02 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1910
Page
1
Reports from the Montrose scene describe a mysterious couple's actions aboard the vessel. A guest at the police chief's house shares details while Crippen remains cautious to avoid self incrimination. The girl prisoner’s parents push for a full confession. Still, the timeline stays murky and the dungeon remains a looming symbol of fear.
Quebec August 2 inspector Dew states Mme Leneve is innocent of involvement with the Crippen murder. He doubts she knew Mrs Crippen was dead and believes she will not be a useful witness.
In Quebec police shower Mme Leneve with kindness and house her near Chief McCarthy as the London inquest nears. Crippen remains housed in a provincial hall cell while U.S. consul Wil-Rich offers no aid. Relatives in London hire counsel while detectives hope Leneve testifies for the crown, and observers note British police restraint.
Daniel Waldo Field of Shockton Mass will enter Harvard University this fall. Born to poor parents he received little formal schooling. He stated that all the money in the world could not replace an education.
Mrs Elizabeth Love Kennedy wife of J B Kennedy a retired wheat grower died yesterday at 4 pm at the family home 404 East Webb street Pendleton She is survived by her husband four children four sisters and one brother Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 pm at the Methodist church with Rev Nuthan Evans preaching.
In Palestine Texas Judge Gardner urged the Anderson county grand jury to indict those connected with the Elk Hart and Slocum killings, calling the events a disgrace. He said the shooting did not occur in a riot and that little disorder preceded the killings, with quiet returning and the militia withdrawn. Whites named as detained without bail include Jamesa Spurgel John Bishop Walter Ferguson Seaman Garner Andrew Kirkwood Jameat Jenkins IF GB Bailey Morgan Henry.
Governor Harmon announced determination to end the strike with help from Labor Commissioner Wirml and Secretary Bishop of the state board of arbitration. The militia will stay on duty if the dispute remains unsettled.
Rome reports Pope Pius XII ignores cardinal appeals and presses an anti Spain line with thousands of Spaniards and Catholics ready to take up arms in defence of the church.
Springfield grand jury unexpectedly acts as subpoenas issued to Representative Ladderer Leltz Attorney Adler and Holger in a bribery inquiry tied to child inheritance loan sharking and slot machines. Prosecutor Gurke had said the jury would not convene before October. The move suggests new evidence warranting grand jury presentation.
A major blaze at Hoover Saw Mill in Linn Oregon yesterday burned nearly all town structures. Twenty five dwellings bunkhouses and a store plus the mill were damaged or destroyed. Loss estimated at 150 600 with Mill City crews aiding the scene.
A minor earthquake was felt at 12:60 this morning in Olympia and Olympia Auge. Dishes and windows rattled but no damage occurred. The tremor was not reported in nearby counties.
Kansas City reports a general strike will begin as negotiations collapsed between miners and coal operators in the southwestern territory after four months. About 80,000+ miners who haven’t worked since April 1 are affected, with 200+ in Kansas, 9,000 in Missouri, 3,000 in Arkansas, and 5,000 in Texas expected to feel direct impact.
Declares government incompetent. attacks Cummins advocacy for railroad supervision. Cites mismanagement at the Post Office as proof of inefficiency. Mentions "Hiver aid Harbors" and criticizes current administration while urging paper scrutiny.
A special convention of the United Mine Workers will be held here during the next two weeks, announced President Lewis. The meeting is necessary due to complications in districts where charges say methods were used to divide the miners. International officers recently tried to force the Chinese coal strike over the heads of estate officials.
A Topeka letter quotes Senator Cummins and President Hipley arguing against government rail oversight. The writer denounces postal service incompetence and misused funds, accusing officials of tax misquotes and systemic waste amid broad criticisms of national and local governance.
The bulletin notes Sacramento California and Washington D C as reference points with figures 14.408 and 44.698, indicating a population rise of fifty two and six tenths percent since 1900, reflecting notable growth in the cited areas.
In Athena Oregon on August 2 Representative UA Meppett of the pln filed with the secretary of wrote Phe nites for the republican nomination for Join senator from imitine Onion and Morrow counties. He advocates the direct primary law and pledges to support the candidate with the most votes in the upcoming election. Parrett, a member of the fower house, will present a form of loyalty to the pledge from the prior senatorial race two years ago.
After the Commercial club monthly meeting a Wmattila project extension committee session is set in the association room. Dr C J Smith issued the call and out of town members are expected. The group will probe the proposed extension status amid rumors of government abandonment in favor of a private firm. Congressman W R Ellis will attend.
Washington report quotes Joan Witkle head of the United States secret service who discusses the Crippen case. She praises wireless as a tool in pursuit of criminals and notes police focus on victim identification and proof of crime. She commends Superintendent Forrest of Scotland Yard and the circumstantial evidence in the case.
Thirteen vials containing tuberculosis and diphtheria germs addressed to Dr. Sarah A. Greenfiell of the state board of health disappeared in the mails last Friday. The vials were found open and empty in an alley in the west part of Topeka. The package was taken from the postman before delivery. Officials decline to disclose exact location of the find to avoid alarm. There was enough material to depopulate the state, but authorities expect no serious recalls as the vials were exposed to direct sunlight and damaged.
Pittsburg August 2. Edna Wallace a resort keeper allegedly abetted and killed Georee Stuart after an unsigned letter claimed he would marry Virginia Belle-Commun snipe. Attorney Thomasson received a letter with a will stating she would never be seen alive again. Investigations revealed the homicide of a man and a woman in the doctor's apartments.
Report says Senator Crate of Maseichweetts acted on the initiative of the national Republican feature and that Taft tacitly acquiesced when he conferred with Ballinger in Minneapolis yesterday and urged Ballinger to resign before October 1.
A dispatch from Howard, Aleki reports the sealer Perry ran ashore at Tonk Point on St. Pauls Island on July 24 and was total loss. The news was brought by a sealing schooner after the crew reached the shore following a hard struggle.
At Carrmtowth on the TH of August a crane, held by Joseph Warenter aged 22 and slightly wounded, attacked and pecked out his left eye. Medical officials fear sympathetic nerve trouble may threaten the other eye as well.
Richard A Ballinger secretary of the Interior denounces Pinchot Garfield and rivals as demagogues seeking to scapegoat him and to foment trouble between Taft and Roosevelt. He cites Seattle friendship and his own Washington tenure while hinting at pressures pushing for his resignation. Crane allegedly urged Ballinger to resign after Minneapolis meeting reports.
The Aerolub of America, meeting in New York, denied sanction to any avi ation meet not open to all qualified licensed aviators. The vote followed a protest by M Hamilton against Glenn Curtiss, seen as a rebuke to Curtiss’s Harvard aviation meet. The ruling implies Hamilton’s entry would be barred from Harvard events and the record at issue would not be recognized.
Representatives of two engineering unions met west of Milesgo to discuss wage increases. Warren Stone, senior chief of the brotherhood, chairs the conference which includes about 25,000 delegates. A uniform schedule will take days to prepare before presenting to the railroads.
A fragment hints at widespread unease despite fear dominating public life. The note emphasizes the persistence of ordinary sense in guidance or decisions amid a climate of anxiety and uncertainty. Names, dates, or places are not provided.
The morning telegram urges police to stop Johnson's outings after alleging a white woman claiming to be his wife is not married to him. The paper says the real wife is of mixed race and that the couple's marriage is invalid.
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