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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
1
The city witnesses a surge of construction with many new structures and planned residences. Projects include hotels and brick company buildings valued around 2 000 and 10 000 dollars, with several sites on Main Street Court Wood Street and Vermont ready to finish this summer. Notable work features modern interiors, large rooms, and updated facades as developers race to complete the block’s skyline.
A statement notes the downtown Pendleton summer building activity as a principal indicator and good measure of overall construction momentum for the period.
New York Dec 3 It is rumored a new suit will be filed in the United States Shipbuilding pany naming J Pierpont Morgan among the defendants An interior manufacturer alleges he invested 50000 on Morgan s prospectus which contained fake statements and obtained money under false pretenses A notice of sale will be filed in a few days
A Grand Army of the Republic committee at Gettysburg invited President Roosevelt to deliver the dedicatory address on the battlefield next May. The president will accept. A fire at St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, destroyed the building this morning with losses near 80,000 dollars.
The wheat market shows little change and weak local demand. Mills have been buying heavily, then paused as shipments continue. Byers will not launch a new flour brand for Oriental markets and is continuing Moe Ribbon brand, prioritizing existing contracts over new product lines.
London reports Ireland’s population fell by 16,003 in the year ending 1900, with births at 101,868 and marriages 22,040. Emigration of 40,190 and excess births over deaths 24,187 partly offset by deaths 77,676. Influenza noted as a fatal epidemic, while the male surplus remains a concern.
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania an early morning gas explosion collapsed the mine interior at 4 a.m. killing the driver and a boy and injuring three Hungarian miners, one possibly fatally. A Hungarian worker ignored orders and entered a jammed Gow pocket. Parker and Pal punished in New York for a perjury case involving Walking Delegate McCarthy.
Melville Stone of the Associated Press testifies before the Senate military committee. He describes the hiring of Edgar Bellairs and his convicts past and how Bellairs was sent to Cuba then the Philippines as AP correspondent. Stone says he did not know Bellairs history earlier and notes letters and internal inquiries traced the affair.
Residents of Salt Lake City lead protests opposing Senator Smoot citing documentary evidence. Activists claim the Ise is more Mormen than the Roberts seat dispute. Salt Lake figures including Dr Sirah Bilinit and Mrs Charles Owen attend, presenting documents to show opponents view Smoot as a grave Utah calamity.
Portions of Zion City near dissolution as receivers take steps after Dowie era. Lace mill workers and ferrous industries accept store credit for wages amid Rebels’ financial strain. Reports describe tension at the store and uncertain recovery plans.
Asa B. Thompson testified in his defense denying conversations with Cunningham or Rayburn about paying $60 to influence final home stead proofs. He claimed after the alleged Panama event he learned of irregularities charges and said he was not summoned to testify by the government prosecutor. Colonel Raley also testified about past talks with Thompson and Cunningham, noting uncertainty about the saloon office remark and hold-up proofs.
Portland, Oregon sees theaters and vaudeville companies shudder as the Boys and Girls Aid Society enforces a law prohibiting under nine years from working or being allowed to work. The crackdown disrupts productions including Ben Hur, as many child performers are replaced by older youths and small grownups to sustain shows.
W C Prit of the Pendleton Tribune testified that an interview with Cunningham was printed with Cunningham denying its accuracy. The witness swore the interview aligned with Cunningham’s account, who was director at the time. The purported statements claimed the Thompson affair had ended and confusion lingered in the case.
Fifteen Italian men arrested for sending threatening letters to Philadelphia merchants confess that the mafia exists in the city. They state the organization has members in other Eastern cities. Each suspect was held on bond of one thousand six hundred sixty six dollars for competency and carrying concealed warrants.
Philadelphia dispatch reports uncertainty over the future of the Lake Superior Consolidated Lake Superior Company. Speyer & Co of New York threaten foreclosure to recover over five million dollars, aiming to raise three million via assessment. A lengthy conference was held to align bent interests and a notice of foreclosure is expected within days. The situation affects bondholders and creditors as December 15 approaches.
Distraught reports say torpedo boats in danger off the Atlantic coast near Cape Henry. The gunboat Deera and lifeboats struggle to reach the submerged vessels Moccaeslote and LAdder as crews await rescue. Washington dispatches Yankton to Cape Henry to assist, with relief efforts rushed to the scene.
Emil Roeski, awaiting trial for a car barn murder in Chicago, will plead hypnotism as a defense. His attorneys reported opinions of experts suggesting he may have been under a spell exerted by gang member Peter Niedermier. The source notes the defendant is a 14 year old in the narrative.
Salt Lake City bishop of Salt Lake diocese died of typhoid after a monthlong illness. He had trained clergy and led churches across Nevada Colorado and Wyoming during his 15 years of service.
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture estimates this season's cotton crop at more than 160000 bales below last year's total. The estimate reflects a smaller harvest across key growing regions with official figures released in December.
Police linked a double homicide in a New York state town to real estate fraud. An elderly couple vanished November 20 and were found burned in a shed. a man named Bonter claimed to have bought their property for 3200 but exhibited forged deeds. Detectives suspect forgery and murder as a single crime, with no proof of money change hands yet.
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