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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1904
Page
1
March reports describe a heated examination of post-immigrant estimates and a push for a 5,000 addition to the Oceanic Steam line with Tahiti mall plans. Debates touch on anti Negro violence and lynching, while committees discuss Hawaiian defense funding and fortifications amid global tensions.
Reported plea at the district court concerns Bail Denieu Grittin and Annesey with a March 14 date. The note references a petting appeal and a defiance of a Colonel in connection with the case.
Weiser Idaho March 16 trustees approved plans for a 30000 bond issue to build a new high school eight rooms plus a principal room and assembly hall on the third floor brick with cut stone trimmings J E Tourtel jotee Co Boljee architects presented plans which were approved and the board ordered an election for the bond.
Chicago Wheat in Chicago on March 11 opens with May at 9 74 and old July at 24, new July at 9 25 as declines noted. July corn opens at 52 and closes at 50 amid trading, while other figures show mixed results across contracts. Wilhelm and Alfonso are reported meeting at noon in Vigo before the emperor requests Gibraltar on the Koenig Albert.
A murder in the first degree verdict was returned in the Wool case. Joe Wood, one of fourteen Folsom escapees, fought a sheriff’s posse and militia at Grand Victory mine where two militiamen were killed. Wood faces execution for Festus Rutherford’s murder. Six escapees remain at large with two possibly in San Francisco, one believed dead, others missing. some suspect they reached Mexico. A separate item notes Walla Walla residents petitioning for Sunday saloon closures, urging city council action.
Walla Walla reports indications of a major shift in wheat trade toward Northwest and California markets with San Francisco recognizing Walla Walla on the stem for deliveries, signaling a break from Chicago dominance. A tangent note mentions a vast alum mountain discovered in China.
Cincinnati bishop More describes the Chemulpo naval clash between Russia and Japan. He notes an unequal fight as Japanese ships and troops overwhelmed Russian vessels Variag and Korietz, with destruction, deaths, and wounded sailors as survivors recount the action amid debris and rising fires.
Rev W M Halt of Portland discusses Pendleton Academy before East Oregonian, praising its Protestant heritage and strong faculty. He urges wider patronage across Eastern Oregon and Washington, positioning Pendleton as the Inland Empire educational hub with a demanding academic program and community support.
Reports say Captain Ivkov was seized with incriminating papers, courtmartialed on the spot, and officially excluded from the service. The item appears in a rapid-fire dispatch dated March 16 from the era’s war news brief.
Utah settlers rapid in number as Mormon leaders Manderson and G. Bkiund travel from Salt Lake City to Canada to scout for a major Latter Day Saints colony in Alberta. They foresee Mormons adapting to new lands, with potential roles as wheat growers and settlers, aiming to start next year and possibly reach Grand Ronde valley connections.
Serious situation reported in New York on March 16 as a large number of workers face escalating tensions. About twenty thousand men are idled and more are expected to join daily. Ten thousand lithographers may be locked out before nightfall. Open shop policies and arbitration accords are blamed for the dispute, with observers predicting a life and death struggle between employers and employees that will eclipse last summer’s strike.
Sacramento on March 11 reports that all Building Trades Council employees are locked out except carpenters, electricians, and mill handers. Union men claim a lockout. employers deny it. A Citizens Alliance formed last night to aid employers. In Portland on March 16 Edward Boyce of Butte, ex-president of the Western Federation of Miners, underwent an operation for appendicitis in a local hospital.
The school board meets tonight to discuss limiting debt for a proposed bond election amid heavy taxes and district obligations. They consider a smaller eight room building option and a four room house on the north side of the river to ease future planning. A final plan will be presented for voter approval.
Portland voters face a heated contest with Senator Simon declaring victory and Mitchell supporters predicting late votes. Fraud accusations target Portland Club gambling house operations amid a 2,000 higher registration. Estimated 12 000 to 14 000 votes expected. Also reported is the death of William H Miller in Groton Connecticut once a Light Brigade survivor.
Eight young officers of the Emperor s Guards linked to Crown Prince Frederick William are moved from Potsdam to seaborne garrisons after alleged misdeeds and leading the prince into scrapes.
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