08 Feb 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1901
Page
1
A garbled ad style passage touts a food emporium with tempting specialties. It references thrifty housekeepers and youths drawn to a sale like readers to a bill of fare as the scene hints at a vivid storefront procession of items.
Reports from Vancouver and Chicago describe Prohibition era tensions. Carrie Nation and her followers attack saloons and stores while police stop a high profile boxing match in New York. An upcoming lecture in Chicago is planned under club auspices with assurances of peaceful action.
A Douglas Shoe advertisement highlights a five dollar appearance and wear price with an offer of three fifty for customers seeking value. The copy emphasizes performance and style in a vintage retail note from a local shop.
Advertising feature lists Lanebake maale and ecateher units with racing sulla gear and B easant books. Promotes bicycles with wheels priced from 4.00 to 76.00, bells, graphite, pumps and other items. Claims nationwide discounts and headquarters status for low prices.
J W Laenhoffer elected mayor of Huntington on Wednesday. A L Craig to replace W T Hurlburt as general passenger agent for O BR NS Co, expected to arrive Portland from St Paul about February 12. J A Kong found guilty in Portland for robbing Blue Mountain Ice cafe. Hinwile refused to testify. Maxwell resigns as city passenger agent Seattle, to take O BR NS Co ticket office post in Portland. Mrs Eliza Geer dies at The Cove Union County leaving husband and two sons Judd and Bisine. Frank and MacGinnie rally in Montana senatorial race ends in tie. Eleven Contrasia citizens arrested for incitement. Liquor protest case involves peering over transom. US transport Sherman arrives San Francisco from Manila with officers and men. Mrs David Cherry dies in Eugene from apoplexy at SA years. J S Bill preparing Spokane to Vancouver railroad. Great Northern line to Kootenay connects interior to coast.
A fragmented 19th century style text discusses bodily weakness and digestion. It references Dr. Pierce and a medical remedy claimed to cure digestive disorders and restore nourishment. The passage blends moral commentary with health claims and hints at personal decline.
The session saw votes against a state dog tax, women’s suffrage, and an Eastern Oregon industrial school. Senate proceedings included shifts in support, with Roberts switching to Williams and Judge Lowell’s name withdrawn for Corbett. Lobbying restrictions, Pendleton Charter amendments, and a forest-tine prohibition bill also featured amid broader political maneuvering.
A Ways and Means session devolved into a factional row over the revenue reduction bill. Republicans split on how to handle Senate amendments, with Payne and Grosvenor among those shifting position. A vote split showed party tensions as conference/compromise prospects emerged.
An official statement from Judge Cary of the Kedera Ktew company reports Morgan and others are examining a plan to combine two of the nation’s largest iron and steel firms. The proposed billion dollar merger aims for long term harmony without eroding minority interests.
The House committee on elections opened hearings on charges against Hawaiian delegate Robert Wilcox. Dismissal of allegations about his marriage left a session focused on letters he allegedly wrote to a friend. Congressman Robinson represented Wilcox as evidence was reviewed, including letters marked as exhibit C.
In City, a moral uproar erupts at National Stamp Company as two employees are discharged after a manager’s alleged affair with a coworker. Fifty displaced workers and others attend a protest, urging reinstatement. the proprietor refuses, sparking near unanimous employee support for continued work. The fracas unsettles the town and highlights employer control concerns.
A massive dynamite blast at the San Andews mine in the Sierra Madras region of Thorange killed seven workers and injured many more. Superintendent Hero Leatman and his family were among the dead. An official government investigation was ordered.
The steamer Ventura from Philadelphia suffers a fatal pipe burst off the Strait of Magellan on January 24. Five crew members die including Gore W. Robb, J. William Farren, J.C. Deenond, Velix Gland, and Von Bier, with five others injured. Velix Gland is listed as a stowaway.
Honolulu reports reveal influx of Negro and Porto Rican laborers causing unrest on Maui with thousands striking including natives and Chinese. Workers at Wallaby plantation join the walkout claiming low wages and “temperate” conditions. Rumors say laborers drift toward Honolulu seeking other jobs as strikes widen. New York reports credit fund allocations tied to the Castellana inheritance with Queen Helen Gould and Countess Castellana guardianship of funds.
New York investors Loh and Leoh A Co announce termination of a deal with the Southern Pacific involving 40 million dollars in four percent gold bonds.
President McKinley announced the nomination of Robert McCormick, Chicago Tribune owner, for the role of minister to Austria. The move highlights the administration’s choice of prominent media figures for diplomatic posts.
A February report notes Andrew Carnegie endowed the Tacoma library with funds for a new tow building conditionally tied to a maintenance appeal by local officials.
Brussels reports indicate the Belgian parliament approved a measure urging government intervention if a suitable opportunity arises to aid the Boers in the South African conflict.
Cape Town dispatch reports Boer forces repulsed near Eraburg with two killed in action and unspecified losses, detailing a tense clash and subsequent casualties.
J L Hay Co reports cables opened lower with Liverpool down to 6 and New York at 79 18 May. Markets held thin and edged to a recovery near close. Money at 2 percent, effective today around 70 1 5.
Mrs Nation halts a proposed raid by twenty women planned to destroy Topeka saloons at 3 a m. The raid collapses after her objection citing it as not the Lord's call. Nation names Rev Maclarland as influence and plans to travel to Kansas City Chicago and Des Moines to lecture.
Manager Billy Madden comments on the planned Jeffries Ru lin bout and potential dates while noting past injuries and doubts about a confirmation this week. London dispatches report Kitchener captures horses near Potsdam and Dewet moves north, denied by a general in command.
On Wednesday Senator Sinle submitted a wanter list from the secretary of the navy detailing vessels bought for the Spanish war and prices paid. The document lists ships Mi agara Hadger esclaw Vulcan Selpio and others with their sale prices and current values. The record notes several vessels sold and the proceeds, including Mi agara for 75,000 and Vulcan for unknown sums, reflecting wartime procurement and disposal activity.
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