25 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
1
Reports from nearby towns recount widespread destruction with many dead and missing. Governor Moorhead relays thousands homeless, tens of millions in damage, and plans for rapid reconstruction as militia guard the ruins and looting subsides.
In Omaha on March 25, authorities race to clear debris after 91 dead with three more bodies found at Yutan. Looting rumors linger. a guard was shot in the eye during an attempted theft, but details are unclear. Widespread farm stock losses and rising fatalities in nearby towns are reported as wires update.
Rehearsals conclude tonight as the Oregon theater stages The College Pennant a local season highlight. Timothy Stubble Robin Fletcher and Sophia Stubble draw laughs and praise with song and dance while Brooke Dickson plays a key college student role. The cast faces nerves and a serious murder twist as curtain time nears, promising a lively, professional style on opening night.
Bright weather cheered sheepmen across the county as a harsh storm abated. Lambing and calving push on despite losses reported at Cunningham’s Pilot Rock ranch and Smythe Bros 18 000 ewes, while Gilman Folsom near Pl Jot Reek calving continues. feed remains ample and forecast calls for warmer conditions.
North Yakima March 25 Trustees of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors association agreed on forming a complete selling and distributing agency for straw berries cherries peaches pears prunes and apples in carload lots The organization to be ready in a few days to sign contracts with subordinate bodies in nine districts across Washington Montana Idaho and Oregon Executives named J H Robbins H F Davidson and H F Sampson plus ex officio W T Clark to arrange contracts and Apple Day designation Governors urged to proclaim the first Friday in February as Apple Day Nebraskans in California seek aid for Omahas cyclone victims at a mass meeting tonight with a large membership base
Judge G W Phelps sustained the citys demurrer in a suit by J C C Goldbach seeking 10000 damages for alleged false imprisonment by Pendleton police. The ruling holds the city not responsible for police actions, though suit against individual officers remains possible. Goldbach, arrested weeks earlier for selling jewelry without a license, spent several days in jail.
Condon Oregon March 25 Special Last night brought the coldest spell of the winter with two degrees above zero on the government thermometer. Sufficient snow cover protected the wheat but lambing is in full progress and many lambs were lost, a costly toll for shepherds. John P. Hannon of La Grande is registered at the Bowman.
Mail from Secretary of State Olcott states House Bill 428 repeals existing district fair statutes and delays funding until after June 1 1918. Moorhouse seeks AG Crawford view. locals expect no state funds this year and must rely on county taxation for fairs.
March 25 reports from Cleveland and Columbus detail swift floods across Ohio and neighboring states. Dozens are dead or missing as the Miami ErIe canal, Olentangy and Scioto rivers breach, with Dayton and Columbus suffering severe damage and widespread homelessness.
In Douglas Arizona yesterday a rebel attack left ninety killed or wounded. Sonora rebels reportedly lost sixty with defenders thirty. An armistice was declared until noon. General Obregon with nineteen hundred constitutionalists is encamped within striking distance of Cananea.
Terre Haute Ind March 25 with twenty known dead five missing and a hundred injured the city battles its worst flood. Over three hundred are homeless housed in public schools while the Wabash river rises three feet over danger level and still climbs six inches hourly. Militia patrols search for bodies and a relief fund grows slowly as prices surge and storekeepers face possible prosecution.
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