12 Feb 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1904
Page
1
Fragmentary report from Cleveland details a financier and statesman near death after a period of irritability and weakness. Medical staff administer stimulants and oxygen as efforts to revive him continue. February 12 notes fluctuating condition with hopeful signs and renewed therapy.
Thurlow W Parker, jailed for forgery, tried to escape as the prison train neared the state fair grounds. Two deputies restrained him after he leaped from a car window, his legs gashed by the window blades.
Inland Empire Association opens its first annual convention at Spokane hotel with over 160 delegates. Main business is expanding territory to cover entire region including Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and choosing a new name. Dr De Costa of Rome dies as reports of a clergy controversy surface in Keokuk.
The state convention of the Christian Endeavor Society prepares for a three day session. Finance chief Rev Jonathan Edwards and A C Funk report funds are sufficient though rooms for delegates are scarce. J A Rockwood of Portland says 150 outside delegates will attend. A mass meeting is set for February 21 at the opera house with patriotic talks and civic themes, while EB Ray Jones directs the singing.
A flurry of dispatches from London Berlin and St Petersburg report on the Port Arthur situation Russian indemnity efforts in Constantinople and shifting naval movements. Alarming rumors persist about Japanese advances in Manchuria and various fleets poised for action with no clear outcome as reporters note censorship and conflicting reports.
St Petersburg dispatch reports naval headquarters claim Japanese losses at Port Arthur include casualties and damages. Meanwhile rumors say three Russian cruisers were sunk in the bombardment, with destroyers damaged as ships shelled ports at Port Arthur and Shanghai.
Custom officers on the Majestic found 18 pounds of dynamite in Austrian emigrants trunks on arrival. The owner Ivan Ljubarovic was arrested after 300 detonators were found in his pockets. He claimed travel to Carlsbad and was remanded until February 20.
Albany report says burglars dynamited the safe of John Dugan in the Albany Insurance Building in Dudino ws Center and escaped with about four thousand dollars. Memphis report notes the death of former actress M Patterson, linked to national prominence as the father of Congressman M E Patterson during the Cleveland era.
The state board of charities and corrections will meet in Portland on February 17 and 18 with eminent speakers from distant states. Judge Lindsey of Denver will discuss juvenile court work, while Dr. Samuel Smith and Miss Julia Lathrop will read papers on charity topics. Dr. W. N. Strong and Dr. Woods Hutchinson address prison labor and alcoholism. A deaf mute school exhibit will show training results. A fur theft at Silverfeld's in Portland reports losses of up to $5,000.
In Washington the senate debates pensions for rural carriers with a proposed raise to 3720 a year while removing executive and agents privileges. The river and harbor bill directs unexpended funds to the Sacramento improvements. A Morgan inquiry seeks attorney general steps on the Panama Canal purchase. President approves federal troops for Baltimore. In Indian Territory, investigations into land schemes present grounds for failure to align with law. Deputy Marshals and constables face removal for drunken behavior. central district officials face dismissal.
Cripple Creek Colorado February 13 The district court ordered the jury in the case of Patrick Mullaney against General Bell Governor Chase and Colonel McClelland charged with false imprisonment to bring in a verdict of acquittal This first case marks a practical victory for Governor Chase Seven similar cases involving hundreds of thousands of dollars damages will be carried to a higher court as a result.
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