22 Jul 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1904
Page
1
Oregon faces debates over tolls and road funding as resources constrain transportation projects. Officials consider user fees and bonds to expand highways while balancing fiscal limits and environmental reviews. Community groups advocate for transparent plans and accountable use of revenue.
The Oregon Information Bureau exhibits reveal rich mineral resources across the state. Visitors praise irrigationless grain and grass yields, with showcases from Umatilla, Freewater, Athena, and Southern Oregon mines. Officials plan a permanent county exhibit and push for broader display at Portland.
Labor leader in Seattle, W F Jones, arrives in Portland to confer with hotel and restaurant crafts unions. He will hold special meetings during his stay to promote the organizations. Portland plans flood relief aid to Mitchell and Wheeler County while Heppner also pledges assistance. In a separate incident, a 12 year old boy dies from lockjaw after a toy plate wound from the Fourth of July.
Reports from the Washington Territory area indicate the O R N branch line known as the Connell branch will be rebuilt and returned to service. The project follows the original route from Moscow Idaho to Connell with segments LaCrosse Wash tuena and Kahlotus involved. About sixteen miles remain dismantled between Connell and Kahlotus, and the line to Connell will restore the 256 mile Spokane to Connell corridor.
Chew Lan Ong was executed this morning at San Quentin for murdering his 12 year old nephew in San Francisco after a quarrel in China over his brother’s estate. The punishment followed a long motive of revenge and was carried out as scheduled. Wilson Barrett Dead in London. A surprise wedding occurred at a Methodist church when Charles Marabal married Laura McAfee in a ceremony shifted from prayer meeting to marriage. Manuel Hill of Sheridan, Wyoming involved in a fatal incident with a Finlander named Konster Syreen in a drunken confrontation.
Chicago July 22 The stockyards strike reopened as strikers returned to work and found discrimination against union members. Supervisors reportedly selected friendly workers while others were ignored prompting renewed calls to strike. Officials vowed further action as packers faced walkouts across multiple plants and cities.
T. C. Taylor disposed of about 1800 pounds of dry land alfalfa seed last spring. Seed sold in five to 110 pound lots to test on upland and semiarid soils from Heppner to Walla Walla. Seed reportedly grew vigorously and thrived in many areas, with some plants re-sprouting. Taylor notes the seed is acclimated to hazardous soil and moisture conditions and may prove hardier with dry farming. A mass irrigation meeting is planned at Ontario in Malheur county on August 8.
Baker City officials who filed under the Eddy bill report to the secretary of state about the new capi tal tax. They note the collected funds to date amount to 107. They compare to an anticipated fund over 400000 and say not half the state’s companies have reported or paid. Some paid firms seek clarity on the law’s operations.
Alfred A. Knapp, the Hamilton strangler, awaiting electrocution in the Ohio penitentary annex, had an appeal presented to the State board of pardons by his lawyer Thomas Darby. There is believed to be some chance of a commutation of sentence.
A Maas meeting convenes at 7:30 in the Pendleton council room to discuss donating city funds to Mitchell Wheeler county after a cloudburst last week destroyed homes, killed two elderly residents, and left about 80 homeless. Mayor Matlock notes other cities are contributing and urges a public discussion for the entire community.
Sumpter Valley railway tracklaying from Whitney toward Tipton is 1 mile ¼ from Tipton. A big fill will take about a week to 10 days, then trains will run into Tipton in two weeks. Burton Miller’s Whitney mercantile store will move to Tipton and other businesses and saloons will follow.
In Indianapolis on July 22 a Prohibitionist battle cry claims to redeem the country from bunco boodle and hoorme as Silas Swallow accepts a presidential nomination amid cheers from three-fourths of delegates. Carroll also spoke.
J F Nelson, Minnesota water works franchisee, bought the Koonts property and a Halstead addition stake in Echo. He plans a 20 horse power gasoline pump system near town edge, with a 12 by 50 foot reservoir about 12 feet deep and capacity near 100000 gallons, targeting operation by November or next spring.
A telegram from Mazatlan reports Americans killed at Clarence Way's office while the assailants were not arrested. Neatly, the governor promises aid and a full investigation. Separately, Vancouver notes the Earl of Renfurl, New Zealand governor, and secretary Alexander sailing toward England after visiting the St. Louis exposition and Philadelphia relics.
The Pastime Athletic Club of Manchester New Hampshire has arranged a boxing card for tonight. The star bout features George McFadden versus Sam Langford in a catchweight surround bout.
Berlin reports a settlement over the Malacca seizure with Sam Snod admitting the right to search and Russia receiving assurances. England may claim future control of the Dardanelles. a formal release prevents prize court action. British efforts to recapture the steamer and broader European diplomacy are outlined amid ongoing tensions. The piece also notes a recovery of a victim from a Mitchell food incident and local legal and real estate items.
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