08 May 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1901
Page
1
A dense advertisement lists garden seeds, toilet soap, dolls, toys, games, fishing gear, crepe paper, photo frames, bicycles, flower pots, music, hammocks, office supplies, rings, dishes, glassware, perfume, irons, combs, and Japanese furniture with varied price points and promotional lines, showcasing a broad catalog from a Chicago shop.
The 83d regiment has been mustered out at San Francisco. Also in national news the English house of Commons voted the coal tax, torpedo boats will soon join the navy, and Italian immigrants forecast to reach 40 000 by May’s end.
Port Townsend notes indicate possible oil deposits while multiple regional items appear from Salem to Puget Sound. Reports list Salem asylum patients numbers, a Chehalis death, Salem fair stakes and purses, and local civic notes including schools, incorporation filings, and gubernatorial pardon requests amid regional events and festivities.
A fragment discusses neglect and overstrain in young women causing weakness and disease. It references remedies and praise for Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, offered by mail with a one-cent stamp, promising relief and restoration of strength.
President McKinley and party arrive in Redlands at 9 AM to a royal reception by Governor Cage and officials. A lavish procession through decorated depots and streets leads to the Lome hotel for a formal welcome, then a drive to Smalley Heights before noon departure to Los Angeles.
The president and party arrived in Los Angeles this afternoon to a city streets draped in banners and foliage. A 200 strong society ladies committee escorted the visiting women to the Woman's Club on Figueroa while the president and cabinet met a city committee at Van Nuys hotel for handshakes and reception. Mrs. McKinley led the ladies as the chief executive's wife in what locals call a brilliant function in the city.
In Baltimore on March 8 Cardinal Martinelli received the red hat in a ceremonial mass at the cathedral with Cardinal Gibbons presiding. A large crowd witnessed the procession from the cathedral to the church as officials and clergy attended the solemn conferral.
The report notes a lower wheat market with Liverpool higher and New York fluctuating from unchanged to up, and a wild Stock Exchange day with Northern Pacific up while St Paul fell. It lists mixed commodity prices including sugar, tobacco, steel, and Erie, and mentions a potential shutdown of National Starch mills due to corn prices, amid general speculative demoralization.
Fire in Augusta Georgia started at 1 30 pm engulfing the Colon Compress company cotton warehouse and others of Philhosey Whitney and M Whitney. Flames threaten Charleston and Western Carolina terminal and freight depot as losses reach 260 000 with no lives reported.
Mayor Harrison endorses Chief O Neill s order to purge pockets and confidence men from Chicago s police force and to hire capable men. He vows support to enforce the laws and strengthen leadership, noting inspectors and divisions will be watched closely and discipline tightened across the department.
A severe hail storm swept eight miles on each side of Monterey and nearby Mexico City area causing rivers to rise several feet. Numerous families were carried away and many children drowned. An Indian village upriver was wiped out.
The foreign ministry decided the demanded indemnity is fixed at 450 million taels. The tael value varies, but in U.S. currency the total comes to about 40.76 million dollars.
Two armed Armenians accused of plotting to assassinate the sultan were arrested today and summarily executed aboard a warship in the Dardanelles. The incident occurred near Constantinople on May 4.
Foreclosure sales are expected to proceed, with Governor Wood predicting wide market reach. In Barcelona, cabinet moves to address labor unrest as rioting darkens a tense siege outlook.
Fragmentary line describes a possible remedy named Dyapepsia cap and mentions an actor, two names, a sale at tin Lines for 2c by Benens Mie. Exact details are unreadable, but the snippet implies a medicinal item sold by a vendor.
In Spokane the Democratic ticket led by Mayor candidate Dr P S Byrne won. Anderson Prohibition candidate for comptroller polled about 1000 votes. Browne Republican for mayor trailed. Overall turnout around 5000 with a calm voting day and little disorder.
A May blaze in a New York apartment house killed two women and injured six others who jumped from windows. The names listed include Mrs Jane Norley and Mrs Mary Brow, among the tenants. The fire started in a store room within the building bounded by Market Water and Poplar streets, causing $40 000 in losses.
Andrew Carnegie decided to double the former gift to the Civil Engineers Institute in London. He urged focus on developing home futures and not worrying about the market. He stated that to reach foreign markets one must conquer the hurdles ahead.
Fire swept the Marshall block basement at First and Main in Seattle. The blaze began around 1 o clock and burned into the wholesale district, with 50,000 in losses reported and the low down casualties, as Mitchell & Co and Lewin Labor are named among principal losers, along with Filobe Hotel and the Globe.
In Frisco on May 4 a strike by about 200 bakers halted bakers and their restaurant attached operations as cooks and waiters join. Carriage Diack, a firm with around 200 workers, faced disruption after employers refused reunion of onion-related demands.
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