20 Feb 1906
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1906
Page
1
Government rushes troops from the Eighth Infantry led by Captain Taggart to leave Chicago for San Francisco en route to the Philippines aboard the Logan. They will test a patent onboard cooking device during the voyage, with potential general adoption if successful.
The Chicago wheat market closed today with wheat at 21 2, corn at 43, and oats at 20 9 4. Prices and quotes stem from the world’s premier wheat center, with ongoing reflections on market status.
After four days in receivership the Tribune saga stalls further. Employee directors reject Me Dodd’s latest offer, seek an accounting and payment of past dividends, and removal of a $4000 mortgage. Court dates are unsettled. an early hearing is hoped, with election timing not influencing the case per counsel.
An attache of the Vatican states the pope disfavors forming a separate body for liturgical services for women chorristers in Catholic churches. The pope does not oppose female singers but declines to sanction individual women’s autonomy in liturgy.
Chicago dated February 20 court rules letter from the president to the attorney general about the Packers investigation shows cooperation between commerce and Justice. The court finds the president acted in an official capacity, binding the government.
Five Grogan family members perished in a morning fire that wiped out most of Tunnel Hill Pennsylvania. Mrs Grogan aroused by fumes rushed to save her family but died with the three youngest. one body unidentifed. The fire left the village largely burned.
In late February a Montana man named Eisler reported losing 1942 dollars to three Walla Walla gamblers after a card game in Pasco. A forged Farmers Savings Bank check was cashed Saturday with John Smalls, saloonkeeper, identifying the payer as one of the culprits. The three men fled north on a train, while bank officials withheld names.
Feb 20 Walsenburg Col A Victor Fuel econom y reports a gas explosion at the Maitland mine four miles north of town. Fourteen miners killed twelve bodies recovered two still missing. Identified so far are William Yan John Peters Archie Miller Peter Diviso Michael Nix 2 Michael Orem Steven Libana and soon Bremen with bodies badly burned and disfigured.
Steve Adams, a Western Federation of Miners member, was arrested at Haines and brought to Boise for complicity in the Steunenberg murder. Detectives search for Jack Simpkins. St John, using the alias Vincent, refuses to be interviewed. Labor leaders insist the arrests are part of a plot to crush unions. St John will be taken to Caldwell for trial. Authorities in Denver report the federation crisis aims to overthrow unionism, while Moyor and Haywood are argued innocent. further arrests loom. Defendants demand immediate trial. prosecutors threaten habeas corpus. Four officers confirm Orchard's confession with caution on details. Cockran denies marriage rumors with Mrs. Gardner.
County authorities report the jail is empty after recent transfers to Salem. The vacancy prompts plans for interior cleaning and fumigation along with repainting and whitewashing by the sheriff pending county court action. Sanitary rules remain strict and inmates receive meals from outside the facility.
Wot Walker filed his petition for the Republican nomination for county treasurer. He advocates creating a late auditor office to audit all official accounts at least every six months. The entry mentions a separate note about Penroey & Co. and a fire in Duluth with a loss of 1,220,000 dollars and one million bushels of wheat burned.
Federal Judge Wolverton ruled that land buyers on Umatilla reservation under the 1886 act cannot again acquire land under the 1902 sale. The Hoover Jones contest centered on whether Jones, who bought 160 acres of untimbered land earlier, could purchase again. The La Grande office ruled for Hoover, but the General Land Office reversed, and the department upheld the reversal in court. The decision allows some continued 40 acre timber purchases under 1902 if reclaimed. Attorneys L B Reeder for Hoover and Col J H Raley plus John McCourt for the opposing side argued the case.
A despondent mother aboard the Fall River Plymouth wine steamship threw her three children overboard and then jumped herself. She left a note to John Waters of Brooklyn, NS, claiming she could not live and would not leave the children behind. The three children were a girl, a boy, and a baby.
The Portland and Seattle Railway filed a certificate with the secretary of state detailing a proposed eight mile branch in Washington from the main line near the Snake and Palouse rivers along the north bank to Texas Ferry. The meeting at Portland on February 17 elected L C Gilman as acting president in the absence of M Levy. M P Martin attested the certificate. The Portland and Seattle forms part of the HII system.
Pendleton and Umatilla County sheepmen set May 28 as wool sales day with the Pendleton sale already scheduled and others to follow. Independent action by local groups aims to boost prices and promote interests. growers expect higher returns per pound due to the salesday system though contracting is cautious amid anticipated strong prices.
Davis and Moser Taylor were moved to Salem by Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Blakley after a delayed train. They will reach the capital city tonight as the morning East Side train failed to connect. A Davis appeal to the supreme court seems doubtful though possible within a year. The pardon petition for Moses Taylor is with District Attorney Pheipe, not yet presented to the governor.
Kansas Congressman Campbell introduces a joint resolution directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to study rail rate practices from Kansas and Indian Territory to interstate destinations. A hearing is set in Kansas City on March 12. Washington reports a separate probe into alleged brutalities at the government hospital for the insane. Supreme Court grants a writ of error in Senator Patterson Gaines contempt case, with a $1000 fine.
Walla Walla party including John D. Lamb Samuel Loner and H B Kershaw returned from Anstone on the Grande Ronde river after a week inspecting J P Vollmer company mines at Antenne. They report tunneling 200 feet with a 49 foot wide seam and a large coal deposit resembling Roslyn with extensive surface cropping nearby. Vollmer plans to form a new company to lease and develop the property.
Huggins was discharged after last night’s arrest on charges of selling water to Indians. This morning the case was set for 1:30 but dismissed at the City Attorney Carter’s request for insufficient evidence to convict.
Reports from London and continental cities place John D. Rockefeller with detectives in Italy and possibly Switzerland American visitors cite sightings while others claim Brazil as a destination A prediction notes he must stay abroad if he hopes to avoid a Missouri witness summons until Folk and Hadley leave office
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