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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1903
Page
1
Report outlines a wage scale for coal operators and miners stretching across Missouri, Kansas and Indian Territory with about 21 million workers affected. Intermittent talks and a planned September 1 implementation are noted, while unions consider action as living costs rise and prices of coal remain under debate.
Unclear OCR text shows Seattle teamsters winning a wage concession amid employer resistance. Negotiations continue with tensions noted between union and non union employers. The article hints at ongoing strikes and potential further action tied to wage demands and labor disputes.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses steel and industry near Beotland with scattered terms like Carnegie and Britain. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events, names, dates, or outcomes to summarize a coherent news item.
A brief report discusses danger from exhaustion and potential supply shortages. It names concerns over sources of paw ma t and notes possible impacts on operations and safety. Authorities urge monitoring, contingency planning, and rapid response to evolving conditions.
Quotations furnished by Coe Commission Company local manager B E Kennedy. Sept 1 reports lower cables with weather favorable in the Northwest and a market unchanged from yesterday’s close. December wheat rose shortly after opening due to buying and cover of shorts while September futures gained on copter weather forecasts. Corn showed strength on selling by shorts and favorable notes from Kansas bankers. weather across the corn belt remained clear and cool. Chicago and Minneapolis reports indicate opening at 1 1 2 to 1 3 4 and closing at 75 respectively.
Panama on the verge of secession amid canal treaty rejection by Colombia. General Huertas, commanding forces around Panama, is seen as the key to suppressing revolutionary sentiment. Pro-American English naval elements influence gunnery and engineering support.
Wheeling West Virginia September 1 The bodies of two men drowned in the sinkered riot at Bellaire were found this morning. In the head of William Pracht was a bull hole showing he had been shot before tumbling into the water. The other victim was Anthony Helloran. Fred Williams, a nonunion man, held responsible for the deaths, was brought there for safekeeping amid fears of a lynching by union men at Bellaire.
In New York on September 1 the trial of 12 indicted North Jersey Street Railway officials and employees began before Justice Summers. Among the accused are seven millionaires including Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, John D Crimming of New York, Dr Ward of Prudent a Insurance, charged with manslaughter in the February collision that killed nine schoolgirls. Stocks opened higher in New York with slight gains but moved little due to market limitations.
Reports from Sofia and Constaninople describe a rising insurrection with 2000 Bulgarians crossing into Macedonia, arrests in Beirut over an assassination attempt on Vice Consul Magelssen, and a Bulgarian refugee influx. A bomb balloon near Yildiz Kiosk prompted a palace-wide search as authorities seek the truth about revolutions.
Highland reports show wind calm halting racing for Reliance versus Shamrock with Sir Lipton regretting postponement and planning next attempt tomorrow if weather permits. Barratt may enter challenge while Clyde yacht syndicate forms amid ongoing race delays and Reliance’s dominance persists.
Charles Bush, a lineman, died after being electrocuted by 2,000 volts while painting a pole in Stockton, California, as a crowd of about 200 watched the incident unfold. The worker lost his life on the job.
David Holbein began today an attempt to swim the English Channel from Dover. He aims to cross in favorable conditions and complete the historic feat.
The grand lodge of Eagles meets in New York at Tammany Hall with President Roosevelt invited to address. Congressman Sullivan of New York is the leading candidate for the presidency of the order.
William Casteel foreman of the O. R. and WN bridge crew on the Blue Mountain trestle near Weston fell to his death at noon after a train passed. He had served as foreman for years and was single with a known brother near Portland. No further accident details were available.
In New York today Mrs. Roland Molineux went public with allegations against her husband. She sues on the grounds of desertion in a civil action.
The 19th annual Knights Templar conclave opened today in Buffalo. The city is decorated and thousands of attendees have arrived for the event.
New York Sept 1 A certificate of a reasonable doubt was granted in the case of Samuel Parks the convicted walking delegate and filed in the court of general sessions this morning A copy will be served on the warden of Sing Sing and Parks will probably be released this afternoon.
Alma Toomey twelve year old girl who was stabbed by her suitor Thomas Barnes on August seven is set to leave the hospital in a few days after a successful heart displacement procedure. Doctors removed the heart briefly and examined it before returning it wounded cells show no damage.
The county court will decide a representative for the National Irrigation Congress in Ogden from September 15 to 18. F B Holbrook, VP of Oregon Land Water Co of Umatilla, is named. another delegate is to be chosen. Governor Chamberlain may attend as state representative if feasible, with multiple irrigation and business groups entitled to delegates.
Delegates from the city including Rev. Robert Warner of the Methodist Episcopal church left yesterday for Spokane to join the Columbia River Conference sessions. Accompanied by Rev. R Hotchkiss of Pilot Rock, the party also includes RK L Oliver as a delegate from the Pondietag church.
Labor unions from La Grande and Walla Walla plan to attend the September 7 festivities. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co offers reduced rates from nearby towns. Parachute jump Balloon ascensions and Ninth Cavalry Band enhance the program. Parade runs from Johnson to Court streets ending at the courthouse with speeches. Athletic events at 2 pm promise valuable prizes. Grand ball at One Armory hall caps the day.
The Higby Clove factory unit at Shutrym near the city is praised as the best harvester yet for cutting Chinese lettuce stalks. The Rigby Clove machine, weight running, 12 foot header, 14 horses, two men, handles 16 to 20 acres daily, threshes cleanly, and runs lighter than larger rivals. All 10 machines sent out this year satisfy users, boosting the Inland Empire’s harvest machinery outlook and hinting at future output doubling.
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