21 May 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1901
Page
1
Local sale offers the lest bicycle in Pen dleton with reversible handlebars, plus Morgan and Wright kitties, buy elle Poquet sets and hammocks. Items grouped for quick purchase, highlighting quirky household bargains and novelty options.
Gov Nash party faced a no reception in Sacramento while the yacht Independence completes its mast. Gen Chaffee terminates the China relief expedition and Jerkey appeals for leniency. Mrs Lleviman Gage dies near Chicago as Sec Long travels to Colorado. Ohio delegation to Portland visit the Columbia. Evelyn Baldwin sails from Dundee to Arctic with 40 men and 15 Siberian ponies. Rev Babcock reportedly dies in Rome after wrist wound and poison. Churchill urges economy in Parliament as Windsor reshapes staff and rooms. Pierce leads a Chicago syndicate eyeing Manzanillo Harbor Mexico for trade with the Orient.
The May 21 report notes the machinists strike in San Francisco remains orderly with thousands marching out and a memorial to President McKinley urging arbitration. Concessions on the nine hour day surface in telegraph reports as unions seek wage scales and a broader accord between employers and workers.
Fragmentary ad copy cites Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser and promises medical guidance for a wounded, married man with a modest salary. It mentions sending one-cent stamps for a paper pamphlet from Buffalo New York and hints at personal testimonials.
In Southampton on May 21 the two Shamrocks and Emperor William's Meteor sailed a Solent trial. The old Shamrock led early and finished narrowly ahead, with observers noting the new boat may have been restrained. At Cowes the old Shamrock again led in thirteen miles, the old boat finishing one minute and twenty six seconds ahead. At Narragansett Bay the Constitution, defender of the cup, began its public spin under light winds and favorable seas.
Kolleberg May 21 The Carnegie educational endowment announced yesterday is more extensive than first thought. His gift includes a fund to equip the four Scottish universities on a scale eclipsing anything in the United Kingdom.
Wheat market strong with export demand depleting old stocks. Chicago Duluth Minneapolis shipments heavy, 1000,000 bushels moved in past week. Northwest drought risks and prices quoted with openings and closings noted. Sugar and coffee prices listed, market tone cautious.
Dispatches from May 21 report Boer forces gathering near Vorburg and Botha Pass with about a thousand troops and growing. Army officers claim Dewet leads from surrounding country with up to four thousand men, announcing notable operations in the region.
Mrs McKinley continues to improve at the White House as she recovers from illness. President McKinley reviewed a parade of children this morning then took a drive, with optimistic reports noting her condition as improving.
Secretary Root approves a court martial at West Point. Five cadets expelled and six suspended with minor punishments. fifty others censured. Names withheld until academy announcement tomorrow. Cadet MacArthur, son of General MacArthur, receives a minor punishment.
Hiawatha May Day brief reports the constitutional convention is expected to adopt the Platt Amendment before adjournment with a secret ballot planned for Sunday. Only two members reportedly oppose adoption as officials say work will continue today. Admiral Schley arrives in New York aboard the Wilhelm der Grosse. ships press note claims it was his long sea voyage.
New York May 21 General John Porter dies at Morristown New Jersey at age eighty from chronic diabetes. A Civil War brigadier general, Porter was court martialed for allegedly aiding the enemy, exonerated after a prolonged campaign for rehearing, and restored to the army in 1882 amid efforts by friends and a congressional inquiry.
Former Maine congressman Charl A. Houtalle, who served in the Navy Committee chair roles during the early 1800s, died this afternoon at the Me lawn Sanitarium after a three year battle with incurable mental trouble. Born in Danahne Heote, Maine, he was active in the Republican party and once proprietor and editor of the Hanger Whig.
A New York discussion outlines a proposed church reorganization to divide the United States into provinces. It envisions a metropolitan as constitutional leader with archbishops in national provinces. The plan, described as moving forward, aims to structure governance across the church in America.
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