Taft Worried by Personal Letters on Roosevelt Return
April 19 report describes Leila Love Brown in Europe predicting Roosevelt will run for the presidency. Letters she wrote during Roosevelt’s dictation discuss U.S. politics and threaten to influence the New York return. Brown and Col. Roosevelt are noted travelers with European stops and public attention.
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Naples
Roosevelt
Taft
America
Leila Love Brown
Europe
Ieer
New York
Beate sees fatal mill fight end in neck wound
April 19 report from Bryant lumber mill describes a quarrel in the engine room between Reid and chief engineer W J Peller. Reid fell and his neck was broken on scrap after a shove. In New York Marjorie Gould agreed to marry Anthony Drexel Jr but rejected many foreign suitors.
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Beate
D Reid
Bryant Lumber
W. J. Peller
Reid
New York
Marjorie Gould
Anthony Drexel, Jr
Bishop Carborough
Gould
Boy on Tracks Confesses Self Made Hoax in Pendleton
Dale Maggert, 12, was found across a warehouse track with a cloth gag after claiming a stranger tied him. Police say he confessed to staging the incident to avoid punishment for staying out late with another boy known for juvenile court issues. He used wiring and muslin to simulate restraint and planned a plausible tale for his mother.
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Bey
Pendleton
Dale Maggert
South Main Street
Gurdane
Mageert
Earthquake Shocks Butte And Nearby Towns
An earthquake rattled Butte and nearby Helen and Anconda early this morning, causing widespread alarm but no reported damage. Residents described the tremor as severe and among the strongest felt in years, according to local observers.
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Minterior
Butte
Helen
Anconda
Anterior
Match Factory Explosion Kills Ten in Szegeding
A match factory blast in Szegeding on April 19 leaves ten girls dead and eighteen injured and one man killed. Fire officials report a large chemical blaze and collapsed buildings at the plant. Rescue teams worked through the night to pull survivors from the wreckage.
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Budapeste
Szegeding
Forty Killed in Quebec Landslide Trains Buried
Forty men working on a ballast train were killed when a landslide swept down at a creek below a bridge in Quebec. Eight bodies were recovered with more expected as workers dig through sand and boulders.
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Quebec
Grand Trunk Pacific
Observer office in transition asks reader patience
New management of The Observer requests patience while offices are rearranged and staff reorganized. They pledge to provide La Grande and vicinity a modern newspaper in every sense once setup is complete.
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la Grande
Waa
Tragic Hot Lake Runaway Kills Mother Protecting Baby
Mrs. W. R. Byrum was killed instantly when she leaped from a runaway vehicle at Table Rock school near Hot Lake to shield her infant. Her child escaped unharmed while Mrs. Harrison suffered a fractured ankle and other injuries. The incident occurred as a new La Grande high school project was unveiled, detailing plans by architect Newton C. Gauntt for a modern three entrance building with gym, indoor track and sanitary facilities.
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Dbieuiurd
Ure
Mra
W. R. Byrum
Mra. Harrison
Table Rock
Hot Lake
Byrum
Harrison
United States
la Grande High School
Newton C. Gaupit
Othello
Wash
Will
Sontt
Mr. Gauntt
la Firande
Oregon
Jeffries in training camp amid recovery reports
Rowardennan Training Camp April 19 Jeffries appears in good health after his recent operation lingering doubts persist about his punching power. Camp followers note renewed vigor with ten mile hike and gym routines while skeptics question his ability to withstand punishment.
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Rowardennan
Berger
Jeff
Jeffries
Socialist Mayor Installed in Milwaukee as Inauguration Draws Crowds
The socialist mayor Emele Seidel assumed office in Milwaukee on April 19. The installation ceremony in the council chamber drew several hundred inside and about a thousand outside seeking entry. The council comprises 21 socialist members with 14 other seats held by Democrats and Republicans.
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Milwaukee
Emele Seidel
Tolly
Steam Heating Plan for New and Old Building
A separate building will house the steam heating system serving both the existing and new structures. The plan includes direct and indirect heating with ventilation for all rooms.
Johnson to Start Coast Training Trip This Week
Chicago April 18 Jack Johnson the puginer will sail along the coast starting Thursday. He plans a stop in Salt Lake City for a day or two then visits Los Angeles before resuming training at Ocean View near San Francisco upon arrival.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Puginer
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Ocean View
San Francisco
Efforts Underway to Recover Plane of M Rougler
In Nice France on April 20 authorities and divers work to recover the aeroplane of M Rougler which plunged into the sea yesterday. Rougler narrowly escaped drowning after becoming tangled in wires and was rescued by boatmen.
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Nice
France
M. Rougler
Roughler
Bryan Denies Senate Candidacy After Brazil Return
Bryan reached Washington today late from Brazil and said he has no intention of running for the Nebraska senate. He expressed satisfaction with the insurgent victory in the rules committee fight and indicated he could accept Senator Aldrich’s retirement.
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Qlings Bryan
Washington
United States
Brazil
Bryan
Senate
Nebraska
Rules Committee
Aldrich
Hyde Wins Point Defense Opens in Swope Murder Case
Kansas City April 19 The Hyde murder trial opened with attorney Walsh arguing cyanide of potassium was injected into Col Swope as he lay in the cemetery tomb the tomb desecrated and the body tampered with The death yesterday of Dr Twyman removes the key witness Walsh says Hyde will testify and notes cyanide was in Hyde s office to kill cockroaches He calls the prosecution false and says its all malice and envy.
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Kansas City
Hyde
Col. Swope
Walsh
Twyman
Swopes
Dr. Hyde
Cynidite
Dr. Twyman
Col. Hunton
Temperance Conference Promises Oregon Day in September 1910
Tomorrow in Union County a temperance gathering features speakers Revs. W. J. Douglass R. H. Meyers and W. T. Easter of Portland. Attendees plan a 3 PM church session and an evening mass meeting at the Baptist church to advocate state dry laws.
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W. J. Douglass
R. H. Meyers
W. T. Easter
Portland
Oregon
Old Union Union County
Derailment Plot Delays Fast Express Train
A laboring article reports that a train robbery gang placed a tie across the rails to derail a fast express train. Authorities pursue suspects. investigation centers on the derailed carriage and surrounding debris.
Organized Clique Train Crash Reported Injury
An organized gang led by detectives te Hoye allegedly caused a passenger train derailment when an obstruction damaged the engine and four cars. An engineer and a tramp were hurt as the train went into the ditch. Authorities investigate the organized gang.
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Te Hoye
Robe Bers
Attempted derailment of Portland Express near Canning
Red Bluff California April 18 an attempt to derail the Portland Express at Canning left the engine and four cars off the rails after a railroad tie was plowed across the track. Engineer Gardner and a tramp were injured. Detectives ordered to investigate amid fears of a organized train-robbery campaign and renewed railroading danger.
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Red Bluff
Calif
Portland Express
Canning
Gardner
Division Railroad
Kennedy
Mine Superintendent Dies in Fall at Diamond Mine
Michael Joy, superintendent of the Diamond Mine at Butte, was killed when a drill fell down the shaft as he ascended. The tool struck him on the head and his body fell about 1600 feet, leaving bystanders to describe the scene as mangled.
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Butte
Michael Joy
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Mistah Johnson
Wm. Jennings
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Temperace
Cod O Ay
Bakersfield
Robert Decol+mar
Delcomar
Saxonia
Moro
Moron
Newlin Drug Co
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