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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1904
Page
1
Widespread strike action across cities including Chicago and New York drives talks of arbitration. Retail and butcher unions unite pressure on packers as clashes erupt and preparations for arbitration intensify. Reported outbreaks of unrest and plant closures mirror broader labor tensions across the season.
War notes from St. Petersburg report minor outpost clashes and naval delays as Russian volunteer ships face restrictions. Officers Kuropatkin plans to fight within four days, while Dardanelles passage terms require no arms, commercial flag, and separate sailing intervals. first vessel due tomorrow.
The International Typographical Union session in St. Louis today sustained Indianapolis as the town for next convention and rejected a proposal to pay seven dollars weekly strike benefit. Columbus is favored for the next convention city.
Nelson P Wheeler of Forest County Pennsylvania bid on the Grand Ronde Indian reservation lands in Oregon city. He secured the south half totaling 16423 acres at over four dollars an acre with bids up to 11.75 per acre on select tracts represented by W N Jones of Multnomah County.
Constantinople Aug 10 The Porte informs Minister Leishman it will give a favorable reply to American representations within a day or two on the school question and other disputes. Leishman reports the porte promised an answer at once and a favorable communication may be expected within 48 hours. American squadron bound for Smyrna passed the straits this afternoon as tensions ease. The government wireless Colegraph system from Nome Alaska to St Michaels has been opened.
Judge Alton C Parker is formally nominated by the Democratic National Convention at Rosemount Esopus. Congressman John Sharp Williams delivers the notification speech amid a large gathering of party leaders and guests. Parker vows not to seek a second term, citing duty to preserve institutions over personal ambition.
Harney County irrigation project on the Silvies river has been abandoned after the reclamation service found water supply insufficient. The plan to dam the river and reclaim land near the Bilview area was deemed not feasible. Local hopes dampened as private irrigation may proceed in part.
Reports from the Northwest cut wheat optimism and trigger a cash market drop in Chicago on August 10. Old September futures slid from 103 to 92 1/2 cents, then to 101 1/2 cents. corn fell to 59 1/2 cents. The piece also notes W R Mans on, a millionaire engraver, committed suicide by poison, age 41, despondent over illness and linked to his family's business.
In Pueblo California on August 10 J W Miller a former empleyer shot and killed his wife tried to kill his daughter and then committed suicide this morning. The couple had quarreled leaving ten children as orphans.
Former French Premier Waldeck-Rousseau dies after attempting suicide amid ill health. He had faced illness recently and died in Parly on August 10.
Meeting in Ontario yesterday reported 40,000 of 90,000 stock shares subscribed as of now and a majority expected by August 20. Project aims to irrigate Malheur valley land to serve up to 200,000 people with a government ditch ready to unite private ditches under one system. Prominent speakers included F. H. Newel and Portland Commercial Club members. attendees from Oregon and Idaho met amid strong enthusiasm.
Government moves to outfit a wireless station at Farallones off San Francisco following Wireless Telegraph Commission recommendations. The plan, approved by the president, targets 2100 miles range to Honolulu and potential relay from Nantucket shoal as weather conditions allow.
John Mitchell of the Americanized Mine Workers attends a session of the International Mineral Congress in Paris on Aug 10, following yesterday’s Labor Exchange gathering. He is a noted labor leader in the mining sector.
In Glasgow on Aug 10 Clyde shipbuilders are urged to bid swiftly for the construction of British battleships that aim to surpass all others. Mamie Gilroy, a noted actress and manager from New York, heads Lieut. Diwonsae.
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