Washington War Debate Over Pacific Coast Defense Limits
Washington officials clash as Tawney challenges wartime defense claims. Humphreys and McLachlin defend Pacific coast defenses and urge readiness, warning of invasion risks and underfunded forces. The exchange centers on securing larger military appropriations and revealing war department reports.
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Humphreys
Washington
Tawney
Pacific Coast
McLachlin
War Department
Secretary of War
McLaihan
Congress
Bellingham
Boys Fined Heavily for Indecent Conduct Arrests
Harold and Chester Butcher were each fined 100 dollars after being arrested on indecent conduct charges. The girls Evans and Knight face action by County Judge Henry and are expected to be sent to the Good Shepherd home in Portland.
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Harold Erring
Chester Butcher
Evans
Knight
Henry
Good Shepards
Portland
Union Squad Arrives for Doubleheader at the Rink
Union's doughty basketball quintet arrives with several substitutes to duel the high school tonight at the rink. The girls' tryout precedes the first half, followed by the boys contest in the doubleheader beginning at the scheduled time.
Union Men Dominate Fast Tossers Lineup in Boys Game
Turner leads as captain with Hoa as manager for the Union squad. Henderson is a popular young player guarding the whistle in the boys game. Forwards include Mullin Farley Hess and Hall, with Lewin and Turner at guard. The girls game will decide first team status.
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Union
Turner
Hoa
Red” Henderson
Union F
Mullin
Farley
G. Lewin
Hess
Hall
Two Elgin Saloons Open with Limited Licenses
Elgin residents received a liquor license opening for two saloons today. Henry Bader and Ott Young, brother of Cy Young, started retail operations, and L. A. Stoop opened a wholesale liquor house in Metinatae.
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Bader
Young
Elgin
Henry Bader
Ott Young
Cy Young
Lcensesa
L. A. Stoop
Metin Tatae
Brothers Day at Blue Mountain Grange
Brothers Day is observed on Saturday with the main agenda the election and initiation of officers. A short program is planned following the election, with time mainly devoted to officer matters.
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Blue Mountain Grange
Women Sentenced in August Farm Killing at Walla Walla
Mrs Della Totten received life imprisonment for first degree murder in the August killing of rancher James Sutton who crossed their farm. Her mother Mrs Bebe Totten 75 was sentenced to one to two years for manslaughter. Both women showed little emotion at Wenatchee court.
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Wenatchee
Della. Totten
Bebe
Paradise bank robber dies by self in tangling chase
The Paradise Kansas bank robber who killed himself after a chase by a posse will have his body brought to this city for an inquest tomorrow. Authorities seek to identify him, unsure if he is Bar l Ward or an alias. The Cashier OBrien and four others were robbed. the money was recovered.
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Paradise
Kas
O'Brien
Paradise State Bank
Barl Ward
Chicago
Roosevelt
Reident Taft
John Mitchell
Bryan Praises Taft as Logical 1912 GOP Candidate
In Lincoln Nebraska today Bryan assesses Taft as the rightful head of loyal standpatters and the probable Republican nominee for 1912. He criticizes the annual message as short but notes Taft’s sympathy for special interests and a tilt toward the system the people seek to regulate.
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Lincoln
Neb
Taft
Bryan
Wigglesworth Heads to Los Angeles on Business
A. G. Wigglesworth of Wallowa is in California today en route to Los Angeles for about two months of business.
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A. G. Wigglesworth
Wallowa
Los Angeles
Mr. Wigglesworth
Dr Cook Defends Arctic Journey Against Hoax Claims
Dr Cook, answering Hamp ton's magazine, pleads that his Arctic ordeal could have clouded judgment and denied plans to profit. He argues he did not seek to deceive the world and denies being a thief while admitting he might have misremembered key observations.
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New York
Arctic
Cook
Hampton’s
Pole
Copenhagen
NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED AT COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING
Three directors were elected at the Commercial club annual meeting to fill vacancies from term expirations. New directors are George H. Currey, Mac Wood and Bruce Dennis. They will choose officers and possibly decide the club's future at a forthcoming meeting.
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Commercial Club
George H. Currey
Mac Wood
Bruce Dennis
Adultery Case Focuses on Walker Johnson in Court
The State v. Mrs Walker and C. W. Johnson unfolds with testimony on prosecution motives, marital strain, and alleged affair. Judge Slater and Prosecutor Ivanhoe clash over who may dismiss the case as Walker’s statements reveal mixed motives and concern for his wife's conduct.
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C. WN. Ane
N. Johnson
Mrt
Walker
C. N. Walker
Slater
Johnson
Justice Court
Washington
Ivanhoe
Acquitted on Larceny Then Arrested for Forgery
Walter Kittleman alias Kit Dover faced jury trial in the circuit court for larceny from a dwelling with Hal Stodgill. The jury returned a not guilty verdict in a sealed decision. Immediately after, Kittleman was arrested on a Welser warrant for forgery and may be extradited to Welser or Wilgert to testify against Stodgill.
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Welser
Walter Kittleman
Kit Dover
Kit
Hal Stodgill
Charles Baker
Yester
Welser Lkely
Stodgill
Welgert
Rescuers Enter Leyden Mine To Save Entombed Miners
Rescue efforts led by Professor Roberts of the government rescue service entered the Leyden mine near Denver to reach ten entombed miners. Nine believed alive, gas-filled shaft 2 being explored, cause of explosion still uncertain.
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Denver
Leyden
Professor Roberts
Government Rescue Service
Hogs Bring High Prices As 18 Animals Weigh 4492 Lbs
E Wells, owner of a fingrantridge farm, brought 18 hogs to market after weighing 4492 pounds total, averaging 40 pounds each. He notes Grand Ronde farmers reap profits with prices from 20 to 25 per head, 100 to 200 sales, butter 70 cents per roll, and eggs year round, praising soil and climate for a ready market.
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E. Wells
Kings
Union County
Cady Sentenced for Sodomy in Hoosier Court
Thomas Cady was sentenced by Judge Knowles to five years in the penitentiary after a jury found him guilty this week of sodomy. The sentence hit the maximum for the crime. Also this afternoon, the trial for Stodgill on larceny began with a jury to be completed later this evening.
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Thomas Cady
Knowles
Stodgill
China rejects U S offer on railroad bonds
Pekin December 16 The United States proposed a financial expert to advise China on the handling of sixty million dollars in railroad bonds now under negotiation.
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Pekin
United States
Bank Law Debate and London Election Forecast
London reports a pending parliamentary election with a forecast of a short session and no decisive result. In Ottawa Sir Wilfrid Laurier introduces a bank regulation bill to take effect in July, requiring shareholder audits and annual statements by bank presidents, with penalties for false statements.
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London
Geo
Nieve
England
Hobo Headed Toward Alew After Bank Snatching
District Attorney Ivan Hoe wraps up present case then will pursue a hobo arrested yesterday for selling 150 from the La Grande Uonal bank cashier's window. Oswald Hunt, a customer, spoke briefly, the thief tried to slip away with the money. A half block chase ended in capture. The suspect vows winter’s keeping in the city, but Bale’u may pursue further action.
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Attstady
Ivanhoe
la Grande
Uonal
Oswald Hunt
Bale'u
Cable plan from Seattle to Cordova forwarded for war secretary
Citizens allege high cable tolls and urge a direct Seattle Cordova link. Proposal involves laying a line to Sitka with an estimated cost of two million dollars and forwarding to Secretary of War Dickingon for approval.
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Seattle
Cordova
Dickingon
Sitka
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