21 Feb 1902
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1902
Page
1
An account from Barcelona reports violent clashes between troops and strikers, with dozens killed or wounded. Rails are torn up and trains cannot enter the city as food shortages and distress worsen. Anarchists aim to incite uprisings in Barcelona and Bilbao, though government measures seek to restore order.
Martial law is declared in Saragos a due to a worsening strike that has spread across the region. Cities including Valls Villefranche Cuencas Clobregray and Car are affected as workers press demands and authorities
York February 21 Charles Jones, valet to millionaire William Rice, testifies he chloroformed Rice while asleep to justify murder. He recounts telegrams sent to Rice’s friends claiming death was due to old age. Earlier, Isaac Daley's hearing in Lemoore relates a 1900 cane murder tied to a 26 cent wheel bill and ensuing shooting.
Mass Feb 21 Petit Orphanage burned with two young lives lost. Victims named Vera and Charles Lieuen per local reports. Fire officials say cause undetermined as investigators comb the scene.
York reports a midnight blaze damaging the yards at Fifth avenue and Third street near the Yards. No injuries listed. Firefighters battled the flames through the night, with crews from local stations extinguishing the fire and securing the area.
New York on February 21 reports a busy day before Prince Henry of Prussia and his suite arrive. Decorations adorn Fifth Avenue Broadway and German quarters with flags hunting and golden eagles. A formal city welcome by Mayor Low with secret service protection and a gala theatre outing precede a tour including Annapolis Annapolis West Point Philadelphia and a nationwide swing ending with a return to New York. Escort details include the Kaiser flag ship Olympia and Hohenzollern with a massive crowd expected and anarchist threats guarded against by federal and European detectives.
King Leopold plans a brief summer tour of the United States to inspect manufacturing centers, with a schedule announced from Priewele on February 2. The royal visit will spotlight American industry and economic ties.
Washington February 21 Governor Taft testified before the foreign affairs committee on Chinese exclusion. He said Filipino sentiment opposed Chinese merchants but not laborers and urged general exclusion of Chinese.
In New York on February 21 the body of an unknown man was recovered from the North River. The corpse bore severe knife wounds to the face and breast, a cut throat, and a damaged skull. Police began an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Cipetnnatl reports McGovern applies Cobbing touches to daily training for tomorrow debt's wht with Sullivan. He conducted Gav al routing and cutting down boxing powers as trainers and admirers express enthusiasm about the condition.
In Lafayette Indiana on February 21 a fire destroyed Look and Itones dry goods store and several adjoining businesses. The blaze broke out between eight and one o'clock this morning causing an estimated total loss of 400000 dollars.
Washington February 71 The house committee on territories with a unanimous vote decided to report in favor a bill for admission to statehood for Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico.
London reports a crisis in the condition of Tolstoi as conveyed by his aged author’s London agent. The update notes a critical turning point in Tolstoi's health and status.
Authorities allege Detroit figures Frank Andrews and Henry Apvtrews caused losses by missing securities from City Bank. New warrants named Perrot Keb and others as they pursue viewable statements and a mysterious cashier at home. At least eighty thousand dollars in securities are unlocated.
Report from L Ray & Co noting a quiet wheat market with prices easing slightly. Liverpool and New York seen mixed with futures showing minor changes as traders await the holiday break and subsequent market reopen.
New York February 21 Jack O'Brien American publisher arrived from a year in England with the title of middle and heavyweight champion of England He seeks to fight Tommy Ryan for the middleweight championship of America implying a potential cross Atlantic title match
Report notes two Balem creameries together produce 2600 pounds of butter each week, detailing combined output and indicating steady production at the two facilities.
The state department admitted that Secretary Hay sent a note to China and Russia warning that slave machinations in the Orient must end. The action, coupled with the Anglo Japanese alliance, is believed to curb Russian and Wysesian aims and influence in the region, though certainty remains.
Washington February 21 The House passed the Indian appropriation bill and adopted a resolution to investigate alleged immorality at the Mt Pleasant Indian School. An inspector report corroborated charges that the school allowed mingling of students and made no efforts to prevent vice.
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