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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
1
Last night the council grappled with work licenses and street directions as members debated labor practices and budget shortfalls. Officials approved bond conditions for licensees, sworn in police and watchmen, and discussed reducing street department costs amid ongoing staffing and supply issues. A steamship accident near Congo river reported with unclear details.
City officials report widespread repairs nearly complete with minor lumber needs. A looming price drop in spring may ease costs, as contract letting remains tabled until lumber demand returns. New license ordinance framing moves to the ordinance committee for review before potential adoption. In Trenton, the New Jersey Horticultural Society opens its 29th annual meeting with fruit and flower exhibits at the state house.
A permanent city commission to regulate theaters and entertainment venues was proposed by Councilman Bentley at the Portland council meeting. The plan follows the Chicago Iroquois theater disaster and aims to ensure compliance with all safety laws and ordinances. The commission would include representatives from the city council, executive board, Builders' and Architects' associations, and Fire Chief Campbell, with powers to inspect, investigate, and enforce safety at theaters and former emergency apparatus. The city would station at least one fire guard at each theater during performances, with costs borne by theater management.
At the annual meeting in Chicago stockholders voted to raise Swift & Company capital stock from 25 million to 26 million dollars. The new stock will be issued to expand in acquiring wholesale distributing markets and refrigerator cars. The firm reported profits of about 8 million dollars on annual sales approaching 200 million dollars.
In New York on January 7 brokers viewed a dividend issue as unlikely to resume. About 600 million in alumina holdings were split among 40,000, with public shares trading around 50. Traders expected adjustments to preferred dividends while the morning rose briefly, amid broader market tensions and international developments touching Britain and the Philippines.
Perry Heath appeared at the Tribune office claiming he had just returned from Denver and did not evade service. U.S. Marshal Heyward said he sought Heath a week earlier for a Brooklyn witness in the Dreggs case, returning the subpoena marked no service. Heath is said to be in hiding at Senator Kearnes’s home amid ongoing Bristow report controversies and political tension.
Representatives of Retail Liquor Dealers association and Knights groups meet at Palace hotel to discuss unifying organizations. Aimed at protecting dealer interests in legislation, the conference begins with plans for two days of discussions on public health, sanitation, and medical topics, amid Michigan officials and university scientists.
President Harriman accepted Hurts resignation today and elected a successor. The Dalles Chronicle notes a savings bank check found in Pendleton and advises the finder to prove ownership and claim the value. Danish government census work reported in Portland.
Minnesota seeks an injunction to prevent the Northern Securities Company from influencing or controlling the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads. Attorneys for Minnesota cite 3,000,000 acres of public lands at stake and warn consolidation could block land development. securities counsel argue the consolidation is essential for eastern trade and national reach.
A boiler blast on a British vessel kills 43 crew members and injures several others. Early reports from Hobart indicate the ship Wallaron and its captain Manthe ge tnland are involved, with authorities noting a single boiler fire as the cause and the total death toll likely including other crew.
Portland January 7 Harvey W Boot telegraphed that the separate committee should be agreed to report unanimously in favor of the Lewis and Clark exposition appropriation bill.
Kansas City January 7 The Star today quotes National Committeeman RK Hearny as stating that the senator section secured for the presidency Tuesday text.
Washington reports indicate Japan may land an army of 360 men in Korea as tensions rise in the region. Russian marines have moved overland to Seoul to protect lives and property amid disturbances, while Chinese officials in Pekin fear imminent war with Japan and communicate with viceroys by coded telegraph.
Baker City January 7 The Armstrong appeal advances as Judge Robert Eakin signs the bill of exceptions. Attorneys now prepare to go before the supreme court. Seventeen days remain to stay execution yet lawyers doubt the date of January 22 seals his fate.
Two armed robbers killed Motorman Gleason and mortally wounded Conductor Shan ton when a revolver failed during a street car hold up in Salt Lake City at midnight on January 7. Police link the crime wave on the east side to soldiers at Fort Deaugiase.
City news from New York reports a wreck on the King's County Elevated road at Willam…jrit kina avenue. Yardmaster John Sullien switch man James O'Brien and foreman William Ferguson died. Several more injured. the crash caused fire and panic. cars were dropped into the street and torn from the structure. twenty injured sent to hospitals.
In Topeka Jan 7 the coroner's jury for Whorhouses county convened to investigate yesterday's Rock Island wreck. They met in an office above the undertaker's where ten witnesses lie in wait. Twenty witnesses including the engineer of the fatigated train are examined as blame is cast by his captors.
Walla Walla January report by Experts Buchanan and Clark on the county books after seven months finds no defalcations or crank work. The examination covers years back with errors blamed on officials, but no significant cases emerge. The logly volume yields a lengthy document to be presented to the two county commissioners.
The Kamelip Oregon arrived overnight in Portland after years away. Under charter to the Oregon and California Railroad company it will operate the San Francisco route while the steamships Columbia and George W. Rider undergo overhaul.
A correction clarifies that George W. Robinson of Echo was the defendant in the divorce court, not A W Robinson as previously stated. The note defends Robinson as a well known Echo merchant and contrasts misnaming with a caution about careless typing.
Washington dispatches report a naval blockade around San Domingo with ports closed except San Domingo. ships from Western Hemisphere given 30 days to clear and longer windows for others. uncertainty at high levels over US recognition and policy. Senator Platt assures Roosevelt solid New York backing for 1904 convention and fall election. Smoot expulsions discussed. cotton boll weevil fight highlighted with $200,000 allocated for experiments.
Portland prepares to host delegates for the National Livestock convention next Tuesday. Local committees have completed their work, funding is near, and city guides are ready to assist visitors. An estimated portion of attending stockmen will travel from Multnomah and nearby counties to enjoy the convention and related programs, with reduced rail rates offered by the OR & N.
A Mulligan proprietor of the St George restaurant reported an overcoat stolen from the rear of the dining room. The thief, 8, claimed to have bought the coat from a stranger after being arrested last night by authorities.
Ruth Cleveland daughter of Grover Cleveland died at home in Princeton New Jersey from diphtheria after a period of illness. The infant, born during the White House years in 1891, had been frail from birth and suffered through a challenging decline in early childhood.
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