This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
2
Pueblo Colo June 1. City council directs an election to select taxpayers only. No one may speak on public affairs hereafter unless they are a direct taxpayer, regardless of property taxes paid.
Salem June 1 The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the 1910 home rule amendment does not exempt incorporated towns and cities from the local option law. The decision, in Schuler v. State, sustains convictions for violating the local option law in Wallowa County and clarifies that municipalities within limits remain subject to local option provisions. Other cases involved inclinations on licensing and mortgage discharges.
A fragmentary ad touts McGee's Baby Plixir as a remedy for diarrhea dysentery and stomach or bowel disorders in infants. It references A C Koopen & Bro and notes a public view on prohibition among men, though details are unclear.
Stanfield editor G L Hurd of the Standfield Standard buys the northeast quarter of section 6 township 3 north range 29 east near the city for about 4500 dollars. Bid opening for a school heating plant awarded to W G McPherson Co of Portland at 1920 dollars with five year guarantee. Echo baseball team loses to Stanfield 9 to 5 in an extended game. Personal notes include R M Tittle and Dr G E Watts visiting orchard lands and local residents traveling to Echo Pendleton Hermiston and Portland.
The United States Senate Lorimer case dominates the anniversary meeting of Unitarian groups. A resolution endorsing Duncan Y. Fletcher’s reelection as vice president of the American Unitarian Association, prompted by his Lorimer vote, was adopted by the ministerial union. Rev John Hines Hollins led the attack against Fletcher, while others moved to place the union as a body in the debate.
St Joseph Missouri June 1 delegates to the International convention of the Church of the Brethren known as Dunkers arrive from around the world attracting thousands. Sessions run nine days in the auditorium as hotels are filled and homes open to visitors. The Dunkers trace to Germany two centuries ago and now number about 3000 ministers and 16000 communicants in the United States.
Fragmentary report from Astoria Oregon notes Columbia river salmon sales and increased pricing. A few dairies show S105 for flatten and 1486 dollars for tools. A packer contracted several carlomle at twenty dollars per dozen for fints and nineteen five cents for talia.
A brief humorous note about a hat that provokes no laughter from a woman, with a wry remark on her lack of sense of humor. The quip centers on the hat as the sole comic element in the exchange.
The Sells-Floto Circus returns Friday June 2 with a fixed animal arrangement in the menagerie for peace, featuring Feoillo Carbo aerial act, the balloon horse, and clown flames. Admission is 26 cents.
Rome May 31 encyclical from Pope Pius to bishops denounces expulsion of religious orders from Portugal suppression of holidays oaths and teachings introduction of divorce laws arbitrary deposal of bishops and church state separation condemns law as violating Vatican rights and ecclesiastical authority.
New York reports the Federation of Jewish Obituaries seeks $660000 with interest from 1776 claimed as due Haym Salomon to fund a Haym Salomon National University in Washington DC. A mass meeting is set for June 11 to push Congress on the project scholarships for Jews Catholics and Negroes are promised.
In Portland and nearby areas there has been little or no snowfall this month, leaving residents puzzled as to when winter will arrive and how long the mild spell will last. No significant accumulation has been reported despite expectations of wintry weather.
Mills College near Oakland presents itself as a women’s college on the Pacific coast with access to two major universities nearby. It touts entrance and graduation standards parallel to Stanford and UC, modern laboratories, arts and music facilities, a gymnasium, and health care for students. The text lists administration and contact cues including a president and secretary.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.