22 Oct 1904
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1904
Page
1
Reports from the Shakhe and Mukden theaters describe Japanese advances and Russian defenses as forces mobilize near the Shakhe River. Dispatches note impact on supply lines to Port Arthur and anticipated operations around Mukden with claims of reinforcements and contested positions amid shifting fronts.
A fragmentary dispatch notes heavy casualties and wounded on both sides in the Shakhe River clashes near Port Arthur and St. Petersburg area rumors. The report mentions fortifications and ongoing conflict as February approaches.
Reported purchase by John D Rockefeller through Kuhn Loeb & Co of 275 000 shares of Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe stock may reshape railroads by positioning Rockefeller controlled interests to dominate routes to the Pacific coast. Board resignations signal a power shift as Harriman and James Suliman are named as potential successors. The move risks making a vast railroad combination far more powerful than Huntington anticipated. In Panama Canal zone, conflicting reports about fighting prove to be a small Colombian invasion. canal zone police bolster Marines and cooperation with Panama troops is expected to restore order.
Judge Stephen A Lowell reports Oregon Irrigation Association secured a one fare round trip to the National Irrigation Congress in El Paso November 15 to 18. Portland delegates travel at $70 round trip with sleeper add ons, four days travel, leaving November th. Woodward letter notes plans for delegation and requests publication of details.
Officers of the crew of the crater Glyph were guests of Sir Thomas Lipton this afternoon at a luncheon in their honor at the Crystal Palace London Gat. After luncheon the aide shows were opened to visitors.
Fragmentary OCR text references Georgy Albee in Clarkston with Bert Strother, mentions Ontario UMA and various scattered names and places. No clear event, date, or outcome discernible. reliability too low for confident summary.
The Inland Empire Teachers Association closed its seventh annual meeting in Spokane with officer elections and resolutions praising members for hospitality and cooperation. Preston W. Search’s lectures on Hawthorne and Scott highlighted the program as leaders urged continued interschool athletic and educational efforts across Umatilla county.
Delegates praised ladies club teachers and the Pendleton authorities for warm hospitality and decorations. Mr Preston W Search was thanked for assistance and will lecture at Weston Normal. Delegates mostly returned home with others to follow. late lecture tour planned for students on literature and art. New Jersey and New York politics noted and Christmas packages to soldiers announced by the War Department with free shipment from San Francisco to Manila by December 1.
Jefferon Myers wires that Oregon wins first in grains and grasses at the Lewis and Clark fair with 95 gold, 44 silver, and 22 bronze medals. In forestry and education there are multiple gold and silver medals. President Myers reports details to follow. Osbornne plans to move to a trout farm next spring, with families relocating from Gilliam County and Red Lodge Montana.
Miss Eubank Mire Charkee Eubank died in Wate Walle Bay just before yesterday. Her husband and Ora Eubank, sister to the deceased, reside here. They came from Portland and Walls Walla to attend the interment. Mr Bebask family had lived here, moving to California about a year and a half ago.
Chicago, Oct. 24. Roger McDonald, 22, was arrested by detectives after attempting to extort $14,600 from prominent Chicago millionaire Higginbotham. A decoy deposit was used and McDonald, who denies involvement, faces charges. This marks the third such attempt against Higginbotham, described as an easy mark.
The Episcopal Convention reports total members at 504 008, up 60.68 percent in three years. Confir mations rose by 12 226, with 115 clergy appointed, 464 parishes and missions started, and 287 churches erected. The proposal to appoint a presiding bishop was put on the calendar.
Berlin reports Empress Victoria turns 41 amid death of King George of Saxony. Court mourns with subdued events as flags fly at half mast. The Empress, despite family commitments and reduced public life, receives numerous congratulatory messages from European royalty.
Lieutenant Wale accidentally killed Captain Albert H. Teeter, a respected officer, during a routine patrol at the Pittsburg police station. The report notes Teeter as a prominent figure in the force, with college and local connections amid a morning scene that included other named individuals and places.
Col RC Judson, a leading Western authority, offers a preservation solution for fruit exhibition. The recipe uses distilled water, glucose, and small formaldehyde percentages to preserve pears peaches quinces and other fruits, with adjustments for apples. The note mentions legal practice and modernization in preservation methods.
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