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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1919
Page
2
Washington on June 1 reports a flurry of talk among Senators Sherman Kenyon Needham Harting and others about relocating the national capital. Proposals name Texas California Illinois Chicago and other states as potential sites amid concerns over costs and local reactions. Debate grows as Congress may introduce a bill to shift the seat of government.
TAGCOMA June 16 A Atherton inspector and Carter were burned while inspecting the steamship Javary off Shanchia. Officers charged Chinese crew after a high head of steam. The search progressed to the upper deck amid attempts to fix responsibility for the attack. Officers seized 23 quarts of whiskey and two beer bottles. Parental edict keeps most regulars from swimming as Red revolt looms among crew.
A Berlin correspondent reports delegates at Verzables suffering varied ailments from toothache to nervous distress and headaches. A surgeon, a chancellor aide, and others are affected, with one insisting on gramophone records during a conference. Food and confinement reportedly heighten nervous tension among the group.
Chicago report details the deaths of Gertrude Cherin age 20 and her daughter Adeline after the slaying at 11g1 South Lincoln Street. Police describe the husband Jimmy Cherin, a suspected thief, as the victim in a prior case. Detectives found the two bodies in the Cherin home along with the child, all victims of gas poisoning.
In San Francisco a mature passenger, boarding the Oakland train at Seventh and Broadway, befriended a woman and paid her fare. They chatted, and the old man boasted of a prized pin from his tie. The woman offered a trade for the pin, exposing her ruse as she startled at the reveal of a keepsake. The exchange ended with a pin swap and the man’s suspicion.
Chicago police report $1,010,000 in currency stolen within 24 hours after thieves lowered a 100-pound steel safe from the fifth floor of an army headquarters building. The safe’s money total and contents were not fully disclosed by army officers. Investigating agents note checks paid to Camp Grant and Chicago Fort Sheridan workers were cashed separately, with one check not cashed until the next day.
SAX FRANCIEGO June 10 Henry Just naturally fond of the ways and accused of marrying three members of it without legal separation steps resulted in Mrs Mikle Porter 20 landing in the city prison on bigamy charge. She was nabbed at her room 144 Morris Avenue by Policewoman Katherine Eisenherz after an anonymous tip. The girl confessed sobbing to Capain of Detectives Muathenon details of her three ill starred romantions. I was just naturally fond of the navy she reportedly said. A clergyman who hired a Triehman to run errands brought out many empty whiskey kettles and later spoke of danger and doom. The diverged tale included a grim scene as the clergyman described dead bodies and a thought of the whiskey vessels.
Dr. McCartan, envoy of the Irish Republic to the United States, would gain recognition if Congress approves a 14 000 appropriation for a diplomatic corps to Ireland. The measure will later be offered as an amendment to the foreign and consular appropriation bill.
In St Locie a 14 year old boy, Prosper H. Mlocher, won 895000 in personal damages from Odell Milling and Power Co. The Supreme Court of Mine sourt affirmed the verdict for injuries from a live wire near 237 Magnolian avenue as he and a playground companion walked through an alley to meet someone. The boy sustained burns to his fingers and part of his right foot when the wire dangled overhead and struck him.
A garbled note discusses quick home dry cleaning using Solvite soap for various fabrics and items. It mentions preparing a mix, washing, and air drying, followed by general caution against attempting traditional dishes after the process. It references dry cleaning at home and avoiding other substances near Olaane.
The readable text shows a damaged fragment mentioning a mother and several uncertain names, a $8000 figure, and vague references to care and a company. The legible details are too fragmentary to establish clear events, persons, or locations.
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