20 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1902
Page
1
A fragmented report from a Pendleton fair notes top awards for Pan American Ranchers and notable cattle entries from Neva S and B. Wade. It highlights a 4 year old mare, the importance of breeding stock, and efforts to renew farm training and scientific farming practices.
The afternoon featured races with foul conditions and many records broken including a 1 hour 75 minute streetcar run to Salem. Milach B won the Inland Empire stake for 3 year olds while Oregon Sunshine failed. Democracy notched a first win since Bryan’s election amid other race results. A separate note says Johannesburg plans licenses to peg claims in Barerton Pietersburg districts with transport concerns and a police presence planned.
Four masked men attempted a bank robbery at Friends Bank in Sisterville West Virginia. They blew the vault doors but fled empty handed after a street fight with citizens. one robber is believed wounded.
Mrs Maude Smith, a ruined mother, fires five shots at Harry Clark ten, four hitting him. Clark lies dying. The mother and daughter were arrested in Des Moines on September 20.
President Roosevelt arrived by special train at 10 am and was greeted by Governor Foraker and Mayor Fleischman. A large crowd attended a two hour reception at the St Nicholas hotel. After lunch he will address the Business Men's Association in Music Hall.
Congressman's secretary announces Speaker Henderson does not plan to resign the speakership at the upcoming session. Henderson was not available for comment, spending the evening at a friend's residence.
London reports aeronaut Spencer contemplates visiting America for exhibition purposes. He will make another flight over London next week.
New York September 20 The association banks weekly statement shows seven million six hundred thousand dollars below the required gold reserve. This is the first deficit reported since November 1894.
A sprawling account links Young to the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer in Utah and traces his travels from Seattle to New York. Police report a trunk shipment, manic religious delusions, and seized evidence pointing to the crime and possible flight direction. Witnesses describe his erratic drive and the public spectacle surrounding the case.
Report by I L Ray Co cites firm wheat trading in New York with Decem ber futures at 69% in Chicago and 74% in New York. Late rains damaged winter wheat making dry wheat premium valued by mills across markets. Prices varied slightly from open to close with daily ranges noted.
Constantinople September 20 The porte countermanded Russia's permission to pass war vessels through the Dardanelles. The move follows assurances that England would support Turkey in resisting Russia on the issue.
Comity Judge Scott refused the habeas corpus order to release N. B. Keex a McMinnville merchant from the insane asylum. The Sept. 16 ruling upheld commitment and denied discharge pending further examination.
The Rhodes Carmean Buggy Company, a leading carriage maker in Marshalltown Iowa, made an assignment of assets totaling 266 568 dollars yesterday. There are about 200 creditors including eastern firms and Chicago banks. Assets are listed at 200 608 dollars with liabilities of 212 262 dollars.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen of Chattanooga, Tenn. voted $1000 for the relief of striking anthracite miners and passed a resolution expressing encouragement and sympathy.
Salisbury shows marked improvement while reports from Lucerne Switzerland note Lord Salisbury's condition. Meanwhile British arms support to the Zulus has raised alarm as they threaten action against the Boers.
Two to three hundred hop yard pickers north west of Eugene walked out demanding higher pay. They had been earning 0 to 1 per 10 pounds and hope owners will concede. Harvest may be delayed 10 days to two weeks depending on weather and labor. Other note: Attorney General Knox returned from Paris aboard the St Paul after studying the Panama Canal Company case.
Three miners Brown Sieton Tony Merrick and Anton Merrick were killed in a riot at a Parkersburg saloon after a dispute over a diggite linked to strike tensions. Dozens were wounded as eight shots were fired.
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania on September 20 union miners faced police and local officials as Archie McMichael deputy was pelted with stones. A shot was fired but no injuries reported. General Gobin arrived to view the tense standoff with strikers maintaining their line until troops dispersed them.
Washington Sept 20 The war department released the surgeon general's annual report for the year to July 1 noting 104 men killed by gunshot wounds in the Philippines. Total expenditures reached 500000 dollars and the death rate in the Philippines stood at 19.04 per thousand versus 22.74 last year.
A freight train on the Choctaw and Gulf collided with a circus train near Choctaw City in Oklahoma. Two people were killed and about twenty five were injured in the morning crash.
In Birmingham Alabama at noon today the death toll climbs past 100 after last night’s stampede. Fewer than 50 bodies identified, many visitors among the dead. Several prominent African American clergymen listed among the killed, with whites spared. Dozens injured, hospitals report critical condition. authorities search homes and undertakers’ shops as the tally rises. Names from New Orleans, Kanawha, Chattanooga, Montgomery, Texarkana appear among the identified.
Tes Madines Sept 20 reports Horace Boies may gain Iowa governor support as Speaker Henderson exits the race. Boies, a former Republican turned Democrat, backed Cleveland in 1884 and later pursued the governorship, leveraging his state-wide campaign and the political realignment around Democratic reform. He maintained backing from his Town farm base amid shifting party loyalties.
The New York conference of prominent managers draws deep interest from commercial circles. No firm plans or official announcements are made. Rumors suggest the Cunard line could gain subsidies to build faster routes, while Canada may secure tenders for rapid transatlantic service.
In the northwest notes, danger from wildfire eased as flames fell generally in western Oregon and western Washington. The scattered fires prompted cautious forecasts and local warnings as communities from Walla Walla to coastal towns prepared for shifting conditions and possible new flare ups.
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