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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1903
Page
1
A chaotic report describes a sailing race among ships named Columbia Reliance and Constitution. The race, amid rough seas and shifting breezes, sees Constitution briefly leading before a collision or accident alters positions, with Columbia finishing ahead after a troubled stretch. Separate notes mention warships, yard observations, and a steam launch in Kiel.
Albany hosts the forty first annual University Convocation with Chancellor Doane to open in the senate chamber and Regent Gardner to deliver a constitutional and educational solution to the Negro problem. Notables include Presidents Draper Baker and McLean. Salem carnival festivities begin as Salem braces for visitors with decorations and inaugural events led by Mayor Bishop and Governor Chamberlain.
Delegates arrive by train and boat for the Maryland State Teachers Association opening in Ocean City tonight. President Joseph Blair of Sparrows Point will deliver the annual address. Governor Smith is set to speak tomorrow on relations of the state to public schools. Sessions run through Thursday featuring papers and discussions on education. Birmingham Huntsville Railroad Plans Stated for a new line linking the two cities to aid Huntsville’s markets and fruit trade.
L B Reeder returned from Heppner to assess the Red Men lodge losses. Two lodge members died in the floor collapse and J L Hackett lost two children, leaving a widow. J M Kernan also died, with three children, all cared for by relatives. G W Swaggart lost five grandchildren in a flood. Kernan and Swaggart were members. Total property losses reach twenty thousand dollars, but many members are financially able to bear the hit while others are helped by the organization to recover.
Washington June 20. Among the consular appointments is Albion Tourgee of New York author and novelist named consul general at Halifax. Louis Ayme, now consul at Guadalupe, is named consul at Para Brazil for his tireless work after the Martinique disaster.
The Colombian house voted 38 to 5 against delaying the canal treaty, endorsing the project as beneficial to Panama’s sovereignty and to wider U S relations. The dispatch from Bogota notes support for opening the canal and predicts gains in industry and commerce for all parties.
George Abbott, a well known wool buyer, was severely injured at Migge Station near The Dalles when he fell from a platform onto a rock, shattering his ankle. Surgeons amputated the foot, and Abbott, aged and seasoned in the trade, is reported doing as well as possible under the circumstances.
A conference of boards of guardians met to consider sending many children under their care to Canada. Dominion immigration agent W G R Prenton explained advantages offered to immigrants of a good class and the potential benefits for the children and families involved.
A golden jubilee celebration for the Burlington diocese was held at Mary's cathedral with a pontifical high mass. Prominent priests and prelates led the ceremonies as many lay members gathered to mark the milestone.
A sensational report from Sprinetieh Mass describes gypsies entering Mrs. William Stratton's Ninth and Cherry Street home, assaulting her and harming Stratton's young son. Neighbors express indignation as warrants issued for the alleged attackers.
The Orani County News reports that James Le Bret lost 25 head of sheep last Friday night. Suspects from Montererm crowd country allegedly broke into Le Bret’s camp, stealing sheep, hobble belts, and gear, with horses driven away.
Bennett of southeast of Walla Walla presented a wheat sample to the Walla Union showing three to four berries per spike and forecasting yields of 35 bushels per acre on his land, with neighboring farms at Brewster yielding about 60 bushels per acre. The report notes shorter stalks this year, about three feet, and roots that compare with last year.
A fog shrouded morning crash at Wilson and Hower streets in Cleveland killed William Pulier and injured thirteen others. Conductor misjudgments and slackened speeds limited the death toll, with multiple victims listed among the injured. Police reported the incident as the first fatal transportation accident in the city, while other casualties earlier at Union Depot were noted.
The steamer Senator reached Seattle with $100,900 in gold aboard. The vessel reports the burning of the Lawrence hotel on June 19. In Pittsburg, stockholders of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad meet to vote on increasing capital from eight to ten million dollars to fund equipment purchases and roadbed improvements.
A young man, 19, dies in a well accident near Pilot Rock while a contractor's crew worked at 40 feet. The rope and windlass caused the fall as a boy was lowered. his neck breaks and body crushed. The cause remains disputed with theories of oxygen and rope twisting. Funeral services held Sunday for the Moore family.
A Boston Store blaze was narrowly prevented thanks to quick action by an employee who raised the alarm after smoke appeared. The fire started in a ram and chimney, spread to the back of the store, damaged about $100 worth of stock, and a clerk quickly extinguished the flames.
The Driving Association will hold a matinee at Simpson track on July 6 starting at 2 PM. New horses from Walla Walla are promised, with sprint and hurdle races on the program. Admission is 26 cents. A fuller schedule will be published later in the week.
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