13 Dec 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
1
A report notes increased demand for money ahead of Christmas with heavy outflows from institutions and banks. People require funds for holiday expenditures while authorities anticipate substantial payments and currency exchanges continue. Philadelphia areas show rising need for cash before the holiday season.
The French ministry informed Porte of a rapture of relations with imminent action. Troop movement and transport concerns are described as part of the growing tension between the two nations. The report notes possible military or diplomatic steps as the crisis unfolds.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a electrocution next Monday and a killed person. It references Leigh Storth and Dee 18, a state meeting, a yearly debate, and university events. Mentions bishops, consecration in St Stephen's, Australia agent, Canada May, and Bourke Cook accident at Indiana University.
Washington wheat expenses for Puget Sound area are expected to double from last year due to a record yield and shifts in distribution that push more grain toward rail routes serving Tacoma and Seattle. A separate report from Jersey City notes the hearing on Mrs. Ella McPherson’s will contest, brought by her daughter Mire McPherson who alleges her mother was unduly influenced.
Prominent physicians ministers businessmen and others from across Georgia gather in Atlanta for the opening of a state convention to form a State Social Improvement Society. The group will study social issues from prevention to law reform with emphasis on reducing hereditary disease and improving education and morality. The organization will be nonpolitical and nonsectarian.
Destruction Inland reports 40 miles below Cape Flattery the crew of the steamer Matteawan are overdue from Nanaimo to San Francisco with eight aboard and a cargo of oil. The lighthouse tender Manzanita has been sent to assist while a revenue cutter searches for the vessel.
Jacksonville attorneys for Mrs Barnes, charged in the murder of her husband Dr Joseph L Horns, sought a change of venue in circuit court claiming Mor ise county prejudice. They argued the trial should move to Sangamon county in Spring field where the case may be heard.
The St Louis Merchants League Club has completed arrangements for a large meeting tonight to discuss public questions. Lieutenant-Governor Northcott of Illinois will be among the principal speakers.
In Scranton on December 13 the proposal to increase the executive board of the American Federation of Labor from six to eight members was defeated after one of the most animated discussions of the convention.
Washington December 18 The house agreed to extend the life of the Industrial commission for two months to complete its work.
Cheyenne reports a severe blizzard sweeping southern Wyoming with cold gusts. A train crashed into a herd of sheep near Frowen, killing around 800. Two herds reportedly fled, while temperatures plunge across Minnesota North Dakota and the Dakotas. A winter storm is predicted to reach Chicago and the east with lows well below freezing. In California, record cold and storms threaten crops and gusty winds hamper damage control efforts.
An earthquake near Salem caused widespread nervousness as residents felt a distinct tremor shortly after midnight. No buildings were damaged at the state capital. observers note the quake was unusually strong for the area and caused notable excitement among inhabitants. Market notes from New York and Chicago follow.
A Republican member raised objections as the Ways and Means Committee reported the new policy. The measure received approval from all Republicans on the committee, with the report submitted in the National House in Washington this morning.
National Civil Service Reform Association session covers broad topics including civil service exams women in service and higher office standards. Delegates to be honored with a dinner and Roosevelt policy praised by speakers. Sousa’s Band to return home from London with concert in Broadway theater and Mrs Sousa to tour south. Cabinet debates Carnegie gift decision pending Roosevelt reply before ruling.
George E. Roberta, director of the Mint, urges an increase in subsidary coinage stock to 120 million dollars, with all silver to be coined. He cites growing national needs and notes current stock limits and the possibility of ceasing dollar coinage if silver is fully utilized. The report discusses legacy stock levels and the potential reallocation of silver to subsidary coinage.
Huffelo, Dew and 13 entries close today for the national bowling tournament to be held here in January. President Floss notes the field will be the largest of its kind in United States history with contestants from Louisville, Titusville, Cleveland, Chicago, Baltimore, Peoria, Syracuse and other cities and several Canadian cities in both individual and team events.
New York December 13 Ernest Van Dyke the famous tenor is seriously ill in New York doctors fear peritonitis is developing
It is learned that the queen, after Curzon drew her attention to Delhi and Agra embroidery specimens, commissioned Lady Curzon to order court dresses to be embroidered in India or using British materials. She intimated plans to wear these dresses at the coronation ceremonies.
Washington December 13 The joint committee of the house and senate in charge of the memorial service selected Secretary John Hay as orator for the McKinley memorial. Time and place await determination.
Reports from Washington indicate diplomats expect a peaceful adjustment between Chile and Argentina. Officials say negotiations on disputed territory and fort construction are continuing, with both sides showing restraint and no mobilization of militia.
The Red Jacket Coal and Coke Company, with 2.4 million dollars capital, unites mines in West Virginia to produce about two million tons annually. The organization includes properties in the Hacker district and surrounding areas, aiming to supply the European market with high grade bituminous coal.
Red Wing notes on the lucky thirteen for a Minnesota company linked to its thirteenth regiment service in the war. The article mentions opening and dedication of a new armory and the thirteenth day in relation to the company and its Philippine return. A separate Washington report notes the district attorney presenting criminal charges to a jury in a Bonine case.
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