05 Sep 1903
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1903
Page
1
A series of industrial and railroad incidents reported in September recounts Ken, a laborer, falling sixty feet from a scaffold and being severely injured. A work train collision in New York injures several, while a trolley line crash harms firemen. Additional items include a jail escape attempt near Iowa and burglary arrests in another county, with ongoing trials and labor disputes noted.
A work train backing into Telocaset yards was diverted by a wrong switch and crashed into a line of outfit cars, badly wrecking them and dumping several flat cars. The tender was overturned, the engine injured, and the fireman bruised, but no serious injuries occurred to anyone aboard the cars.
Vancouver B C Sept 5 Captain Powers claims to have found a new power in hydraulics by forcing water through a pipe into a steamer hull. His device drove a foot steamer forward at five knots with a wheel inside the pipe revolving 25 times a minute during tests in Vancouver harbor. Engineers say he must prove the appliance offers no resistance to progress.
In Seattle on September 1 a Bremerton teamster grabbed a revolver and chased Thomas Mahoney out of a Seattle home. Mahoney was shot in the arm and will lose the limb.
The state organizer of the International Team Drivers Association plans reforms to back drivers amid a strike. Transfer companies are offering better terms to the non striking members, shifting leverage in the dispute.
Rome Sept b The pope offers Cardinal Moran the archbishopric of Sydney Australia He is now purported secretary of State Moran is inclined to decline owing to his advanced age.
Chicago packing firms under federal injunction withdraw the boycott on union meat shops and instruct agents to sell to any buyer with cash. The move follows complaints from the Rochester Butchers' Union and others on the Pacific Coast. The injunction bars pooling and discrimination in selling. This marks the first alleged violation.
New York report states Sirr Lipton is willing to try again for the cup if reliable material is available. He concedes Tift did his best and says he needs another designer.
Merchants and business leaders outline plans to bid for the national Republican convention in Pittsburg on September 6. The Hanna faction backs the movement as the eye crop is valued at about 31.46 billion dollars and poultry at 180 million. The text notes the challenge of moving vast egg shipments to market by train.
War reports from Sofia and Berlin note fighting with Bulgaria and Turkish forces. Bombings, uprisings, and troop movements are cited as diplomats in Washington and Vienna relay instructions on Turkish access and potential naval patrols.
Oregon sheep shipments bound for Kodiak Island Alaska aim to establish stock raising for Alaskan trade. Charles Jenkins will stay to aid management with William Hemple of Seattle in charge, while a native settlement and limited white families exist on the rugged island. The venture foresees large-scale growth if winter feed and land clearance issues are solved, with potential future expansion next year.
Last evening at W E Rose home on AVG College Street Miss Lella Zachery and G W Thompson of Roseburg were married by Rev R W King in a quiet ceremony attended only by intimate friends. The groom, a fireman on the Southern Pacific, operates out of Roseburg while the bride, a Fossil native, has resided in Roseburg for several weeks. They will make Roseburg their future home after leaving for Roseburg this morning.
Twenty five electors from Western grass country organize to create a packing trust named the Independent Packing Company. Capital stock set at 5 000 000 with 61 percent held in escrow to ensure control by stockholders. Two million shares issued at start. Pueblo plant project uncertain. funds may transfer to the new company or revert to subscribing stockmen. Charles F. Martin of the National Livestock Association promotes the move.
New York photographer Franke Dinque was charged with sending threats to Secretary Hay. He claimed the German government owes him 15000 dollars after confiscating his Hamburg cargo and demanded Hay collect it. He was sent to Thelleve to be examined for sanity.
Baker City Sept 1. Marry Lockwood found dead under Comter street bridge after 6 am. Body had bullet wound and head injuries. suspected homicide by robbery. Seen near Pitth and Tracy streets and at Miner's Cabin before death. family, lodge organizer Harry Lockwood, described as prosperous. Held for trial after formal murder charges filed in San Francisco.
Preparations for next Mondays celebration advance with floats games balloon ascensions and speeches by Able Men and delegations from other towns. Local merchants labor on displays and a grand parade promises to be the longest and most impressive the city has seen.
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