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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
2
About 26 employees of the American Fire Brick company walked out in a labor dispute over the wage scale. The strike occurs near Mica Washington and Ont Ontario, reflecting cross-border industrial tensions in the industry.
Waeh Lawrence Wae suffered a painful injury in a mill when an explosive device or improvised tool burst in his hand. He received immediate medical attention and was transported to Spokane for further care.
Early hour blaze destroyed two fine motor boats owned by Dr. J. A. Titties and Judge Joseph Reed in a Whitefish Montana boathouse on the river in front of the park. The incident notes a fire raged with total loss to the vessels. In another item, Vakina bartender fined 99 dollars and costs for selling to a minor, Charles Langdon, a Yakima messenger service employee.
The Alm strom and Applequist saloon in Marcus, Washington, was robbed after 1 o'clock. About $40 in money was taken. An inside bolt was manipulated through a hole in the door to gain entry.
North Yakima Washington schools begin agricultural courses for 1902. Full operation in North Yakima Toppenish Moxeo Lower Napa and Sunsyatte with three schools offering manual training in North Yakima Waite and Toppenish.
More than two million pounds of wool were shipped from Baker County this year according to local dealers and stockmen. Eastern buyers were more numerous than ever, and prices received were satisfactory.
The text notes that nearly all Baker shipments of wool were consigned to Boston firms, indicating a concentration of supply and distribution through Boston channels. This reflects regional trade patterns affecting Bakers growers and merchants.
Fishermen near the Apple pole boom on Newport waterfront recovered the body of Silva Castonguay. The man had drowned while fishing at Albeni Falls two weeks earlier. Burial followed in the Newport cemetery after the inquest.
Howard Kimble, a young United States Geological Survey and Reclamation Service engineer, was badly hurt when his motorcycle collided with a car at Sixth Avenue and Walnut Street in North Yakima. He was thrown from the bike, suffered a fractured skull and broken ribs, and was taken to the hospital with a fighting chance to live reported at midnight.
Nathaniel Lowe Jr of Ipswich was struck twice during a single storm while camping with two companions at Taploon Island Cottage in Salem. The bolt tore through a bed Lowe had just left, knocked him unconscious, and left the interior wrecked. He fled the cottage into the storm, reporting searing pain and a frightened escape as the lightning followed him.
A storm drives a young man three miles toward his home, lightning strikes the barn as he shelters in a dark corner. He loses consciousness twice and, upon recovery, is overwhelmed with fright and races home despite the ferocity of the weather.
Two year old George Paxton wandered from home four miles south of Natoma Kansas and survived 16 hours lost in woods. A large search party of 100 plus, aided by lights, doctors, lawyers and farmers, found him asleep under a tree with the family dog beside him. Neighbors marveled the child escaped coyotes or wolves, crediting the dog’s presence for protection.
The Portland Journal reports the city executive board awarded Warren Construction Company a 3,062,592.63 dollar paving contract for Skidmore and other streets in the Alberta district. The firm will use waterproof bithulithic pavement and aims to finish before summer's end, with three plants operating to complete current work by November 1.7
Frank A McMullan, West ern Union Telegraph oldest employee, retires as manager in Greenville Alabama after tapping telegraph keys for over 55 years. He served across Castleberry during the Civil War transmitting orders between General Dan Taylor and General James H Clayton, who was at Brewton with his brigade seeking aid.
Congressman Adamson of Georgia invites members of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee to visit the Panama Canal in December on a tour of inspection. Senator Brandegee says several committee members will make the trip. Colonel Goethals urged a personal inspection while President Taft said transportation would be provided. The House plans canal operation legislation next year and will send it to the Senate. The aim is to frame permanent operation rules after completion, preserving military priority but allowing civil usage. Also, Lane County Veterans to hold Civil War reunion in Springfield October 5-7.
Kalem special feature film lineup includes Suatexz After the Battle from Mexico Katem with authentic siege scenes at Juarez and a denser war narrative. The Stepsisters Pathe 2000 drama offers powerful love intrigue and social stakes. The New Editor from Selig portrays municipal water fights and suffrage clashes with witty exposition. Roil Your Water presents a microscopic tour of a drop revealing typhoid germ and delightful micro creatures. Hotel Thieves a Great Northern Sherlock Holmes adventure with train hold up and alpine cliff drama. The Stranger's Plate Powers follows an Indian and settler tale of charity and rescue. Alp Bubbles Ambrosio a colored novelty about a boy’s bubbles foretelling a hopeful future. Tweedledim Late Ambrosia films add comic wedding rushes and warm comedy.
The ad claims eczema is caused by germ life that burrows under skin and can be cured by washing with a clean penetrating liquid. It promotes a fiery application for itching and inflamed skin and offers a standard preparation for eczema suitable for infants and adults from Pendleton Drug Co.
Friday July 28 features Fighting Blood a Biograph story with military patriotism and a hero who defends family and sweetheart from Indians. The program includes The Sleep Walker a Vitagraph romance with a somnambulist heroine and How Willie Raised Tobacco a Cuba bound comedy and Solving the Servant Problem a magic act. Also Urban travel film In the Province of Kwang Tung.
The Than Wouter company staged a dramatic fire using an off man sion to deliver a realistic blaze. Set in civil war days the tale centers on hidden money and jewels as the mansion burns before viewers.
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