30 Dec 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1901
Page
1
Rumor filled paragraph outlines alleged efforts to manipulate government control of circulating products. It mentions Congress and public interest, claiming a movement toward state ownership and tighter regulation, with emphasis on reform and public peace. The text is fragmented but suggests a political push and scrutiny.
Fragmented report notes the production board approves a plan related to the Sattler matter as unions question management and employee benefits. Dated items reference Peavey obituary and Pension policy details, with unclear context and mixed fragments from multiple events.
Berlin reports ongoing diplomacy with Venezuela as Germany and the United States align on future action. The German charge d affaires remains in Caracas and negotiations continue. If an ultimatum to Venezuela is issued, it will be followed by execution.
Diphtheria has broken out in Weiser with three cases at the Idaho Industrial Institute two in Herman Haas family and one in the Connelly family. George Lockwood, son of R F Lockwood, has been ill two days. The only dangerous case is the 7 year old son of C A Walters.
In Belfast on December 30, renowned Scottish artist and designer John Dalrymph was found dead in the city. Officials report the death by starvation, with authorities initiating routine investigations.
Mrs Roosevelt and her children returned from a hunting trip down the Potomac this afternoon in Washington Delaware.
Pendleton police jailed Charlie Moy a Chinese celestial after a Sunday morning arrest linked him to several recent local store robberies. A room search yielded a skeleton key and a box of cigars, with Moy denying involvement while detectives tied him to Hohbach bakery and Pechter’s candy store thefts.
Ashley Cocke a wealthy Cleveland Mississippi merchant led four men to kill J M Rhea on a Yazoo and Mississippi Valley train near Cleveland this morning after a trivial quarrel then seized the train and forced the engineer to back it away One companion was arrested and brought to trial
Governor Van Sant of Minnesota and state attorneys general from South Dakota Idaho Montana and Washington prepare for a conference to oppose a railroad merger led by J J Hill and the Great Northern. The meeting aims to devise a plan to defeat the consolidation as discussions begin in Helena.
New York market reports brief but show wheat rebound after early weakness. Cables dip but New York prices finish higher as London notes Lipton to challenge the America's Cup with a new Shamrock yacht. Four lives lost in West Point flood with extensive property damage.
A Vienna official commit a suicide today driven by fear and distress. The report notes the act occurred amid local authorities investigating tensions and a fatal incident. Police closed the scene as families mourn and city leaders express condolences.
Railroad Notes describe a new folder design for the OK N line in red white and blue with Union Pacific promotion. A Houston & Texas Central meeting elected C H Markham as vice president and executive head, placing him as assistant general freight and traffic manager for the Pacific division in San Francisco, after prior roles with Southern Pacific in Oregon and Portland.
JG Woodworth waffle manager of the Pacific Coast company in Seattle has accepted a new role in the Burlington traffic department and will move to Chicago. It is not yet clear what his exact title will be but he is described as likely assistant to traffic director Darius Miller.
The text notes an imminent conference planned for tomorrow to address railroad consolidation. Governor Toole expresses sympathy with preventing consolidation and cites Van Sant’s view that action should originate from him. Van Sant believes joint action by Northwestern governors could avert the merger.
General Alger contracted illness today and will be moved to the south for the winter. No signs of blood poisoning are reported. Arrangements are made to transport him from Detroit.
London reports The queen has fully recovered from her recent India position and, accompanied by the king, departed for Sandringham at noon.
London dispatch reports the British War Office seizing an additional batch of wounded from the Zee fanteln engagement as part of ongoing wartime defense and casualty handling.
Train on Yazoo and Mississippi Valley line robbed near Greenville Mississippi this morning as investigators pursue the suspects. Passengers were unharmed and railway officials began a preliminary probe into the incident and security lapses.
Berlin reports the Gazelle cruiser was ordered to depart for Venezuela, amid wartime naval maneuvers.
The Forty Wires Annual convention of the National Association will meet July 31 1902 at Exposition Auditorium Minneapolis with 8000 seating. The West Hotel will be association headquarters and state offices. Railways offer special fares and extended tickets. scientists and educators from Minnesota and North Dakota anticipate a large attendance. More than 1200 active members attended Detroit, with 2810 active members year to date and a coregiment of 10 180 at Detroit.
Washington reports Congressman Khan of California, after touring the Philippines, asserts that Filipinos are incapable of self government. He says he interviewed nearly every important Filipino and found they could not govern themselves and had abandoned hope of independence. Even Aguinaldo reportedly told him the most hopeful outcome was an American protectorate.
A severe windstorm swept Alba Ukiah area on Thursday causing damaged telephones and roofing, with timber blown down and roads blocked. Leading social event was a theater gathering at Alba. preparations for a mill project next spring underway. Local residents discuss a school tax, grippe and pneumonia cases noted, Rev Cook visiting Pilot Rock for a protracted meeting.
Mrs Deborah Hughes aged 65 of Corvallis died Saturday night at the home of C C Maxwell on Male street while visiting relatives in Walla Walla. Her body was later sent to Oregon for interment. Joseph Hughes arrived to take the body back. A small private funeral gathered several friends. Miss Van Low and A Wederington were lodging at the Maxwell home.
Paris reports the death of Jozeph the famed cook who was hired by the late William H. Vanderbilt to travel to America for three months at a salary of 30000 dollars. He died here yesterday in the city.
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