30 May 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1904
Page
1
May reports describe Japanese forces moving toward Port Arthur with Kuropatkin again invoked to trap them. Scattered action in Manchuria near Yangchang and Kwachangsang, with fleet movements and German observers noting potential rear entrapment as Kaiser's letters surface.
A wall collapse at a four story building on Eighth Street in New York causes severe injuries to five factory workers. Pauling Virginia lost an ear, Samuel Malstern suffered leg fractures, Jacob Cohen sustained lacerations, and Max Levine had both legs broken. Cause attributed to cellar diggers removing earth beside the foundations.
In The Dalles, May 320, a jury found Norman Williams guilty of first degree murder after a four hour deliberation. Despite missing Neabitt women’s bodies, the panel ruled the circumstantial evidence strong enough for conviction. Meanwhile in Tangiers, May 30, the American cruiser Brooklyn arrived as bandits threaten to kill captives Petricardis and Varley if demands are not met.
Rome reports that the pope is preparing an encyclical asserting his willingness to renounce all temporal sovereignty except in Rome, signaling a clarified stance on church political authority.
Grand Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg Strelitz is reported dead in Berlin on May 30, with the news confirming the royal death and implications for the house.
Corvallis May 30 The Oregon State Grange ends a successful session by adopting a report on agricultural colleges. It records 690 students this year with 400 daily attendance, 83 instructors, and 18 at the experiment station. It urges more farmers to take courses and calls for increased funds for farmers institutes. The report highlights limited active farming participation despite excellent college conditions.
Ged the veterans and citizens gathered for Memorial Sunday and Decoration Day services at the Presbyterian church and cemetery. Dr W Holt of Portland delivered the memorial sermon on the unity of the North and South and the enduring legacy of Union and Confederate soldiers. Comrade J P Shaw of Portland’s Lincoln Garfield Post spoke at the cemetery, stressing memory, service, and the duty of living to honor those who fought for liberty and the law.
President Roosevelt arrived in Gettysburg after a Washington run and spoke to a crowd from the rear platform. He later delivered a memorial address at the battlefield, praising the Civil War and the Union, honoring both Union and Confederate soldiers, and urging national purpose and pride.
In a Weston May 26 letter Prof RC French of Weston Normal School defends manual training in public schools. He describes funding his education from farmwork and factory wages, and asserts industrial work is essential to a well arranged education, countering claims that labor is degrading.
Heavy rains caused the Kaw river to swell flooding Rangas City and Ottawa Kan. Bridges failed and rail lines were washed out. The Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific were blocked. In Ottawa the city reported its highest flood on record with boats rescuing residents. Two people were missing and fifty houses submerged.
The annual reunion of the County Pioneer Association will be held at Weston this week on Thursday Friday and Saturday. An elaborate program will be prepared and a general reunion is expected to be enjoyable. Pioneers from all parts of the county will attend and campers will stay in Weston during the meeting. Saturday is designated for political candidates to greet voters before the election.
La Grande edged Creamdine 4 to 6 in a tense baseball game yesterday. Key moments came late as La Grande rallied while Pondietem posted strong offense, but Welkom and King's arm faltered in the fifth inning, ending the contest with La Grande mercy.
The United States produced about 186,161,089 barrels in 1902, with Canada at 102 and the United Kingdom at 626,016 barrels. Higher grades of refined products were obtained in the United States, nearly 2.6 barrels of refined products per barrel produced globally.
A water spout struck Leevourles in the mountains this morning, causing 2,000,000 in trace damage. A wall of water rushed down the slope, tearing houses from foundations and crops.
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