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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1912
Page
8
In the play The Deserters by Helen Ware, Mr. Bluebeard appears amid a military drama where the city bears suit costs. The next ten dollars earned will be split with a blacksmith and Mrs. Graham, and if Graham accepts his role he may keep it after reimbursing the stolen goods value.
Special Correspondence from Stanfield reports street grading on Ball avenue east from Main street as a community improvement. The piece notes local social activity, visits, appointments, and a tense security scene in Newport with soldiers, police, and patrols after a fatal shooting, including armed guards at Fort Adams and heightened patrols downtown.
A tense standoff unfolds in Newport as army troops guard the city and coast artillery units face patrols by police after a soldier’s death. Few residents venture outside amid fear of renewed clashes, with authorities deploying reinforcements to separate units and restore order.
At the funeral for Charles Knerr, 65, who died from burns amid a Vera Cruz fire, a wife unknown to mourners arrived with her daughter Amelia Stauffer. Knerr had lived as a mountain wood chopper hermit for 30 years, and his wife had believed him dead, living nearby in Emans for 33 years without contact.
Nine year old Anna, daughter of Tennessee’s governor, delivers a speech advocating votes for women at a state event in Nashville. Her brief address highlights support for suffrage and civic participation, reflecting local enthusiasm for the movement.
B Hooper nine year old daughter of Governor Ben Hooper speaks at the statehouse in an equal suffrage address. She planned the event, copied her speech with help from the governor's stenographer, and urged men to let women vote. She argued educated women deserve a vote and questioned gender-based voting.
Mrs Anna Rodgers, 64, stepped from a second floor rear window of the Hatton building in Chester Pennsylvania and fell through a skylight into a pool room. She landed on a pool table and was found unconscious among broken glass. She was taken to Chester Hospital with internal injuries lacerations and bruises.
In East Stroudsburg a local orchestra playing ragtime during a theater show prevented a panic when an iron balcony post failed and the front of the gallery sagged. The crowd froze, then the orchestra resumed, and no one was seriously injured.
George Ruckle, 70, of Center Township, Columbia County, died after collapsing from paralysis while driving home with sale bills for his farm. His wife, who supported him as he grew faint, finished the eight mile trip and brought him home where he died a few hours later.
A Chicago man died after complications from wooden legs. Police report indicates the legs contributed to a fatal incident, with investigators examining the equipment and medical outcomes.
John Lindberg stepped onto a track as a fast street car approached and attempted to leap to safety but slipped and was killed. The car crew were arrested, then released after an explanation from the motorman.
The Pendleton City Council will receive bids until March 27 1912 at 7 20 p m for a water system and pipe line for Round-Up Park. Plans by City Surveyor Geary Kimbrell on file with the City Recorder require bids to cover pipe delivery laying excavation back filling manholes and basins and complete system. Each bid must include a 5 percent certified check payable to the mayor and the council may reject any or all bids. Date March 16 1912 City Recorder Thos Fitzgerald.
The City of Pendleton Oregon invites bids at the City Recorder’s office until April 3 1912 for 450 feet of cotton fire hose in three sizes 2 inch 1720 feet 1 1 2 inch and 1 1 4 inch 450 feet with price per foot. Bids opened at 7 0 o’clock p m April 3 1912. The city may accept any size and may reject all bids. Dated Pendleton March 21 1912. Thos Fitzgerald City Recorder.
Emperor William and princes August Wilhelm and Victoria depart Berlin for Vienna to call on Emperor Franz Josef of Austria. The trip begins tonight as part of royal diplomacy and ongoing alliance gestures between Germany and Austria.
From Vienna the Kaiser will travel to Venice to be hosted by King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. He then plans a vacation on the Island of Corfu.
In Wilkesbarre James Graham admitted stealing rubber pads from a blacksmith shop. He proposed to work wages of 2.50 dollars per day to repay the value of the goods, sharing the first dollar earned with the city and his wife. The police, magistrate Walsh, the blacksmith, and Graham all accepted the arrangement.
Salem Ore In response to an inquiry from Senator Nottingham of Portland the attorney general states there is no fear of a lack of presidential elector candidates and adds that if a vacancy occurs after nomination the state central committee may fill the place.
Signora Vittorio Moschini formerly Miss Lulu Davis of Austin Texas was sued for divorce by her husband the wealthiest member of the chamber of deputies. He alleges ante-nuptial provisions of their 1910 marriage contract were not carried out.
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