23 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1913
Page
1
Four inches of snow in Chicago welcomed by the unemployed as hundreds gain work clearing sidewalks. Severe weather worsens suffering among the poor and swamps charitable groups with appeals for aid. Incoming trains, especially from the west, run late as city traffic faces disruption.
Major Swartzlander invites white residents to attend the annual Christmas tree program at the Umatilla agency school chapel for the children of the Indian school. A Santa Claus distribution of gifts funded by a $140 contribution will follow the program at 7 o'clock. Roads to the agency are reported in good condition for auto travel.
Jose Fan ton Zelaya former president of Nicaragua will sail for Europe on Wednesday to La Laoorlane, accompanied by his secretary Jose Mazalas. Mazalas stressed Zelaya is leaving by his own will on a date he set, saying no State Department pressure prompted the departure. Zelaya’s move follows an agreement between his counsel and the Nicaraguan government after his arrest on Thanksgiving Eve for murder charges in 1909.
A tsunami like tide from the Pacific at Elmore Park wrecked hundreds of yards of track near a Portland bound train, undermined half a mile of beach cottages, and left small sea water ponds along the railroad in Tillamook County Oregon. Crews repaired the damage within hours and the train continued to Portland.
Walla Walla on December 23 reports Mrs Earl Thompson of Fryant avenue died at 2 am from wrist wounds self-inflicted at 11 am the previous day. Coroner Cockerly took charge and left the body at the residence with Dr E B Shaw in attendance.
Jessie McCann a popular Flatbush Brooklyn woman disappeared under puzzling circumstances similar to Dorothy Arnold. Reports of white slavery circulate, but detectives doubt theft. Family behavior has raised public suspicion about the case.
California Socialist party secretary Thomas Williams telegraphed Governor Johnson requesting a special legislative session on January 1 to address unemployment. He claimed 100,000 men are out of work in the state with acute conditions in major centers.
Pendleton pupils close for Christmas vacation of 12 days, resuming Monday January 6. In Washington Hawthorne and Lincoln grade schools programs start at 2 pm while high school work continues. Teachers and students head home for the holiday period with many stay at home plans underway.
INDIANAPOLIS Dec 23 Governor Ralston granted a Christmas pardon to Mrs Belle Schenkenger an inmate since Christmas Eve 1898 for poisoning her daughter in law She served as a Civil War nurse and will be freed on Christmas Eve 1913.
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The Oregon supreme court ruled that the 8-hour law applies to all state employees. All state institutions will shift to an eight-hour workday, causing officials to warn of deficits in maintenance appropriations across institutions.
President Wilson watched a Princeton Triangle Club musical in a Washington theater then stood in a boxed seat and joined the chorus of Old Nassau. Alumni and Washington society, including Mrs Marshall and other officials, rose with the audience.
Salem, Ore Dec. 23 Asabel Bush a millionaire banker and pilomeri of this city died at the age of 89 years.
Rev Elias Whitlock aged 70, father of Toledo mayor-elect Brand Whitlock, died in Cleveland from pneumonia. The Toledo leader is among mourners as the city notes the clergyman’s passing ahead of a distinguished career in public service.
Newell project engineer says west extension will not ease unemployment this winter. Only canal digging possible now, needing teams and teamsters. When warm weather arrives, many workers will be hired, with local residents given preference as teams are supplied.
Sheriff Smith refused to reopen the Utah Apex mine where Ralph Lopez is sealed inside. The mine management seeks to resume work but the sheriff will not risk more men in the tunnels. He believes Lopez may be dead and will wait two weeks before resuming the search for the body. The article also notes nominations sent to the Senate by President Wilson, including Henry May, Hugh Gibson, and Frederick Sterling for American diplomatic posts.
General news item notes Governor Weet giving Sheriff Rand a brief grace period to enforce laws in Copperfield. Other items mention unemployment, winter snowfall in Chicago, a railway explosion in Russia, a woman harassed by night riders, mine entombment in Utah, and various legislative and court actions across states.
Oregon Governor West demands Baker county officials, including Sheriff Rand, enforce his order to close Copperfield saloons. Rand refuses, citing no legal basis, while District Attorney Godwin backs him. The clash centers on authority, with both sides deeming the dispute a local quarrel escalating toward martial response.
Washington, Dec 23. Representative Lewis of Maryland argued that full government ownership of the nation’s telephone lines would cost less than 900 million dollars and pose financing challenges no greater than those faced during the Panama Canal project. He attacked private financing, calling public mismanagement a source of corruption and noting cities like New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco have suffered from such issues.
Berlin December 23. Despite an official claim that a defect in the lighting apparatus caused the explosion, reports say several arrests have been made in connection with the wreck of the Russian empress dowager’s special train. The train, en route from Copenhagen to St. Petersburg, was awaiting her arrival when the blast occurred. Several railway employees were badly injured.
In Monticello New York, Adelaide France recalls a tale of illicit love as Melvin Couch dies in his law office. Miss Brance, kept in a private housekeeping suite behind Couch’s offices, admits the arrangement after Mrs. Couch and daughter witness the scene. Sheriff holds Miss Brance on a theft charge while the funeral is held privately.
Circuit Judge G W Phelps rules the Teel Irrigation district invalid citing irregular proceedings and lack of competent evidence for formation bonds and water rights. Directors may appeal to the supreme court. findings note notice flaws election timing precinct issues and improper posting.
Senate approved the joint conference currency bill by 43 to 35 and the engrossed act was headed to the White House by 4 pm for President Wilson to sign at 4 pm. House ratified conferees’ agreement 298 to 60, with Senate to vote by 2:30 pm, signaling readiness for presidential signature before night.
North Yakima Washington reports the town will keep its Western Tri State league baseball club for another year despite a $2000 deficit from 1913. Directors include Robert Rundstrom L O Janeck Guy Grafton R C Sinclair Pred Fontaine T J L Martin EF West A F Campbell and D L Thacker. Manager and player selections will be discussed in January.
City council spent the day in caucus reviewing the water commission graving system report. The report likely won’t be adopted at tomorrow’s regular meeting and may wait for a special session or the meeting a week later. Dr James A Best and Chairman Will Moore faced questioning, with Beat seeking attorney presence but blocked unless all four commissioners could bring counsel.
President Wilson reappointed Judson Clements of Georgia as interstate commerce commissioner to succeed himself. The Dec 23 action preserves continued leadership at the agency and signals ongoing policy direction from Washington.
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