05 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1908
Page
1
The event closes after a week of pleasure with about 30 000 paid admissions. The fair reports record crowds and strong exhibits. Improvements for next year include stronger departments and better accommodations.
Inet year reports paid admissions total at twenty thousand this year sixteen words and digits indicate a steady rise. The figures show a shift in attendance metrics across the facility revealing income trends and audience engagement.
Quiet pavilion marks end of the third annual fall fair with record attendance and strong sales. Organizers pledge expanded livestock tents, more cattle, improved programs, and better speaking arrangements for next year. The Baby Show drew 340 entries. Thelma Carney and Margaret Dickens won first and second prizes amid a crowded pavilion and enthusiastic spectators.
The filer’s business affairs remain unsettled but this afternoon indications point to Ville’s meeting. About 300 worth of improvements will be made including a 1000 live stock tent and permanent pavillon structures overseen by Minor Ivin Worthington and Luella Coodmian.
The inaugural public land lottery opens as thousands register to win Rosebud Indian Reservation homes. Eight hundred thousand acres in quarter sections will be allotted, with an expected crowd far surpassing one hundred thousand. Judge James W. Whitten leads operations as registrations surge across towns.
Cincinnati Oct 5 A meeting of the national baseball commission to consider a momentous question that may give the season pennant to Chicago or New York began when the directors of the National League went into session today Umpires O Day and Emalie who officiated at the disputed game are present The absence of President Bush of the New York team prevented any decision this morning
The Atlantic battleship fleet rode out a 12 hour hurricane in Manila Bay with six ships under Rear Admiral Sperry moving toward Cavite to avoid dragging anchors. Winds near 100 mph toppled trees and unroofed buildings as shore communication failed and officers sheltered ashore through the night.
Senator John M. Gearin ex United States senator and noted Oregon orator will address the presidential campaign from a democratic point of view this Saturday evening. Local Democrats welcomed the news and expect the meeting to be held in the courthouse with arrangements soon to be finalized. Gearin, a leading Oregon democrat, was among the first to second the Bryan nomination at the recent Democratic National Convention.
Balkans crisis escalates as Prince Ferdinand proclaims Bulgaria an independent kingdom at Tirnovo. Cabinet and monarch back the move while mobilization and frontier buildup accelerate. European powers and neighboring nations weigh response as Servia and Roumania potential allies are discussed.
Paris reports the foreign office announced that France England and Russia may form a triple alliance and will propose mediation to Turkey and Bulgaria. Foreign ministers Pinchon Swoloky and Naom Pasha led a conference concluding that Dr Staniloff Bulgarian foreign minister will join a conference with the inquiry tomorrow.
Wilbur Wright, famed American aeroplanist, set a new world duration record yesterday with a French journalist passenger. He stayed aloft about 5 hours and 7 minutes, circled 24 times, and covered roughly 44 kilometers. The feat satisfies a contract with Lazarre Weller’s syndicate, granting Wright $1490 and transferring Wright aircraft patent rights for France and colonies in exchange for manufacturing privilege.
Rev William Orr Work of the First Congregational church urged a local option law in Washington. He proposed abolishing bars until resort fronts opened and that beer and refreshments be served on tables while abolishing the practice of treating.
Gold Beach Oregon reports forest fires raging around the region. Smoke fills the air and large tracts are burned. Ranchers between Gold Beach and Port Orford fear feed shortages for sheep. Homes and property suffer serious losses. Saturday Squaw Valley schoolhouse, recently built, burned to the ground.
Brewetor Cameron of this city, a prominent political figure, was swept to his death Friday after slipping from the suspension bridge over Niagara Falls. A dispatch notes he was once offered the Arizona governorship when Governor McCord resigned.
A massive east side tenement blaze kills ten residents and injures many others as flames trap occupants in stairways. Fire Marshal says Black Hand set the incendiary fire using soaked paper. Firemen rescue and throw ten babies from windows while others flee to rooftops amid two explosions.
Portland reports the first county grand jury under the new law delivered its report after a month of work. It calls for humane handling of women in the city and notes Sheriff Stevens is blameless in the rift with County Judge Webster. The crusade against women in the city remains unsettled with actions due next Tuesday.
The Pacific Banker of Portland notes the nationalization of Pendleton Savings Bank into the American National Bank of Pendleton. Led by president Nikker Month B Gwinn of the Oregon Bankers Association, the institution shows capital and surplus of 264000, deposits over a million, and cash and exchange around 265000, totaling 1297000. Other officers include Harold C. Stephens vice president J W Mahony cashier and T G Montgomery cashier.
Announcement of a secret terms settlement between mechanics and the Canadian Pacific railroad followed by a wild scramble as hundreds hurry to return to work. The accord is described as agreeable and honorable to both sides, with work resuming tomorrow.
In Chico California on October 6 a box of dynamite caps was found under the rear porch of Mrs. J Farrick near the First National Bank. Police believe a bank robbery was planned with the vaults blown open. Detectives inspected the scene and are pursuing leads as the town braces for updates.
Singela Oct 6 report says President Roosevelt intends to campaign for Taft with at least six speeches from the Atlantic to the Pacific, final address to be in San Francisco. Mr Bryan refused to comment and departs at midnight for Des Moines to use the Iowa Republican deadlock over the state senate contest.
Judge Cal vin M. Gantenbein of the state circuit court equity department issued a restraining order returnable Monday afternoon. The order bars city and county authorities from interfering with any man conducting his business on Sunday. Liquor houses are affected by separate law. restraining order does not block liquor sales ban on Sundays. Saloons remained closed as usual.
Judge Taft wrapped a packed day with events from Youngstown to Kansas City. He opened the party’s national campaign with Governor Hughes, spoke at First Congregational Church, visited the YMCA and Independence Baptist church, and met a Negro congregation. He plans further western stops with final itinerary to be set this week.
A terrific storm from Sith to Dutch Harbor raged offshore Saturday, causing the steamer Bertha to seek shelter at Cordova as seas broke over her deck. The steamer Portland arrived Saturday morning with several lifeboats missing.
Thomas Moffatt and Van Goodjin, indicted on liquor charges, changed their pleas from not guilty to guilty on two counts each this afternoon. They will be sentenced Wednesday at 9 AM after a compromise allowing fines for the first offense and suspended jail time during good behavior. Other defendants may continue to contest the cases, with most attorneys and clients undecided.
A Milton water rights flare up with the Peacock mill company crews fixing a Walla Walla river flume and diverting water to the mill. Milton nursery workers counter diverted water at Red Bridge. No one armed, no trouble, no injuries, no fear of further conflict.
George Johnson of Hermiston was sentenced by Justice Joe Parkes to pay 15 and serve seven days in jail for shooting ducks before the season opened. Deputy game warden Otto Turner arrested him, and he was brought from Hermiston last evening. He hunted ducks in late August without a license and pleaded guilty in court.
The 1889 Indian Wet establishes a minimum wage of 15 cents per hour for manual labor, outlining the wage floor and applicability to workers under the act. The provision signals early statutory attempts to regulate labor compensation, with enforcement and scope likely defined in accompanying sections.
Enrollment in Pendleton five public schools rises by about 145 students this year, a 20 percent increase from last year. Lincoln school remains the only exception due to nearby families with many children. Academy and St Josephs Academy attendance also climbs, with overall citywide gains near two percent.
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