15 May 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1901
Page
1
With warm days arriving the store promotes summer dress making. Largest and best wash goods display yet. May flowers show vibrant colorings in dainty weavings. Twill de Nord Ginghams 11 1 2 a yard. Seypht ginghams 12 T-2c yard. Foulardine 20c yard. Dimity cards 5c. Llama cloth 5c. Mercerized Fulards 6c. Other materials priced reasonable.
A garbled sale notice lists garden seeds, toilet soap, toys, fishing tackle, books, vaper items, hammocks, brushes, tablets, rings, dishes, glassware, curtains, perfumes, and ladies accessories with prices up to $2.69 and $1.25, indicating a broad discount catalog from a Chicago area source.
Mixed items report on Filipino troops to Gen MacArthur, exile of a prisoner for three months, Carrie Nation insanity defense in saloon incident, Gould orders 25000 tons steel rails, Cadahy doubles ransom reward, Postmaster Smith may resign, tariff talks with Philippines, Sattley dies in Chicago, Franco‑German talks stalled, Kearne pursues kidnap case, China delays indemnity payment amid empire strains.
A national road company forms in Everett Washington while the Pacific Coast Steamship Company to build coal bunkers at Astoria. A gold mine near Malheur City is suspected in Oregon. D Bach buys 15000 sheep land around Antelope and will move there. Legislative committee plans to meet the president at the capital. Washington reports largest quarterly school fund distribution in history. Antelope hosts a baseball tournament June 6 7 and 8 with 250 dollars prize. Six candidates seek receivership of the Vancouver Bank led by the suicide of its president and Warden Catron. Alaska quarantine officers tighten measures against a smallpox epidemic. Twelve legemenees for Alaska planned with cost-saving modifications under a 400000 appropriation. North Powder Irrigation Company buys Grayson ditch and surveys extension into the lower valley. Favhumial county Washington not an album Buffalo Pan American exposition features 150 views. Job Harrett, ex Oregon newspaperman and former minister to Siam, seeks appointment as minister to China succeeding Edwin Conner who returned to the United States.
Reading advertorial style text promoting Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women. Claims exercise can aid health but may worsen certain female conditions while detailing supposed restoration of health, weakness, and related ailments through the remedy.
President McKinley will not continue the Pacific coast tour due to Mrs. McKinley’s illness. He returns to Washington for the balance of the week, attending Berkeley commencement events and a fountain unveiling before decision on remaining engagements. If Mrs. McKinley fails to improve, he may travel directly to Canton after San Francisco festivities.
A fur rug crafted from California animals and sealskin is prepared as an elegant souvenir for President McKinley and Mrs McKinley during their California visit. The piece features borders of laurel leaves and fur emblems, with figures representing fraternity and state symbols, and includes a polished display tablet from Union Iron Works contributors.
On May 15 at Berkeley the commencement of the state university was held outdoors in the oval of the college tract. About 8000 students and spectators filled the semi circular platform area with thousands more outside the campus. Four graduates T Fincher N M Moran W H Greely and Everett J Brown spoke briefly before President Wheeler delivered a lengthy address and distributed diplomas.
The New York Market reports wheat firm with a fall of half a cent from yesterday. Extreme heat across Kansas and nearby regions threatens winter wheat if rains do not arrive. Liverpool closes 6-10 higher while New York opens at 70 3 8 and closes at 74 4. stocks rise and money at 5 percent.
Chicago May 15 Phillips forced corn higher by two cents amid light buying. Prices rose to 66 by late morning as short elevator interests cover. Phillips kept bidding up to 60 despite thin demand, with substantial volumes traded and traders betting on broader market control.
Fear of darkness drives women and children to flee Jacksonville Florida. By May 1 the city has seen eight thousand depart, hoping never to return. Labour crowds arrive from across the country yet jobs are scarce.
London May 18. No failures announced after settlement on the stock exchange day. Several small firms reported difficulties but the overall account passed smoothly.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a fatal incident at Louks with five lives reportedly lost. The text references a port area and a bleak scene, but details are incomplete and unclear from the readable sections.
Albany reports martial law as Union Traction strike disrupts service. 1000 armed soldiers guard depots and wires while mobs gather at Quail street barn. Troy quiet as tracks torn up overnight amid tense standoff.
Tampa cigar makers staged a one day shutdown on May 16 with about two thousand workers striking in the morning. By afternoon all other cigar workers joined, and six thousand men marched through Tampa streets demanding fair treatment and a return to work.
Count Lorsalaces, a prominent royalist exiled under a banishment order, returned to Varin today amid bold political defiance. He challenged the government to arrest him, warning that his return will signal the overturn of the present regime.
Reports from Hofla indicate a plot in Constantinople led to the Ottoman flag being hauled down and dragged in the mud. Several people are killed. the sultan's government is outraged and blames Macedonian revolutionaries.
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