21 Nov 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1904
Page
1
Nov 21 outline of defense for Nan Patter presented to jury. Prosecution argued about motive and history as the defendant seeks acquittal. The article details the accused’s life, the alleged relationship, and surrounding circumstances including marriage to Sinn Potter and a move to Berkeley before events in California.
Fire at the Missouri state building during the World’s Fair destroyed the structure and most exhibits. A hot water heater explosion spread flames through the basement, collapsing the cupola and north wing within minutes. Several men were buried by falling debris and multiple injuries occurred. the building with $145 000 value and $75 000 in furnishings and exhibits was not insured.
Police concluded murder occurred after a quarrel the day before. The accused, Young, described the disagreement and the girl's refusal to travel to Europe. The case also references the disappearance of J Morgan Smith and his wife following the find of where the revolver was bought.
Washington reports on November 21 states the president will not discuss tariff revision in the forthcoming session of Congress. He plans to consult leaders in both houses and may call an extra session around April 1. The president favors overhauling schedules but will follow prevailing sentiment.
Secretary of the Navy Morton released the fiscal year estimates totaling 1.500,036.54 dollars, a sharp contrast to 927,168,190,40 for the current year. The plan includes 240,000 for Mare Island Navy Yard and 345,000 for the Puget Sound Navy Yard projects.
garbled OCR text indicates authorities in a Kentucky jurisdiction pursue action against gambling operations. references mention sheriff, legal enforcement, and court involvement, with unclear place and dates.
Reports from Tokyo and London describe continued Japanese efforts at Port Arthur including undermining fortifications and preparing defenses. Reinforcements for Port Arthur and coastal defenses near Pigeon Bay are noted as forces converge, with allied observers citing strong Japanese fortifications and strategic moves in the Russo Japanese war context.
A grey gelding and a wagonette were stolen from a hitching rack in Pendleton on Saturday. Sheriff T D Tayler offers a 15 pound reward for the thief. John Graham, a former resident, is named as the alleged owner of the stolen team and wagon.
Mrs Deetrood hosts Crescent Manufacturing Company display at Standard Grocery with Mrs Bertrand from Spokane arriving to demonstrate 90 caffeine Crangent baking powder and other Crescent products for two weeks. Free coffee and food prepared with Crescent powder offered to the public. Window display highlights Crescent goods as households invited to sample.
Umatilla County pioneers William Blakeley and his wife completed a roughly 7000 mile circuit across the United States with stops in Spokane Salt Lake City Denver Colorado Springs Kansas City St. Louis Cincinnati Buffalo New York City Niagara Falls Washington D C and a two week stay in St Louis. They left a month ago with Mrs L G Rothrock accompanying them and visited a Slater in Spokane before heading home.
Territorial Deputy Ben L. Norden sets Sunday November 7 as the date to institute a Knights of Columbus council in La Grande. Baker City council has received near six hundred dollars worth paraphernalia from Utton, N. Y. to equip the home council for full degree work. Portland and Walla Walla knights are expected to attend the La Grande ceremony.
A large experimental farm under skilled agronomists will be a key feature of the Lewie and Clark Center. Located on the western grounds, the site is a former truck garden now being prepared for oil and farm layout work. The exhibit aims to study crops in actual growth during the 1905 exposition.
New York reports failed attempts to refloat the Syria Princess after it ran aground on Long Beach Long Island. Crews planned another salvage effort tonight while 637 immigrants from July were rescued and landed on Island Salem. A Portland Flour Milling mill fire nearby, likely incendiary, caused about 25,000 dollars in damage and followed another blaze a month earlier at the same company’s mill.
Ex sheriff Jon Hunten of Allen County, a coal and iron magnate and former Democratic nominee for State Treasurer, was arrested in Rowville on suspicion of setting five buildings ablaze in Zanesville and nearby towns. Criminal proceedings planned as investigations continue.
A mob in Lexington on November 21 scattered after an early attempt to lynch three Black men charged with the saloon killing of William Moore. No attack occurred as dawn broke and authorities maintained order.
Chicago and San Francisco reports describe labor groups backing pledges to support preferred candidates and publish candidate records. The Chicago federation moves to revoke a rival charter over non affiliated unions as part of a broader labor strategy. In Chicago, workers step to reopen shops with non union help while guards monitor strike hotspots and employers recruit for skilled trades.
In a cautionary tale from Auburn California a renamed Adolph Weber figure appears in a memory of a hate filled scene. Mrs Weber testified that the youth was cruelly urged to act without aid. The event shadows a later dispute at The Hague where Japan and England face tax issues on foreign concession holdings in Tokyo.
Market notes show wheat prices with morning openings and afternoon closings near 1.08 dollars per bushel for Chicago wheat and slight variations for May wheat. Corn figures are incomplete, with a 58 reference and a stray DB. A speed trial in Hogton is postponed with the ship Pennsylv ania due tomorrow. The Breckenridge funeral occurred in Lexington, Kentucky, and Dewitt Cady received funds for injuries from a wagon incident at Beattle.
In San Francisco on November 11 a 7 year old boy, Thomas Wackford, was killed after stepping on a woman’s tram and being struck by her companion. The assailant remains unknown and the case has drawn stockholders’ attention as the Northern Seating Securities Company meetings adjourned for one week.
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