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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1903
Page
1
Report covers rising inter yacht races and spectator arrangements amid wartime unrest. Mentions president's ire and public viewing spaces, with notes on watchful crowds along the coast and preparations for later events. Also references a murder witness statement and a city tram accident with injuries.
In Walla Walla on August 17 reports show Blue Stem at 72 cents a bushel with farmers reluctant to sell. Some buyers offered 70 cents for certain lots while observers expect prices to rise if demand strengthens. Despite high quotes many farmers still refuse to part with their grain as the market moves.
Bridgeton New Jersey the New Jersey State Federation of Labor holds its twenty fifth convention with record attendance. President Cornelius Wool opened the session at 10 am at the hotel and lauded gains in hours, recognition and benefits. The convention continues with proposed state legislation affecting workers' interests as the main agenda item.
Reports from various capitals describe a growing Balkan crisis with 52 additional Turkish battalions called out amid insurgent activity in Macedonia. A Russian consul near Monastir is reportedly assassinated, and a Russian squadron is seen moving toward Turkish waters. A Turkish railway bridge was bombed, and a mass killing near Monastir is alleged, with civilians among the victims.
The Conk ounneei eons, 27 strong, arrived with the Colorado and Wyoming delegation in San Francisco. They attended meetings and helped secure an encampment for Bab Vrvarlace with veterans en route. Weather is perfect and Governor Bulkeley backs Miles for the presidency.
Kansas City August 17 reports tell of widespread flooding and disease in Rangag City and surrounding areas. The James Street bridge failed, two more bridges washed away, isolating communities along the Kaw River. Ten thousand people have fled homes. typhoid fears rise as mosquitoes increase. The Kaw River threatens Topeka with rising flood levels after six inches of overnight rise.
Berlin August 17 The Verwnerts reports that Kaiser's reactionary supporters urged purchase of Pichel swoerder island in a Berlin area lake for a new imperial residence. Plans call for heavy fortifications and direct roads from military barracks to the shore to protect the Kaiser in an emergency. The report links the scheme to socialist strength and notes speculation about the Kaiser's fragile mental state amid political tension.
In Paris a memorial service was held today for the victims of last week’s Notre Dame tunnel disaster. Diplomatic officials and numerous donors attended as Cardinal Rickard pronounced the absolution.
Aug 17 reports indicate Andy Adame, a divorced waiter from Butte Montana, cut the throat of his former wife Gerrald this morning. He was chased into the house by bystanders, slashed his own throat, and threw Gerrald from a second story window. Both are expected to die. Birmingham Aug 17 King Peter of Servis has applied to America and Great Britain to dispatch ministers to Belgrade where neither country is represented.
Quoted by Coe Commission Company Local Manager Kennedy from Chicano August 1 notes describe wheat and corn movements. Reports say Amsterdam turned control of the Chinese Great Western and other overseas signals suggest ongoing market indecision amid mixed futures, with early price moves and regional quotations.
Lord Salisbury reports a new asylum ready for occupancy by early October after completion and furnishing. It will house about 50 patients and be among the best equipped facilities, though the temporary Dow hospital remains overcrowded with more patients expected.
A Milwaukee and St Paul passenger collision near Chicago this morning at high speed killed W Nerton a seal clerk and fatally wounded Engine Case and Engineer Twielel. San Evans of Chicago Dayiil Metha of Fos Lake suffered severe injuries. Multiple others were injured as investigators begin to determine the cause of the wreck.
The body of George Evans, a young man with potential inheritance, was found in Canals Lake after an apparent day earlier drowning. Authorities and family mourn the loss as investigations attempt to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Dave Ingram prepares to offer a splendid drove of Poland China sows named Athens. Troi Walter Adams sells fine Wendoar stock from the Baldwin line. Ingram now owns 18 head of pedigreed swine on his farm at Wheelly and plans to sell them at a grand time this season.
The Russian volunteer squadron is ordered to proceed to the United States from St. Petersburg via the Corean Gulf and Vladivostok. The plan aims to extend government transport work and support Siberian and Far East commerce with adequate shipping facilities. The minister of the navy mandates ships prolong voyages to North American ports, with the first sail under the new orders.
Webb Street sidewalk work was finished after a brief delay. Citizens faced disruption as laborers built the new path and safety measures were installed to prevent falls from the adjacent elevated area. The commissioner's report notes the project met the required standards and will ease pedestrian traffic.
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A new journalism college advisory board is appointed to guide Great College of Journalism. Members include Nicholas Murray Butler, John Hay, St. Clair McKelway, Andrew D. Wade, Victor Lawson, and Charles H. Taylor, with ex officio participation by Columbian University president. The body will oversee a forthcoming building program and university rotation plan.
In Washington on August 17 the Colombian charge de affaires Hor van received a telegram confirming that the Panama canal treaty was rejected by the Senate. The communication states the treaty has been defeated, affecting state department expectations.
The article recounts a burial of sacred relics at Kishine Cemetery amid a religious ceremony in memory of Jewish rites and mentions a series of meetings and conventions across states including Widewater Virginia and Baker City. It notes the involvement of religious and civic groups and hints at anticipated gatherings and reports from September to next month.
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