29 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1910
Page
1
Civil authorities order 76000 residents on Etna's southern slope to abandon homes amid a scientists report of craters choked with rock and ash. A great eruption could send a fountain of volcanic matter, with villages, military occupation, and regional vegetation damage at stake.
Seven people were injured when a large automobile collided with an electric train on the Mount Scott car line near Lents station, east of Portland. Three suffered painful but non dangerous injuries. two women with badly wrenched hips were hospitalized. The occupants included J C Smith and A C Clark of San Francisco and local residents H W Eickenmyer R Thompson Leola Peterson Jennie Mitchell and chauffeur Joseph Paulson. Paulson reportedly broke three ribs. the automobile was hurled 20 feet into a telephone pole and nearly demolished.
Officials in Matseka Austria report a dance hall blaze at Okvorite killed nearly three hundred. A jealous peasant is believed to have started the fire after his sweetheart danced with other men. The tragedy prompted investigations and widespread mourning across the region.
Manila March 29 A special session of the Philippine legislature opens at Baguio to enact public works legislation. Appropriations are planned for road and bridge construction and harbor and river improvements.
Dr Antseka testifies on March 21 detailing the mutilated body of banker J B Sayler and the crime scene. Coroner Hanlon described the room and events, with approbation noted as many women left in reaction.
Taco March 29 report notes Helmore Grown choosing a party to accompany him to Mount McKinley to recover records allegedly left on the summit by Dr. Cook. The expedition will sail from Seattle in the latter part of April with Prof. Herschel Parker of Columbia University sharing command with Brown.
Alexander Agsaviz, president of the Calumet and Heck mining company, died today aboard a steamer en route to Europe. The death was reported by wireless message from Boston on March 29.
Edgar Williamson pleaded guilty to aiding a cash register robbery at the Ellicott restaurant and received a two year penitentiary term with possible parole on good behavior. Leo Lent and Wilbur Birtley face parole requests as judge weighs leniency amid prior jailbreaks and mounting opposition from officials. Local indictments for near beer dealers and store owners will be arraigned tomorrow before Circuit Judge Bean with most expected to plead guilty.
The United States circuit court will convene in Pendleton for a jury session next Tuesday morning April 6 Judge R S Bean presides and at least two cases will be tried. Docket shows Joshua versus Northern Pacific A R K company and Farmers & Traders National Bank of La Grande versus Bramwell among others with Indian allotment case reviews.
A court report from March 1906 describes a large black dog that allegedly led U S Army raiders during a Brownsville Texas incident. Testimony claims the dog appeared ahead of troops as shots rang through Brownsville causing fear among residents. Experts evaluated bullet trajectories from Fort Brown barracks to explain the volley fire.
Aged jurist dies unexpectedly at home following apoplexy. Renowned in corporate law circles, he was a friend of prominent West-Well figures and had a career shaping many standards now pending in major cases. The death may affect ongoing Supreme Court matters.
President Taft mourns the sudden death of Associate Justice David J. Brewer from apoplexy. The death deeply affects the administration and close associates, with Lloyd Bowers, the solicitor general, favored to be named to fill the vacancy.
Ogden Utah March 26 waters of Great Salt Lake whipped by a heavy windstorm washed away the eastern and Western approaches of the Southern Pacific trestle crossing the lake. Main line put out of commission with all trains diverted via Pocatello and Portland.
Field Brewer a Yale graduate 1856 and Albany Law School 1858 studied under uncle David Dudley Field in New York. He practiced law in Leavenworth Kansas where he advanced rapidly becoming United States commissioner of the circuit court in 1868 and later judge of probate and criminal court 1863 64 and first district of Kansas 1864 69.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon spoke in Washington on March 23 about empowering the president to withdraw public land for forestry sites. He praised resource conservation but attacked railroads trading prime government lands for lesser land in forest reserve creation, warning of congressional waste.
Justice David J. Brewer of the U S Supreme Court died at 10 39 p m of a stroke at age 73 His death came suddenly as Mrs Brewer found him on the bathroom floor after a fall He had been in good health the day before and was active at dinner He leaves two daughters Mrs James F Karrich and Mrs H J Jeunore His death raises questions about the courts handling of Standard Oil and American Tobacco cases with only seven justices remaining.
New York on March 29 police failed to obtain a confession from Albert Wolter in the Ruth Wheeler murder inquiry. After learning his father had hired an attorney he regained composure lost under police questioning. Authorities say circumstantial evidence suffices for conviction.
Gifford Pinchot, former U S forest chief, was believed aboard the Hamburg American liner President Grant when it sailed from New York March 19. Officers later said he landed at Plymouth on March 28, erasing earlier reports he had been killed as a passenger.
Steamer Island, from Mauritius to Colombo, which has been looking for the missing Leorina of the Hine, reported ashore on a Cosmelerde island in the Indian Ocean but returned to Mahe without locating the Leorina.
A reflective piece on fate as an unseen force that toys with human belief, exploring how people pin hopes on a mercurial power while outcomes defy expectations.
San Francisco report quotes Tex Rickard denying he commented on Jack Johnson's merits. He calls the Bakersfield claim fake, saying he would not judge either man. Rickard plans to leave for Nevada soon as seat reservations reach two hundred thousand dollars.
New York March 29. Stockholders at a special meeting approved expanding AT&T capital stock from 300 million to 500 million dollars. The board of directors was also widened from 18 to 25 members.
Vancouver police report three year old Robert Hazlett accidentally hanged himself with a swing rope tied to an ape tree in his father's garden. He was found dead.
A violent mob gathers near a Cairo hotel as guests flee in terror while President Roosevelt remains untroubled. Nationalist Prem fails to criticise the president in response to a recent speech. A distinguished visitor tours ancient ruins amid the turmoil.
In Cairo a large nationalist demonstration gathered before the hotel where President Roosevelt was a guest. Shouting “Give us a constitution” and “Down with autocratic government,” the crowd frightened bystanders on the veranda, but Roosevelt paid no attention to the protest.
Cairo March 29 Roosevelt's party toured bazaars and bought souvenirs and visited Cairo's citadel two museums and six mosques. Commander Tanakao of the Japanese fleet called and Count Harzfeldt hosted luncheon. Nationalist press showed little bitterness after yesterday's speech, attributed to talks with nationalist editors.
New York Life Insurance president Dar win P. Kingsley testified before Superintendent Hotchkiss that William H Buckley came to him seeking a three thousand dollar bribe to sway six eastors in support of a bill Kingsley wished amended so the companies would not have to publish the names of policyholders.
Chicago March 29 James J. Hill forecast the railroads will endure the greatest traffic congestion in history next fall. He argued tonnage offered to the roads is rising daily and that railroads will not be able to supply enough traffic units to handle it. He warned there is no way to prevent the overflow.
March 25 Thomas F Walsh the Colorado millionaire brought from San Antonio Texas is much improved according to his physicians. He will be confined to his house for a month at least and remains in a verious condition no longer.
A midnight blaze at the Olympic Foundry with Machine Works on Holelands caused 2150,000 in losses and scorched the Pacific Glaze & Paint Works in Tacoma on March 29. Fire officials assess the extent and causes.
Pendleton wool buyers opened the season with a sale at twenty cents per pound. J Be Smith & Co. sold, Pendleton Woolen Mills bought. Growers expect prices to rise, citing strong fleece quality and favorable winter conditions in Umatilla County.
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