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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1903
Page
1
Reports indicate a major rail labor disruption as union men threaten a sweeping strike around May 13. Southern trainmen may also join, impacting business traffic and prompting urgent talks amid broad industry concerns.
Tournament in progress with nine hole matches. Yesterday’s first round completed. results include Moorhouse 1 up over Hartman and Rinehart 1 up over Berkley. Several matches tied. Pruitt ill cancelation. total entries list both men and ladies competing today.
In Erle Pa last evening about 600 molders attended a meeting and unanimously ordered a strike. Six of the largest shops in the city are affected, with expected spread to others by night. International officers spent three days here last week but failed to settle grievances, notably the demand for a small wage increase.
San Francisco May 13 The Salt Trust case under the Sherman act was tried and a plea of guilty entered by attorney H B Wright for the defendants. The trust faces a potential fine of five thousand dollars for forming a monopoly and entering into contracts that restrained trade with Pacific Coast salt producers.
May 13 reports from Valparaiso detail deadly labor strike riots with ten dead and about 200 injured. The Chilean government refuses compromise and has sent 3000 troops to restore order, signaling strong measures amid ongoing disturbances. Martial law proclaimed as rioters burn warehouses and clash with authorities.
Washington reports that if Colombia defers action beyond a reasonable time, the State Department will reopen negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica to secure an alternate canal route. Hay has already tasked ministers there amid tensions over Panama route profits and Panama Canal Company terms. Projections note Bogota opposition to the treaty and possible congressional rejection.
Eleven inmates at Seattle city jail attempted to force their way out this morning led by Minnie Wilson. They used battering rams to break a door chained shut and were recaptured before escaping the building. A female guard who was not involved raised the alarm. In a separate item, two bids for the Philippine transport service were opened in Seattle. the Boston Steamship Company bid lowest and expected to be accepted.
Chicago on May 13 reports labor leaders mobilizing against Kohlasat restaurants after the Employers' association threats. The Teamsters Union with 20,000 members backs the waiters, threatening a wider walkout. Governor Yates sends the state arbitration board as 25,000 workers strike and 800 Blacksmiths quit Rock Island & Northwestern roads.
New York reports 400 miles of streets need new asphalting and 120 contracts let. Commissioner Livingston cites a labor war hindering progress while a pneumatic tube company gains authority to lay lines without street franchises, threatening 45 miles of streets to be dug up.
Regnere Van Sickle, reputedly the oldest railway engineer, has died at his Rockford home in Illinois at 96. A Princeton University graduate, he once piloted engines on the Bordentown and Trenton line and lived in Rockford since 1874. Field Meet at Baker May 13 features running, jumping, hurdles and a busy athletic program at League baseball grounds. Three relay teams compete as high marks are anticipated in the day’s events.
In an interview with J. W. Dodd, general auditor for Standard Oil, he argues stock market hesitancy stems from fear of Sherman law. He says little improvement will occur until government attitude toward big enterprises is clarified. He claims securities suffer from how the law is construed and warns public opposition to monopolies could endure until harm to common people ends.
In Loraine on May 13, locals who backed Father Walser, exonerated in Augusta Reichlin’s murder, warn a real killer may strike again. Mrs. James Bowen woke to a man over her bed. she fired five shots but missed. Walser’s supporters say a serial killer targets women in the city. In Bumpter on May 1, hawimll men resume work as arbitration settles a 2000 cord wood contract, reducing Japanese labor impact.
Cardinal for America Cardinal Ireland is reported to be elevated to the rank of cardinal at the consistory to be held at the end of the year.
An official denial was issued denying the massacre of Jews at Tiraspol seven miles from Klshiney. The report had circulated widely, prompting swift refutation by authorities. The statement emphasizes that no such massacre occurred.
C J Millis Oregon Railway and Navigation livestock agent tours Eastern Oregon and Washington noting weak profits from shipped unfinished stock. He urges cutting flocks and boosting alfalfa to feed and impr ove mutton supply while range conditions improve for shearers and lambing. He reports stockmen hold more to ranges and plans greater shipment to Portland and Puget Sound as regional farms adapt to new economics. He cites Wallowa Woolgrowers meeting in Joseph on May 26.
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