15 Nov 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1904
Page
1
Fragmentary notice recalls anti immigration angst and labor tensions linked to unions and political action. It cites boycott threats, calls for legislation, and organized labor demands with references to Japanese exclusion and worker protections. State action and elections loom as groups press for concessions before November.
A. L. Craig reports rates for the Lewin and Clark Exposition travel plan. Round trips from Kansas City Omaha St Paul to Portland set at 45 dollars plus city add ons, with Chicago 11.60, St Louis 2 and Texas routes via Kansas City. Rates apply only for through direct routes to Northwest. multiple line routing allowed. About 20 selling dates from May to September. one way Middle West to Oregon priced at 25 from Omaha and St Paul, 24 from Chicago, with seasonal windows spring and fall.
George Loteher, a wealthy California businessman, was in court this morning on charges of defrauding Ohio insurers by injuring Winshore and setting fire to it. He was released on ten thousand dollars bail and claims the arrest is an attempt by rival businessmen to ruin him. Also, New York figures: Phil Weinweimer, ex walking delegate and ex president of the Building Trades Council, received an indeterminate sentence of one year and eight months to two years eight months for extortion.
In Washington on November 11, A F Jwu r, editor of a Venezuelan paper, was ordered expelled to Castro. He reportedly backed the asphalt company in a recent dispute and is believed to be an American in sympathy, defending American interests.
Aurelia Cal November 15 reports the sheriffs office ratified the morning after the Georgetown stage robbery near Greenwood. A tall man with a gun confronted driver Bert Day who reportedly commanded him to throw out a signal sock. No injuries noted.
Local reports from Auburn California describe new evidence in the Weber murder case. Pantaloons from Adolphus Weber and recovered handwriting samples link him to the family killings as jurors weigh a possible conviction. A bullet found in Julius Weber’s body and blood on undergarments bolster the prosecution’s case as investigators probe the arson scene.
Ed Tucholke a 30 year old attorney fell into a dry 18 foot well near Oregon City before daylight. His brother heard a crow and found him trapped. He died after being rescued, with a fractured skull from striking stones. He lived with his brother.
A rumored coup d etat in Patan has been reportedly planned by elements opposing President Amador. The government allegedly uncovered the plans but there were no arrests reported, according to an unofficial dispatch from Washington dated November 16.
Novelist foreign loan news from London and Paris covers a new Japanese loan seen as likely modest and temporary with ninefold ownership. Dispatches from Mukden describe artillery exchanges and fortification efforts along the Stalike river while diplomatic reports in Petersburg note advisories about Admiral Rozestvensky and transfer of officers. Reports from Dakar and Port Arthur hint at strategic movements and leadership changes in the Far East with officials and generals tied to ongoing hostilities.
A great storm rages on the sound with winds up to 60 mph. Ships scheduled to depart are held in port as communication wires fail and coastal points are cut off. Many vessels face danger amid the gale.
A message from Judev Lowell at El Paso reports a conference with government engineers concluding the Umatilla irrigation project is not abandoned. A new reservoir site has been found and prospects are brighter. John J. Whistler says surveying continues to locate a workable reservoir site if weather permits. prior East Oregonian coverage summarized ground conditions.
General Ware reports cholera disappeared from the Philippine Islands. He notes the army’s role assists civil officers, praises Filipino soldiers and police, and discusses Native army ideas and continental schemes. The Silver Marion, wrecked in Delaware River, was floated undamaged.
In Pendleton Edwin Lettoy a colored vendor fought off Ira Wharton who broke into Lettoy’s Marke Street home at 4 AM. Lettoy was slashed on the head face and abdomen but held Wharton at bay with a revolver and fled to a neighbor for help. Wharton fled. Lettoy and neighbor notified police. Morning injuries described as grave with uncertain recovery. wheat prices also noted in Chicago markets.
A fire at the United States stockyards at Sixth Street in Jersey City killed about 2,500 hogs and 25,000 cattle and sheep were driven to stampede. Explosions from armor equipment may have started the blaze, with damage in the hundreds of thousands. Five hundred men fought the fire as stock enclosures broke and animals escaped into the surrounding area.
President welcomes Prince Sudimito of Japan to the White House in an official ceremony. The prince then meets the President, discusses a formal audience, and attends a luncheon at the Arlington Hotel.
A prisoner confined in a temporary jail at La Grande escaped last night and remained unrecaptured until morning. The incident follows reports of indecent experimentation and concerns over jail security as authorities relocate county custody. Two additional prisoners reportedly refused to accompany the escapee, complicating law enforcement efforts.
Three Chinese men, tracked from San Francisco to South Bend by government secret service men, were captured and taken to Chicago. They were smuggled into the United States and were reportedly transported in trunks to avoid officers, as investigators pursue the trail.
Two men who tried to rob the bank at Cody two weeks earlier and killed Cashier Middaugh emerged from hiding in Owl Creek country and early that night held up a saloon and gambling house at Thermopolia, looting the premises and occupants, sparking a purvoid pursuit across the Big Horn region.
Thomas Laby, a morphine addict, leaped from a fourth story window at the United States Hotel at 4 am and was instantly killed. Two hotel employes were attempting to restrain him when the tragedy occurred.
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