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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1903
Page
1
Judge Kirk appoints Smith as receiver amid a $70,000,000 bondholder protection dispute in the Maine to California shipbuilding scandal. Directors resign amid accusations of insolvency and failure to safeguard bondholders.
Deputy State Grain Inspector King after a three week tour of the wheat belt estimates the crop at 78 percent of last year and 1e percent of the bumper crop of 1901. Dry weather early in the season caused the decline. In Franklin county about half the crop is ripe and harvesting will start soon. While yield is smaller, quality may be better. A 48 hour rain is the greatest need. Acreage is expected to rise next year as many new farmers break land, especially in the western wheat belt.
Several thousand veterans and families from both sides gathered at Reynolds Grove to begin a three day commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The program featured historic papers by Generals Howard and Heidekoper and concluded with the unveiling of a bronze bust of John Burne, the elderly Gettysburg resident.
Fire in Georgetown, Seattle, destroyed the Lafe Hamilton block, the Scandinavian hotel, and two other buildings. Fire department arrived in time to prevent a general conflagration. Loss set at 2500 dollars.
San Francisco July 1 The Post reports Jesse T. Carr has bought the remaining independent settler on Tule Lake Kalamath county Oregon and plans to close the coast’s largest land deal by selling nearly 5000 acres to a Scotch English syndicate.
A mob surrounded and killed an elderly white woman by club on Sunday night over a robbery motive. Her body was dumped in a hog pen and partially eaten before her daughter found it. The assailants aimed to carry out justice by noon.
A collision between a freight train from Antwerp and a passenger train at Schaerbeek near Brussels left multiple dead and many injured. Early reports cite forty killed and eighteen injured, with subsequent updates indicating 46 fatalities and widespread injuries.
Grain markets report furnished by The Commission Company local manager R L Boulter at 120 Court Street Minneapolis notes weak wheat due to Liverpool inaction and Northwest rains. Cash demand is good. Believes growth downturn already discounted and wheat could be a purchase if further recession hits. Opening prices shown.
A catastrophic explosion at Union Pacific No 1 coal mine in Hanna Wyoming killed 173 to 175 miners and left many others trapped. A rescue party with doctors nurses and special trains arrived as surface crews battled fumes and fire in the under workings.
In Heppner July, the last recovery from the disaster is Mrs. Clarence Andrews of the Swaewert family found in a water pool in front of William Dutton's residence two miles below town. Decomposition was evident but identity clear. Ground crews expand to a second search while relief work continues.
Washington reports a Malta based scheme extending to the Philip Pires Dr Domine, arrest of Domine on charges from fraud to sedition. The Union Obrera labor union fronts as a real group, while Dominiro allegedly kept sixty percent of profits from wiring stocks, borrowing from companies, and diverting funds to his own use.
The Chicago area endures extreme heat with oppressive air. Reports indicate devices causing hardship for the elderly and children in crowded districts. Simultaneously the 1963 nuts shipment from the Amazon valley shows roughly equal distribution between Europe and the United States.
Spokane on July 1 reports the striking telephone girls aligned with the Western Conference of Telephone Operators in San Francisco. Citizens threaten a general boycott of Pacific States lines if demands are not granted, while supporters back the strikers to end stringent rules on dress and appearance.
Salem July 1. Attorneys and assessors debate whether land sold by the state to individuals is taxable before the deed is issued. Attorney General Crawford says neither the deed nor the certificate of sale is taxable until the deed is recorded. He notes the purchaser holds only an equity, while the state retains legal title until full payment. He suggests a potential future law could tax such lands, but none exists now.
A July cloudburst drenched Medford and Everett Pennsylvania flooding homes and forcing families from their houses. Electric plants and railway tracks were submerged leaving towns in darkness for the night as details remained scarce.
Governor received telegram that a mob broke into a guardhouse and hanged a Black man accused of murder last Sunday near Columbia. The incident followed a dinner with his family in Newport on July 1. Sir Thomas Lipton, aboard Erin, arrived and will witness the race between the Columbia Constitution and Reliance.
Thirteen thousand miners walked out for ten days after wage scale talks with owners failed. Union miners demand an eight hour day with semimonthly pay, lower powder and mine supply prices, and improved car and service for returning workers. Nonunion men may return to work but strikes and shortages loom.
Chicago July 1 union warns of a water supply strike affecting over 200,000 residents. Workers seek monthly wage increases from 68 to 976. requests sent to the city finance committee five weeks ago with no action. The panel and arbitration court face a Friday adjournment deadline. non civil service workers would not be offered appointments.
In Washington the Harmonyites faction claims complete control as Governor Cumming dictates committee formations and a new slate for the Republican state convention. The Congress delegation resists, seeking modification of the platform and Hepburn as permanent chairman, while no compromise is offered on key resolutions.
In Washington on July 1 the Groff Brothers were arraigned in the effewit court and pleaded not guilty to two indictments alleging giving Delben and conspiring. Machen, former superintendent of the free delivery service, was arraigned in criminal court charged with conspiracy to defraud and with accepting tribes. Reading of indictments was waived and Machen pleaded not guilty.
Testimony opened as Koappy mother described her son being kicked on the head and losing memory after the incident. The defense and prosecution prepared questions as the case proceeds, with witnesses expected to detail events surrounding the alleged attack.
President Roosevelt plans active role in a July community event on Bagamore Hill arranged by neighbors with a fireworks display. A destructive fire in Illinois destroys a depot and several buildings. two nearby elevators burn, causing about $100,000 in damage. officials respond with a special train.
The Amalga mated Association of Sirect Mailway Employes voted to strike the morning of July 4 if demands from weeks ago are not met. John Mitchall will address the men tonight. Washington July 1 John Barrell of Oregon is named minister to the Argentine Republic, replacing William Lord due to old age.
Detectives Hawley and Jones of Los Angeles arrived today with extradition papers for Fiser and two others connected to the $16,000 Melrose hotel robbery in Chicago. Four largest bottles were completed at Aliida Glass works, Alltop, with the largest capacity 2 feet 2 inches.
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