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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Ewten of Walla Walla spent the Fourth in the local city. Mrs Ewten was formerly Miss Bertha Anger of this city.
The will of Field Marshal Archibald Kitchener, British Secretary of War who died aboard the Hampshire, was admitted to probate showing an estate of £1,420,000. The largest bequests go to his nephew Henry Hamilton Kitchener and to the Broome Park estate of land in Kent. The will references a call for 200,000 recruits and includes various bequests to military aides and officials.
Three men injured when the steamboat Benjamin Franklin, chartered by the Congress Club of Kings County, was struck by the tug Emr Keeley near Hell Gate. About 200 passengers aboard scrambled to shore as chaos broke out, with several people jumping and others restrained by friends during the abrupt accident.
A quirky report notes Dick Cabot Ward, comissioner of Park Division, supervised a bizarre grooming at New York Park Central involving a seven year old prize leopard. The tale claims Ward filed the beast’s claws and administered antiseptic as part of a controversial handling.
Miss Harker's School for Girls in Palo Alto California announces fall term starts August 20. Catalogue available upon request detailing curriculum admissions and tuition options.
A broad slate of measures is listed including home makers loan fund rules, land tax allocations, liquor control proposals, normal school funding, state wide tax limits, rural credits, and public rest days. Also noted are medical practice regulation, Sunday closing repeal, vaccination policy, and various local government and county seat changes. The text details loan caps, interest, and eligibility for landowners, plus measures on education, prohibition, and public health.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as purifying the blood and strengthening the entire system. It argues wealthy people seek pure blood and asserts the remedy improves digestion and blood quality, urging immediate purchase.
July 6 report notes House members warned about the Waterpower lobby. Representative Smith of Minnesota alleges that the Adams dam project used subterfuge and that plans exist to derail the Schiff late bill. The measure, deemed obnoxious by reform friends, was reported out by a conference committee and passed in late session hours.
A vintage advertisement extols a cholera and diarrhea remedy as essential for every family, stressing summer use. It claims the medicine is thoroughly reliable and widely available, urging readers to obtain it wherever possible.
Fragmentary OCR reveals Dr Nago Atiga described as a Japanese constitutional adviser to the Chinese government. Dr Arlee addressed Yim Shih-Kal as your majesty in a document backing monarchy. Dr Arita faced opposition in China and harsh attacks from proponents of Japan.
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