Washout Halts O R and N Traffic at Arlington Indefinitely
Arlington washout suspends O R and N service with no westbound trains last night and delays along the D F R G N line. Passengers stranded near Pendleton and La Grande. thawed snow floods tracks and towns as rivers rise two feet in the streets near the levee and water reaches homes in Roosevelts area.
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Arlington
Thora
Portland
la Grande
Timber
Pendleton
Ariington
Pendietoh
Ice Cutting Progress on Hudson River Reported
Ice cutting on the Hudson River has advanced steadily since January with expectations of a full crop and excellent quality. The cold spell of late January aided crews, while conditions in England show similar thick frozen lakes and rivers.
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Scripps News Association
Catskill
Hudson River
England
Avery Lake
St Louis Sets Balloon Race Entries Under Tight Deadline
St Louis reports sixteen entries for the international balloon race to be held in October. With many inquiries from European aviators about conditions, the entry closing date was extended to March 1.
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Scripps News Association
St. Louis
Vanderbilt horses arrive for London International Horse Show
Alfred G. Vanderbilt brings 26 horses to London for the International Horse Show. The group includes the noted four in hand team Vikng Venture Vogue and Vanity. Reginald Vanderbilt is in attendance but will not exhibit.
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Scripps News
London
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Vikng
Venture
Vogue
Vanity
Reginald Vanderbilt
Weastern railroad engineers win eight hour day wage boost
Chicago feb 1 engineers on the Western railroad have traded the ten hour work day for a ten percent wage increase amounting to about 5.6 million dollars, taking effect today. About twenty seven thousand locomotive workers and eighty two roads gain from a three week conference. The add to payrolls with switchmen action last month brings total annual payroll rise near ten million. Representing 60,000 conductors and trainmen will seek further substantial raises in the same period.
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Scripps News Association
Chicago
Great Snow in the Northwest Sifts Through 1907 Hard Times
St Paul reports a brutal northwest winter with widespread suffering along the Great Northern. Coal dealers struggle to supply fuel while railroads redraw lines as banks rise, threatening hunger and freezing weather for inhabitants.
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Keripps News
St. Paul
Minn
Northwest
Neary Deshler Bout Sets 10 Round Milwaukee Card
Charley Neary and Dave Deshler fight a ten round bout in Milwaukee Wisconsin headlining a program featuring Jus Bezenah and Jack Langdon also on the card with twenty rounds scheduled near Cincinnati Ohio.
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Scripps News Association
Charley Neary
Dave Deshler
Milwaukee
Wis
Jus Bezenahwe
Jack Langdon
Cincinnati
Ohio
Grand Master Morrigley Travels 800000 Miles As Duty With Brotherhood
P H Morrigley in performance of his duties as Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen has traveled 800000 miles over the years. This record reflects long service and dedication within the union.
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Beripps News Association
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
P. H. Morrigley
Japanese Overhauling Battleships and Tense Diplomatic Moves
Washington reports indicate Japan is overhauling all battleships while diplomats warn the Japan Russia and China era tensions may trigger war. Ambassadors push for equal treatment for Japanese subjects in San Francisco as negotiations continue under pressure from Tokyo.
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Schmitz
San Francisco
Japan
Spain
London
Russia
America
Root
Taft
Navy Department
Tts
Aoki
Tokio
Great Britain
Germany
Textile workers in Philadelphia win 16 percent wage rise
About 60,000 textile workers in Philadelphia receive a 16 percent wage increase from the Upholstery Manufacturers Association. The raise affects all branches of the trade and takes effect immediately.
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Forope News Association
Phila
Giant Smelter Planned for Goldfield Nevada
New York Feb 1 President C P Posey of the Nevada Copper Mining and Smelter Company completed arrangements for a huge smelter at Goldfield Nevada. It will be the largest in the world and will process custom ores. Capacity reaches 6000 tons of ore daily.
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Scripps News Association
New York
C. P. Posey
Nevada Copper Mining and Smelter Company
Goldfield
Nevada
Boys Scarce for Factory Work in Baltimore
Shortage of half grown boys in Baltimore factories drives employers to hire young colored workers in place of youths. article notes the scarcity and shifting employment practices amid urban labor demand.
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Scripps News
Baltimore
Umatilla Morrow Fair Funds On Senate Agenda
Salem February 1 The senate considers a 2000 appropriation for the Umatilla Morrow county agricultural fair up 500 from prior sums. A mortgage taxation bill faces House action after a negative committee report. The tax commission backed measure expands the state tax base by about 5 million dollars.
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Salem
Senate
Umatilla- Morrow County
Walloway
Dalles
Committee On
Assament and Taxation
Tax Commission
Jury Ik Saw Case Complete
In New York on February 1, Gounals on both sides held a further conference before Thaw case opening. The court examined talgymen while detectives guard new juror panellists. The jury box was to be filled and the defense pressed against peremptory challenges as the state aids in selecting the twelfth juror.
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Scripps News
New York
Trouble with the Doukhobors
Calgary reports trouble among the Doukhobors as a special missionary, Rev. John McDougall of Saskatchewan, is sent. A strong majority seeks naturalization and a communal life, with a remnant unyielding. programs are arranged to aid their path, and McDougall is currently at work.
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Scripps News Association
Galgary
John McDougall
Saskatchewan
McDougall
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