13 Oct 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1904
Page
1
A meeting of local figures including Nathaniel Lewis and commissioners discussed an appropriation to back Umatilla County’s agricultural exhibit at a Pendleton event. They weighed funding options from private sources and the county, debating $1000 to $2400 contributions and the role of the county in managing the display.
Walla Walla October 13 Edward Wilsky a Ramen farm hand was stabbed through the left lung last night by James M. Smarr a colored trooper of the Ninth Cavalry and may die. The stabbing occurred in an alley behind Schware's saloon after Witney Interfer red in a quarrel between the black trooper and a white civilian. The soldier is in the county jail.
Fairbanks spoke from his car this morning in Moline as thousands of workingmen rallied and factories were closed down across the city, signaling a large labor demonstration and strike atmosphere observed in the region.
Former Utah senator Frank Cannon denounces party bargains with Mormon ecclesiastical powers to deliver Utah electoral votes. He cites 1896 and 1900 attempts and claims continu ing pressure influenced by Washington, with Smoot and Hanna era arrangements discussed amid ongoing Chicago convention concerns.
Deputy United States Marshal Ja reb Proebriel of Portland serves subpoenas as Pendleton faces three indictments in federal court for violations of liquor distribution laws. Defendants include Joe Williams an Indian and Thomas Murrill and Lee Baker proprietors of a city brewery saloon. A murder case involving Louie Savage a Grand Ronde Indian is also noted for the grand jury.
Berlin reports from Oct 13 that a three day bombardment near Port Arthur left the Russians in retreat with many killed or wounded, and a large number surrendering under a white flag. Japanese reinforcements and encirclement claims spread as battles near Mukden and Vental shift the front.
Fred Walters expresses reluctance about selling Walters Island to the city for park use. He refuses to state willingness to sell or any price. He notes proximity to the mace and wing damen from the upper and potential complications, though he admits the island could be a pleasant site for a market stand and shade attractions.
Pilot Rock school board members H H Gilbert W T Harrison and Thomas Jacques visit town to begin preliminaries for a new one story school house to cost about 2500 to 2900 dollars. The building will hold 99 to 106 pupils and include a library room. Plans call for completion by the flies of January.
In Richmond on October 13 Beasle Stone and Robert Gill, who eloped from Aghland Tuesday, were found dead with bullets to themselves after a search party failed to locate them. The incident follows earlier reports of a broken relationship and suspected murder motive. The article also notes school overcrowding and future building plans to expand facilities with potential heating upgrades.
Fragmentary report from San Francisco and Ort areas describes a room incident in a hotel during a Chilean training era. Text is garbled, mentioning Baxuerano and accidental flow, with asphyxia implied but details are unreadable.
Bryan spoke to large crowds at ten in Kokomo and Peru Indiana today. In Peru an estimated 30 000 gathered for a democratic rally or event.
Santa Fe line resumes service between Albuquerque and nearby points after repairs, enabling through trains again. Officials partial reopening includes limited routes with phased ramping as crews finalize alignment and schedules.
Washington Oct 13 The Slocum commission report will be made public Monday. It condemns inadequate lifeboats and life-preservers and insufficient crew drills. The master is blamed for delaying beaching and owners for safety-law violations.
George Platt aged 70 years a Pendleton resident and longtime W. S. Byers employee died early today after drinking whiskey as a tonic. Droplical heart condition cited. Funeral Saturday at 2:30 pm from 708 Willow Street with Rev. Robert Warner officiating. Survived by widow and four children.
Surveyor Stone of the Oregon District defends underwriters for not cutting Portland rates after a fire boat was placed in commission. He notes rate reductions from 10 to 20 percent and says reductions come only when conditions warrant, as he travels to Pendleton.
An accredited Chinese government agent will meet the Oregon National Guard at the Portland armory to offer a 20 percent wartime salary increase if they drill Chinese troops and help establish a guard system modeled on the American mobilization plan. Sentiment among many officers leans toward accepting the offer.
Chicago reports a new publication The General Strike by Herr Most soon to be launched in the city. Most arrived recently from the East after prison and will guide the paper’s utterances. Police information notes the paper targets rabid anarchists.
Chicago, Oct. 14. Prosecution and defense in the James E. Cummings stage carpenter and John J. Noonan business manager case agreed on Peoria as the venue for trial per court granted change of venue. Whit J. Davie seeks dismissal of the indictment.
Chicago grain notes show December wheat opening at 1.10 and closing at 1.10 with May at 1.17. Corn opened 0.50 and closed 0.49 while oats opened 2.94 and closed 2.80 with several transcription errors in the record.
Pendleton Academy hosts a gathering with School, Chamber of Commerce, and public schools appointing committees for the Inland Empire and Umatilla County Teachers Institute to meet next Wednesday. Names span reception, refreshments, finance, accommodations, hearings, decorations, music, and delegates. Also notes George Trawler arriving from Coeur d Alene and local crimes confinement tied to a robbery trial.
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