Planning for Improvements Macadamizing 18 in Favor
The council favors purchasing a rock crusher to macadamize city streets including Main from the bridge to Court Street. A majority of property owners must approve before action. Estimated costs: about 2500 for crusher, up to 6000 with a roller. Representatives will canvass blocks to secure consent and avoid remonstrances. Private cross walks on main streets may end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Main
Court Strest
Remonntir Mincey
Main Street
Court Street
Councliminy Welle
Walla Walla
Athen
Court Streets
Northwest Gas & Electric Company
Meeker
Gar- Meld Street
Raley
Jackson Streets
Joseph Hoch
Turner Brothers
Smoga
City
Fite Gerald
Latter Day Saints Elect Next Meeting City
Delegates from around the world attend the international conference of Latter Day Saints in Lamont Town Navoo. They petition to move the headquarters to Independence Missouri. The effort aims to relocate the next meeting from Lamont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Moines
International Conference of Latter Day Saints
Lamont
Town
Navoo
Hae
Independence
Nect
Impounded stock sale totals and cemetery lots noted
A fragment lists financial items including 1207 dollars for impounded stock sale and 334.90 for cemetery lots with 50 dollars street liens and a total of 1415.20. Thirty and a half remain unaccounted as a refund of 14.45 from the impounded stock sale. Multiple sources show 672.80 under ligemnen. Health notes mention scarlet fever cases and burials.
Chicago Grain Markets and Royal Travels
Quotations from Clark Grain Commission show April 6 data for May wheat with open at 1.58, highs 1.18, closes 1.178, July wheat weak under a soft tone. New York stocks open higher led by U S preferred, up nearly three dollars. In Europe, King Victor Emmanuel departs for Naples via Rome to meet Emperor William with Kaiser’s reception, King Edward leaves for Marseilles to join Queen Alexandra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Grain Commision Company
East Court Street
Chicago
New York
U.S
Rome
Victor Emanuel
Na- Plea
William
Naples
Huntington Election Riots: Policeman Shot in April Strife
In Huntington West Virginia during the municipal election a pistol date between police and deputy sheriffs left Roy Hill a policeman shot in the abdomen and at least three others wounded, reflecting fierce partisan strife with police Democrats and county deputies Republicans. Fear of further clashes persisted as crowds packed the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Roy Hill
Jeremiah Addison
Burt Hoston
Enis Bayless
Will Entertain Conductors at Mt Hood Session in Portland
Mt Hood No 01 of Portland prepares to entertain the grand division of the Order of Railway Conductors of America in Portland for a week starting May 98. About 3000 people are expected, with 100 delegates and 600 alternates for conductors and 260 delegates for the ladies' auxiliary. A souvenir will be printed to promote Portland and Oregon, funded by advertising space from business patrons. Committees cover reception, entertainment, finance, transportation, yards, accommodations, and registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hood
Mount Hood No
Portland
Order of Railway Conductors of America
Oregon
Coman
Flocal
William Dunn
G. W. Duntin
R. &. Blew
W. G. Furnell
J. A. Allison
D. L. Houston
J. McKinney
G. W. Harris
J. W. Crocker
B. A. Clem
F. Wieden
Sam Venich
A. W Zimmerman
William Maher
Ed Lyons
D. Hughes
T. J. Murphy
D. Jones and Co
T. Kingsley
P. H. Tynan
BH. EH. Allen
J. J. Hogan
Military Operations Signal Large Scale Actions Ahead
Army dispatches recount heavy activity near Mukden with 107 000 troops and multiple detachments moving by roads. Russian forces report clashes near Kich Jul while Japanese forces claim repulsing the attack. Korea congratulates Japan on Mukden victory as Poland braces for martial law and foreigners gain half of a new domestic loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Japan
Roeslan
Kich Jul
Korea
Tokyo
Prince Yichalkak
Mukden
Losses Total Rassing in Harbin April Report
Lost 107000, Harbin, April 6. Complete returns received at Headquarters give the total of Rassing losses by killed, wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado Springs
Republian
Henry C. Fi
Pueblo
Montrose
Harbin
Another Brick Likely On Main Street by T C Taylor
Prospect says T C Taylor plans a summer building at the corner of Main and Water streets on his land a two story brick about 50 by 100 feet with the lower floor a single store room to be rented the new brick would adjoin the Smith Crawford building and share a wall interest. Bellano creditor amid estate issues notes Domingo owes $27 million in a separate matter.
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T. C. Taylor
Water and
Main
Main Street
Water Streets
Mr. Taylor
Smith- Crawford
Taylor
Plain Truth About Circulation Dispute Between East Oregonian and Tribune
A sworn statement from E G Nitebrook from Pendleton outlines the past six months of paid and free newspaper mailings by the East Oregonian and the Morning Tribune. It shows March 1905 figures with East Oregonian mailing 555 pounds and Tribune 1747 pounds within Pendleton city limits, contradicting the Tribune’s claim of higher output. The report covers the preceding months and challenges the Tribune’s circulation figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Tribune
Tribune
Nitebrook
Pendleton
East Oregonian
Umatilla
East Oregonian Morning Tribune
Oregon
G. Batabrooke
G. Estabrooke
Ralph Howland
Copy of New York Herald from April 15 1865 details Lincoln assassination
VERIS OLD M Cook notes a South Thompson Street copy of the New York Herald dated April 15 1865. The front page is dominated by the assassination details and the Lincoln news, with editorial comment on the crime and its impact. Also present is Jefferson Davis’s manifesto dated April 6 1865 calling Confederate troops to renewed effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Cook
New York Herald
Lincoln
Jo M M. Cook
South Thompson Street
al Inchan
Jefferson Davis
Danville
Richmond
Truancy Law Enforced As Nearly 100 Children Absent
The school board to act at once to compel attendance of all children required by law. John Halley Jr. named truancy officer begins tomorrow to seek out truants with parental cooperation requested. The law states compulsory attendance for children under 14 during the term, and under 15 if not employed in lawful work.
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John Halley
Trainload of harvesters to be shown at Lewis and Clark expo
Holt Manufacturing Company will exhibit a trainload of 23 harvesters en route to Sherman county wheat fields. The display at the Lewis and Clark exposition will illustrate modern harvesting methods with steam and horse power. Demonstrations claim 70 to 75 acres threshed daily with steam and 20 to 45 acres with horse power, at low costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt Manufacturing Company
Sherman County
Holt Mfg. Company
Stockton
Cal
Ben C. Holt
George M. Crossfield
Wasco
Oregon Daily Journal
Unknown Man Found Truncated in Latin Quarter Butchery
San Francisco authorities pursue a killer after a headless, armless, and legless body is found in the Latin Quarter. Bloodhounds chase a trail through Italian tenements toward Russian Hill while two witnesses in a murder trial remain missing. The dismemberment shows crude knowledge of anatomy, suggesting a brutal, possibly hurried crime committed from behind with no visible bruising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iman
San Francisco
Latin Quarter
Russian Hill
Anclo Brissili
Rosaria Dominin
Frank Gardelli
Annual Mormon Conference Opens in Salt Lake City
The Mormon conference opened with about 10,000 visitors in Salt Lake City. Reed Smoot departed for San Francisco and will miss Sunday votes supporting President Smith. A shooting in Drewsey involved Frank Halliday firing at Annie Acton as they left the T O O F hall. Acton escaped. Halliday was detained but did not appear for a Monday hearing. In Pendleton Ah Lee faces deportation after repeated opium arrests. Eugene Youlse, linked to a suspected murder in Hot Springs, Ark., is reported to have died by action rather than suicide, with $3,000 to $10,000 missing and body marks noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Reed Smoot
San Francisco
Smith
Drewsey
Sheriff Allen
Times-Herald
Acton
Halliday
Justice of the Peace
Barnes Times-Herald
Eugene Youlse
Cripple Creek
Col
Hot Springs
Ark
Strike action at Montgomery Ward hits Chicago workers
In Chicago on April 6 workers at Montgomery Ward & Co. called a strike after the firm refused to arbitrate. The walkout, aimed at garment workers, is expected to spread to express drivers and coat teamsters employed by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Tle Firma
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Chicago Grain Markets
Marseilles
London
Edward
Alexander
Willamette River
Yamhill
Corvallia
Salem Journal
Mukiden
Petersburg
Muk- Linovitch
Tokio
Ching Penotun
Warma
Poland
Treasury
Kirlinghi
Kiehineff
Russia
Togo
Batavia
Java
Midanao
Colorado
Washington
George Avery
Spokane
United States
George H. Baker
Geldendale
Domingo
Bellan
Veris
John Halley, JR
Huron, OR
Ah Lee
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