Fairbanks Endorsed for President at Indiana GOP Meet
Indiana Republicans endorsed Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks for president at their state convention in Indianapolis. A letter by Fairbanks called for tariff revision by steadfast adherents of the protective theory, arguing Congress should act after the election to avoid business oppression. The convention backed Fairbanks and the Roosevelt administration, and approved temperance laws and a local option plan with counties treated as units.
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Tarif Plank
Indiana
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Senate
Howe
Congress
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Roosevelt
Attel and Nelson In Rough Draw After 15 Rounds
In San Francisco April 1 the boxing schism saw Abe Attel and Battling Nelson exchange heavy blows with Attel appearing worse for wear. The bout ended in a draw after 15 rounds, with Attel outboxing but Nelson pressing aggressively, a result viewed as fair. In Rome Georgia the State Mutual Life Insurance company announces its withdrawal from Tennessee Virginia West Virginia and North Carolina due to surplus requirements.
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San Francisco
Bat- Uing Nelson
Abe Attel
Attel
Rome
State Mutual Life Insurance Company
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Coal Price Cut Affects Scranton Mines
Redlace Price of Coal in Scranton announces a 50 cent per ton reduction for anthracite. The move follows a noted drop in coal production and signals further mine closures likely as effect.
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Scranton
Promise of Extension Work in Wallowa County
O'Brien of the O R Ny told a La Grande man in a Portland interview that the Wallowa extension will be picked up at once with formal announcement this week. Ground conditions will delay crews until partly dried, but resumption is expected this spring with a prompt start in Wallowa County.
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O'Brien
la Grande
Wallowa
Portland
J. P. O'Brien
Harriman
Walloway County
NP Wll
Wallows County
Riots by Unemployed Clash With Police in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Pa April 1—Following a New York riot and a bomb outrage police confronted a parade of unemployed men. Clashes erupted as officers charged the crowd. after a brief fight the unemployed dispersed gradually. Also reports Ponce de Leon Celebration at St Augustine Florida with staged historical displays and a reproduction of Ponce de Leon’s landing.
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Philadelphia
New York
Philediphin
Hammerstein
New Opera House
Ponce de Leon
Bt. Augustine
Fla
Michigan scientists, teachers meet at Ann Arbor unions
Scientists in Season, Ann Arbor, Mich., April 1 announce annual meetings of the Michigan Academy of Science and the Schoolmasters' club opening at the University of Michigan. The American Pathological association plans its convention here midmonth and will meet through the week.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan Academy of Science
Schoolmasters’ Club
University of Michigan
American Pathological Association
Annual La Grande Chinese Cemetery Feast Draws Curious Locals
The La Grande Chinese community plans a Saturday cemetery banquet for departed kin with a roasted hog, fruit, and delicacies arriving by train. Orientals tell spirits will return to eat the offerings, though youth often consume the food themselves, reflecting local superstition and reverence.
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la Grande Chinamen
la Grande
Express
Admiral Evans Taken for Treatment to Paso Robles Hot Springs
Rear Admiral Robley D Evans, aboard the cruiser Yankton, is transferred to a private car and taken to Paso Robles hot springs for rheumatic treatment. He travels with his son and staff amid reports of fatigue and health decline after months of strain.
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San Diego
Connecticut
Evans
Coronado
Sacramento
Paso Roblon
Robley D. Evans
Yankton
Pawo Robles
Evane
Trin
Ingerwoll
Unendurable Sea Duty Severs Presence at Planned Functions
The speaker declares unable to attend numerous planned functions due to ongoing sea service and lack of diet supplies. He laments the disappointment of missing events while aboard ship in sea air.
Burns Falls Twice To Beel In Omaha Wrestling Meet
In Omaha last night Farmer Burns was defeated in two straight falls by Fred Beel in the Norcest contest lasting 40 minutes. Beel won the first fall with a half Nelson and the second with a toe hold and cross bar. In Washington Professor J C McDowell of North Dakota Agricultural College is appointed district overseer for the bureau of farm management, one of a dozen to study new government farming methods across several states. He will gather first hand farming data to disseminate through agricultural papers bulletins and daily and weekly areas.
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Omaha
Neb
Farmer Burns
Fred Beel
Nelson
Beel
New Agricultural Bureau
Washington
J. C. McDowell
North Dakota Agricultural College
Minneson
North Dala
South Dakota
Michigan
Wisconsin
McDowell
Department of Agriculture
China a Hotbed for Revolution
Pekin reports wholesale arrests as anti government sentiment spreads after the surrender of the Tuten Maru to Japan. Revolutionary leaders exploit unrest and recruit from rich and influential Chinese, turning nearly every city into a hotbed of conspiracy. Many flee to districts where the government cannot easily reach them.
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China
Japan
Pekin
Thoee
Foreign Office
Copper Mines Restart Planned at Cananea Plant
El Paso April 1 Advices from Cananea state the Gréefie Cananea Copper company will resume operations early this month. The new plant has capacity for treating about 2000 tons of ore daily.
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el Paso
Texas
Cananes
Gréefie
Cananea Copper Company
Raymond McCoy injured in train accident near Sunbury
Raymond McCoy suffered the loss of his left hand after being dragged by a moving train car while trying to ride the outbound eastbound train. Surgeons amputated the arm midway from wrist to elbow and he remains conscious in hospital with internal injuries possible, condition uncertain. In a separate note, Miss Mary A. Erb and Roland McVeigh plan an Easter week wedding after a bottle note led to an engagement.
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Raymond McCoy
Mr. McCoy
Dre, Hall & Vacon
Sunbury
Mary A. Erb
Roland McVeigh
Conowingo
Camera Shooters Meet Opens Elaborate New York Photo Convention
Delegations from nearly all cities and towns of New York attend the annual convention of the New York State Photographers Association in New York. The event features one of the most elaborate photographic displays ever seen in the country with extensive exhibitions and demonstrations.
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New York
New York State
Ional
Asoctw F
Bryan to Speak at Jeffersonian Banquet in Des Moines
William Jennings Bryan has accepted an invitation to address the Jeffersonian banquet in Des Moines tomorrow night. Several other national Democratic figures are invited, promising the largest gathering of Democrats in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
L—Williams
Iown
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