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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1912
Page
2
Vallejo. Spitz, a Mare Islinct workman and student of technical mechanics, perfects a wireless device claimed to reveal all sea objects within ten miles on a dialed mirror. The system would allow a battleship gunner to locate and strike a hidden ship in fog or night, with distance readings from the turret dial.
Florence Weston, a Santa Barbara nurse trainee, killed herself in New York City after being forced to resign from a post-graduate hospital program. Found in a Hotel Astor room with cyanide and water glasses, she left letters to her mother and a nurse and a coroner. Hospital officials say she resigned over a rule violation, though details were not disclosed.
An explosion of laughter follows a guest’s complaint at the Congress Hotel over 40 cent prunes. Managers across Blackstone Congress La Salle Sherman Rexford College Inn and other Chicago hotels confirm stewed prunes cost five cents more per dish, a uniform markup.
George W. Fitzgerald former Chicago sub treasury teller was put on trial for allegedly stealing 175000 dollars from the government. The February 1907 theft remains circumstantial in evidence and a two week trial is expected. Fitzgerald was indicted in February 1910, just before the statute of limitations, insisting on his innocence.
In San Benito Texas a pre cooling plant cooled a man fast when an intoxicated person was moved into a fruit transport. After exposure to nearly 100 degree heat the sudden drop to near freezing caused the man to pound the car door within seven minutes, seeking relief from the cold.
Leaders of the Progressive party unveiled a battle flag symbolized by a red bandana handkerchief as they form a seven member committee to coordinate action with Colonel Roosevelt. Governor Johnson of California acts as field marshal while key figures like Pinchot and Medill McCormick attend the session in Chicago.
A local theatre offers four reels of top American pictures including Derby and Joan, A Western Legacy, Her Better Nature, The Jumping Champion, and The Girl With the Lantern. The program features romance, comedy, and thrilling stunts with Darby and Joan as the centerpiece.
Tuesday’s program highlights two major features: Fighting Dan Me Cool a Kalem Civil War drama with a brave hero leading troops to victory amid plots and a traitor captain. Also shown are Lubin Hearts and Minds and Selig titles Brains and Brawn Bodin College Katzenjammer Kids Under the Sway plus a brief note on their appeal and star turns.
A busy program features hypnotism melodrama Scenes In Kent England a war drama and prize fight scenes plus auto racing thrillers Santa Monica Road Races and The Great Boggs Hair Grower. comedies How He Won Her and The Lieutenant's Last Fight complete the bill with Western The Great American Round-up on Y-6 Ranch and more in this lively Civic Theatre lineup.
Baltimore June 24. Woodrow Wilson replies to W L Bryan inviting progressive candidates to back him for temporary chairman of the Democratic convention. He says the Baltimore gathering must express conviction in its organization and in the men who speak for it. He adds his sympathies and confidence his friends will act with clear conviction.
A dramatic ad extols Bucklen's Arcica Salve as the swift remedy for injuries from Fourth of July incidents. It claims relief for burns cuts bruises bullet wounds and other wounds, and lists uses from ulcers to piles, with a price of 25 cents at Koeppens.
Winthrop voices optimism after talks with Democratic senators and representatives. He notes Swanson’s speech underscoring need for two battleships this session. He warns a one-battleship-per-year program would drop the United States to fifth in 1913 as other nations race ahead.
Thomas M Payne, 28, an electrician living at 2713 Indiana avenue, crawled through a bedroom window at 3626 South Firth avenue in Chicago and fired five shots at his former sweetheart Bernice Douthitt, 25, who was in bed. None of the bullets hit her, and Payne wounded himself on the right side. Douthitt worked as a housekeeper for Michael Conway at that address.
According to her statement to police, Payne pursued Miss Douthitt for years, reached her bedside, grabbed her throat, and fired five shots after she awakened and fought back. A pillow was struck and walls were damaged. Payne shot himself in the chest, survived, and was held to the grand jury on assault charges in $5000 bonds.
Mrs. BK. A. Bishop of Brooklyn requests a searchlight display to show Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female troubles. She testimonials long suffering from organic female disorders and relief after trying the product. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has stood as a standard remedy for nearly forty years.
A local paint store Hale and McAfee markets Acme Quality Paint to freshen shabby stairs and floors with durable finish. The advisory line promotes improved durability and aesthetic appeal for home improvements in storefront messaging.
A vintage medical ad proclaims deafness cannot be treated by local applications. It asserts ear disease arises from Eustachian tube inflammation due to catarrh and promises a $100 reward for any deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
A Pendleton resident G W Knight testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved years of back and kidney pain. He notes nocturnal urination, sediment, and relief after use. The advertisement, paid by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, urges buyers to remember the name Dean's.
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