Collier Heads Commercial Club Officers Selected
The La Grande Commercial club elected John Collier as president George Palmer as vice president Fred G Taylor as secretary and Geo L Cleaver as treasurer at the first board meeting new offices to be secured and plans discussed for publicity and secretary hire a meeting with General Wm McMurray of the O R N is planned for next Wednesday. Bryan men hopeful in New Haven Democrats head to conventions while papal benediction read in New York with Roosevelt greetings.
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John Collier
George Palmer
Fred G. Taylor
Geo. L. Cleaver
la Grande Commercial Club
Tts
la Grande National Bank
Offi‘cers
John Col Her
George L. Cleaver
Wm. McMurray
Oregon
Pacific squadron formation alters battleship deployment
Washington reports that the Maine and Alabama have shown they are heavy coal consumers. They may not join the Atlantic fleet for the Pacific crossing and could stay on the Pacific coast as a nucleus for the proposed enlarged Pacific squadron.
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Washington, D. C
Maine
Alabama
Pacific
Pacific Squadron
Olmstead Expulsion Threat Over Lilley Charges
Washington April 28 Representative Olmstead of the WHICO committee warned that Lilly may be called to the bar of the house and expelled for failing to supply evidence supporting Lilley’s charges about the Electric Boat company. Lilley, suffering a nervous collapse, cannot attend further meetings as his doctor restricts activity.
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Washington, D. C
Olmstead
WHICO
Idveelign&nog
Electric Boat Company
Lilley
Frank L. Brown
Connecticut
Street sprinkler delights merchants and citizens with smiles
The sight of the street sprinkler on the streets draws pleased expressions from merchants and citizens alike, a rare mood likely to endure as they pass by the watering apparatus.
President Taft’s Message Divides Labor and Contractors
Washington April 28 Organized labor seeks meaning in the president’s address especially on unions injunctions and anti trust laws. Taft urges limits on injunction power preserves it as a court tool and calls for a national incorporation law. He also backs stronger anti trust amendments and burden of proof on corporations in government challenges. He scolds Congress for inaction on consolidation and warns about collusive bids tied to Boston contracts.
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Washington, D. C
Organized Labor
Gompers
Mitchell
Taft
Congress
Mme
Boston
Neat
Smith
Smith-Lowell Company
Connec- Hon
Doston
Upa
Cardinal Logue Visited Ireland Centenary Service in New York
Cardinal Logue primate of All Ireland and successor of St Patrick conducted a pontifical mass in St Patrick’s Cathedral New York as part of the Catholic centennial observances. He is an aged prelate and the first time visiting this country, noted as a leading churchman in the world.
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New York
Cardinal Logue
al Ireland
St. Patrick
Armagh
Han
Sermon by Gibbons as Pontifical Vespers Hold
At today's meeting Gibbons delivered the sermon. Pontifical vespers will be led by Fai¢onto at the cathedral with Archbishop Glennon of St. Louis delivering the sermon. Tomorrow features a great mass meeting at Carnegie Hall in the evening.
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Gibbons
Mer
Fai¢onto
Glennon
St. Louis
Carnegie Hall
Young Man Demented Wanders From Mud Flat
John Herman of Mud Flat between Wallowa and Flora was driven mad recently by mental illness. He took a gun and wandered off Thursday, was found two days later about 40 miles north, captured and taken to Enter Prise for examination. He is a young man with a wife and two children.
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John Herman
Mud Flat
Wallowa
Flora
Prise
Mr. Herman
Longworth Predicts Roosevelt Might Accept If Convention Forcibly Nominates Him
Congressmen Nicholas Longworth suggested Roosevelt could accept the presidential nomination if the convention stampeded him into it. He believed the president did not want another term but wondered how he would feel if forced to run. Longworth spoke at the American Club in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburg
Wreck on Frisco line near Stanley injures many
Westbound Frisco train No. 1 wrecked near Stanley, Ohio. Two passengers killed and twenty three injured, with a Pullman sleeper and two day coaches plunged down the embankment. Evidence suggests possible train wrecking on a straight track. identified dying include J. S. Maxwell of Lowell Arkansas and J Adama of Francis, Oils.
Died Today Berg Bilverstein anarchy bomb victim dies
In New York on April 4 the seriously wounded anarchist Berg Bilverstein who hurled a bomb at the police on March 25 and killed a bystander died after a month of illness.
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New York
Berg Bilverstein
Pnorchiat
Death of bandit fuleull sparks government concern
Reports from Parle on April 25 indicate the death of the bandit fuleull is not yet confirmed but considered highly likely. News has raised worries as Moslem resistance stories circulate and officials seek precise information.
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Romor Cn
Parle
Charges of Treachery Heard in Japan amid Trade Boycott
Tokyo notes ugly treachery charges against the Mikado ally as Britain probes trade in Korea and Manchuria. English merchants are said to sympathize with China in boycotts of Japanese goods and accuse Japan of dishonesty in regional trade.
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Japan
Korea
Manchuris
England
Tokio
Mikado
Fnr
Manchuria
Abe Ruef Trial Nears Jury Completion In San Francisco
In San Francisco on April 28 the Abe Ruef bribery trial for Parkside street railway cases nears jury completion. Nine permanent jurors are sworn and three tentative jurors remain. Each side has one peremptory challenge left as both hope to finish jury selection before adjournment tonight.
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Abe Ruef
San Franciao
Abe Ruez
Parkside Street
Amach
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