29 Apr 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1901
Page
1
A showroom listing details shirt waists in pink blue red and heliotrope percale with cuffs and collars. It notes brown and white linen options and cotton muslin blends in various colors and patterns, with prices from 1.85 to 2.50 and up to 34.75 for larger sizes.
Silk waists described in several price points from 37 to 15 dollars. Washable silks in plain colors, taffeta waists with long waist effect, corded and tucked backs, and UV styles in Pendleton offered at quoted prices.
Harvard wins two relay races and Yale takes one as the cable chess match ends in a draw. Other items note rising Maresning tensions between Pekin and Tien Tsin, Cardinal Rampolla resigns as papal secretary of state, Mrs Langtry scores in a new play, and various political, legal, and local updates across the era.
A long Honolulu dispatch describes Hawaii native politics amid a push to shift home-rule natives toward the Republican party. Delegates debate reshaping allegiances as Wilcox pushes for native Republicans. critics warn against missionary influence and fear loss of Dole administration control.
A critic couches food in a blunt phrase slaps and sweets while arguing nutrition precedes satisfaction. The piece extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for stomach trouble caused by careless eating and digestive issues, urging safer health through better nourishment.
A noon blaze gutted the Lorah and rod department store in Pittsburg, wiping out that building, five business blocks, and twelve residences. Loss estimated at 250000 with several people missing. In Milwaukee Wantoma county seat Warhall burned. losses about 150000. In Canpee barracks fire at Thirty seventh artillery camp killed eight soldiers and injured many.
The appointment of Gbvgs Colvig as consul at Barranquilla is announced with other nominations in the April 20 list. The slate includes Henry M. Hobart, Brigadier General, and Thomas F. Barr among officers, with various district officials noted in the dispatch.
The readable portion mentions a high price for a seat and a date around April 2 but provides no clear event, participants, or location to identify the story or outcome.
The New York market reports a drop in wheat prices despite stronger openings and a larger visible supply. May wheat traded around 74 to 72 cents in Chicago with a visible weekly increase noted. New York sugar and coffee prices moved variably as markets closed mixed.
J Pierpont Morgan has gained control of the Riland line, a large fleet operating between the United States and several European regions. He paid 250000 pounds as a deposit and plans further shipping purchases, raising fears of serious consequences for British trade. Andrew Carnegie comments on high ocean freight rates amid reports of a transatlantic shipping deal.
London dispatch reports Major General Kitchener’s scouts under Grenfel captured Van Tloenborg’s laager at Kilpalam. Seven hours of fighting left one wounded, eight rounds of ammunition and enemy wagons seized, and several prisoners taken. Other columns claim Boer losses include killed and dozens captured.
Cape Town reports Rhodes narrowly escaped capture by the Hoorts near Kimberly as they blew up a midway track in front of the train he rode. Rhodes managed to escape and continue his journey despite the attempt. In Washington a Bogotá dispatch says revolutionaries accept general amnesty terms for political prisoners ending years of war.
In New York on April 2, relatives of playwright Charles Hoyt disputed the will valued at 250000 dollars. After three witnesses testified, the hearing was halted and the will was admitted to probate.
Plague record for the peat week shows forty one new cases including twenty two Europeans and blacks. Of these thirty two deaths occurred.
In Manila on April 20 Gen Alejandrine, long named as a key ally of Aguinaldo, surrendered at Aray yesterday to help curb the advancing crisis. The move marks a significant shift in the regional resistance and could influence ongoing efforts to restore order.
President McKinley and Mrs McKinley begin a cross country special train journey of about ten thousand miles. Secretary Root will head temporary government in his absence while cabinet members join en route and the trip includes stops at Alexandria Charlottesville Lynchburg Roanoke and Charlottesville Virginia with crowds cheering at each stop.
In New York on April 2 Cuban delegates in the city spent the morning in conference with General Tomas Estrada Palma, former head of the junta. They discussed likely actions of the convention and planned to depart for Havana on Wednesday.
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