02 Jan 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1904
Page
1
Fragmented wartime bulletin reports wary predictions of conflict between Russia and Japan, Korea and China, with ships, evacuations, and diplomatic moves noted. Mentions Nagasaki, Manchuria, and the czar amid claims of impending war. stock market and shipping activity also referenced.
The director received plans for a nearly 50 000 square foot Russian pavilion at the World’s Fair. It features a distinctive Byzantine style with a hexagonal tower, battlements, and an arcade walk. Separate smaller structures will form a unified design, rising to a tall central feature in white, with a curved, rambling layout. Do not pay expenses for the Washington trip. Chief Peo and Whitman from Nez Perce ended a Spokane visit. a planned meeting with Chief Joseph was deemed inadvisable due to expense and timing.
Omaha January first 1900 or 2 President Burt of the Union Pacific tendered his resignation. He cites reasons but the company will settle the issue soon. Burt has served in executive rail operations thirty years without rest or recreation.
A six member Japanese language class teaches reading writing and speaking English three times weekly at the M E Church. The boys aim to become missionary teachers, assisted by LH Lee Mise Bayer deaconess EB Ray Jones French Mise Rosine Epple and Roland Oliver, with six active instructors guiding them.
Richard Steen arrives from Snake River ranch to tend 2200 sheep at Tammany and note winter prospects. The Lewiston valley has seen severe winters, with historic cycles of cold, rivers frozen and dangers to travel. Current forecasts deem this winter favorable, though past decades show deeper cold and hardship for sheepmen.
A report describes a drastic plan to carry out Joby Reynolds execution by electric chair at the state penitentiary. Warden F A Dryden will oversee the process with death carried out by a guard pressing a switch. The exact date and methods remain undisclosed and details are debated among officials.
Fire at the Hark riding school in San Francisco destroyed the building. One man named James Burns, a porter, and four horses were burned to death in the blaze. The cause is under investigation and the extent of damage is being assessed.
Reuters wrap details Chicago’s heavy grief as panicked crowds mourn, with 558 identified dead and 250 funerals held that day. Businesses closed, morgues overwhelmed, and officials report 508 identified up to now while investigations into theater management and ushers proceed amid calls to enforce safety laws.
Yesterday a boy near the Shopaon Perringer rate tank broken thigh during play after jumping from a smith to the bottom of a ditch. He was found in bushes and Henderson was summoned. The injured youth rests as easily as possible after treatment.
The record notes no shortest day in 1004 for the northern hemisphere. It states the sun attained its greatest southern declination at midnight on December 12, with the 2d and 24d equal and slightly exceeded by the viet and 24th.
Rear Admiral Landa telegraphs the navy department that the torpedo boat Tawrdines was rammed by the steamer Olives between Tampa and Havana and is at anchor off the Florida coast. He does not state the damage.
John A Henson the leader of a California and Oregon land ring was arrested in New York on an additional bribery charge and held on bail. Frederick Hyde of San Francisco and Benson were accused of wholesale fraud in Oregon California title schemes. The scheme allegedly defrauded states and government of millions of acres over five years.
County clerk announces start of voter registration for all locally eligible voters as the preparatory step for the upcoming general and presidential race. The process runs in the county, with registration opening Monday and continuing until all voters are registered.
Special Experts begin a formal inquiry into Washington finances after finding books locked in a safe and staff refusing to talk. The interstate commerce commission allegedly handles between 200000 and 400000 dollars annually, with charges of improper expenses amid a historic surge of scrutiny.
Louis M Huson longtime resident of the county died at home at age 67 after a short illness caused by paralysis He was born in New York and lived in the area for years engaging in farming in Helix He led a band of local faculty and was active in community affairs His funeral arrangements were not yet made La Grande Sugar Factory seeks land in Umatilla to grow a beet crop and test a sugar project with potential factory development if successful The inquiry invites land offers and details on the test crop program
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