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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1903
Page
1
Fragmented OCR notes describe a prison break discussion involving Captain Murphy and guards, plus an agenda of political campaigns. Mentions include the Northern Missouri conference, tobacco fairs, and a Pennsylvania fire state campaign event with speakers from various roles. Names and places are unclear due to garbled text.
Dr John Huston Finley, longtime Princeton political economy chair, was today installed as president of the College of New York at Carnegie Hall. Representatives from 64 leading universities attended the ceremony with notable guests including Cleveland Chaffee Lowe Depew General Young Cartisie Lamont and presidents Hadley Yale Butler Columbia Schurman Johns Hopkins Remsen Johns Hopkins.
Berlin dispatch reports a Berlin newspaper denouncing German Americans as abandoning mother tongue and fatherland, risking stigma from Germans at home and shaming those who betrayed their country. Emperor Franz Josef greeted by crowds during visit to Schoenbrunn Palace after arrival in Vienna. Current Literature Club meets Mrs. Alexander on Water Street Friday at 2 o'clock.
New York stock market opened firm with a steady gain and was free from ill effects of recent fluctuations, signaling renewed investor confidence after volatility.
Salem September 20 Attorney Juhan McNary presented a contrast between Citizens' Light & Trac tion Company and state officials over a lighting contract for seven state institutions. The contract with Salem Wiglat Company covers the asylum farm deaf-mute school and reform school for five years at 6 per month per area and 10 cents per month for incandescent power. The asylum farm uses 200, mute school 200, reform school 350 units. Due to reduced lighting rules the total cost for seven institutions will not exceed what the state paid for lighting four. The state will continue its own lighting plants if cheaper to buy light.
Sept 30 Pendleton and Chicago dispatches show markets opening steady then slipping as Morgan targets United States Steel. Wheat and corn futures display small gains and losses with near term shifts reflected in May and December contracts. Liverpool quotes echo steel stock caution as Chicago wheat opens at 77 and closes near 77.
Plumbers failed to reach any agreement after a six week strike. they demanded six dollars per day rather than four. The dispute drew strong opposition from the general community. Nearby, H. M. Arbogast reports 40 acres of excellent corn, with neighbor R. Davis harvesting one bushel from four more fields.
At Sault Ste. Marie on Sept 30 additional troops arrived to guard property as seven rioters were arrested. A steamer brings in miners and ferryboats between the Soo and Michipicoten run under guard. Officials warn of further trouble as idle workers face starvation and mass stay-overs.
Two gasoline automobiles arrive to replace old stage coaches between Searchlight and Manuel in California. Each car has a freight trailer and carries 16 passengers. The initial trip is scheduled for Saturday, marking a leap in desert travel innovation.
Lexington Sept 30 on the third day of Tillman trial spectators mainly attend to witness examinations. Santa Cruz Sept 30 body of Bertha Page washed ashore identified by clothes and jewelry. New Haven Sept 20 Spanish War Veterans elect Harold McGrew of Indianapolis commander in chief. St Paul Sept 20 Vice President Hannaford or General Counsel Bunn poised to succeed Mellen as president of Northern Pacific.
National Employers organization calls a delegate convention in Chicago for October 2030 to expand the coalition through the United States Canada and Britain and to rally nonmember employers to oppose labor demands. Circulars urge workers to join a broad, continent wide organization as agents plan nationwide expansion within three months to counter union pressures.
In Kansas City on September 30 the ironworkers' convention saw disputes over next session plans and a resolution on apprentices. San Francisco pushes for the presidency and the event, Toronto campaigns, while today’s session was quiet. The body moved to apply for a charter from the American Federation of Labor and adopted a resolution limiting apprentices to one for every seven men.
Reports from Seatie Smyrna and Chicago describe Kid Smith dying after surgery amid claims cowardice caused his death. Other items note racliffe mobilization fears, a National Republican League meeting, Mrs. Morris found dead after disappearing, and a New York car wheel trust with $9 million capital.
Sir Michael Herbert, British ambassador at Washington, died at Davis Platz Switzerland. News announced at 3 30 pm by Lord Alverstone during the Alaskan boundary commission meeting. Born 1867, Herbert was a noted diplomat with extensive American ties from his marriage to Lara Wilson of New York.
In Chicago executives of the National Republican League meet by invitation of President J Hampt on Moore to plan wage and campaign methods for 1914 and to set the time and place of the next national convention. General Clarkson arrival fuels talk he may succeed Senator Hanna as national chairman.
During the twelve days of carnival 75 000 people paid admission to the grounds with a peak night of 9 000 admissions and nearly 400 on the free list. Net proceeds not yet determined, but the club hosting the event expects to clear slightly under 5 000 dollars.
Robbers blew the safe at the Katy station in Pilot Grove Missouri on September 30 and escaped with a small sum. Citizens were awakened by the explosion and the culprits fled on horseback.
Panic swept spectators as the execution of Peter Lenonskey went awry. The trap rope broke, the body dangled with feet on ground, but death was instantaneous. forged passes let hundreds in. Lenonskey allegedly hired the victim, who was assaulted by a co-conspirator, Zerambo, in a prior plot connected to the widow.
The city reports J. C. Lonergan will ship 59 cattle cars from the John Day country to portland via the W. C. R. The cattle, bought for Frye-Brune Meat Company Seattle, will be driven to this city and loaded for Seattle. Additional two corn shipments to same buyers are also planned this evening.
The supreme court denied Tom Horns motion for a new trial and upheld the November 26 execution date. Horn, famed soldier of fortune, is said to have killed a ranchers son and wife and is described as a Mexican army officer, scout, cattle thief detector, and Indian fighter. A separate Albany arrest concerns a man named Thomas Watson believed to match a Union Pacific train robber description awaiting Portland officials arrival.
Mrs Elizebeth Chryst died yesterday afternoon at 4 90 oclock at her daughter’s home two miles from Nye post office aged 74 years She was an old settler of the county and had lately lived with her daughter at Nye Seversduyeshy cold contracted pneumonia led to death She leaves two children Mrs John McAfee of Nye and a daughter in Grand Junction California Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 oclock from the family residence at Nye with interment in Pilot Rock cemetery.
Mrs Hamblen to establish a Royal Neighbors lodge in Hood River after returning from the East where she attended leadership instruction. She has nine years with the order and will direct work across Idaho Montana and Northern Oregon before Mira Jouté Briggs of Crookston Minnesota assumes the post early next year.
J T Creger of Truro Iowa and Mrs Mary Creger will leave for home after visiting Swearinges brothers in the city They have been visitors for about two months Mr Creger has toured Pendleton area and is impressed with conditions He would like to relocate but his property at home in Mast area prevents at present
Tomorrow night October 1 the staff of Pendleton will close at 6 oclock under new contracts with the retail clerks of the city.
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