Boston store touts best clothing line in town
A local retailer claims lower prices for Pendleton men’s clothing than any nearby shop and asserts superior value. The note also says tailors in the area do not fare better in price or selection.
20 Apr 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1901
Page
1
A local retailer claims lower prices for Pendleton men’s clothing than any nearby shop and asserts superior value. The note also says tailors in the area do not fare better in price or selection.
Ads tout a wide selection of men’s suits in gray tricot and worsted wool from $8.50 to $20. Highlighted items include tan and brown fabrics, novelty patterns, and a 20-pattern line. Emphasis on durability and wearability from Washington mill products.
Russia exports batter while J P Morgan travels Paris from London. Madagascar colonization plans anger Brazilian rioters target Romaniasts. US figures Bates Hall and Grant head home from the Philippines. Havana plans a $2 million international bank. Monitors lost voyage and races for cups headline a crowded scene of 19th century events.
Reports list Roseburg smallpox cases and plans to bore for oil near Salem while Polk county residents seek coal at Newberg and a 100 barrel mill is proposed there. Portland whist champion defeats Seattle as Whitman county creates a dairy union and Spokane voting rolls show 8272 in year 75.
A distressed mother consoles a tired maid as night brings no relief from day’s pains. The letter from Mrs. H. L. H. extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for womanly ailments, nervousness, backache, and bearing-down sensations, claiming it restored health and strength.
Weather across Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee drives rivers up, forces evacuations, and disrupts transport. Snow and sleet slam Cleveland, cutting city from outside lines. mile-wide Ohio valley records heavy snowfall. Kentucky towns report ten inches and rising rivers threaten valleys.
Reports from Boston and New York detail negotiations for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy sale to the Northern Pacific and Great Northern systems. A $200 per share offer is planned with $4 bonds secured by Chicago Burlington stock, Morgan & Co. handling bond purchases for the syndicate. Anticipated Burlington bond issue and potential board moves at Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe connect to broader Pacific Great Northern interests.
In Seattle on April 20 twelve section hands working in the Cascade tunnel of the Great Northern railway were overcome by gas. They were all resuscitated, and only a few fainted, with no serious injuries reported.
Reports from Jouver British Columbia dated April 20 state the Britten arelip Vondor arrived at quarantine with yellow fever on board. The text mentions an English Cup Peakenger launched in Glasgow and a medical remedy, indicating a chaotic dispatch with fragmented updates about health and ships.
The April 20 market report notes a dull featureless wheat market with a firm zone. New York May trading opened unchanged and moved within 77 1/8 to 77 4/8, closing around 77 3/8. May wheat in San Francisco and Chicago references appear, with export shipments for the week around 5.9 million bushels, up from last year.
Chicago attorney John J. Gillen, 25, killed his wife and then shot himself in a Lakeshore Street hallway today. The couple had wed only months earlier amid family opposition and prior legal troubles over her custody. Gillen lies dying in hospital. the wife was daughter of a wealthy brace manufacturer.
Notice served on German American Bank officials by Mrs. Ernest V. Hardin solicits exoneration from liability for Hardin's disappearance and a $25,000 damages suit. Hardin claimed he left town after learning of alleged wifely infidelity. bank accounts reportedly remain in order.
A crowd of over 10,000 watched Homer Davenport’s Edward W. defeat Mascot and Moth Miller in a three horse pace race. Mascot led early but Edward W. edged ahead in the final stretch to finish a half length in front, with Davenport urging a late surge.
Montane Judge grants 231,006 for five days work as receiver of the Howton and Montana Mining Co. Thomas P. Hinds receives 1,000 for personal services and 31,000 for counsel fees and related expenses. Judge Clancy of the district court presided.
The First National Bank of Vancouver was closed before morning and placed in the hands of the Comptroller. Examiner J. W. says officers have not been seen since last night. The bank was reputedly solid with deposits around 000.
Obeycone brief notes April 2 mention E. D. Martin and Albert Probet facing charges framed as assault and robbery and James Mc Mahon with Orlo McSwain linked to the case.
In Manila April 20, Aguinaldo urges Filipinos to end resistance and accept sovereignty of the United States. He proclaims peace as essential and notes loyalty to the American banner, while Gen. MacArthur orders release of insurgent prisoners sworn to the United States.
The vessel Garonne, two weeks overdue from Manila with eight hundred returning Twenty-sixth United States volunteers, arrived this morning after breaking down at sea and receiving temporary repairs at Honolulu. She is in bad condition.
A Boer force captured a coal and cattle train near Cape Town on Thursday. The forward engine escaped and returned with troops to the scene, only to find the train on fire. Two natives were killed and the cattle train was looted before release.
In Frankfort the jury found Garnett Ripley not guilty of complicity in the Governor’s murder after deliberating through the morning session. Paris society notes recount Count Hon de Castellaine’s return from Biarritz and the Paris clubs celebrating as old friends resume cordial ties amidst the Gould fortune connection.
Wichita, April 20. Mrs. Carrie Nation, famed saloon smasher, reportedly amassed about 16,000 from her crusade. Authorities say she plans to use the money to build a home in Topeka and the rest for other ventures.
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