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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1904
Page
3
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as nourishment for wasting or ill people, comparing the body to a machine and promising strength when ordinary food fails. The copy invites requests and lists an address in New York for free samples.
Historic unrest sweeps Italian communities and police in New York with frequent riots and murders. Reports claim Freemasons and ethnic tensions fuel violence while crime spreads, including a Cleveland beer porter murder. International notes mention Japan-China tensions and Pan American Commission aims to start wartime digging projects by June, alongside various political shifts and trade concerns.
Reports from Oregon and Washington describe a chaotic time with political ticket lines in Butte, a fatal derailment near Redding killing two trainmen, a boycott of the R and N by Sinwaka merchants, a Seattle suicide linked to insanity fears, church bans on Fossil whiskey trade, a failed printing contract for the Weekly Record, a near-fatal Lost Valley stabbing, a violent gale across Western Oregon, and locals planning a private phone system due to high tolls.
Stock in John Day country faces scarce grass and frequent storms with potential losses yet warns stockmen may export herds to find better range. Cold rains and heavy snowfall hinder grazing on John Day and Millie Fork slopes, with some cattle moved uphill. Hay supplies are expected to hold, though conditions vary by area. regional reports note hunger in Susanville counties but indicate limited severe distress. School gardening and shade tree plantings are planned as students prepare displays and Superintendent Conklin receives government shade trees for campus beautification.
A Glenn's Ferry based engineer with a glass eye escaped annual medical exams for years while working eight years on a passenger route. Promoted after feigning normal vision, his wife boasted of the ruse triggering a surprise inspection. He was discharged and later employed at a saw mill near Sumpter.
The Rev J R N Bell pastor of Baker City Presbyterian church writes of a permanent cure at a normal cost for liquor and tobacco habits. He has watched favorable results from the remedy and recommends it to all, noting Tallman Co as local agents.
Pupils from the public school gather to plant trees and flowers for autumn decoration and the upcoming flower show. Last year they received seed funding from local sources and hope to win prizes at the event.
President Roosevelt seeks 9900 for a new White House stable citing damp facilities harming horses. Major repairs include the Mayflower and other buildings, with total costs around Fluctuating figures reflect broader expenses and a looming naval display offset by future industrial canal schemes. The item also notes a bridge worker’s family update and Andrew Carnegie’s $540,000 education gift abroad.
A long list of hotel arrivals shows guests from Chicago Seattle San Francisco Spokane Portland Moscow Salt Lake City and more. Names include William Maher C M Smith W D Chamberlain B Gwinn E L Barnen J Moore A Wright H A Kline R Hughett Roy Glendenning C Downer and many others with destinations such as Milton Athens Walla Walla and North Dakota towns. The item also notes travelers from South Africa and a Toronto address while advertising medical tonics and a local reward offer amid a jumble of notices and dubious ads.
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