Pendleton Fourth of July Celebrations Impress Crowds
The Pendleton Fourth of July observance drew several thousand spectators despite heat and a late Portland train. A parade led by Sheriff Taylor and Eagles' bands opened at the depot, followed by a court house program featuring the Goddess of Liberty Nellie McMullen and remarks by Judge Lowell. Afternoon street athletics and a bronco busting tournament drew large crowds, with notable events including horse performances and local race winners.
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Thaw Defenders Tighten Case as DA Seeks Evidence
New York report says District Attorney seeks evidence that Harry Thaw incited hatred toward his wife. It notes Thaw rebuked any man who spoke to his wife in public, with a restaurant keeper banning him from dining there. Friends of Thaw’s father in Pittsburgh pledge aid. The trial's first night drew attention as the witness list grows.
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Chicago Sailor Dies by Suicide Aboard Majestic
F N Woodruff a Chicago sailor aged 36 killed himself on the seaboard steamer Majestic which arrived today July 2. He cut his throat and was buried at sea. The motive remains unknown.
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New York
F. N. Woodruff
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Chicago Wheat Market Report July 5 Opening Prices
Chicago July 5 Wheat opened at 79 7 8 clowed 78 1 4, corn opened at 2 3 8 and closed at 51 7 8, oats opened at 36 5 8 and closed at 38 3 8.
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Oregon sur veyor general Henry Mel drum convicted
Portland reports Henry Mel drum former United States surveyor general in Oregon convicted November 19 1904 on 21 counts of forging land affidavits. He was sentenced to fines totaling 5250 and to three years imprisonment on McNeil's loan. He remains released on bond pending a motion to appeal.
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Henry Meldrum
United States
Oregon
McNeil
Real estate man Callan dies after swindle charges
Frank D. Callan, head of a major Chicago realty firm, died by his own hand amid criminal charges over a $100,000 misappropriation scheme said to target women wage earners. Nellie Alpine filed suit. largest claim listed at 7400. A physician arrived as Callan attempted asphyxiation before taking his life. In Washington, experiments on water sterilization for soldiers proceed, with portable devices to heat water using wood or petroleum fuels.
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Chicago
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Washington, D. C
Castro resumes presidency in Venezuela after two months
President Castro resumes duties after retirement more than two months ago and relieves Vice President Gomez who had acted as president during the interim. No national upheaval accompanies the change, with calm transfer of power amid reports of external threats and internal tensions.
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San Franciscans reopen bars after Fourth of July calm
The Teoponitu Sa Praneised slots in San Francisco, shut since a quake and fire under Mayor Schmiltz, were reopened today after deeming them safe. Police say order kept crowds orderly amid celebrations. saloons drew steady patronage without serious disturbances.
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Extreme Heat Hits Cities Across The Region
Reports from La Grande and neighboring towns say heat peaked yesterday with Pendleton Huntington Baker City and La Grande around 100 to 105 degrees. Portland and Willamette Valley also scorched. Cleveland establishes a municipal laundry.
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Willamette Valley
Cholera Crisis and Canal Commission Shuffles
Cholera cases rise in the city with 29 new infections and 24 deaths in four hours while provinces report 12 cases and five deaths. The situation is later described as improved and authorities say scenes are controlled. Panama is also shown reorganizing the canal commission and noting presidential appointments including Wickersham Bristol and a territorial judge roles in Alaska and Shanghai.
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Nith
Robert Smoberts
Hart
Explosion injures Chicago official at vault office
In Chicago on a July morning, T. Goodrich, head of the Peoples' Soa & SeCODA, opened a vault boss's office when an explosion occurred. He was taken to a hospital, severely injured and fatally insured.
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Chicago
He. T. Goodrich
Soa & Secoda
Toadrich
Fourth of July Celebration in Port orderly and peaceful
City crowds celebrated with little disorder as thousands watched parades and fireworks. In police court Judge Fitz Gerald sentenced six intoxicated men, five white and one Indian, to five dollars or three days each for drunkenness.
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Hood
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Indhan
Railroad to be built from Sumpter to Columbia and Snake
The Eastern Oregon Railroad & Power Co is incorporated to build a line from Sumpter to the Columbia River between Umatilla and The Dalles and another from Sumpter to the Snake River near Huntington to connect with Harriman lines. Capital stock set at 25,000 dollars.
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Saleom-Eastern Oregon Railroad & Power Company
W. EB. Hurd
Anthony Mohr
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Dalles
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Snake
Harriman
Crow Reservation Lottery Draw In Montana Selection
Crow land lottery in Custer County Montana proceeds with a government run draw by a commission including W A Richards Marth Maginnis and William J Sohniager. Tickets shuffled and numbers drawn by Owen Williams foreman at Cue Montana with participants from Chicago Nebraska Wyoming and Montana. First woman to draw was Mrs Joseph Artery of Butte and the numbers range from five to six hundred eighty seven.
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Cheyenne
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Gerald Grady
Edward Geckar
Horace Williston
Somberong
Owen B. Wiliams
Aoe
Walla Walla Assessor Reports Higher Valuation
Walla Walla values rise in 60 percent base real property assessment. Total value listed at 6,104,057 for real and personal property, up from last year. Personal property at 1,626,206 vs 1,521,717 prior year. Real property 4,027,881 up from 2,916,? last year.
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Farmers of Bright and Green valley to sell wheat bulk
In Ephrata Washington on July 5 farmers of Bright and Green valley announce granary construction for the coming season. They decide to sell wheat only in bulk and will ship via the town with the elevator to secure the trade.
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Bright and Green Valley
Standard Oil on Defensive in Anti-Trust Cases
Prosecutor presses information against John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil operators for violation of trust laws in the Alton Rebate Case postponed after the death of Judge Lanidie. Congress adjourns with rail rate and Panama Canal issues disposed. Senators Fulton and Ankeny travel home, leaving a nation weary but relieved. Local notes report school district growth and nurse wage updates.
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Oregon
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Mutinous Riots at Vladivostok Surge in July Turmoil
Reports from Vladivostok and nearby cities on July 5 describe mutinous soldiers rioting in streets and fleets with flares and artillery. In St Petersburg, Grand Duke Nicholas dismissed generals to curb disloyalty as peasants demand crown lands valued at 2.5 billion dollars. Police sergeants killed in Warsaw as terrorists strike.
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Disturbance leads to jail or fine for two Baker youths
Judge Fitz Gerald sentences James Baker and Henry Baker to twenty days in jail or a forty dollar fine after they were found guilty of creating a disturbance on Cottonwood Street. Tom Scott, his wife, and Bert Bowers testified that the Baker brothers and two others attacked Scott as he sat with his family, injuring him in the street.
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James Baker
Henry Baker
Tom Scott
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Bert Bowers
Hove
Fitz Gerald
Heat Wave Threatens Walla Walla Crops In Early Harvest
Reports from Gardena and Walla Walla County describe a record hot spell with gale winds in the valley. Grain and crops suffer damage on exposed Eureka flat while foothills barley heads and haying advance. overall valley prospects show a bumper harvest despite pockets of danger and delayed hay harvest in some regions.
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