Port battles and troops shift amid Russian force losses
Reports note a clash near Port Arthur with Russian detachments missing after a sortie from the fortifications. Japanese naval action and land advances are described as pressuring the Russian position around Port Arthur, while a separate dispatch mentions 20,000 sailors guarding the line and renewed activity in the Chinese theater. Also covered are cherry juice shipments to California and the Odd Fellows lodge installation in Pilot Rock.
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Largest whalebone cargo arrives in Seattle from Nome
The Alaska Commercial Company's steamer St. Paul reached Seattle with a record shipment of 132 bales of 1-foot whalebone weighing 100 pounds each. Valued at 466000 dollars, the cargo from Nome is consigned to Ralph Bloom & Co. and H. Liebes of San Francisco after the sun was taken from six whales including the Alexandria and the Jeannette.
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Alaska Commercial Company
St. Paul
Nome
Ralph Bloom & Co
H. Liebes
San Francisco
Alexandria
Thomas McNutt Dies Former La Grande Inspector
The death of Thomas McNutt, formerly inspector of the La Grande district, is reported from Glenwood Springs Colorado. He was transferred there last December after Asa B Thompson left the land office. His family had lived in Indiana during his western tenure.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Thomas McNutt
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Asa B. Thompson
West
Oregon
Colorado
Indiana
Confessed to Murder Led to West Coast Arrest
Walla Walla report says Frank Hottman, arrested on Kansas City orders, confessed aiding the Kansas City murder of Charles Myers on May 11. Myers was killed with Mrs Myers. Hottman held the victim while she slit his throat. He then fled west as a detective heads east with him. Also notes Theresa Wagner, 74, of Davenport, who hanged herself last evening after tying a cord to her bed.
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Walla Walla
Frank Hottman
Kansas City
Charlies Myers
Hottman
Mrs. Myers
Myers
Davenport
Wash
Theresa Wagner
Portland Financier P F Morey Dies Suddenly
Portland financier P F Morey a financial agent of General Electric died last evening from the heart ailment. The veteran executive was well known in local business circles and had long served as a trusted officer and stakeholder within prominent organizations. He was 58 at the time of his death. Local officials and peers expressed condolences and noted his contributions to industry and civic causes.
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Portland
P. F. Morey
General Electric Company
Fire on Victoria Island destroys grain under high winds
A grain fire on Victoria Island, started by a harvesting crew on 8 acres leased from the Victoria Island Company, spread amid high winds. Water was poured into ditches and a levee cut to flood the land. 100 acres burned yesterday, with 400 to 600 more at risk. A dredger will seal the flood as water fills the area to extinguish the blaze. Senator W M Pierce of Oregon is not available for comment.
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Oregon Daily Journal
Stockton
Cal
Victoria Island
Sacramento River
Pierce Brothers
Lsland
Supreme Court of California
O. D. Elgan
Victoria Island Company
W. M. Pierce
Oregon
California
Democratic convention mulls trust plank and finance
St Louis dispatch describes a chaotic session at the Democratic National Convention. Delegates clash over a trust plank and whether to include a financial plank on tariffs and the income tax, with Hill and Bryan at the center of the dispute. The committee plans a unanimous platform but members warn of divisions if finance is ignored.
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Samuel Sale
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William J. Bryan
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David Hennett
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Parker
Scripps News
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Missouri
Bryan and Hill clash over platform at Antip Parker clash
In St Louis July meetings Bryan faced a setback on income tax while Hill supported amendments strengthening trust and labor planks. The anti Parker group sought to defeat Parker with Bryan leading efforts to push defeats or new nominations. Bryan remained undecided but allies hailed a significant victory in committee.
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Scripps News
Pendleton Meth Church Plans New Pressed Brick House of Worship
The Pendleton Methodist church trustees plan a new pressed brick church on Main and Water Streets within a year or two. Estimated at 20000 dollars, the project includes a parsonage site and a sale of the Thompson Street property to aid the building fund. The old church site will be sold after completion.
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Methodlat Church of
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Methodrate
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Awelt
Street Repairs After Sunday Rain Estimated at 150
Street Commissioner Brown says repairs from Sundays heavy rain cost about 150 to 160 dollars with work on sewer trenches expected. Final amount uncertain as loose dirt settles and additional filling may be needed.
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Brown
Gone After Crosson Charged Actor Seized by Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakley went to Boise to bring back C. M Crosson the actor charged with larceny by bailee. The traveling company from Frazer theater accuses Crosson of leaving with 60 dollars in cash and 60 dollars worth of clothing belonging to fellow members. Blakley expected back with his prisoner tonight or tomorrow morning.
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Crosson
Joe Blakley
Boise
C. M Crosson
Frazer Theater
Blakley
Kaw River Flood Destroys Homes In Kansas City Area
Kansas City and Kaw floodwaters force seven thousand refugees from their homes as the Kaw overflows near the Missouri Pacific bridge. Rail service across southern and western Kansas is demoralized by washouts and overflowing rivers.
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Kansas River
Kamsee City
Kaw
Union Station
Armourdale
Kan
Gilbert
Secretary of War
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Wesr
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Chicago Grain Update July 8
Chicago market notes show July opened 02 percent, then 10 percent, now 14 percent and 89 percent. July corn opened 50 percent and closed 48 percent.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Indian Christian Services At Umatilla Camp Ground
Presbyterians of the Umatilla Reservation plan a Sunday afternoon service at the camp grounds along the Umatilla River. Rev. J C Cornelison says the event will be in the Indian tongue at the request of leading Indians in charge. About 65 Presbyterians are on the reservation. the gathering will include songs, speech, and Bible reading. Friends are invited to attend. Also noting that in seven years 16 boys drowned at Trenton New Jersey in a Delaware River swimming hole near Devil's Rock. a subscription raised funds to dynamite the rock from bedrock on July 4.
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Camp Ground
J. C. Cornelison
Umatillas
Umatilla River
Hunday
Umatillan
Trenton
N. J
Devil's Rock
Delaware River
Penrose Named Apostle in Deseret News Church
Salt Lake reports July appointment of Charles Penrose editor of the Deseret News as a Mormon church apostle following the death of Apostle Woodruff. The move widens leadership as church figures confirm the succession plan.
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Charles Penrose
Deseret News
Woodruff
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