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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1912
Page
2
The store announces a grand clearance event across all departments with Christmas remnants priced low. It highlights extensive apparel for men women and children, featuring careful selection, style, and value including coats at deep discounts.
A bank robbery at Bixby near Tulsa ended with the thief fleeing on a horse that bucked him. The culprit, identified as O C Brock, was arrested after a crowd dragged him from the horse and he was jailed. A second brief item notes Martin Red, six, injured with a broken arm in Hillsboro area snowbound conditions.
A family dragged their injured son for three miles in Portland Oregon after he fell on a snow covered area. The boy survived the ordeal with non life threatening injuries, and authorities investigated the incident for possible safety violations and child endangerment.
A basement fire started by a boy who stepped on a match caused damage exceeding 160000 dollars to the six story Miller building in North Yakima Washington within ninety minutes. The owner valued the building at 190000 dollars and expected about half that amount in loss.
Alexander Miller notes the Cahalan Dry Goods company lost its entire $50,000 stock. Insurance on the building stood at $160,000 and Cahalan stock at $30,000. Losses of $500 to $1,000 affected Columbia River Investment Co, Hutchins & Co, Dunbar & Nelson jewelers, and Pioneer Drug Co.
Daniel Heather known as King Oscar, a quartz miner on Captain John creek 15 miles south, slept drunk along the road and awoke with hands and feet frozen. He crawled two miles to George Ausman's home for help and was brought to town. Amputation may be required, but he refuses. He had been jailed in Lewiston for intoxication and traveled homeward through subfreezing weather.
Colfax Washington news reports J F Neal at a bathhouse dining on oyster soup found 38 pearls in a single oyster. Five pearls were notably large. Had they not spoiled from cooking the pearls would have been worth about 100 dollars.
Portland lawyer A. E. Clark was shot in Salem at dawn while pursuing investigation into the defunct Oregon Trust and Savings Bank and the Wilde embezzlement case. Clark, wounded in the left forearm, carried papers in a leather case. the assailant fled. Clark, active in bank affairs, traveled to Portland after treatment, declining to speculate on motives or identity. Wilde’s case has drawn wide attention due to his prominence and Clark’s role as legal counsel to the bank depositor.
Colonel Daniel Cornman of the Seventh U S Infantry faces possible prosecution after customs inspectors on the transport Sherman found dutiable merchandise in six trunks and other baggage. If no criminal intent is shown, a fine equal to three times the value may occur. if intent is proven, a vigorous case will be pursued. The value is estimated near $1000.
Leola Killen, 16, found dead after swallowing four grains of strychnine at a Winfield boarding house. A mother's Wichita letter denying love or care is cited by authorities as largely responsible for the tragedy. The girl had earlier written a note to her mother and another revealing she was deceived by a young man she loved.
An 1842 note recalls a banquet payment to Henry Clay in New Orleans. The ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as remedies for stomach trouble indigestion and other ailments. Appears as a period style medical product pitch.
A small bird, described as a cute little broiler, wandered down Broadway with a wary gaze as onlookers watched its journey toward the crowd. The sight drew attention as locals noted nearby hens and occasional echoes of a Polish street scene. The incident ends with the bird’s uncertain fate and public reaction.
Tokio report says Vice Admiral Oichi, a flag officer under Admiral Togo in the Russo Japanese War and a famed Nippon naval hero, died after a brief illness. After the war he led Japan’s naval training department and later commanded two training ships sent to American waters amid anti Japanese sentiment in California.
Deputy City Clerk James McKinstry received a box from Ditchwalker Jones at the electric light plant containing skull bones, Indian beads, elk skin pouch, a woven basket, and a beadwork bracelet found near a long unknown burial ground. The collection includes wampum and a varicolored shell about the size of a dime, with the bracelet attached to a child arm bone.
Burke narrowly defeats Soldier Delaney in a heavyweight ten round bout in Brooklyn while conceding ten pounds. Spreckels' team wins a ladies polo match in Coronado, beating Lady Tweedmouth's squad 6 to 3.
Nevada residents rally against the proposed Johnson Flynn boxing match near the Utah border. They argue benefits would flow to Salt Lake City while Nevada bears the stigma. Calls for a special legislature session to repeal unlimited bout laws circulate, with Governor Odle likely pressed to block the event. Wendover is cited, but Curley may place the arena across the state line.
Mrs Serena Bailey wife of a Dry Creek rancher and daughter of J A Clemmen of Freewater died of pneumonia in a Walla Walla hospital and was buried at the Nazarene church. Funeral services were conducted by Revs W E Snavely and Delance Wallace.
Washington report says a California politician is urgently sought to defeat La Follette’s endorsement, suppress California Roosevelt sentiment, push Taft at the Republican convention, and assure Taft a majority in the 1912 election. The ousting of Congressman Knowland leaves White House forces unsettled.
Mrs Anna Polser of 2620 Jefferson St South Omaha praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a safe reliable cold remedy. The Bee Hive carton mark indicates genuine product sold by all dealers, with neighbors recommending it for coughs and colds.
The passage notes ongoing discussions among the president's advisers about California politics. Visitors including Stratton of San Francisco Collector Pendleton of Los Angeles Judge W. W. Morrow and A. W. Foster have been to the White House, with California political matters reportedly under discussion.
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