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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1917
Page
6
A poeticแ line from Henry Van Dyke echoes admiration for inland seas rivers and mountains. The text praises wide Golden Gate and Western domains, expressing a romantic view of natural grandeur and distant shores in a classical style.
The East Oregonian emphasizes the presidents order to grow the navy to 87,000 with 26,000 enlistments urged as urgent. It notes the navy’s role in war, defense of commerce and coast, and the need for recruits to support submarine warfare, citing recent growth of 6,500 since Congress acted and Pendleton as a source of volunteers.
The text questions why Belgium relief ship was sunk by Germany arguing it was a mercy ship carrying cargo to sustain civilians under occupation. It implies a breach of promises by Germany and criticizes the sinking as an act against relief efforts and Allied support.
The article discusses skepticism about alleged German ruthlessness and submarine sinkings while noting official German confirmation of certain acts. It mentions doubts about a German plot with Mexico, the Zimmerman letter in U.S. possession, and the war party in Berlin seen as crazed, losing balance and perspective.
The piece condemns the Oregonian for deriding the Colombia treaty while arguing for firm US action to uphold the Panama Canal, criticizing Roosevelt Taft and Wilson for similar interventionist policies. It accuses the paper of partisan bias and calls for united executive leadership rather than media opposition.
A report notes men lose 25 percent of their herds and cattle suffer 12 percent losses. A lynx weighing over 1000 pounds was killed on Joseph Pond’s farm near Walla Walla. Paul Davis, nine, visits his grandmother, marking a family trip amid the unrest.
The excerpt questions defense measures around bio mills and warehouses amid food supply concerns. It notes 8990 cords of wood sold annually by local dealers and asks if Ad Nyo was an early Umatilla County sheriff, if Aura street named after Aura Raley, Pendleton’s mother, and if Judge Phelps served in the Oregon legislature.
Portland March 26 The case alleges a breach of promise of marriage in Queens County by banker John G Manning, a New York Stock Exchange figure, against Mim o Honora Magi Hrien. The suit claims damages around 16 million dollars tied to alleged banker and broker actions, with details about fortunes and connections to the exchange.
The county resident Miss Erton, urged by her Newport businessman brother James O'Brien, faced a broken engagement to Mr Manning once linked to Cardinal Purley. Plans included a Cathedral ceremony at St Patrick's and a Delmonico breakfast, but Manning abruptly canceled the day before the wedding after allegedly promising 300,000 to Miss O'Brien. Manning's children opposed the match.
Yale University plans a $1,000,000 donation by Mrs. Stephen W. Harkness to fund new dormitories. A quadrangle will honor Charles W. Harkness, with work to start this summer and capacity for 600 students. Existing Peabody Museum Pierson Hall and freshmen dormitory will be expanded. plans for a new Peabody Museum on Plorton Sage Square are under preparation.
Reader are invited to write Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts seeking medical advice. Letters are answered by women only and kept in strict confidence.
A historical health column discusses backache and remedies, warning against misused products and urging readers to seek safe relief. It highlights Foley Kidney Pills and cautions about incorrect dosing while noting a patient’s account of relief after proper treatment.
A fragmentary local item recalls a trout capture near the Bowman house in a gulch area. Seniline Pelton of Ryan Garch is mentioned as a notable local figure and the piece notes a weather and social backdrop with broken names and hints of romantic mischief among residents.
Fragmentary OCR item lists scattered names and places including China America war reference and group of nat Hons. Alphabetical hints show Mapaburg o hensollern before Romanoff while fate hints at a final Zs award amid uncertain context.
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