Russia and Japan clash in Siberia and Baltic sail plans
Reports from Port Arthur and Parla on April 4 say Japanese forces push toward Lake Baikal while Russians vow a stand at Wiju near the Yalu. The czar allows the Baltic fleet to sail for the Far East by July 16. Censorship tightens as outgoing cables are read. editors face fines and imprisonment for false reports.
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Wiju
Manchuria
Baltic
Far East
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Siberia
Lake Baikal
Parla
Whu
Yalu
Korea
Peterabure
Cxar
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Lake Boikal
S. Pelerstrg
London
Gasette
Fighting in Nigeria reported amid British punitive action
London April 4 heavy fighting in Nigeria West Africa reported British square broken and many killed and wounded Nigerian force organized by Sir Frederick Dugard attacked near the mar Captain Groridan and C Amacutt Burney ambushed by Okpoto in 1608 Schooner Herald of Morning wreck near Dakar March 4 many drowned as crew jumped overboard First reports said all saved Chicago Grain April 4 May wheat and July oats opened and closed with modest gains and losses
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London
West Africa
Sir Frederick Dugard
The
Mar
Groridan
Amacutt Burney
Paris
Dakar
Almadrag
Panama Strike Sparks Calm as Troops Stand By
Panama on April 4 reports no work amid a strike. Strikers, armed with clubs, demand work at docks while troops appear indifferent and provide no immediate resolution to the stoppage.
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Panama
Mass Democratic Delegates Nominated at Pendleton Precinct Meeting
Democrats of Pendleton precincts call a mass meeting at the courthouse to nominate delegates for the primaries. Seventeen to eighteen delegates are apportioned per precinct across Adams to Weston. The central committee urges open meetings to reflect voters’ will and avoid star chamber influence.
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Endleton
Court House
Star Chamber
At & O'Clark
Bank remodel contract awarded to local firm
Saturday afternoon W F Thompson of Boise in town to oversee Judd building remodeling for the new bank awarded the contract to Harlow and Nicola of this city. Work costs about 5000 dollars and the rooms will be ready for the bank opening on or about June first.
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W. F. Thompson
Boise
Judd
Harlow & Nichola
Milton Boy Falls To Instant Death In Elevator Accident
Milton April 4 a boy named Johnony Reynolds aged undergets fell eighty feet from an upper window in the O R N depot elevator. His neck was broken and skull crushed in the plunge. The vacant elevator had long been used as a playground by local children despite repeated warnings from authorities. He was the son of GC H Reynolds owner of the Freewater hotel.
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Milton
Johnony Reynolds
GC. H. Reynolds
Freewater Hotel
Freewater
Police Court Session Reports Hasty Drunkenness and Gambler Arrests
The city court held a brief session with Anna Sutton fined for drunkenness. Three Indians received three days in the city jail. Fete Oleson was jailed for six days, while M. Cooper pleaded guilty then retracted and was tried late afternoon. W W J Alley, a gambler from Joseph, was arrested for bigamy.
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Anna Sutton
Fete Oleson
M. Cooper
Diversified farming hailed at Echo Farmers Club meeting
Echo Farmers Club hosted Prof. H. T. French of Idaho Agricultural College and Dr. E. N. Hutchinson to discuss diversified farming as the path to higher land values and stronger Western agriculture. Speakers argued single crops exhaust soil, urged dairy and fruit diversification, and answered farmers questions on inoculated clover and dual purpose cattle breeds.
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Idaho Agricultural College
G. N. Hutchinson
F. S. Stamwell
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Odd Fellows’ Hall
Tietem
Agricultural College of Idaho
E. N. Hutchinson
Bureau of Animal Industry of
United States
O. BR & SN. Company
R. C
Profesor French
Selentivite
Moscow
Idaho
Uwe
Lowe
Lewiston
Clarkston
Lewinton
Europe
Egypt
Timothy
Michisan
Wisconsin
Wicconesia
Minnesota
Fhhere
French
Brownell
Jersey
Lovkley
Prof. French
Farmers Institution
Agricultural College
Echo Resolves For Irrigation
Republican delegates gathered at the Echo precinct primaries endorse irrigation bills and pledge to vote against any delegate not pledged to irrigation legislation.They argue Oregon must harmonize with federal policy, noting Umatilla county's arid land and high irrigation potential amid climate advantages. The resolution cites private effort and federal studies as supporting rapid development.
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Echo Precinct
Oregon
Lowe
Republicana
Kelo
Ubin Pre
Opegon
Umatilla
Pacific Northwest
Feild For
Fed. Treasury
Ler
Hearst Case Records Demand Right to Access Testimony
Supreme Court ruling remands the Hearst case regarding coal carrying firms and interstate records. It upholds that subcontractors have right to produce testimony and recognizes relevancy, while noting Hearst lacked direct financial stake. Sensational testimony by George H Maxwell before irrigation committee linked to railroad lobbying and irrigation act support.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hearst
Fe Interstate Commerce
Supreme Court of the United States
Pay
Brewler Dhywenting
Delegation Split in Umatilla County Convention
Umatilla county returns show Moody forces holding about a quarter of delegates to the county convention, while 76 of 112 delegates are pledged to Williamson. Republicans acknowledge a Williamson delegation to the state convention, with Moody represented in the state lineup. Primary activity was quiet across the county with mixed precincts noted in Adams, Athena and nearby areas.
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Williamson
Umatilla
Moody
Republican Central Committee
Elpa
Adams
Athena
Parker set to win eight hundred of thousand delegates
The World reports from New York that telegraphs from every state and territory indicate Judge Parker will secure about 800 of the 1,000 delegates chosen for the national Democratic convention.
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New York
The
World
Judge Parker
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