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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1900
Page
1
New York records 70 deaths from extreme heat on Wednesday, mainly among poor children. Hospitals treat heat prostration victims while authorities warn of ongoing heat across Europe and the Atlantic shipping turmoil linked to wartime transport needs.
A garbled docket reports wheat destruction in Northern Idaho and Portland merchants condemning a movement in China. It mentions road improvements between The Dalles and Cascades, deaths in Oregon, a mill accident in Baker City, a Lebanon fatality from poisoning, church leadership changes in Washington, and county recount disputes in Lane County with mentions of university voting patterns and a Portland visit.
Two letters from women in Ariington Iowa and Osville Michigan report relief from long standing ovarian and bladder problems after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. One case describes severe abdominal swelling and reduced pain after a five week illness and avoided surgery. the other cites two years of womb and ovarian trouble with swelling and bearing down relieved after completing the course.
State Department reports telegrams from Shangtung governor and Lachal Shang about Conger dated July 18. Wu's telegram to the state department passes on the Teang Li Ya wen reply, while a cipher from Conger is questioned as possibly forged. Cabinet met but issued no statement as to Conger’s cable.
A San Francisco dispatch dated July 20 reports Castle Crag Hotel in Shasta County burned leaving guests to escape the blaze. No further details on injuries or cause are provided in the fragment.
Thirty people are reported to have died in the Yukon during June from mining accidents. Shorty Powell and Armtronge are named among the dead. In Washington, President McKinley and General Wood reportedly set September as the election time for Cuba’s constitutional convention. An experimental horseless artillery vehicle departs Fort Sheridan for Washington. The War Department coordinates with General Wade to move cavalry to Seattle by August 2. A fire in McMinaville destroys Hibbs’ bicycle shop, causing about $7,000 in damage. Sidney Rigerton, 82, former Montana governor and chief justice of the state Supreme Court, dies in Akron.
Cash wheat quoted at 1.05 per ental. Chimyo reports July 2 September futures at 77 7-8 cents per bushel. Prices reflect early market activity and regional trade notes.
Reports from Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange brokers show a softer wheat market at opening with weak demand from the Northwest and New York. Corn opened higher and closed up about 60 cents, stocks rose and money market activity advanced.
A fire at the O W Hlunt ranch near Keho destroyed several thousand bushels of wheat and a straw stack on Jame Ate dereno's farm along Tutailla Creek. Officials speculate a spark from nearby engines caused the blaze though ownership of the arson remains unknown. Insurance covered the loss for the ranch owners. Crogan Land and Improvement Company involved.
A council meeting at eight discusses a street fair and carnival for Pendleton in late September. Officials, residents, and business leaders are urged to attend as plans advance, with optimism the event will boost the town. Nearby notes include Governor Brunnnenberg citing Harper’s articles on women voting, suggesting high female participation.
A fragmented set of reports from Idaho and Kentucky state Democratic conventions describe Fred Dubois’s apparent victory in Idaho while debates over seatholder apportionment and nomination proceed. The Idaho result favors Dubois for the U S senate, with conference committees to allocate offices.
Reports describe spouts of fire and smoke from Mount Asana near Yokohama with fear and disruption in Hatdalwa as eruption events are recorded on July 4 and July 17.
A dubious patent remedy claims to halt hair loss by destroying the root cause. The article touts Nowhees Merpiaile as a poly preparation that supposedly prevents bile loss and speeds regrowth, insisting it removes the ailment by eliminating the cause.
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