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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
6
A boastful ad proclaims expert laundering by J F Robinson's Domestic Laundry. It claims patrons are satisfied when shirts, collars, and cuffs emerge with exquisite color and finish, declaring unmatched work and perfection.
Joseph P. Goodhue of Walla Walla claims the distinction of being the oldest expressman on the Pacific coast. He carried express in Oregon as early as 1855 and made his first trip as an express messenger to Fort Walla Walla in February 1860. His tale, told at a recent reunion, recalls a mule ride mishap and a long maritime career from Massachusetts.
From San Francisco a report arrives that Honolulu Delegate Wilcox narrowly escaped tar and feathering after proposing sex separation in the leper colony to curb unlawful cohabitation. The commission found unlawful relations and illegal births among residents, prompting the bill to divide men and women in the colony.
Philadelphia October 2 The Continental hotel a famed Quaker City hostelry may pass into history after a stockholders meeting where sale proposals were discussed Rumors name Siegel Cooper Co potential buyers from New York and Chicago and a New York insurance firm as another claimant for the site Some say a department store or an office building may replace the hotel signaling an end of an era
In Ottawa on October 2 the cotton trade faces a critical crisis as Canadian firms blame American slaughter sales and high English duty preferences for losses. Minister of Public Works J Israel Tarto toured cotton factories and voiced support for protection to aid the Canadian industry.
Ohio librarians gather in Columbus for the Ohio Library Association annual meeting. The three day program covers topics for large and small libraries with experts sharing practical study and discussion on library management. Attendance is described as large and the event promising success.
The biannual Chicago gathering of the National League of Republican Clubs fills the Coliseum with about two thousand attendees led by Governor Yates and other leaders. Isaac Miller Hamilton presides as officers outline convention business while Roosevelt support grows. A mass meeting closes the day with Beveridge and other prominent figures slated to speak, with business sessions resuming tomorrow.
The Dakota M. E. Conference opened in Madison today led by Bishop Goodsell. The six day session will include sermons and addresses by prominent ministers and laymen along with the usual conference business.
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