13 Nov 1903
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1903
Page
1
Amid noisy debate on a special session, Hartman urges seizure of county debt and payment under tax law. A letter from Hartman and discussions of $6,000 in warrants reveal dispute over expenses, legislative authority, and timing for debt settlement, with officials considering a county session and related procedural steps.
In Chicago on Nov 13 five trains carried 16 policemen each with riot guns, followed by patrol wagons. Police stationed along tracks kept crowds back while they jeered but did not attack. At 12 30 another string of shoot cars began under heavy guard, and crowds were dispersed downtown.
M R Reed financial agent for the Lewiston Huntington road reports returning from New York claiming funds scraped and stating actual instruction work will begin in March. The route runs on the Oregon side of the Snake River and will open into a rich timber and mineral region.
Topeka reports the police chief removed following Herald findings on liquor joints and gambling dens. The newspaper published a 10 column exposé Tuesday detailing illicit establishments and police connections, prompting a city response and official inquiry.
John A. Nink, a prominent Seattle insurance man, was ambushed on a street after recent divorce from his wife. The attack followed claims that a deed blocked his marriage to wealthy widow Myrna Kirschner, whose family opposed the union. Authorities pursue motives as Nova reports mention other regional items.
The text reports U S formal recognition of the Republic of Panama, President Roosevelt receiving Minister Varilla and accrediting his credentials, signaling a new era and U S responsibility for the canal. It continues with details on Cuban reciprocity bills, committee changes, and unrest in Colombia and Bogota affecting U S interests.
The heirs of Albert O'Hara sue for partition of their shares in a Weston area wheat land claim. The land located in Peckton 14 township 4 range x5, about one and a half miles north of Weston, is to be divided among the parties per a court decree.
W D Fletcher, agent for Keho Cannery, reports eight men are installing engine and machinery and a run should start soon. BH C Willis, secretary, notes delays due to illness but expects ongoing orders to keep workers busy for weeks. A large shipment of hazed for cold storage will arrive tonight.
William Jones and Cora B Thornton were married this morning in the Echo area with Judge Fite Gerald officiating and Joanne of the Peace Lomas Pitx Gerald present. The case involved a seduction dispute with Misa Thornton accusing Jones. Jones offered no reparation when charged.
A man held for questioning was released after preliminary examination. He was described as a suspect who initially resisted but, due to the girl's parents wishes, agreed to comply and was discharged from custody.
GW Mieby and WH Bhockey headline a drive by a veterans group to fund government grave markers for Civil War and other conflict veterans. A petition asks for funds to erect marble tombstones after the government provided none, with posts and placement plans underway.
Enormous sums paid to Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York by Oregon residents in six months ending June 30. The company received 26257 for clums settlement while its jet payment totaled 12273. A comparison suggests the payments could cover U S legislative salaries for 1902 or entire U S mill coal purchases. Eight German railway locomotives arrived in Boston for Canadian rail use.
Pasco reports a gang plot to steal wheat by misbilling carloads and shifting sacks at destinations. A former worker from Lind, Washington exposed the scheme, with several arrests expected.
Dr John Lebrecht a prominent Democrat and city physician was arrested last night trying to enter a female hospital room. Matron Hertha Keim was discharged on charges linked to Lebrecht after a morning investigation. He faces charges of disturbing the peace and is released on bonds. In Indiana, the Supreme Court refused a new trial for Edward Hoover, who is to be executed today at Michigan City for the murder of his father.
The steamer Cherokee arriving today reports rebels as nearly entirely secured in San Domingo. The Cherokee was held up several times by revolutionary gunboats.
The Army reports 16 000 in the Philippines with 5 000 desertions last year and about 10 000 disability discharges. Officers and enlisted totals are outlined along with 25 officers and 687 enlisted men dying of wounds or other causes. The report notes 5,100 desertions and near 10,000 discharges for disability and cites militia expansion in several states.
Burned sugar sarsaparilla and celery compound advertised as Dr Hoods is cited. Three men Roy Campbell John Kennedy and John McNally were jailed on vagrancy charges after claims to seek work failed. McArthur fined 10 for peddling without a license and jailed for nonpayment. Red Ledge Montana seeks legal action against a schoolteacher who whipped a pupil. Union boycott cited over a local moratorium in Boles City.
Nov 19 Marion Indiana reports five killed by a gun explosion at the Hyatt home after gas from a regulator ignited during a lighting attempt, following a Kentucky wreck. Nov 18 Louisville and Nashville freight wreck at Tilford’s switch killed six, injured two, caused by misinterpreted orders. seven cars and two engines wrecked in a 30-foot collapse, gunpowder in a cave caused repeated explosions, victims burned.
A dynamite blast in Albia near Philadelphia killed several professional crochetsmen and left the town’s business district destroyed by fire. Fire departments report extensive structural damage with a loss of roughly 900 000 dollars in assets and injuries among those at the scene.
The Association Library under JA Vincent's fund trustees has purchased books for its collection and plans to acquire Voltaire works and volumes from the latest editions. They aim to expand toward a future standard library with Goethe and Voltaire, broadening the eastern state’s literary foundation.
The Sumpter Miner urges mining men across the state to pressure legislators to repeal the Eddy law. It warns that Eastern Oregon representatives must choose sides on the Willamette Valley tax levy and the push for an extra session and amendments to the tax law.
The early snowsDelayed work on the Bumpter valley rail extension. President David Beclotene says the goal to complete the segment to Top tom is postponed by bad weather. Canadian Pacific Railway halts all delegates with some employees laid off, engineers still seek wage range from 10 to ib per day.
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