21 Oct 1911
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1911
Page
1
In Chicago on December 21 a judge reversed a $29 million assessment against Standard Oil. Feler, under Secret Service surveillance, sent his resignation to President Taft today.
Reports from Peking say Admiral Sah’s flagship was sunk and the commander captured near Hankow. The rebel siege tightens from Hankow to Shanghai, with foreign warships rushing to Shanghai and a decisive government counterattack expected to crush the rebellion in a grand rally if the army is reorganized.
Peking October 21 The Imperial Government imposes stricter censorship on revolutionary war news and official information from the front is largely unavailable today.
Tokyo confirms imperial forces gained a bicycle and forced retreat after battle north of Hankow. War officer Monifaet says supplies must be delivered to marine force here. America considers moving entire force to Hankow for emergency duty.
The national assembly convening in Pekin is expected to take swift action against the crowd as it is believed to be filled with revolutionary doctrines and capable of disturbance. Officials warn of potential measures to maintain order during the session.
Oct 21 report from Shanghai describes Fay Copten surrounded by rebels who have entrenched positions on the Will. Many residents flee the city while Imperial troops raise barricades and prepare for battle.
Umatilla county members of the Oregon State Bundy school association plan a public meeting at the Commercial association rooms Tuesday at 1:30 PM to discuss inviting the Masters division to hold its annual convention in this city next April. The state association splits into Eastern and Western Oregon divisions and plans indicate over two hundred delegates and national speakers at the Eastern Oregon convention.
An unnamed man in Aberdeen, South Dakota, has allegedly threatened to assassinate President Taft when he passes through Monday. Secret Service agents have arrived to investigate the claim, as authorities in St Paul report the warning from Aberdeen.
Los Angeles reports Senator Jem Davis of Arkansas arriving on his honeymoon and declaring he does not believe in woman suffrage calling it old nonsense. The senator and his wife faced a tense mood as a lost trunk disrupted the trip and anger surfaced over public electioneering remarks. Senator Davis supported recall and Taft, preferred Taft for renomination, and noted Wilson as a potential opponent.
Rain in torrents caused the fourth postponement of the World Championship baseball series between the New York Nationals and the Philadelphia Ameriana. The next game will be played Monday if weather permits. Players have not received pay for pictures yet, and the New York Giants have agreed to share in gate receipts, threatening a strike for photo proceeds.
W J Thompson president of the American National Bank says big business will back Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio for the Democratic nomination. He cites current sentiment in influential circles seeking a Conservative Democrat if La Follette defeats Taft. Thompson also notes Wilson is seen as too radical and expects Taft to be renominated by Republicans.
Theodore Roosevelt challenged expectations and spoke at the Civic Forum, saying that giving great power to judges has been wise but risks abuse and represents a power permanently alienated from the people. He urged caution in judicial authority.
In Oroville California on October 21 Edward Willitt a half breed Indian who despites jealousy shot and killed Lille Mullings longtime wife of prominent physician and wounded her son Willie Mullings The attacker fled and was later found wounded and jailed Officials fear mob violence as the town awaits trial As the Mullings home becomes a refuge for the despondent mother the case highlights racial tension and tragedy in a mining camp vicinity.
In San Francisco on Oct 21, Eastern Davis arrives several hours late. Strikers deny railroad claims that 75 new strikebreakers were recruited from their ranks, while the company says losses occurred among strike breakers yesterday.
In Tarhonela Shiliwandi a sulfur mine fire entombs 104 men with no rescue hope. Rescue efforts abandoned after two workers die while attempting to save prisoners.
Salem Oregon January 21 Secretary of State Olcott Javis confirmed reports that he ordered all department heads to drop the prefix Honorable in official correspondence. He called the title an un American and overworked distinction.
Passadens Cal awaits details as F Powler begins a bold continental flight from Tournament Park. He circled the business district and prepared for another try after a brief takeoff drama, shouting plegmas aloud while signaling a hopeful route to San Francisco.
Special correspondence from Echo Oregon reports the tenth annual Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Echo. Delegates from across Umatilla County attended as speeches covered motherhood education and organized temperance effort with remarks on Pendleton Round-Up features and Scottish relations.
Oct 21 at Bratile Wash Frank Hurrie faced a secondhand store sale when a curtain item said to be stolen sparked pursuit. Detective Bianchi fired during a confrontation with Harris, who was shot and died. Eyewitnesses blamed police force excesses. Chief Pahman defended actions. Public debate rose over firearm use in petty crime.
Special Correspondence from Helix Oregon reports a morning fire destroying C A Herman grocery and the adjoining barber shop owned by Murry Ferguson. The Herman stock was about 200 dollars and insured. barber shop fixtures were saved. Origin of the blaze is unknown.
A warrant was issued in Milton Oregon on October 21 for Wilbur Bailey accusing him of theft of 2313.75 dollars from a woman at Walla Walla involved with a married man. The report says Bailey is linked to a prior forging case in Salem where he served three years. released early for good behavior.
In Centralia Washington Oot 31 two year old son of Mr and Mrs Cire Hovenen, well known residents of the Finish colony at Taylors campied in Scone, died yesterday after a sewer scalding received Wednesday. He was playing near the kitchen stove when a bucket of boiling water spilled, burning the entire right side of his body.
Artillerymen of the Fifty-seventh Sixtieth and One hundred forty-seventh companies stationed here achieved a new world record in rapid firing. The series of ten rounds repeated three times at 16 miles per hour, conducted by observation, marks an unprecedented national achievement.
Autopsy findings and police statements connect Rev. Clarence Vitrell Recheson to the death of Avis Linnell. Witnesses place him with the victim before she died in a Boston area church building, suggesting a motive linked to an impending marriage to Viola Hilmans. Investigators report evidence of planned murder to clear obstacles to the union and reveal a toxic substance administered to Linnell.
In Hyuntls Massachusetts, a fragmentary report notes a clergyman near the Baptist church swinging to an elm tree amid a tense scene. Local residents discuss sentimentpunctured by a gift exchange and questions of forgiveness as a community prays for absolution.
Reverend Richewon’s replacement will occupy the pulpit of Emmanuel Chapel tomorrow. Ribhe son’s formal statement is to be read during the service at the St. Hew church in Tow.
A catastrophic blast at a facility near Tokio injures several workers and collapses the structure. Officials report a massive explosion, with debris scattered and the building reduced to rubble. Investigators begin examining the scene for cause and safety violations.
A small force of 1,006 Malian troops under Rear Admiral Aubrey landed and won a sharp short battle against Turka near Town Ort on 21 following a progressing operation.
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