26 Jan 1905
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
1
Fragmented readable items include state budget talk on treasurer and salary provisions for state officials, a dirty details debate over a reform bill, and a court case on a murder in progress. Also notes on a Nantucket harbor danger, a postponed steamboat schedule, and a Spanish cabinet realignment.
Markets quote May wheat opening at 1.15 percent in Chicago and 1.15 percent in May. Winter wheat at 98 percent, corn at 40 percent, oats opening at 10 percent. Flax priced at 1.14 in San Francisco. Portland and Tacoma wheat values listed for bluestem and valley varieties.
San Francisco January 26. Morgan Smith brother in law of Nan Patterson is being watched after sighting on city streets. Homes of Smith’s friends have been checked without result as authorities seek a witness for Nan Patterson’s next trial.
A movement in Oregon seeks to form Hot Lake county from the eastern Grand Ronde region. Backers argue county removal lowered taxes and value. a Salem trip will press the plan before the counties committee. Voters number about 1607 across 1590 square miles incl Park Cove Telecommunication North Powder Clover Creek Catherine Creek Pyles Canyon Ladd Canyon Medical Springs. Union would lose county seat status if approved. Preliminary hearing in Bedford Ind. for Frank Evans Elmer Browning charged with murder Sarah Schaeffer. about 1000 witnesses have been called and a large crowd attends.
Fire began at 2 pm in Borne & Scrymper oils works on South Street and spread to the Newhall chandler house. Within an hour offices of Mallory, Liner services and White Star Towing burned. Mallory pier threatened. Rio Grande moved to river to avoid flames. Hamilton Tobacco warehouse and Frisco hotel in danger. By 4 pm fire under control. losses put at 300000.
Moscow reports a deadly clash as strikers faced Cossacks with swords, leaving dead and wounded. Across St Petersburg and Riga, thousands quit work, gas works and factories targeted, while proclamations circulate and troops guard facilities amid rising hunger and tightening control.
In St Petersburg on January 26 reports say Father Copon lies wounded at Alofusoff hospital. Trepoff supposedly plans him as a public example after recovery. Trepoff claims no arrests since taking office and warns conspirators cannot plot without restraint. City calm, no signs of renewed disorders.
Portland January 26 conductor A Kleer of the Southern Pacific while crossing Madison street bridge en route home at 10 o'clock last night halted by a highwayman who aimed a revolver at his face. Kiser fired in self defense killing the robber. the shot also clipped his own right hand little finger. Nearby bridge tender witnessed the holdup. Prince Estel-Friedrich of Berlin ill with pneumonia and Crown Prince Frederick William with influenza reported in bulletins.
Ten inches of snow crippled New England traffic as a storm persisted. Four schooners went ashore on Cape Cod during the night as the weather began to abate.
Chicago January 26 Pan-American Bank and savings institution closed its doors with capital at 600000. President Hunt left the city on a New York train. cause of the failure unknown. Washington January 24 senators presented credentials for Senator-elect Sutherland of Tah.
In Walla Walla, January 26, the formal transfer of the narrow gauge railway from the O K N to the W B R N was finalized. J P O'Brien and Joseph McCabe oversaw an inventory of the Mill Creek Valley railway holdings. Plans call for deeds to Portland and transfer to the Northern Pacific via the W B N. Papers for the Turner branch at Dayton are being prepared for a similar turnover in a few days.
Washington reports to the weather bureau indicate the entire orange crop in Northern Florida likely destroyed by a cold wave that swept the state last night. Tree damage noted with Jacksonville at 14 and Tampa at 21 above zero. Mountain Sterling report of Mt. Sterling event follows.
The city council adopted a fire committee report requesting 200 for volunteer firemen salaries and approving payment for first and second assistants at each fire. It calls for bell towers in wards to reach 30 feet. A sewer license was granted to Goodman Thompson. Liquor license transfer sought for Hotel Pendleton owner. Street repairs on Alta Street discussed amid disputes. Supreme Court expansion and new appointees noted with seats set for January 24.
Judge Realty refused the bankruptcy petition by Pacific Dredging Co of Chicago for operations near Salmon City. The firm owed about $6000 to Salmon City residents and claimed the proceedings were filed on trumped up charges to defeat local creditors. Bolee Capital News notes A Mataul Japanese law student at State University leaves studies to return to Japan and pursue a career.
A dispatch from Panama notes yellow fever on the cruiser Boston with several cases including a Japanese mesaman who died, Paymaster Sackett, Lt Leahy, and Dr Kohlhas mildly ill, and three new cases. the Boston is ordered to San Francisco or Bremerton. Also in Washington the Smoot inquiry sees Attorney Taylor contest church authority while defending obedience to the law. Senator Warren’s daughter Helen marries Capt John Pershing. Pershing named military attache to Tokyo.
The House river and harbor committee reversed its prior stance and approved an Oregon focused package. Senator Fulton lobbied amid protests from Oregon elites and business bodies, securing funds for Columbia River mouth, Cellio Canal, Columbia Jetty, Portland to sea river works, Cascades, Willamette area, upper Columbia Snake, Oregon coast harbors, Coquille River, and related contracts. The Portland Open Air Sanitarium for consumptives also opens with excess demand.
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