19 Dec 1902
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
1
Crowded rooms heard witnesses testify that wages were too low and abetted by officials errors. A boycott emerged after a boycotted worker was discharged, while other testimony described abuse and incendiary acts. A railway damages verdict favored the company, and a separate death note and science congress plans closed the item.
London reports a grand jury returned a true bill against Colonel Lynch, a member-elect of parliament, for high treason. The case, tied to his service with Boer forces in South Africa, sets his January trial date as prosecutors argue he acted against England while claiming Boer citizenship.
New York reports December 18 records show central post office transactions totaling 1 168 741 dollars including issued and paid money orders and certificates of deposit. Incoming Christmas mail was forecast to be larger than ever with ships like Cym ric Etruria Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and St Louis noted in transit with thousands of bags. In Berlin on December 19 Charlemagne Tower was presented to the Kaiser as the new ambassador in a half hour audience.
Secretary Root announced the Boston Steamship Company of Seattle will handle all government and military business from Seattle and Tacoma to the Philippines. San Francisco interests will be invited to bid on San Francisco to Philippines routes.
In Philadelphia on December 19 a stick-jn g program is set for Pierce School graduation at the Academy of Music with President Clem ent A. Griscom presiding. Notables include Senator Hanna Coadjutor Bishop Mackey Smith Census Director William R Merriam and Dickinson College President George E Reed. The Pierce School, largest business school in the US, enrolls 1700 students many from Cuba Mexico and Porto Rico learning American business methods and language. Tea at the White House later featured Mrs Roosevelt hosting hundreds with Mrs Knox Mrs Payne and Miss Wilson among guests.
Reports from San Francisco to Washington detail a theft case where M F Hammond accuses J W Kelly of stealing $1000 from him at the International hotel before moving to a lodging house. Meanwhile ministers in Rome and Washington discuss arbitration with Bowen as sole arbiter, Britain favorable, Germany and Italy cautious.
New York December 19 detective Thomas Sharkey was found guilty of killing millionaire Nicholas Fish. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter in the second degree with a mercy recommendation. He faces sentencing on Monday.
In St Louis this morning chief engineer James Berra ger of the St. Louis Memphis and Southeastern railway was stabbed to death in his office by Thompson Morton a discharged civil engineer. Morton later took poison and is in precarious condition. The two men were once close friends.
Lansing December 14 Governor places the entire Michigan Militia at the disposal of Wayne County Sheriff to prevent the Corbett McGovern fight. The governor warned no force would be spared if needed.
New York report notes Vanderbilt's physicians Friday morning confined to saying the parent is no worse and that they are certain he would not die today.
In St Petersburg the czar granted freedom to all students and 58 others who were exiled to Siberia. The decree frees a total of 67 exiles and ends a harsh chapter of political punishment.
Harney county citizens appeal to Baker City business leaders urging Chamber of Commerce to aid securing a railroad from Baker City to Burns and through Harney county. Residents argue the link would benefit fuel supply and regional development.
A 20th century call to adopt post check currency to replace awkward money orders. It claims safety and convenience, urging Congress to pass the post check currency bill to modernize small money transmissions by mail.
After years of ruinous competition, master printers in several Swiss towns form a trust to regulate prices. Each member pledges to charge the rate set by the trust. Printers, who complain of low pay, blame themselves for the situation and urge adherence to fair pricing for better earnings.
Wheat in San Francisco on December 19 trades at 81.87 dollars per cental as market watchers note limited offerings and steady demand. prices reflect a cautious tone in the grain pits with buyers watching weather and supply signals.
In Harney County, a permanent association was organized by cattlemen at a meeting held yesterday in the city. Officers named were President M R Biggs, Vice President A Thompson, Secretary G H Gray, Treasurer C Smith. Adopts resolutions favoring range renewal through sowing vacant lands.
Santa Maria eruption cripples commerce in Guatemala City with paralyzed trade and skyrocketing prices. Losses to German capital exceed 6.6 million dollars, coffee crop destroyed, corn and wheat fields ruined. Uncertainty and fear mount as imports become unaffordable for most, while news from the volcano remains scarce and ever-present.
A Virginia bill introduced by Dr Wah Ware, a practicing physician, seeks to criminalize kissing unless the person can prove they are disease free by a physician. Violations carry a misdemeanor charge with fines between one and five dollars per offense.
Pays Death penalty, Newroads, La. Dec. 18. Will Elliott Williams, colored, was hanged on the pursuit of the death at his trial during the last term of court. Williams’ crime was the murder of young Alex Hebert, a barkeeper at Fordache Station.
Washington reports Senator Moran of Alabama advocates a Philippine colonization scheme for African Americans from the United States. The plan envisions steamship transport and homesteads of about 20 acres, with Taft Root and Moran aiming to establish a new home for Black Americans in the Philippines and Congo precedents discussed.
Japan ponders building the world’s largest shipyard as a major industrial leap. The text notes valuation shifts in remote mining prospects, citing North Pole and South Pole mines with ore yields and heights, though details are fragmented. Hesitant date anchors and local offices are mentioned in Pendleton Oregon.
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