26 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1901
Page
1
Advertisement notes new crop garden seeds including peas beans and corn with special prices and quantities. It invites calls or letters to obtain the catalogue and lists alf alfa groome grass and related items.
Agency for Imperial Columbia and other leading wheels. Five pounds for ladies or men five dollars up to ninety dollars sterling wheels just arrived sold at Sterling agencies at fifty dollars. Other wheels five dollars up.
A local ad highlights price reductions on line remnants and stock including fancy Indian baskets, Medalleon items, and a large number of tova. Discounts include 25 percent, four off, and half price on select lots.
A Turkish sultan mourns Queen Victoria and wires King Edward VII with sympathy and congratulation on his occasion. The report also notes other world events including deportation orders for Jeff Davis and George Rice, and estimates Victoria’s private estate value.
Washing correspondent notes Monsignor Martinelli, who visited Portland last spring, is slated for cardinal appointment. The report also mentions deaths and legal actions including Isabella Henshaw’s death from toyhold fever, Jacob Johnson’s death near Portland, and a warrant issued by Johnson’s sister in law of Hess for shooting. The Oregon Historical Society reports rising visitor numbers with 12 227 total since December and 1223 since January.
Salem reports no legislature session today while talks focus on electing a United States senator and funding the state levy for bounty costs. Bills address marriages before 1808, telephone wire franchises, and court relief while warns of political pledges and republican unity guiding the candidate nomination.
In Peoria Ulla a vault in the government building was opened by expert burglars using drilling. Stamps valued at about 876000 were carried away, including 75000 worth in another section. The incident appears planned and conducted by skilled thieves. Collector Daughtry, afflicted with paralysis, was harmed during the burglary.
Sheriff Joseph Bowers of Madiron County, Montana, was shot dead in an ambush while pursuing a fugitive named Steven Goods. The assailant was a boy from Bott, who fled after the shooting as authorities investigated the motive and details of the case.
A voluminous report from the Philippine Commission has been sent to Congress. President Meek or Me query appears in the dated dispatch with references to January and a long examination of colonial matters.
Robert Forsberg Jr., son of a Rochester contractor, was arrested afternoon charged with the murder of a young woman found at her father's home. Police report three men entered the house. Forsberg allegedly confronted the killer and the girl appeared later. Detectives continue to search for the alleged assailant as evidence is gathered.
Mrs Nation issues an appeal asking leaders across counties to unite in a vigorous plan to sustain wartime action against saloon activity. She urges funds to continue the campaign and enforce organized measures in every county seat.
Fragmented text mentions a late senator and names a person in a stray, unclear incident. The readable parts reference a death, a fall, and a possible injury or reaction, with many garbled names and locations. The article lacks coherent details to confirm a precise event or outcome.
Rumor spreads that President McKinley suffers Bright's disease and may not live through his term. The White House denies the report as circulation on the rumor grows amid public unease.
Washington outlines Senate and House actions for the coming week. Senators Towne and Cullom, plus Minnesota figures, are named in discussions on Philippine independence, postal laws, and Indian appropriations. The State Department rejects a Beijing dispatch claiming broad death penalties.
A New York blaze last night at Lehn and Fink’s drug house caused a quarter million dollars in losses. Fireman O Connell died after a fatal injury and received extreme unction from the department chaplain as coworkers fought the flames. In Chicago a separate fire destroyed a crockery firm, with two injuries. A Kansas City tragedy reports three McCarty children cremated in a house fire. A drugstore cold remedy ad promises refunds if it fails to cure.
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