11 Jun 1900
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1900
Page
1
A fragmented OCR item notes a Frederick Nolf sale related to pine district and evictions. The text includes stray words about business styles and dates but lacks clear context or outcomes. The readable fragment mentions payment, blocks, and a municipal setting but provides no definite actions.
A collage of 1900s era news notes reports 3 000 000 Chinese resters paid to be concerned in affairs in China, a British Columbia election defeat for the Martin government, a Berlin financial panic, and various world events. It mentions Annie Grabbert dying in a Chicago county jail, land disputes, and a Rowand provincial election upset. Also notes Ashanti uprisings in Acra, U S tariff and prohibition debates, New York bank reserve shifts, and Governor Oates fatally shooting a waiter in Montgomery Alabama.
Joseph Knight a pioneer of Canby died Saturday. Mrs. Lucy Oeborn died in Salem aged 8. A Straney longtime Albany liveryman died Friday night of consumption at age 41. L McFarland a prominent Linn county resident died at Tanent aged 60 leaving five children. Francis Prior attempted to burglarize Wilhelm & Son store at Monro. A man named Murphy, 53, jailed on a jury charge died days after illness. Woodmen of the World offered aid to Newbury in a beet sugar factory matter. Bert Leroy Darnett, son of Monroe Postmaster Harnett, died of lung fever. Wheat rust fears rise in Willamette valley. O R & S N offers cheap fares to Kansas City due to a democratic convention.
London dispatch reports heavy losses for British lines at Roodeval on June 7 with the Derhwahira regiment nearly annihilated. 6 men survive, two officers and 15 men killed, 5 officers and 72 men wounded. Boers captured over 600 men by June 10, as British forces struggle near Helbron and Klip River.
A navy department dispatch reports ongoing combat in Colombia with colonial or national forces engaged. Reinforcements have arrived and orders to renew the attack have been issued.
Fire destroyed George W. Goodwin’s farm buildings early today. It is reported that Goodwin and two others perished in the blaze while nearby residents escaped. General Otis later addressed the incident in Washington. Also, the steamer Altway and training ship Buffalo arrived at Southampton.
In London a report notes a weather-related sinking incident involving Mrs Gladstone and others. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but the piece references June timing and a maritime context near the city.
A WendletonAthena train carried many participants from nearby towns for a service honoring late Robert J. Maloney. The event included a ball, march to a memorial, a Pendleton cornet band, and ritual work led by L. O. Shiewk with a notable address by J. Strwier.
J G Kounet a Milwaukee carding mill proprietor died Saturday from stomach cancer. He was born in Germany and had lived in Clackamas County since 18d. Lane County will build a wooden over the McKeeale river at a ferry at a cost of $10 000.
Wheat futures surged in Chicago as July futures reached 78 cents with June notes in San Francisco showing strong cash wheat. In St Louis lines amid a strike, one casualty and two injuries were reported during the transit disruption.
Large Omaha gathering presided by Mayor Moore heard Governor Foynter and Boer envoy Wewels. William J. Bryan spoke urging American sympathy for the Boers to defend liberty, while a theatre audience responded with enthusiastic support. Separate fire news reports two large grain warehouses burning in New York with 126000 bushels lost and damages estimated at $140000.
Dispatches report potential danger to the Dowager Empress in Pekin as Anglo American forces coordinate. Massacres of Christians surge in New York and Washington notices urge protection for foreign residents. Admiral Kemp reports communications cut, Marines in Manila prepared for rapid relief.
A Black man was lynched near Metcalf Georgia for an attempted assault on the daughter of K. HM Hhringer, near Thomasville. The incident occurred in early June.
The piece argues Republican favor for Herbert Hitt as a strong running mate for President McKinley, citing his long service from the Illinois ninth district, Civil War record, and widespread support among party leaders. It notes possible shifts if Roosevelt declines and predicts Hitt’s potential to win the national ticket.
A Monte Quarlo gambling firm reports income from tables near 4,000,000 plus 150,000 from hotel and cafe rentals. After expenses and 76,000 charity, net profits reach 92,376,000 about 40 percent return on capital. The piece notes broad demand for gambling privileges.
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