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25 Aug 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
1
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War bulletin from August wires details a decisive Japanese victory at Port Arthur. The fort No 5 of the Main Fort was silenced after gas was released. Kuropatkin planned an offensive as Japanese forces advance. Russian ships and disarmament actions noted amid warnings from Shanghai and London.
Chairman E B Palmer of the state Republican central committee faces a heavy fine for flagrant violations of the law in a campaign fund scheme. A letter warning postmasters to contribute 100 has been sent, with several copies sent to the U S marshal. Palmer, then in Alaska, will answer upon his return.
A drunken woman, in a personal crisis, fired a 32 caliber pistol at herself last night. She was described as heavily intoxicated and tired of living, yet claimed today she knew not what she did. The bullet pierced her skull at the right temple and exited at the top of the head, but brain injury was not reported.
Gladys Wilson, inmate at a Cottonwood resort, is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the head. The weapon was a .38 caliber revolver. the brain was not pierced. Witness Marie Weltworth says Wilson appeared intoxicated before firing. Wilson later claimed no intent to die. The incident follows escalating disruptions at Ogden Armour yards as striking workers threaten violence and police quell the mob.
Twenty one Baker City saloon keepers were summoned to appear before the Justice of the Peace for violations of Oregon's Sunday closing law. Sheriff Harvey Krown pushes enforcement amid protests from local business owners who oppose the closures, while residents with over a million dollars in property gathered to oppose Sunday restrictions. Corsica ravaged by fire in West Corsica. Alme co destroyed vineyards and forests as crews battle the blaze.
Aug 26 reports three large oil gusher fires near Jennings Louisiana with five additional wells endangered. Local authorities fear flames may spread if winds shift, threatening nearby oil operations and workforce in the district.
Santa Fe main line is out indefinitely due to washouts from severe storms. Flash floods and washouts disrupt miles of track. service in Arizona cannot resume before Saturday. Needles remains shut, trains stranded, and diversions via Barstow/ Southern Pacific affect travelers and schedules.
In Chicago on August 25 Mrs. Mary Fetzer secured a divorce from John Fetzer prominent Union Traction Company financier. The case filed in Judge Brentano's court at 1 am followed a trial starting 10:40 am and concluding 10:80, with a decree signed and a $35,000 alimony awarded. a $20,000 installment also noted.
On August 26 at Portland, 50 Chinese crew members of the Ni comedian butted over a ring. Officers separated them but the melee resumed with decks stained in blood. Police finally subdued the fight by striking the most violent combatant and pushing others overboard. Twenty-two Chinese workers were injured.
Four men drowned in the Whole and Michigan canal while attempting to rescue people from a row boat at Morris, Chicago. The victims were Edward Costello James Rainer James Lenihan and Edward Kelly. The men were sanitary district workers sent to help.
Waornecer Mass Aug 25 Senator Howe had a comfortable night. He ate and rested with prospects for a better day. He remains weak and a change in his work schedule could come at any time.
Salt Lake City August 26 The Utah Republican convention sees Wells seeking a third term as polygamy and anti polygamy factions widen. Compromise candidates include John Cutler and James T Hammond. Gentiles back Wells while the polygamists gain in influence though the main clash remains internal and not public.
In San Francisco on August 26 Jeffries and Munroe rested and prepared for a bout. Munroe feels the clinch rule and breakaway stipulation gives him a favorable edge as betting odds hold at 100 to 35 with low action. The fighters show good spirits and plan light training today.
United States Consul General Heacktah Gudger and Chief Sanitary Officer Gorgias and Admiral Kenny have sailed for New York. Gudger plans to stump Indiana for Roosevelt while Gorgias seeks materials to improve health on the isthmus. Ships sailed without cargoes due to a settlers and dock labor strike, with owners warning they will not yield to strikers demands.
Engineers seek new reservoir site for the Umatilla project withdrawing lands in Morrow county to avoid entry during surveys. John T. Whistler of the reclamation service says the move aims to reserve land for later entry and warns it may not cover all drawn lands. Meanwhile the Malheur Water Users Association reports most stock subscribed and a permanent organization is assured with about 50,000 acres pledged for water use.
Portland Aug 25 The Mining Congress adopted a plan to revise Alaska mining location laws allowing one man to lay out two mineral sections per creek by power of attorney to curb mass staking. It urged Congress to establish an assay office in Portland and to align land patent records with wiring documents. Bowers of Salt Lake backed Salt Lake City as permanent headquarters while El Paso contests the next meeting site.
Portland deniers plan a suit to test the Oregon local option law. They aim to restrain Multnomah County from issuing notices for the local option election in any precincts as part of a constitutional challenge forthcoming in Portland on August 26.
Four Tiallans suspected of highway robbery were arrested near Little Falls New Jersey after a failed resistance. Residents nearly mobbed the captives as they were brought to town for processing.
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