Aeroplanes to Debout in Battle
Mexican government plans to use aircraft to drive rebels from mountain strongholds. The move signals a broader air campaign as authorities seek control in insurgent regions.
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1911
Page
1
Americans Join Rebels At Juarez Amid Border War
Reports from multiple cities say about 1000 Americans seeking adventure crossed the border to join General Orozco’s rebel forces near Juarez. Mexican rebels plan to shell federal positions with six aeroplanes and ship vessels across the border soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oral
Juarez
Thenin
Mitch
City
Douglas
Arizona
Los Angeles
Orozco
Oregon Legislature Seeks Taft Call for Special Session
Salem February 7 the house approved a $50 000 grant to Astoria for its centennial celebration and prepared a petition urging President Taft to call an extra congress session to revise tariffs. Portland seeks a quarter million dollars for plague prevention in China with Harvard's Dr Martin Edwards proposing $2 000 annually for five years. the Portland club backs the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Taft
Congress
China
Pacific Coast
Salem
Astoria
Portland
Martin Edwards
Harvard
Portland Commercial Club
California
Washington
Funeral Services For Uncle Johnnie McClain Held
Funeral services for John McClain known as Uncle Johnnie were held this morning at the Zuber home with interment at noon. The aged resident, who had lived with the Zuber family in recent years, died yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie” McClain
John McClain
Johnnie
Zuber
McClain
Cove Girls Headline Friday Night Basketball Showdown
The Cove high girls travel to meet La Grande high in a Friday game at the school gym. Cove recently defeated Union while La Grande edged Union, making the outcome hard to predict and the matchup highly anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyen
la Grande
Cove Girls
Cove
Union
Illinois Retail Merchants Begin Annual Rockford Convention
The Illinois Retail Merchants Association opened its three day convention in Rockford with delegates from across the state. Discussions focus on insurance parcels post and competition from mail order houses and other topics affecting retail trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Ill
Mlinois Retail Merchants’ Association
Rockford
Recall Election in Seattle May Hangs on Weather
If pre election surmises hold, Mayor Gill faces recall today in Seattle as voters head to polls in clear morning. Women seen voting with groceries in hand, suffrage influence noted, with bets split on decisive outcome for Gill or May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
V Today
Gill
Anniversary marks a decade of Queen Wilhelmina reign
Flags across Holland celebrate the tenth wedding anniversary of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry. Married Feb 7 1901, he 25 and she 21. The birth of Princess Juliana on Apr 30 1909 strengthened the royal line and helped stabilize the Netherlands' independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hague
Holland
Wilhelmina
Prince Henry of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina
Orange
Netherlands
Jefferson Avenue Improvement Delayed
The Jefferson avenue project faces a slight postponement due to an error in the description of the improvement. Officials say work will resume as soon as the correction is completed and permits are updated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Jefferson Avenue
New Issue Drops Out of North Side Contingent
Exponent refuses question of vote legality that aimed to settle the heated dispute. The margin may not be wide enough, and courts are expected to decide soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side
Point in Dispute Over School Site Vote Standards
A pending Oregon case tests whether a plurality suffices or a majority is required to settle a school site election dispute. The statute wording is unclear and the supreme court's ruling awaits a decision amid high interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Oregon
Union School Board Wins Election Drama in $50,000 Plan
Union voters backed the school board in a highly charged special election over the location and fate of a new $50,000 schoolhouse. The courthouse site drew 164 votes, Hill Brown 16, with scattered totals, while a legal question over majority versus plurality remains unsettled by the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Court House
Hill Brown
Supreme Court
Plague Deaths Rise in Manchuria and China
Reports from London indicate several thousand deaths in Manchuria and China this week as dispatches show little relief efforts. The situation draws concern amid official inaction and ongoing humanitarian strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchuria
China
Ambassador to Retire in Mexico Post Shuffle
Washington reports Harry Lone Wilson of Seattle plans retirement as ambassador to Mexico. Sanford from Chattanooga is named as the likely successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Med
Harry Lone Wilson
Seattle
Mexico
Sanders
Chattanooga
Big Philippine Industrial Exhibition Opens at Zamboanga
Military officers and provincial governors open the largest industrial fair in the Philippines in Zamboanga. Brigadier General Pershing leads the ceremony with Forbes Bell and Hubbard reviewing parades of troops and tribal representatives from Mindanao. Water parade to follow as Asiatic fleet ships join. Exhibits highlight Moro and Manabo crafts, agriculture by American planters, native weaving, and works in wood and copper.
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Manila
Philippines
Zamboanga
Pershing
Moro
Department of Mindanao
W. Cameron Forbes
J. Franklin Bell
Philippine Division
John Hubbard
U. S. Asiatic Fleet
Philippine Scouts
Philippine Constabulary
Consular Corps
Mindano
Moros
India
Turkey
Labor Bill Examination Sparks Surprising Opposition Rally
Salem Oregon February 7 Special The opponent’s main tactic to the injured worker act was exposed in a judiciary committee hearing. Attorney Davis pressed for explanations on a clause, provoking a rallying cry to “Put it in” from labor supporters as Kerr explained humanitarian aims and existing indemnity measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Abbott
Judiciary Committee
Wm. Davis
James B. Kerr
Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers meet in Bay City
Bay City February sessions of the Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers Association opened with many prominent lumber trade representatives in attendance. The convention will run through tomorrow and Thursday with discussions and plans for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay City
Mich
Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers Association
Dickens Birth Anniversary Commemorated in London
In Westminster Abbey Charles Dickens burial site is covered with flowers on the anniversary of his birth. Dickens societies across the United Kingdom prepare to mark the centennial next year for the famed novelist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hevor
Dickens
London
Charles Dickens
Westminister Abbey
United K Kingdom
Heiress Helen Gould Weds British Baron in New York
Miss Helen Vivien Gould, daughter of George Jay Gould, married John Graham Hope Mearsley Berreford fifth Baron Decies in St Bartholomew’s Protestant Episcopal Church New York. The ceremony drew wealth and English nobility as police guarded the fashionably crowded church. Following the service guests viewed costly wedding presents at the Gould residence on Fifth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Misa
Helen
Jen Gould
George Jay Gould
Kenap “Society
America
Gould
Fifth Avenue
Henschel
Bishop Greer
Leighton Parks
St. Bartholomew's
Ita
Karl Persy
Lori Camoys
Phoenix Ingraham
Monocure Robinson
Anthony Nierel, Jr
Robin Gray
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Mexico City
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Knox
Smith
el Paso
Bush
el Pago
Navarro
Chipahua
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HOUSE
Solons
Tllinois
Helen Vivian Gould
Lord Decies
Michigan
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