28 May 1900
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1900
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment references hires and names including Sanford, Paul Arnold, and Carter. It hints at ink sellers or publishers and a notable arrival or event but provides no clear action or dates.
Janes J. Coogan, a wealthy New York Democrat, pledges 100000 dollars to support a Bryan headed ticket. A Niagara Falls fall case ends with the drowning of a priest likely Father John J. O'Donnell of Buffalo. Senate authorizes Cuban affair investigation and potential Cuba visit. Captain Page McCartney dies after long illness linked to the famous duel. Lizzie Vanlew dies in Richmond. Grant era postmistren role noted. Richard Croker predicts Bryan over McKinley with imperialism as a campaign issue. Clarry Verry wins 5000 wager by rowing from Hotel Touraine to Commonwealth and Massachusetts corner in under eight minutes.
A Cape Town dispatch says General French is in the vicinity and reports from Mafeking list British casualties and Boer losses. Rundle occupies Senekal and Boers are driven from there by shell fire. Rumors spread that Johannesburg may have fallen as cavalry advances reach the area.
In Anoka Minnesota May 24 William Wire a farmer and his family were shot at home. Seven year old Wire died instantly and eleven year old James was wounded. William Wise aged senior and Mire Wise were shot in the back and shoulder and are expected to die. Alien and Martha Wise escaped unharmed. The shooter is unknown and the family had recently moved from Wisconsin amid local rumors.
Bridget Walsh of Portland dies at 84 at home. Mary Kennedy, widow of 8 H Kennedy, dies in Woods Tillamook county at age 7. Oregon families since 1878. Cannerymen pay 07 cents per pom to fishermen for tuna. Mune S Jacobs of Portland files for bank bankruptcy with $6271.70 liabilities and $100 assets. John Carter store in Woll w Linn county burned Saturday. Jel Jennings dies in Eugene at age 7. born in Pennsylvania and married in Indiana. came to Oregon in 1800. Ex Mayor J B Ronald of Seattle seeks congressional nomination with Lewiston support. Engagement of T T Gear to Isabelle Trullinger of Astoria announced. wedding around June 15. W W Crawford of Albany sent Homer Davenport Oregon quail. junk wrecked in New York. quail escape. L Henderson, former Salem physician and county physician, dies aged 60. survived by wife and four children. Idaho Midwood project finances noted. Bone City and Pirot banks fall amid withdrawals.
John Carroll, head of Tammany Hall, stated at a state convention that the organization supports William Jennings Bryan for president. He indicated leaders favor a Bryan nomination and oppose aligning with the Chicago platform. Senator Willard Creek or Will Dreer is cited outlining convention features.
The report outlines actions on the naval appropriation bill and a push for concrete measures on the Alaska civil government bill. It notes debate on the Anti-Trust Bill and mentions a specific $625,000 amount tied to Alaska funding and related expenditures.
The May General Conference criticized President McKinley over Attorney General Chiga's interpretation of the anticanteen law. The minority report charged the chief magistrate while the majority backed the compromise, removing the disputed paragraph about national administration.
The war department released a cable from General MacArthur in Manila detailing three officers and 46 men surrendering at Cuyapo with 46 rifles and another group of three officers and 46 men with 64 rifles at Tarlac. The message notes encouraging news from the front and mentions railway disruption near Pekin with attacks on guards and casualties among Chinese laborers.
A lone highwayman boarded a Missouri Pacific train near Stetha station and forced the porter to aid him for ten to fifteen minutes before jumping off east of the station. The incident left few passengers exposed. In New York a marriage linked to a senator candidate occurred, while San Francisco reported no new plague cases and that the danger was considered over.
The Union Pacific Land and Wool Growers Association of Wyoming signed the largest lease ever on Uintah land in Carbon county for a winter route to manage sheep movement. The pact aims to reduce drive-related disputes between sheep farmers in Uintah and western counties and those in Carbon and eastern areas. The agreement apportions part of the cost for maintenance and could inspire similar deals with western Wyoming herd owners to secure land in that region.
A May issue notes the origins of visiting cards dating to ancient times. It recalls a lodge porter who kept a visitors’ book listing callers for inspection, and a noble colonel who objected to the absence of a formal registry, illustrating early social calling customs.
A lawyer confronted a theft cascade when a new boy is accused of honesty. He tests the boy with a weight and a coin exchange, tracing a claim of someone else’s misdeed. The scene ends abruptly as the dialogue breaks and a doorway escape occurs, leaving the courthouse tale unresolved.
fragments describe ancient pigolloon living in Europe with recent fossil finds suggesting a migration pattern. sights of skeletons across three places, with one specimen possibly Aly set. discovery threadsPont this supports the theory that Romeine primitive populations carried weight across regions.
Oreven Telephone company outlines arrangements for rapid construction of a new telegraph line. Project aims to hasten communications, with officials noting funding and contractor roles to commence at once.
In San Francisco Judge Morrow orders actions to stop alleged discrimination by federal and local health authorities against Chinese residents in procurement during the plague response. The ruling directs agencies to ensure equal access to supplies and services amid public health efforts.
The failure of Seymour, Johnnn & Company is announced in New York on May 26 as reported by the Stock and Exchange.
Reports from Washington Georgia and Lick Observatory recount a successful May 28 total solar eclipse. Observers at Cabot Observatory Siloam and Princeton noted the corona and shadow bands while photographers captured the event amid clear skies and supportive conditions.
A cold storage at Southampton docks collapsed in the afternoon, burying workers. Several were killed, others fatally injured, and many more reported missing.
The Wheat Markets notes cash wheat in San Francisco on May 26 and Chicago July wheat futures around 6 7 4 per bushel with cash wheat prices also mentioned. Market activity focuses on grain pricing and delivery timelines.
In Viiladelphia on May 24 the athletic meet between the University of Veonsylvania and the University of California opened with competition showing Pennsylvania leading California 70 points to type incomplete. results unsettled and event details unclear.
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