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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1902
Page
6
New York reports early autumn styles shift toward light woolens and lightest fabrics for lingering warm days. Venetian broadcloth and brilliantine gain favor with durable wear and subtle sheen. Hooded coats, empire gowns, and trimmed hats with silk poppies and emerald rosettes forecast the season.
Four hundred delegates representing about one million fifty thousand unionists attend the opening session of the Trades Congress of Great Britain in London. Prominent figures include Keir Hardie Tom Mann John Burns Henry Broadburnt Patrick Dolan from United Mine Workers Henry Blackmore of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and fraternal delegates from the American Federation of Labor. A dozen resolutions seek longer hours, Factory Act amendments and better factory inspectors. A separate notice warns against extending credit to anyone on the speaker's account. Elder Dempster & Co. announce a new steamship line service between Mobile and Liverpool via New Orleans and Galveston.
A 13th annual Letter Carriers convention opens in Denver with about 8000 postmen in a parade. Officers James Keller M T Finan Edward Cantwell Alexander McDonald lead the event discussing biennial conventions life insurance growth and officer elections. A local post carries entertainment plans include trolley rides picnics and luncheons. Also a testimonial for Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption notes its life saving effects.
The American liner St Louis sailed from London to New York with the bodies of Charles Fair and his wife, victims of an automobile accident. The notice includes a claim about a cure and offers $100 for any failure, urging readers to seek a medical circular.
Spokane August 29 Chief of Police Reddy was a passenger on a streetcar when a masked robber with a revolver in each hand boarded and compelled the conductor and passengers to give up their valuables. Reddy, armed, stated he was powerless in the moment of the attack.
O R and N Co offers round trip carnival excursion from Pendleton to Portland with one admission included for 9.76 dollars under Portland Lodge of Elke. Sale dates September 1 8 6 8 9 1 and 11 with seven days' limit. On September 3 only the round trip is 7.45 dollars under same terms.
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