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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1916
Page
7
Unclear OCR fragment references an association and sale terms with Portland Oregon details. The readable items include names and places but lack a coherent event or outcome. This card cannot determine a concrete headline or summary without additional text.
The writer argues testing the Adamean PB law in court may be better than a nationwide strike. Judges deride the law yet a test suit could resolve the issue without transport disruption or bloodshed. The author says strikers and their allies would overstate gains.
The article notes that President Wilson won 30 of 48 states and led by over 400,000 in the popular vote. It argues that supporters of Hughes downplay the result, while the nation’s polling shows a strong voter preference for Wilson despite post election counting debates.
A newspaper note compares Berlin food prices with domestic figures showing Berlin paying eight cents for 1.1 quarts of milk while other staple items like tea cocoa and ham fetch higher prices abroad. The piece warns of influenza dangers and urges prevention as winter approaches citing overheated stores vitiated air and sudden temperature shifts as factors worsening illness.
A Pittsburg Gazette Times piece notes Berlin prices for 1.1 pounds of potatoes corn meal butter and bread. It compares Berlin costs to New York and praises German government efficiency in protecting the populace while labeling wartime food policy in favorable terms.
An enjoyable surprise party honored Miss Jennie Starkweather at home with friends including Flora Despain Joasse Nye Bell Criep Bertha Hexter A W Nye Sim White F Warner B Gould C E Roosevelt J T Lambirth and William P Lathrop The event featured drive whist with Gould and Starkweather winning first prizes and Lambirth and Miss Flor Mor taking second Proceedings mention James Simpson and Miss Ella Faker marriage at Golden Rule parlors with Rev Downey officiating The page notes a Pendleton cow seen on downtown business streets
A local discussion praises the Pendleton Tribune as a weekly paper and some suggest it become a monthly publication. Meanwhile W J Furnith advances the construction of a new residence on Tar Flutha bron, and Dr C J Whittaker with others depart for the Prospect Farm area for a hunting trip.
In St Louis on November 17 a man named William F Houseman sold his wife to Ralph W Shotwell, a roomer in the Huseman home for 440 dollars to be paid a week later. The wife agreed to part of the price and they remained under the same roof for a week. Last night Huraman convinced the wife to join him for payment when a violent outcome occurred.
A dispute over money near Franklin avenue led Husaman to confront Shotwell and Mia Humman. Husaman fired at Shotwell, but both guns misfired except Shotwell’s bullet striking Humman in the heart, killing him instantly. Examination showed Humman’s revolver had a removed main spring. Aitl tests her firing engagement ring by writing her name on glass.
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