First Meeting of New City Council Opens Sessions
All members present except Mayor Slater tonight as J W Kennedy elected chairman. Council reviews year’s work and refers petition for two arc rights on Main Street to street committee. Reports from Finance and other committees discussed. city officers’ reports filed and routine business completed.
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Slater
Aciliman
J W Kennedy
L Lincoln
Main Street
Sister
Nly
N Snook
Gardinier
Kennedy
Reavie
Marshall Rayburn
H C Gilman
Fred Squhorat
W van Fleet
P Childare
Ivanhoe
Tom Fuser
la Grande
Waya and Means Committee
TN Murphy
John Melville
Melville
8Sa Gardinier
Beaides
Southland
Bell
Bavo
Walla Walla
Southerland Company
Bootherland
Southerland
Ways and Means Committee
Hohnenkampe
Bohnenkamp
Sutherland
Judge Ellis
Pendleton
Jefferson Moyers
Portland
Mining Swindler Trial Opens in Seattle Court
Loyd Smith, charged with swindling many women across western states by selling bogus mining stock, was placed on trial this morning. The original charge was amended, and she was re arraigned on new information.
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Scripps News Association
Seattle Wash
Loyd Smith
Pew
Russian Soldiers Desert the Army Report
A Scripps News Association dispatch from Glasgow reports panic in the Russian market after a 100 million rouble internal loan was approved. Soldiers are said to be deserting toward Japan, bridges along the Sangari line may be blown, and retreating forces pull back along rail lines to Kirin.
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Scripps News Association
Glasgow
Gernment
Crook Exchange
St Petersburg
Sangari
Mandarin Road
Kirin
Russian retreat report from Petersburg fronts update
Ganare reports troops to retreat northward on the 19th with rest on the 20th. Japanese losses in the recent fighting are estimated at one hundred thousand. General Linevitch sets headquarters at Chen Chie Water directing retreat of three armies and handling fresh Fourth Corps troops arriving from Russia.
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St. Petersburg
Stuevicos
Petersburg
Linevitch
Chen Chie
Bungari
Russia
Baseball Altercations and the Chase Signing
President Bart of the Pacific Coast League denies war on majors over the Chase signing and states the matter rests with the National Commission. If Chase is awarded to New York, Los Angeles must surrender him.
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San Francisco
Bart
Pacific Coast League
Chase
Los Angeles
Chay
New York
Hoeanya
Ohase
National Commission
President approves Panama Canal Commission reorganization plan
The President has written to Secretary Taft approving letters recommending personnel changes and a duties re arrangement for the Panama Canal Commission. The aim is to avoid delays in supplies and speed up construction with a reduction to one to three members. Taft to present a formal plan within days.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
Fpresident
Taft
Panama Canal Commission
Governor Folk Signs Bill Making Propelling a Felony
Jefferson City Missouri March 21 Governor Folk today signed a bill redefining propelling as a felony in Missouri. The action marks a tightening of penalties and signals a tough stance on property and safety offenses.
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Herippa News Association
Jefferson City
Folk Today
State of
Missouri
Demoralized Russian Troops Abandon Equipment on Retreat
A Norwegian trader who rode with the Russian army at Tieling reports a retreating force casting away gear and even boots. Cogsacks looted traders’ booths and the guilty were shot later, as troops abandoned transports, guns, and cartridges to save themselves.
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Bev Fan ‘Eo
Tien Tein
Tieling
Horace
Tie Pans
Mr R M Young Returns From Walla Walla Visit
Mr R M Young of the city returned today from a short visit to Walla Walla, where he conducted private business and visited relatives.
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R M Young
Walla Walla
Jury expansion delays beef trust probe in Obicago
Four more venicemen were temporarily passed by Judge Huamphieya to meet a seventeen member Federal Grand Jury investigating the alleged beef trust. Four more will be chosen this afternoon, bringing the panel to twenty one. Eight witnesses are summoned for tomorrow as secrecy and precautions surround witness identities.
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Scripps Nova Association
Obicago
Huamphieya
Manne Lonka passenger dies after jump overboard
Andrew Gua of Philadelphia son of a millionaire and Clement A Guscom nephew died by suicide from a jump overboard as the liner Manne lonka sailed from London. He reportedly gripped a log line before his body tore apart upon contact with the ship. The student disappeared for two months after this fatal incident.
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Scrippa News Association
New York
Andrew Gua. Com
Philadelphia
Clement A Guscom
Mannelonka
London
Guscom
Pennsylvania University
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Fred Syntorat
Department
Tis
Marshall
Marshall Raylam
Newlin
Gnally
Walla Wall
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Covert and Craven
Mises
Sain
Will Sesreb
Scripps News
Ocean’s
A. T. Hill
Farmers Line
Pacific States
la Grande, Or
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