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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1903
Page
1
A plea to Congress seeks 3 million dollars for immediate relief in the Philippines due to cholera and rinderpest crises. The call emphasizes urgent action to aid afflicted Filipinos and restore stability after wartime disruption.
Seattle area flood covers White River valley from Seattle to Kent with a water lake 20 miles long and up to five miles wide. King County residents report $100000 plus damages likely reaching twice that. About 200 families homeless and livestock losses high. Toronto elections note three Ontario by elections with Conservatives leading in a tight three-seat race.
President Roosevelt and Cabinet, Supreme Court, and other dignitaries attended the Washington public library dedication. Andrew Carnegie, visiting from New York, spoke at length about library philanthropy and his rush of 730 buildings and 800 grant requests. He emphasized libraries as democratic, praised Roosevelt, and noted the marble structure’s commanding central park setting.
A Pinkerton detective and seven officers captured three famous criminals in Memphis led by George Woods wanted for three train robberies with rewards totaling thousands of dollars. The suspects were found with bank robbery tools and nitro explosives as authorities halted their planned assault.
A federal grand jury in Indianola Mississippi investigates threats over the closure of a post office serving the colored post mistress. Senator McLaurin and Postmaster General Payne discuss reopening amid community tensions while inspectors review accounts. Local leaders prepare for possible unrest and ensure protection for the post mistress.
Madrid reports premier Mateo Sagasta died Monday night at 11 after a heart attack. He fainted at 6 30 but recovered, then faded over four and a half hours. Funeral expected next Wednesday after a deathbed attended by family and former cabinet members. King Alfonso expressed regret and sent sympathy letters as royals checked on him.
A gas explosion at a Mahoney City coal mine near noon today killed four miners and caused extensive burns. Rescue teams worked to reach survivors as officials investigated the incident.
Washington reports show Oklahoma conventions favoring the Nelson bill and opposing the omnibus bill. Quay accuses Beveridge of misrepresenting testimony by Justice Boschert of New Mexico. The House takes up a militia reorganization measure while President Knox seeks swift handling of Sherman act cases.
Captain Marmaduke resigns as commander of the Colombian fleet and all American subordinates resign. The war has ended and he will return to the United States immediately. In a December 29 letter he regrets the Bogota did not get a chance to battle.
England Germany and Italy replied on Venezuela negotiations insisting on certain preliminaries. State department sees nothing in the replies that would overthrow the talks. Etta Butler famed actress and mimic dies in a New York hospital after a bout with typhoid fever.
New York January 7 chairman Thomas, long tied to the Erie railroad, resigns his post and will devote his full time to the Lehigh railroad hereafter.
London January 7. It is announced that former Southern Pacific chairman Tweed will come to London to supervise the finances of the Yerkes tube railway project.
Wheat in Chicago opened at 75 4 ½ cents per bushel. The article notes price movement for wheat in Chicago on January 7.
Minne sota news reports four men robbed a bank in the morning. A dynamite blast startled citizens as the robbers fled. One was mortally wounded, another captured in the snow, and two more surrounded in the woods near Bagie Wisconsin.
Rufus Cantrell, termed the king of ghouls in Indianapolis, says he will not testify against any of the 50 named citizens linked to the grave robberies. He claims the state can proceed without him and has nothing further to add while expressing guilt for Dr. Alexander.
Grandma Munro, long time manager of the Log Cabin eating house at Meacham, will take charge of the O. R. & N. hotel at Huntington. The Log Cabin will not be rebuilt. meals move to La Grande. The Huntington will be improved with renovation, new furnishings, and enhanced reputation to rival the Log Cabin under Mrs. Munro's leadership.
Edith Maltoday Oled seeks dissolution of marriage to Andrew Hall alleging habitual drunkenness has made life unbearable. Sophia Gratz, a subject of the Republic of France, filed her declaration of intention to become a U S citizen. EB V Bulivan, a German subject, also filed for citizenship papers.
The Thursday afternoon club will gather at the home of Misa Corbl Raley at the corner of Court and Garden streets, serving as operator for this week at the usual hour.
Witnesses describe a bridge fire allegedly set by union miners and a boyish crowd looting on the scene. The testimony recounts women and families deprived of essentials as merchants flee or boycott, including Mrs Dowdan from Lost Creek driven away by miners and continued threats after ten days of strikes in Philadelphia.
Immense crowds visit the congress rotunda in Madrid viewing Premier Sagasta's body. Reports say he arrived earlier, with condolences offered to the family. The investigation into his financial affairs notes a remaining balance under 16,000.
London Jan 7 Sir Harry Melean the Scotch colonel who commanded the sultanate Morocco bodyguard was discharged as sacrifice to moslem prejudice. The people hold Melean responsible for Europeanising Morocco and blame him for unrest in the sultanate.
Glens Falls N Y Jan 7 Major General A R R Chaffee commanding the department of the east paid an official visit to Plattsburg barracks today The purpose was to inspect the regiment now quartered there and under orders to proceed to the Philippines next spring
A Chicago laborer, his wife, and two children died from coal gas asphyxiation on Monday. High corn fuel prices forced them to burn unsafe fuel, ending in a fatal household tragedy.
The North Pole mine, once listed for 600, has grown to a current value of twenty million in ore and tunnel work. The adjoining South Pole mine offers 4941 feet on the same lode with 2200 feet of tunnels all containing ore. stock is set at 16 rents until about January 1 with anticipated price rise. See Gahagan at Hartman Abstract office, Pendleton, Oregon.
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