26 Feb 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1901
Page
1
A vintage retail notice touts cheeses including American and imported varieties. The text claims the goods are well kept and in perfect condition, promising true flavor and customer satisfaction from The White House Grocery Store.
A listing notes special values in novelties made from silver plating and small items such as mall Riley sets, paper kulven, glove battoners, and similar trinkets.
The snippet shows leading wheel prices in dollars for several cities and types followed by a jumbled line of bicycle parts and prices. Specific values include United States and Columbia at 25 45 40 50 and Cleveland at 40 50 with Imperial lines 25 00 35 40, then scattered item names like grips graphite pedals cement wrenches and unclear text.
A fragment notes 4 000 garden seeds and new items offered at two cents with imports valued at 18 cents per pound, mentioning Russian produce and broad sale impact.
A broad European and American update covers Dr. Kennedy's murder trial in New York with a jury disagreement, Cape Town bubonic plague cases, and Odessa’s freezing weather and halted traffic. It notes a Cuba Independence Day parade, a Texas sleeping car rate bill, and Congresss large total appropriations approaching 1.467 billion dollars across two sessions.
Near adjournment a state librarian and a boatman were re-elected in Astoria. A Dayton Washington schoolroom scare, window damage, and oil on roof were reported. A Portland couple announced a niece's marriage to a Fruit Growers Express agent. A county quarantine followed a smallpox case in Hig Canyon. A drowning occurred during a boat struggle near Pool Slough and oyster boats. Rifle and shotgun contests in Walla Walla featured high scores and a dramatic finish.
A garbled excerpt describes supposed medical discoveries and remedies including a "Medical Aerie" and references to Dr. Pierce. It mentions broneld tis and other diseases with vague cures. The fragment includes names and places but is largely unreadable.
H W Corbett thanks 28 stalwart Republicans for standing by pledges in a recent senate contest. He accuses Senator Mitchell of selling the party to Democrats for votes and questions the party’s integrity. The notice quotes Shakespeare and cites other political and travel items from the era.
Carrie Nation of Kansas sits in the Peoria Journal editorial office in Peoria Illinois writing editorials and humor, aided by Kubaker a national prohibition party lecturer. She says she aims to show how she lectures and writes sharp pieces and plans to visit big distilleries but will not demand demonstrations from temperance workers.
General MacArthur cables a review of trials of Filipinos condemned to death for wrecking military railroad tracks and telegraph lines. He commutes sentences to fifteen years while warning that future such cases will face the extreme penalty. He urges natives to avoid aiding marauders posing as insurgents.
A mother claiming inspiration from Leaven Mre Desthorn led her seven year old daughter and four year old son across the Brady street bridge in Pittsburg. She hurled them over the railing into the river below. The girl drowned under the ice. the boy was rescued but seriously injured.
A passenger train from Detroit to Chicago wrecked near Kenton after a broken rail caused five cars to derail at about thirty five miles per hour. Three Pullman sleepers were among the cars derailed. Surgeons were summoned from nearby towns to tend the injured.
A fire at Alamondville mine No. 1 near Kemmoer Wyoming entombs about fifty miners. Rescue crews fight the blaze with little hope of saving the men as flames rage and reports indicate as many as twenty six may have perished.
National Capitol report details Admiral Sampson's letter on promotion and Navy etiquette drawing sharp political criticism. Senate commentary teams debate the secretary of the treasury inquiry and a resignation in Washington. Philippine and California items follow with regional notes.
A damaged fragment notes a February road incident with 152 victims. The garbled text references a regional event and a casualty figure amid unclear context.
In Terre Haute the mob overran the jail to execute George Want, a car works employee who confessed to murdering Lin Finklerstern after a dispute. Want died during the mob assault as townspeople dragged his body to a river, where the corpse was burned amidst jeers and tomfoolery. Nearby, a hotel fire in Cordova, Tennessee caused 20 000 dollars in losses with guests fleeing. another suicide in Washington and fires in Detroit are also noted.
A reader letter from N H Andrews of Borningtaldo Otto praises Acker's English Remedy for bronchial and lung complaints. He reports timely relief when used as directed and endorses the product as beneficial for asthma type symptoms amid dusty conditions and wheezing.
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