling Chinese coolies as merchants led to the arrest of John T Miller, ex inspector of immigration, and a warrant for W D Ballantyne. The contract notes deductions for the Tao Tai the US consul and secretary to the consul plus payments to an interpreter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
John T. Miller
W. D. Ballantyne
United States
Amoy
Lang
Norwich Mechanic Arrested as Crank at White House
John Decker of Norwich Connecticut about 44, a presumed mechanic, entered the White House early today. Officials arrested him as a crank, he offered no resistance, and he was later examined and pronounced insane. He was sent to the asylum for confinement until recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinton
John Decker
Norwich
Conn
White House
Decker
Turks Suffer Heavy Losses Near Salonica
A clash on October 6 between Turks and insurgents near Salonica left about 300 Turks killed or wounded. Fighting continued as reports reached Salonica on October 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salonica
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Crank
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