24 Apr 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1901
Page
1
An advertisement lists shirt waists in patterns and colors including percale pinks blues and heliotrope with soft cuffs and stiff collars. It promotes lawn waists with embroidery trimmed collars and satin-like fabrics in various linens and cotton blends at set prices.
A local retailer advertises silk waists in plain colors at 3 to 4 dollars and higher end ta ffy and corded models from 6.7 to 15 dollars. The copy notes long waist lines and variety for street and evening wear with strong price emphasis.
Vesuvius erupts again and ten thousand French troops will leave China next month. The Ohio River flood spreads, Pittsburgh reports heavy losses. The supreme court denies Capt. Carter’s bid for admission. Smallpox resurges among Alaska Indians. A London prize fight leaves Bill Smith fatally punched. Berlin police monitor anarchists amid life‑threats against the emperor. Telephone industry consolidation advances nationwide. A Miami boncheman escorts a prisoner to Wichita for trial. War loan subscriptions surge, France’s premier goes to Russia, and irrigation engineer E. S. Nettleton dies in Washington. Cincinnati and surrounding cities see brewery workers strike for eight hours. Russian students in St Petersburg press for education reforms and regulatory changes.
A string of local notes reports trips to Nome for Portlanders, rail work victory in Kalama Vancouver, Astoria's Commercial club incorporation, a Sumpter ordinance on dance halls, and varied Oregon news including mining deaths, land purchases, population movements, tax changes, stock inspector pay, a metal firm sale to Chicago interests, and bar association disciplinary action in a Portand murder case.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal blood purifier curing various skin eruptions and disfigurements. It reports testimonials from residents praising relief, mentions no alcohol or narcotics, and notes accompanying Pleasant Pellets to aid the Discovery's action.
Brig. Gen. Leonard Wood and wife arrive at Shoreham Hotel to host Cuban commissioners. Secretary Root negotiates and plans meetings at the War Department and White House. Cuba’s trade drops noted with Customs figures for January and February 1901.
The territorial treasurer reports cash shortfall ahead of next quarter, prompting a $1,046,000 bond bill. Planters halt importing single male Porto Rican and Southern laborers due to crime fears, while married workers settle and single men cause issues. Italian laborers from Louisiana arrive, with year‑round work promised in Hawaii.
A Honolulu report recalls a bubonic plague case and the push to publish full facts. Officials and media leaders debated suppression versus transparency, citing the governor and health board while warning against hidden details.
The report from Pendleton to Chicago and New York brokers shows wheat surging to up 8-8 from last night, with Liverpool and New York quotations higher. May corn in Chicago jumped to 48 cents early after Phillips’ large trades steadied the market.
British West African troops wrap up a campaign against the Emirs of Kontagorda and Aida in Northern Nigeria. Five thousand natives attacked but were repelled. later a British force of natives captured Ontagorda and Hida, freeing slaves. In Mashonaland, sixty native outlaws were killed near Fort Darwin in an engagement with charter and police.
Twenty five Peck women travel to Wichita to smash the town as Mrs Nation and her followers confront authorities. Nation and her adherents were jailed after a morning raid. Nation may stay jailed for months. bondsmen refuse further responsibility.
Dispatches report Field Marshal Waldersee, commanding Chinese forces, bedridden from nervous breakdown amid anxiety over the situation and a recent headquarters fire. Also noted are train robbery investigations near Iron Mountain Arkansas with no arrests, and a leadership change in the Central Union Furniture Company with John Babin to become president.
London April 24 Billy Smith American boxer who was knocked out by Jack Roberts on April eight died this morning from injuries sustained in the bout. Adrenal injuries and medical team confusion reported as cause. Pilgrims Are Wreaked. Toulouss France April 24 A fatal clash with detachment of Siglve forces at Porte Saint Simon left one dead and twenty injured. World’s Fair Commission Organizes at St Louis April 24 The national commission met and chose Ex-Heney Montana as president and Joseph Fat Missouri as secretary.
Fragmentary OCR text provides no identifiable people, places, or events to summarize into a newspaper item.
Cincinnati reports show eleven thousand homeless as floodwaters rise from the Great River. Water street reach and rising levels threaten north areas while relief crews move families to safety. In Parkersburg a steamer safety incident results in a death from a riverbank shooting.
Episcopal Bishop Willie recounts a second congregation formed in his diocese to allow separate services for Anglo-Saxon and native members. Rifts over race led to restricted access and separate seating at the cathedral. The bishop argues the split should end as the diocese runs independently. A new leprosy treatment using rattlesnake venom is being tested in the islands amid community caution and potential danger.
Springfield April 24 Governor Yatew decides not to open the casket of Abraham Lincoln before it is deposited in the crypt of the new monument this afternoon. The formal dedication ceremony is postponed to October despite removal ceremonies planned today at o clock without the old guard present.
In Chicago on April 24, OMeer William Momenger and Thomas Feuliy were involved in a confrontation at a polling station. B. L. Nelson reportedly exchanged gunfire, killing Messenger and wounding Nelson with two bullets to the chest. The event stems from alleged injustices during an arrest protest.
London dispatch reports General Kitchener prepared to receive a deputation of Boer commanders within days to discuss terms of peace. The Manchester Courier cites an authoritative source on the planned talks likely to shape the settlement.
Washington reports the president pardoned Henry G. Gardes and Walter W. Girault who were convicted in New Orleans in 1807 and sentenced to eight years at the Ohio penitentiary for embezzling from the American National Bank of New Orleans where Gardes served as president and Girault as cashier. The petitioners have served all but two years.
Manila report April 20 states American actions in Ilocos led to the surrender or capture of 115 officers and 2,500 Holomen at Narvacan, ending a campaign attributed to the allied offensive.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention April timing, a Paris reference, and an appointment to a position. The readable text is garbled and names or specific roles are not clear.
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