26 Apr 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1904
Page
1
A badly damaged eas mill arg item has a value approaching one thousand dollars, with the damage noted and the estimate guiding possible repair or replacement decisions.
A state veterinary board meeting in Portland revoked the license of J J Murry for conduct unbecoming a professional after allegations tied to a case involving a Roby and Githens girl in Athena. Murry had sought renewal to practice near Eugene despite his diploma from the American College of Veterinarians.
London reports the bombardment of Niu Chwang by Japanese forces, with the czar recalling Alexieff from the East. The steamer Colon is a total loss after striking rocks near Acajutla. Mis sissippi flood fears rise as the Mis- sissippi reaches 231 feet threatening East St. Louis. A Servian railway strike ends and trains resume service.
A telephone clerk overheard a business talk about a bank and misheard details, sparking a run as customers flooded the Indiana Trust Company with demands. The institution reportedly has a cash reserve of about two million dollars and recent shipments from CinCionelli to Louisville were noted.
Grant Keys of La Grande has been refining an airship and plans to compete in a flying machine contest after the St Laure exposition. He is erecting a shed on Cricket flat near Kirin to assemble parts, aims to race for the fire and pilot the craft from La Grande to arena grounds, and is known as an ex- O R and N foreman.
An incomplete OCR text appears to reference a county clerk, a marriage matter, and an attorney named Mike, with fragments unclear about parties, dates, or outcomes. The passage mentions William and Louisa Williamy and hints at a 19th or early 20th century clerical record without clear actions or resolutions.
Dr. J Christie state veterinarian says 1800 head cattle and horses on Echo and Foster to be dipped immediately. Dip cost 30 cents per head. Indian ponies scatter the disease. Quarantine to start May 1 with stock owners required to dip or face confiscation and killing of noncompliant animals.
Clark F. Nelson owner of Weston brick yards visits the city as the fireskiln is started. Within about ten days the first 2004 of the year’s burning will be ready for shipment. Yard stock holds around 660,000 bricks, with roughly 30,000 removable daily to meet demand. Orders from Walla Walla Milton Athena Heppner Pendleton and Weirton signal stronger building activity and bright prospects for brick sales this season.
The article reports Oregon being divided into two judicial districts with a new examiner’s office at Portland. It notes passage of the military academy appropriation bill with amendments and mentions related federal actions in Washington on April 24 26, including river and harbor issues and an attorney general inquiry into coal trust allegations. The piece also covers Virginia franchise law, Chinese deportation opinions, Smyrna Turkish Greek affray, and naval appropriation debates.
King Edward and Queen Alesandria arrived this morning in London. A London warehouse fire caused about 500 000 pounds in damage to the London and North Western Railway freight warehouse at Aldgate.
Colonel H. E. Dosch, tasked with leading the Oregon exhibit at the St Louis fair, passed through Pondieton last evening en route to select pieces for the Lewis and Clark exposition. He aims to advance Oregon’s display with exhibitions from Portland and other areas as plans begin for the Lewis and Clark event.
April 2 report from Constantinople notes American crew members of the new cruiser Abdul Medjid signing contracts to join the Turkish navy. Captain Anelhmay named Turkish vice admiral and placed at the head of Medjid’s fleet, amid a mobilization of civilians and women. Separate items mention Mother Jones breaking quarantine in Utah and police actions, Kruger rumors in Nice, Watson’s self-formed cabinet in Melbourne, and the World’s Fair commission finalizing preparations for opening day.
The farmer Taffe declares the state board undervalues his land taken for the Portage railway right of way. He refuses to sell at the board’s appraisal, claiming decades of labor and $200,000 in improvements justify a higher price and vows to contest the action. Sheriffs pursue W. Bing for horse theft linked to a Baker City arrest and return of the horse to its owner.
Washington April 2 Real issues surface as Brigham Roberts Amormon Moses Thatcher face church discipline over harmony with church doctrine. Testimony details stay and discuss why Thatcher was declared out of harmony and removed from his church role.
Spokane April 26. BF Sebering an employment agent who used United States mail to lure young girls to houses of ill fame has been found guilty this morning and will be sentenced tomorrow. This is the first conviction in the Spokane case against employment agencies. Six such agencies have been closed in the past two weeks and all will be tried on the same charge. Baseball team members J MetHale Ahaffer Ward Bunkie Spore Hoffmeiuter Clarke Twine Hall Banden and W N Maxwell, part of the Hutte baseball squad, visited Hotel Be George lant ovenloy en route to Spokane from Rutile to face the Spokane team.
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