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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1904
Page
1
Reports from June describe Japanese attacks near Port Arthur with gunboats sunk and ships damaged by mines. Naval actions include a captured auxiliary vessel on Saghalin Island and repeated mentions of Japanese promotions and mobilizations amid ongoing hostilities.
Portland bids opened for 3875 tons of hay and 5621 tons of oats for Manila. Four firms bid grain, one for hay. Awards likely split to meet full tonnage. Albers Brothers Milling Co only hay bidder offering under half the required hay.
A Grand Rapids commission merchant testi fied that an Armour Car Company representative threatened to “make it hot” for commission merchants who testified about alleged monopoly contracts with railroads in the Michigan fruit belt. A company attorney said the employee was subordinate and the threat, if real, was not approved by superiors.
Montana professors will test the loco plant’s effect on sheep at a Boxmen area ranch north of Melville. Dr T T Marshall joins Dr Chestnut to conduct trials, noting feeding loco did not prove the weed harmful and sheep showed physical improvement, while old ranchers link stomach worms to loco during hot summers.
The Overland hotel in Boise will be torn down to clear space for a new stone and brick hotel, likely costing over 800000 dollars and standing about 12 stories tall with modern amenities. Construction is set to begin around July 1. The Overland ranks as one of the Inland Empire’s early standout hotels.
A mine blast at Independence near Cripple Creek injures and kills numerous workers. The explosion occurred beneath the depot of the Flomincee and Cripple Creek line at 2 am, killing eleven and wounding others. Authorities dispatched guards, doctors, and bloodhounds to pursue suspects as a $50,000 reward was offered. Train crew exempt. plotters sought to avoid harming workers and the train.
The Garment Workers Union anticipates a strike that could affect about sixty thousand workers as the union opens its first annual meeting at the Paine Memorial Hall. Delegates from various units attended the opening session.
A morning blaze gutted a multi-story warehouse housing McKesson & Co Rotilie and other firms. The Hoeffer Wall Paper Company and Shorey & Mutechineon were affected as authorities fought to contain the fire and limit damage to neighboring businesses.
A Spanish steamer Avniog wrecked in a whirl near Tort era with crew and passengers saved. The Huw Cindek steamer Corinthia reported wreck near Caesarelic rocks, Galatia. most aboard were saved. The steamer Britannia collided with Flugelanal of Flambeau head and sank. crew were landed.
John Beardsley a respected Warriur died suddenly in Sumpter on Sunday due to heart disease. He leaves four beloved female children.
The North west fad Huskin’ Bee by local talent and the Women’s Club ran for Sacajawea monument funds. A second performance in Lewiston, Idaho earned praise from the Lewiston Tribune for its polished act and strong local participation.
Pendleton attorney Peter West outlines his matrimonial career listing several wives with marriage and divorce dates across Iowa Nevada California and Oregon. He notes the steamship Ohio on the Nome route was purchased by Moran Brothers of Seattle for $100000.
Grangeville Idaho June 6. Town buzzes with the vigilante execution of Thomas Myers for the murder of George Brownlee near Whitebird. Myers was found hanged at Whitebird Canyon as armed townsmen claimed to have acted after his capture following provocative statements.
Voters flock to Pendleton polls amid a heated local option battle with strong turnout expected between five and seven PM. Early tallies show Pendleton North 200 votes, South 108, East 150, amid vigorous campaigning and widespread turnout.
In San Francisco on June 6, Judge Hebrdoor room filled for the divorce case of Captain Jerome Madden U S Army against Edith Madden, but the hearing was postponed at the defense’s request due to absent important witnesses, rescheduled for August 29. Also notes telegrams from Tangiers about a British minister requesting a battleship, and Lord Bridgeport’s death in London.
A chaotic Paris style gossip item traces a murder case involving Caesar Young's death as his wife and a Florodora chorus member moved toward Europe. Nan Patterson stands charged in New York with bail at 5000 dollars as coroner’s inquest adjourns amid questions of suicide. The report notes sensational details and courtroom bustle around a widow, a suspected lover, and a train wreck near Colorado Springs with many injured.
Seattle health officials note a winter rise in tuberculosis and other lung diseases. Between 40 and 10 percent of cases show long and pulmonary involvement, with nearly 1 percent of all cases resulting in death during the period. Physicians warn of rising tuberculosis in non lung forms and stress concern among both laypeople and professionals.
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