29 Jul 1911
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1911
Page
1
A Pendelton man identified as A. Andrews dies in the local morgue after ingesting strychnine in a desperate act. Warnings and a loaded revolver found at his home point to a planned murder attempt, while a brief note suggests he forgave his family. Coroner may hold an inquest as authorities await fuller details.
State health officials report a case of bubonic plague in California with Horace Finch as the victim, who died July 26 after contracting the disease, possibly from a squirrel exposure in Contra Costa County. The United States Public Health Service compiled the notice.
The United States circuit court of appeals today amended its decree against Standard Oil Company to conform with a Supreme Court ruling. The company has six months to dissolve but may continue interstate commerce. The deadline extends to December 1 with a possible further extension on request. The modification, drafted in Washington by Special Assistant Attorney General Kellogg, was approved by Justices Sanborn Hook Adams and Vaninder-Venter.
The September 15 Milwaukee bout is fixed as the Wolgast vs McFarland boxing match date. It will be held in Milwaukee from September 15 to 18 as the definite schedule for the event.
New York July 29 Woodrow Wilson for President headquarters are open on Broadway with a press bureau promoting the New Jersey governor Frank Stockbridge and Wilson’s bid. Educators professionals and Princeton alumni fund the campaign as university men coast to coast join the effort.
New York July 29 Thel J Morgent, aiding the steel trust to tie up the Tennersyne tied ana tron company, was acting as a public benefactor to prevent a worse panic, told by Jawls Ledyard before the Stanley House committee. Ledyard, a lawyer, conducted the sale. Morgent helped assemble the steel firm despite reluctance as the company was a small payer. Denver July 24 A new tender appears in Millikin Cole due to potato scarcity. P A Murphy, in a Milikin saloon, paid for two beers with a raw potato and received his change as a nickel with the potato placed in the cash drawer.
A threshing engine boiler exploded near Hislop injuring Leonhart Hart, a traction engineer, after he warned of high pressure. Frank Meyers was also injured in the blast. The incident occurred July 29 as Hart spoke the warned line about the danger.
Washington July 26 The general arbitration treaties among the United States Great Britain and France will be signed in Washington next week an official announcement said today The agreements aim to formalize arbitration as a method for settling disputes among the three powers and mark a step in postwar diplomacy.
A Pendleton man faces alleged charges after a teen girl provided damaging evidence about a high profile incident. Police say the case involves a claimed crime at a residence linked to a local figure. Further details were not disclosed.
In an afternoon session Judge Parkey dismissed charges against Polk Smith accused of biting a white slaver after the prosecuting witness testified and the vagrancy case against T. E. Raster remained in jail for failing to post 250 bonds.
London reports warships to Agadir unless Germany withdraws its policy as France and England press for action. The Kaiser proceeds toward Swinemunde, while the United States announces a cruiser sent to the east of Tripoli and a training squadron to Gibraltar, signaling rising tension among European powers.
Authorities say a crusade to save girls from lives of shame led to the arrest of Polk Smith on a $500 bond linked to a white slave ring. A 15 year old Colfax girl, found at the Palace rooming house, described a gang of men seeking to prostitute young girls. Other arrests are expected as deputy DA Pruitt builds the case under new white slave laws passed last session.
Washington July 29 Lawrence Stringer the Democratic caucus nominee for U S Senator from Illinois in 1909 testified favorably for Senator Lorimer before the investigating committee He said the legislative deadlock meant no Republican could be elected without Democratic votes and Lorimer was the only man with more Democratic support than any other Republican Senator Retner cross examined Stringer noting Democrats who backed Lorimer Stringer admitted Lorimer favored a high tariff and his vote could influence the senate on import schedules
San Francisco July 24 The federal government will act soon to chase down and break up white slavers active in California with evidence to show the reach extends to Portland Seattle and other Pacific slope sites. Winnipeg Manitoba July 26 Coal famine continues across Saskatchewan and Alberta as mines threaten to reopen tomorrow yet winter hampers dispatch, railway officials say authorities must act to prevent further delays.
A vessel from Hoquiam bound for San Francisco with lumber collided with a ferry near Grese B Harbor yesterday afternoon. Several lives were lost or injured in the incident and rescue efforts were underway with authorities investigating the crash.
A July 29 report in the Nieuw Freie Presse states the German French Moroccan dispute is settled except for a few formalities. The announcement comes from Vienna and notes only procedural steps remain before final closure.
New York July 29 Officials of all companies in the American Tobacco Company, recently ordered dissolved by the Supreme Court, will confer to plan the wind up. Separation of the trust into elements is underway and extensions may be used to complete the process. Winding up the $600,000,000 concern is expected to be tougher than Standard Oil.
Ottawa reports the Canadian parliament dissolved today to seek a verdict from the people on the reciprocity treaty with the United States. An election will likely be held in September as supporters and opponents line up for hard campaigning.
Eight people are reported dead and 29 to 12 injured after a head on collision between a crowded excursion train and a regular passenger train north of Grindstone on the Bangor and Aroostook railroad. Names of the dead include Henry Clark Dr Hugh Pipes Frank Setley Zerene Harrie Chinde Loomer and engineers Garcelons and Gallagher. A relief train carries the dead and injured toward Bangor as investigators seek the cause of the crash.
In San Francisco on July 29 Governor Johnson of California denounced remarks by Governor West of Oregon as contemptible and petty. He said West’s threat to withhold Oregon funds for the Panama-Pacific fair won’t alter his stance. Meantime Louis Wilde, the fugitive banker, left San Diego to face arrest in Portland after claiming a swap for extradition to the fair.
In Erle Pa Daly 20, Ilbert Perkins and Charles Franklin of Perkins Detective Agency were found guilty of attempted blackmail and misuse of government power. The Perkins group clashes with the Byrne agency over the McNamara case, as Perkins claims Burt is to blame. They were arrested after sending threatening letters to the Strong family to coerce employment for a tomb.
Port au Prince July 2. American intervention is seen as a last resort as the hastily named government seeks help to end the revolution, which is reported nearly successful. President Simon is ready to leave for Thailand and the revolution is tightly contained in the capital.
The Navy abandons Independence the oldest US Navy ship citing protest. It will be kept as a receiving ship at Mare Island rather than be scrapped, reflecting public opposition to disposal.
July 29 report from Tokio states that the wrecked steamer Empress of China is believed beyond salvage with little chance of saving the vessel. The line and fate of the ship are uncertain as rescue efforts prove futile and the situation grows grave amid rising seas.
John E. Lathrop argues for city underground electric and trolley wires in Pendleton Washington. He praises safety, aesthetics, and reliability, noting utilities resisted but later benefited. He urges adoption now, predicting public services will welcome the change within five years.
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