03 Aug 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1904
Page
1
A hastily convened Oregon meeting in Pendleton elected temporary chair Harry Gaines and named E L Smith as organizer to unite Eastern Oregon. Delegates from multiple counties gathered to discuss commercial and industrial needs, urging freight advantages and a stronger market reach for regional produce.
Chicago reports a serious situation as striking workers confront packers over non-union imports. Donnelly predicts the strike will last long but victory for the strikers appears inevitable amid mass meetings and angry demonstrations. Probate Judges' meeting opens in Charlevoix with about 100 members and convention business scheduled. Robbers hold up a saloon in Sliver Bow, Montana, while horse theft and getaway on foot follow.
From Mukden reports a Russian girl, Karaim Jewess known as Michael Smolko, led Cossacks in reconnaissance against Japanese positions. She dressed as a man at age 20 and volunteered for dangerous work, guiding a small party that gathered crucial intelligence and repelled looted cattle being moved by Chinese auxiliaries.
Indiana Democrats at Indianapolis convention name John W. Kern of Indianapolis for governor and Wardner Stevens for lieutenant governor. The platform omits gold and industries Parker and Davis and the full St Louis platform.
Mrs Maybrick departed last night with multiple trunks bound for Maure nione and likely to board the St Paul or the Kaiser Wilhelm for an Atlantic crossing to America. The precise plans remain unclear as she travels with several trunks and public notices.
The passage notes a shift in physiognomy across portraits and old books, with a move from a jetout, plethoric, muscular man to a thinner, more alert type. It asserts the modern race is keener, leaner, and less coarse than older pioneers who founded the country, in a discussion titled Aspects of Social Evolution.
An observer describes Cardinal Vaughan's hat suspended high on the left band elite of Westminster Cathedral and notes the custom that cardinal hats hang until they turn to dust, symbolizing rank. A stray line mentions sixty thousand cows idle in Pennsylvania due to a fodder shortage.
A chaotic World War I era dispatch reports a disastrous Russian retreat from Haceng towards Anschanchan with hunger heat and fatigue plaguing troops. Japanese advances push near Tomu Cheng as Kasuga rumored sunk and six field pieces along with prisoners captured. Casualties and logistics strain cited as a grim front unfolds.
Chicago reports six men held on suspicion in a central robbery. Two tracked from the scene to a West Side house. Passengers and train crew summoned to identify suspects as investigations continue.
Prosecuting Attorney G W Phelps says the suit of O Ho No company against Umatilla county to annul the $12 000 per mile assessment, raised from $4000, will be heard in Circuit Judge Ellis' court late this month with a likely Supreme Court appeal in November. Phelps traveled to Pendleton to discuss the railroad matter and will return to Heppner tonight.
Washington reports a surge in flour consignments to Japanese ports due to the Husuo war. Over half a million dollars worth of flour sailed from Pacific points in the year ending June 20, exceeding the prior year. Portland Seattle and Tacoma shipments to Oriental ports totaled 25,438,704 barrels, up from 1,770,? barrels.
San Francisco on August 8 reports a vital wheatgrowers meeting this afternoon. Representatives from the wheat industry discussed ways to increase the crop and boost gluten content. Speakers warned that crops are declining and gluten is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Parsons Kansas August 3 The Katy operators strike continues effective. One freight train did pass today while all passenger trains remain delayed by four to five hours.
The LO PF and Kalghta building contract was let in Athena for 7415.21 designed by T. F. Howard. Dan Mays to handle concrete brick plumbing and stone cutting for 3815. Ground broken Monday, aims to be ready for occupancy by November 1. Terhune Norville to complete carpentry for 31821. Forster planing mill to do mill work for 1075.86. Building touted as finest fraternity house in Oregon or Washington outside Seattle Tacoma Spokane and Portland.
A commemorative event marks the centenary of the Indian powwow that gave Council Bluffs its name. Historians recount the 1804 Fort Calhoun meeting between Merriweather Lewis and William Clark with local and state societies noting the west of the Missouri milestone. The city across the river now numbers about 2610 residents.
William H. Hussey of Dixie, near Walla Walla, died in the local hospital yesterday afternoon after years of illness. Born July 28, 184?, in Sangamon County Illinois, he came to Oregon in 1805 and lived in Linn County. He married Emma Jowls in 1804 and is survived by his widow and eight children.
In Umatilla county yesterday eighty thousand bushels changed hands with Club at 60 cents and Bluestem at 65 cents. Most grain sold was Club and 90,000 sacks bought at 60 cents. Fifteen thousand bushels of Bluestem brought around 65 cents. Farmers are finishing harvest and sellers expect several hundred thousand more bushels disposed before week’s end.
The Public Lands division of the General Land Office reports approval of five seventh for patenting and notes substantial increases in letters and decisions over the prior year. It records homestead actions across multiple states and large grazing land dispositions under the Kincaid bill, including Minnesota Chippewa and Grande Ronde tracts.
A peculiar curio in Hose's confectionery window resembles a large natural snake. A maple root about four feet long coils like a snake with a rattlesnake head. Marshal Way plans sending the specimen to a museum where it will attract attention. Yinkow has opened to all neutral chips and commerce except contraband traffic.
Pendleton welcomed Lieutenant General Adan G. Chaffee as he arrived for a brief visit, praising his rural Oregon impressions and noting his warm, approachable manner. The general spoke of inspecting Fort Walla Walla and lamented missing the Oregon militia encampment, while expressing admiration for the region’s wheat belt and prosperity. He has risen from the ranks to lead the Army as a respected field commander.
Delicate two layer wood cards sold at the St Louis fair feature a playful wood themed legend printed on the back. The multi wood puns reference oak pine and cedar with light humor about prices and fun, signed by Hickory Hemlock.
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