11 Aug 1888
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1888
Page
1
Fragmentary item mentions a daily rate of fifty cents and payments related to Town events after November. References to a local paper and region named East Oregon are unclear, with distorted place names and timings.
Long account from St. Louis and New York describes the execution of Togh M. Trooks alias Maxwell for the Southern Hotel murder, including his final words and the dramatic moments on the scaffold. Report covers crowd reaction, the condemned man’s plea, and observers’ impressions of the hanging procedure.
Relates travel diary from Youk England describing York sights. Notes York Minster famed for its size and features, market bustle with produce stalls, and early court sessions at York Castle. Describes crowds, architecture, and daily life amid historic Setting.
The Commission of Investigation reports on immigration at Castle Garden. It states that about eighty percent of arriving immigrants are penniless and should be sent back, and that many who believed themselves prosperous become despondent upon learning the true conditions.
Ezra Hale, 38, arrested on complicity in the shooting death of James Headey at Tacporvilly. Headey’s kin mourns as Hale denies involvement. A United States Commissioner will conduct the hearing after a funeral service for the deceased.
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